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- My grandmother was in the habit of preserving fruit for many ladies in the town, and of preparing suppers for parties; consequently she had many jars of preserves.12 — Fear Of Insurrection (62% in)
- My brother Willie and I often received portions of the crackers, cakes, and preserves, she made to sell; and after we ceased to be children we were indebted to her for many more important services.1 — Childhood (50% in)
- She had for a long time supplied many families with crackers and preserves; consequently, "Aunt Marthy," as she was called, was generally known, and every body who knew her respected her intelligence and good character.2 — The New Master And Mistress (49% in)
- I wanted to keep myself pure; and, under the most adverse circumstances, I tried hard to preserve my self-respect; but I was struggling alone in the powerful grasp of the demon Slavery; and the monster proved too strong for me.10 — A Perilous Passage In The Slave Girl's Life (25% in)
- My grandmother was in the habit of preserving fruit for many ladies in the town, and of preparing suppers for parties; consequently she had many jars of preserves.12 — Fear Of Insurrection (63% in)
- Don't wonder de niggers want to kill all de white folks, when dey live on 'sarves" [meaning preserves].12 — Fear Of Insurrection (65% in)
- I found it hard to preserve my self-control, when I looked round, and saw women who were nurses, as I was, and only one shade lighter in complexion, eyeing me with a defiant look, as if my presence were a contamination.35 — Prejudice Against Color (75% in)
There are no more uses of "preserve" in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
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