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Meanings of governess in English
Usage of governess in English
1
Miss Milroy is in danger while her governess stops in this neighborhood.
2
The abashed governess received the reproof of her principal on all fours.
3
The German governess met them just at the turn of the corridor.
4
He did not like the French governess either; but that was irrelevant.
5
In the nursery, two rooms away, the governess and Seryozha were talking.
6
She had been governess in the home of Madame Hanska since 1824.
7
But Mrs. Newton broke in before the governess could reply for herself.
8
The governess answered meekly, and with a slight tremor in her voice.
9
The last to enter the room was the governess, Miss Emily Hood.
10
The first whom her cries raised were the governess and her niece.
11
Another member of the family appeared on the stairs-MissGarth, the governess.
12
Late in her 'teens she had become an orphan and a governess.
13
She said she had been a governess in Austrian Poland and Russia.
14
They intended having a French or English governess in course of time.
15
Once more, the tell-tale lines began to harden in the governess's face.
16
Esther, delighted with her task, called in the assistance of her governess.
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Governess across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare