person of the house
Example Sentences
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The person of the house gave a weird little laugh, and gave them another look but of the corners of her eyes.
From Ten Girls from Dickens by Sweetser, Kate Dickinson
The person of the house gave another little laugh, and then nodded her head several times, as who should moralize, 'Oh this world, this world!'
From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles
She seems the only person of the house who keeps her head.
From The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by Thackeray, William Makepeace
"Go into the kitchen and touch naething," said the voice; and while the person of the house set himself to replacing the defences of the door, I groped my way forward and entered the kitchen.
From Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis
"Ah," cried the person of the house, with a little scream as if the word had pricked her.
From Ten Girls from Dickens by Sweetser, Kate Dickinson
