| 单词 | French window |
| 例句 | Cecilia gripped the cool porcelain in both hands as she stood on one foot, and with the other hooked the French windows open wide. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In front of the tall French window our square mahogany table was covered with steaming dishes and surrounded by my family, who were laughing and chattering when I rushed in. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was aware of the breeze strengthening, pushing one French window closed, before dying down once more. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Best of all: Tall French windows opened to a small, private balcony. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z In the drawing room the French windows were open on to the terrace and the sound of the sea murmuring against the rocks came up to them. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The young dad called out from the French windows. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The house—or what remains of it—is grand: twenty French windows in the facade, big freshly painted shutters, manicured hedges out front. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Through the French windows I saw Squelch playing Twister with two younger kids and a man I guessed was their dad. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Throwing open the French windows of the drawing-room we sat smoking out into the darkness. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z There was a trip wire, barely thicker than a human hair, running the entire width of the room, and the French windows were alarmed. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The fourth was a living room with the exit, a pair of French windows, on the other side. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I put down the sleeve and went to the French window. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With a lingering look in their direction, Briony moved toward the French windows. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The open French windows framed a greenish sky, and against that, in silhouette at some distance, the familiar head and shoulders of her brother. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Each fresh arrival was briefed in this way; people—police, doctor, family members, servants—stood in knots that unraveled and reformed in corners of rooms, the hallway and the terrace outside the French windows. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The fourth contained a row of French windows looking out onto the spacious theater grounds below. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Late sunlight glides through tall French windows, and the air tastes of silver polish. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The vase she was looking for was on an American cherry-wood table by the French windows which were slightly ajar. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The drawing-room French windows still stood wide open to the night. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Her quickest way into the drawing room was across the lawn and terrace and through the French windows. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She decided against closing the French windows, and sat down at one end of the Chesterfield. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A huge French window and a high ceiling made it bright all year round, warmer during the winter and cooler in summer. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Although light floods the scene through an ornate French window at the rear, the painting is essentially without color. The Kimbell captures 'Painter's Eye,' but it can't elevate Caillebotte 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z There was a time when a set of French windows on stage, and Terence Rattigan on the poster, would signify the most placid and predictable entertainment. The Winslow Boy – review 2013-05-08T17:07:43Z Rayya was born in Aleppo, Syria, and grew up in a large flat with long marble halls and French windows. Harley Loco by Rayya Elias – review 2013-06-14T09:00:11Z Still, two guards are placed near the only door into the room; another stands outside to be sure that no one approaches its French windows. ‘The Derek Smith Omnibus,’ by Derek Howe Smith The inspired Degas made no attempt to fill in the space on the floor leading up to the French window. Exhibition Review: Degas: More Than Just a Ballet Master 2011-09-23T12:00:07Z Everywhere, towering French windows opened onto the roofs of the ancient town and the sea beyond, letting in an intense morning light. In a walled port city in northern Israel, a chef is driven by his impeccable taste 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z She recalled reading a Thatcher quote that said “there’s no such thing as a society,” and “I was so incensed by that, I walked into my closed French windows and almost broke my nose.” Glenda Jackson on Quitting Parliament, Playing Lear and Returning to Broadway 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z I also imagine Duchamp would have laughed at Sturtevant's six identical versions of his 1920 miniature set of French windows, even though they are signed and copyrighted by Duchamp's fictive alter ego, Rose Sélavy. Elaine Sturtevant: queen of copycats 2013-07-01T17:21:50Z Take in the French windows with the spectacular balcony overlooking Dupont Circle, then climb to the third floor where Patterson, Calvin Coolidge and Charles Lindbergh once slept. From ladies’ club to luxury apartments: The Washington Club bids Dupont Circle farewell This too struggled to recreate the French windows scene – and this too failed. The Great Gatsby on film: the Reading group's view 2013-05-14T14:21:41Z The original wooden gate no longer exists, though the “rough steps” and hedging, now about chest-height, are still there, beyond which is a full-on view of the house and its stately French windows and balconies. In Search of Virginia Woolf’s Lost Eden in Cornwall 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z “I played with the proportions, the roof slopes, very tall French windows and doors, and lack of ornament to create a cleaner, slightly different, yet familiar house.” A Colonial home marries high-end design with laid-back style 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z It’s like looking down / From long French windows at a provincial town, / The slums, the canal, the churches ornate and mad / In the evening sun. The Rich in Fiction 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Around the back, meanwhile, the art exhibition is only partly visible through three French windows. A Dollhouse You Could Call Home 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z