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Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 38: He was always putting himself into attitudes; he never spoke the truth; and was so entirely affected and absurd, as to be quite honest at last.at attitude, n.
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 38: He was always putting himself into attitudes; he never spoke the truth; and was so entirely affected and absurd, as to be quite honest at last. Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 99: A battle-royal [...] speedily took place between the two worthy mothers-in-law.at battle-royal (n.) under battle, n.
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 82: Carry must go bodkin; but she ain’t very big.at bodkin, n.2
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 134: Come, sir, don’t sit scowling at me, or I’ll brain you with the decanter.at brain, v.
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 130: Cinqbars [...] was fully convinced that Brandon was a deeper dog than ever.at deep, adj.
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 149: ‘He’s done for if he does,’ muttered Tufthunt.at done for, adj.
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 32: That handsome gaby with the large beard.at gaby, n.
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 29: I don’t half like him, I do declare!at not half, phr.
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 32: I have found an old acquaintance (and be hanged to him!), who has come to lodge in this very house.at hang, v.1
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 38: He was [...] one complete lump of affectation.at lump, n.
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 61: Mr. Brandon, your ’ealth, sir, and may we hoften meet under this ma’ogany.at below the mahogany (adj.) under mahogany, n.
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 69: Mr. Fitch’s passion was fully developed – as far, that is, as sighs and ogles could give it utterance.at ogle, n.
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 83: How proud he was, to be sure? How knowingly did he spank the horses along.at spank, v.2
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 112: They [...] had scarcely spoken a word the whole way except ‘deuce-ace,’ ‘quater-tray.’.at tray, n.1
Shabby Genteel Story (1853) 34: The lad went to Oxford [...] frequented the best society, followed with a kind of proud obsequiousness all the tufts.at tuft, n.
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