| 单词 | curtained |
| 例句 | The regular breathing from Mercy’s curtained bed sounded almost normal. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Black twists curtained her face, stopping just past her shoulder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z His face was hard and curtained, and his eyes looked at generalities and did not inspect details. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She expected to find a curtained anteroom, but there was nothing there. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z It was sparely furnished, having but a small table, two chairs and a bench; but at either side there were curtained alcoves and well-clad beds within with vessels and basins for washing. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He had converted what used to be a tool shed into his private world, with a padlock on the door and curtained windows from which sometimes rose sweet-smelling smoke. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I fled down an alley, past dark curtained shops and merchants washing the grime off their windows. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Milkman waited on the sidewalk, staring at the curtained window of the beauty shop. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They curtained the windows and crawled over me, trying to enter my mouth and ears even as they stung me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Defying the storm that threatened, the clouds that curtained the sun now pass, and we three survivors of a long-ago tragedy stand together in silence, beholding one another in the sun’s light. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was as if they stood at the window of some elven-tower, curtained with threaded jewels of silver and gold, and ruby, sapphire and amethyst, all kindled with an unconsuming fire. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Harry’s head swam as he made his way over to one of the curtained windows. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There was a curtained gateway at each end, like the dramatic hole through which the circus people ride into their arena. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z One corner was curtained off for Hazel, where she kept her mattress and storage chest. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “The first real snow,” he said, and seeing my glance at the heavily curtained window, “You haven’t looked out yet?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It was evening; the hospital wing was quiet, the windows curtained, the lamps lit. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They face front and are not curtained off. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z On the back wall were two curtained doorways, with a larger curtained space between them. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z All the servants crowded around the motorcar, looking at their faces in the polished metal, admiring the curtained windows, the velvet seats. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A dim glow emanated from a curtained window, and from within they heard a baby crying. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Only now did Penelope notice that, during the dancing, a curtained playing area had been quickly set up on one side of the ballroom, between the tall windows. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I swivel the big computer monitor around so I can sit and not have my back toward the doorway or the big curtained window. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was led into a curtained room; there was a single lamp on his desk which was shining on a chair where he had me sit while he remained standing in the shadows. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Her hair curtained across their faces as she leaned even closer toward him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The young man wipes his hands on my apron and goes to the curtained window of my bedroom, where there’s a full view of the street and anyone who might approach the courtyard. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z We now slowly ascended a drive, and came upon the long front of a house: candlelight gleamed from one curtained bow-window; all the rest were dark. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He slips through a curtained door leading to the back-stage dressing rooms unnoticed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He found his place near to the road, a little clearing where deer might have lain, and it was curtained thickly with the dry brittle trees that lined the road. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be right with you,” came a cheerful voice from a curtained doorway. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Chian ushers us out of the curtained area and back to the main ballroom. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The Packard’s trunk could fit four cases of liquor, its commodious, curtained backseat eight more. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Outside the curtained window was the summer heat of Madrid. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The three rear windows were curtained in black velvet. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She nodded playfully toward the huge curtained bed in the comer of the room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There were big houses and behind the curtained windows there were eyes looking out at him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard to see much in the dawn light—the sun was rising behind the house—but with the curtained windows glowing, it looked warm and cozy. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Along the opposite wall were curtained French doors bounded by two large Ionic columns. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I could hang out on the curtained stage and peek through the opening at the cute boys. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The electricity supply from Dunkirk must have been cut, but round the edges of some heavily curtained windows they saw the ocher glow of candlelight and oil lamps. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Their apartment was shadowy, too heavily curtained for a gray day. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z My eyes dart to my curtained bedroom window, where I know someone is watching. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He scrambled up and saw the snake outlined against the landing light: It struck, and Hermione dived aside with a shriek; her deflected curse hit the curtained window, which shattered. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There were no seats; instead, half a dozen brass bedsteads stood beside the curtained windows. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There was just room between the sofa and the curtained wall and the two girls got down. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Poppet takes Bailey’s hand to pull him through the curtained tunnel, navigating the dark turns effortlessly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z An oak bed, a walnut bureau, a bedside table—nothing else except lamps, one curtained window, and a picture of Jesus walking on the water. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z For privacy, the men had rigged up curtained walls around their cots, small makeshift bedrooms, and in the dark Rat went quickly from room to room, using the flashlight to pluck out the faces. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Windows were curtained or uncurtained, but there were no lights glowing, no sounds apart from the surge and rush of the water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A nurse appeared and disappeared through the tattered- curtained doctor’s door. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes fixed on a triangle of light in a curtained window. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Open cars of flowers—like convertibles in some nightmare Rose Parade—crept behind the curtained hearse. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Harry raised his wand and saw the outline of a cluttered dressing table beneath the curtained window. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As the slaver pushes the door open, I get a glimpse of a heavily curtained window, a desk, and a wall of hand-drawn faces. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We marched up the aisle to the altar, which was decked with poinsettias and candles and curtained off with red and green draperies. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The curtained bed occupied a dais in the center of the chamber. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was a sight to see—the bright-painted wagons with little curtained windows, and the horses decorated with tassels and silver beads. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Whatever Comrade Pillai stored in his curtained cupboard, it wasn’t broken balsa airplanes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At the Betsy Ross House museum in Philadelphia, women in period costumes have stitched a reproduction of her cozy curtained bed. Museums Are Trying New Things in the Bedroom 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Costumes hang alongside movable, painted scenery, while bed canopies double as curtained stages. Artist of the week: Mathilde Rosier 2011-08-18T14:20:07Z Such foreign visitors as were permitted were transported in vehicles with curtained windows. City of wood 2010-10-23T23:05:00Z About two dozen box trucks with curtained entryways lined several blocks in an industrial zone. All the World?s a Stage, Even the Back of a Truck 2011-04-24T00:48:35Z Many of his images are beautiful: within a ballot booth curtained with rough-textured jute cloth, a backlit woman is depicted in silhouette as she bends over to mark her vote. Using His Camera as a Witness and Weapon 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The modest space will have illustrated murals of New York night life personalities including Joey Arias, mismatched chandeliers and a small curtained stage with a piano. Where to Party in New York This Fall 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Upstairs, rolling jade stone shiatsu massage beds and anti-gravity chairs in dimly lit curtained chambers welcome the weary, while headphones playing soft music completely block the outside world. In Transit Blog: Paris 'Nap Bar' Provides Respite for Worn-Out Visitors 2011-11-29T11:00:04Z A separate room and a huge, climate-controlled glass case were built into the exhibition, but they remained curtained off as dates came and went for the chariot’s arrival. King Tut?s Chariot Arrives in Times Square 2010-08-02T22:41:00Z Additions like curtained antechambers, neon signs and a cloth wall that fluttered with projected videos rendered the space unrecognizable. Up Close: Travis Bass, Impresario of the Night 2012-11-05T22:37:03Z Conservators set up a curtained alcove in the gallery and took the poles there with rigging equipment. Antiques 2012-03-29T22:27:47Z And there was one more curtained nook: recording, with a mobile studio setup. U2’s Flight to Now (Turbulence Included) 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z These nondescript, curtained interiors contain armchairs, vases of flowers and bowls of fruit. An Artist Takes an Unflinching Look at the Fight Against Terror 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z The set for “Kontakthof” is a vast room: high white walls with elegant molding, a curtained stage cut into the back wall, a large gray door next to it. Whole Selves Becoming Visible 