| 单词 | davenport |
| 例句 | On the davenport in yonder I hadn’t even wanted to think about what happened on the trestle, but with Grandpa I didn’t feel like that. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Music spirals out of the radios, and it is splendid to drowse on the davenport, to be warm and fed, to feel the sentences hoist her up and carry her somewhere else. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Francis had his arms folded across the back of the davenport and his chin resting on his arms. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We went back in the house—dim now with twilight—and sat by the window on a long davenport that had a sheet thrown over it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She takes his elbow, helps him to the davenport. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “By golly, I’m shore glad to see you folks!” he said, ushering Miss Love toward the parlor door and ignoring me on the davenport in the hall. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The very first Saturday after the Fair they made a leaf house on the hill, with a red room and a yellow room and piles of leaves for chairs and davenports and tables. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Then, as another thought struck her, Mama collapsed onto the leather davenport there in the front hall. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Marie-Laure imagines him hunched on the davenport, mumbling children’s rhymes and watching ghosts shuttle through the walls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Mama, who had come to sit by me on the davenport, put her hand on mine and kept it there while Cudn Agnes finished the story. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Maybe get himself an apartment and fix it up—big chairs and a davenport. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Trying not to cry, she led me in and made me lay down on the black leather davenport in the front hall. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But on the afternoon of the sixth of August, she reads the following lines to Etienne on the davenport in his study: Was it true that Captain Nemo never left the Nautilus? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z County cities, as well as unincorporated areas, offer residents some way or another to report such nuisances as dumped davenports, potholes, graffiti and roadkill. Five ways you can use Shape Your L.A., The Times' civic engagement tool 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z One day in January, near the turnstile at the exit of the 125th Street subway station, something caught my eye: a sepia-toned photograph that showed what looked like three siblings sitting on a davenport. ‘My Girlfriend and I Wound Up in an Empty Dive Bar, Having a Drink’ 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z In the big picture, he was the dad standing at the top of the stairs, glowering at a pair of teenagers who had gotten a little too friendly too quickly on the davenport below. Israel's PM Tries to Get Between Obama and Iran 2013-09-30T11:05:23Z My father got the idea when a woman brought in davenports. City Room: The Girl From Castro Convertibles' Early Commercials Is Back 2012-06-11T18:09:46Z She was too careful of her best tailored suit to lie down, but she arranged herself comfortably in a corner of the davenport and closed her eyes. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z We sat down on the davenport where she began giving me a lecture and declaring what she was not going to do. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z She hesitated between the davenport and the chairs; while he, without ado, chose the davenport and became seated, and the look he turned upon her commanded more than words that she, too, be seated. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z She sat with her long slim arms loosely folded on a davenport, weeping and smiling at once. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z She hovered in the doorway insistently until she saw DeLaunay safely seated on the davenport at the tea-table by Aurora’s side, and only then she departed in the direction of the smoking room. The Maker of Opportunities 2012-01-30T03:00:18.090Z The first definition of “davenport,” for instance, in three of the fives sources used by Wordnik is a kind of small writing desk. Novelties: Wordnik?s Online Dictionary: No Arbiters, Please 2011-12-31T19:28:36Z Marjorie made her usual loving onslaught upon her smiling general and captain who sat side by side on the living room davenport admiring her. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z "Why, that Jean Baptiste is sitting down there on the davenport with mama on one side of him and my sister on the other!" The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z You and Captain and I will go into the living room and sit right down on the nice comfy davenport. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z He stood before her, his slender figure gracefully bent, motioning appealingly toward the deep davenport, which was set invitingly in front of the fire. The Maker of Opportunities 2012-01-30T03:00:18.090Z She turned her face after a moment and found him studying her as he sat at the other end of the davenport. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Some of the girls used yarn or bias tape designs on theatrical gauze or monk's cloth, making scarfs, pillows, curtains, davenport covers, or couch covers. 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 In the meantime, Ethel had crept down from upstairs to see what was going on, and saw the three on the davenport together, with Jean Baptiste in the middle. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z Resigning herself to the guidance of those who loved her best, Marjorie suffered herself to be led into the living room and deposited on the friendly davenport, a solicitous parent on either side. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z Seated on the davenport beside Constance Stevens, his blue eyes rested on her with infinite content. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z "Sit down," motioning to the davenport before the fire. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z "Let us sit here a moment," she said, indicating a long davenport in the broad hall. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z She glanced from the chairs to the davenport; but he settled it forthwith by settling upon the davenport. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z Mrs. Dean released Marjorie’s hand and rose from the davenport, intense determination written on every feature. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z In the middle of the night I sat up and felt the welts across my back that the ridges in the davenport cushions had made. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z He passed the end of the davenport and she, in turn, retreated to the far side. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z When the last man rose from the davenport, Miss Octavia called me to her side. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Whereupon he drew her down and upon the davenport and placed himself between her and her daughter. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z Seating herself on the davenport she leaned wearily against its cushioned back. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z Grant and I sat on the davenport that night after the children were in bed, and discussed the motel business. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z She turned and half slipped, half fought her way through his clutch, running down the room to the fireplace where she stood with the davenport between them breathing irregularly, a hand clenched at her breast. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z This is lucy davenport; twenty-three, undefeated in anything as yet and so unsoftened. Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste 2011-03-22T02:00:23.063Z He followed Orlean back to the parlor, where they took a seat on the davenport again, and drew closer to her this time. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z Babbitts spent the morning on the davenport looking like he was in a boat floating through a sea of newspapers. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z Grant's and David's plates I set on each arm of the davenport. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z "It's too strange for life, Jane," he said, pulling up his trousers gingerly and sitting on the davenport. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z He comes to his wife's side and waits for a pause in the conversation. lady davenport. I remember Mr. Disraeli once said to me . . Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste 2011-03-22T02:00:23.063Z With a little hesitation, she finally sank on the davenport at a conventional distance, beside him. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z "I suppose, indeed, I must," says Lilian, seating herself at her davenport with all the airs of a finished martyr. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z I slept--or, rather, spent the night--on the davenport, and Grant slept in David's twin-size bed with David. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z Sitting down on the davenport, she began to strip off her shoes and stockings. Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z The Maid comes in to announce miss davenport. lucy follows her. Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste 2011-03-22T02:00:23.063Z “The stockings cost me plenty,” went on the woman, motioning for the girl to seat herself on a sagging davenport. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z Sinking down on the davenport, Penny scanned the front page. The Wishing Well 2010-12-20T17:12:27.090Z I was so fascinated by this discovery that he was inside the house punching at the davenport before I realized that he wanted my precious living room set. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z For an hour she lay on the davenport, staring at the ceiling. The Secret Pact 2010-12-20T17:12:03.907Z Between these two in a low armchair is lady davenport. Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste 2011-03-22T02:00:23.063Z Penny did not bother to undrape herself from the davenport. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z The woman sat down on the davenport, loosening her wraps. The Vanishing Houseboat 2010-12-20T17:11:37.787Z He loaded the chair and davenport onto his pickup truck and drove away. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z Mr. Parker sat down on the arm of the davenport. The Secret Pact 2010-12-20T17:12:03.907Z Perhaps I had no vitality to spare. lady davenport. That boy is a long time proposing to Lucy. Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste 2011-03-22T02:00:23.063Z Penny’s feet came down from the arm of the davenport and she seized the paper. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z I decided on the davenport in the hall just outside, and as quietly as I could, I put a screen around it and settled down for the night. The Window at the White Cat I went back into the living room, put another blanket over the davenport cushions to cover the ridges more thoroughly, and lay down again. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z He bowed in formal, old-fashioned courtesy, and made his way to a long, deep davenport across the room which Glenning had hitherto failed to notice. The Man from Jericho Mamma, say that is as far as a woman's concerned. lady davenport. My dear, you know I don't think so. mrs. farrant. We may none of us think so. Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste 2011-03-22T02:00:23.063Z Penny sprawled on the davenport of the Parker home, one blue wedge draped over its rolling upholstered arm. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z When I found no one I concluded it had been only a vivid dream, and I sat down on the edge of the davenport and yawned. The Window at the White Cat In the meantime, Mrs. Watkins and the baby were sleeping, the doctor had gone home, and Grant and I were sitting on the davenport. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z The upholstery and cushions on davenport, armchairs, and window-seats of brown leather stamp this apartment indelibly as a man's room, and the decorations of old flint-locks in one corner add to the effect. Remodeled Farmhouses I'll give you ten yards start and race you to the billiard room. lucy davenport. Will you wear my skirt? Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste 2011-03-22T02:00:23.063Z She sat down on the davenport and began idly to play with a toy lantern which had been dropped there. Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery I went back to the house, and she was sitting on the davenport near the fireplace. The Huddlers Half an hour later as Mr. Cane stepped behind the davenport in the parlor to adjust a screen, he nearly fell over the boy. Sube Cane Chairs and tables are equally interesting; there is an old "comb-back" chair and an upholstered "Martha Washington" chair, as well as more modern easy chairs and davenports. Remodeled Farmhouses He brought up with an awful crash against the big davenport in the corridor, where ’Phemie had tried to keep watch. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks "Why, it was right here on the davenport, Dad." Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery I flopped down on the davenport and didn't know anything for the next twelve hours. The Huddlers She stumbled to the davenport, sank down, gasping. Know Thy Neighbor Well, there is an upright piano, and there is a gramophone with latest musical records, and close by the davenport where hangs a grizzly bear pelt, stands a banjo. Through Our Unknown Southwest I was on my own davenport in my own apartment and there were two shot glasses in front of me. The Very Black There was a comfortable davenport, several chairs and a table. Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery There sits Aunt Priscilla at the davenport, with a smile of triumph on her lips, as she finds her accounts right to a halfpenny. Rossmoyne She had been writing at a little davenport by the window, but rose to receive me, and extended her hand. The House by the Lock With a wave of desperate homesickness he threw himself on the big davenport and buried his face into a pile of cushions. The Come Back I went home, went to the davenport, sat down and told myself they don't happen. The Very Black When the man had departed, which he did immediately, the plotting woman threw herself upon the davenport and wept with rage. Carmen Ariza "There, that will do, dear child; thank you," says Miss Priscilla, gratefully, folding up the obnoxious papers and slipping them into the davenport. Rossmoyne She turned from me, ostensibly to arrange her scattered papers on the little davenport, and, relieved of the thraldom of those lovely eyes, I endeavoured to collect my scattered thoughts. The House by the Lock Here he was met once more by the party from behind the davenport. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman I turned around and went back to the davenport. The Very Black I then hauled Demetrius from behind the davenport.” Our Next-Door Neighbors "Very well," says Miss Penelope, rising slowly—Oh! so slowly! thinks Monica—and going towards the davenport. Rossmoyne Barbara and I found places on the davenport; Edwards prowled up and down the other end of the room, openly in torment. The Million-Dollar Suitcase Silence, at least, was his reward from the perturbed and indignant group of diplomats penned behind the davenport. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman The only thing to prove he'd ever been there at all was a very-old, very-rusty penknife over on the table in front of the davenport—the knife with my name carved on the bone handle. The Very Black With a shriek and an amazing agility she climbed to the safety of the davenport. Highacres "Then you will go?" exclaims Monica, joining the group near the davenport, and turning brilliant eyes upon her aunts. Rossmoyne Baron swung his legs over the edge of the davenport in the living room and stared out at the frost-covered trees of Central Park. The End of Time Innocent or unconscious of his own appearance, his eye seeking for knowledge of his guests, he caught sight of the group behind the davenport. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman My davenport will be useful for papers and accounts.” Not Like Other Girls There was a davenport between them, and, opposite, a cabinet with a looking-glass back in three arches. The Combined Maze Acton said, leaning over the big davenport to kiss his wife. The Beloved Woman Rose continued her search for a piece of music, and Nan curled herself on the corner of a davenport that occupied one side of the room under the open bookshelves. Otherwise Phyllis From out the depths of the big davenport Harry Randall inspected steadily the rebellious little woman opposite. The Dominant Dollar The need for action roused her, and she went over to her davenport. Captain Desmond, V.C. Now he glanced familiarly at its white paneling, its sconces like silver candlesticks, the inevitable davenport inevitably backed by an amethyst-shaded piano lamp and a table crowded with silver boxes and picture-frames. Free Air She stood supporting herself by the back of the davenport, her eyes red-edged and doubtful, her face tightened, expressing enmity or dread or shy longing. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Nan and Phil became an attentive audience on the davenport, as often before. Otherwise Phyllis A jolly big davenport—more curtains;—and 75 then something happened. The Dominant Dollar With controlled deliberation of movement, she drew a chair to the hired dressing-table, which served as davenport, and began to write. Captain Desmond, V.C. Soft—I would like a soft davenport and a novel and a pound of almond-brittle, and get all sick, and not feel so beastly virile as I do just now. Free Air And we'll put the money for a diamond ring into a big davenport.... The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Failing to open the davenport, Henry turned to this; and pressing upon the spring lock, exposed to the view of Madeline, standing near, the pictured face of Cora. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter She rose from her davenport and came to the sofa. The Mistress of Shenstone "Oh! it is safe, sir, in my davenport." The Son of Monte-Cristo Eveley was standing flushed and brilliant in the center of the room, trying to tuck up badly straying curls, and Nolan was adjusting 337 himself to the davenport with an air of studied ease. Eve to the Rescue He entered a room to be lived in and be happy in, with a jolly fire on the hearth and friendly people on a big, brown davenport. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Henry crossed to the handsome davenport, and found it locked. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter A large davenport stood before the fireplace, which had been rebuilt for logs. Black Oxen I shall be in the drawing room, for I keep all my household books in the davenport there. A Young Mutineer On a modern davenport sat two young people, far apart; the youth twiddling his thumbs in an ecstasy of embarrassment; the maiden making rabbit's ears with her handkerchief. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) An enormous davenport stood at one side of the fireplace, and there was a long, heavy table of carved mahogany directly in front of the hearth. The Heart of Arethusa A small size billiard table which can be converted quickly into a davenport is made as follows: Secure clear, selected plain sawed white oak in sizes as indicated by the drawing. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part I Instead, he picked up the leather button which flew on the floor when Mrs. Pantin doubled her fist and smote the davenport. The Fighting Shepherdess Hilda rushed to her davenport, scribbled some hasty directions on a piece of paper, and handed them to the servant. A Young Mutineer So she went over to the davenport again, where she could cry better, and did wonders in that line, in a steady, low-spirited way, till Lucille came breezily in. I've Married Marjorie Ross was in the library, sprawled on the big davenport, and watching the girl and the dog with keen delight in the picture they made. The Heart of Arethusa After supper the two sat companionably on a davenport. Masters of Space She wasted no breath in further argument, but threw herself full-length on the davenport and had hysterics. The Fighting Shepherdess Drawing the book toward him as it lies before him on the davenport, he fills up a check and hands it to her. Molly Bawn She came back in an exquisite blue crêpe negligee, and curled herself back of Marjorie on the davenport while she waited for the water to heat, and for Marjorie to tell her about it all. I've Married Marjorie The excited scribe abandoned her letter altogether, and followed Elinor over by the fire-place, nearer to Ross and the davenport, "Isn't that a Party?" The Heart of Arethusa She motioned them to a deep-cushioned davenport and seated herself in a chair under the light from the lamp. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles A handsome leather davenport with a neat row of sofa pillows along the back, which were of Mrs. Pantin’s own handiwork, suggested luxurious ease. The Fighting Shepherdess Even as she speaks, the door in the next drawing-room opens, and through the folding-doors, which stand apart, she sees her husband enter, and make his way to a davenport. Molly Bawn Marjorie almost ran back to the davenport—she was beginning to feel as if the davenport was the nearest she had to a mother—and flung herself on it in a storm of angry tears. I've Married Marjorie The coin flickered in the light, fell, and proved that all money is perverse, by rolling under the davenport upon which they were sitting. The Lure of the Mask Brennan was sitting on the edge of the davenport, his body bent forward, his elbows on his knees, gazing intently at the girl. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles Established temporarily on the living room davenport, Katherine braced up wonderfully under the wise little manager's treatment. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore He stopped with an exclamation of surprise for on the broad davenport was a little girl fast asleep. Mary Rose of Mifflin She went obediently over to the davenport and sat down by him. I've Married Marjorie They ran their hands over the floor, turned the rug, pulled out the davenport and looked behind, burnt innumerable matches, and finally rang for the attendant. The Lure of the Mask It was a curious business and Archie closed the door, placed a heavy chair against it, and feeling a little giddy he threw himself down on a davenport in the living-room. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! "Just look at this noble old davenport, will you!" says she. The House of Torchy There was a tremble in her voice as she slipped from the davenport and bobbed a curtsy. Mary Rose of Mifflin Lucille released her housemate and leaned back on the davenport, the better to laugh. I've Married Marjorie Fin'ly, though, he agrees to wait while I go sleuthin' in and find whether Veronica has rushed in tears to Daddy, or is still curled up on the davenport bitin' the cushions in rage. Shorty McCabe on the Job Garlock scrambled out from behind the davenport, seized her around the waist, and swung her, feet high in air, through four full circles before he let her down and kissed her vigorously. The Galaxy Primes She heaves herself up off the davenport, straightens her hat, and prepares to leave, smilin' satisfied, like an expert who's been called in and has finished the job. The House of Torchy "That's what I said," smiled Mr. Bracken, which wasn't exactly true although the words he had used meant the same thing, "when I came home and found a girl and a bird on the davenport." Mary Rose of Mifflin I started to say that I think we had better put him to bed on the davenport. The Skylark of Space "Here it is," says he, draggin' out from under a davenport a perfectly good drum. Torchy As A Pa They ate supper in friendly fashion; then strolled together across the Main, to a davenport. The Galaxy Primes Following Nora into the living-room he seated himself nervously on the davenport, his eyes fixed on the doorway. Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer At last he turned around and looked at his wife who was sitting on the davenport as if she were tired. Mary Rose of Mifflin There were large over-stuffed chairs in the new living room, and a seven-foot davenport, and oriental rugs, and lamps and lamps and lamps. Gigolo Finally we end up on the big davenport in front of the fireplace and indulge in a few minutes of lively chat. Torchy As A Pa Behind each row of officers a long davenport appeared; between them a table loaded with sandwiches, olives, pickles, relishes, fruits, nuts, soft drinks, cigars, and cigarettes. The Galaxy Primes For an hour or more they sat side by side on the davenport, each sturdily trying to conceal the blow which the unlooked-for swing in Mrs. Gray's business affairs had dealt them. Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer Well, he gave a little gasp; his eyes snapped, and he quit walking the floor and sat down on the davenport. Around the World in Ten Days She put the food inside the fender, and then, going to a davenport in a corner of the room, wrote a hasty letter to Dorothy Fraser. A Girl in Ten Thousand Elsie, sharing with Dutch the honors of the night, lay on a davenport, where she had received first aid. Lady Larkspur After eating, she went out into the Main and slumped down on a davenport. The Galaxy Primes Dropping down on the davenport she broke into subdued laughter. Jane Allen: Right Guard Pargeter fumbled at the brass-headed pin; he pulled it out, and a drawer which filled up the side of the davenport shot out. The Uttermost Farthing Fruitlessly she hunted through boxes, bowls, flowerpot holders, and the music davenport. A Mummer's Tale Then he dropped heavily on the davenport before the fireplace, with Carol crouching on a cushion beside him, stroking his hand. Sunny Slopes He came to, however, as the other three were stretching him out on a davenport. The Galaxy Primes There was a wide window which faced west, a davenport in deep rose velvet, some chairs to match, and there were always roses in an old blue bowl. The Tin Soldier I'd like to have a davenport bed, and I want a chiffonier and a dressing table to match. Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College Katherine and Jack sat close to each other, on the davenport, content to be together. The Heart of the Desert Kut-Le of the Desert That represents a fair price for a fair quality, and it would be better to do without the davenport than to go in for something too cheap. The Complete Home The furniture was simple but solid, the roomy high-backed davenport luxurious with its many pillows. Mrs. Red Pepper She sat on the rose-colored davenport while he put it on her finger. The Tin Soldier I was writing a letter at the davenport, and in the glass opposite observed them. Bluebell A Novel The parlour looked the picture of comfort; my piano was nicely placed, and the davenport, and the chair that I had sent with it. Uncle Max A handsome weathered-oak davenport with cushions of this kind will be found marked somewhere about $65, while half that price pays for an easy chair of the same style. The Complete Home Winifred Chester, reckless of her delicate blue evening gown, curled herself up in a corner of the big davenport and laid her head luxuriously down among the pillows. Mrs. Red Pepper He sat at the other end of the davenport. The Tin Soldier But the girls laughed every time they thought about it while they were undressing, and Mary heard an animated conversation begin some time after she had gone to bed in the studio davenport. The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware Two minutes more and the party of six had settled into deep chairs, into a mammoth davenport, before a blazing fire of spruce and birch. Joy in the Morning Springs and fillings in davenports, easy chairs, and couches should be most thoroughly investigated. The Complete Home In the act of speaking Dr. Leaver suddenly stopped, put one hand to his side, and lay back against the high end of the davenport, breathing short, his face turning pallid, ashen. Mrs. Red Pepper There she once more opened the old davenport, and took from it the thick packet, which contained a shabby little desk, inside of which lay a letter directed to herself. The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls By the time Joyce had turned the davenport in the studio into a bed for me, it was past midnight, and I couldn't go to sleep for hours. The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware Thrice he crossed the room; then he flung himself down on the davenport beside Mrs. Owen. A Hoosier Chronicle "Not ill in body, my love; hardly comfortable in mind," was his reply, as he sat down upon the davenport close by. Idle Hour Stories She pointed to a much bepillowed davenport and The Hopper sank down on it, still with his hands up. A Reversible Santa Claus "Metra laughed and deposited herself bewitchingly among the cushions on the davenport." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 4, 1917 There is a great fireplace at one end of the hall, with a deep, chintz-covered davenport before it. The House in Good Taste You will find the invoice inside my davenport. The Doctor's Dilemma He found her at home, curled up among the cushions of a davenport that did service as a bed when the scenes were shifted. The Blood Red Dawn There is a vacant corner in that davenport beyond the piano: please put me there and fetch me an ice. The Grafters Henry Selz came in and sat down on the davenport couch and dabbed at his forehead. Cheerful—By Request She'd never have permitted a guest, however explicit his preferences, to sleep upon the cane davenport in the drawing-room with his coat for a pillow. Mary Wollaston He's on the bed, Martin—" "What's the matter with the davenport he's always slept on? Dust She wriggled up and sat erectly on the edge of the davenport, one slippered foot dangling just above the other. The Blood Red Dawn Thea was sitting in a davenport behind the piano, talking to a young man whom she later introduced as her friend Mr. Landry. The Song of the Lark The Harvester arose and drew the davenport before the fireplace, and heaped pillows. The Harvester The Princess and mother were there, all of them talking, laughing and having the best time, while on the davenport enjoying himself as much as any one, was Mr. Pryor. Laddie; a true blue story In lieu of maid, Harry again occupied those quarters, his grandmother sleeping on a davenport in the sitting-dining-room. Star-Dust She indicated, with a gracious gesture, a chair, and took for herself one end of a davenport. The Black Bag He laid her on the davenport and knelt clasping her. Michael O'Halloran On a small davenport table next to one of the two inexorable armchairs she found the old lady's workbasket. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 After a long hard fight we got him limber, straightened out, and warm, it didn't rip so when he breathed, then they put him in the parlour on the big davenport. Laddie; a true blue story The sheer frock she hung up in a closet, covering it with a shroud of tissue paper, wadding her daughter's none-too-carefully flung stockings into her shoes and tiptoeing to place them beside the davenport. Star-Dust "Them's harsh sentences, Beef!" chuckled T. Haviland Hicks, Jr., as that behemoth kicked open Hicks' door, bore the futilely squirming, kicking youth into the room, and hurled him on the davenport. T. Haviland Hicks Senior She found him shakily puttering over the papers in his huge davenport. Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories The master braced himself against a worn davenport, sitting on a covered mattress on the cement floor. Autobiography of a Yogi He was crazy about the cold buttermilk, and while he was drinking it Leon walked into the dining-room, because he thought of course Mr. Paget and Shelley would be on the davenport in the parlour. Laddie; a true blue story "Just write me your address here,"— he put a scrap of paper before Lemuel on the davenport,—"and I'll go and get you the money." The Minister's Charge Really, the davenport looked like Ina, for its chintz pattern seemed to bear a design of lifted eyebrows and arch, reproachful eyes. Miss Lulu Bett That night when all was still she crept downstairs and groped about in the davenport for the papers. Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories He often lay down, without even a pillow, on a narrow davenport which was the background for his customary tiger-skin seat. Autobiography of a Yogi Mr. Bevan in an easy- chair; Mr. Smith standing before the fire; Lady Price at work, looking supercilious; and her daughter writing notes at a davenport. The Pillars of the House, V1 The girl moved toward a davenport in the corner farthest from Blake. Out of the Primitive And he smiled quietly at the conceit, as he got the scented sheets of sermon-paper out of his little sandalwood davenport. Philistia If there was a will already in the house, in that old davenport, what then? Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories They went off by themselves and sat on a davenport in a corner of the room, and continued to converse in whispers, oblivious to all about them. Two Little Women on a Holiday It was a long, deep and comfortable couch of the davenport class, and she sat in the middle of it instead of at the end, a circumstance that he was soon to regard as premeditated. Green Fancy "Did you?" teased the girl, as she seated herself on the heap of pillows at the head of the davenport. Out of the Primitive The old detective was covered with a steamer shawl, as he stretched out on a davenport. The Voice on the Wire There's where she dropped—they carried her over here to this davenport—sent for Doctor Blake—but he couldn't do a thing for her. The Film Mystery Likewise we wanted to know where he found the davenport. Cape Cod Stories Jane Mohun seemed as if she did not hear as these sentences were uttered at intervals, while she stood dashing off postcards at her davenport. Beechcroft at Rockstone He moved along the davenport nearer to her, and attempted to clasp her hand. Out of the Primitive Bring down an extra suit of clothes, and an extra overcoat, for I want to wear your fur one, which I see there on the davenport. The Voice on the Wire In an instant I caught the psychology of it—the now darkened library, the beautiful body still lying on the davenport, the quiet and quick arrival of ourselves. The Film Mystery Deep, easy chairs stood in the corners and a wide, capacious davenport stretched across one wall. The Ear in the Wall At any rate, on one side was a huge davenport by day which could be transformed into a folding bed at night. Gold of the Gods He fell, rather than seated himself, in the centre of the davenport. Out of the Primitive "I must telegraph to the Actons," and plunging to the depths of a drawer in the davenport. Magnum Bonum One beautiful white arm, bare to the elbow, hung carelessly over the edge of the davenport, displaying a plain gold bracelet. The War Terror The drawing-room had its grand piano, its great mahogany davenport facing the fire, its rich dark rugs, its subdued gleam of copper and crystal, dull blue china and bright enamel. The Story of Julia Page Before I could restore the davenport to something like its original condition so that we could take care of her, the first onslaught was over. Gold of the Gods "And the davenport in the dining-room, Anne,—there's no room in here, and your tea-table at the fireplace, with your copper blazer on it!" Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby She knew that the davenport contained all that was most sacred and precious to her mother, as relics of her old life, and that only dire necessity would have made her let anyone touch it. Magnum Bonum Again I watched Kennedy as he tactfully went through the preparations for another kind of psychanalysis, placing Miss Haversham at her ease on a davenport in such a way that nothing would distract her attention. The War Terror An open davenport stood in the window opposite the door; in the other there was a stand, with a tall white china vase, from which drooped wreaths of English ivy, pale-green birch, and copper-coloured beech-leaves. North and South Hunt had evidently been reading, but had risen at the sound of voices, for on entering the living room they found him standing by the davenport, with his finger between the pages of a book. The Sheridan Road Mystery She seated herself upon the davenport and he pulled forward a chair and sat facing her. The Portygee Thus Babie escaped all interrogation, but she did not release the captive davenport, and indeed she soon forgot all about it in her absorption in Swiss letters. Magnum Bonum He had given money for the davenport, but had he given money for these buried papers? Sir Dominick Ferrand His head was thrown back against the cushions of the davenport, and on his face was a most awful look. The Silent Bullet Hunt hesitated for a moment, then