| 单词 | writing desk |
| 例句 | Now, Gregor could still do without the chest of drawers if need be, but the writing desk really had to stav. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z He took home substantial prizes: a new encyclopedia to replace the outdated one, a new writing desk, a cash prize, a savings bond. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A candelabrum was lit at the writing desk by the window where her stepmother sat. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see papers scattered untidily over one of the writing desks nearby. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. van D. didn’t move, but stayed by her writing desk, looking for a handkerchief. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Now one of those photographs hung on the wall in Blaine’s apartment, opposite her writing desk. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I took my seat at the writing desk after moving all the books to the couch where she sat. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z So awed was I that it was a moment before my eyes fell on the figure at the writing desk, bent over some close task. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He rummaged through the riot of papers on his writing desk. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Along one wall was a chest of drawers and a mirror, on the other a writing desk with a chair tucked underneath. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Now it is five in the morning and I am still at the writing desk, thinking over my strange two days. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Mrs. Tallis remained standing, while Briony sat on one side of the writing desk and the inspectors sat on the other. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Opposite them, near the center of the room, was a writing desk. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I explored my sitting room which had a writing desk and a good lamp, and was impressed by the vastness of the bathroom with its potpourri and stacks of towels on a heated rack. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Walls, ceiling, and everything else except a bureau and a writing desk, were pink or blue or white. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There were medical textbooks opened to various pages and spread out across my little writing desk, the couch, the floor, and anywhere she could find free space. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mo picked up a matchbox lying on Fenoglio’s writing desk, opened it, and slowly closed it again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Their great warm faces looked down upon me from the mantelpiece, they floated in a bowl upon the table by the sofa, they stood, lean and graceful, on the writing desk beside the golden candlesticks. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They were, after all, two of the most accomplished letter writers of the era, men who had fashioned over long careers at the writing desk distinctive prose styles that expressed their different personalities perfectly. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I watched from the writing desk with my arms folded across my chest. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The furnishings included a bunk, a writing desk, a chair, a stool, and the Halfmaester’s cyvasse table, strewn with carved wooden pieces. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the British Library, you can see Jane Austen’s writing desk. Suzy Nakamura Informs Herself With ‘The Dollop,’ Sister Wendy and Her Mother’s Diary 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z She sat at a writing desk facing a snowy hill, capped with buildings, and beyond it the ocean. The Young Queer Writer Who Became Greenland’s Unlikely Literary Star 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Ours, the Joaquín Torres Garcia Suite, featured books and prints of the eponymous artist throughout its two rooms, including a sitting room with a red sleeper sofa and antique writing desk. In Montevideo, Uruguay, Vintage Flare With Contemporary Comfort 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Now, 15 months after Parker died at his writing desk at age 77, his 39th novel featuring Spenser has been published. Parker's `Sixkill' has compelling story line 2011-05-04T11:24:12Z There are new finds for even the most hardened furniture fanatic, from Norman Shaw's gothic cradle to Eugène Berman's surrealist, trompe l'oeil wardrobe, to an ingenious contraption that converts from writing desk to card table. Pull up a chair: inside the V&A's brilliant new furniture gallery 2012-11-27T19:15:01Z Why, in this adaptation, must Alice quickly come up with an actual answer to the Hatter’s riddle, “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” Synetic’s sweeping, sinister ‘Alice’ 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z I have a New Mexican writing desk on one side of my bed and an antique Mexican trunk on the other. Sandra Cisneros Loves to Read About Women Waging Battle 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z After receiving the picture, I immediately put it in a wooden red frame atop my writing desk. Not exactly bedtime stories: My father, the Holocaust and a moment of bravery he’ll never forget 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Virginia Woolf’s writing desk, a star of the collection, stayed behind at Duke. The Overlooked History of Women at Work 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Under the name Johnny Williams, he gradually transitioned, as he put it, “from the piano bench to the writing desk,” composing several light, jazzy scores for comedies. John Williams on ‘Indiana Jones’ and His Favorite Scores 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z Dosed up with inspiration, he would often rise at 3 a.m., wheel himself to his writing desk, and continue composing the music to “Iphigenia” by hand — with pen, Wite-Out and a ruler. How Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter Realized His Dream: an Opera 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Jones’s wooden writing desk, paired with a cheery orange chair, resides in a corner of the living room, allowing him to compose poems while drinking up the great views of his hip neighborhood. Forget New York. For writer Saeed Jones, Columbus, Ohio, is the place to be a literary star. 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Visitors will also get a chance to see his writing desk and chair. In Transit Blog: Dickens Anniversary Kicks Off in London 2011-12-08T11:00:54Z The relationship between this instinct and the desire to be heard is embodied in the story of her writing desk, gifted to her by a woman whose ex-boyfriend tried to kill her for leaving him. How Rebecca Solnit Found Her Voice 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z That would keep you at your writing desk late at night. Phil Klay on His Iraq War Book 'Redeployment' 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z In the little boy's memory, which is here," Penniman said, pointing to the elaborate brass cams seen through the glass floor under the figure's gilded writing desk, "he told us who made him. Pa. museum automaton has link to Scorcese's 'Hugo' 2012-02-22T17:21:13Z And indeed, Simon spent enough time in the batter’s box — or at his writing desk — to be considered the Cal Ripken Jr. of Hollywood and the Great White Way. Perspective | Neil Simon was a funnyman who pleased himself by going deeper 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z An 1870s writing desk by Willie Howard, a freed slave in Mississippi, is now at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Antiques: At Antiquarian Book Fair, Photos of Obama Ancestors 2012-04-05T22:12:59Z It would hardly seem necessary to state: A life in the arts — in a theater, in a studio, at a writing desk, on a film crew — constitutes honest-to-goodness work. Arts workers are building a labor movement to save a creative economy in peril 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z There, local residents hawked armchairs and writing desks and bar stools graced, supposedly, with the Bard’s ghostly presence. A new show imagines a punk rock Shakespeare — the latest of our many fantasies about the bard 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z In the back of the truck are a folding table, a folding chair, and a folding writing desk. Leaving Alaska 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z There, in his private, upstairs study, sat the actual writing desk, complete with a copy of his “An meine Völker!” war declaration. In the heart of Europe, Habsburg family homes offer a haunting glimpse into history 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z It’s perhaps the most spacious room in the house, flooded with eastern light and chock-full of books, everything revolving around his broad walnut writing desk. In southwestern Wisconsin, the bucolic Driftless Area is an overlooked gem 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Tacked above his writing desk, next to a red bird-house-size dairy barn, is a black-and-white photograph of the author Jim Harrison, a Michigan native. ArtsBeat: Video: Nickolas Butler’s Wintry Place on Earth 2014-04-04T22:15:33Z No more getting up from the piano or the writing desk to putter around in the kitchen or the storage shed. Leaving Alaska 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z He is light, stinging, insolent and melancholy, to borrow the words the critic Kenneth Tynan kept on his writing desk to remind himself how to sound. Gary Shteyngart Is Back, on the Road and Still a Master of Dislocation 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Joel won’t let Ellie take a gun; but when he isn’t looking, she finds the pistol Frank kept stashed in a writing desk, and she shoves into her backpack. ‘The Last of Us’ Season 1, Episode 3: One More Good Day 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z It's a journey spanning thousands of miles – New York, Chicago, Port Angeles, New Orleans, Atlanta, Key West – but it's the distance from the writing desk to the nearest bottle that preoccupies her. Why do writers drink? 