telephone directory

noun

a book listing the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of subscribers in a particular area

One of those counts comprises the charge that he bought an Internal Telephone Directory.

It happened to be a new telephone directory, and by chance Tarling's name, although a new subscriber, had been included.

She was curious enough to look through the telephone directory to discover where he lived.

Stepping into the hall, she consulted the telephone directory.

He took up from the desk a telephone directory and consulted it with interest.

I was still awake at one o'clock and I got up impatiently and consulted the telephone directory.

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