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Meanings of placing a chair in English

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Usage of placing a chair in English
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Merrick, said the landlady, placing a chair for him.
No Name
2
Yes, I congratulate you with all my heart, he said, placing a chair for Cornelia.
Sandra Belloni — Volume 2
3
Sit down, Lily, said Maria, rising and returning Lily's kiss, and placing a chair for her.
By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
4
John is placing a chair for her at the table, and the light from the candles falls upon him.
John Ingerfield, and Other Stories
5
At this moment the attorney was paying no heed to Bert, but was placing a chair courteously for the elder Dodge.
Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point; Or, Standing Firm for ...
6
He followed her, shut the door-which she somehow had hoped he would leave open-andplacing a chair for her, sat down.
The Woodlanders
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Martha interrupted her speech, placing a chair now here and now there for her visitor, who was running excitedly to and fro.
Cornelli
8
I hope you had a pleasant journey, and that Mrs. Middleton has recovered her fatigue, said Ishmael, placing a chair for his visitor.
Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
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Placing a chair for Mrs. Pennington, he took one himself and regarded her genially.
The Little Red Chimney: Being the Love Story of a Candy Man
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"Will you not be seated?" he said, placing a chair for her.
The Moon Rock
11
"I am glad to see you," said Jennings, placing a chair for her.
The Secret Passage
12
"Sit down, neighbour Grabguy," he says, placing a chair beside him.
Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
13
"Have you breakfasted, Lousteau?" he asked, placing a chair for Lucien.
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
14
"Sit down, won't you, Miss Strong," he said, placing a chair for her.
The Apartment Next Door
15
"Sit down," said Carroll, placing a chair for him, and offering him a cigar.
The Debtor: A Novel
16
"You sit right down here," his host was saying, placing a chair at the table.
Bull Hunter
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