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z To the left stood a stage for the band and between the stage and the desk a performance space and entryway, curtained at the rear with lights. James Corden plans to inject warmth into late-night snark arena 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z After around 45 minutes, the audience is jolted as curtained walls suddenly fall like guillotines, exposing a vast space with speakers all around. The xx – review 2013-07-07T17:30:00Z Outside the curtained door are two lights, one green and one red. Dance Review: ?Too Shy to Stare,? a Davis Freeman Installation Performance - Review 2012-01-07T00:40:54Z At Brooklyn’s Alamo Drafthouse on reopening night, House of Wax, the morbid cocktail bar-slash-museum, was curtained off and dormant, a shame. The Zombie-Mall Weirdness of Going to the Movies Again 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Afterward a series of vignettes provided sudden glimpses — violent fighting, relationships forming and dissolving, a group frieze — that were just as suddenly curtained off. Choreographer Rosanna Gamson delivers a 'Restless' night of dance at REDCAT 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Having traversed this dizzying incline, you pass through one of two curtained doorways into a dark room where you may watch “Delmar,” a 44-minute video play projected on three screens. Art Trek: A Critic’s Guide to the Best of the Lower East Side 2014-04-03T22:41:10Z The darkness recurs in the small “Painting” from around 1944, in which bright Picassoid planes and symbols are curtained with black. Review: Drips, Dropped: Pollock and His Impact 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Soon, the textile was exported to the rest of Europe and the Ottoman Empire, where it clothed kings, curtained beds of state and velveted chambers in great displays of conspicuous and easily transportable riches. | International Velvet 2013-08-23T22:31:07Z ONE hour before the start of his show on Monday, Marc Jacobs was sequestered in a curtained backstage area, a tent within a tent. New York Fashion Week: At Marc Jacobs, the Show Before the Show 2011-02-16T22:35:41Z The restaurant is spacious and handsome, with an open kitchen, curtained booths, waiter service and a collection of bovine tchotchkes. Salvation Burger in Turtle Bay Joins the Family 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z The long, skinny dining room is a warren of intimate, curtained booths for two and larger, wood-screened tables, ideal for groups, where you remove your shoes. 36 Hours in Berkeley, Calif. 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Most scenes occur in the curtained box of a traditional puppet theater, but some spill onto the Woolly stage. A heavy toll of Puppet Death 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Next to the greenroom is a curtained area which on Oscar night will be devoted to "last looks": a process of fixing lipstick, mending torn hems, straightening bow ties. Inside the Dolby Theatre as stars rehearse for the Oscars 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Behind the stage area is a window that, though lightly curtained, shows a view of the meatpacking district and the Hudson. Review: Merce Cunningham’s ‘Crises’ Opens Dance at the New Whitney 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z His haircut is a curtained pageboy that states his freedom from vanity. “Kidding,” Reviewed: Jim Carrey and Michel Gondry Reunite to Conjure Whimsy, Dread, and Puppets 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Warhol considered the images to be small works of art from "little curtained theaters." Behind the curtain, an instant classic 2010-08-07T02:39:00Z That means no curtained proscenium stage, or performers sticking to single roles. Review: Reliving Those Arabian Nights in ‘Pay No Attention to the Girl’ 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z A young girl peers longingly through a curtained window. Lessons From the Plagues, Painted for Passover 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z One votes in private, in a curtained booth, on intimate terms with an oversize ballot. ‘53% Of’ Review: Zinging Pro-Trump Women, and Everyone Else 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z The plunge pool and bar, with curtained double daybed and cabanas with individual fans and plugs for laptops, are adults only. Hotel Review: Soho Beach House, Miami Beach, Fla. 2010-11-28T04:30:00Z Installed in a curtained rotunda at the entrance to the exhibition, it envisions Rubinstein, then 62, as a porcelain-skinned, gem-laden princess — “a youthful maharani,” as Mr. Klein observes. Celebrating Helena Rubinstein at the Jewish Museum 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z And that theater is a New York City curiosity: a small space with a soaring ceiling, framed by curtained galleries, in the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, on the Upper West Side. Dance Review: Soaking Wet Is Presented at West End Theater 2010-05-14T22:20:00Z In still seedy downtown Vegas, the former Travel Inn was reborn in April as the 50-room Oasis at the Gold Spike, with curtained balconies, a palm-shaded pool and rooms from $99. Vegas for Budget Betters 2010-04-27T20:59:00Z The festival includes hundreds of site-specific installations that respond to the environment — past works have included trees with eyes and curtained windowframes placed in the open landscape. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z In response to complaints, the center’s administrators quickly had it curtained off and then removed. Art Review: ?Eric Fischl: Portraits? at Mary Boone Gallery 2012-03-01T23:52:35Z One imagines the pre-war bourgeois scene: the heavy, dark furniture brooding in lamplight, the thickly curtained windows, the indistinct carpet, the doilies and the antimacassars, the head-achey air . Rereading: John Banville on Kafka's other trial 2011-01-14T14:18:55Z He’d sit at the kitchen counter with his back turned, deep in the paper, face curtained by his long dark hair. T Magazine: Suddenly Susan 2011-02-25T17:39:23Z Mr. Waters has planted his own Faux Video Room almost as a decoy next to an actual curtained video room screening surreal footage by Superflex, the Danish artists collective, of a waterlogged McDonald’s. John Waters, the Artful Dodger 2011-06-23T23:10:08Z On a dark, graffiti-caked game trail where downtown creatures dart between the Lower East Side and SoHo, a dim red glow seeps from Kitty’s curtained doorway. Kitty’s Canteen on the Lower East Side 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Pipeline opponents had criticized the Wednesday meeting because oral testimony was only accepted in private to stenographers in a curtained area in a hotel ballroom. Slight change to Dakota Access pipeline comment meeting format, Army Corps says after complaints 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z People wishing to give testimony may do so orally in a curtained area with a stenographer, or do so in writing at tables. Format of public comment meetings for Dakota Access oil pipeline upsets opponents 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z In truth, with those insistent adjectives, he was describing not his cherished wall but the country, an imagined land that could achieve greatness only once curtained in concrete and concertina wire. Review | Borders can be spaces of wonder — if you have the right passport 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Know before you go: The lone server guards the curtained entrance like a cop. Review | 2022 Fall Dining Guide Unlike the previous dining occupant, Lincoln Center Kitchen, Tatiana will be walled-off from the main hall, not spread out among its marble floors or tucked into a curtained nook. Kwame Onwuachi’s new restaurant will bring the Bronx to Lincoln Center 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Many people spoke to the room outside of the curtained area, but what they said was not included as official testimony. Slight change to Dakota Access pipeline comment meeting format, Army Corps says after complaints 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Huetter took a break and returned to a curtained area to remove his helmet and cool off by a window air conditioner. A spacesuit, a dream and virtual reality meet at ‘The Infinite’ in Tacoma 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z How heavily the rain fell could be inferred from how well it curtained our view of objects in the landscape. Saturday was our second wettest day in a wet month 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Hank’s hits streamed from speakers and clips from his televised performances looped in a small, curtained theater. In Alabama, exploring the life and legacy of Hank Williams 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z The silent woman handed me a gown and gestured to the curtained corner of the exam room. The Feminist Case for Breast Reduction 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Children swept swirling desert dust out of the temple area, where the altar was curtained off to create the classroom. Pastor-led shelters bring schooling options to migrant kids 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Working-class women could be thus catered for, but for the more genteel ladies, a chamber pot in their curtained carriage was the way to go. London's long-term lav affair: A history of public toilets in the capital 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z The couple redid Sevigny’s bedroom for themselves, with red embroidered point de Fez Roman blinds and a curtained bed by a local ironworker. A Tangier Home That Has Passed Between Design Legends 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z American Airlines scrapped about 1,500 flights on Saturday and Sunday, plus 250 on Monday, according to tracker FlightAware.com, after operations at its main hub in Dallas were curtained because of winds gusts. American’s canceled flights portend messy holiday travel 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Nearby, down a dim and curtained corridor, a woman’s spotlighted swimsuit in sunshiny yellow is suspended from the ceiling. Review: Forget about 'immersive' Van Gogh. Pipilotti Rist's MOCA show is the real thing 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Classrooms would be curtained off to divide male and female students where necessary and teaching could also be done through streaming or closed circuit TV. Taliban say woman can study at university but classes must be segregated 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z At the WeWork site, rows of people sat in chairs, waiting their turn to enter curtained stalls where they received their shots from a doctor. Vaccine laggard Japan steps up shots with company efforts 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The rope lines that are the scene of much arm-twisting remain curtained off, and some veteran lobbyists have said they plan to stay away as much as possible. Some assembly required: Georgia lawmakers meet amid COVID-19 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z There’s a dining room that seats approximately 80 people with a bar and a few private dining rooms that are curtained off for privacy. Alex Grisanti is sober, slimmer, and headed to Southaven 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z Dozens lay unconscious in one of several new makeshift COVID-19 wards, where visiting nurses scooted between curtained rooms, adjusting beeping ventilators. Coronavirus has torn this tight-knit Texas valley apart: 'We're in hell right now' 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z The day of the acquittal was at the forefront of Crockett's mind as he moved down Lake Street, past decapitated coin-operated parking metres and storefronts curtained with flames. 