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  • With the new-comer's aid, Stoddard managed a sitting position.

    Father Swarat Matt Dennison 2010

  • Quite a sensation was caused not only in the house but in the neighbourhood by the new-comer's arrival.

    Missionary Work Among the Ojebway Indians Edward Francis Wilson

  • Grancey echoed, scrutinising the new-comer's features.

    The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette William Douw Lighthall

  • The name murmured at the door had not reached my ears, and I was still wondering which of my child-friends had developed into this charming and fashionable young lady, when Tabitha burst into the room, flung her arms round the new-comer's neck, and exclaimed, "You darling, who would have expected you to turn up so charmingly, just when we didn't expect you!"

    A Loose End and Other Stories S. Elizabeth Hall

  • Gillian was idly scanning the list of marvellous little cakes furnished by the menu, and her first cognisance of the new-comer's approach was the vision of a strong, masculine hand gripping the back of the chair opposite her preparatory to pulling it out from under the table.

    The Lamp of Fate Margaret Pedler

  • The servant's voice had an inquiring accent; his glance rested now in some surprise on the new-comer's garments, -- a gamekeeper's well-worn coat and cap, -- and on the dusty, almost shabby-looking shoes.

    Half A Chance Frederic S. Isham

  • He was not surprised; with apathy he listened to the new-comer's words; rambling, disconnected, about a letter that had intercepted him at

    Half A Chance Frederic S. Isham

  • "This new-comer's stay with us promises to be brief, Caillette," she whispered.

    Under the Rose Frederic Stewart Isham

  • The host hurried to the door but already a footstep was heard on the stairway and the voice of the nobleman inquiring for the new-comer's room.

    Half A Chance Frederic S. Isham

  • "I see that the new-comer's hat is hanging to her neck, and has no trimming, that her gloves are gone, and she has the general appearance of having gone through a wind-mill."

    Six Girls A Home Story Fannie Belle Irving

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