| 单词 | embroidery frame |
| 例句 | Kira set the embroidery frame down on the floor and rose from her chair. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “Yes, my husband,” Lady Constance said obediently, rising and gathering the children to her, while her ladies hastily collected embroidery frames, cloaks, and fripperies. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He sat in a high-backed chair near the fire, while Lady Constance sat at her embroidery frame with a small girl leaning against her knee. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z She tilted the embroidery frame so that he could see. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Through a haze of pain he realized that his fingers still moved awkwardly at his will, and he used them to open her pack and remove the embroidery frame. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Three piles of scarlet rugs, an embroidery frame, and a broken peacock-feather fan, gave evidence of the feminine character of the inhabitants of the court; but there was no woman here at the present moment. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z All these I saw one blissful day, And more than now I care to name; Here, lately shut, that work-box lay, There, stood your own embroidery frame. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Then both turned their eyes to Cecilia, but she had not raised her head from her embroidery frame. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z He found Nathalie holding her embroidery frame in her hand, but not working. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z She sat down again, and again bent over the embroidery frame. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z By all means have Jack Jaikes to tinker at your embroidery frames—that is, if you can tame him. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z We sit at our embroidery frames as long as we can see, and when the lights are brought in, we make netting or do some such light work. The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel 2011-07-10T02:00:25.767Z Even Theodora's embroidery frame was thus treated, and then tenderly lifted and straightened, and put in its place. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z Under the shade of these I carry my embroidery frame, when the house work is finished; and sometimes little Thekla comes and prattles to me, and sometimes Eva reads and sings to me. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Mrs. Mitchell moved away to a distant window, carrying her embroidery frame and silks, and Eglah opened the piano and played softly two of Chopin's nocturnes. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z My next recollection is of going into a room of this house, where my mother was sitting, working at an embroidery frame that hung against the wall. Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School 2011-03-27T02:00:15.947Z Lady Mary pushed away her embroidery frame, passed before me, and made me a sign to follow. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z Besides, while with me, Clarence was wholly mine; if I might judge by manner, hanging over my embroidery frame while Lady Amabel was writing; or— Ah! Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z Boy slips behind and cuts her work out of her embroidery frame. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 "I might have exercised it oftener in life with advantage," replied she, still holding her head bent over the embroidery frame. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) There was an embroidery frame in one corner of the room, from which looked a piece of faded and half completed work. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life They are good house-wives; they sit often at the embroidery frame, and they have wisdom in flocks and herds and they are before all fruitful mothers. Ideas of Good and Evil The girl was alone, seated by her little table, and was bending over her embroidery frame. Eyes Like the Sea The hall contained embroidery frames, spinning-wheels, and even weavers' looms; all presented traces of the work on which the lunatics had been engaged. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 This melancholy meal over, I withdrew to the furthest end of the drawing-room, and sat down at my embroidery frame, which stood near to an open window, and began to work with something like composure. Ellen Middleton—A Tale The invalid queen, in her moments of convalescence, soothed her cares and miseries at the embroidery frame. Needlework As Art He allowed her to place the cushions and establish him in comfort, and then she fetched her embroidery frame from the corner where it stood and seated herself in a low chair beside him. East of the Shadows After a few moments she seemed to have lost interest in the view, and, taking up a small embroidery frame, commenced to ply her needle as if she were eager to finish the pretty doily. Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains The candles were lighted on her work-table, her embroidery frame stood beside it, the needle carelessly stuck in; a fire of logs was flaming up the wide black chimney. Angelot A Story of the First Empire The young lady who can forget her moral and domestic duties, in the fascinations of the embroidery frame, gives but little promise of excellence, in the more advanced stages of life. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet She looked up quietly from her embroidery frame, then, dropping the tinted silks and needles on the cloth, rose and walked beside me past Eyre, who stood up as we came abreast of him. The Maids of Paradise Isidore had never seen Marguerite Lacroix, but he took it for granted that it was she who, on his being shown into the drawing-room, rose from her embroidery frame to receive him. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France Mrs. Fenton stooped, and recovered the spool, and, taking her embroidery frame in her hand, left the piazza, and mounted the stairs to her room. Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains Near the window, on which a charming little Italian greyhound rested her delicate paws, was an embroidery frame. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental "Who's that?" said the countess, stopping in front of a young girl of fifteen or sixteen, bent over an embroidery frame. The Little Russian Servant She bent over her embroidery frame with cheeks that gradually grew burning hot. The Old Helmet, Volume I A portfolio with engravings was in one place; Mrs. Gainsborough's work-table in another; some excellent bronzes on the bookcases; one or two family portraits, by good hands; and an embroidery frame. A Red Wallflower There is much wonderful needlework—an eighteenth-century lady of the Savile family was as devoted to her embroidery frame as Mary Stuart herself. The Dukeries Here the workers are all girls and women, each bending over a large embroidery frame supported at a convenient level from the floor. The Tapestry Book The noble lady, who could hardly see, being short-sighted from her birth, examined the embroidery frame so closely that the tip of her nose grazed the cloth. The Little Russian Servant It is said that she spent her days over her embroidery frame, knowing full well that affairs of State were in the capable hands of her husband. Chats on Old Lace and Needlework Was perfect healthiness ever very interesting, and must sentiment always be connected with an embroidery frame, a narrow chest, and round shoulders? Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir Every now and then there would gather little groups of prim old ladies with shawls and magazines and embroidery frames, discussing whispered personalities and the weather, as they waited for the elevator. Stubble He fitted up embroidery frames for her, and made other things, showing himself so very handy that she fancied he could do anything. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality It was there that the fine ladies of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, who sat at the embroidery frame in the intervals when they were not "sitting at the harp," acquired their skill. The Development of Embroidery in America The sound of Mildred Caniper's needle, as she worked at an embroidery frame, was added to the noises of the fire and Uncle Alfred's regular pulling at his pipe. Moor Fires Clearly, then, everything is well ordered," she would say, folding her fragile hands upon her embroidery frame, "since it is altogether impossible we could do without you. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance In one corner a young lady sat at an embroidery frame, and in another a little girl of seven years old, who deeply interested Avice, was feeding her pet peacock. Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago The pretty embroidery frame met the same indignity. The Dragon Painter As an occupation, French embroidery practically displaced the making of cabinet pictures of graceful ladies in scant satin gowns which had occupied the embroidery frame, or decorated drawing-room walls. The Development of Embroidery in America Alwyn has been buying such beautiful things, and there is to be a corner fitted up for my use, where my embroidery frame can stand. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient At one end of the room sat a tall and graceful lady, young and handsome, with an embroidery frame before her. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham But as yet I lay there upon the great four-post bed, with my mother sitting near by, her dear face bending over the embroidery frame, as her deft fingers weaved beautiful designs with the silk. The Tory Maid In order to try the couching, a two-fold ground material must be firmly stretched in an embroidery frame, a strong linen underneath and a thinner closely woven one upon the upper side. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving It circled three times about the Princess's head and then alighted on the embroidery frame. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales Madam Purefoy was seated, half hidden behind her big, upright embroidery frame, in one of the recesses formed by the high, deeply mullioned windows. A Book of Quaker Saints When they had gone through these rooms, the sister led her brother into a chamber where a maiden sat before a golden embroidery frame, working with golden threads. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know But as Jack prattles on, and Jack's wife smiles over her embroidery frame, it comes over you that, despite all the kindly communion of the evening, you are an outsider there. The Patient Observer And His Friends Coats cannot easily be applied to an embroidery frame. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving "Of course it won't come again!" she said, and she made herself sit down quietly before the embroidery frame and work just as though she expected nothing. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales While Mollie and Grace closed their eyes, Betty dug idly in the sand, and Amy produced a handkerchief and a tiny embroidery frame and began initialling a corner. The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand Whitney goes to Georgia; he stops with Mrs. General Greene; the embroidery frame.