Vulgar words in Oliver Twist (Page 1)

This book at a glance

ass x 4
bastard x 1
beat (one's) brains out x 2
damn x 5
hussy x 1
            
knock up x 1
            

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~   ~   ~   Sentence 646   ~   ~   ~

Damn you, keep back, if you've a life to lose!'

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,636   ~   ~   ~

To see him splitting away at that pace, and cutting round the corners, and knocking up again' the posts, and starting on again as if he was made of iron as well as them, and me with the wipe in my pocket, singing out arter him-oh, my eye!'

~   ~   ~   Sentence 2,178   ~   ~   ~

Arter I was locked up for the night, the row and din outside made the thundering old jail so silent, that I could almost have beat my brains out against the iron plates of the door.'

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,387   ~   ~   ~

'Mrs. Corney, ma'am,' said Mr. Bumble, slowly, and marking the time with his teaspoon, 'I mean to say this, ma'am; that any cat, or kitten, that could live with you, ma'am, and not be fond of its home, must be a ass, ma'am.'

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,647   ~   ~   ~

'I am an ass!' said the doctor, after a long silence.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,651   ~   ~   ~

'An ass,' said the doctor again, after a further silence of some minutes.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,312   ~   ~   ~

What do you mean by this noise, you hussies?'

~   ~   ~   Sentence 7,093   ~   ~   ~

'I'd do something in the jail that 'ud get me put in irons; and if I was tried along with you, I'd fall upon you with them in the open court, and beat your brains out afore the people.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 7,269   ~   ~   ~

Damn that 'ere bag, it warn't ready night afore last; this won't do, you know!'

~   ~   ~   Sentence 7,280   ~   ~   ~

'Damn that 'ere bag,' said the guard; 'are you gone to sleep in there?'

~   ~   ~   Sentence 7,646   ~   ~   ~

'Damn you all!' said Sikes, passing his hand across his forehead.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 7,705   ~   ~   ~

'Damn you!' cried the desperate ruffian, throwing up the sash and menacing the crowd.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 7,793   ~   ~   ~

'That is the bastard child.'

~   ~   ~   Sentence 7,893   ~   ~   ~

'If the law supposes that,' said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, 'the law is a ass-a idiot.

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