Vulgar words in Tess of the Storm Country (Page 1)

This book at a glance

cuss x 6
damn x 18
hussy x 1
            

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"Ye have, Ben Letts, ye have, damn ye," screamed the girl now glowering above the fishermen with eyes changing to the deep copper of her hair.

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"Not a damn bit," replied Jake Brewer, "don't need it now.

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Ben Letts has took him, damn his dirty hide.

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"I said, damn his hide, Frederick," she said in a low tone, "'cause I thought he took ye.

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"He air a damn liar," burst forth Jake Brewer, "the jedge ain't said no words what Ezy says he has."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,559   ~   ~   ~

"Ye be a pert girl, Tessibel, and I were a cuss for trying to scare ye--but the brindle bull has got to die."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,592   ~   ~   ~

The intense longing and misery in her voice made Tess gasp: "Nope, he air too mean a cuss to live.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 2,164   ~   ~   ~

"Them old fools ain't goin' to have every damn Bible in this here town.

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"daddy the ice air a goin out of the lake ben letts air a gettin well he air a cuss i air lonlie yit without ye i red my bible last nite i cribbed it frum the mishion it says as how god air gooder then i thote he wer cum home and i reads as how a brite lite was a shinin about the cross and as how the christ ruz up here air a story bout a squatter brat it air bout tess she cride and cride fer her dady til her eel what she luved herd her and he cride hisself to deth this here mornin he wer belly up in the bucket i air yer brat dady "the man on the cross ruz fer the hull world aint it nise to ruz."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,118   ~   ~   ~

"Can't read a damn word--can't read writin' anyway.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,155   ~   ~   ~

"Aw, cuss!

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,030   ~   ~   ~

"That damn Ezy and Ben air worser than fleas.

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It air a damn shame ye ain't got him a-prayin' for yerself and the kid.... Ye'd a seen yer man before now, and the brat would 'a' died, too."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,447   ~   ~   ~

"Air it any of yer damn business," she demanded hotly, "if I wants to have a brat?"

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,518   ~   ~   ~

"She were a damn sneak," were the first words she said, shudderingly covering her face with her hands.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,927   ~   ~   ~

"He air so damn thin," she said in excuse, "that he allers yaps if he air cold.... Have ye seen Myry's kid lately?"

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,982   ~   ~   ~

"I loves ye, ye hussy; that air why I chokes ye!"

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,001   ~   ~   ~

She whimpered a little, but choked back the tears, and raged: "A squatter-girl can't live a minute without some damn bloke wants to take her from her Daddy's shanty....

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,392   ~   ~   ~

"The damn bloke!" she ejaculated, a dangerous light gathering in her eyes.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,394   ~   ~   ~

He air a wicked cuss, he air!"

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,464   ~   ~   ~

"I had a damn good lickin'," she finished.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,551   ~   ~   ~

"A damn bloke air a-doin' it.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,819   ~   ~   ~

Yer lips be that blue--and yer mouth air like a baby-bird's.... Eat, I says, damn ye.... Will ye swallow that?"

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,886   ~   ~   ~

And I buys milk for him, and makes him eat, and he sleeps here," Tess pounded her own strong breast, and ended, "till his dead pappy and his ma come after him, poor little cuss."

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"She told me that Ben were the brat's pa, and that--" her eyes gladdened as she finished--"she were a-lovin' him; and, Satisfied, when we air a-lovin', and lovin' damn hard, then ain't we happy when we air with them what we loves?"

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