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- proper noun A female
given name .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But we already know that Marilla is a very clean housekeeper by Anne's encounter with the upstairs of the house: "The hall was fearsomely clean; the little gable chamber in which she [Anne] presently found herself seemed still cleaner."
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But we already know that Marilla is a very clean housekeeper by Anne's encounter with the upstairs of the house: "The hall was fearsomely clean; the little gable chamber in which she [Anne] presently found herself seemed still cleaner."
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"When Uncle Cal's pain let up on him a little he called Marilla and says to her: 'Did you look at your instrument, honey?
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Dear me, it doesn't seem a day since poor Matthew brought Anne herself home and everybody laughed at the idea of Marilla bringing up a child.
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Dear me, it doesn't seem a day since poor Matthew brought Anne herself home and everybody laughed at the idea of Marilla bringing up a child.
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She said right away she didn't think it was fair for the teacher to ask all the questions, and you know, Marilla, that is exactly what I've always thought.
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Marilla, that is the first compliment I have ever had in my life and you can't imagine what a strange feeling it gave me.
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"Marilla," said Anne solemnly, but with dancing eyes, "do I look as if I were crazy?"
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"Marilla," said Anne solemnly, but with dancing eyes, "do I look as if I were crazy?"
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"Marilla," she said hesitatingly when he had gone out, "is Matthew quite well?"
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