—When the young man had completed his course of study he went to Georgia to teach in a gentleman's family. The Beginner's American History Yet, no; she was there in visible presence, bending over a tiny embroidery frame; and they were alone together. The Quickening "Did you find out anything more?" she asked, without looking up from the tiny embroidery frame which was her leisure-filling companion at home or elsewhere. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush The tower had windows on all sides, so the Princess as she sat at her embroidery frame could look out north, east, south, and west. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales Strickland, who had left the hall, returned and placed her embroidery frame for Mrs. Jardine. Foes While he was there he made her an embroidery frame. The Beginner's American History Mistress Anne gave a little start and bent lower over her embroidery frame, but her Grace, who was in the apartment, answered for her. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality The little lady looked up from her embroidery frame and a quaint smile was twitching at the corners of the pretty mouth. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush The fingers moved slowly, then stopped and lowered the embroidery frame to her lap. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment They lisped like females at an embroidery frame. The Three Black Pennys A Novel The Indian girl carries them with her everywhere, as her more civilised sister carries an embroidery frame. The Silent Places She, too, had been sitting at her embroidery frame, and had crossed the room for silks, which lay upon the table near to Mistress Anne. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality She did go after a while, though so noiselessly that when he opened his eyes it was with the fear that he should see her still bending over the little embroidery frame at the window. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush Dorothy stood by the window for a short time and then taking up an embroidery frame, drew a chair nearer to the light and began to work at her embroidery. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall Both ladies had most artistic work—Mme. de S. a church ornament, white satin ground with raised flowers and garlands, stretched, of course, on the large embroidery frames they all use. Chateau and Country Life in France The Lady Catharine paused for a moment and held her embroidery frame away from her at arm's length, looking at it with brow puckering into a perplexed frown. The Mississippi Bubble When he went in, she was in her usual seat by the fire, with her embroidery frame in front of her. Lady Rose's Daughter Ernanton followed the valet, and was shown into a little room, where a simply though elegantly dressed lady was seated at an embroidery frame. The Forty-Five Guardsmen At one of these he saw a head with luxuriant black hair, which was bent down probably over some book or an embroidery frame. Best Russian Short Stories I am haunted by the embroidery frames—I am sure I shall end my days in a black cap, bending over a frame making portières or a piano-cover. Chateau and Country Life in France Near the window, by my mother's side, sat a young woman, bending over an embroidery frame, threading a needle with red worsted. The Cross of Berny She drew her embroidery frame towards her again, and he was left to wonder at his own audacity. Lady Rose's Daughter "And what is it this morning?" asked Eve, smiling across at the sleek head bent above the embroidery frame. The Lilac Girl She was sitting on the end of the sofa, her embroidery frame in her hand and her cloak on, ready to go when her brother had finished looking at Jean's treasures. Penny Plain The other three ladies were each seated at an embroidery frame in the embrasures of the windows. Chateau and Country Life in France Le Grange lay an embroidery frame, the needle set in a puffy red peony. The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant With swift hatred, she turned her back upon the embroidery frame, and hid her face in her hands. A Spinner in the Sun However, she determined not to trust to that impression, and she took her seat at her embroidery frame near the window. Liza "A nest of nobles" Jock and Mhor were still writhing on the floor, the chairs were pushed anyway, Pamela's embroidery frame had alighted on the bureau, the rugs were pulled here and there. Penny Plain I should think they were cousins or habituées of the château, as they each had their embroidery frame and one a little dog. Chateau and Country Life in France "Rosamond," in which the charming girl in a purple robe, sitting before an embroidery frame, is startled by the shadow of Queen Eleanor bearing the poisoned cup, displays these qualities to great advantage. Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. A bit of sewing yet lay upon the marble-topped table in the sitting-room, and an embroidery frame, holding still a square of fine linen, had fallen from a chair. A Spinner in the Sun In a medley typical of the times in even the great homes, were saddles, bridles, and embroidery frames, swords, guns, flute, and hand-lyre. Virginia: the Old Dominion She then seated herself in silence at her embroidery frame, and beguiled the hours with building Castles in the air. The Monk; a romance Madame de Chantelle had broken her wooden embroidery frame, and Darrow, having offered to repair it, had drawn his chair up to a table that held a lamp. The Reef As it was, she had her embroidery frame set up on deck, with a little table by her side on which lay open a black volume of philosophy. The Voyage Out He read aloud to Hyacinth and her sister as they worked—or pretended to work—at their embroidery frames. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger She was picking up shining little beads one by one on the point of her needle, and transferring them to the canvas stretched upon an embroidery frame before her. Birds of Prey She seated herself at her embroidery frame, but nothing went right: The silks were missing, the thread snapped every moment, and the needles were so expert at falling that they seemed to be animated. The Monk; a romance Mamma had moved nearer to the window, her embroidery frame in front of her, and her beautiful clear-cut profile showing to advantage against the light. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt The daughter was sitting at her embroidery frame; her small dimpled little hand rose and fell slowly and gracefully over the canvas. The Jew and Other Stories Miss Muir sat in the recess of a deep window, in a low lounging chair, working at an embroidery frame with a graceful industry pleasant to see. Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power And she stared about her, at the room, and at the girls, taking in everything with lightning rapidity—the embroidery frame, Lucy's veil and fashionably cut jacket, the shabby furniture, the queer old pictures. The History of David Grieve Antonia received him with a simple reverence, and continued her work: Her cheeks were suffused with crimson, and She strove to conceal her emotion by leaning over her embroidery frame. The Monk; a romance How graceful they look bending over their embroidery frames, consulting over the arrangement of a group, or the colour of a flower. Coningsby She was as amiable as ever at the breakfast table, and when he deserted his club of an evening, she sat at her embroidery frame and told him the gossip of the day. Sleeping Fires: a Novel In one nook of this Mrs. Shelley established her embroidery frame, desk, books, and such things, showing her taste for order and elegance. Mrs. Shelley And her very old-fashioned work-basket that I had begged her not to discard, although it was much worn, with its little articles, needle books, receptacles for thimbles and screws for holding the embroidery frames! The Story of a Child Antonia quitted her embroidery frame, threw herself upon her knees by the Sopha, and hid her face in her Mother's lap. The Monk; a romance "I should wish that my tender mother would always keep in the little back parlor, where she usually sits, my embroidery frame, with the tapestry I have begun in it." Mysteries of Paris, V3 She did not return to her embroidery frame but stood for several moments looking at the chest near the fireplace. Sleeping Fires: a Novel She was taught needlework because he thought it seemly for a woman to sew and he liked the line of the head and neck bent over an embroidery frame. Little Miss By-The-Day “I don’t care what mommy thinks,” Miss Meredith confided to Tabitha in the parlour, as the one took her seat at an embroidery frame and the other at the spinet. Janice Meredith So she refreshed her memory by a mental review of Paradise Lost over her embroidery frame, and was ready with Adam's morning hymn, which was much relished. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume Flora lifted out the embroidery frame, and putting on her thimble took a few exact, dainty stitches in the collar. Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter Beyond Leonorine's embroidery frame and the stool where Candida bent over her lyre, the length of the room away, a figure in iris-blue turned from the window by which it stood. The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest The pages were lurking in corners, the ladies of honor were stooping over their embroidery frames or listening to the gentlemen of the court; but all were as silent and as quiet as statues. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 But I know that she pictured herself as some personage with a depressed, earnest face and tightly closed lips, in a clear white room, watering flowers or tending an embroidery frame. The Good Soldier The loutish man ushered her into a small close room, containing a cat, a little spaniel, a green parrot, a spinning-wheel, and an embroidery frame. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume "Mary," she said, moving away from the embroidery frame and lying back, "give me your hand." War and Peace To your care I entrust the book, the embroidery frame, and the letter upon which I had begun. Poor Folk Edmee's embroidery frame, buried under the green cloth, which her hand, perchance, would never lift again, seemed to me like a bier under its pall. Mauprat At any hour of the day the passer-by could see the needlewoman seated in an old, red velvet chair, bending over an embroidery frame, and stitching indefatigably. A Second Home Then she would return to her embroidery frame. The Lily of the Valley On returning to lunch Nicholas went up to his wife, who sat with her head bent low over her embroidery frame, and as usual began to tell her what he had been doing that morning. War and Peace Mistress Anne, having led her to this fruitful subject, would sit and listen, bending over her embroidery frame with strange emotions, causing her virgin breast to ache with their swelling. A Lady of Quality Between the benches on the right hand and the tree a large embroidery frame, in front of which a little chair has been set. Cyrano De Bergerac Entering the drawing room, where the princesses spent most of their time, he greeted the ladies, two of whom were sitting at embroidery frames while a third read aloud. War and Peace She looked at them constantly; they fed her spirit, she gathered all the thoughts I had given them, saying, as she raised her head from the embroidery frame to receive my gift, "Ah, how beautiful!" The Lily of the Valley |
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