The fortune-teller looked her straight in the face. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawk of Egypt] Reference
"Oh, I suppose you might call him a Chinese fortune-teller.". From Wordnik.com. [Locked Rooms]
Nettie did marry a one-arm man, like de fortune-teller said, a. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4] Reference
There is to be a real native fortune-teller in the Winter Garden. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawk of Egypt] Reference
"A little of it is not bad, though, Duke," said the fortune-teller. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859] Reference
Clifford said something about a visit to a fortune-teller of some sort?. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
"Why, child," she said in an awe-struck tone, "are you a fortune-teller?". From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Jane of Kentucky] Reference
The fortune-teller turned it over in the palm of his hand, then held it out. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawk of Egypt] Reference
Maybe that gypsy fortune-teller had not been so far off the mark, after all. From Wordnik.com. [No Man's Mistress]
The beautiful young woman interviewed a fortune-teller on the usual subjects. From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
"I'm jest a tellin 'what the fortune-teller said;' tain't none o 'my gammon.". From Wordnik.com. [Five Thousand Dollars Reward] Reference
Do you suppose if I went to see a fortune-teller I'd be as gloomy as Neddie is?. From Wordnik.com. [The Mutineers] Reference
She is not a professional fortune-teller, and merely ventured a few statements. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3] Reference
Truly thou art acting a part in assuming the craft of a low-born fortune-teller. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
They called in the fortune-teller, asking him what her fate would be in after years. From Wordnik.com. [Everlasting Pearl One of China's Women] Reference
The fortune-teller shook his head as he gripped the little hands upon his shoulders. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawk of Egypt] Reference
From these circumstances, the fortune-teller truly predicted the defeat of the Goths. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales] Reference
Do not suppose, children, that he had been to a fortune-teller to inquire his destiny. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4] Reference
It was the time of a summer fair, and after dinner Fortuyn went to see a fortune-teller. From Wordnik.com. [Sudden Death] Reference
"Father says it's all foolishness -- like believing what a gypsy fortune-teller promises you.". From Wordnik.com. [The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country] Reference
A peasant would now be ashamed to bring his cow to a fortune-teller; all the village would laugh. From Wordnik.com. [In and out of Three Normady Inns] Reference
Their man for this purpose was the famous Booker, an astrologer, fortune-teller, almanac-maker, &c. From Wordnik.com. [The Superstitions of Witchcraft] Reference
In the library, ensconced in mysterious gloom, seated in a corner on the floor was a fortune-teller. From Wordnik.com. [A Portrait of Old George Town] Reference
But, while she was yet a child, a great fortune-teller told me that my daughter would marry a fisherman. From Wordnik.com. [Granny's Wonderful Chair] Reference
"They are here," said the fortune-teller, drawing a large pot-bellied black bottle from under her cloak. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859] Reference
My mother was a fortune-teller, and I followed her, or was carried on her back, till the age of five years. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
Almost at the same time, a young gypsy fortune-teller came from among the trees, and proposed to tell my fortune. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866] Reference
"I never once thought of Emma Dean in connection with Elfreda's fortune-teller," confessed Kathleen West ruefully. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer] Reference
A fortune-teller had once foretold, from the lines in her palm, that she would cause the violent death of some person. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
What had Mrs. Credulous said, by which the fortune-teller knew all the circumstances relative to the loss of her ring?. From Wordnik.com. [Sanders' Union Fourth Reader] Reference
As was his custom when in distress, he sought a fortune-teller for comfort, and as usual, was delighted with his prophecy. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
The happiness of Madame Hanska did not seem to be so great, for, ever uncertain, she consulted a fortune-teller about him. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
Madame Filomel, the fortune-teller, lives at No. 12 Golosh Street, second story front, pull the bell on the left-hand side. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859] Reference
Elfreda's plan for a dinner on the lawn that evening, with the added treat of communing with a real fortune-teller afterward. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer] Reference
The fortune-teller should be in gipsy costume, a short, dark skirt and a hood of some brighter material thrown carelessly over her head. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainments for Home, Church and School] Reference
Poncallec refused to accompany them from a superstitious fear, a fortune-teller having foretold he should perish by the sea, "par la mer.". From Wordnik.com. [Brittany & Its Byways] Reference
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