The sound of rushing cars broke the birdsong, and I saw the general’s house standing before me: 99 Frognal Road, an elegant three-story brick villa adorned with tall French windows. The Legacy De Gaulle Left in London 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z We are so absorbed by cosmic matters that we fail to notice that the rain has been drenching the floor, through one of the French windows that open onto the balcony. For Peter Brook, the Experimental Showman, ‘Nothing Is Ever Finished’ 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The action is set in an empty room with tall French windows and a floor covered in shriveled brown leaves. When Pina Bausch Made Tanz Into Tanztheater 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Clues were scarce, but he deduced what he could from the set: a wainscoted room with French windows, a cane-back wheelchair parked in front of them. Review: ‘The Unexpected Guest,’ From Agatha Christie, Dispenses With a Bully 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Steel doors and French windows open to multiple terraces, which overlook the leafy grounds complete with grassy lawns and a stream. Jennifer Lopez wants $42.5 million for lavish Bel-Air compound 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z There are no glamorous furnishings — just a French window, its blackened panes suggesting the dark of night. Review: Picasso season arrives in L.A. with two smashing museum shows 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Leschelier also contributed custom works to the living room: two console tables composed of steel-topped stacked cinder blocks sealed with overflowing mortar that sit on either side of one of the French windows. A Classic Parisian Apartment Filled With Modern Design 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Clerestory and French windows brighten up common spaces such as a living room with a fireplace and bonus room that was converted into an artist studio. Brentwood ranch of late actor Norman Lloyd sells for $3 million 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Five bedrooms and three bathrooms are spread across two stories including a primary suite with French windows and a guest bedroom with a wall of cork board. Walton Goggins is selling his Hollywood haunt for $3.35 million 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Steps from the shore at Crystal Cove State Park in the pricey enclave between Newport Beach and Laguna Beach sits an 1,100-square-foot cottage with French windows and unobstructed ocean views. Million-dollar views, cheap rent and allegations of favoritism at California state parks 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z French windows line a living room with a fireplace, and walls of built-ins anchor the adjacent dining room. Spanish-style haunt of late actress Julie Adams lists in Los Feliz 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z PASADENA: Cozy patios with French windows and arched openings hang off this charming bungalow near the Rose Bowl. What you can rent for about $2,500 in communities in L.A. County 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z French windows and skylights brighten the bohemian-vibe living spaces, which boast floors of ceramic tile and hardwood. Actress Mamie Gummer sells Hollywood Hills treehouse to Jennifer Nicholson 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z “I’m in a period in my life when I feel like not giving too much of myself away,” he continued, his face caught in a slanting, smoke-filled beam of light coming through the French windows. Spain’s Most Celebrated Writer Believes the Fascist Past Is Still Present 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z SAN MARINO: A colorful courtyard fronts this charming single-story home full of French windows and Spanish charm. What $1.5 million buys right now in three of L.A. County’s top school districts 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z The Grade II listed Georgian mansion comes with 28 acres of land and is described by Historic England as late 18th Century with French windows and entrance hall, a chandelier and ornate fireplace. John Bishop sells mansion to HS2 for £6.8m 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z It was oddly rousing, like a roomful of convalescents granted a rare glimpse of the sun through the French windows. Lucas Torreira, the Mighty Insect, embodies Arsenal’s new grit | Barney Ronay 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Guadagnino smiled cannily, and looked out the room’s French windows, over the swank West Side gardens beyond. Luca Guadagnino’s Cinema of Desire 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Tight security, she added, is especially necessary in the summer—“because people will come through the French windows, as you can imagine.” Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Part of the apartment's charm is the living room's French windows. Millennial makeover: 2 'EastSiders' update their Silver Lake apartment 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z She would instead fling open her interior life like French window shutters flapping in a stiff breeze. Alexi Pappas Veers Far From Her Lane 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The houses we passed, palatial properties with views of the water, represented a cut-and-paste approach to Old World European glamour: there were French windows flanked by Corinthian pillars and topped by Tudor roofs. China’s Rich Kids Head West 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Daylight entered through four French windows overlooking the boulevard and Rue de l’Arcade. After the Circus by Patrick Modiano – extract 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z I couldn’t find window levers that worked well with the clean lines of the French windows, so I designed some and was inspired to start an architectural hardware design company. The Boss: That Entrepreneurial Itch 2013-06-08T18:34:17Z He got up from his armchair, unbolted the French windows, and stepped out on to the little paved terrace. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z The room looked out by French windows upon a little patch of green and the Hythe parade. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z He tried the catch of the French window: it was not fastened, so that he could enter the room. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z From the high French windows, I could catch a glimpse of a long stretch of soddened lawn, beyond which everything was shrouded in the semi-obscurity of the fast-falling dusk, deepened by the grey, cloudy sky. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z Phyllis thanked her, and with a maid to guide them, they went upstairs to a big room, with long French windows, one of which opened onto a tiny balcony. The Twins in the South 2012-02-13T03:00:16.113Z Ever since those French windows are left open for the night—same as they always are when the hot weather starts in, you know, sir. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z The address was read in a low-ceilinged legislative assembly room, with wide French windows commanding a wonderful view of city and harbour. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z He waited for a moment, then gently tried the latch of the French window. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z I strolled over to the high French windows and looked out upon the grey twilight. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z The two-story piazza, with its enormous pillars, enclosed the balcony that led from it through long French windows. The Twins in the South 2012-02-13T03:00:16.113Z The greater portion of the building was occupied by the restaurant, but at one end Pamela noticed a couple of French windows. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z I nodded, and Annabel silently opened and passed out at one of the French windows, holding it back for me. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z The next room was in darkness, but the French window was open, and from the patio beyond came the muffled hum of voices. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z The little blue drawing-room, which was always used instead, was a far more cheery apartment, with its sunny French window and fresh muslin curtains, and the blue chintz covers on the chairs. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z The next room on the same floor has two French windows opening on to the garden. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z People fluttered around and through the long French windows; the young folks, boys and girls, being hidden in different quarters, could alike see something of what was going on in the haunted house. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z As I stood staring at a low balcony not far above the ground, which somehow attracted and called my eyes, the blinds of a long French window looking out upon it were opened. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z Black Hood released Barbara, turned, dashed back to the French windows. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z It was a bright, cheerful room, with a view over the river to the sunset and the Welsh mountains, and had a French window which opened into the garden. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z The walls were bare, white; about their base was laid a line of green glazed tiles; and this, except for the glass above the French window, was the only positive note. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z But at the sight of the little girl, his professional instincts despatched him hot-foot through the French window into the garden. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Sir James let the matter drop, and presently, getting up, went out by the open French window, and on to the lawn. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z A white beam of light stabbed through the French windows at the end of the room, spotted the wall directly above Jack Carson's sleek head. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z Entering a large, airy room where French windows, carefully shaded with green blinds opened on to a veranda, they approached a bed. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z While they were so engaged the latch of the French window was opened from without, the blind was thrust aside, and a lady entered. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z He had quitted that restful establishment some three hours previously, escaping from durance by the simple expedient of opening the French window and walking out on to the lawn. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z The French window still stood open; better the solitude of the grounds than that great bare chamber. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z Watching the projected sign of the eye upon the wall, he nevertheless moved swiftly and silently toward the French windows. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z He looked about him: the room, the faces, the French windows, the veranda, all seemed only half familiar. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Its French windows opened on to the stoep, which was creeper veiled and shaded with the shrubs in the garden. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z But he was tired and there was thunder again and it was beginning to rain, large spots as big as pennies on the step of the French window. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z The other man rose without speaking, and led the way into the house, closing the French windows behind them as he had done before. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z The French windows of the library might be the one avenue of escape which McGinty's thinly spread men were not guarding. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z The "French window" which opens from floor to ceiling by swinging inward is to be recommended for the ideal sleeping room. Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis : read before the Nurses' Study Circle of the Dispensary Department, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium 2011-11-25T03:00:11.053Z A large, handsomely furnished room, with doors right and left, and French windows at the back leading to a terrace. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z Without a word he turned and walked off through a French window which he held open for her. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Cora went out through the opened French window. The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways 2011-11-04T02:00:22.360Z He reached the library, ran to the French windows. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z And without waiting for an answer she swept out, not by the door, but by the French window. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z As I sat at meals, in broad daylight and sunshine, the French window open between us, I could see them sitting on their thresholds, staring across the gap with all their eyes. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z There were shutters behind the French windows in the smoking-room, and these were found fastened. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z There was no time for further comment, for as Cora opened the French window to allow Belle to enter the house without being noticed, the two men were seen coming up the path. The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways 2011-11-04T02:00:22.360Z Enter Vera by the steps; Elizabeth moves off towards the French window. Carlyon Sahib 2011-10-23T02:00:21.590Z Was it this that reminded her of the night when she had swept out of Mrs. Lovenant-Smith's French window with the yellow-shaded standard lamp mirrored in its pane? The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z They fell back creaking, revealing a tall French window. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z He opened the French windows, and closely examined the catch and bolts. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z Down left is a large open French window, opening on a balcony, with a view beyond of the open square and some large dull-red gasometers in the distance. The Brass Bottle A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts 2011-10-11T02:01:04.737Z A French window in the wall to the left. Carlyon Sahib 2011-10-23T02:00:21.590Z The French window stood wide open, but night was fast 95 falling over the front lawn, and a clipped peacock of box showed against a brownish-green sky. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z This was a low building of stucco, with slatted window-shuts which, like the sashes of the slightly bowed French window and of the two windows beyond, were newly painted green. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z The witness then, in answer to questions, stated that the French windows of the smoking-room had been left open during the evening, the weather being very warm. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z The French windows were open and the sultry evening filled the room. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z I have seen, whether they ever existed or not, French windows opening on a lawn, and a slackened tennis-net beyond, and an evening flush in the sky, and the air dark with homing rooks.... The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z Yes, it was pathetic, Caroline felt, while she watched Letty cross the room to her father, who was standing before one of the French windows. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z “Wait a moment, Zerlina, and I will ask the major about the fortunes,” she said, stepping through the French window. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z She rose from the study table and looked longingly out of the French window to where the crocuses on the lawn seemed to be having the best of it. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z French window with balcony at the lower extremity to the right. The Princess of Bagdad a play in three acts 2011-09-15T02:00:11.723Z She shook a gay finger at the party and disappeared into one of the French windows—a vision of dainty chiffons and rustling silks. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z Suddenly one of the nearest French windows opened, and the scent of cigar smoke floated out from the library. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z For over two hours he sat staring out through the open French windows, wholly lost in melancholy thoughts. The Secret Toll 2011-09-12T02:00:26.853Z It stretches downwards from my indoor study, from where the French windows open on to the trellised verandah, which in this sweet month of June, as I write, is all a smother of roses. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z The French window of the room opened out upon the stoep, and from the couch itself Nairn could overlook the camp and see the bold parapets of the Devil’s Kantoor five-and-twenty miles across the valley. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z He moved to one of the French windows, and, parting the heavy curtains, unfastened the bolts and stepped out on to the terrace where he had spent the earlier hours of the evening. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z He led her to the sofa near the French window on which he had sat with her before when they had had their last interview. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z The library at "Woodmere" faced the terrace, upon which a row of French windows opened. The Secret Toll 2011-09-12T02:00:26.853Z He found Nina sitting on the balcony outside one pf the French windows, screened by greenery and bathed in the silver sheen of a moon that was nearing its noon. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z There was a broad veranda on the river side, accessible through French windows of the same architectural period. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z I took her into the drawing-room and opened one of the French windows. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z She played accompaniments for Pamela part of the time; and he sat alone on the stoep and smoked and watched them through the French windows. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z Webb threw open a leaf of the French window. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z As the last soft notes sank quivering away, he rushed from his hiding-place, and running up the steps to the French window, dashed impulsively into the room where Monsieur Strelezki stood with his violin. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z Trembling in every limb, Valentine sprang away from Carr, flew to one of the French windows, wrested it open, and stepped on to the balcony. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z 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 The French windows were open, and the green lawn, with its fringe of young larches and birches at the bottom of it, looked very inviting to the little ones. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z It was colonial in design, with low French windows and overhanging Juliet balconies here and there. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z She stood at one of the long French windows of the living room, her nose flattened against the pane, little-girl fashion, watching a very wet outdoors. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z She fastened it to a heavy article of furniture just inside the French windows of her sitting-room, and then dropping her little bag to the ground below, she herself swiftly descended. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z Just as she reached one of the open French windows, a Malay servant approached, and saluted her respectfully. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z Just then his father's tall figure stepped out on the porch, walked its length and entered the sitting-room by one of the French windows. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z Wide French windows opened upon the garden, and a strong aroma of roses both from without and within hung heavily upon the air. