reverend mother
Example Sentences
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What is more, their reverend mother cannot even ask the mother general in Paris for special permission; the reverend mother has forgotten her French.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I question if you will find her at Paris," said the reverend mother.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
Nay, reverend mother, I doubt whether of his own accord Cromwell would have done this thing.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
“Whatever it be, reverend mother, do we not all, does not every one quake when Madame Ogé comes abroad?”
From The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance by Martineau, Harriet
Good night, dear and reverend mother; good night and good-bye.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
