Kate
[keɪt] or [ket]
Definition
(n.) The brambling finch.
Typed by Gladys
Examples
- 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.
- Miss Kate and Mr. Brooke, Meg, and Ned declined, but Fred, Sallie, Jo, and Laurie piled and drew, and the lot fell to Laurie. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Please start it, Mr. Brooke, said Kate, with a commanding air, which surprised Meg, who treated the tutor with as much respect as any other gentleman. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I wouldn't frighten Kate--poor little Kate. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I fancied, from the way he primmed up his mouth in speaking of her, that he didn't admire Kate much. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Why else did you ask me to let you off bridge, and to keep away Carry and Kate Corby? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Miss Kate decided that she was 'odd', but rather clever, and smiled upon her from afar. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Brooke will go to keep us boys steady, and Kate Vaughn will play propriety for the girls. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I brought Authors, and I dare say Miss Kate knows something new and nice. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Why, said my wife, pulling up her veil, it is Kate Whitney. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I thought, at one time, you meant him for Kate, when she is a little older. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Oh, have you e'er heard of Kate Kearney? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- And Miss Kate read one of the most beautiful passages in a perfectly correct but perfectly expressionless manner. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Goodbye, Kate. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- How you startled me, Kate! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- And Miss Kate strolled away, adding to herself with a shrug, I didn't come to chaperone a governess, though she is young and pretty. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- And so she has brought up Kate and Ellen. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mr. Brooke chose Meg, Kate, and Fred. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Kate said once she hoped he'd marry soon, and I quite agree with her that it would be well for him. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She lives on the banks of Killarney; From the glance of her eye, Shun danger and fly, For fatal's the glance of Kate Kearney. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Miss Kate sketched and Frank talked to Beth, who was making little mats of braided rushes to serve as plates. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I should think you had taste and talent for it, replied Miss Kate graciously. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I have a pony at home, and ride nearly every day in the park with Fred and Kate. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Kate is older than you, Fred and Frank (twins) about my age, and a little girl (Grace), who is nine or ten. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- There was a very snug little party, consisting of Maria Lobbs and her cousin Kate, and three or four romping, good-humoured, rosy-cheeked girls. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I thought she'd suit Brooke, but he keeps talking to Meg, and Kate just stares at them through that ridiculous glass of hers. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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