| 单词 | manageress |
| 例句 | “The manageress let me sleep on her couch for a month. They were good people.” Rachel Louise Snyder: ‘Domestic abuse is as common as rain' 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z This movie ups her status, making her the manageress of the cafe where Rose is employed. Brighton Rock ? review 2011-02-03T15:00:01Z The waitress didn't get her job back, because the manageress would have "lost face" with the rest of her staff, if she admitted that she had made a mistake. Readers' tipping nightmares and fairytales 2013-06-20T00:26:41Z At the florists where I met the Argos worker, the manageress told me she was a Tory through and through, but won't be heading to the polling station on Thursday. Corby by-election: A swinging town 2012-11-13T13:58:47Z Several weeks in, the manageress of the local branch rang. Santander excels at customer service? Don't make me laugh 2012-08-17T22:00:41Z Miss Price, the manageress, appeared, and Percy began his stupid and facetious love-making. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z But the manageress had no thoughts to spare for the letter. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Dickie, running the Suffrage Book Shop, enjoyed something of the glamour of Letters; but Katie, as manageress of the Eden Restaurant, was, after all, only a caterer. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z The old governess was gone, but the manageress recalled her face. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z The little manageress did not spare herself, and on the evening of the first night, whilst the queue was already forming outside the door of the theatre, she was busy hammering in a last nail. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z The table grew noisy, and there were appreciative grins from other tables; Percy was trying to draw that disgustingly fat manageress on to his knee. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z But as he left the dining-room the manageress met him with a grave face, and asked him into her office. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Nobody there now, except the hotel manageress and her husband. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z "Oh, I don't know whether I dare!" gasped the manageress. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z Tom Taylor, on the day after a new triumph, wrote to the young manageress: “The author and the theatre, the actors and the rôles, all seem made for one another.” The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z Any one at all intimate with France knows the keenness and capacity of the woman in business, whether as a shopkeeper, a manageress, or a hotel proprietor. France 2011-03-27T02:00:11.847Z The manageress came rustling out of her office and beamed on Deane, who had once stayed there for several weeks. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z She heard again the mercilessly shrewd voice of that French manageress at Les Pins. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z She did not complain, though driven eleven or twelve hours a day by the eyes of the manageress; those eyes were sharp as a goad, but she went cheerfully. A Bed of Roses In 1894 she became manageress of the Avenue Theatre with a play of Dr. Todhunter’s, called The Comedy of Sighs, and Mr Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man. The Trembling of the Veil Arrived at the hotel, he first begged a reel of cotton, a needle, and a small piece of dark serge from the manageress, and then retired to his room. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Each confined itself to the interpretation of the works of its manageress, who on such evening did the honours, or of those whom the manageress favoured with her protection. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Then came a sister of Madame Leroux, as dark, as mercilessly intelligent as the manageress herself, talking eagerly to Pierre Tronchet, effective in his blue and red. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z The manageress was nowhere to be seen; nor was Nelly, probably by now a manageress herself. A Bed of Roses The manageress had made a mistake in booking their order, and had only two small rooms left for them, so Lesbia was obliged to take both Julie and Bunty into her bed. Loyal to the School This lady must be taken to her room,—No. 80, I believe,—then the manageress and a chambermaid can attend to her. The Silent Barrier Perhaps the manageress may be able to tell you something, sir. Cynthia's Chauffeur Mrs. Cartwright was still thinking of the stiletto-eyed French manageress who had introduced her nephew to the occupant of the best room in the hotel. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z Betty's been shifted, I know, and I suppose Mary and Jennie are gone, but there's the manageress and some of the girls upstairs. A Bed of Roses Miss Lightwood, the stage manageress, was determined to have everything strictly in keeping and to prevent any anachronisms. Loyal to the School But it wasn't just the vague, generalized appetite for odd characters which made me contemplate that fusty manageress with interest. Aliens Of course it's against the rules, but what can a manageress do?—if the waste doesn't fall on them, it falls on her. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman She knew that it was not Madame Leroux, the manageress, who was responsible for the coming together of a travelling spinster and of a French soldier on leave. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z Farwell looked surprised for a second, then saw the manageress on the stairs. A Bed of Roses Miss Lightwood, as stage manageress, declared it was the one thing, needful for the production of what she called "local atmosphere". Loyal to the School The note you forwarded me from Liverpool was another scream from that mad manageress about Macbeth. Records of Later Life There had to be a manageress and a staff organized and neither Lady Harman nor Mr. Brumley were prepared for that sort of business. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman This nephew of a French hotel manageress ... of course he wasn't exactly the sort of admirer who belonged in Granges with grounds full of rhododendrons, but he was a man, triumphed Olwen. