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Examples
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This was not encouraging, but the poor Bread-winner ventured to say, "I thought some of the Brothers ----"
The Bread-winners A Social Study John Hay 1870
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The dark-skinned, unwholesome-looking Bread-winner found a singular delight in tormenting the powerful young fellow.
The Bread-winners A Social Study John Hay 1870
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Sleeny, though a Bread-winner in full standing, was not yet sufficiently impressed with the wrongs of labor to throw down his hammer and saw.
The Bread-winners A Social Study John Hay 1870
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'Bread-winner, darling,' she murmured soothingly: 'you shall have tea directly, directly.
A Desperate Character and Other Stories Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev 1850
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The Bread-winner may die: his powers may cease: he may lose his clients, his reputation, his popularity, his business; in a thousand forms misfortune and poverty may fall upon him.
As We Are and As We May Be Walter Besant 1868
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‘Bread-winner, darling,’ she murmured soothingly: ‘you shall have tea directly, directly.
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