The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather ...Houghton Mifflin, 1940 - United States |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 29
Page 12
... voice in anger sneering contempt . anger with no heat , a cold , " Take it down this minute ! You know how to do it right . Take it down , I told you ! Hairpins do no good . Now you've hurt me , stubborn ! ' Then came a smacking sound ...
... voice in anger sneering contempt . anger with no heat , a cold , " Take it down this minute ! You know how to do it right . Take it down , I told you ! Hairpins do no good . Now you've hurt me , stubborn ! ' Then came a smacking sound ...
Page 134
... voice , and the hush which followed , made Rachel realize that she had been eaves- dropping , listening to talk that was private and per- sonal . She fled swiftly through the yard and out to the road . Her feet must have found the way ...
... voice , and the hush which followed , made Rachel realize that she had been eaves- dropping , listening to talk that was private and per- sonal . She fled swiftly through the yard and out to the road . Her feet must have found the way ...
Page 233
... voice , like the voice of prophecy . When he gave Nancy his hand , she climbed into the chaise . He put her bag in after her , then turned to Mrs. Blake , still holding his hat over his chest . ' An ' you , lady , the Lawd will sho❜ly ...
... voice , like the voice of prophecy . When he gave Nancy his hand , she climbed into the chaise . He put her bag in after her , then turned to Mrs. Blake , still holding his hat over his chest . ' An ' you , lady , the Lawd will sho❜ly ...
Common terms and phrases
ain't asked Aunt Back Creek better Bluebell brought Bywaters cabin called carried chair Chestnut Hill dark darkies daughter dinner diphtheria Doctor Clavenger Dodderidge door dress eyes face Fairhead father folks Frederick County gave girl gone hand Hayfield head heard Henry Colbert horses Jeff Jezebel jist kitchen knew laughed Lawndis lived looked Loudoun County Martin Martinsburg Master Matchem meadow Michael Blake Mill Farm Mill House mill room miller Miss Sapphy Missy Mistress Miz Blake morning morning jacket mother mountain mulatto Nancy Nancy's negroes never niggers night nothin parlour Rachel Rachel Blake Ringer road Sampson Sapphira servants shoulders slaves smile spoke stay stood supper talk tell things thought Till's told took town tree turned voice walked Washington Whitford wife WILLA CATHER Winchester window woman woods yard young