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1  In spite of this affliction, she looked unusually gay and graceful as she glided away.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
2  It did not seem at all comical to Meg, who kissed and caressed the afflicted heroine in the tenderest manner.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FIFTEEN
3  Any girl reader who has suffered like afflictions will sympathize with poor Amy and wish her well through her task.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY
4  Mrs. March did not say much but looked disturbed, and comforted her afflicted little daughter in her tenderest manner.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER SEVEN
5  Amy's nose still afflicted her, for it never would grow Grecian, so did her mouth, being too wide, and having a decided chin.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
6  Also in return for his great kindness in the hour of affliction any one of my artistic works he likes, Noter Dame is the best.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER NINETEEN
7  She bruised her hands with hammering, and got cold working in a draft, which last affliction filled her with apprehensions for the morrow.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY
8  Sacred moments, when heart talked to heart in the silence of the night, turning affliction to a blessing, which chastened grief and strengthned love.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
9  Then feeling that he was going very fast, he hastily embraced them all round, not forgetting the afflicted Hannah, and ran downstairs as if for his life.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
10  Poor Hannah was the first to recover, and with unconscious wisdom she set all the rest a good example, for with her, work was panacea for most afflictions.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FIFTEEN
11  What it was, she had no idea as yet, but left it for time to tell her, and meanwhile, found her greatest affliction in the fact that she couldn't read, run, and ride as much as she liked.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FOUR
12  Everything was good, well made, and little worn, but Amy's artistic eyes were much afflicted, especially this winter, when her school dress was a dull purple with yellow dots and no trimming.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FOUR
13  Mamma was an abject slave to their caprices, but Papa was not so easily subjugated, and occasionally afflicted his tender spouse by an attempt at paternal discipline with his obstreperous son.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
14  Not being a belle or even a fashionable lady, Meg did not experience this affliction till her babies were a year old, for in her little world primitive customs prevailed, and she found herself more admired and beloved than ever.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
15  Meg had an extra row of little curlpapers across her forehead, Jo had copiously anointed her afflicted face with cold cream, Beth had taken Joanna to bed with her to atone for the approaching separation, and Amy had capped the climax by putting a clothespin on her nose to uplift the offending feature.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE