quartette
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Nutrition faddist John Harvey Kellogg, whose sanatorium briefly embraced Fletcherism, tried to re-enliven mealtimes by hiring a quartette to sing “The Chewing Song,” an original Kellogg composition, while diners grimly toiled.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2013
Into a household lately bereft of its entire corps of servitors, he introduces a quartette of nobles from the vicinity of the Volga.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the quartette approached the remaining cars, Ralph noticed that Mort Bemis was chuckling.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Allen Chapman
But then it was intended for a quartette only, and had served without question for four estimable persons during the long, peaceful rectorship of good old Parson Montgomery, who had but recently passed away.
From For the Major A Novelette by Constance Fenimore Woolson
Dave and Phil, now some distance forward, also hastened back, and together the quartette climbed the rise of ground toward the woods.
From The Auto Boys' Quest by James A. (James Andrew) Braden