2013-07-20T07:00:14Z Nearby is a spectacular 18th-century French foldout writing desk carved to look like a full library when in its locked position. Art Review: Art Imitates Movies in a Series of Scenes 2010-12-23T22:22:15Z Mitchell uses similar designs across each video – floral dress, daisies, writing desk and pocketfuls of knick-knacks such as rings, keys and passport photos – but offers crucial, if subtle, changes. Five Truths brings new clarity to Ophelia's demise 2011-07-21T10:35:22Z New England is a cornucopia: Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, in Concord, Massachusetts, looking from the bedroom’s writing desk through wavy glass to the leaf-filled yard. My Summer Waiting Tables at the Writers’ Retreat 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Tours start in the Hobbit hole, whose furnishings include rustic hand-carved wooden chairs scattered around a fireplace and a large writing desk piled with maps of Middle-earth. Down the Hobbit Hole in Switzerland 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z A model skull keeps her company at her writing desk. What’s That? You Want to be Buried How? 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z I stay in the Duchess's suite at the inn which is, once a month, Debo's own room; complete with dressing table, writing desk and rolltop bath, it's just as elegant as the name suggests. In pursuit of the Mitfords 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z She placed reading lamps on the bedside tables, writing desk, and table in the bay. Master Bedroom Decorating Ideas 2010-08-11T22:27:00Z And you can gaze upon Robert Burns’s writing desk and Stevenson’s riding boots at the Writers’ Museum. Read Your Way Through Edinburgh 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Sitting in his Upper East Side apartment a few feet from his writing desk, Chase was terse but thoughtful and accommodating as he looked back on “The Sopranos,” his gruff demeanor spiked with dry wit. David Chase on ‘The Sopranos,’ Trump and, Yes, That Ending 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z A rather large yellow chicken by French brand Guillaumit doubles as a writing desk. Kinder Modern Creates Children’s Furniture With Fun In Mind 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z There is even a traditional way of representing Murasaki, who is usually drawn kneeling at her writing desk. The Radiant Prince Comes to Fifth Avenue 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z And “Paterson,” Mr. Williams’ epic paean to the city, is one of the dog-eared books on the character’s writing desk. In Undiscovered Paterson, Falls, Food and Fetty Wap 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z In Harris’ photograph of Price’s writing desk there is also the story of a man who was paralyzed after the removal of a tumor in his spine. 'Dream of a House' tours the eclectic home of writer Reynolds Price 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Hundreds of pieces of furniture — oak writing desks and ergonomic office chairs — fit together in a complex game of Jenga. Meet the barrier-breaking woman behind a massive house of salvaged treasures 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z The business card on the vintage writing desk dispelled my doubts. Haute Hostels Put to the Test in Europe 2013-04-26T16:24:14Z Describing a delicate Victorian writing desk gifted by a friend, she imbues the object with a strong sense of her intellectual life and credibility as a writer. Review | Rebecca Solnit, who inspired the term ‘mansplaining,’ explains herself (sort of) 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Who in his right mind wants a sink in the same surface as a writing desk? T Magazine: Room With a Purview 2011-11-25T17:30:45Z A golden metallic straitjacket, which nods to Houdini, is strewn atop a casting of Mailer's writing desk, where he toiled for a decade on his hapless Nile misadventure. Matthew Barney's 'River of Fundament'? Well, it's certainly big 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z After a long day at the writing desk, I will play around with my dance moves and stretch like a dancer. Gabriel García Márquez in the Eyes of Those Who Knew Him 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z It was lovely; I sat down right away at a little wooden writing desk to gather my notes. A Tour of Sardinia, Full of Discoveries 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z The bedroom is back to its old state, though several pieces of furniture, like the bureau and the tiny writing desk that was so important to Dickinson’s work, are reproductions. Home Alone With the Ghost of Emily Dickinson 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z After a pause, Her Majesty turns from her writing desk and says simply: "Good evening, Mr. Bond." Spirited queen happy to play Bond girl 2012-07-29T08:56:17Z As an official gift, the Bidens gave their guests an antique writing desk. White House scraps plan for B-52s to entertain at state dinner 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z On recent afternoons, wearing jeans, slippers and a loose shirt, Roth came down from his writing desk and sat on the porch. Screenwriter Eric Roth on 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and a life of big scripts 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z While he had not seen his writing desk in 12 years, he had paid tens of thousands of dollars over those years to store it and his other heirlooms. An aristocrat’s grandson, a precious desk and a storage unit in Queens 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z The heart-stories behind the mailboxes are discreetly pasted, painted, hammered and welded into their forms like love letters secreted into the false bottom drawer of a writing desk. The fabulously creative (and personal) mailboxes of Bainbridge Island 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Another couple, with three young children, is designating their bedroom a grown-up zone with a writing desk and comfortable chairs to help them decompress alone or chat at the end of the day. From secret hideaways and craft rooms to parent retreats and kid studios — creating a personalized space | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Virginia paces around her room of one’s own, furnished with only a writing desk. Review | ‘The Hours’ should have made an amazing opera. It isn’t. 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Above his writing desk he had pinned a note to himself in Hebrew about the six million Jews that were murdered by the Nazis: “Remember!!! 6,000,000.” 80 Years Ago the Nazis Planned the ‘Final Solution.’ It Took 90 Minutes. 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Six months after his storage unit sold, von Hassell was still no closer to finding his books, his samurai armor or his wooden writing desk. An aristocrat’s grandson, a precious desk and a storage unit in Queens 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Above his writing desk, he had pinned a note to himself in Hebrew about the 6 million Jews that were murdered by the Nazis: “Remember!!! 6,000,000.” 80 years ago, the Nazis planned the ‘final solution.’ It took 90 minutes 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Another unconventional option, particularly if you don’t have a dedicated office space in your home, is to use a writing desk as a nightstand. How to create a stylish but practical feature wall in your bedroom 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z A writing desk features a place to hold a cup of tea. 'A telenovela of architecture' — artist Kim Schoenstadt honors Eileen Gray's E-1027 house 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The donation included Anne Fuller’s writing desk, a large woodcut that hung on the loft rails, a set of chairs designed by Charles Eames and a rustic wooden table. Fuller family returns artifacts to Bucky’s Dome Home 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z She also suggests creating a reading nook in a forgotten corner of a room, and reducing clutter in a small bedroom by multi-purposing a writing desk as a nightstand. Right at Home: Resetting for a new year with soothing decor 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Maybe it’s something you could repurpose: A small writing desk used for home schooling can later become a console table behind your sofa. 3 experts offer advice on how to prep your home for back-to-school virtual learning 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z But in her appearance on Sunday, seated next to a writing desk with a flowering plant, she looked alert and at ease. Boris Johnson Hospitalized as Queen Urges British Resolve in Face of Epidemic 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Complete with vaulted ceilings, dual closets and a writing desk, it expands to a wraparound terrace overlooking the ocean. Bruce Willis unloads Caribbean compound for $27 million 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Pierre keeps a copy of “Hamlet” and Dante’s Inferno on his writing desk. Herman Melville at Home 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z She asked for it to hang facing their writing desks in their sitting room, where it remains to this day. Queen Victoria's risqué side revealed with nude-filled collection 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z They arranged his pens and paper on his writing desk. A photo of a uniquely American racist act dominates the news, but my photo is an act of equality 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Prosecutors say the 69-year-old turned a plain writing desk into the “Bingham Family Civil War Memorial Secretary” and sold it to an antiques dealer for $64,500. Man pleads guilty to forging museum artifact 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z “We are hoping against hope that Mr. Khashoggi is unharmed and will soon return to his writing desk,” its editorial board said. Jamal Khashoggi search: Turkish investigators reportedly want access to guarded consulate where Saudi journalist feared killed 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z We are hoping against hope that Mr. Khashoggi is unharmed and will soon return to his writing desk. Opinion | We need answers on Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Then I sit at my writing desk for a couple of hours, staring out the window, my French press going cold next to my laptop. “A Refugee Crisis” 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Bureaucracy—a term coined in the 18th century to mean “rule by writing desk”—refers to the organization of modern government, desk-bound and hierarchical. Stop Doing Companies' Digital Busywork for Free 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Enchanted Cottage - With an emphasis on luxury, this stone cottage embodies the quaint elegance of a Belize boutique hotel, featuring a bedroom with a king-size bed, writing desk, and fireplace. 