单词 | grass widow |
例句 | Though he is frequently on the road — making Eve, in one of the novel’s rich vernacular details, a “grass widow” — he disdains Leon at home. If the Bleak South Dakota Plains Don’t Break Them, Their Family Just Might 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Her husband, a failed real estate developer, walks out, leaving Mildred a grass widow with no income besides the money she makes baking pies for neighbors. | 'Mildred Pierce': Battling the Depression for an Ungrateful Daughter 2011-03-24T11:00:00Z “There’s grass widows, yellow bells, spring gold and many species of desert parsley bloom in the spring, including the vibrant purple-red Columbia desert parsley.” Outdoor experts suggest 11 shoulder season hikes around Washington 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The conservancy maintains miles of pathways inside the ranch and at Cowiche Canyon Uplands, with shrub-steppe habitat zones for stunning spring-summer wildflower shows of prairie star flower, grass widow and other ornaments. Where to find the best wildflower blooms across Washington | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z There were one or two soldiers on leave; there was a Cambridge don; there were three grass widows. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z Mary," he said, looking at her sternly, "if you neglect me this way again I shall go off and marry a grass widow. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z My daughter is a grass widow and she lives here. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives 2011-02-25T03:01:01.877Z I am greatly obliged to Karl for the introduction, and told him so; he himself is running after a little grass widow whose husband has been missing for some months. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z She was a grass widow and I think she made it herself. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z The negro woman, whose hut I had stumbled upon, was one of these grass widows. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Because——" "You will have to give the grass widow a better excuse than that. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z "Never a merrier—as bouncing a grass widow as ever there was in sweet 'Tyrone among the bushes.'" Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry He was lolling at full length in a rattan chair, listening indolently to the flippant duologue of the major and the grass widow. Love's Usuries You'll not only be a grass widow, but a grass mother. John Marsh's Millions “Never a merrier—as bouncing a grass widow as ever there was in sweet ‘Tyrone among the bushes.’” The Irish Fairy Book She is a grass widow; rather fly, I fancy——" "H'm;" said Eden, "I am sure I don't know what you mean by 'fly.' Eden An Episode THE word "court," whether it refers to the way her husband won her or the place where he lost her, always has a pleasant sound to a grass widow. Reflections of a Bachelor Girl Item: A grass widow, obviously foreign, presumably Italian. Aliens One grass widow doesn't make a summer resort—but she can always make it interesting. A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl He had thrown her down and gone back to the grass widow’s the night before. The River Prophet The younger a bride, the sooner a grass widow. Oklahoma Sunshine It sounded gruesome at the time, but we have wondered since whether a grass widow's is as effective, for we learned presently that her spouse, though absent, was still in the flesh. The Van Dwellers A Strenuous Quest for a Home A grass widow, if you like; but you will have your freedom. The Slave of Silence She would be a grass widow, a subject for all the vulgar jest and loathsome wit of the community. The Wind Before the Dawn All those snow places bristle with grass widows and girls who have outstayed their market and have to get a hustle on! The Dark Tower A green rose and a grass widow and a breeze with a green breath. The Servant Problem First Doctor—I attended a grass widow who is afflicted with hay fever. The New Pun Book I don’t go much on grass widows, but I give her credit for doing a pretty good job. Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy." What was the name of that girl—a big, beautiful blond—who joined the party along with Hoddy's grass widow from Alderbaran and stayed with it to the end? Lone Star Planet No need to trouble themselves: the visitors came to "dance with the grass widows at the fort," and had no embarrassment other than richness. Under Fire I see Lou's arm rise 'n' fall a couple of times at the start 'n' ole Friendless finished fifth, his ears laid back, sulkier 'n a grass widow at a married men's picnic. Blister Jones "Jones caught the hay fever from dancing with a grass widow." The New Pun Book Woman, deprived of her lord and natural complement, cuts but a poor figure anywhere, but nowhere so poor as in a wide realm populous with grass widows. The Quest of the Simple Life Then he wandered off to say good-bye to the grass widow from Alderbaran, leaving me to make the last-minute check on the luggage. Lone Star Planet I did not," I said coldly; "but, of course, if I'm to call Pisa a grass widow, it will have to be. A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') Said Jenny, "I was sold at this settlement sale, and bought in by the 'grass widow' for four hundred dollars." The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. Minnie was married at thirteen; in less than a year she was a grass widow. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls It might be added, "A grass widow whets the appetites of bovines". A Woman of the World Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Daughters Besides, he loathes grass widows, as Mrs. Browne calls them. The Man from Brodney's Consequently the señoritas and grass widows sought the American camp on the Santa Cruz River. Building a State in Apache Land "Maybe we can get that grass widow to come and keep house for us." Chip, of the Flying U "My goodness, there's lots of grass widows!" my frowsled hostess nods. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls You'd have had your whack of travelling, playing the grass widow; you'd have entertained, had all sorts of little games—and both of us been all the better. Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution "Theodore has begun golfing again, now that the snow has gone," she greeted her, "so that I am a grass widow on holidays as well as all the week." The Nest Builder There were five grass widows, and every female of them had a baby. While the Billy Boils But that needn't make a grass widow necessary. Chip, of the Flying U One day a new gyrl come for to run a loom and they yells out at her, 'Is you-all a grass widow? The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Sabrina makes a few remarks concerning a pink-whiskered bark who is trying to convert the merry-merry and questions the propriety of going on an extended yachting cruise with a grass widow for a chaperone. The Sorrows of a Show Girl Mrs. James was her name, and she was a widow, a grass widow as she archly mentioned. 100%: the Story of a Patriot A grass widow; a discarded mistress. a widow bewitched; a woman whose husband is abroad, and said, but not certainly known, to be dead. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue "I don't want any old grass widow to keep house," protested Della. Chip, of the Flying U Madame Carter had brought with her, for several weeks' stay, a friend of Isabelle's, a pretty, dashing little grass widow, Mrs. Tabor. Harriet and the Piper There was that problematic Mrs. Borisoff, a frisky grass widow, who seemed to know crowds of distinguished people, and who was watching him day by day with her confounded smile! The Crown of Life He was surprised to see how charmingly a grass widow of "good breeding" could take bad tidings. 100%: the Story of a Patriot "Because it's rather soon to become a grass widow, and I want you to be seen with me somewhere to-morrow." Who Cares? a story of adolescence "Very well, get your grass widow by all means," retorted she with much wasted dignity. Chip, of the Flying U HAY-FEVER A heart trouble caused by falling in love with a grass widow. The Foolish Dictionary An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures [not included] Whenever he saw his niece pensive or tearful he laughed at her and called her a grass widow. An Unsocial Socialist Pretty soon I got a chance to tell him that story about the Western Congressman who had lost his pocket-book and the grass widow—you remember that story. Options It was the last day of Kauffer's contract; and besides, all the world, secretaries, establishments, hill captains, grass widows, shops, and sundries, was trundling down the hill. The Pool in the Desert |
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