'I lost my best friend in a police shooting' 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Finally, one by one, we were ushered into a curtained area to experience that airport's first night of official "screening." Getting Trumped by COVID-19 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z The facility resembles an Army field hospital, with three rows of white air-conditioned and heated tents containing cots in curtained cubicles. Pop-up virus treatment center opening for Vegas homeless 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z In a black curtained room, surrounded by his friends, a young customer shrieks in pain as the needle pierces and inks his skin. A tattoo at a time, Afghan woman takes on society’s taboos 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z On the Friday morning, I checked in at the surgery center, signed all the forms and was ushered to a curtained room for my final preparations. Perspective | My colonoscopy diary: Talk about being behind the Washington Nationals 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z As a yellow haze curtained the barns and pumpkin farms of Sonoma County on Monday, firefighters sat through briefings before trudging back into a moonscape of charred homes and smoking roads. With California Ablaze, Firefighters Strain to Keep Up 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Fans reported that two-thirds of the Moda Center was curtained off. Morrissey ejects anti-far-right protester from Portland concert 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the entrance to the building was curtained and blocked off with two large potted plants; a doorman greeted residents at a side door. Car smashes into lobby of Trump Plaza in NYC suburb 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The hospital carefully designed these curtained cubicles to include windows, so that patients can distinguish day from night. For Older Patients, an ‘Afterworld’ of Hospital Care 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z The reporters stood in a small, unadorned room facing a curtained picture window, and waited. Witnessing a Federal Execution 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Her attic apartment, upstairs from Mary, is hung with fabrics and curtained with beads, furnished with a lamp made from a wicker seamstress’ dummy and a single-girl’s refrigerator. Appreciation: With Rhoda Morgenstern, Valerie Harper made the sidekick a star 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z The hockey rink is half curtained off, but even with that, organizers are scrambling at the last minute to cordon off more sections behind thick black curtains, they say due to a lack of sales. Opinion | Curtains for the Clintons 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z One wall of the main hall is dominated by a curtained stage and doors that lead to a caterer’s kitchen. Iowa church renovated into event center 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z In the living room, a raised table with a red curtained skirt, on which sat a CD player, a pair of sunglasses and a lucky cat figurine. The Case of Jane Doe Ponytail 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Pipes fill a glass case, and we avoid the curtained adult room. Pride and prejudice? The Americans who fly the Confederate flag 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z The sun was rising, hinting at life outside of the restaurant’s curtained windows. The night shift at the Pacific Dining Car is full of glitter, ghosts and blueberry pancakes 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z And while Amazon Publishing did have a booth on the convention floor, it was far from the main action and, when I walked by on a bustling afternoon, curtained off on all four sides. Lit Life: Finding small moments of connection at the enormous BookExpo 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Dressed simply in a T-shirt with her hair pulled back and sitting by a curtained window, the young woman appeared to be filming the video herself. Runaway 32-year-old princess ‘brought back’ to Dubai 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z For accommodations, choose from curtained bunk beds in an open space or a private room. You’re going where? Chattanooga 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Erinn Williams, the lead field investigator for the Oklahoma City outbreak, drove slowly down a one-lane gravel road curtained by overgrowth and bristling with barbed wire and “No Trespassing” signs. Hunting a Killer: Sex, Drugs and the Return of Syphilis 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Behind curtained windows and fuelled by energy drinks, members of the crime syndicate worked through the night, hoping to deceive victims on the other side of the world. Why is Spain in the middle of a spat between China and Taiwan? - BBC News 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Among them: The KKK painting, and only that work, was curtained off, peep-show-style. The left needs to learn that depicting racism is not racist 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The hurricane raked nearly every farm folded in the curtained mountains under his control, robbing 80 percent of the population of their main food source. A Haitian Warlord Meets His Match: Hurricane Matthew 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Benches at either end provide seats for players, and next to the court is a curtained pergola covered with vines, to provide shade for observers. Score! Old-Timey Lawn Games Pop Up in High-End Homes 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z When it comes to transporting the dead, most people think of a black hearse, with its tinted, curtained windows, ferrying loved ones to their final rest. Transporting the Dead, Sometimes With No Permit Required 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z They’re apparent from curtained windows in what otherwise would be garages, and from glimpses of front doors down driveways. The next big fight over housing could happen, literally, in your back yard 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z The urge to vote for him is something that some Americans will never admit to outside the curtained privacy of the voting booth. Trumpism is here to stay: America’s neo-fascist fever dream has only just begun 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z The unused half of the stadium is then curtained off to create a better atmosphere. Euro 2016 venue by venue: France's 10 stadiums for finals 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z We had to pay extra for the table to be curtained off. Monica Lewinsky: ‘The shame sticks to you like tar’ 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, during those thrilling games involving the bottom four seeds, they curtained off the upper deck of Verizon Center to try to hide the emptiness of the building. ACC tournament finds it can’t go back to ‘Greenville’ 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z The second to be called, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, not only hesitated, but became starkly immobile – indeed catatonic – and waited in the curtained wings offstage. Ben Carson's strange debate entrance – stage fright or sedation? 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Under the new policy outlined Wednesday, the student will use private, but not curtained, areas of the locker room. School district backtracks on locker room access for transgender student 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z This is the eccentric pleasure of Carskiey, where one sleeps in the sort of bedroom that every aspiring romantic heroine dreams of — four-poster beds, plushly curtained window seats and dressing-room cupboards stocked with vintage potions. Inside a Revamped Edwardian Mansion on Scotland’s West Coast 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z The main pleasure of these watercraft is to recline on the shikara sofa, luxuriating in the serenity of the lake while taking in spectacular views through a curtained canopy. Explore the Beauty of Kashmir 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z The pool house includes a curtained dining room and a covered outdoor lounge with a fireplace, bar, television and overhead heaters. Silicon Valley Spec House Seeks $36.8 Million 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Ahmed, in his curtained room, said he just wanted to keep making things. Ahmed Mohamed is tired, excited to meet Obama – and wants his clock back 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The same with the curtained bed: It's based on my bed in the loft above my studio. Bay Area designer Ken Fulk on the personal, Paul Newman and fear 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z But in place of garage doors are curtained cedar windows, wood paneling and a mahogany front door. Five-alarm bargain in Gaithersburg is converted into a home 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Soon after reaching the base, she said, she was told to go into a curtained cubicle and wait for a soldier, but at first refused. 70 years later, a Korean ‘comfort woman’ demands apology from Japan 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Driven around Delhi in a curtained bus, she was dumped with a male friend, virtually naked, on a dirt track beside a busy highway to the city’s airport. Uber in India: Unaccountable and Unsafe Outside, satellite television trucks loomed on the street, but he stayed hidden in a curtained back room of the family home. Ahmed Mohamed is tired, excited to meet Obama – and wants his clock back 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Although the 80:20 rule was curtained, the government did not mention whether it will reduce the 10% duty on all gold imports. India Drops 80:20 Gold Import Restrictions 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Outside the curtained windows, the night, just as SAstroS promises, is "very quiet, very dark, and utterly peaceful". The magical mystery of dark Sark 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Along one side there are private curtained off dining spaces; the rest of the seating offers everything from lounge chairs and sofas to traditional dining chairs. Florence: Where To Stay For The Best In City And Country Luxury 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Breng Mai leads me down a corridor, through a curtained doorway and into a back room, the centre of his smuggling empire. The murky world of the illicit jade trade 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z In one of the curtained examination rooms, one patient, Phil, is waiting for a verdict on his fractured elbow after he fell from a ladder. People 'just need looking after' 2013-09-16T04:44:05Z But long after humans moved indoors into fully curtained and climate-controlled homes, the phenomenon has remained. How the Moon Messes With Your Sleep 2013-07-25T18:05:25Z The center of the city was hermetically sealed for the visit, the street outside the president’s hotel, the King David, actually curtained in white vinyl, an unusual precaution. Getting to Know You: Bibi and Barack Finally Forge a Friendly Partnership 2013-03-21T00:05:22Z She watches as I manoeuvre my portable console into the curtained cubicle, keeping her eyes open until the first electrode touches her forehead. A gift of pain 2013-02-20T18:21:31.923Z His face, curtained by steely gray hair, was fixed with a childlike smile, and his eyes were closed. | Red Hook: Brooklyn Businesses See February as Time to Reopen 2013-01-17T03:55:39Z All except one: a curtained tent, where only women are allowed. India Ink: The Taboo of Menstruation 2012-12-30T11:00:08Z The operating features of these gear-and-lever machines followed contemporary trends in ballot design, notably the tabular layout of the blanket ballot and the private curtained booth. Political Machines: Innovations That Changed The Way We Vote 2012-11-05T17:26:01Z He didn’t mind its one odd feature: a curtained opening, rather than a door, between the bedroom and the living room. The Hunt: The Hunt — Career and Apartment, Finally in Sync 2012-08-19T00:00:07Z After all, the Cup was created in the late 19th century, the time of drawing rooms, of men repairing to a private salon with their cigars and snifters after dinner, and of curtained railroad cars. Essay: A Road Trip With Lord Stanley’s Cup 2012-06-09T17:29:50Z She had immured herself, behind curtained windows and to the light of waxen tapers led the life of a mystic, also smoked the blackest of cigars. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Marsden went to her quickly; and she drew him away to the curtained windows, and spoke in an eager whisper. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z In that quiet and rugged and curtained room he was once more following the line of least resistance. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z The Mother Why are doors and windows curtained so close? Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z Never sank a brighter sun among more lovely clouds—crimsoned in deep curtained folds, with golden edges, giving full promise of a fair to-morrow. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z It was night now, and a serene moon rose over the scene, but its light struggled in vain to pierce the smoke that curtained in the combatants. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z The joke does not appear at the first glance, for there is no one else in the bedroom, unless there is some one in the curtained bed. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z She rose, and though the hoar frost was white on the grass and the fog of an autumn morning still curtained the view, she began to dress. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z The curtained bed occupies the center of the background. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z A great painter in his happiest vein had caught the beauty and innocence of a chosen model; as she smiled from the canvas, the dull room--for the windows were curtained--grew brighter and lighter. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z He was in a curtained archway, and Ann was before him carrying a tray supporting several small sugar bowls. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z He tried to curb his trembling voice, but in his excitement it rang out to the farthest corner of the great apartment, high above the music of the violins, playing softly in a curtained alcove. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z He was shaking his only available fist impotently at the high heavens when she stepped timidly out from under the curtained porch of the tent. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Ralph entered the restaurant and passed through a curtained doorway at one side. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z I would have spoken, but before I could find words he had disappeared through a curtained door into his inner apartment. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z In her chapel at Bath there was a curtained recess dubbed “Nicodemus’s corner” where some of the bishops sat incognito to hear him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Even when they were awakened at an early hour the next morning, she did not say a word, but listened with relish to the remarks which issued from the curtained bed beside her own. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z A dozen paces behind them a white pavilion that seemed rose-pink, with a heavily curtained porch, occupied a roomy, level expanse by itself. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Warm curtained was the little bed, Soft pillowed was the little head; "The storm will wake the child," they said:— Miserere Domine. The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z The prejudices of a less enlightened age curtained her brain with cobwebs which excluded the daylight from the vermin they engendered. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z She carries in the candles, And lights the curtained room, Shy in the doorway And shy in the gloom; And shy as a rabbit, Helpful and shy. Poems 2012-02-15T03:00:33.707Z She saw lights and a bed--a four-poster, heavily curtained. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The floor was thickly carpeted, the windows heavily curtained--for the judges, when they came to carouse with their gay hostess, liked what was snug and cosy. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Perhaps from out that curtained kago on the road his erring daughter may have peeped at him. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z A curtained doorway in the high garden wall, where the curtains were held aside by servants, leads into the court of the andarun, where flowers again were in the ascendant, and vines concealed the walls. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z The room was very prettily curtained, and furnished with Russian materials, they told me, and the lithographs, the photographs and their frames, and the many "knick-knacks" which adorned the tables and recesses were all Russian. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z The small windows were curtained with spider’s lacework of the very finest pattern. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z A balcony in the rear of the stage stood in stead of a castle wall or the deck of a ship, while a curtained space below might represent an inner room or a dungeon vault. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z He was met at its curtained door-way by Shâ-Nânâ-Shî, chief eunuch of the king's house, who regarded the advisability of an intrusion by the prince as a matter of doubtful wisdom. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Then he said aloud: "Don't you know that the marker is the man who sits in the curtained box and marks the mistakes?" Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z We could look through the place where he keeps what few things he has—in that curtained off corner by his cot.” The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z The alcove was curtained off from the main room. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z The rooms for the Queen and Prince Consort were enclosed on one side of the corridor leading to them by a temporary wall, and curtained off where the corridor led to the main staircase. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z The prince dismounted from the chariot first, but in the curtained door-way of the temple he paused. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z He added several conventional remarks as filling-up, and then, leaving his compliments for "your mother"—he could not recall the name she had given—he went towards the little curtained door. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z In yonder chamber, half to ruin gone, Once stood the ancient housewife's curtained bed— Timely the prudent matron has withdrawn, And each domestic comfort with her fled. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z The window was so heavily curtained that I had no fear of the sudden illumination being noticed from the street. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z He discarded both as much too soiled, hesitated, ran to the curtained corner and returned with a clean towel. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z The Valley of the Shenandoah gave us firm, broad roads for the march north, curtained by the solid range of the Blue Ridge and South Mountains. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The reflection of a light gleamed dully behind the closely curtained office windows. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z What do they know of you who pull down blinds and light up the gas and dwell in curtained rooms? By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Here was a yellow caravan with little curtained windows, a thing most pregnant of mysteries to eight-years-old. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z Outside, rain was falling lazily in a gray air that hid the hills and gardens as if the sky, too, were a curtained shower-bath. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z The back of the hood was curtained with a piece of calico thick enough to keep out the sun. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Under the luminous moon glittered an adjacent church spire; stars peppered the curtained sky. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z He did not come in through the curtained doorway that led out into the orangery with its fountains and its flowers, but leapt down from a window that was too high for us to reach. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z When she reached Fountain Court the door was promptly opened by Mr. Gibb, who called her attention to a curtained recess, with the remark-- "Please hang your hat and coat up there." A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z For answer only a soft drive of sleet against the curtained window, and through it he could swear that the door handle slowly creaked. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z His own windows were always carefully secured and heavily curtained. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z A soft glow shone through the curtained parlor windows. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z But he only strode to the arched and curtained doorway. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z "I've been looking for--say, a curtained nook, where I can have you alone for about five minutes, and have a few of those kisses of which I have been dreaming this livelong day." A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z She rose at once, and they went together into the curtained alcove and through the noiseless swing door. A Mere Chance, Vol. 3 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:45.990Z After two or three turns they stopped at the curtained entrance of the vast conservatory, whose tropical trees and flowers and warm scented air formed a delicious contrast to the cold, black, Russian winter's night. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z As prearranged, Sam stealthily clambered up on the roof and crawled to the starboard side, where he lay flat on his stomach, and peered head down, in through the loose curtained four-paned window. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z In the back part of the room two beds were curtained off with horse-blankets—one for the Judge, the other for myself. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z At the left of the stage is a heavily curtained door which leads to an inner room. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z At the back is a large opening, curtained, which leads to the bedroom; on the right a door leading to the passage; on the left a window. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z And in the middle of it all, on a great mahogany four-poster bed, curtained, after the fashion of a hundred years ago, Edith Wimbourne lay dying. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Physicians attended to patients in curtained cubicles that served as consulting rooms. Dental care in big demand at free LA health clinic 2011-10-21T06:01:07Z It penetrated even into the locked and carefully curtained cabins and saloons. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z But what would it have been had the church been curtained? The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z A thick veil of cloud had curtained the stars; the steps were deserted as before; and the provisions, arms, and implements were securely conveyed to their destination. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Robert kept his little collection of pictures and photographs of his first wife shut behind the curtained doors of an old secretary. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z Water is needed also to keep full the channels of the returning streams, but the great bulk of water that the roots send up escapes by evaporation through the curtained doorways of the leaves. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Yonder was her lute; here were some of her favourite books; all around, draperies of pink silk fell from the ceiling, and curtained round the boudoir like a tent. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z The windows should be large and neat, and prettily curtained or upholstered. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z An immense perforated lantern hanging from the domed roof then becomes lit, and reveals an octagonal hall with four curtained arches, the fourth, down on the right, being where Horace's bedroom door had been. The Brass Bottle A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts 2011-10-11T02:01:04.737Z They passed through the curtained door and into the temple. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Now other pigments, some curtained from view by the chlorophyll, others the products of decomposition, show themselves. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Christina opened her eyes full on him; glancing from the porti�res to the softly curtained windows between which they two were completely alone, "Is it so terrible here?" she inquired. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z I went into that curtained corner, never for one moment dreaming that what she might say would matter anything to me.... Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z A row of curtained shelves, evidently made of small boxes and surmounted by a mirror, occupied another space. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z In the midst of the press lay a litter, whose gilded frame was curtained with crimson silk. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z One warm day in the early spring, I observed a spider, very busily engaged upon a dirty old web, which had for a long time, curtained a pane of my factory window. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z The room which Beaumanoir occupied was the great state bed-chamber that had been used by his predecessors from time immemorial—a gaunt apartment with a cavernous fireplace and heavily curtained mullioned windows. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z From where she stood she could see a cove—merely a tiny crescent of sand edged by a thin blade of cobalt water, and curtained by the palmetto forest. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z His glance flew to the curtained window, but no sound or movement came from the iron stair outside. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z We sat close together there in the golden gloom of the curtained room, where only a bar of dusty sunlight fell across a row of gilded books. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z The bed had been brought in from the unspeakable tunnel under the sand-bags; it was as dry as a bone, and curtained off at its own end of the cabin. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z The small, square, white curtained windows just above the dimpling water line were all open, and, set amidships, was a round porthole, on whose edge stood a pot of brilliant scarlet geraniums. The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z A dozen women were scared almost ill when they came out of her curtained corner. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z I was now immediately opposite the curtained niche. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z A fragment of their conversation reached her, and as the full meaning of the words she heard burst upon her, she stood speechless, half hidden in the folds of the curtained doorway. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z The windows were shuttered and curtained but the electric light—which never failed either my villa or the Palace during the whole of those terrible hours—made every detail clear. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z They might be there, somewhere, curtained by the gloom. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z Palatial—not a cabin at all, but a proper little bedroom with a curtained bed under the porthole windows, a comfortable sofa, chairs, table, carpets, big wash-bowls with silver taps—a whole de luxe. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z He must be thirsty; and he poured himself out a glass and stood sipping it and looking absently at the heavily curtained windows at the rear. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z Jo saw a big redheaded youth approaching her corner, and fearing he meant to engage her, she slipped into a curtained recess, intending to peep and enjoy herself in peace. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z The library was a square room of respectable size, but very close and dim with the one French window closed and curtained. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z Behind the curtained partition I shed my relic and, standing before the mirror, tried one wig after the other. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z That there is a white bud widening under the moon, and in a curtained room a young girl sleeping. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z There were but one or two lights in the windows, and those windows were shut and curtained. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z The night yet curtained the plain, but on the eastern horizon a faint streak betokened the approach of day. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z The next morning I began to ramble about, and so day after day, till every stately chamber, every haunted nook, every secret door, curtained with heavy arras, and every winding stair, became familiar to me. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z In Chapter XVI, "unpleasnt frame of mind" was changed to "unpleasant frame of mind", and "snuggly curtained room" was changed to "snugly curtained room". The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Then the music struck into a splendid gallop and out from the curtained mysteries beyond, the knights and ladies darted, two by two, in glory of crimson and gold, and green and silver. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z In the third place, there was, towards the back of the main stage, a part that could be curtained off, and so separated from the front part of that stage. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z After all," she thought, "this is more to my taste than being shut up in my curtained bed at home. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z Lights were out, all manifestation of evil was thickly curtained. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z They had approached the house, and a faint glimmer from the chink in the curtained window fell on Ran�'s face. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z They ceased, and presently a man jumped down into the pit outside her bedroom window; the window was curtained, but she was aware that he was there, trying to look in. The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:29.180Z Mr. Lelias is one of many French tourists to treat the curtained town house as another must-see stop while visiting New York City. City Room: For French Tourists, Strauss-Kahn Town House Is Must-See 2011-07-05T20:49:54Z The French window, neither curtained nor shuttered, stood ajar, for the night was hot and stuffy. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z An elderly woman, with an air of distress, appeared, and in the background of the long, dim apartment there stood, by a curtained bed, a figure which seemed familiar to me. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z On each of the three sides of the room, three doors curtained with tapestry. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z At length she murmured, "I am not alone here—my father is lying in there," and she pointed to the other curtained place. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z Baird's eyes traveled from the Mine Banks to the pastures, then to the brilliant semicircle of woodland that curtained the Penniman house. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z It is hard to die even in the curtained chambers of our ceiled houses, with sympathizing friends administering every possible alleviation. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z At every curtained confessional, before Spanish pictures of saints, at every sacred shrine, he told himself defiantly that he played no dishonorable part. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z There is a door at back centre, and also one at R. At upper left is a curtained window, not practicable. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z There were two nooks curtained off with coloured blankets. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z The modern front room, the parlor, lost its dingy figured paper, was hung and curtained in white, as were the rooms above. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z In the stifling gloom of her curtained section the girl stretched luxuriously, breathed deep, and smiled a secret, enigmatic smile. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Instantly she was away from him; half across the room and sending furtive glances toward the curtained doorways, even toward the windows five stories above the street. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z Suppose we now look at these curtained windows from the outside. The Teaching of Art Related to the Home Suggestions for content and method in related art instruction in the vocational program in home economics 2011-06-24T02:00:19.850Z The door was thickly curtained inside; there was a rough wooden floor, an immense fire roaring in the chimney, a table, chairs, and standing expectant amongst them was a youngish, nice-looking woman, beaming with good-nature. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z At the far end of the drawing-room—not the end where the curtained windows led out on to the terrace lounge—there was a tall screen of carved teakwood from Benares. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z The woman's lashes trembled and curtained her eyes. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z “Cora,” called Jack, from the curtained cabin, where he was changing into dry garments, “I didn’t put an extra pair of shoes in your valise; did I?” The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z The old man slowly turned his head in the direction of the curtained door, and Brand then saw that he was stone blind. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z A more sad mistake was never committed than that of sleeping in tight rooms, and beds closely curtained. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z The falling snow outside comes in spiteful little flakes, and slaps against the heavily curtained window. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z Then she crosses to a door opposite the curtained entrance, opens it softly, and glides away. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z Through a curtained door to the right was a glimpse of a dining-room in the corner of the house. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z Seven nights of fierce storm curtained them away from a world of shifting shadows with a rich fabric woven in the golden loom of happy dreams. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Near the stairs, there were hardly any lamps, and a screen of flowers curtained it off from the rest of the hotel. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z In a curtained recess an immense mahogany bedstead displayed a yellow satin coverlet profusely embroidered with pink and purple silk flowers. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z It was at least ten minutes before the maid reappeared in the wide curtained doorway. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z At last he halted before a curtained doorway and rapped. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z A very large cushioned divan draped with dark green silk stood before a curtained recess in the opposite wall, and a large open volume lay upon a Koran stand of black wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z At last the millionaire rose from his seat and crossed to the curtained window. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z The hall was carpeted, curtained, lighted with hanging lamps. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Followed a moment of expectant waiting, then a maid appeared in the curtained doorway of the library in which the Lookouts were gathered. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z He started on a run for the curtained doorway. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z They must all be shut as well as curtained. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z There was another figure present, too, and, to his intense chagrin, the millionaire beheld the yellow features of Hip-Lee near the curtained window. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z Crossing the antechamber, she had reached the bedroom, which was separated from it by a curtained door. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Upstairs are three bedrooms, scantily furnished; here too the windows are curtained. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z As the fire smouldered, thus did the boy's eyes smoulder, while he watched audaciously and fixedly; for deep down in his warped, puerile soul the curtained joy of revenge was a-sputter. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z No wonder that she was filled with vague dread, and hesitated to look out of the window, which, curtained with morning-glory vines, framed in a splendid view of the ocean. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z The house was curtained off in the centre with a mat. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z As the grey light of morning struggled through the heavy curtained windows of the saloon, Corianton awoke. Corianton A Nephite Story 2011-04-28T02:00:14.830Z I should say that it was at intervals of about three minutes that the sedate servant appeared in the curtained doorway and announced a caller, until nine had been admitted. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Near the center of the apartment stood the bed, tall, broad, quaintly carved, curtained in green velvet, and on it, cold and lifeless, lay the wounded man. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z It was in the spring; the little window of her room was curtained with wild honeysuckles and sweetbriar brought down from the woods, and rooted by the house. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z His hair, very thin but of a silky brown, fell across his forehead, and when it curtained his eyes he would jerk back his head—this, too, at some telling crisis in a narrative.... Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z His prisoners were revived now and had been placed side by side in chairs before one of the curtained windows in the rear of the hall. The Black Star A Detective Story 2011-04-14T02:01:01.883Z At the eastern extremity of this terrace, which here wound round an octagonal-shaped tower obtruding from the angle, was a deep curtained window, which led into a boudoir. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z The rain beat and beat against the curtained glass; the candles grettered and flared; and the wood-fire flickered and died out. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z Then the music struck into a splendid galop, and out from the curtained mysteries beyond, the knights and ladies darted, two and two, in glory of crimson and gold, and green and silver. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z A large crimson curtained easel stood upon a da�s of carven oak beside Mr. Cavanagh's chair, and in a far corner glimmered an ebony framed grand piano. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z He could only sit in the chair against the curtained rear window and look straight ahead, absolutely helpless. The Black Star A Detective Story 2011-04-14T02:01:01.883Z Then ran the echoes along the shore and up the ragged cliff on whose summit one feeble ray of light struggled through the narrow crevice of a curtained window out into the midnight gloom. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z Outside the wintry storm raged on; the rain clamored against the curtained glass, and the wind worried the trees. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z So often he had leaned against the foot of that pillared, curtained bed and amused with light chat of court or club the serene occupant who took his chocolate while listening interestedly. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z She glanced quickly toward the curtained door: a man stood between it and her. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z You have seen the plain, bare walls of the old houses, turning an almost blank face to the street, with closely shuttered or thickly curtained windows. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z In the middle of the middle wall there is a latticed window, dimity curtained; upon the plain shelf in front are several flower-pots. Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste 2011-03-22T02:00:23.063Z Although it has no roof, it is still used as a dwelling, as the curtained window shows. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z As Joscelyn gathered up some ribbons and lace from the bed, she whispered as though to the curtained post:— “The attic door is open—there is no one in the hall.” Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z Thus when Hans came to me in the morning, he found me suffering from a severe attack of toothache with a bandage wrapped round my face, and the windows carefully curtained. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z In the curtained chamber she sewed, wove linen on a small loom, or twined garlands of living flowers for Rameses. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z But when I finished he straightened his shoulders and throwing up his head sent a glance of piercing question over the curtained windows. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z Noticing the curtained alcove, the Landgrave started towards it; but he had not crossed the room when Catherine appeared, instantly letting the curtains fall to behind her. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z They remained, glad to sit, watch, and smoke, in the shaded comfort of a curtained recess. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z I only know that Isabel Gilbert, weeping silently in the dark corner of the curtained pew, felt as she had never felt in all her Graybridge church-going; felt at once distressed and comforted. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z It was a bright, airy room—a perfect paradise of a sick chamber—with its snowy curtained bed, its tempting easy-chair, its white lace window curtains fluttering softly in the morning air. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z "Go in there," she said, pointing up the hall to the curtained entrance of the dining-room, and I went as she pointed. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z They are all standing in a sort of anteroom, curtained off, but only partly concealed from the ballroom. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z D'Archand was idling upon deck, but at a word from the commandant entered his curtained cabin and produced a flask of Burgundy as an aid to conversation. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z On the side facing south were three broad casement windows, now heavily curtained with a light-proof fabric. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z But it was closed and curtained so effectually that only a faint glimmer here and there betrayed the light within. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z Nan had seen to it that each window was curtained and every crevice stopped, so that no light could shine out and play traitor. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z "You, my own!" responds Nicholas, in a very low tone, that of course means everything, and necessitates a withdrawal into the curtained recess of the window, where whisperings may be unheard. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z Those curtained windows opposite might conceal a hundred prying eyes. Who? 2011-02-09T03:00:47.380Z Young Lalou�t had resumed his post beside the curtained window and he was giving sundry signs of his growing impatience. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z He had drawn her into the curtained bay window of the upper hallway, as she was passing on to the nursery. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z Not a soul was there—the place was locked, curtained, barred. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z At this instant a soft ringing laugh, that once heard is not easily forgotten, comes from an inner room, that is carefully curtained and delicately lighted, and smites upon their ears. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z The ship’s flag curtained off the inner section, which was allotted to the two girls, while the men could sleep, on guard, as it were, in the outer part. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Then came another and another, till the green-fringed vista down which he trudged was suddenly curtained with whirling white. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z Lady's voice came clearly through the curtained door. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z His room is an expanse and his bed stands in a curtained alcove—the bedstead an antique, the bed billowy, clean, and comfortable, as all beds are in France. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z They are so situated that they can see into the curtained chamber and mark the picture it contains. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z He procured some muslin for his closet-window; and the face became curtained like any portrait. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z It was a bow window, thickly curtained and draped with black. The House of Strange Secrets A Detective Story 2011-01-15T03:00:37.173Z Somehow it did not seem like morning, but like coming out of a curtained house into the midst of afternoon. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z Two windows, strangely enough side by side, were curtained with stockings out to dry. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z He pursued a corridor that led from the main court and completely circled the building—a dim passageway with many curtained recesses off from it. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Here tall closets with glass doors curtained with green silk were ranged against the walls. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The window was curtained and shuttered against sight and sound, the door behind him locked. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z In the gray light filtering through the somewhat heavily curtained window her face looked surprisingly youthful. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Peering from the curtained window, Mrs. Breen immediately lost her jovial manner. The Wishing Well 2010-12-20T17:12:27.090Z Trent was led back along the dim corridor, past the restaurant with its pungent smells, to a curtained room in the rear. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z The width is about 25 ft.; from bastion to bastion runs a battlemented curtained wall about 10 ft. high. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z It shone on the black oak furniture and the saddlebag chairs, on our two hats on the table, on the neatly curtained recess where the hats should have been. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z But the thermometer was still at 72, and for a moment, as thin sunlight bounced off curtained windows, everything — picnics, strolls, playground basketball — seemed possible. The Cruelest Month: 5 A.M. Is the Magic Hour in a Sweltering City 2010-07-28T03:58:00Z Like the women he had watched float through the street in Kunduz, curtained in blue from cap to toes, a lace visor where the eyes should go. Salvatore Scibona: “The Kid.” 2010-06-07T04:00:00Z Inside a heavily curtained fourth-floor dance studio is a male-only class specializing in "Hot Nude Yoga," a form of sensualized tantric yoga practiced nude. Hot Nude Yoga: shedding clothes to shed pounds 2010-04-06T19:41:00Z Harris said the group went into a curtained VIP area in the back of the club, and some women were let inside. New case: Steelers QB investigated for Ga. assault 2010-03-06T23:52:00Z Her eyes met his and lingered, but they were like curtained windows and told him nothing. The Law of Hemlock Mountain And they complied with his commands; and a crier proclaimed through the city, that no curtained damsel nor honoured lady nor infirm old woman should fail to go forth to meet the bride. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments The only note of civilization in the dreary scene was the large, curtained touring car by the platform. The Trail of Conflict Jacinto was left standing in a narrow passage, or corridor, on which opened a long row of chambers with curtained doors, wherein slept the soldiers, crowded thickly together. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico Where there are fine views from the windows, they are better framed as pictures than curtained. Household Organization Grim and severe in his high-backed chair, Stephen Strangewey sat with his eyes fixed upon the curtained window. The Hillman And, to complete the picture, there sat I arrayed in a German naval uniform, with the unsuspecting Grand Fleet on the other side of those shuttered and curtained windows. The Spy in Black "Once more, my brave Golden!" said the Ensign, patting his pony, and he swept the third time across the face of the curtained door. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Thus terminating the interview, the neophyte, as he descended, watched the unchanging yet ever beautiful picture, till the sun buried himself among the mountains, and the shadows of night curtained it in obscurity. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico It was carpeted and curtained and larger than many a hall bedroom. Manslaughter Hereupon Million glowed as pink as any of the roses that were spreading their sweetness abroad on the warm afternoon air outside the gaily curtained window. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Only a subdued glimmer came through the curtained windows, stealing in with the ever-present scent of the arbors. The Valiants of Virginia The servants went about the house whispering, no door was heard to shut, and the bailiff had straw laid down in the court, so that no sound might penetrate the curtained sick-room. A Sister's Love A Novel A dim light, and a low sound of wailing, came from a curtained door. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico The windows are curtained with an appropriate simplicity that is unusually attractive. Remodeled Farmhouses Most of them were curtained, and the curtains of a pair opposite the open side of the square were very handsome. The Red Mustang Its windows were closely curtained, and in the garden too there was no sign of life. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers Great was my surprise, on entering the hall, to see near the platform an elegant improvised green-room, curtained off. Friend Mac Donald In a large alcove stood the bed, neatly draped and curtained. Glories of Spain They were standing near the curtained arch of the adjoining room. The Mystery of Evelin Delorme A Hypnotic Story She pushed Michael hurriedly across the passage into the front room, commanding him to keep quiet and stay in an empty curtained recess. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Once again he reviewed the daring enterprise of the last few hours, and the thickly curtained windows of the parsonage recurred to his memory. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers The windows, now curtained, no longer looked like browless eyes staring into cold vacancy. A Yankee from the West A Novel "You are right," I acquiesced, edging, in my turn, toward the curtained recess of a window near by. X Y Z A Detective Story The walls were tinted a neutral gray, an occasional piece of sober-hued drapery hung here and there, while a heavily curtained arch at the back connected with the artist's private apartments beyond. The Mystery of Evelin Delorme A Hypnotic Story The ceiling sloped to a window closely curtained with the cretonne of black and crimson fruits which Michael recognized as the same stuff he had seen in Barnes' room above. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Near the centre of the apartment stood the bed, tall, broad, quaintly carved, curtained in green damask, and on it, cold and apparently lifeless, lay the wounded man. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir The light spread to the dust motes in the air and curtained the whole sky with shimmering haze. The Year When Stardust Fell It might have been a festa night, save that the windows were curtained and the lights shone through a white drapery of lace, subdued and tender. The Firebrand He nodded as in the dark beyond the curtained windows came the measured tramp of feet, a hoarse command and the ring of grounded muskets. Our Admirable Betty A Romance Michael with the consciousness of the woman behind those curtained doors knew that he could discuss nothing at present. Sinister Street, vol. 2 The rain beat against the curtained glass; the candles guttered and flared; the wood-fire flickered and died out. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir Stepping back from the curtained window, Janet listened intently for the sound of footfalls in the corridor. Janet Hardy in Radio City Hush!" said the Abbot, for the first time seriously disturbed, and looking over his shoulder at the curtained door, "moderate your voice and command yourself, father. The Firebrand The side windows of the residence were curtained, but the curtains were only partly down. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy A wood-fire smoldered with friendly warmth on the brightly burnished andirons, and a clear, wintry sunlight fell in through the curtained windows, where a perfect garden of indoor plants bloomed gaily. Nancy of Paradise Cottage Outside the wintry storm raged on; the rain clamored against the curtained glass, and the wind sighed among the trees. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir It had a curtained entrance, that the stranger might not be disturbed by the sound of the door opening and shutting when people entered to see the show. The New Gulliver and Other Stories At the end of the passage he paused in front of a curtained door, and, pushing the curtain back, entered an unseen room. The Gambler A Novel Several of the Fathers sleep in the hall, in curtained rooms at the ends of the passage-ways, and a watchman walks the rounds all night, to guard against fire, and to give notice of sickness. To Cuba and Back “Lady Alice and Charles sit every morning in the library; there are curtained recesses there, in any of which you may conceal yourself, and hear what passes.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. For a moment she was alone, in a curtained recess, wielding her fan with the languid grace of a Castilian, and watching the dancers. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir In her honor all windows were doubly curtained, all street lamps extinguished, or dimmed with paint to a heavy blue. The Book of Susan A Novel The window was closed and curtained like the others, but it went up noiselessly when he tapped on the glass. A Romance in Transit In the room where the Duke of York died there was a broad bed on a platform, curtained and canopied with heavy damask, and surrounded by a gilded railing. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu The "Pageant of Summer," with its vivid descriptions and realised visions of country meadows and hedgerows was written in his curtained sick-room at the seaside village of Goring. Lafcadio Hearn The folding of the cloth shows on one side of the stage the curtained bed or litter on which lies a man in his grave-clothes. Two plays for dancers "They are dark enough, for more than one person to have been lost in their recesses," I observed with another look toward the heavily curtained windows. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth "The ride on the cars has made Paula feverish," cried she, in sharp clear tones that rang with unexpected brusqueness through the curtained alcoves of that lordly apartment. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life Narkom acted upon the invitation so promptly that he was up the stairs and in the cozy, curtained, and lamp-lit room which Cleek called his den almost as quickly as his host himself. The Riddle of the Night Heathercliffe House had been specially built for a school, and was so designed that, instead of long dormitories or curtained cubicles, there were rows of small bedrooms, each intended to accommodate two girls. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story It was only after a moment that a nebulous radiance from a curtained window upstairs defined itself as light. The Gray Mask Martin found a vacant berth deeply curtained with bushes and low-hanging trees and there they made fast the punt and lingered. Years of Plenty That there might be no doubt of his hospitality, the chief at once assigned to me one of the snug little curtained compartments built against the wall, around the edge of the pit. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois But one single object recalled a thought of sorrow, and that was the curtained window of the little chamber wherein Herr Robert lay dead. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Luck gave him cool weather, with high moving clouds, which curtained the sun during the middle of the day, but even then it was hard work. The Garden of Eden The windows, Garth gathered, were heavily curtained, for no gleam of light escaped. The Gray Mask The great, curtained room in its terrifying disorder was brightly lighted, empty, absolutely still. The Blind Man's Eyes At last my sweet lady appeared in the curtained doorway. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois There were about twenty girls in Jenny's class, who all had lockers and pegs of their own in the anteroom curtained off by black velvet draperies. Carnival Glancing quickly about her the heavily curtained window caught her eye and she sprang toward it. A Daughter of the Union Next to the fireplace was a curtained archway, which evidently formed the entrance into another room, judging by the buzz of laughter and conversation from beyond that the thick red curtain failed to stifle. The Youngest Girl in the School The only light, in the great curtained room, came from the single electric torch lying on the floor. The Blind Man's Eyes Crossing this she drew aside the blanket that curtained the door of the studio. Ewing\\'s Lady Once she had walked through Trewinnard Churchtown near dusk, and had been horribly aware of bobbing faces behind every curtained window, faces that bobbed and peered and followed every movement and gesture of her person. Carnival As Ren� lay at rest that night within the curtained bed, no man on Manhattan Island could have been more agreeably at ease with his world. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington He tried to rise up, and other blows beat him down and he was glad about the darkness, not because it relieved the pain, but because it curtained off the faces of men. Thy Name Is Woman Ere Dan could protest, Sam had rapped on the door casing, and an instant later was dragging his companion in through the curtained doorway. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers A dim light glowed through the curtained windows. Ewing\\'s Lady A portion of it was curtained off for the pupils to change into practice dress, and all the way round the walls was a rail for toe-dancing. Carnival Indeed," said Fauchet, very desirous of a look at the face secure from observation within the curtained bed, "but why do you speak now! The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington To reduce the glare, the windows are well curtained. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Without waiting to knock, he called loudly, as he poked his head in through the curtained doorway. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers Sydenham had meantime taken food from a curtained cabinet and was munching before his easel. Ewing\\'s Lady Its window was curtained, but dull red light glowed through the glass window of the door. The Door into Infinity Too astonished even to yell, he caught a glimpse of Marcia-Joan's tiny feet beneath the hem of her pink robe as his head passed the curtained doorway. Manners of the Age Slowly he swung his great head about and stared at Tascela who posed negligently in the curtained doorway, one hand on her smooth hip. Red Nails He did as Sir Thomas directed, and sat down in the recess behind the chief's desk, in a comfortable arm-chair with his back to the curtained window. The Heart of a Woman His eye ran along the house fronts opposite, but they were blunt, uninspiring masses with shut doors and curtained windows, houses turned away from him. Ewing\\'s Lady It isn't any of my business so I clam up and walk over to where the whole front half of the basement is curtained off with a couple of old sheets and a drawstring. The Worlds of Joe Shannon Surprisingly, the door was locked, the windows thickly curtained; they had never taken such precautions before. Adolescents Only They had entered, through a curtained door, a small room which was nearly filled with people standing before a picture, and admiringly criticising it. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. A shadow had curtained its face, black and lowering. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland I found it hard to realise that my sweetheart was close to me, separated only by a curtained door from the cabin I was musing in. A Marriage at Sea It was as dark and curtained as the others. he house was empty. The Worlds of Joe Shannon There were spacious streets, a Forum curtained with silk, the glint and evocations of triumphal war. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Instead of the curtained seclusion, the quiet and calm of the old palace in the old capital, the present Crown Prince has known from babyhood the sights and sounds of the stirring city of Tōkyō. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition The rain, as it turned out, kept up all day, in a growing downpour which completely curtained the mouth of the cave by early afternoon. The Thing in the Attic He motioned me to pass through the curtained archway, as I had passed before; and there I had to cover my lips with my hand to press back a cry. The Brightener He left the library and went towards his bedroom behind the curtained door. The New Warden Sober brownstone houses, their front steps rising steeply to stain-glass paneled doors; heavily curtained bay windows; weather-stained and rotting gingerbread; an atmosphere of reluctant decay and genteel senescence. The Prophetic Camera Recognizing Ember, she smiled and stood aside, making way for him to enter the small, curtained lobby. The Destroying Angel A curtained window, the flutter of a white hand, were to us the only signs of inhabitation. An American Girl Abroad But poetry in a more restricted sense expresses those arrangements of language, and especially metrical language, which are created by that imperial faculty whose throne is curtained within the invisible nature of man. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Lady Dashwood passed the corridor steps, passed the head of the staircase, and went towards a curtained door. The New Warden I followed her look to where it rested on the curtained door that enters the hall from the apartments which face on the water. The Sentimental Vikings We always slept under a blanket, in white canvas cots, swinging from the rafters, curtained off by bunting. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia He ran first to the front of the structure, where a tarpaulin curtained the shed for the night, and gazed for a moment blankly at this indication that the hour was not one of business. Eleven Possible Cases He spoke in an emotionless tone, saying, "Come!" and she followed, half swooning—followed him up the stairs to the curtained boxes that ran round the gallery. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure Then came noiselessly out from the curtained door at Gwen's right hand the figure of Dr. Middleton. The New Warden "She is sobbing still," said the canon, in a whisper, and with a gesture towards the curtained doorway. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life There it lies, an eternal prospect beyond these curtained windows, by far the most lovely and wonderful thing visible; but it seems to be forgotten there. Titanic At Deeside the morning sun poured in through large, single-paned windows, lightly curtained; and its rays were reflected by white woodwork clamped by shining brass, and wallpaper that glistened. Leonore Stubbs Fascinating road-houses of stucco walls curtained behind a profusion of clambering roses tempt one to pause and take his ease to the tinkle of guitars and mandolins. The Portal of Dreams Thro' Syrian plains curtained with curling mist The grass she trailed, Where the shy floweret; by the dew-drop kissed, Sweet blushing quailed; And drowned in purple vales of amethyst The moon-mad bulbuls wailed. Blooms of the Berry Yes, thou shalt know what mystery lies In the amethyst deep of the curtained skies, If thou wilt fold thy onyx eyes, You wakeful one, you naughty son, You chirping little sparrow! Second Book of Verse Leaving her curtained bed, she first offers a short prayer at the small shrine hanging close by with its flickering light. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens It may be imagined what sort of lodging much of it was; mere closets for ladies of quality, a landing at a stair’s head curtained off for gentlemen. Francezka Constance arose, and, going to her own little curtained apartment, brought forth a small picture. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon But the smoke curtained the manuver and the rebels only discovered it by the diminution of the fire in their front. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign Si deployed his men and entered the dense woods which curtained the view and shrouded the enemy. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign The walls of this room were stained almost black; a thick carpet deadened the floor; the solid wooden shutters were barred and heavily curtained. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. As if overwhelmed by a prospect she had not anticipated, she hurriedly arose and pointed down the room to a curtained recess. Hand and Ring The chinked log walls of the room and the stout beams overhead were whitewashed, and the four tiny windows were curtained with spotless dimity. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge It was too dusky in the closely curtained apartment to see any object so small, but he swept his hand across the carpet and picked up the key that had slipped from her nerveless fingers. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part The clerk vanished through a curtained door at the rear of the store, and Rick turned. The Egyptian Cat Mystery They were ordered by Combe to join hands, and everybody obeyed excepting the captain's daughter, who stood unnoticed by one of the curtained windows. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. I can see them now, in the curtained room, huddling over an old railroad timetable. The Mighty Dead The walls and rafters were whitened, and the windows curtained with snowy dimity. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge Into the very bedroom of the emperor the unawed visitors made their way, and gazed with curious eyes on the imperial couch, curtained over and covered with silk mattresses. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality He walked slowly toward his lodge and entered the curtained opening. Two Indian Children of Long Ago The morning light came faintly through the curtained windows. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. While Holmes was talking to Eleanor she had seized the chance 214 to slip over to a heavily curtained window, which, she guessed, must open right on the ground. A Campfire Girl's Happiness "When that is done, the windows cleaned and curtained, and the things all arranged, it will be quite a cozy place," added Susan. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge It is shrouded in darkness, for of windows there are none, and the door is curtained inside, still more effectually to exclude the light. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century By the opposite window, curtained only by vines, sat a lady with her head muffled in lace, who greeted the guest pleasantly, and begged pardon for not rising from her chair. The Life of Nancy The lone keeper had followed the two men into a curtained stall. John March, Southerner The room was curtained so heavily that it seemed nearly dark. Under False Pretences A Novel “She does not suspect,” thought Nell; and she crossed quickly to the curtained arch, leading to the music and the dancing, in the hope that she might see the King. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time The room adjoining hers was an unused bedroom that communicated with hers by a narrow curtained door back of her bed. Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday |
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