Sentence:  When this <WSD>conversation</WSD> was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. (from 16th c.)