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Meanings of back parlour in English

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Usage of back parlour in English
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Nearly every day there is a guessing match in the back parlour.
Her Weight in Gold
2
The Inventor wound the figure up in the back parlour of the pub.
Three Elephant Power, and Other Stories
3
In the back parlour once more, he took up his hat at once.
The Unclassed
4
And with that she flounced out of the shop into the back parlour.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
5
The man gave up the front parlour, and tried the back parlour next.
The Fallen Leaves
6
It had neither window nor door, except the one into the back parlour.
Miss Ludington's Sister
7
Rue gave him a nod and brushed by, heading for the back parlour.
Imprudence
8
The clock in the back parlour pinged the half hour.
The History of Mr. Polly
9
They themselves lived in a back parlour, where I spent the evening with them.
Salt Water: The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midsh...
10
It's getting on for tea-time, and the fire in the back parlour's nearly out.
M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."
11
I know this 'ere bit like me own back parlour.
No Man's Land
12
One evening the whole of the family were seated at tea in the back parlour.
Percival Keene
13
Bottled ale is not wanting, and thus steamer-passengers learn to congregate in the back parlour.
To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. I
14
The rude visitor followed Poole into the back parlour, and closed the door after him.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 07
15
Mrs. Denyer panted with impatience in the back parlour.
The Emancipated
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She wondered how Jenny could bear to sit in the back parlour with Mr. Spall.
Mary Olivier: a Life
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