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Meanings of front parlour in English

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Usage of front parlour in English
1
Together we squeezed in and found ourselves in a dark front parlour.
The Ear in the Wall
2
It was also uncurtained, and in plain view from the front parlour.
Miss Ludington's Sister
3
She's a loving deliket sort, is Minnie.... Come into the front parlour.
The History of Mr. Polly
4
One afternoon in October Olivia sat at her work in the front parlour.
Doctor Luttrell's First Patient
5
From the front parlour came the lifeless tum-tumming of the piano, and Mr.
Young Lives
6
He is looking for it here-overthere in the front parlour.
Washington Square
7
The man gave up the front parlour, and tried the back parlour next.
The Fallen Leaves
8
They found the front parlour occupied as before by Mrs. Legrand and Dr.
Miss Ludington's Sister
9
Still a woman does like to know who's setting in her front parlour.
Up the Hill and Over
10
The widow in mourning who received him in the front parlour was, alas!
The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament
11
Or if refined ladies sat in crinolines in your front parlour?
The Irish Times
12
Presently the torture in the front parlour was at an end; and, as Mr.
Young Lives
13
He was no longer in his own room, but in the cheery front parlour.
Dark Hollow
14
They were by this time seated in the front parlour.
Jennie Baxter, Journalist
15
He had made his way into the front parlour, dragging the youngster after him.
Born in Exile
16
The front parlour was filled with a number of people making a great noise.
The Gray Dawn
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