| 单词 | china closet |
| 例句 | He’d swing her up and place her on the top of a bookcase or china closet, and then go back and sit down. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Intoxicated by the uncontained torrent of relief, Aureliano Segundo broke the glass on the china closet and piece by piece, without hurrying, he took out the chinaware and shattered it on the floor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Come and take a walk, my dear?” cried Polly, hopping toward the china closet, with a look suggestive of a lump of sugar. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Smith said that he and the first lady spoke to the White House chefs and other staff about what shapes and sizes of plates and bowls would be welcome additions to the presidential china closet. Obamas’ $367,258 state china draws inspiration from Hawaii and history 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z “To her, the world was not a china closet where you admire this and don’t touch that,” McBride wrote of Chona in the novel. James McBride’s grandmother, friend inspired characters in his new novel 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Trump "is like a bull in a china closet," Johnson said, but his chaotic nature gives him the power to "expose darkness and perversion in America like never before." Evangelicals told Trump he was "chosen" by God. Now he says it himself 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Original hardwood floors, Victorian paint color scheme, ornate curved oak staircase and woodworking; sitting parlor, formal dining room with built-in china closet, eat-in kitchen, pocket doors. Inside the Beltway: U.S. Muslim population projected to double 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z He first saw the phrase when he bought a china closet, and liked it so much he appropriated it. Side Street : For Restless Pioneer of Modern Tattoo Art, a Life Beyond Ink 2014-02-03T00:51:37Z Recessed into L. first flat is a china closet, containing china and bric-a-brac. Green Stockings A Comedy in Three Acts 2012-01-28T03:00:24.297Z The number of shelves in your sideboard is just the same as our china closet. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z This was evidently the kitchen, supply room, china closet. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z But I caution you to secure the keys of all similar glass doors—of the china closet, of the other bookcase, of the knick-knack cabinet. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z There were the blue tea cups in the china closet uninjured, although most of them were turned over, showing that the shock had reached them, too. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z The room between the china closet and bathing room is longer than it is wide, and has blackboard painted on three sides of it, so that each child has a piece of blackboard. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z Mrs. Hancock let her forage in her china closet and she found there bowls of many patterns, the odds and ends of the home china sent here for summer use. Ethel Morton at Chautauqua 2011-05-04T02:00:16.097Z In this room is an oak dining table, chairs and a china closet, through the glass doors of which may be seen attractively decorated dishes, some of them of very old pattern. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives 2011-02-25T03:01:01.877Z Ms. Foster built the china closet using scrap wood and French doors she found at a yard sale. On Location: Dream of a Home Takes the Shape of a Victorian Retreat 2010-06-23T22:29:00Z At the right of it is a china closet with mullioned glass door, and on the left two narrower closets are found in the paneling. Remodeled Farmhouses You see, Fergus is never entirely happy unless he can tip back in his chair, until you are certain he is going over backward and smash the door of the china closet. Hempfield A Novel Well, let me see—in this closet! why, here's china, zounds! would you put a live author in a china closet? The Dramatist; or Stop Him Who Can! A Comedy, in Five Acts Ferocious gargoyles, highly excited dolphins, improper, pot-bellied little cupids, and mermaids without a shred of character, seemed about to pounce out from banister, alcove, bookcase, cozy corner and china closet. In the Heart of a Fool She seemed to feel something compelling in the boy’s personnel, however, and she went to the china closet and brought forth a soup plate which she handed to him without comment. Our Next-Door Neighbors The chimney cupboard in the side has been turned into a china closet with a new door of mullioned glass displaying interesting old pewter and plates. Remodeled Farmhouses Anne went back and forth from china closet to piles of dishes left ready washed by Mary Nellen, and the colonel, in the library, drowsed off the morning's work. The Prisoner The symmetrical arrangement of two flanking china closets, with round-headed double doors recalling those shown at Whitby Hall and Mount Pleasant, is most effective. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Then to the men who were edging away in quest of safety behind the sideboard, china closet, and serving table:—“Why don’t you grab him, you idiots?” What's-His-Name After supper we all went out on the porch, and Mary whispered to me and Marthy to come and see her china closet and pantry. Aunt Jane of Kentucky This leaves the fireplace at the side of a sort of alcove and so, to balance it and give importance to that end of the room, a china closet was built across the corner. Remodeled Farmhouses To get into this room we come through a china closet; and the man in laying the cloth has actually knocked down, in that repository, two geraniums and Napoleon Bonaparte. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 As framing the glazed doorways of china closets already referred to, they were a charming feature of the interior wood finish. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Wanning leaned against the china closet and talked to Sam for nearly half an hour. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays Set some toy dishes on the top, the shelf, and the inside bottom of the china closet, as in Fig. Little Folks' Handy Book The fireplace and the china closet, balanced on the other side by the door into the pantry, are of excellent proportions and charming detail. Remodeled Farmhouses "We can try it, in substance," said his father, "in this room; or—no, the china closet will be better." Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] She went into ecstasies over the china closet, the dainty bathroom, the clean convenient kitchen. The House of Toys Theodora appeared on the threshold of the great china closet, where she was washing the cups and plates. Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen The china closet shown in the accompanying illustration is well proportioned and of pleasing appearance. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 The china closet above the fireplace was discovered when the plaster was removed for the purpose of building in a similar one. Remodeled Farmhouses There was a china closet, which had two doors in it. Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] They revised the plans for the furnishing of the hall—the china closet could stand against the west wall of the dining-room; why had they not thought of that before? The Squirrel-Cage He would cry, and laugh with glee— It wasn't the china closet; But he still had Two and Three. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State He would cry and laugh with glee— It wasn't the china closet, But he still had Two and Three. The Posy Ring A Book of Verse for Children At the other, there stood, fastened to the wall, or built into it, a china closet, the doors of which 55 had been removed. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace How did Rollo's father contrive to remove a part of the air from the china closet? Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] In those good old days we used to have pantries and china closets and butteries and all that sort of thing, and people were contented. The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice It was as if there had been crowded half a dozen gigantic specimens of human ugliness into my lady’s china closet, all of which were elbowing each other for room. Rattlin the Reefer "There!" cried Ruth, suddenly, from the top of the stepladder, where she was wiping the upper shelves in the dining-room china closet. The Corner House Girls at School Corner cupboards were quite a substitute in those days for china closets, and window-seats answered for chairs. A Little Girl in Old Salem There was in the china closet a small piece of furniture, very convenient about a house, called a step-ladder. Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] She took the nearly frantic Dotty into the china closet, dragging her like a sack of meal, and turned the key. Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's It would make me as nervous as a cat in a china closet, to have anybody always standing behind my chair. Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends She went out and came back somewhat later, looking as irritated as our dear Tish ever looks, and got her pocketbook from behind the china closet and went out again. More Tish I said, entering the china closet and taking possession of one of the bottles which had been packed in ice for the refreshment of my friends. The Opinions of a Philosopher She took her by the little soft hand, led her to the china closet, and locked her in. Dotty Dimple's Flyaway Our switchboard is about as big as an old-fashioned china closet and has three hundred drops. Homeburg Memories She propounded her question, stopping short in her return toward the china closet through the sitting room. Faith Gartney's Girlhood Backward and forward, from pantry to sideboard, from sideboard to china closet, flitted Pocahontas Mason setting the table for breakfast. Princess He spied the china closet door and opened it. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 The pantry, china closet, and kitchen are finished in black walnut. The Harris-Ingram Experiment By six o'clock, the beds were made, dishes unpacked and in the china closet, the table was set for supper and an Irish stew of Lydia's make was simmering on the stove. Lydia of the Pines The china closet is designed for the accommodation of everything in use on the dining table, with drawers or cupboards for linen and silver, and shelves for dishes. The Complete Home Gather up the books, put this room in order, and then, with Laura's assistance, I would like you this morning to clean the china closet. Holiday Stories for Young People There is some real Mocha in the japanned canister in the china closet, and there are eggs in the pantry, to clear with; you know how? The Other Girls Well, call it china closet, though it is really something more than that, or serving-room, or dining-room pantry—whatever you please. The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure The modern china closet is bad, and the chairs have the failing of many reproductions, the backs are a little too high for the width. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today Clothes closets we must have, china closets we usually have, and linen closets we sometimes have, not always. The Complete Home In furnishing such a room it is well to beware of sets of things: of six dining-room chairs, of the conventional dining-table, serving-table, and china closet. The House in Good Taste A short, separate flight of stairs led to it; also a dumb waiter ran up and down between china closet and kitchen pantry. The Other Girls Of course you don't; you're a man; but for one thing, your china closet hasn't even a window of its own. The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure So Topsy sprang upon the table, then upon a tall folded screen near by, and, with a big jump, landed at last on the very tiptop of the china closet. A Kindergarten Story Book When the china closet does not connect with the dining room, but is a "thing apart," its shelves may receive the same treatment accorded those in the pantry—white paper or oilcloth covering and valance. The Complete Home At length, however, the story of the china closet got out, causing Sally Martin to spend one whole day in retailing the gossip from door to door. Homestead on the Hillside "What would you have done if they hadn't been?" asked Hazel Ripwinkley, speaking of the china closet and dumb waiter happening to be just as they were. The Other Girls And when the officer again demanded that she bring forth her accomplice, she dumbly and obediently made search; and finally brought Mrs. De Peyster forth from the china closet. No. 13 Washington Square At the first note something stirred on top of the china closet. A Kindergarten Story Book While well-filled linen and china closets appeal to the aesthetic side of the housewife, clothes closets speak directly to her common-sense, managerial side. The Complete Home In the "best china closet" was a delicious cake. