aunt

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"AUNT BETSEY, there's going to be a new Declaration of Independence."

From Work: a Story of Experience by Alcott, Louisa May

"AUNT PRESCINDIA," who is a notable woman in Israel, with an unwritten history of great interest, is the mother of two children by Heber, namely: Prescindia Celestia,* Joseph.

From Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Whitney, Orson F.

"AUNT RUTH!" he exclaimed, looking from one to the other with startled eyes.

From Pollyanna Grows Up by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

"AUNT SALLIE, if you don't mind," said Jacqueline next day, "I think we had better go back to Rainbow Lodge."

From The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series by Vandercook, Margaret

Before I was Peregrine's age I had been head over ears in and out of love with at least— MY AUNT.

From Peregrine's Progress by Farnol, Jeffery