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He strode into the telephone-booth and rang up his paper; pouring out the whole tale of the wicked priest who helped the wicked poet.
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He strode into the telephone-booth and rang up his paper; pouring out the whole tale of the wicked priest who helped the wicked poet.
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Alleyn went to the nearest telephone-booth and rang up the Yard.
The Nursing Home Murder Marsh, Ngaio, 1899-1982 1963
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He was tempted to take them out, there in the telephone-booth, and examine them for a clue.
The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure Bannister Merwin
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He glanced to the drug store and saw the girl coming out of the telephone-booth.
The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure Bannister Merwin
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Tacoma, say, though he had said good-bye but a half an hour before and was to be back that evening, he would find a telephone-booth and ring up to say, perhaps, that he was glad he had married me!
An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker Cornelia Stratton Parker
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When I left the telephone-booth the drug clerk stared at me inquisitively.
32 Caliber Donald McGibeny
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In a telephone-booth the old man found the name of Rougeron in the directory; they lived in an apartment in the Rue Vaugiraud.
Pied Piper Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1942
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Upon entering the telephone-booth, which is located, say, in some drug store, you remove the receiver from the hook and deposit the requisite coin in the coin box.
Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises Donald Ogden Stewart 1937
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On Thursday morning, therefore, you should go to a public telephone-booth in order to call the young lady's house.
Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises Donald Ogden Stewart 1937
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