abigail
Example Sentences
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The abigail carried the letter to the boy, and the boy departed, very well pleased to get clear of the castle without having received any further reproof.
From Run to Earth A Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
Though there had been a tiff or an estrangement, the gamekeeper and the abigail were lovers.
From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
Mungo was despatched for Annapla, and speedily the silent abigail of visions was engaged upon that truly Gaelic courtesy, the bathing of the traveller's feet.
From Doom Castle by Munro, Neil
Had not the faithful abigail watched the pair for years?
From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
Foster-sister and confidential abigail to the Marquise de Gange, the two were as united as if they had indeed been sisters.
From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
