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a magazine of 18
a terminus 8
adjoins more prizes 21
again 8, 23, 25
all around 13, 23
and a hand 31
and a resemblance 14
and action and voices 19
and Caesar 30
and emergencies 47
and roses 4
and the intention 30
asks many more 26
can change to filling petunia 60
can perform aquatics 53
can see the condition 47
captures 26
comes extra 32
connects 25
etcetera 31
excuses 26
for me 26, 27
go around 24
has a dress 34
has charm 6
has sparks 25
in a flash 59
in a mess 34
in order 34
in reserve 47
makes a sound 13
oh yes 17, 25
plainly 34
raining 18
says pardon 33
squeezes 31
to a throne 27
to me 11, 15, 19
to please me 22
together 8, 17
try again 10
until tomorrow 19
very well 25
with firmness and pride 32
with industry beside 32
you don’t say so 25
yes address me 29
yes Miss 29
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articulately 27
astonishingly 38
beneficently 44
casually 43
categorically 38
cautiously 35
cleanly 44
exactly 22, 37
fairly 40
famously 31
fattily 21
grandly 40
gratuitously 31
heroically 36
partially 46
phlegmatically 26
magnetically 29
merely 21
nattily 46
naturally 35, 42, 43
naturally celebrates 25
permanently 29
precariously 34
presumably 33
quietly 13
resignedly 36
separately all day 27
soundly 46
splendidly 23
sufficiently 40
tenderly 51
unerringly 33
visibly 45
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(an instant of) 9
(another) 24
(careful don’t say anything) 19
(cherished and flattered) 35
(does that astonish you) 15
(don’t think of it) 32
(enormously and with song) 61
(I have no use for) 11
(I say) 27
(increase) 31
(in time) 24
(keep it) 17
(mentions the bee) 45
(reminder of present duties) 43
(such a good example) 29
(the best and only seat) 43
(the charm) 43
(the hill above) 11
(three eggs in) 55
(very fatiguing) 14
(what is earnest) 17
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a chance 48
a credit 54
a great luxury 18
a language 17
a miracle 48, 52
a persuasion 18
a picnic 11
a special pleasure 14
a success 14
a third 18
a way of sitting 16
all there 7, 12
all right 13
alright 5
amiss 5
an acquisition 16
an exercise 13
an expression 16
an occasion (to please me) 9
anxious 8
arrogant 47
astonishing 53
cautious 16
charming 59
courteous 9
current rolling 15
delightful 7
easy to me 43
exact 35
exacting 41
famous 15
famous for recipes 52
favored by me 35
for me 48
full of charm 41
good 8
gratifying 14
harmonious 47
here 20
hilarious, gay and favourable 9
in bed 59
loved 43
mean 13
more 37
most kind 22
my joy 14, 29
necessarily venturesome 42
no joke 6, 9
not an invitation 32
not noisy 16
not so kind 13
not startling 19
not very interesting 7
noted 35
notorious 20
peaceable 14
perfect 14
precious 48
proud 52
recognised 33
reproachful 45
resourceful 41
rich 38
right 10
smooth 53
so 15
so a measure of it all 11
so able to be praised 11
so accurate 6, 32
so adaptable 16
so bold 43
so careful 13
so clear 12
so cold 6
so consecutive 12
so dear 13, 20, 53
so droll 16
so erroneous 6
so exact and audible 18
so exciting 26
so generous 54
so good 37
so high 7
so kind 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 32, 42, 47, 55
so kind to many 10
so kind to me 10
so long 15
so near 13
so necessary 9
so nice 26
so pleased 56
so orderly 36
so recherché 27
so round 24
so satisfying 12, 15
so scarce 9
so seen 15
so simple 13
so soothing 10
so successful 54
so strange 21, 53
so strong 6, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17
so strong and willing 10
so strong and yet waiting 10
so sweet 12, 58
so warm 13
such a reason 16
such a windmill 11
such an incident in one’s life 9
such an experiment 13
such exercise 9
sugar 59
the only spectacle present 17
the understanding 16
to jelly 20
Page numbers refer to the 1989 edition of Lifting Belly by Gertrude Stein (Naiad Press, Tallahassee).
Astrid Lorange writes on indexes and Gertrude Stein, and is currently finishing her dissertation, which is a critical index of Stein. She has previously written Eating and Speaking, Minor Dogs, and Pussy pussy pussy what what. She lives in Sydney, Australia.