guttersnipe
Example Sentences
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They climbed the rickety stairs, which groaned and creaked beneath their weight, and found Mother Guttersnipe lying on the bed in the corner.
From The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Hume, Fergus
"An' I never knowd I was in the room with a corpse," wailed Mother Guttersnipe, waking up.
From The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Hume, Fergus
Mother Guttersnipe sprang up, and seized his arm with a scream of terror.
From The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Hume, Fergus
But what did surprise him was that Frettlby should be so heartless, as to leave his child to the tender mercies of an old hag like Mother Guttersnipe.
From The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Hume, Fergus
"Mean!" screamed Mother Guttersnipe, whose sharp ears had caught the muttered question.
From The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Hume, Fergus
