Aldington

American

[awl-ding-tuhn] / ˈɔl dɪŋ tən /

noun

Richard, 1892–1962, English poet, novelist, and composer.

Aldington British

/ ˈɔːldɪŋtən /

noun

Richard. 1892–1962, English poet, novelist, and biographer. His novels include Death of a Hero (1929) and The Colonel's Daughter (1931), which reflect postwar disillusion following World War I

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H.D. moved there from the United States in 1916, while World War I raged and her marriage to the British poet Richard Aldington unraveled.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2020

Officers were called and climbed through the broken window before waking Aldington and arresting him, the court heard.

From BBC • May 9, 2019

He had been selected to take part in the Kent leg of the torch relay because of his charity work in Aldington.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2013

No Aldington, no Manning, and certainly no Jones.

From The Guardian • Feb. 4, 2011

The miracle successfully accomplished, the residence at Aldington was no longer adapted for an acknowledged and favoured saint.

From The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) by Froude, James Anthony

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