lady superior
Example Sentences
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Instead of coming, as he did every day before making the rounds, into the office of the sister-druggist, he went straight up to the room of the lady superior.
From Within an Inch of His Life by Gaboriau, Émile
The lady superior was very hard, and if I had had to depend entirely on what she sent me up I should have done very badly.
From With Moore at Corunna by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
He also told me that the lady superior of Sainte-Marthe knew his secret, and that I could confide in her.
From The Count's Millions by Gaboriau, Émile
Many would have thought the matured charms of the lady superior to the innocent-looking beauty of the girl; but no one could have come to such an opinion who saw them both at that moment.
From The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet by Cooper, James Fenimore
He was led along some passages to the room where the lady superior, pale and agitated, was awaiting him.
From With Moore at Corunna by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
