Mis

Examples

• Is there a track across here to Mis'ess Yeobright's house? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Why, 'tis Mis'ess Yeobright, said Fairway. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• They have dug a hole, and they have found things like flowerpots upside down, Mis'ess Yeobright; and inside these be real charnel bones. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Presently he pulls up, all of a sudden, and hollers out, “Where is the sinner; where is the mis'rable sinner? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Mis'ess says you be to have whatever you want, and she was sorry when she was told that you'd gone away. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• AMY CURTIS MARCH Dear Mis March, I jes drop a line to say we git on fust rate. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Isn't it spoke like a man, Timothy, and wasn't Mis'ess Yeobright wrong about me? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Twould be more seemly in ye to stand still and welcome Mis'ess Yeobright, and you the venerablest here, Grandfer Cantle, said the besom-woman. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Is there any cart track up across here to Mis'ess Yeobright's, of Blooms-End? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Twas that I didn't know you in this light, mis'ess; and being a man of the mournfullest make, I was scared a little, that's all. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Mis--ter Roke--smith, Pa,' said Bella separating the syllables for emphasis. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Well, be damned if there isn't Mis'ess Yeobright a-standing up,' I said to myself. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• And so saying, the mis-shapen little demon set up a yell, and danced upon the ground, as if wild with rage. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Mis'ess Yeobright, not ten minutes ago a man was here asking for you--a reddleman. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Presently he pulls up again, and lookin' wery hard at me, says, “Where is the sinner; where is the mis'rable sinner? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Miss Vye's family is a good one on her mother's side; and her father was a romantic wanderer--a sort of Greek Ulysses. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I wish to express my gratitude also to Miss Florence Bonnet for aid in the correction of the manuscript. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Don't take on, Miss. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Miss Havisham sat listening (or it seemed so, for I could not see her face), but still made no answer. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Well, you're not geese, you're swans--anything you like, only do, do leave Miss Sedley alone. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Speak to her, Miss Fanny! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Miss Mills had a wonderful flow of words, and liked to pour them out. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• He thought of Miss Ophelia's letter to his Kentucky friends, and would pray earnestly that God would send him deliverance. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Again you find us, Miss Summerson, said he, using our little arts to polish, polish! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Miss Kate took out her sketch again, and Margaret watched her, while Mr. Brooke lay on the grass with a book, which he did not read. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Very often, Miss. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• In the service I mentally insert Miss Shepherd's name--I put her in among the Royal Family. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Miss Caroline! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• A Miss Hawkinsthat's all I know. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Miss Bart coloured slowly. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.

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