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Word: adrenna (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Martha is the matriarch of a dynasty of daughters and sons. "I was a fast-breedin' woman," she says with dignity. One daughter, Adrenna, was "shingle-butted, but what there was of butt stuck out sharply. She was a femme fatale. . . ." She could seduce any man she wanted. "I'se always taught my girls," said Aunt Martha, "to mind they manners with the men. But I'se told 'em too, does you do wrong, now mind, does you, and you gets kotched-be lady enough to bring the child into the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Enchanted Land | 3/23/1942 | See Source »

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