| 单词 | tea table |
| 例句 | She ranged around the garden, smashing tea tables, kicking garden gnomes and uttering the most terrible curses. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As a surprise, they’ve bought new furniture for me, including a tea table, a desk, armchairs and a divan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She reaches across the tiny tea table and the sad little pile of water crackers and touches the back of Alex’s hand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The tea table had vanished, and the chairs and dishes, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I must stand on a chair that stands on a tea table to see the sun and the moon out a too-high window. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They raked the front garden, set out tea tables and folded napkins into decorative shapes. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Instead of a chamber pot, Mr. van D. was lugging a collapsible tea table under his arm. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I ask Madam Claire about the other Belles at the teahouse at least once a day, and she sweeps away my questions like dust from a tea table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I exit through the room's back door and land in a salon room made rich with russet sofas and ivory tea tables. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He slowly pulls out a bottle of liquor and puts it down on the tea table – an invitation for some intimacy from an old friend and colleague and somehow, a captivating gesture. Tinker Tailor is Worth Spying 2011-12-09T22:03:08Z They are equally suitable on an appetizer cheese tray, fruit plate or dessert and tea table. Crossover cookies, a savory alternative to sweet, bite-size holiday treats It’s there in the half-abstract forms of ocean waves etched on the surface of a stoneware jar, and in lacquer-brushed bellflowers and grasses that cover an incense stand turned tea table. Masterpieces of Japanese Art at the Met 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Most of the rooms are not only atmospheric but offer furnishings, from basalt benches to tea tables, for sitting, snacking, relaxing. Once overgrown, island garden is airy and bright 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z She owns a mahogany tea table, probably made from trees felled in Belize. Antiques: Mahogany’s History in Slavery in the Caribbean 2012-08-23T22:00:55Z In New York she was cited as an example of "what tea table ambition sometimes leads to". Rutherford & Son; Glasgow Girls; Playing Cards 1: Spades – review 2013-02-17T00:06:21Z Also discovered, on the tea table, was an empty carton of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Inside Blair House, where the president’s guests get the VIP treatment 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Codes of secular decency were promulgated by Joseph Addison in his universally popular “tea table” essays: short and in themselves decent enough for an evening’s listening by mixed male, female and younger audiences. We Are What We Read 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z There is a single bed placed on one side of the room and on the other, four plastic chairs and a small tea table. Five years after the gang-rape and murder of Jyoti Singh, what has changed for women in India? 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z "We were one of the few families who also sat together at the tea table for the evening meal." Australia mushroom deaths: Memorial for couple draws hundreds 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Smiling and laughing at her tea table, she opened her handbag to reveal that she kept a marmalade sandwich in it - the famous bear's favourite snack. Platinum Jubilee concert: Mummy laughs and cries with us all, says Prince Charles 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Elatr said she kept her phone on the tea table in their living room in Virginia while he talked to colleagues overseas. Jamal Khashoggi’s wife targeted with spyware before his death In the Matisse to the left, two women enjoy the leafy garden in the dappled light of a sunny day, seated at a tea table set up beneath the trees. Review: Three surprises not to miss in LACMA's new Modern art installation 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z After perusing the outdoor stalls here, Xing moves from shop to shop, sitting down at one elegant tea table after another to chat with owners. Fossils in Burmese amber offer an exquisite view of dinosaur times—and an ethical minefield 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z If Parliament can’t decide, Her Majesty could conceivably be left waiting alone at the tea table. Can Pink Papers Solve Brexit? Can Theresa May Save Her Job? Or Is Another Referendum the Answer? 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z He banged the small gold tea table at his side, muttering prayers and soft curses. Even With Mo Salah in the World Cup, Egypt Can’t Seem to Catch a Break 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z The tea table is on a winch so it can be lowered out of the way. Luxury Homes That Promise to Reduce Stress—For $4 Million 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z An old lady cries, “It’s the end times” after a disembodied hand hops onto her tea table. 'Bunsen Is a Beast,' a Nickelodeon cartoon that champions the right to be different 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Nearby were two overstuffed club chairs alongside a standing lamp, and a small tea table set with sherry glasses. Review: At Autentico in Oyster Bay, a Sicilian Chef Shares His Expertise 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Pam led me into a display room filled with brush-and-ink landscape paintings, porcelain horse statues, and intricately carved rosewood tea tables. China’s Rich Kids Head West 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z There, wedged between a tea table and refrigerator, was the body of what appeared to be a young Nepali man. After Nepal quake, teams search for bodies — and closure for families 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z The effect of entering the large church courtyard—with its garden, its sycamore maples, and its wooden tea tables—was similar to driving out of a tunnel and emerging into the clear. Atoning for a Genocide | The New Yorker 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Near the brothers’ tea table, adorned with tributes to Hussein, police and militiamen searched cars, worried about Islamic State attacks. Iraqi Shiites warily greet new year, watch for suicide bombers 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z One section is devoted to the prized booty, like English silver and a mahogany tilt-top tea table, seized from British ships by privateers, privately owned vessels authorized by the government to attack the enemy. Taking In the History of New London, a City Shaped by the Sea 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Just outside the room, a pine tea table, with a prettily framed picture of her son in full uniform. Afghans 'untrustworthy' - dead soldier's mother 2012-08-30T09:40:51Z “Strange that their uncles didn’t send some Christmas remembrance to the children,” remarked Mr. Coote to his wife as they sat together at the tea table. