Whenever my friend’s daughter, Anne, practiced the violin up in her bedroom, their dog always sat at the bottom of the stairs and howled. One day, Anne’s brother, Eric, had a friend over while she was practicing, and the dog was howling as usual. At the conclusion of the piece, Eric’s friend called to Anne, “Could you please play something the dog doesn’t know?” Q : The phrase “had a friend over” (line 3) could best be replaced by ……….