20 Hotels You Didn’t Know Were Owned by Celebrities 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Even now my writing desk is full of old wads of Juicy Fruit, which with their gray hemispherical shape and many little indentations resemble shrunken brains. Letter of Recommendation: Gum 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z At school last week, the girls sat at simple wooden writing desks in an empty classroom and recalled their initiation into the ranks of lawbreaking stone-pelters. Teen girls with stones are the new threat in India’s Kashmir conflict 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z There is a note on my writing desk. “A Refugee Crisis” 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z My novel proceeded by essentially the same principles as my stories always have: somehow get to the writing desk, read what you’ve got so far, watch that forehead needle, adjust accordingly. George Saunders: what writers really do when they write 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z But while Obama plans to return to his writing desk since leaving the White House, his daughter is going into the movie business. Malia Obama lands an internship with mega-producer Harvey Weinstein 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Austen often took her writing desk with her from her native Hampshire to London, where she negotiated her publishing deals. Jane Austen at 200: still a friend and a stranger 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z When she resigned, she carried home, tucked away in her portable writing desk, a work in progress she was calling “Passages in the Life of an Individual”. Anne Brontë: the sister who got there first 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z The entire staircase, which also required a full renovation, opens on the second floor to the “ladies lounge,” defined by a Plexi-Craft writing desk and a chair-and-ottoman combination upholstered in fabric from Cowtan and Tout. Former embassy becomes a stylish residence 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z I imagine a gray-haired gentleman sitting at his writing desk. I Lost My Wife in the Paris Attacks. This Is What Came After. 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Despite the 3,000 miles of ocean that separate us, the illusion is that we are facing each other across our individual writing desks. The Pieces of Zadie Smith 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z First, there’s the mahogany writing desk he bought her for her 19th birthday, which folds up into a neat, lockable box for travel. Jane Austen at 200: still a friend and a stranger 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Capt. Kennedy built a special writing desk that doubles as a cabinet to hide the air-conditioner, and the engine room doubles as a laundry room. All Aboard a Vintage Yacht for $55,000 a Week 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z There is the white ash bench handmade by Jessica Wickham, its contours shaped by the log it was built from, and Christopher Kurtz’s three-legged redwood writing desk that evokes flowing liquid. Dorsky Museum Highlights Works That Elevate the Mundane Into Art 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Horgan says that, as exacting as she is in her work life, her personal life is as disorganized as her writing desk. The Brutal Romantic Behind “Catastrophe” 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z “Before the judge would finalize any opinion, he would stand at a tall writing desk and a clerk would stand by his right elbow,” she said. Merrick Garland’s Path to Nomination Marked by Deference, With Limits 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z “They just told me they had a space to fill,” she says, sitting at her writing desk in a converted barn, “so I set about seeing what I could do.” Hidden treasure: the modernist mural buried in a Scottish mountain 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z The writing desk faced a row of windows, and there were mountains in the distance. Far Away From Here 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Her inspiration for the book came in part from her view, from a window near her writing desk, of a small dock in the backyard jutting out into a branch of Onancock Creek. Rowing alone: Author channels life on water with kids’ book 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z The interior is surprisingly cozy and comfortable, with wooden floors, a writing desk lined with books and a small heater that works down to about 20 degrees. College senior gives new meaning to 'off-campus' with hut 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z He not only regularly put down his pen to guide a horse-drawn plough across the fields, but kept a scythe and saw leaning up against the wall next to his writing desk. The secret to a happy life - courtesy of Tolstoy 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z In the 1920s, he built her a writing cottage, where a stone slab floor supports a writing desk, reading chairs, a wood stove and a cot for napping. Where the Harlem Renaissance blossomed in Virginia, with poet Anne Spencer Another famous visitor, J. P. Morgan, gave Mr. Hewitt the writing desk that sits in his public office, near the front door. The 19th-Century Home of Jell-O’s Forefather 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z But while these projects are usually seen as something akin to a server cluster at a writing desk, the reality is something more complex and less apocalyptic. How to teach a robot to write 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z One of her favorite items is a small Swedish Biedermeier writing desk. Business Talent Group CEO places experts in short-term jobs 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z So Dr. Lotze ended up making a custom-built writing desk, clipping a piece of paper to a wedge-shaped block as his subjects reclined. This Is Your Brain on Writing 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z The hut in Georgeham, Devon, is being sold by the Henry Williamson Trust, complete with his writing desk, spectacles and blotter. Tarka the Otter writer's hut on sale 2014-04-03T01:23:13Z Mr. Kerry gestured to an antique English writing desk on which the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolutionary War, was signed in 1783. State Dinner Guest List for Hollande Is Impressive, if Minus One 2014-02-12T02:08:53Z Each had a bed with clean bedding, a dresser, a writing desk, a lamp affixed to the ceiling or the wall, and a rug or a carpet with an intricate pattern. Haruki Murakami: “Samsa in Love.” 2013-10-21T04:00:00Z In his new play, the three men are portrayed on stage at their writing desks. Killers' letters used in Edinburgh play 2013-08-01T02:04:54Z Wearing his trademark tuxedo, 007 enters Buckingham Palace and the queen, with two corgis at her feet, turns from a writing desk and says simply: "Good evening, Mr Bond". Games open with rousing romp through British life 2012-07-28T01:30:10Z Those very drawers may now be for sale in Lot 2610, which offers a Continental neoclassical walnut writing desk, with an estimated value of $1,000 to $1,500. Media Decoder Blog: Hollywood Agent's Estate Sale Displays Star Power 2012-06-04T01:35:05Z On another occasion the phenomenon occurred again, and this time also I was at my writing desk: "Your friend Dolard is coming to see you." Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Gramont went to a buhl writing desk in the corner of the room, and sat down. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z In a favourable position, under the window, was a spacious rosewood writing desk, and all the chairs and other furniture were of rosewood and well stuffed. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z The furniture consisted of several chairs, a mirror, no carpet, a small stand, a large dining table, and in one corner of the room a bedstead, washstand, and bookcase, with writing desk on top. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z Mrs. Keith rose as she spoke, opened her writing desk, took from it pen, paper, and stamped envelope, and made Ethel seat herself at the table. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z Phyllis looks about on table and writing desk, then returns to table. Green Stockings A Comedy in Three Acts 2012-01-28T03:00:24.297Z “But the couches and chairs in this room are too tempting to keep me at the writing desk.” Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z I got the key from my writing desk and, together with Zack, hurried along the corridor, unlocked the door, and entered the well-remembered room. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z The first definition of “davenport,” for instance, in three of the fives sources used by Wordnik is a kind of small writing desk. Novelties: Wordnik?s Online Dictionary: No Arbiters, Please 2011-12-31T19:28:36Z Jones recounts that he once allowed a letter to lie on his writing desk several days for reasons quite unknown. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z There was also a bureau, the upper drawer of which, when the front was dropped down, became a convenient writing desk, supplied with small drawers, shelves, and pigeon-holes. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z The shabby girl finished her orange, and picking up a small bundle, took one lingering look at the happy young girls at the writing desks and left the resting room. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z It would not be easy for 'someone' to unlock the door, pass to the vicinity of the writing desk, and strike the fatal blow—all without attracting the attention of the victim. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z When every one is anticipating his speedy dissolution, he rises from his bed, goes over to his writing desk, and puts into poetry some beautiful thought that fills his mind. Leo XIII., the Great Leader 2011-10-12T02:00:51.183Z It is, I believe, in the writing desk. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The woman hesitated for a moment; then, with a quick gesture, she pointed to the old writing desk. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Moving carefully about the room, he found that the broken key fitted a writing desk which stood 90 between two windows. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z She went through the corridor into the salon, and pulling the curtains aside, stepped into the alcove where her writing desk stood. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z When Pauly handed him the letter, he read it and, laughing, showed it to Ladislaus; after which he rose and went to his writing desk to write an answer. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z The furnishings of this study room consisted of a chair, a sloping writing desk and a screen fully two hundred feet square on the wall opposite the chair. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z Have a friend sit behind an ordinary writing desk. Reflections on the Mind 2011-08-18T14:45:09.900Z “Perhaps you will also remember,” Ned went on, “that on my former visit here I exhibited a key with a broken stem—the key to that writing desk?” Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z It was a winter evening two or three years later; she was bending over her writing desk, correcting copybooks, he was sitting in his room computing assessments of property. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z She showed me her bedroom, the size of a closet, with a small single bed, a tiny wooden writing desk and a dusty shelf packed with novels in Arabic translation. Magazine Preview: Yemen on the Brink of Hell 2011-07-21T01:01:35Z I have even made articles of furniture, such as small bookcases and writing desks, sawing all the lumber, driving the nails, putting on the hinges, and finally varnishing the completed article. The Palm Tree Blessing 2011-07-11T02:00:05.463Z Norton turned back into the room and stood staring at something that gleamed with sinister brightness from the top of the little writing desk. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z Closing the door softly—the same having been opened with a skeleton key—Ned stepped across the room to the writing desk which he had examined on that other night. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z Below it against the wall are a writing desk and chair. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z At Wimbledon, they sit a row apart in a sea of more than 300 writing desks. Straight Sets: Two Books Explore Borg and McEnroe Rivalry 2011-06-25T11:00:38Z At a writing desk against the wall, facing the windows, sat a military clerk. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z On the other side is a table, where sit several priests, with pen, ink, and writing desk, selling the indulgence tickets, and counting the money into boxes. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Then both men turned their eyes for an instant to the broken lock of the writing desk. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z A similar writing desk is placed against the rear wall between the right wall and the French window. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z April smiled and wept her changeable course toward May, yet the secret drawer in Mignon’s writing desk still hoarded its unlawful contents. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z They commenced by unhanging all my scenery, and it was only with difficulty that I got permission to remove a small writing desk containing a few sheets of paper and half-a-dozen postage stamps. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z In spite of this he mastered the natural restlessness of his body, and forced his feet to keep quiet, under the heavily laden writing desk. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z For some months had elapsed since he had found a few lines of sad farewell from Jack lying on his writing desk, but pregnant with despair and reckless helplessness. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z He takes out a revolver from his writing desk, and puts it back as some dancers pass through. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Furthermore, she had locked it away in a secret drawer of her writing desk and vowed to leave it there until the expiration of her term as treasurer. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z The pride of the room was a writing desk of mahogany. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z Trafford found Mr. Pope seated sternly at the centre of the writing desk, regarding him with a threatening brow. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z The writing desk, which later Mrs. Fry declared to have been closed, was now open, and a portion of the contents of its usually neatly arranged pigeon-holes was scattered upon the leaf. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z But it does not matter; in any case it will be better and more speedily than to die at my writing desk after a consumption, years in duration. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z The Sabbath is over and once more I drag myself to my writing desk to pour out the anguish of a tortured spirit. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z My guardian had to knock under, and put the letters in his writing desk. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z The form in common use about 1700 was known as the "scrutoir," being in reality a desk resting on a chest of drawers; the sloping front opened on hinges, and afforded a writing desk. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z His writing desk was in a bay window, and above it a crucifix was suspended. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z This magnificent summer's-day, when all the world hastens out into the open air, you sit here from morning to night, or rather until far into the night, at your writing desk. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z Anthony Trollope, for example, wrote dozens of novels while working for the British post office, using the Victorian equivalent of a laptop computer: a portable writing desk. Digital Domain: The Birth of Cheap Communication (and Junk Mail) 2010-02-20T21:20:00Z He could see it now, in a silver frame on her mother’s writing desk, in the drawing-room of the little furnished house taken for the season in London. Where the Path Breaks She took out a green volume, which she had carefully locked up in her writing desk. The Children of the World Her writing desk in the corner was their first objective point. The Land of Strong Men The kitchen was, of course, Martha's particular domain, but even here there were books and pictures, and a table reserved for writing desk and work basket. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days As she moved past the table which Amy used as a writing desk she noticed a stamped, sealed envelope lying there. Penny Nichols and the Black Imp It irresistibly reminds one of the topsy-turvy world that Alice found in Wonderland; and of the Hatter’s famous conundrum, “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” to which there was no answer. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York At the foot of it is the writing desk, opposite is hard-tack box for cupboard, etc. An Artilleryman's Diary The Amtmann and a police officer were in her master's rooms, sobbed Barbara, opening all the drawers searching for papers in the writing desk and taking away whatever seemed good to them. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle But most of all, she expressed her grief upon losing a writing desk which Grandfather Jefferson had had made for her by his master carpenter, a Negro servant. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia Meanwhile the sheriff and the warden went off to a writing desk that stood in one corner of the office, and where the sheriff formally delivered up his charge into the keeping of the warden. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" She then got up, walked to the writing desk, a pretty little mahogany one, fitted out nicely, selected some paper and started to write. Dorothy's Tour There were several pretty table ornaments, her writing desk with its outfit. Helen Grant's Schooldays He however conquered his impetuosity, went to his writing desk, took from it a manuscript, and with the exclamation, 'read,' gave it to the fieldmarshal. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna Mark stood in mute amazement, while Talbot, unlocking his writing desk, drew forth a dark leather pocket-book, tied with a string, and laid it leisurely on the table before him. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago He imagines that he is more at liberty in this posture than when behind a writing desk. Methods of Authors "I can't learn these lessons till I've made it up with papa," she sighed half aloud, and putting down the book opened her writing desk. Elsie at Viamede She had a small photograph of Mrs. Dayton in her writing desk. Helen Grant's Schooldays I just want to get my cheque book out of your writing desk—that’s all.” Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories I went to my writing desk and addressed an envelope to Lady Rosemary Granton. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia Then the ex-Marine motioned to the Egyptian cat, unwrapped and sitting in elegant repose on the writing desk. The Egyptian Cat Mystery “Oh, if it’s about your native land, or George Washington, or the flag, it’ll do,” conceded Peggy, and the words were hardly out of her mouth when Amy made a dart for the writing desk. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted In addition they had a small supply of bedding, 6 camp chairs, 1 desk, 1 writing desk, 1 lamp, 4 iron candlesticks, 1 ink stand. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 Here the letters from home—so welcome to the soldier—were devoured again, and with his inverted plate for a writing desk, roughly answered. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 But I left there in a writing desk some important papers, which now happen to be indispensable in a matter of family business. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 But Balzac was fastened to the writing desk. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 It was very quiet and cool in summer, and warm in winter; and Madam sat at her writing desk in a stylish costume unconcealed by any overall. Coquette His clothes, including a new white vest, were laid out neatly on the bed, near his writing desk. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out “Violet,” he said, going up to her writing desk and half sitting upon it, as he put the package before her, “here’s the candy.” In the Heart of a Fool Beginning with a writing desk in the cabin, we examined the book shelves and every nook and corner, then passed to the staterooms. Wings of the Wind And in a little corner, hid by a screen of photographs wuz her books and writing desk. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife Satinalia was despatched for a writing desk; and then for a candle. The House in Town They are not large, but in millions——" "Cease your outcries," said the First in Council, wearily, "and remove that animal from my writing desk. Join Our Gang? He remembered Mrs. Graham's letter now, and he went to his writing desk and took it from the notes of condolence he had received. Changing Winds A Novel It was lying in an open drawer in her writing desk—with others. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays I have one in my writing desk in a very secret drawer; a soul-cheering effusion, but not particularly agreeable to the physical humanity. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy So I sat down at my writing desk, found a cunning little sheet of paper, with a flag on it, and commenced. Neighbor Nelly Socks Being the Sixth and Last Book of the Series She glanced at the mirror back of the writing desk, and saw that she was white and strange looking; she rubbed her hands together because they were so suddenly cold. The Bondwoman The first promising object was a writing desk. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 A writing desk holds a similar position at the right. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays He found her sitting at the writing desk, in the reception room of their suite, apparently busy over a letter. The Film of Fear And so thou hast fixed thy Bramin's portrait over thy writing desk, and will consult it in all doubts and difficulties?—Grateful and good girl! Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges She had arisen and crossed the room to the little writing desk in the corner. The Bondwoman "You shall whenever you please," said the Don, rising, and going to Isabella's writing desk; "there, there is an order, signed by my own hand, that will admit you whenever you please." An Old Sailor's Yarns Julian is seated at a writing desk, from the drawers of which he is taking out papers. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays He himself sat down at the little writing desk, and proceeded once more to examine its varnished surface with the greatest care. The Film of Fear On the table lay her writing desk, one of his first presents to her, and Reg, with a feeling of sacrilege, slowly opened it. Australia Revenged Her son, who had been at a writing desk in the corner, laid down his pen and turned around. The Bondwoman My writing desk was open, all the drawers ajar and in disorder; the Baroness bending over this, my Diary. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess He passes slowly and pensively across the room to the writing desk, from which he picks up the waiting pile of letters. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays But in her heart she knew this was false reasoning, and with a catch in her breath she sat down by her small writing desk, and pulled out paper and envelopes. Polly of Lady Gay Cottage Let the writing desk stand in some well-lighted corner of sitting, dining, or "mother's" room, and let it be stored with all articles necessary to the exigencies of correspondence. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society He felt rather weak and giddy, but he got to his writing desk and there poured out his repentant soul in a letter to Donald. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro Marie was more dead than alive when he asked her for the key of her writing desk. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess Finally he returns to the writing desk and begins to pull out manuscripts from its drawers. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays With the aid of an old box for a writing desk and the battered lid of a tin can for an inkbottle he managed his task fairly well. The Silver Maple He or she," says one writer, "who partakes, forgets the presence of the folding bed and gas stove; of the curtained china cupboard in friendly proximity to the writing desk or easel. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Behind Simon's back Ugolini, sitting at a large writing desk, rolled his eyes and stretched his mouth in a grimace at her. The Saracen: The Holy War He kicked open the writing desk, and with his iron fists broke the shelves and pigeon holes, laying bare a secret drawer and stacks of love letters it shielded. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess Daoud stood at his writing desk, smiling at the tiny Arabic characters with which he had covered the thin square of parchment. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Further, Mrs. Waddington saw that Kate was rummaging through the unanswered letters in her writing desk, saw that she was comparing two of them. The Readjustment The writing desk may be included in the list of household wonders directly attributable to the necessity of fitting that most useful household article in a six by ten apartment. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society A white bed in the alcove, white window drapery, a carpet with considerable light blue in it, a dressing case, a writing desk, some books and pictures, mostly Madonnas. A Modern Cinderella In it was a comfortable bed, or berth, a folding washstand and writing desk, electric fan, and various other conveniences. Birdseye Views of Far Lands There was a big low bed of heavy walnut, four high windows with stiff lace curtains, a circular marble-topped table and a tiny writing desk. The End of the Rainbow Kate, writing notes at the old-fashioned black walnut writing desk, looked up at the climaxes of her mother’s address, bit her pen and frowned over her shoulder. The Readjustment Copies of verses, writing desks, trinkets of amber, were exchanged between the friends. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) For reply, she rose and went to the little writing desk where the Aydelot papers were kept. Winning the Wilderness He occupied an easy chair, heels upon a low, flat-topped writing desk, newspaper in hand, reading an account of the failure of Dr. Nansen to reach the North Pole. Doctor Jones' Picnic His gaze was drawn by the glitter of some enormous writing desks of Venetian workmanship, mounted upon antique tables sustained by lions. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Presently Ned came upon a battered old writing desk standing on the head of a large barrel. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam At any rate, my mother records that she found peppermints everywhere, in every kind of wrapper, stowed in the different receptacles, in boxes, bags, trunks, in bureau drawers and writing desks and “secretaries”. Penguin Persons & Peppermints Esther went up to her little corner room, where she had a sewing table and a writing desk. The High Calling Mr. Force went into the little den at the back of the hall, where he kept his writing desk and account books and held interviews with his overseer or his attorney. Her Mother's Secret With the pencil in one hand and the various scraps of paper in the other, she climbed on to the writing desk and gave herself up to literature.... Happy Days "Oh yes" said Gladys, and jumping up she opened a handsome little morocoo writing desk and took from it a sheet of writing paper closely written. Daisy Ashford: Her Book "When did you get the paper which Mr. Hamblin found in your writing desk?" Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim At Louis's answer he went in and found him at work on the writing desk. The High Calling "Put it on the table, and he will find it when he comes out; on his writing desk there." Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. This will be fitted up with a writing desk, and shelves and drawers for books, seeds, etc. Woodward's Graperies and Horticultural Buildings She then went at the writing desk; she was angry. The Goose Man It may be a massive table of oak or a simple writing desk venerated on account of the great literary works which have been written upon it. Chats on Household Curios He had pulled the writing desk out into the middle of the room and as his father stopped in front of it he said suddenly: "There it is, now laugh." The High Calling The man of the writing desk developed as one of the ablest in the parliamentary arts. The Jewish State The alcoves were filled with well-bound books, there was a superb Persian carpet, old gate-legged tables—oak was there everywhere; in the beams and the shelves and the mighty writing desk. War and the Weird The next morning two letters were found lying on his writing desk: one was addressed to Eberhard, the other to the Baroness. The Goose Man I went to the writing desk and began to try to say good-bye. Roger Trewinion Well, I finished a writing desk the other day. The High Calling Four Christmas presents underneath the tree; Bobbet took the writing desk, then there were three. The Jingle Book Could it be—yes, it was a writing desk, such as Ivy had often seen in dreams and store windows, but never hoped to possess! Peggy-Alone "What nonsense!" murmured Nattie, laughing to herself; but' she put the picture away in her writing desk as carefully as she might some cherished memento. Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes On a writing desk she saw a number of typed reports. The Guardians And then because he felt so hungry for comfort and so eager to relieve his mind of its burden, he went over to his writing desk, and wrote a long letter to his mother. The High Calling The room was large with two single beds, the windows in white drapery, a capacious bureau, a dressing table, a washing stand in a recess, a writing desk and some book shelves. The Girls at Mount Morris All the members of the family in reach took their letters, and Ivy, seated at her new writing desk in the corner next to the window, turned round expectantly, saying, "Where's mine?" Peggy-Alone For the writing desk shown in the accompanying picture the following stock will be needed. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 Mrs. Morton sat by one of the long French windows with a small writing desk on her lap, busily writing a letter. Chicken Little Jane On Wednesday morning, after Paul’s usual early departure, Lydia went to her writing desk to send a note to Madeleine Hollister. The Squirrel-Cage Then, limping to a dilapidated writing desk in the corner, which Marjorie never remembered to have seen open before, he took from one of the lower pigeonholes a small, glittering object. Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman On his writing desk Travis picked up and read the copy of the note written to Helen the day before. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills He deposited it in the upper right-hand drawer of the writing desk and locked the drawer. General Max Shorter The next day a writing desk was prepared, with two secretaries or clerks; it was placed in the middle of the hollow square formed by the troops. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite “Did you use my writing desk last evening?” she asked. The Squirrel-Cage He had found a pie in his writing desk and had asked Grandma Kunkel, who still formed a part of his unique ménage, for an explanation. The Lady Doc She had no light in her room, but feeling in her writing desk for the pen-knife, she stole down stairs the back way and took the path she had so often walked with Clinton. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel "Come in, David," General Shorter said, rising politely from the writing desk. General Max Shorter A moment later she had crawled out on the floor and lighted a candle by her writing desk. The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World Rising from her bed, she pored over the books on spiritualism that still formed a long row on the shelf of her writing desk. Sacrifice There were a few books and magazines, a piano, a writing desk, even a pack of playing cards. A Woman for Mayor A Novel of To-day The physician seated himself on the bed, while Monsieur de Flambois took up a position at the writing desk. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I General Shorter was still at his writing desk when he was notified that Mr. Tucker would like to see him first thing in the morning. General Max Shorter From the small writing desk near his bed he took a telegraph blank, but when he had written, torn up and rewritten the message he halted and stood dubiously considering the matter. The Tyranny of Weakness It was very quietly decorated with delicate colours, and a few etchings and many flowers; and Dolores herself came from behind her writing desk, smiling and blushing, to meet her tall visitor. The Dictator As its name indicates, it is used on folding bagatelle tables, small writing desks, and other types of work that have but a narrow margin on which to fix the hinges. Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. This he did standing at the ink-bespattered shelf which served as writing desk in the post office. The Eagle's Heart Then they are shewn sixty-seven of the notes of £.1 each, found in De Berenger's writing desk, and they say those are part of the notes they paid to Fearn on the 24th of February. The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 At last she lighted a lamp and moved wearily to her writing desk. The Tyranny of Weakness The youth, in his turn, was made happy by the gift of a silver-mounted rifle; while Prudy rejoiced in a rosewood writing desk, and Dotty in a gold pen. Prudy Keeping House A variation of this type of dovetail is frequently used to joint internal uprights to the horizontal shelves of writing desks, cabinets, and bookcases, etc. Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. He drew a few sheets and several envelopes from the neat container, and sat down at his father's big writing desk to begin his series of Christmas letters to certain responsive relatives. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life Gentlemen, of those two hundred notes, forty-seven have come into the Bank with De Berenger's name upon them, and forty-nine more of them were found in Mr. De Berenger's writing desk. The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 Her mamma was dressed in black, and looked very sad, and very tired; bending all day over that tiresome writing desk. Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends Then she went to her writing desk, and wrote a letter and sent it off. Sunshine Factory The usual bedroom furnishing was augmented by a capacious writing desk, which was more or less usual throughout the hotel. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon "I was greatly surprised to learn that you wished to see me, Miss Allen," was the matron's first remark after seating herself in the chair before her writing desk. Jane Allen: Right Guard Q. You told my learned Friend just now, that you formed your mind not only from what you saw him write, but from what you saw in his writing desk? The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 A Handy Pen or Brush Holder for Your Desk—A sheet of corrugated paper is a handy thing to have on your writing desk to hold wet pens or brushes. Fowler's Household Helps Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use There stood his table and chair, and his writing desk stood upon the table, and several books and papers were scattered carelessly upon the table. The Path of Duty, and Other Stories You remember the last time you called me, you had shut the tassel of your dressing-gown under the lid of your writing desk and I had to cut you loose. The Crucifixion of Philip Strong A delicately folded sheet lay upon the exquisitely inlaid writing desk before her. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton Q. Did you find him in possession of any writing desk? The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 "A great many years ago, before you came to live with us, some one entered this room, opened the secret drawer of Peyton's writing desk, and carried off a tin box containing some important papers." Infelice Some careful and painstaking hostesses include a small writing desk, well stocked with paper, pens and ink, postage stamps, even picture postal cards already stamped and ready to be addressed. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Their favorite picture hung over their writing desk, and was entitled, "One Rubbed Out." Frank Among The Rancheros Then her eyes fell on her writing desk, which was on a side-table, and open. Sunrise Q. Were there any pieces of coin in the writing desk also? The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 Going to her writing desk, she sat down and commenced imitating his handwriting. Tempest and Sunshine The King crossed to a writing desk and, taking pen and ink, placed them on the table. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars He had rung quite mechanically, and also mechanically, had turned again to his writing desk directly he had done so. Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition On the extreme corner of this strip of wood, which seemed to have been used as a writing desk by some one reclining upon the cushions, was the strangest article of all. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton Q. Did that writing desk contain papers and bank notes? The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 Suiting the action to the word, he drew up his writing desk, and in a short time a letter was written and directed to Mr. Miller. Tempest and Sunshine Note her little library of big books, her writing desk and hour-glass, her pen and ink. A Wanderer in Venice The furniture was decorated in the same way, even to the writing desk, which was an old work bench left by some carpenters. Literary Hearthstones of Dixie "It is locked up in my writing desk at home," answered Alice. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life Q. Did you also see his papers in his writing desk? The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 He heard the bureau drawers opened and shut, and then heard the squeak of a small writing desk that stood in a corner, as the leaf was turned down. The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective His wandering gaze fell on the open writing desk, which in his misery he had forgotten to close. For Woman's Love It carries a great number of gilded beds, tables, and writing desks. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 19 of 55 1620-1621 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Mary found two dolls and a trunk full of dresses for them, a toy kitchen, and a writing desk in her basket. Boy Blue and His Friends A black oak writing desk stood open, and a huge bowl of violets set upon it was guarded by an ivory statuette of the Venus of Milo. The Lighted Way She had out her writing desk, and wrote Jack a letter, as a consequence of which everything published in New York was mailed to his aunt as soon as it was off the presses. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary There was an elegant little writing desk standing in the corner of the room and filled with stationery, mostly for the convenience of the ladies of the family when the Rockharrts occupied their town house. For Woman's Love They also bring a great quantity of wood of the same tree for tables and writing desks, and it is very beautiful and sweet-smelling. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 19 of 55 1620-1621 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. The judge led him upstairs to a sort of office or study, immediately over the breakfast room, having an outlook over the Capitol grounds, and fitted up with a few book-cases, writing desks, and easy-chairs. Ishmael Or, In the Depths Probably the corner marked 'Boudoir' contains a writing desk with more or less books and other literary appliances. The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure In the antique shops lovely tables, chests, writing desks! Children of the Market Place When Cora recovered from that swoon her first care, on the first opportunity, was to go to her writing desk to look for her precious letter—Rothsay's last letter to her. For Woman's Love He went to the writing desk and quickly scrawled the following note. Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem A Novel A writing desk, laden with souvenirs, stood near. Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers In the window was the writing desk of Mr. Churchouse, upon which stood a photograph of Goethe. The Spinners This meant that I was to have a whole room to myself, and I was glad ... a whole room where I could stand a small writing desk and set up my books in rows. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Frank said, quickly, as he advanced nearer to the writing desk, hoping to see the address on the envelope. Tracy Park When all was ready the sum of two hundred dollars lay in her writing desk. Idle Hour Stories Let me borrow your writing desk for a moment. Elsie's children It was a very small room, provided with a sofa, one chair and a writing desk. Andy Grant's Pluck Doria rose and the colour fled from her cheeks and her great dark eyes grew bigger, and she brought down her little gloved hand on the writing desk by which the publisher, cross-kneed, was sitting. Jaffery A vase of japonicas, even in mid-winter, adorns his writing desk. Around The Tea-Table Effi was already sitting at her little writing desk, with a sheet of letter paper before her and the pen in her hand. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 Elsie, seating herself at her writing desk and taking out pen, ink and paper, looked smilingly into the eager faces of her two little girls. Elsie's children There was an alcove, where stood a Chippendale writing desk, and a revolving book rack. Patty and Azalea The very high ceilings of the Queen Anne period led to the use of "tall boys" or family bureaus, those many-storied conveniences which comprised a book-case above, writing desk in the middle, and drawers below. The Art of Interior Decoration "You may," he said, "and if you want to stay with me, you may ring the bell and tell the servant to bring your writing desk here." Holidays at Roselands He went to a writing desk standing near the river window, beckoned to me, and continued excitedly, "Sit here and write at my dictation." The Touchstone of Fortune Suiting the action to the word, she drew up her writing desk, and soon a finished letter was lying before her. Homestead on the Hillside Teddy sat on the writing desk beside the typewriter and swung his legs slowly. Mr. Britling Sees It Through Without looking or even thinking about the clock he went to his writing desk and flipped over the written pages of the pad. Oberheim (Voices) The apartment I occupied was of goodly size, and contained a large writing desk. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life There was a figure bending over the writing desk; not the tall form of her father, but her stepmother. Mischievous Maid Faynie It was a marble figure, in a sitting posture, with two writing desks beside it. Roman life in the days of Cicero Fontaine and received an answer that the brass vase by the writing desk was now empty—a curious way to put it, Nancy thought, and one which did not quiet her uneasiness in the least. The Motor Maids in Fair Japan I knew that I could count upon you, and, when the writing desk was found empty, knew that you had understood my glance. The Youth of the Great Elector With hurried steps—she might almost have been running away from something—she crossed the room to a small table that served as a combination dresser and writing desk. The Island of Faith Impulsively she turned to run to her aunt, and lay the matter before her, but paused and sat down on the little chair before her writing desk. Out of the Ashes The ladies' room contained some beautiful furniture, consisting of some large settees, tables, writing desks, and comfortably upholstered easy chairs. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission It bears the following inscription in the handwriting of Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson gives this writing desk to Joseph Coolidge, jr., as a memorial of his affection. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 2: Rutherford B. Hayes "Did you not see that my writing desk was empty?" The Youth of the Great Elector The only damage done was to one corner in which was located Uncle Pierre's writing desk. Young Hunters of the Lake At benches like writing desks, on which were tools of various descriptions, were seated some half a dozen workmen who were busily engaged. By the Golden Gate It was Clara who led the way into a parlor, in one corner of which there was a writing desk. The High School Boys' Canoe Club The house was filled, and many were compelled to sit on the writing desks at the side of the room. Thirty Years in the Itinerancy "Most gracious sir," he said quietly, handing the roll to the count, "here are the papers of your writing desk." The Youth of the Great Elector Then there was the writing desk; a substantial structure that bore no relation to the pindling rose-and-cream affairs that graced the guest rooms. Cheerful—By Request It is now eight o'clock in the evening, I am sitting in my tent with a candle standing on a rush mat, and my black trunk for a writing desk. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Cleggett walked over to his writing desk and pulled out a bulky manuscript. The Cruise of the Jasper B. She dug the steel point through the crack of a drawer and, pressing on the hilt, broke the lock, opened the splinted cover of a writing desk. The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution At the close they gave her an address and a writing desk. Anne of Avonlea Rodney had bought a writing desk, which stood in the corner, and had put up three pictures, which, though cheap, were attractive. Cast Upon the Breakers She would turn down the front of the writing desk, and draw up the piano stool. Fanny Herself And there we sat; I at my writing desk ready to appear busy with some papers, he behind me out of sight of the door. The Secret Sharer As soon as his back was turned, I went to my writing desk to start the story. The Moonstone There is McArdle, for example, I know exactly where he is, with his face upon his writing desk and his hand on his own telephone, just as I heard him fall. The Poison Belt Elsie hastened to obey the summons, and found him seated at his writing desk. Elsie's Girlhood A Sequel to "Elsie Dinsmore" and "Elsie's Holidays at Roselands" She sprang to her open writing desk and seizing a piece of paper and a pencil wrote energetically for a moment. Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus A couch was to the left, the bed place to the right; my writing desk and the chronometers' table faced the door. The Secret Sharer He was sitting in front of a writing desk, with a clean sheet of paper in front of him, as though prepared to take notes of the proceedings. An Amiable Charlatan His greatest vice, next to being Vice-President, is to insist upon having his writing desk in front of a mirror. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 02, April 9, 1870 At this point of her narrative Mrs. Ward rang for a candle, and desired the servant to bring her writing desk. Georgie's Present Tales of Newfoundland A writing desk of comfortable size, with its chair, is essential in every library. Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife In the middle of the room there is a large writing desk on which are various pieces of chemical and physical apparatus. The Road to Damascus There was a bottle of medicine on the table, by her writing desk. The Fallen Leaves There were two common deal writing desks, formerly used by the two girls. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time Now, let us imagine the pencil of the writer pushed straight upward from the apex of the V-shaped figure the cords and pencil-point make on the writing desk. Steam, Steel and Electricity There, the precious cups, vases, lacquer boxes, pearl-inlaid pill-holders, writing desks, jars of tea, and bales of silk, were lying about, ready to be put into their cases. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks In one corner of the room was an elegant writing desk. Daybreak; a Romance of an Old World Descending to the table in due course of time, his quick eye detected a photograph placed on the open writing desk which Amelius had been using earlier in the day. The Fallen Leaves When Lady Fernborough reached her boudoir, she seated herself at her writing desk and wrote rapidly for nearly an hour. Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks She rose, opened the writing desk and took from the lower drawer ten little packages of yellow letters, tied and arranged in order, side by side. Une Vie, a Piece of String and Other Stories Josephine sat down at a little rosewood writing desk "Dictate," said she; "I will write." The Companions of Jehu It proved to be a most beautiful writing desk, made of rosewood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral Stories His correspondence was conducted by the telegraph or telephone; and the room, therefore, was absorbed neither by books nor writing desks. Phantom Fortune, a Novel In his little room in this house, on a very small writing desk, which is still in existence, Jefferson drafted the title deed of our liberties. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young When he was paid he threw the money into a drawer in his writing desk, regarding this as pocket-money for his experiments and caprices, apart from his income which sufficed for his wants. Doctor Pascal Marjorie's books and writing desk were on the table also, for she had studied mental philosophy and chemistry after she had copied her composition and written a long letter to her mother. Miss Prudence A Story of Two Girls' Lives. There were two revolvers in a drawer of a writing desk in the parlor and with them was a goodly supply of ammunition. The Boy Allies at Jutland The room in which we stood was brilliantly lighted, but the other was dark, save for a green glow that came from a shaded reading lamp on a big writing desk. The Secrets of the German War Office In this alcove was an antique chair or fauteuil, and beside it a small cabinet, inlaid with mother of pearl, while opposite stood an ebony writing desk, strewed with fragments of exquisitely perfumed note paper. Marguerite Verne Now every body seems -obliged to take as much care of their writing desks as of their trinkets or purses,-for thieves be abroad of more descriptions than belong to the penniless pilferers. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 "Unpack my little writing desk and place it on this stand beside me." Self-Raised Or, From the Depths I can remember so well the way Mother pursed up her lips as she leaned over the writing desk…. Three Soldiers There each had her writing desk, and the cabinets in which she kept her important papers, letters and such possessions. The Unwilling Vestal Here on a small writing desk was another telephone. The Perils of Pauline There was also a little writing desk and there were two or three low chairs, and a low table. In the Closed Room Claudia opened her writing desk; but paused long, pen in hand, reflecting how she had better write this letter. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths I opened the little writing desk and took out the key to the back door. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal Patty dropped a butterfly kiss on Nan's brow, and then pirouetted across the room to her writing desk. Patty's Suitors Mlle. de Longeon moved to her writing desk, removed from it a packet of papers, and, with a little courtesy gave it into the eager hands of the diplomat. The Perils of Pauline An envelope addressed to "Madame Francesca Bernard" was on the old-fashioned writing desk, and a single page of rose-stamped paper lay near it, bearing, in a familiar hand: "My Dearest." Old Rose and Silver When Katie had gone Lady Vincent closed her writing desk, threw herself back in her chair, covered her face with her hands, and wept. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths The priest walked to each of the doors, locked them, put the keys into a small writing desk, locked it, took out the key and placed it carefully in his sleeve pocket. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal Eunice didn't sulk, that was not her nature; she turned back to her writing desk with an offended air, but with a smile as of one who tolerates the vagaries of an inferior. Raspberry Jam Higher up against the wall is a writing desk on which are writing materials and a hand telephone. Writing for Vaudeville He seemed surprised to see us, as we strolled up to his writing desk, but pushed aside the few letters which he had not finished and asked us to sit down. Gold of the Gods Whereupon the warden and turnkey made a thorough search of the room; took away his razors and scissors from his dressing-case, and his penknife and his eraser from his writing desk. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths She caught up a telegram which lay upon her writing desk, and tore it open. The Tempting of Tavernake The skin of a silver-tip bear was stretched beneath a writing desk, a trophy of Arlie's rifle, which hung in a rack above. A Texas Ranger Lifts valise from chair and places it behind writing desk. Writing for Vaudeville It lay on the writing desk and I took it to the window to see it. Darkness and Daylight Books and papers covered the big writing desk. Aaron's Rod He pointed to the scattered sheets on the kitchen table which formed his writing desk. Tales of Men and Ghosts I should tell you that your little bust adorns my writing desk. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 Sister Ruth closed her writing desk, and looked at Beryl over her spectacles. At the Mercy of Tiberius Arthur was absent, but on the table his writing desk lay open, and Edith's inquisitive eyes were not long in spying a handsome golden locket, left there evidently by mistake. Darkness and Daylight On the left, an arm-chair, a big open fireplace, a writing desk with chair in far left corner. The First Man Beethoven had his copy framed and kept it constantly before him on his writing desk. Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words Up stage are French windows leading to a veranda, with drive below; a writing desk between the windows. The Machine When the quick echo of his horse's hoofs died away, she went swiftly to her writing desk. At the Mercy of Tiberius He dreamt in the quiet of the night that he was lying on his bed dressed for study and that he had a writing desk before him, as was his wont. Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1 Seeing at Florence a bust of his Predilecta, made by Bartolini, he asked M. de Hanski's permission to have a copy of it, half size, made for himself, to place on his writing desk. Women in the Life of Balzac Here, one will hang his first pictures, start his own library, provide a writing desk, and learn to spend his spare moments. Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes Ten louis for a small table, 15 louis for another, 800 francs for a bureau, 200 francs for a small writing desk, 300 francs for a large one. The Ancient Regime A pretty little woman who sat at one of the writing desks in the vestibule glanced at him more than once. Okewood of the Secret Service It was one of the clerk's chief occupations to trim them, and for this purpose he kept a special knife in his writing desk. Madame Bovary He sniffed to right and left, exploring the floor rubbish with inquiring muzzle, and circling the despoiled writing desk. Further Adventures of Lad We sat at his writing desk, stood in his death-chamber, and lingered in the little room where he used to retire at four in the morning for secret prayer. Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes "But you will soon be in receipt of some," retorted the General, reddening a little as he dived into his writing desk and applied himself to a memorandum book. The Gambler "Just as you please!" said Braschi, with a smile, stepping to his writing desk and rapidly throwing some lines upon paper, which he signed after it had been carefully read by Albani. The Daughter of an Empress Presently he took from his coat pocket a wallet, placed the paper carefully in it, and deposited both in a writing desk, which he locked. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American Rose in the meantime had taken a piece of paper from her mother's writing desk, and with a fat volume of sermons by way of a desk was scribbling away as fast as she could. We Two, a novel The doctor found himself standing in front of the untidy writing desk, littered like a recent battlefield. Secret Places of the Heart I told Michael to wait a moment, and opened my writing desk. Little Novels She struck a light, and unlocked her writing desk. I Say No "If you find yourself temporarily in need of some small change for bonbons, you will find my purse in the drawer of the writing desk." Whirligigs As I never saw him except from the other side of the long official counter bearing the five writing desks of the five Shipping Masters, Mr. Powell has remained a bust to me.” Chance A Tale in Two Parts She took a small portfolio from the drawer of a writing desk and from the portfolio a slip of flimsy paper one-quarter of an inch by two inches in size. The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million Look at your own writing desk; your own door. The Land of Footprints When I was summoned I found him lying dead by the writing desk in his library at Fulcombe Priory. When the World Shook; being an account of the great adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot Here, beside a writing desk, made at the cost of 100,000 francs, and sold for a hundred pence, lay a lock with a secret worth a king's ransom. The Magic Skin |
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