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z "Garrett, Garrett!" a party in the act of settling at a tea table in the garden of one of the hotels, dissolved and reorganized about us as the centre. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z “Surely we never can have such luck as to sit at the same tea table with her,” indicating the matronly actress. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z The four young men did the honors of the tea table, with devotion to all; and some especially intended for the younger ladies. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z This afternoon, Miss Foldal lingered over the tea table in most agreeable discourse. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Neaera was already seated at a small tea table with a young man called Balbus, also a member of the Liberty staff, when we arrived and was engaged in earnest conversation with him. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z And it was not without a certain thrill of excitement that I saw a tall, lean figure swing across the lawn towards me, and appropriate the low chair beside me and the tea table. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z The child went slowly forward, shaking hands politely with the guests while her steady gaze, so like her father's, sought the tea table. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z It ushered into the Old Dominion a rage for ballrooms, such as that in the "Governor's Palace," theatres, tea tables, and china. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z We were struggling upon the steel grid, not much larger than a tea table. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z Jonas will bring the tea table in directly, and serve the tea. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z "I met Mr. Saxton outside and asked him to stay to dinner," said the boy, helping himself to sandwiches at the tea table. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z A pretty woman, with a sandwich in her hand, turned from the tea table and remarked lightly, "Heaven knows it is the last privilege of which I wish to deprive him!" The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z There were two beds in it, the trunk, a chest of drawers, four rush-bottomed chairs, and a tea table before the fireplace. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Dum had gone to the tea table to put down her cup, and Mrs. Green had detained her a moment, while I wandered on in the maze of gravel walks. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z Japanese matting covered the floor, while the tea tables were set with tea services bought in old Japan. The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z There is a delightful mathematical nicety in the way he sweeps a tea table with his coat tails. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z Mrs. Chesterton ensconced herself behind a tea table. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z “And now, let us lead you gently to the tea table,” said Timothy. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z Her little brain travels from the pantry to the table, from the tea table to the children's bath tub; its widest circuit is the millinery store and the bargain counter. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z On a small platform there is a tea table, set with many cups, continuing into wings to give impression of limitless length. Alice in Wonderland A Dramatization of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" 2011-03-28T02:00:20.647Z Evelyn was not there; but her destination was that particular lawn and its tea table. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z We are having delightful evenings this winter; how often do I wish you could make one in the circle around our tea table where sits on my right hand every evening but Sunday Walt Whitman. The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z "Missus, dere's a runaway back de garden," said hastily a young negress, as a party were sitting down to the tea table of a lady at whose house I was visiting. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z There were small tables and chairs scattered about over the lawn, which was green as only an English lawn can be, but the tea table itself stood under the trees. The Ranch Girls and Their Great Adventure 2011-01-13T03:01:17.050Z She spent hours in fixing up the tea table, in trying different ways of lighting the room, in arranging the flowers, and standing before the mirror—for him. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z A group of people was gathered about a tea table on the sloping lawn in front of one of the houses. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z Lin proceeded to sweep the excess water off the tea table with a paint brush and then make a pot of green tea while recounting the transaction with the Italian shopkeeper earlier this year. Inside the Knockoff-Tennis-Shoe Factory 2010-08-20T20:10:00Z Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her. The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory Then she and Frieda, sitting on opposite sides of the tea table, talked and talked. The Ranch Girls and Their Great Adventure 2011-01-13T03:01:17.050Z In one corner a huge paper umbrella, dangling with unlighted lanterns, bright hued and tiny, swings over a low tea table, at which sits one of the hostess' friends in Japanese array. Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions Sylvia and Blodgett were back, lounging with Mr. and Mrs. Planter about a tea table which servants had carried to a sunny spot on the lawn. The Guarded Heights The three were now once more together in the very room where, a few hours before they had chatted so comfortably around the tea table. The Children of the World Bobs was ensconced at the tea table and the party broke up into smaller units. Cinderella Jane Oriental sweetmeats have become so popular for afternoon tea tables in New York that many shops keep an extensive selection of these piquant novelties. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions About half-past ten, when stories wane and a change seems desirable, the little low tea table appears and a rarebit, souffle of oysters, or some chafing-dish dainty, is prepared by the hostess. Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions Numerous small tea tables supplied with all manner of dainty tea things were scattered about. With Edge Tools "So it was—nearly fourteen years," volunteered Martha, who was laying the tea table. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days The lawn and the standard roses were formal enough, but there were acacia trees on the left, and, under them, grouped artistically, an Indian drugget, a tea table, and long basket chairs. Love's Usuries The tea table was deserted, and probably the tea was cold; we were neither of us thinking about it. The Great Miss Driver On every veranda is the tea table, with its urn or samovar; all English observe the hour of 4:00 o'clock to serve the necessary stimulant at home and abroad. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 And Ewing found in the house, too, the girl who had once talked half an hour with him by an exigent tea table. Ewing\\'s Lady Then the matrons thought wistfully of the bountifully spread tea tables which they had discerned through the windows on the terrace, and consulted watch bracelets to see how soon they could hope for relief. Lady Cassandra I have a spout, and that makes me the queen of the tea table. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series There were no pleasant games of snapdragon, or touch, nor even a gossip over the tea table for the young-lady foxes. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series After dinner I received from the ladies, who had heard that I was a wit, an invitation to the tea table. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time "How many would like to take another trip up or down the river to-morrow?" asked Captain Raymond, as they sat together on the front porch after leaving the tea table. Elsie on the Hudson In the drawing-room Dane and Teresa faced each other across the tea table. Lady Cassandra A little familiar talk from the captain followed and then came the call to the tea table. Elsie in the South In the evening while the children are seated at the tea table or in their little chairs, very softly he comes up the stairs, for he walks in his socks. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series She found her friend looking quite en fête, in a most artistic dress, with fresh flowers in the studio, and elaborate cakes set forth on the tea table. Loyal to the School A fortnight after, the two ladies were again in conclave at Mrs. B.'s tea table, which was graced by some unusually nice gingerbread. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings Audrey knew as well as possible that she could never have arranged such a dainty, alluring-looking tea table, as was every minute growing in attractiveness before her eyes. Anxious Audrey "Max is of age now and not at present under my orders," replied Captain Raymond, with a humorous look and smile, and just then came the call to the tea table. Elsie in the South It was at the tea table that Nurse Johnson unfolded the plan. Peggy Owen and Liberty The tea tables had been whisked away, and at the door of the tent the stranger stood,—a table in front of him. Two Little Women On another occasion, as he was sitting at a tea table, unusually supplied with cakes and sweetmeats, he found an opportunity to make a practical allusion to the same family story. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings She still sat at the tea table, but all having been served, she was idle and a little distrait. The Come Back They were a merry party at the tea table and enjoyed their fare, but did not linger long over it. Elsie in the South The tea table may be green and white. Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions How I wish we were back in the laboratory, at the tea table. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 She came forward with bold, confident steps, and looked at the tea table. Daddy's Girl She drew Matilda, and David followed, into the little dining room, where the lamp shone and the tea table stood looking very hospitable. Trading She was putting the last touches to the tea table. The Eye of Dread For a small tea simply fill the vases with flowers, and make a special feature of the tea table in the dining room. Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions Behind this screen I placed my afternoon tea table, and sometimes in the cool of the afternoon enjoyed a social chat. The Mayflower, January, 1905 She was at her small tea table now. The Harbor "I'm going up to mother," she said, as she got up from the tea table. Changing Winds A Novel Mary Ballard came to the door from the tea table where she had been arranging her little set of delicate china, her one rare treasure and inheritance. The Eye of Dread The tea table of Beatrix, moreover, had become one of the focal points of his New York life. The Dominant Strain Sir Bartholomew sometimes talks, and the words of a man in his position are repeated in the smoking-rooms of clubs, round tea tables and elsewhere. The Island Mystery While she was setting the tea table, the children came running to the window, and both nodded and smiled at me. Neighbor Nelly Socks Being the Sixth and Last Book of the Series It was jocularly styled the 'tea table,' and was used as a whipping place also. Bygone Punishments So he slammed the door to and went inside—I guessed to resume his seat at the tea table. Adventures and Recollections Beatrix rose from the tea table, as he crossed the room towards her. The Dominant Strain This method is pursued in Devonshire, for making of butter, and for eating; and it would answer equally well in small quantities for the use of the tea table. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families In a minute more their father came home; and as they all sat around the pleasant tea table, I hope they talked of their lonely old neighbor, who watched them from his window. Neighbor Nelly Socks Being the Sixth and Last Book of the Series "Father," said Ben, at the tea table, "mayn't I let that pig out into the road every day?" Harper's Young People, June 22, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly For the winter months many hostesses have introduced a variety on the menu of the five o'clock tea table. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society "Not yet; he will be, some day, if he can only have an unhappy love affair," Beatrix answered placidly, as she rose from the tea table and crossed to the open fire. The Dominant Strain It was Sunday afternoon, and they sat together on the veranda, behind the rose and honeysuckle vines, with Marguerite’s tea table between them. With Hoops of Steel And Mr. Simlins' tall figure did indeed come through the gate and up the walk, from which a very few more steps and minutes brought him to the tea table. Say and Seal, Volume I The tea table and stove are improvised from blocks as is the bath room, through the door of which a block "tub" may be seen. A Catalogue of Play Equipment Pretty teapots for the five o'clock tea table are of rosewood in a pinkish brown and in the usual olive coloring. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Jimmie was not sitting in the one comfortable studio chair with his book under the light and his feet on the bamboo tea table as usual. Turn About Eleanor To the great relief of Eleanor, Mrs. Tiffany came out to meet them, took the box from Bertram and accompanied them back to the tea table. The Readjustment There was a fire in the grate, a pot of beautiful red carnations on one stand, a great vase of roses on the other, and a dainty tea table set out with Wedgewood. A Modern Cinderella One evening we were all gathered around the family tea table when he chanced to call and join us in that cup which is said to cheer. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century The good woman bustled about, and eventually the family drew up round the tea table. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker She heard his buoyant voice in the hall, and began to gather her wraps and gloves as he came to the tea table. The Beloved Woman Her hand a-glitter with splendid flashing diamonds was resting on the edge of the tea table. Cleek, the Master Detective Of course, the tea table was not the place for confidences, and, naturally, a man would prefer telling such things privately to his wife, and the rebuke was meant for him, not for Mrs. Ponsonby. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 We were accustomed to have long conversations over the tea table concerning bygone days, and I sadly miss her bright presence. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century There was generally a merry party round the tea table in a corner of the room. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville There was lamplight in the library, but the old lady's chair was empty, and the tea table had been cleared away. The Beloved Woman Uncle Obed was called down to supper, and took his seat at the handsome tea table, with its silver service. The Tin Box and What it Contained He had, perhaps, lost a little of his interest in his friend, Ponsonby, since the incident at the tea table. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 I first met the eccentric Count Adam Gurowski at the convivial tea table of Miss Emily Harper in Newport, upon one of those balmy summer evenings so indelibly impressed upon my memory. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Nevermore should I see my peaceful study at Fernbridge Seminary for Young Ladies, with its cozy armchair, its comforting stool, or rest, for the slippered feet, its neatly arranged tea table! Fibble, D.D. They were all seated at the tea table, when a quick ringing of one of the chamber bells attracted their attention. Minnie's Pet Dog The tea table was spread under the tree, and Mrs. Bache, who is the only daughter of the doctor and lives with him, served it out to the company. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin She's running a bar in connection with her tea table now, which is equivalent to putting salt on the tail of the social male bird. Letters of a Dakota Divorcee At the appointed hour 300 the whole family gathered around the tea table, and by much tea drinking and more talking and laughing, tried to enliven the gloom of the last hour. Her Mother's Secret This they did, and were soon comfortably seated round a tea table. Patty's Friends Therefore, it being already sunset, they go together to the parlor, and are soon seated, in company with Mrs. O'Meara, about a cosy tea table. The Diamond Coterie "I had better go tonight" said Helen getting up from the sofa and glancing at the pretty little tea table, which five minutes ago she had arranged with such love and care. Daisy Ashford: Her Book The only evidence of sheer femininity was a tea table furnished with old pieces of silver she had picked up in France. Black Oxen “Father,” she sighed, and felt around for the tea table as a means of support. The Goose Man Cutlery: Knives, forks, and spoons—Salt cellars—Cruet stands—Punch and toddy—Porringers and cups—Trays and waiters—The tea table—Cream jugs—Sugar tongs and nippers—Caddies—Cupids—Nutcrackers—Turned woodware. Chats on Household Curios It was then about five o'clock, and he meant to appear at his mother's tea table. A Son of the Immortals At the tea table nothing was talked of but the concert; for was not Madame Laurin, the great French Canadian prima donna, at the hotel, and was she not going to sing? Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 That evening at the tea table he caught himself wondering what it would be like to see Mary Hayden sitting at his table in place of Sarah King, with Bobbles and Ted on either hand. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 "That plum tree of Mrs. Charley's is loaded with fruit again this year," remarked Mr. Baxter at the tea table that evening. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 She tapped her fingers here and there on the chair's armrests, swinging it deftly about, and brought it to a stop beside the tea table. Watch the Sky Mr. and Mrs. Sprightly, the young married couple who were in charge of the mission station, and I were relaxing around the tea table. Have We No Rights? A frank discussion of the "rights" of missionaries Under a huge spreading beech tree in the centre of it was a little tea table; sitting by the table reading was a lady in a black dress. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 The Seymour girls long remembered that tea table and the delicacies with which it was heaped. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 She also knew what exaggerated accounts of the affair would be taken home to Maitland tea tables, and she felt like sitting down to cry. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 David and Dwight were just putting the chairs around the tea table. Caleb in the Country I pushed my mother forward and got into a corner behind the tea table. Lalage's Lovers They were around the pretty tea table in a sort of triangle. A Little Girl in Old Boston Miss Jinny had a queer look, Patricia thought, as she turned hurriedly away with a murmured excuse about the tea table. Miss Pat at School And standing in a row at the back of the same tea table were three candles in ten-cent-store glass candlesticks, waiting to be lighted. The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World "Hello, David," she said, sitting down beside the tea table, and crossing her knees. Sacrifice The tea table is a round stand, about twelve inches from the ground, at which the tea boy sits down on a leather cushion, cross legged. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa At our little soirees, where I was careful to arrange a whist table and a tea table, all as it should be, he would appear with such a face! in such a temper! Artists' Wives Even now she awoke sometimes at night with a shudder, having lived again in vivid dream that August afternoon in Newport Harbor, when she sat at her tea table facing the first ordeal. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport "I am simply ravenous, Esther, and dying for your delicious tea," Polly next remarked, following her hostess to the tea table and taking her seat, while Esther poured out the boiling water. The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World Do not let there be any religious contests across the breakfast table or the tea table. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony The latter obtained a place on the tea table of every lady of quality, and soon became eminently popular. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century We would place our fingers on a small tea table and it would go capering about the room. My Reminiscences At intervals there were tea tables around which were couples, chatting languidly. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles When Mrs. Williams entered her house, the 'tea table' was still spread, and her husband wondering what had become of her. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The people's motor, however, had broken down, and I found my mother all alone, presiding at a tea table that almost groaned with good things to eat. We Three All summer long, his matrimonial incongruities, to use no stronger term for the domestic ecclesiastical situation, had furnished talk for half the tea tables in town. The Brentons She had tipped over her teacup and its contents were running across the little tea table. The Angel of Terror As he passed the tea tables he heard the clinking of ice in glasses. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles It was indeed a happy group that assembled around the hospitable tea table those delightful evenings. Winter Adventures of Three Boys They stared at one another across the neglected tea table; stared in silence while one might have counted ten; then Dreda drew a quick, fearful breath. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story She found the four left-behind teachers cosily gathered about the tea table, and to her surprise, was received with four affable smiles. Just Patty The tea table was crowned with a huge earthen dish, well stored with slices of fat pork, fried brown, cut up into morsels, and swimming 15 in gravy. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year He came around the tea table and took her hand. Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier There was a dainty green tea table securely fastened near the stern, with half a dozen green chairs near it. Madge Morton's Secret Miss Hazel and Mrs. Eustace, their heads together over the tea table, were busily making up three months’ dropped news. Jerry Junior Miss Hazel and Mrs. Eustace, their heads together over the tea table, were busily making up three months’ dropped news. Jerry His adversary continued his placid progress down the room until he reached the tea table, where immediately he could be heard inquiring whether the diminutive "arrangements in green and white" were intended for lettuce sandwiches. White Ashes These receive with her and her mother in the early part of the afternoon and later assist at the tea table or mingle among the guests. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference At two o'clock that afternoon Miss Jenny Ann and the four girls received their guests, and a little later tea was served on the deck at the dainty tea table under the big Japanese umbrellas. Madge Morton's Secret Ray rose to put away the tea table, and she found herself sitting alone with the lawyer. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure He was upstairs and down, in the flower garden, out at the tea table, and now and then he rushed to the Pleyel and rent the air with its exultant chords. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life When Pelgram escorted her to the tea table, she bleated a pathetic protest against his positive inhumanity in placing her where the great work was invisible. White Ashes The cups and saucers that were broken before he could make beautiful ones would have been enough to set the Queen's tea table! Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs "You'd better take a dose of blue-mass," her aunt suggested when she had sighed seven times dolefully at the tea table. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) She said nothing more, relapsing into a meditative silence as she busied herself helping the maid to set out the tea table. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure And suddenly she sat with him again at the tea table.… The Cow Puncher At the farther end of it, seated before a low tea table, was a stately, white-haired lady, very erect, very handsome and very elegantly dressed in a gown of soft black material. Flood Tide The tea table was laid, the cakes were toasted the tea brewing was delayed for some time. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead Very bad manners to jump up from the tea table like that. Polly A New-Fashioned Girl After she had reached home, when they were seated at the tea table, she did not think of telling anybody. The Butterfly House As he entered the drawing-room, bright with a glowing wood fire, Anita, who was entrenched behind a little tea table, rose to greet him. Betty at Fort Blizzard Mrs. Little used to remain at the tea table to administer instruction, not, let us hope, as Maria averred, to watch Harvey so he wouldn't eat so much. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland "Who is that man?" one of the ladies at the tea table asked one night. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine The business of the tea-making and preparing was going on; and both Primrose and her old assistant bustled about the tea table, getting things ready and Dr. Maryland's chair in its right place. Wych Hazel I'm scarcely in trim for a lady's tea table," he said, smiling, "you must excuse me, and let me come some other time. Princess Batiste had put out three wooden arm chairs, and a rocker for Madame, on the verandah, whither the party of the tea table retired. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life "But now I will leave you to make the necessary changes in your dress that you may be ready for a drive on leaving the tea table." Elsie at Home She don't stop me; so I pushes through the mob at the tea table, collects my coat and lid, and slips down to the first floor, where I wanders into the drawin' room. On With Torchy But from such thoughts about her dress, or her tea table, flowers, the lights in the room, her mind kept darting anxiously off. His Second Wife The bed was wheeled up to the fireplace, the tea table and two chairs were grouped about the hearth, and there they had their last meal together in happy peacefulness. Dick and Brownie Now," said Murty O'Dwyer, one Sunday evening, as all the members of the Prying family were seated around the tea table, "will any body doubt the usefulness of confession? The Cross and the Shamrock Or, How To Defend The Faith. An Irish-American Catholic Tale Of Real Life, Descriptive Of The Temptations, Sufferings, Trials, And Triumphs Of The Children Of St. Patrick In The Great Republic Of Washington. A Book For The Entertainment And Special Instructions Of The Catholic Male And Female Servants Of The United States. I haven't forgiven you," she retorted, going to the tea table, "but I am sorry for you. The Halo Diana went on still in the commonplace tone of the tea table. The Enchanted Canyon The candles which decorate our tea tables are of wax, while those which serve for general use are of paraffin and tallow. General Science He thought I was laughing at him, and so left me at the very first opportunity, and went and sat by himself at the tea table. Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl Sister of that "Idle Fellow." Sitting at the tea table of a corporal of the Medical Staff Corps a short time ago, we began to talk of Mr. Watson. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa Mary's comfortable salary had permitted her to buy the book shelves and the tea table and the mahogany day bed. The Gay Cockade "I should not have allowed this child to come," said Mrs. Parlin, at the tea table; "but cousin Percy always picks up the stray babies, and gives them a ride." Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple In the midst of this Anne vanished with Red Pepper at her heels, leaving the tea table to Mrs. Coolidge. Red Pepper's Patients With an Account of Anne Linton's Case in Particular Near the fire stands a tea table; there are only two cups and saucers on the tray. De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars The cups and saucers that were broken before he could make beautiful ones would have been enough to set the queen's tea table! Mother Stories The green tea table was bare: "I'd give you a cup of tea," Eleanor said, "but Maurice is going out to dinner, so I told Mary not to keep the fire up, just for me." The Vehement Flame In many of the families of my congregations across the breakfast table and the tea table were discussed questions of loss and gain. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him I am conducted to the guest-chamber, and ere long we meet at the tea table, around which the whole mission family is assembled with their visitors. With the Harmony to Labrador Notes of a Visit to the Moravian Mission Stations on the North-East Coast of Labrador There is, of course, a companion at the tea table, and very lovingly does the husband suggest the pleasant personality of his young wife. De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars At tea table Mr. and Mrs. Fields sat on either side of father, and the stories told were different from any I had ever heard. Memories and Anecdotes "Why, I told you," Edith said, coming over to the tea table; "I dragged him from his desk!" The Vehement Flame The room was in Chinese blue and black, tea table, chiffonier and two chairs painted a dull black, and the walls tinted a soft deep gray blue. Kit of Greenacre Farm "Yes, run along, children," said their father, "and make yourselves ready for the tea table before you come down again." Elsie at the World's Fair Clouds in his non-inebriate nob Were doomed the tea tables to rob, Inflicting many a painful throb On one who could not smoke! Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry There were her tea table by the hearth, work bags of dainty silk, and flowers in glass vases. The Man Thou Gavest There, under a huge crimson umbrella, rising flowerlike by its long slender stem from the smooth-shaven grass, sat four persons in basket chairs, round a small tea table. The Princess Passes "I think you ought to preside, Kit," Charity said as she arranged the tea table more handily before the corner couch. Kit of Greenacre Farm Candlesticks are easily equipped for electricity and are the most graceful of all fixtures for dressing-tables, bedside tables, tea tables, and such. The House in Good Taste "Yes, indeed," and Patty took her place at the tea table with a matronly air, and began to pour for her guests. Patty and Azalea At the tea table Neville brought her a glass of sherry and a bite of something squashy; a number of people spoke to him and asked to be presented to Valerie. The Common Law It was the first dull tea table they had ever known; the first time Hilary had ever looked at that dear face, and seen an expression there which made her look away again. Mistress and Maid This set was used every afternoon on the tea table, and was greatly admired by all who were the guests of the board at their informal afternoon teas. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission There are several long mahogany tables, and many small tea tables. The House in Good Taste Each one of you sees every day at the tea table an empty cup set there, waiting to be filled with tea when the proper time comes. The Master's Indwelling Ogilvy watched her curiously as she took her seat at the tea table. The Common Law Charlotte was putting candles on the tea table. The Morgesons Then, as Spinrobin bent down and kissed her hair, Mr. Skale put an arm round each of them and drew them over to the tea table. The Human Chord Now at the tea table something led him to remark that here at home the stubborn illness of this battery sister for whom Anna was acting as treasurer had compelled him to send her away. Kincaid's Battery She leaned over the tea table and took a slip of paper from under a tea dish. Madcap Half a dozen little arbours were formed by large Japanese umbrellas, under which tea tables were placed, and the sweet air of the summer afternoon was changed and made suffocatingly heavy by burning incense. People of the Whirlpool To make the summons of the tea table serve as an effective ejectment to the dinner table, let it be announced as a special invitation from the lady of the house. