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    hector


    1. “The Trojan Hector regretted that his people didn’t choose to stone Paris to death


    2. Then they returned in force, the war grew yet more savage, until finally Achilles slew the Trojan champion Hector and


    3. Ship Hector , Captain Chase of New Bedford


    4. ” Hector accepted the cash and Wisconsin driver’s license without comment, and crossed the street


    5. Beth could see through the windows as Hector entered, approached a uniformed official and spoke for a moment, undoubtedly slipping some of her money to his palm, because he abruptly smiled, accepted her ID, studied its face, then flipped to the back where there was nothing but an organ donor sticker: that, he studied with equal intensity


    6. Returned to the lobby, the uniformed man spoke briefly with Hector, who turned and began to weave his way through the crowd


    7. She opted to stick with it a while longer, and returned to her bench where Hector found her a minute later


    8. Tris, this is my little brother, Hector


    9. Lynn, Hector, their parents, and Zeke are with her


    10. “Don’t ask me,” says Hector

    11. I look from Marlene to Hector


    12. Hector, who was so afraid of what I am because his mother told him to be


    13. Lynn can’t lose Hector


    14. Hector opens his eyes, and they are no longer empty


    15. This morning Lauren reported that we missed some of the cameras in the initiate dormitories, where Christina, Zeke, Lauren, Marlene, Hector, and Kee, the girl with the green hair, were sleeping


    16. The problem is, I am also the girl who shot Will and lied about it, and chose between Hector and Marlene, and now a thousand other things besides


    17. At the end of which time he had muttered in his ruddy beard--"spunky as ever-spunky as ever"--and began to hector Amy Annetta, who giggled foolishly over his sallies where Ellen would have retorted bitingly


    18. Hector García Peréz was born on January 17, 1914, in Llere, Tamaulipas, to José García and Faustina Peréz García, both teachers


    19. José and Faustina instilled confidence in Hector and the others to do the best they could with the realization that they could achieve all they set out to do


    20. Hector was an overachiever, as were most of his brothers and sisters

    21. Hector realized that his education derived from school, work, personal activities and home


    22. Hector then entered Edinburg Junior College, which required hitchhiking 30 miles each day to get there


    23. Hector worked in a department store on an eight-hour shift for two dollars


    24. After Edinburg, Hector was set to follow in his brother’s footsteps by attending the University of Texas (UT) at Austin


    25. Once enrolled at the university, Hector met George I


    26. Hector graduated as one of the top students in his class with a degree in zoology with minors in ancient history and English literature


    27. While there, Hector became involved in the community, probably motivated by his time at two hospitals serving Mexicans, poor whites and African Americans


    28. Hector began a program with medical students and residents to familiarize them with hygiene, diabetes, immunization, cancer and the prevention of disease, so it could be headed off before striking


    29. Once shipped out to North Africa, Hector saw many poor people, as he served as many as he could


    30. Even though he had a girlfriend in the United States, Hector married Wanda Fusillo, who came from a close-knit family

    31. Hector saw others besides Mexican Americans and his practice grew


    32. Hector continued his crusade for health


    33. Hector heard of the problem and contacted members of the Forum and others, even writing to Senator Lyndon Johnson


    34. Hector fought this but even with the passage of numerous laws outlawing it, there was little if any enforcement


    35. To Hector, Vincente Ximenes had the most potential of all his disciples


    36. As soon at the Forum was created, Hector allowed women to participate in bringing about change for the poor and in need


    37. Hector only voted Republican once in protest that the Democrats weren’t concerned about barrio issues


    38. Though José and Faustina García had much to do with so many of the children and their accomplishments, there was one concern that especially affected Hector


    39. [This account came from my father, the great Benjamin Hector


    40. Hector Santiago worked silently at his large work bench

    41. As he painted, Hector Santiago reflected on his long journey to this point


    42. His real name was not Hector Santiago, of course


    43. This was when Hector Santiago was created


    44. Ammar, the Builder, known to the world as Hector Santiago, poured some ginger tea for his three friends, all of whom were sons of Osama bin Laden


    45. ―By the way, who is Hector Santiago?‖


    46. homes of Hector Santiago and John Morse


    47. Just to see what would happen, Jensen had hooked up Hector Santiago to pulse and skin monitors and then questioned him about references in the prophecy Morse had provided


    48. Detective Jensen took a file and went into the interrogation room where Homeland Security was keeping Hector Santiago, known to his teammates as Ammar, the Builder


    49. Diane D stops and turns to Miriam as Miriam says, “Clean the downstairs bathroom? Isn’t Hector the janitor? Isn’t he suppose to do that?”


    50. First it was Hector calling in sick, now all you ladies






























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    Synonyms for "hector"

    hector ballyrag boss around browbeat bully bullyrag push around strong-arm

    "hector" definitions

    (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War


    be bossy towards