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Meanings of beggar-woman in English

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Usage of beggar-woman in English
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Kuo was the son of a wandering soothsayer and a blind beggar-woman.
A History of China
2
The next person to present herself at the entrance gates was a beggar-woman.
Through Russia
3
Now there passed one day through the village a poor beggar-woman.
A House of Pomegranates
4
The new-comer looked harmless enough, a poor, shabbily dressed beggar-woman, thin, stooping, feeble-looking.
Dick and Brownie
5
A beggar-woman was haunting the grounds at Otterpool, but I saw nobody give her anything.
Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 1.
6
Once on a time there was an old beggar-woman, who had gone out to beg.
Popular Tales from the Norse
7
For I see none here but this vile beggar-woman.'
A House of Pomegranates
8
The beggar-woman had already noticed the girl's gesture and stretched out her hands in her direction.
Maezli: A Story of the Swiss Valleys
9
Then the old beggar-woman said to her benefactor:
The Blue Fairy Book
10
The young man followed the old beggar-woman's directions.
The Blue Fairy Book
11
Like the beggar-woman, she's bare-headed, but her elfin face is fresher, and her hair is red.
The crimson petal and the white
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I can't recollect any more, but the Erl King's daughter is a beggar-woman, and it ends with-
The Long Vacation
13
The gardener's son went back to say good-by to the old beggar-woman; then he said to the bronze ring:
The Blue Fairy Book
14
And the Star-Child answered them and said, 'I am no king's son, but the child of a poor beggar-woman.
A House of Pomegranates
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What is that beggar-woman,"-pointingtoward Dilly,-"doinghere?"
Eventide / A Series of Tales and Poems
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Looking at Mrs. Maxa, the beggar-woman said, Yes, yes, children can make one happy enough when one has a home.
Maezli: A Story of the Swiss Valleys
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