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 376, June 20, 1829 She must float him inside, somehow, and anchor him to the tea table. Mary Wollaston And on the verandah, as I arrived breathless, and shaken in my soul, Frances and Mabel, standing by the tea table, looked up to greet me. The Damned Mrs. Hammond had risen and was fingering the flowers on the tea table. Madcap He entered the dining room, and saw his mother seated at the tea table, looking as bland and pleasant as a Spring morning, and asked, "Where is Ellen?" Minnie's Sacrifice Often of an evening, when they were enjoying a tete-a-tete by the fireside, she would place on the tea table the leather box containing the "trash," as M. Lantin called it. Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant At the tea table Mrs. Douglas gracefully asked Janet to pour the tea. Anne of the Island "The left," said Miss Lavendar, with a hesitating glance at her tea table. Anne of Avonlea He found her at the tea table, a stout but puissant figure in mauve and black. Madcap Now if I only can clean them, I'll be ready to make her tea table, whatever that is. The Harvester He was shown into the garden that lay between the residence and the studio, where the tea table was set under a gnarled pear tree. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories I tipped two cups off the tea table in trying to get away. Daddy-Long-Legs They discussed the matter at the tea table. Anne of Avonlea He turned and stood beside the tea table, struggling for the control of his voice. Madcap Soon as this is finished," said the Harvester, "I am going to begin on that tea table. The Harvester On the afternoon of the succeeding day, the party were assembled in the parlor around the tea table of Miss Peyton, when a change in the weather occurred. The Spy Thursday When I came in from laboratory this afternoon, I found a squirrel sitting on the tea table helping himself to almonds. Daddy-Long-Legs "I mean, not at a tea table," he said. The Beautiful and Damned We might have been discussing some commonplace question across a tea table. The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles Sansome and Nan sat cozily either side the little Chinese tea table. The Gray Dawn Allis went to the tea table by her father's side, fearing to get beyond his hearing; she dreaded her mother's questioning eyes. Thoroughbreds So encouraged Charlie told the whole story of the quarrel arising in the first place from his stepfather's ill temper at the tea table. Through the Fray A Tale of the Luddite Riots He turned to the tea table as he spoke, and stood over it rubbing his hands, and beaming about him blandly. The Heavenly Twins At afternoon teas, serve from the tea table in the drawing room. Ice Creams, Water Ices, Frozen Puddings Together with Refreshments for all Social Affairs The tea table, set with a snowy doth, glittered invitingly, its silver and porcelain, its plates of dainty sandwiches and thin waferlike cookies—Wing Sam's specialty—enticingly displayed. The Gray Dawn I heard my father inviting him in, and when I went down, there was my eagle sitting at the tea table, bending forward, courteously, to take a cup from my sister, like any other visitor. The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories At the tea table I noticed that the waiter was a young man who evidently had not been always thus. Remarks He went to the tea table when he had spoken, and stood there waiting to hand Mrs. Orton Beg a cup of tea which Mrs. Beale was pouring out for her. The Heavenly Twins Miss Craven chatted easily until the tea table was taken away and Craven had withdrawn to his usual position on the hearthrug, lounging against the mantelshelf. The Shadow of the East Lavinia thanked him and rose; the discussion about the tea table became unbearably stupid, no better than the flat chatter of the nuns at school. The Happy End His weakness lay in his vanity, which led him to shun masculine society and to foregather at tea tables with women who flattered him. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived Those who had put their furniture into carts unloaded it, and those who had buried their silver in their cellars dug it up to use on the tea table. The Duke of Stockbridge The only trouble," I said, as we sat around the tea table, "is that I don't know enough yet about the Revolution to follow the play very intelligently. Equality With a little shrug she turned to the tea table beside which Mouston was sitting up in eager expectation, watching the dancing kettle lid with solemn brown eyes. The Shadow of the East Terence made his appearance at the tea table. Light O' the Morning A fire of red gum logs made it pleasantly warm; the tea table was drawn near its blaze, and the arm-chairs made a semicircle round it. Back to Billabong There may be one or several little tea tables which are brought into the drawing-room when the guests are ready for tea. Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 It doesn't, somehow, seem natural," said the cooper, as he took his seat at the tea table, "to sit down without Ida. Jack's Ward The waiting tea table supplied her immediate want. The Shadow of the East Addison stated also that one of his objects was to bring "philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and colleges, to dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea tables and coffeehouses." Halleck's New English Literature I'm thinking about two faces I saw the other night at Mrs. Harrowgate's tea table. Miss Prudence A Story of Two Girls' Lives. If tea tables are not available, one large table may serve the purpose, but it also must be covered with small doilies at each cover instead of one large table-cloth. Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 Finally Miss Anderson insisted they must go, and the bouquet of flowers on the tea table was plucked apart to reveal nine little individual bouquets, one for each guest. Betty Gordon at Boarding School The Treasure of Indian Chasm At the tea table they found General Punnit discoursing on war, and giving "idealists" what idealists usually get. The Secret of the Tower This honey you find at every hotel in Switzerland, as one of the inevitables of the breakfast or tea table. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 I thought how I'd give something to get her to lay the tea table for me as a habit, and I didn't see how that was likely to come about. The Belted Seas The tea is served in the dining-room, or if he wishes, the host may have small tea tables laid out in the drawing-room. Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 The tea table can be easily equipped now with a boiler in silver or brass, with alcohol lamp underneath; a tea caddy in china or silver, with teapot and cups before the hostess. Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book Then she went to the tea table, poured out a cup of tea, sat down and sipped it slowly, looking into vacancy with the eyes of one whose real gaze was turned inwards upon herself. December Love Nan had kept Rhoda so busy helping behind the tea table that the Western girl did not realize at once how the character of the party had changed. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch Warm, shadowed, glowing here and there, here and there gleaming, and the tea table shining? This Freedom At the tea table he had a great fright. Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Keep the water on tea table constantly boiling and the teaball partly filled with tea leaves. Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book They arose, and Mrs. Carter, who could not afford to keep a servant, herself cleared away the tea table. Herbert Carter's Legacy Then he turned to where the youngest and most frivolous of his guests were in the act of rising from the tea table. The Great Impersonation The central square was prettily arranged with a set of furniture brought from a veranda, a tea table, a stand of flowers, and a flagpole and flag. Patty's Butterfly Days "Harriet—you dear child!" said the rich and pleased voice, as Mary's fine hand crossed the tea table for a welcoming touch. Harriet and the Piper Parallel to background down stage, tea table with coffee service thereon; near it to right, smaller table, on it a humidor. Moral Mr. Lines," said I that evening at the tea table, "you know that pretty little cottage on the hill just opposite the church. Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish. She took one of the new little bungalows that were being erected in Red Creek "Park," and furnished it richly and inappropriately, and established a tea table and a samovar beside the open fireplace. Sisters Bearers of fresh news were eagerly welcomed both to toddy and tea tables. Kennedy Square Miss Field, Ward said, was no longer at the tea table; she had left a message to the effect that she was walking home and would be there as soon as they were. Harriet and the Piper A butler is engaged at the tea table, another man servant is holding swinging door open. Moral From the tea table they went to one of the parlors. The Hand but Not the Heart or, The Life-Trials of Jessie Loring Well, we were presently seated at the tea table. Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper Virginia and Rollin comforted each other at the tea table, looking at each other with earnest, sad faces. In His Steps Royal Blondin went straight from Nina to the tea table, which was almost deserted now. Harriet and the Piper Ida's tea table stood by the hearth, with innovations such as a silver tea-ball, and a porcelain cracker jar decorated with a rich design in the minutely cut and shellacked details of postage stamps. Martie, the Unconquered She then poked the fire into a blaze and moved a cumbrous arm chair to a corner of the tea table. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl As we sat at the tea table, he said, addressing me— "You know that old coat of mine that is up in the clothes-press?" Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper At the tea table Mr. Nelson gratified Mr. Sparkes by an allusion to almost the only topic—apart from Chaffey's—which could draw that grave man into continuous speech. The Town Traveller They had strolled slowly from the tennis court, where half-a-dozen young persons were violently exercising themselves in the sunshine, with the vague intention of reaching the tea table, on the upper level. Harriet and the Piper It was dusk when she reached home, and, passing the dining room, where the tea table awaited her arrival, she sought her own apartment. Beulah They sat facing each other across the tea table. Women in Love At five o'clock in the afternoon, the tea table was spread, and such loads of bread and butter, cake, cheese, and what they called sweet sarse and apple trade you never saw. Who Spoke Next You ought to see him lay a out the big matches before her on the tea table with plates, cups, salt cellars, knives, spoons, and you ought to see her excitement and hear her criticisms. The Prospector There was nothing queer in her aspect to-day, at all events, as she demurely performed her duties at the tea table. Harriet and the Piper Mrs. Williams was asleep, but the tea table waited for her, and in her own room, on her desk, lay an unfinished manuscript which was due the editor the next morning. Beulah Milliner, manicure, butler, chef, club, card-table, tea table,—these and a thousand things like them filled her day, and they might all be swept away in an hour, and leave no one the worse. Mother Hold your tongue; and go in and attend to your business at the tea table. O'Flaherty V.C. : a recruiting pamphlet In the centre a tea table with a chair either side. Washington Square Plays She did not refuse him her hand when he came to the tea table, or her eyes, and there was friendliness, or the semblance of it, in the voice with which she said his name. Harriet and the Piper All the domestic circle, tutors, governesses, and guests, were already at the tea table. War and Peace Tea had been served in "the house," and the servants, including the strangers, had taken their seats at the tea table in the kitchen. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter And as Erica flitted busily about, arranging the tea table, her mother watched her half musedly, half anxiously. We Two, a novel He bent toward her, as he sat behind the tea table. A Poor Wise Man She was the life of the tea table. The Drums of Jeopardy She was sitting by her sister at the tea table, and reluctantly, without looking at him, made some reply to Boris who sat down beside her. War and Peace I am glad," said Mr. Peck, one evening while at the tea table, "I am glad, Mr. Carlton, that my neighbour Jones has invited you to visit him at his farm. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter Dr. Martineau pressed the limp hand upon the little tea table. Secret Places of the Heart Levin was sitting beside his hostess at the tea table, and was obliged to keep up a conversation with her and her sister, who was sitting opposite him. Anna Karenina Cutty went with her to the elevator and when he returned to the tea table he sat down without speaking. The Drums of Jeopardy The little princess had also left the tea table and followed Helene. War and Peace Miss Ainslie spread a napkin of finest damask upon the little mahogany tea table, then brought in a silver teapot of quaint design, and two cups of Japanese china, dainty to the point of fragility. Lavender and Old Lace Accordingly he peeped through the chink of the door whence her head had recently protruded, and, on seeing her seated at a tea table, entered and greeted her with a cheerful, kindly smile. Dead Souls |
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