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Definition of Call at
1. Verb. Enter a harbor. "The ship called in Athens"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Call At
Literary usage of Call at
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington, Jared Sparks (1837)
"It ought to have been sent sooner, but I am at present without a secretary;
Colonel Reed, having a call at home, left this place on Sunday last. ..."
2. The Journals of Washington Irving (Hitherto Unpublished) by Washington Irving (1919)
"... or some other way.1 On my talk'g with Payne afterward he says he had expect'd
200 £ but had determined to accept of whatever was offer'd — call at ..."
3. A Diplomat's Wife in Mexico by Edith O'Shaughnessy (1916)
"... at the Embassy—A long line of visitors—A dramatic incident in the cable-
office—Huerta makes his first and last call at the Embassy. ..."
4. Memoirs, Official and Personal: With Sketches of Travels Among the Northern by Thomas Loraine McKenney (1846)
"... Washington—How he went ahead—Strife for office—Interview with President
Jackson—Charges—Satisfactorily answered—Result—A call at my office—An office not ..."
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