Joseph

(noun.) (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus.

(noun.) (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt.

(noun.) leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904).

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• Then came Julius Griffith, in 1821, of Brompton, who patented a steam carriage which was built by Joseph Bramah, one of the ablest mechanics of his time. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• A slight snore was the only reply: the honest stockbroker was asleep, and so the rest of Joseph's story was lost for that day. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Everybody but me, who am wretched, Joseph Sedley. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• This was the invention of Joseph Hurd, of Mass. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The shepherds that tended them were the very pictures of Joseph and his brethren I have no doubt in the world. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• When there is nobody else in the way she can think about old Joseph Sedley! 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Joseph works on it for two years and makes it two spans too short. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Well, Joseph Gargery? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Wood-working implements in which the cutting tool was carried by a sliding block were described in the English patents of General Sir Samuel Bentham and Joseph Bramah, in 1793-94. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Then came the smash, and she stayed on to nurse her lover, while brother Joseph, finding himself pretty snug, stayed on too. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• And air you a going to Joseph? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Do you know, Ma'am, that once Quintin, of the 14th, bet me-- O Joseph, we know that story, said Amelia, laughing. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Their father grew uneasy at their long absence, and sent Joseph, his favorite, to see if any thing had gone wrong with them. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The paternal laugh was echoed by Joseph, who thought the joke capital. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• In July, 1799, the first English patent was granted to Joseph Boyce. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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