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir The Pantry.—The pantry and china closet should have direct light and good ventilation. Science in the Kitchen. We have been busy with our flower-beds, sowing and transplanting, and half the china closet has tumbled out of doors to serve as protection from the sun. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss No kitty in the cupboard, no kitty in the china closet, no kitty in the washtubs, no kitty in the wood box! A Kindergarten Story Book No other closet is more prone to disarrangement than the china closet, where the careless disposal of one dish seems to invite the general disorder which is sure to follow. The Complete Home And presently she said, grudgingly, wearily, "There's a dollar bill and some small change in the can on the second shelf in the china closet." Cheerful—By Request And before she could speak, he had rushed into the little china closet, The Moorland Cottage "Come and take a walk, my dear?" cried Polly, hopping toward the china closet, with a look suggestive of a lump of sugar. Little Women While respecting Matthew's silent deliberation, he stole a woeful glance at a portrait of his beloved Martha, smiling from where she sat framed in silver on the antique china closet. Undo, a Novel By Joe Hutsko Her dishes are in the bottom of the china closet there; she was mighty proud of them. The Harvester He hung up a cup in the china closet and lit his pipe before replying. The Haunted Bookshop In the foreground, to the left, stands a china closet, filled with painted cups, glasses, etc. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II Finally he takes refuge in the china closet, and hurls cheap plates and saucers at his foes. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 10, June 4, 1870 She would climb up on the sideboard, or into the china closet, and even try to get into drawers where the napkins were laid away in their rings. Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others She went into the dining-room and opened the china closet. The Harvester Here, if anywhere in the house, plain wall-paper should be used, since the chief decorations are the china closet, cabinet and sideboard. Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife Several Bibles and hymnals lie on the china closet. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II This morning, for instance, when Mrs. Sampson chatted affably with the carpenter who had come to do an odd job in the china closet of her tiny dining-room, she really enjoyed the talk. The Philistines She cleans the table; washes plate, wipes it and puts it in the china closet. Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger Dinner means so much—a French cook, several accomplished servants, a very well-stocked china closet, plate chest, and linen chest, and flowers, wines, bonbons, and so on. Manners and Social Usages Do not display china or glassware in a so-called china closet. Better Homes in America Plan Book for Demonstration Week October 9 to 14, 1922 He then opened a sort of china closet, poured a few drops of a colorless liquid from a tiny bottle into a wine-glass, and filled the glass with water from a filter. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day It seemed that his haste was to get to the dumb-waiter in the little china closet opening off the dining-room, which was like the papered inside of a square box. Annie Kilburn : a Novel It had six doors, opening into two entries, one small bedroom, one sitting room, one cellar, and one china closet; a passion for entrances and exits having been the whim of that generation. Mother Carey's Chickens Lulu brought the basin, and while he went to the dog she ran tiptoeing to the dining-room china closet and brought a cut-glass tumbler, as heavy, as ungainly as a stone crock. Miss Lulu Bett It is far better to use the pantry shelves for china than to crowd it into a china closet. Better Homes in America Plan Book for Demonstration Week October 9 to 14, 1922 From the china closet in the hall Linnet had brought out the china, one of her mother's wedding presents and therefore seldom used, and the glass water pitcher and the small glass fruit saucers. Miss Prudence A Story of Two Girls' Lives. Bert and Nan sat up very straight on the chairs in Miss Pompret's dining room, and looked first at her and then at the china closet with its shiny, glass doors. The Bobbsey Twins in Washington But she couldn't get him out of the room, and all she could do was to hide him in the china closet. The Story Girl She had moved to the china closet at one end of the room, and now stood staring at it. Saturday's Child Mrs. Porter said uncertainly, following her to the big book closet off the schoolroom, where a little gas stove and a small china closet occupied one wide shelf. Mother The stock in the china closet was more damaged than some other things, naturally; but she inventoried it with care. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) Following her guide, Polly was taken to the big china closet, opening from the dining-room to the kitchen, and here she found a jovial little party feasting at ease. An Old-Fashioned Girl The young minister slipped into the china closet, and old Mr. Scott came into the room. The Story Girl He would cry, and laugh with glee— It wasn't the china closet, But he still had Two and Three. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4 Enid had packed her best linen in her cedar chest and had put the kitchen and china closets in scrupulous order before she went away. One of Ours I used to play around the kitchen stove with Pocahontas and Alexander the Great, and Martin Luther lived in our china closet. Vera, the Medium She knew the china closet and the pantry, and the kitchen. The Breaking Point Just imagine the feelings of the young minister in the china closet! The Story Girl I think she may have just put her head inside the dining-room door, but she certainly didn't give a moment to the butler's pantry or the china closet. Penelope's English Experiences The two front rooms were separated by an arch, and the dining-room and kitchen were similarly situated at the back of the house, with a china closet and pantry between them. Lavender and Old Lace And Mr. Scott was lovely to him, and shook hands, and never mentioned the china closet. The Story Girl |
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