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1  means all right I am in haste as it is nearly school.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TEN
2  I have a pony at home, and ride nearly every day in the park with Fred and Kate.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE
3  Jo disgraced herself by nearly fainting away, and had to be doctored by Laurie in the china closet.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
4  In his love of jokes, this young gentleman, though nearly through college, was a much of a boy as ever.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
5  The invitations were sent, nearly all accepted, and the following Monday was set apart for the grand event.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
6  was a capital little institution, and flourished wonderfully, for nearly as many queer things passed through it as through the real post office.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TEN
7  No one would own that they were tired of the experiment, but by Friday night each acknowledged to herself that she was glad the week was nearly done.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER ELEVEN
8  After that, the little brown hood slipped through the hedge nearly every day, and the great drawing room was haunted by a tuneful spirit that came and went unseen.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER SIX
9  But poor Jo never got her laugh, for she was transfixed upon the threshold by a spectacle which held her there, staring with her mouth nearly as wide open as her eyes.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
10  You know as well as I that it does make a difference with nearly everyone, so don't ruffle up like a dear, motherly hen, when your chickens get pecked by smarter birds.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
11  It took several strokes to regain the place she had lost, and when she got there, the other side had nearly won, for Kate's ball was the last but one and lay near the stake.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE
12  A week of remorse nearly made Meg sick, and the discovery that John had countermanded the order for his new greatcoat reduced her to a state of despair which was pathetic to behold.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
13  After supper she undertook the German, and blundered through it, nearly upsetting her partner with her long skirt, and romping in a way that scandalized Laurie, who looked on and meditated a lecture.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER NINE
14  And having pulled the boy's hair by way of a caress, Mr. Laurence walked on, while Laurie went through a series of comic evolutions behind their backs, which nearly produced an explosion of laughter from Jo.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FIVE
15  I'm sure it's the least I can do when you have been so kind, lending me things and helping me get ready, said Meg, glancing round the room at the very simple outfit, which seemed nearly perfect in their eyes.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER NINE
16  He traveled a long while, nearly eight-and-twenty years, and had a hard time of it, till he came to the palace of a good old king, who had offered a reward to anyone who could tame and train a fine but unbroken colt, of which he was very fond.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE
17  "He has promised to be very good today, and he can be perfectly elegant if he likes," returned Amy, and gliding away to warn Hercules to beware of the dragon, which warning caused him to haunt the old lady with a devotion that nearly distracted her.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
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