Meaning of 'spectable | Babel Free

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Pronunciation spelling of respectable.

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“But Miss⟳ Carrie’s like⟳ a rose in de morning, and little Lottie is anoder leetle rose in de morning; and ebbry pusson dat you carss to yer ’bout is most astonishing, charming well, ’cept, as I say⟳, de ole colonel; and de fire in he foot makes him bile ober ebbry now and den, and it’s mighty hard for a ’spectable gentleman to stan’ him when he’s in his ondecent passion!”

“Ah, them charity s’ieties does a deal⟳ o’ harm⟳! and if they’d got money enough (which ’tis a providence they ha’ not) we shouldn’t have⟳ a ’spectable boy-thief in all London!”

““Just tell⟳ me; do I come⟳ here for society, or for quiet? Have⟳ I said before, make⟳ as little noise as you can, or have⟳ I not? Do I mean⟳ what I say⟳, or do I not? Answer⟳ me,” resumed the man in the dressing-gown. / “Bless my skin, if I know⟳,” said Jimmy, looking immensely bewildered. “What right have⟳ you to come⟳ abusing a ’spectable gentleman’s sarvant?””

“Tell⟳ lies ’bout me, will he? Hic! Oh, ya’as, he’s gwine ter cotch it—now you see⟳ if he don’t! Well he is—he orter know⟳ what de quensequances am-hic-fo’ insultin’ a ’spectable gentleman ob my standin’.”

““Hello,” says the black imp of a car porter, “let⟳ me help⟳ you up. That berth never would stay⟳ up, and it’s too bad to mash your hat so that it is not fit to wear⟳ by a ’spectable gentleman.””

“Upon Oliver answering in the affirmative, the strange boy, whose name⟳ was Jack Dawkins, said, “I’ve got to be in London to-night; and I know⟳ a ’spectable old genelman as lives there, wot’ll give⟳ you lodgings for nothink, and never ask⟳ for the change⟳—that is, if any genelman he knows interduces you.””

““Well,” said Dorothy, “I was born on a farm in Kansas, and I guess⟳ that’s being just as ’spectable and haughty as living in a cave with your tail tied to a rock. If it isn’t I'll have⟳ to stand⟳ it, that’s all.””

“A greedy grin etched itself upon the lad’s grubby face⟳. “’Ow do we know⟳ you ain’t the filth?” / “Because we have⟳ money to spend⟳ tonight,” I said. “And much more where that came from. You have⟳ a sense⟳ of that, I’m sure, as you haven’t tried to part us from our gold. A long-term investment is how you’re seeing us. Tell⟳ me if I’m wrong.” / “Always keen to aid a ’spectable gentleman, so we are! The name’s Mr. Dawkins, but my chaps here call⟳ me the Artful Dodger, on account of my bein’ an artist, you see⟳.””

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