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1  I freed my mind about a silly little thing, and he was offended.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER SIXTEEN
2  "I'm afraid it will be too disagreeable to you," said Meg, trying to look offended and failing entirely.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER NINE
3  Yet there are a thousand ways of helping them, if one only knows how to do it so delicately that it does not offend.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
4  Having with difficulty restrained an explosion of merriment, lest it should offend her majesty, Laurie tapped and was graciously received.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER NINETEEN
5  The childless old lady had offered to adopt one of the girls when the troubles came, and was much offended because her offer was declined.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FOUR
6  All day passed and a part of the next before any acknowledgement arrived, and she was beginning to fear she had offended her crochety friend.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER SIX
7  Any mention of her 'works' always had a bad effect upon Jo, who either grew rigid and looked offended, or changed the subject with a brusque remark, as now.'
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
8  Laurie turned red again, but wasn't offended at being accused of bashfulness, for there was so much good will in Jo it was impossible not to take her blunt speeches as kindly as they were meant.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FIVE
9  These offending features gave character to her whole face, but she never could see it, and consoled herself with her wonderfully fair complexion, keen blue eyes, and curls more golden and abundant than ever.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
10  Amy was much offended that her overtures of peace had been repulsed, and began to wish she had not humbled herself, to feel more injured than ever, and to plume herself on her superior virtue in a way which was particularly exasperating.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER EIGHT
11  With that she rushed across the street so impetuously that she narrowly escaped annihilation from a passing truck, and precipitated herself into the arms of a stately old gentleman, who said, "I beg pardon, ma'am," and looked mortally offended.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
12  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