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z The manageress grew more tense faced than ever. A Bed of Roses We drank success to the Midas Mine and all connected with it, specially to the energetic discoverer, principal shareholder, and manageress—Miss Cornwall. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' This story would, of course, not have held water had Miss Hammond, the manageress, been present. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London And always from them all came an incessant tap, tap, tap, tap, and the manageress listened always to the rhythm to mark if one fell away. Tales of Space and Time That evening Mr. Carrington joined the choice spirits in the manageress' room, and they had a very long and entertaining gossip. Simon A virile manageress dominated them and drove with splendid efficiency a concealed kitchen team of four who sweated in the midst of steam in an underground stokehole. A Bed of Roses “Is she,” asks the lady manageress, “to be dressed for evening or for day, a fête or for what?” Happy-Thought Hall Ten minutes later we swung into the yard of the ancient George, and, alighting, entered the broad hall, with its splendid old oak staircase, in search of the manageress. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London Neither talked—there was nothing to say; and presently they got up and went back to the manageress to learn what they had to do. Tales of Space and Time At the end of that time he apparently came to a decision, and jumping up briskly, repaired to the manageress' room. Simon Selwood repaired to the polite manager again next day and found no difficulty in getting whatever information the hotel staff—represented by a manageress, a general man-servant, and a maid or two—could give. The Herapath Property It consists of separate rooms for reading, writing and refreshments; also rooms and kitchen for the manageress. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back And I didn’t want to wake up the manageress.” Hushed Up! A Mystery of London Now incredible as it may seem, fate threw another prop to the falling house of Houghton, in the person of the manageress of the work-girls, Miss Pinnegar. The Lost Girl On the morning after Sir Malcolm's fleeting visit to the Kings Arms, the manageress was informed by her friend Mr. Carrington that he would like a car immediately after breakfast. Simon I vote we place ourselves in Miss Sylla's hands, and elect her manageress. Belles and Ringers The lady was manageress, and had come over to superintend the initial proceedings at Kilronan. My New Curate “This gentleman here knows something about them,” remarked the manageress, indicating myself. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London I shall be no manageress, I tell you. The Lost Girl To all appearance they must leave the place together! and he settled his account with the smiling manageress, adding simply: "Madame has had bad news." The Great Amulet Under the young manageress's energetic directions the tableaux were rapidly run through. Belles and Ringers Ellaline was entranced, and would have the play played over and over again by the swan actors and the stage manageress, a kindly and polite woman who conducted the entertainment. Set in Silver “And those people who met here were the thieves!” gasped the manageress, turning instantly pale. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London She worked night and day as general manageress of the establishment. "Contemptible", by "Casualty" There was a yellow-haired lady manageress who never heard you when you spoke to her, ’cause she was always trying to hear what some seedy old fool would be whispering to her across the counter. The Observations of Henry He then went and confabbed for some minutes with the manageress, and returned. Field Hospital and Flying Column Being the Journal of an English Nursing Sister in Belgium & Russia When we inquired of the manageress as to what might be of especial interest in Dundee, she considered awhile and finally suggested—the cemetery. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland We were in the manageress’s room, a cosy apartment in the back of the quaint old hostelry, when a waitress came and announced Inspector Deane. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London And, what is more, I am going to split all the branches up into divisions, and appoint superintendents and manageresses, at a reasonable salary. A Prince of Sinners I shouted to the manageress and shook her by the hand. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-01 Having no mother, and being manageress in a small way at home, these trips were not unusual. Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers In many cases the example was set by the manageress and her assistants, though their attire not infrequently was the worse for long and continuous use. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland Her costume was workmanlike and that of an hotel manageress in the morning; yet distinctly set off her figure and suited her character of an able-bodied, intellectual woman. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement His wife, as so often happens in French marriages, had evidently been the manageress. Out To Win The Story of America in France Grimaldi was not less prompt in expressing his complete satisfaction in regard to his engagements with "the manageress." A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character But Lady Darling had gone back to England, and Miss Sorel, not having recovered her health after the great tossing at sea, had been replaced by a brand-new American manageress. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl Evidently the manageress desired the victims to be prepared for the worst. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland The shop was not expecting customers on Sunday, but its manageress had hardly got her head well into the basin when somebody entered. Living Alone A quarter of an hour afterwards we arrived at the hotel, where the proprietor, attended by the manageress and the waiters, received us with rather familiar smiles. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill A famous provincial manager, or "manageress," was one Mrs. Baker, concerning whom curious particulars are related in the "Memoirs of Thomas Dibdin," and in the "Life of Grimaldi, the Clown." A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The new manageress was so preoccupied in manner and so sure that Miss Child's services would not be needed that Win did not even leave her address. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl It is from his wife that the husband should learn the true value of things--his own dignity, his position, and even his secondary position by her side as manageress. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs She was the manageress of the only shop on Mitten Island. Living Alone "But it wasn't the manageress, my lord," said the waiter. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill I wonder whether you could manage to eat some of these good things provided by our theatrical manageress?' Aylwin As a rule the actor-manager or manageress demands the principal character, however unsuitable. Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" Mrs. Richie, an American lady—who had, I think, been known on a London stage under the name of "Mowatt"—was in those latter days, now so far away in the dim past, our manageress. What I Remember, Volume 2 She had grown unused to the long hours, she did not want to be at the beck and call of a manageress, and her dignity revolted at the thought of wearing once more a uniform. Of Human Bondage I am the manageress, and everything is at sixes and sevens, look you. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 Lil adhered to her terms, and was about to leave without having made an agreement, when the manageress called her back, and a contract for a three weeks' engagement was signed at once. Tales from Bohemia Ah! then she is a sort of general manageress to the god. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 But the manageress met my suggestions about eatables with a look of blank astonishment. Old Calabria She told him long stories of the manageresses she interviewed, for her idea was to get work at some eating-house; what they said and what she answered. Of Human Bondage "And what if the manageress fell in love with the doctor?" Children of the Bush Each one sang and danced, and the girl, who also whistled, outlined to the manageress her idea of an "act" in which the two should appear. Tales from Bohemia The manageress got up as quickly as she had sat down. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation We'd make you manageress, with a salary and a share in the profits. The Old Wives' Tale The only sign of vivacity he got was when he spoke of the other girls in the shop; she could not bear the manageress and told him all her misdeeds at length. Of Human Bondage His words were no longer coherent, but the phrases "make you manageress"—"four pounds a week"—"share the expenses of a little flat together," fell on her ear. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl Madame Ablas had a heart,—more, she had a French manageress's discriminating instinct. Tales of Trail and Town Manager and manageress watched with interested amazement while the two searchers went through everything in that room with a thoroughness and rapidity produced by long practice. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation He therefore sent for a taxi, and a few minutes later was seated in the office of the manageress. The Pit Prop Syndicate You remember the manageress at the shop, well, she's married now, and she's asked me to go and spend the day with her. Of Human Bondage "What has become of old Canquoelle?" one or another would ask of the manageress at the desk. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life The arrival at the theater of my written excuse brought the manageress down upon me, in a state of distraction. Little Novels A small parcel," admitted the manageress, "which she gave me a few days ago to lock up in our safe. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation The manageress, so Matthews said, had been most courteous and had sent for several members of her staff in the hope that some of them might be able to answer his questions. The Pit Prop Syndicate If the manageress was in a good temper she would let her go at seven. Of Human Bondage By the way, I have consulted the English manageress of this hotel, who was not particularly sympathetic. Penelope's Irish Experiences But for the affair of the bracelet, which obliged me as an honorable man to give my name and address, the manageress would not have discovered me. Little Novels The manageress glanced at her husband, with whom she had kept up a whispered conversation. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation It appeared that he was accompanied by a Miss Coburn, whom the manageress believed to be his daughter. The Pit Prop Syndicate I showed that drawing you left be'ind you last night to the manageress and she WAS struck with it. Of Human Bondage The manageress dropped into a chair and stared at her visitors. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation Not only did the manageress accompany them, but the manager also, who just then arrived and was filled with proper horror to hear that such things were happening. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation That's just what I expected ever since the manageress gave me this parcel. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation Neither the manageress nor any of the staff had seen anyone resembling the tall man. The Pit Prop Syndicate Everything, therefore, was quiet enough when the chief, accompanied by Chettle, drove up, entered the hall, and asked to see the manager and manageress. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation The manageress started and looked at her visitor as if she half suspected him of possessing the power of seeing through brick walls. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation His manner to the manageress of the Bedford Square hotel was very different from that displayed to the German. The Pit Prop Syndicate |
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