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Meanings of called for candles in English

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Usage of called for candles in English
1
When this was complete, I called for candles from my stock of material.
Carnacki, the Ghost Finder
2
Prynne, when left alone, called for candles and sat down to his writing-table.
St. George's Cross; Or, England Above All
3
At that name the baron rose, called for candles, and went to the next room.
Debit and Credit / Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
4
The Spaniard called for candles and lit two.
A Daughter of the Dons: A Story of New Mexico Today
5
He called for candles and wrote on.
Lady Good-for-Nothing: A Man's Portrait of a Woman
6
She had called for candles, and Liddy entered and placed one on each side of her mistress's glass.
Far from the Madding Crowd
7
Leonard called for candles, then stretched a huge white blotter upon a wide-topped stand and spread open upon it the filmy sheet of tracing paper.
Under Fire
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