1 Though he hates to wash his face.
2 I wish we could wash from our hearts and souls.
3 I wash my hands of you, was Amy's short answer.
4 "We three will be ready in a minute," cried Amy, running away to wash her hands.
5 It's naughty to fret, but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world.
6 I made a 'pome' yesterday, when I was helping Hannah wash, and as Father likes my silly little things, I put it in to amuse him.
7 Putting on a big apron, she fell to work and got the dishes piled up ready for washing, when she discovered that the fire was out.
8 She had to wash the cups every morning, and polish up the old-fashioned spoons, the fat silver teapot, and the glasses till they shone.
9 Never mind what happened just after that, for the full hearts overflowed, washing away the bitterness of the past and leaving only the sweetness of the present.
10 Beth began by rummaging everything out of the big closet where her family resided, but getting tired before half done, she left her establishment topsy-turvy and went to her music, rejoicing that she had no dishes to wash.
11 So you must try to be contented with making your name boyish, and playing brother to us girls, said Beth, stroking the rough head with a hand that all the dish washing and dusting in the world could not make ungentle in its touch.