Basil I
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“Are there any adders around the Mossflower region, Basil? I mean, if there were, then you’d be the very creature to know about them, being an expert and all that.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
"Basil, I should like to ask you in confidence, has Eric brought home any strange pets this time?"
From The Children of Wilton Chase by Meade, L. T.
"Thank you, Basil, I think I will let you go alone," said my wife.
From A Pair of Patient Lovers by Howells, William Dean
"Basil, I can't make out just what faith is."
From Diana by Warner, Susan
Basil, I don't feel at all sure that your uncle would wish you to be talking with strange workmen.
From Margaret Montfort by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)
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