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mistress

/ˈmɪs.tɹɪs/ verb C2
  1. To act or take the role of a mistress. (intransitive)

He/she/it mistresses · Past mistressed · Past participle mistressed · -ing form mistressing

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Verb forms

Base form
mistress
He/she/it
mistresses
Past
mistressed
Past participle
mistressed
-ing form
mistressing

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It was true; Toto had fallen down beside his little mistress.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 49 · B2
The maidens, aggravated by such excessive labor, resolved to kill the cock who roused their mistress so early.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 26 · B2
When they had done this, they found that they had only prepared for themselves greater troubles, for their mistress, no longer hearing the hour from the cock, woke them up to their work in the middle of the night.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 26 · B2
The Sheep, writhing with pain, said, “Why do you hurt me so, Mistress?
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 32 · B2

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