Pross
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A family name used for a character in the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- proper noun
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Pross
- Please, Miss Pross.
- Lt. Commander Pross
- Commander Pross
Examples
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I'm Miss Lucie's companion, and I'm Miss Pross.
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Merry Christmas, Miss Pross, Dr. Manette.
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- Send Miss Pross to me.
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- Oh, Pross, do come along.
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And I'll thank you to call me Miss Pross or not address me at all.
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It's dangerous takin' him to church, Miss Pross.
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And don't let anything delay you, Miss Pross.
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- Aren't you ashamed? - I am Miss Pross.
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Oh, Miss Pross.
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In the novel A Tale of Two Cities, Miss Pross is a loyal friend to Lucie.
Surface Forms
Pross main
Etymology
Pross is a family name best known from Charles Dickens's Miss Pross in A Tale of Two Cities, who is famous for her strong loyalty and for protecting Lucie. A helpful way to remember the name is to think of the prefix pro- meaning 'for', so Pross can feel like someone who stands 'for' and looks after others.