Leah
[liə]
Examples
- I never saw her myself; but I've heard Leah, the house-maid, tell of her. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Leah had been saying something I had not caught, and the charwoman remarked-- She gets good wages, I guess? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Leah entered. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I once, indeed, overheard part of a dialogue between Leah and one of the charwomen, of which Grace formed the subject. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Leah shook her head, and the conversation was of course dropped. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Leah smiled, and even Sophie bid me bon soir with glee. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Sometimes Leah is with her; they are frequently noisy together. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Bring me a candle will you Leah? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- At our entrance, Mrs. Fairfax, Adele, Sophie, Leah, advanced to meet and greet us. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Leah made her appearance; but it was only to intimate that tea was ready in Mrs. Fairfax's room. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Leah stood up in the window-seat, rubbing the panes of glass dimmed with smoke. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I wonder whether the master-- The charwoman was going on; but here Leah turned and perceived me, and she instantly gave her companion a nudge. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Leah, make a little hot negus and cut a sandwich or two: here are the keys of the storeroom. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Leah liked her well enough. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Then I will fetch Leah, and wake John and his wife. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Leah Hills went in, this afternoon, and baked bread and pies enough to last some days; and I engaged to go back to get her up, this evening. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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