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单词 parlormaid
例句 parlormaid
My great-grandparents’ household was like an ethnic joke: a German cook, an Irish parlormaid, a French governess, and a local butler. Reading Myself Aloud 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z
His mother, Joan Elisa Davis, was the daughter of a prosperous stockbroker, and the family lived a comfortable life, he said, “complete with nanny, cook and parlormaid.” Nigel Lawson, Economic Force Under Thatcher, Dies at 91 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z
Finally, he married the parlormaid, and settled here in this town as a joiner. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z
They had all gone to the Opera, the parlormaid told him. Sinister Street, vol. 2
Somehow she could not picture her in a parlormaid's cap and apron. Carnival
He was admitted by a trim parlormaid—Parkins had been left behind to superintend the removal from Blackbird’s Nest—and he found himself asking his first question with a certain amount of temerity. The Moving Finger
I had returned to town that evening, and next morning as I was sitting down in my study to answer some unimportant questions Maxwell Hartington had sent me, my parlormaid appeared. The Passionate Friends
I mean,” he went on, reverting to the original theme, “that ’E didn’t make ’em to be cooks and ’ousemaids and parlormaids, and all that. The Dust Flower
Then he realized how much at the very moment the parlormaid told him of Stella's return he had feared such a return was the prelude to disaster. Sinister Street, vol. 2
Sounds as if she were a parlormaid——" "Not at all. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon
If any single performer could be said to stand out over all the others, that would be Jean marsh, who received an Emmy for Best Actress for her portrayal of Rose, the head parlormaid. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s
Directly he rang the bell he was admitted not by a flamboyant parlormaid but by a quiet, sad-faced butler in plain, dark livery, who might have been major-domo to a duke. The Lighted Way
"He is away, sir," said the fair Scotch parlormaid. The Dweller on the Threshold
Michael drove along to Cheyne Walk, and when he reached home, it caused the parlormaid not a flicker to receive him and to take his luggage and inquire what should be obtained for his lunch. Sinister Street, vol. 2
In the hall below, the parlormaid Annie encountered Mrs. Heth, waked from her nap by the two rings at the bell. V. V.'s Eyes
The appearance of the tea-tray and the parlormaid absolved Mary from the embarrassing compulsion to reply. The Three Sisters
"Will you walk into the study, please, sir," said the parlormaid. The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage
He gave the note to the parlormaid the next morning in an inadvertent, casual manner just as he was leaving the house to catch his London train. Ann Veronica, a modern love story
Michael came back to Cheyne Walk with a sense of surprise at finding that it still existed; and when he saw the parlormaid he half expected she would display some emotion at his reappearance. Sinister Street, vol. 2
No, the Doctor had not taken the car; she had started to walk with Mr. Beaumaroy; the parlormaid had certainly told Jeanne that. The Secret of the Tower
Boards announcing that the house was for sale appeared against the railings through which Jane the parlormaid conducted her daily conversations with the tradesmen. The Little Warrior
Not a speck of dust is visible: it is clear that there are at least two housemaids and a parlormaid downstairs, and a housekeeper upstairs who does not let them spare elbow-grease. Man and Superman
Elizabeth, the parlormaid, kept coming in to hand vegetables whenever there seemed a chance of Ann Veronica asking for an interview. Ann Veronica, a modern love story
He looked at the tortoise-mouthed parlormaid with a new interest, until she became waxily pink under his stare. Sinister Street, vol. 2
Lucy—who had a horror of the creature's uncanny looks—objected to Cockatoo waiting at the table, and it was only on rare occasions that he was permitted to assist the harassed parlormaid. The Green Mummy
Jill was talking to the parlormaid whose head had popped up over the banisters flanking the stairs that led to the kitchen. The Little Warrior
The parlormaid goes out and returns with the visitor. Man and Superman
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