Word: grandfatherã
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Ledyard was born in 1751 to a pair of first cousins who had to run away from their homes in Groton, Conn., to get married. After his father died at sea, Ledyard went to learn business from his paternal grandfather??€”but the two were a mismatched pair. As a result, the older Ledyard diverged from the tradition of handing down his estate to his eldest son’s eldest son, leaving young John only 60 pounds—equivalent to almost $10,000 today. Not bad, but the estate was worth about...
...discusses race. Most Jamaicans identify less with being black than do black Americans, because there’s not much white to compare yourself to in Jamaica. Although all of the members of my family would say that they are black, I have many relatives—including my grandfather??€”whose looks leave people guessing. And with so much diversity of appearance within my family, it surprises me that my grandfather would make similarity a criterion...
Pell added, however, that the rising cost of education necessitates increasing funding and more political attention to fulfill his grandfather??€™s vision...
...opinion, was the Mozart of the 20th century. Michael’s great-great-grandfather had followed Mozart’s tour-horse-and-carriage all over Europe when the young genius gigged as a child. For the past 15 years, Michael had followed in his great-great-grandfather??€™s footsteps by following Phish’s tour bus. Michael respected his ancestor’s way of life, but he was convinced that there was no way Mozart could have jammed the way that Trey and Page could. Sure, Mozart could write an Alberti bass, but could...
Obama’s speech began on an autobiographical note. Describing his father’s humble beginnings in Kenya as a goat herder and his grandfather??€™s ambitious dreams, Obama shared his own experiences with hardship as an example to the American people that “a brighter day will come...