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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was a lady of resource.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
alighting
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
apparel
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
arriving
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
beforehand
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
came
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
Churches
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
Clair
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was a lady of resource.
Classified
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
clock
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
Close
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From this reading Now she grinned impudently at the group in a the Close.
cloth
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
Directory
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
disregarded
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
don't
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
donned
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
doubt
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
down
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
dress
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
forth
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
Given
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
glimpse
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
grinned
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From this reading Now she grinned impudently at the group in a the Close.
group
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From this reading Now she grinned impudently at the group in a the Close.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How-dy-do, people!" she hailed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
How-dy-do
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From this reading "How-dy-do, people!" she hailed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
Ikey's
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
impudently
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From this reading Now she grinned impudently at the group in a the Close.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
knows
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
lady
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was a lady of resource.
list
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
matter
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
Mignon
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was a lady of resource.
Milo
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was a lady of resource.
morning's
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
Mrs
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
Now
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From this reading Now she grinned impudently at the group in a the Close.
number
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was a lady of resource.
only
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
out
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
people
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From this reading "How-dy-do, people!" she hailed.
Rectory
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
resource
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was a lady of resource.
run
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
set
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
St
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From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was a lady of resource.
taxicab
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
telephone
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From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
Tottie
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
very
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Mignon St. Clair was a lady of resource.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
wire
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Given a telephone number, and a glimpse of a gentleman who was without doubt of the cloth, and she had only to open the Classified Telephone Directory at "Churches," run down the list until she came to the number Mrs. Milo had given her, and the thing was done.
work
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From this reading She disregarded Ikey's repeated "I don't knows" over the wire, donned an afternoon dress for her morning's work (Tottie was ever beforehand with the clock in the matter of apparel), and set forth for the Rectory, arriving--by very good fortune--as Mrs. Milo herself was alighting out of a taxicab.
