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Meanings of proprietress in inglês

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Usage of proprietress in inglês
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The clerk is a matron, and the proprietress a widow in half-mourning.
The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors
2
I'd got to know the proprietress a little-realkind-'eartedwoman she was.
Mrs. Warren's Daughter: A Story of the Woman's Movement
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The web is deserted; the proprietress is in her leafy hut.
The Life of the Spider
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The cause of this isolation lies in the unsociable temper of the proprietress.
The Mason-Bees
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I wish you joy in having become the proprietress of this splendid institution.
Strange Visitors / A series of original papers, embracing philos...
6
The proprietress stood as though nailed to the doorway leading to the kitchen.
My Home in the Field of Honor
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The proprietress is generally a middle-aged woman of fine personal appearance.
The Secrets of the Great City / A Work Descriptive of the Virtue...
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The impecunious poet took it from the proprietress, paling, and read:
A Chair on the Boulevard
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The proprietress paid the girls small salaries, expecting them to live on tips.
The Girl Scouts' Good Turn
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After several moments, a curtain stirred in the back and the proprietress emerged.
The bone palace
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She was probably the proprietress, but also the waitress and chef in one.
Death of a Red Heroine
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I am Miss Minchin, the proprietress of the Young Ladies' Seminary next door.
A Little Princess / Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told...
13
He owes his position to the fact of his aunt's being the proprietress.
Paul Kelver
14
The proprietress is a good German, jawohl... Frau Anna Schratt her name is.
The Man with the Clubfoot
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The proprietress of the institution had gravely disquieting doubts of the propriety of America.
The Shuttle
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The proprietress takes care that the visitors shall enjoy all the privacy they desire.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life / or, the Sights and Sensati...
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