struck a bell which stood on a small table by the davenport. The Sheridan Road Mystery When I went into the den he was stretched on the davenport with his face buried in the cushions. When a Man Marries "You were the last person who had access to the davenport," said her mother. Magnum Bonum His eyes as he turned away fell on the wooden back of the davenport, where, to his regret, the traces of Sidney's assault were visible in three or four ugly scratches. Sir Dominick Ferrand He bent over the davenport and put the pillow in place. The Breaking Point Hunt threw the remains of his cigar into the fireplace, and slipped the hand that had held it down into the pillows of the davenport. The Sheridan Road Mystery There was a granite davenport, and a stone wash-stand without any soap or exit for the water, and some hardwood pegs drove into holes in the wall, and that was all. Options Barbara has nothing to do with the fact that I sent you the key of the davenport where the book was. Magnum Bonum Then he answered "One moment, please!" and slipped the little heap of packets into the biggest of the drawers of the davenport, which happened to be open. Sir Dominick Ferrand He blundered into the living-room, lay on the davenport, hands behind his head. Babbitt Carrying her into his apartment, while the others followed, Marsh laid her gently on a davenport in the living room. The Sheridan Road Mystery The man was sent for, the davenport was opened, desk, drawers, and all. Magnum Bonum Yes," said Janet, "the key of her davenport, and directions in which drawer to find the letters you want. Magnum Bonum A davenport was a compromise, but what was all life but a compromise? Sir Dominick Ferrand As he fell asleep on the davenport he felt that he had found something in life, and that he had made a terrifying, thrilling break with everything that was decent and normal. Babbitt "Oh, my!" cried the girl, and began to search about the davenport. The Sheridan Road Mystery The white slate, where those precious last words had been written, was there, proving to her that her memory had not deceived her, but that she had really kept her treasure in that davenport. Magnum Bonum Mother, I think she must have taken it to read and could not put it back again because I had hidden the davenport. Magnum Bonum He showed his visitor the davenport and the hidden recess, and he smoked a cigarette, humming softly, with a sense of unwonted advantage and triumph, while the cautious editor sat silent and handled the papers. Sir Dominick Ferrand In the living-room, in a corner of the davenport, Ted settled down to his Home Study; plain geometry, Cicero, and the agonizing metaphors of Comus. Babbitt As Hunt seated himself on the davenport, Marsh decided to take one of the chairs near the fire. The Sheridan Road Mystery "And I did not feel comfortable about it, mother," said Babie, "so I thought I would lock up the davenport, so that nobody could get at it." Magnum Bonum She heard no more of the matter, and but for the absence of the davenport could really have thought it all a dream. Magnum Bonum His own glanced in the same direction and he saw that in his hurry to shuffle away the packets found in the davenport he had overlooked one of them, which lay with its seals exposed. Sir Dominick Ferrand A blue velvet davenport faced the fireplace, and behind it was a cherrywood table and a tall piano-lamp with a shade of golden silk. Babbitt Newman was leaning comfortably back on the davenport, his legs crossed and his feet a long way from the floor. The Sheridan Road Mystery Keys are easily lost," said Caroline, "but my davenport is very important. Magnum Bonum Moreover, she wanted some papers and accounts, and therefore on Monday morning, while getting up, she glanced towards the place where her davenport usually stood, and to her great surprise missed it. Magnum Bonum How did they get into your davenport, as you call it, and how long had they been there? Sir Dominick Ferrand It was ecstasy to escape from the table, from the torture of a straight chair, and loll on the davenport in the living-room. Babbitt She struggled slowly into a sitting position on the davenport while the two men stood back, awaiting her first words. The Sheridan Road Mystery Before this was a deeply upholstered davenport plentifully supplied with extra cushions, and at either side of the fireplace were large lounging chairs. The Sheridan Road Mystery Coming back to her room she found, to her extreme amazement, the closet open, and Babie pushing the davenport out of it, with her cheeks crimson and a look of consternation at being detected. Magnum Bonum He felt rather vulgar, but the davenport arrived that evening at Jersey Villas. Sir Dominick Ferrand When he was ready, his treacherous reticule distended with its treasures, he gave a lingering look at the inscrutable davenport. Sir Dominick Ferrand A hasty glance showed the man the location of the big davenport. The Sheridan Road Mystery He would have to dress quickly, but as he passed to his bedroom his eye was caught by the little pyramid of letters which Mr. Locket had constructed on his davenport. Sir Dominick Ferrand To which Babie made no answer, and the next minute her mother, who had become intent on the davenport, exclaimed, "I suppose you haven't got the key of this in your doll's bed?" Magnum Bonum |
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