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z 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 Extending nearly across the entire width of the rear wall is a French window, which opens upon the garden of the hotel. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z French windows opened from the rooms into the verandah, and towards one of these we were conducted. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z He opened the French window and looked for her on the porch. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z Save for the long French windows, which were now, at midnight, covered with curtains of green tussore silk, there was nothing distinctively foreign about the room. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z In expiring flashes of consciousness he saw Lucinda, still flat against the wall, staring not at him but at a French window nearby. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z A similar writing desk is placed against the rear wall between the right wall and the French window. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z I nodded, and instantly she spoke aloud of the moon, and we went to the French window on the pretense of looking at it, where, after a moment, I left her. The Story of an Untold Love 2011-06-17T02:00:17.643Z He glanced about the room furtively, walked to each of the tall French windows, closed the shutters and carefully drew the heavy draperies. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z Phil was then moved up to the seat thus vacated, whence he could look into the salon, with its long French windows open on the garden. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z The semi-round room on the corner, however, had French windows let in at an angle which she could not see. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z Griggs stands at the edge of the French window looking off left. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z I dressed myself in noiseless haste, and gliding down-stairs, opened a French window, and fled through it breathlessly. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z "Really, Miss Curiosity, it would do you no good, and I am not going to give you my reasons for everything I do," is the playful reply, as he goes out the low French window. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z The Major shrugged his plump shoulders and walked towards the open French window. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z A single candle burned still in the silver stick on the candlestand, but through the shutterless French windows giving upon the rear balcony, a bath of opal-rayed moonlight flooded the room. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z The back drop, seen through the French window, shows the garden of the hotel, beyond that the trees of a public park, and high in the air the Acropolis. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z I entered the veranda from the long French window of the room and lay down in the hammock. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z Suddenly the sound of footsteps reached his ears, and with the same movement that characterised his entrance he retreated to the balcony and disappeared, leaving the French window open behind him. The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z There were two large French windows on the southern side and a table piled with books and magazines. The Camp Fire Girls' Careers 2011-05-27T02:00:15.330Z "I think I must leave you young ones here," said Lord Rochford, opening a door which led into a small hall with French windows fronting the pleasure-ground. Amy Herbert 2011-05-20T02:00:31.467Z Luce Abinger was already in the drawing-room, standing at one of the French windows, staring out into the garden—a sombre, solitary figure. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z She actually closed the French window—but gently—in the faces of the bold duo. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z It was one of these men a short while before who had stolen in through the French window and tampered with the letters on the desk. The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z Sir Wilton hurried through a twilit drawing-room in deadly order, and forth by a French window into a pleasaunce of elms and plane-trees whose shadows lay sharp as themselves upon the shaven sward. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z As soon as they had stepped out of the French window into the darkness, she took his arm. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Mrs. Penruddock had come into the parlour, and now walked to the French window to meet Tudor, who inquired about Bevis, and explained his errand. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z He wrote in his drawing-room, and when the French windows were closed no sounds from the street could be heard. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z There were orange and myrtle trees oppressing the warm air with their sweetness, and through the open French windows came the soft, misty moonlight and the saline wind. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z She was only thankful that the summer's dusk allowed her to slip past the long French window that always stood open. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Still, she had opened wide the long French window, and the wind blew in, laden with pungent autumnal scents. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z "Oh, may I?" said Tudor, passing through the French window into the parlour, and following Mrs. Penruddock upstairs. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z There were three bedrooms of vast size furnished with fine old mahogany and faded hangings of another century, and a charming sitting room with long French windows opening upon little balconies over the street. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z The library had a French window opening on a sloping lawn, and here chasing butterflies in high glee, were the two children—the pale, dark-eyed baronet, and the flaxen-tressed little East Indian. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z He opened the long French window, flung the pill out into the night, and then emptied the phial. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z Opposite the French window which opened into the garden was fixed a long, narrow mirror with a finely carved gilt wood frame. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Alix limped up the steps and in at the French window, where she stood and blinked, the light on her pale, pointed face and narrowed eyes. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z She started from her seat and darted across to the heavy curtains drawn over the French window, which she had purposely left open. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z To avoid the painful topic, Alfred sauntered into the lawn by one of the open French windows. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-04-06T02:00:04.340Z You can go this way, Kitty," said he, opening one of the French windows; "cross over the grass to that little wooden gate yonder, and the path will bring you to the garden. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Then David’s heart did jump of a sudden, for a faint hail of “Vi!” twice repeated, caught his ears, and he saw Mrs. Mordaunt, outside the French window, calling to her daughter. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z The light in the dining-room was turned low; but that in the room to the right of the hall-door—the room with the French window—was shining brightly. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z The leader drew near the open French window and paused listening. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z The French windows opening upon the front veranda, sent broad streams of light across the garden and far over the hill. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z Sir William sank down in one by the open French window. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z He went quickly to the room that overlooked the garden and the sea and threw open the French window and peered into the darkness. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z She slips towards an open French window giving on the terrace. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z Monica was standing in the archway beyond which two great French windows looked out over the street. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z There is one large French window which opens like a door upon the balcony over the piazza. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z The tea-room opened by a large French window into a conservatory, and a table was laid down the whole length of the room and the conservatory. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z The day outside was cold and cloudy, and through the French windows that looked out on the lawns, the light came still and gray, making the faces look paler than they already were. The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z Now sounded the shiver of glass as a soldier burst through one of the long French windows of the dining room. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z In the curving avenue it was pitch-dark, but a cheerful light shone from the drawing-room, and through an open French window he could see Elsie bending over a book. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z David looked longingly at some French windows which led out on to a wide stone terrace. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z "I'll be with you in a moment," replied Brierly, promptly, and he went indoors by way of the French windows which had given him egress. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z Before Dicky could reply to this truly overwhelming question, to which but one answer was expected, a dried-up little man appeared at the French window opening on to the lawn, and stepped into the room. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z French windows offer views of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and fur-coated women slipping into idling town cars. Mayor Aimed Drunken Irish Joke at an Unusually Sober Place 2011-02-12T04:30:16Z That's all by reason of them windows," said Toby,—"French windows they call them; but I'll get real Irish sashes put up next season, if I live. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z She could not have heard them approach, for as Sandow passed out at the French window she turned hastily round, and the traces of tears were clearly seen. Partners A Novel. 2011-02-02T03:00:20.690Z Mollie Walter sat with her needlework in the little drawing-room of Stone Cottage, and looked disconsolately through the French window at the havoc that was being wrought among the late summer flowers in the garden. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z But at last he came to a French window, which he opened, and sprang to a passing star. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z It was late and almost quite dark when, unannounced, he entered the drawing-room from the lawn by an open French window. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:28.110Z They were standing close together upon the narrow terrace that ran between the driveway and the side of the house, and Reid was fumbling at a pair of French windows. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z In the drawing-room, whose French windows opened upon the garden terrace, were a lady and gentleman engaged in an eager and obviously earnest conversation. Partners A Novel. 2011-02-02T03:00:20.690Z Here the sun-blinds shaded the long French windows, and the light in the room was so subdued that she did not observe at once that she was not alone. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z Having wished Miss Scott and her aunt "good-night" on their departure to bed, he lighted his pipe and stepped out through the French windows of the dining-room on to the lawn. The House of Strange Secrets A Detective Story 2011-01-15T03:00:37.173Z They went out together through the open French window. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z At half past five, when there was still no sign of his wife and friend, Lord Kent got up and several times walked back and forth from his chair to the big French window. The Ranch Girls and Their Great Adventure 2011-01-13T03:01:17.050Z Through one of the long French windows which gave on to the veranda of the house, there stepped forth the figure of a man. Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z As we rounded the corner of the house the long French window blazed forth on us. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z The colouring is here much richer than we are accustomed to find in English work of this time, in fact it reminds one of contemporary French windows. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z And yet, with all that could satisfy her most refined tastes, Mary Armstrong, as she stood at the open French window, sighed at the memory of home. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z The last words had already been spoken in the garden saloon, the great French windows of which, leading to the verandah, stood wide open. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z Her front room had long, French windows which swung outward like doors upon the porch. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z They stepped out through the French window and sauntered across the lawn. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z A cottage with a French window, wide open on the scrap of lawn, was before him, rendered picturesque by the magic light of the moon. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z My study is an upper room at the front of the house, with French windows that open on to a wide verandah. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z She—she—she does keep me short,” he muttered, opening the French window and looking out. Lady Maude's Mania Elsie tottered through the French window and disappeared, with her hands still bound before her, and the two men were left alone. "Pip" A Romance of Youth Possibly he would merely singe his wife’s hair, burn her feet with a red-hot poker, shiver the glass of the French window, and be content with that to let well alone. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z He rose at last with a sigh, and passed out through the French windows on to the balcony. The Princess Galva A Romance Gage jumped up and threw open the French window. A Poached Peerage Miss Hastings laughed as he passed out through the open French window into the grounds. Love Works Wonders A Novel Then he went into the house, locking the French window behind him. "Pip" A Romance of Youth Toward the end of dinner, on the evening of their arrival, Powers threw open the French windows and let in the deep music of the sea. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 So, leaving the hose where it lay, and without another glance at the trellis, in I dashed through the French window into our drawing-room. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune The full moon made smouldering panels of the French window leading into the garden, but little or no light filtered through the long red blind. Witching Hill He stole on tiptoe along the corridor and leaped through the French window. The Valiants of Virginia He hurried into the drawing-room and darted across to the large French windows that opened into the conservatory. "Pip" A Romance of Youth Through large French windows one steps from the living-room on to the veranda. Remodeled Farmhouses Outside the French windows, the lawn with its array of dahlias and sunflowers glowed in the warm sunlight, and Mrs Jehoram's sunshade stood thereon like a triangle of fire. The Wonderful Visit But I stood up and was a little comforted by the gay blue sky and the bottle-green horse-chestnuts, if I looked rather longer at the French window through which Delavoye had disappeared. Witching Hill One by one Valiant forced open the tall French windows, till the fading light lay softly over the austere dignity of the apartment. The Valiants of Virginia At the sight of strangers he jumped up with a wild, hunted look on his face, and unlatching the French window, disappeared into the garden in the space of a few seconds. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life At one end of the room is the dining-table, and at the farther side, large French windows hung with chintz open on to a vine-clad veranda. Remodeled Farmhouses The French window was open, and it would be easy for anyone to walk in and help himself. The School by the Sea I see the picture now, with the seated ladies dimly silhouetted against the French windows, and our two cigarettes waxing and waning like revolving lights seen leagues away. Witching Hill And at this moment his father came into view, moving across the lawn towards them from the French window. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath He turned quickly toward the French window and saw that he had forgotten to draw down the blind. The Gay Adventure A Romance A long French window opens on to the veranda and gives glimpses of the beautiful gardens. Remodeled Farmhouses Eight French windows, whose shutters one by one the housekeeper had opened while they were talking, admitted a light that was much subdued by the sprays of glossy evergreen outside. Sinister Street, vol. 2 The judge strolled over to the French windows that opened upon the loggia. The Haunted Pajamas The rain had ceased; a footman opened the French windows. Majesty A Novel The library had a French window opening upon a sloping lawn, and here, chasing butterflies in high glee, were the two children—the pale, dark-eyed baronet, and the flaxen-tressed little East Indian. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir At the farther end, to one side, a French window leads to a glassed-in veranda which is used for a breakfast-room. Remodeled Farmhouses He turned away, and, crossing the dewy lawn, entered his library by the unfastened French window. A Traitor's Wooing A lady standing just inside a long French window which opened upon the porch came through it to her niece's side. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins It is a room curiously built, being a complete oval, with two French windows opening to the ground, and a glass door between them—partly stained—that leads to the parterre outside. Faith and Unfaith There were orange and myrtle trees oppressing the warm air with their sweetness, and through the open, French windows came the soft, misty moonlight, and the saline wind. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir The entire end of the breakfast-room has been given up to groups of long French windows which are repeated on either side, making a wide bay window. Remodeled Farmhouses Tuke asked, as he stepped over the threshold of the French window into the comfortable apartment. A Traitor's Wooing When he turned, Elsa was hurrying out through the open French window with his coat and hat. The King of Arcadia Clasping the unoffending bit of kid closely in her hand, she enters the house, by a wide French window, and goes straight into Dorian's room. Faith and Unfaith We both sprang into the room, and there, to our surprise, found that six men had entered through the broken French window and were struggling fiercely with our host and his friends. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England From the long French window one steps out on grass land which commands a most attractive vista of shrubbery and trees. Remodeled Farmhouses "What about the French window in the reading room at the Club?" suggested Mr. Mallory. A Traitor's Wooing Reluctantly Lady Katharine let herself be piloted through the open French windows and out into the grounds, ablaze with flowers. The Riddle of the Night The study was a delightful little room, with a French window opening into the garden. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story Gaining the big drawing-room, Ray crossed to the long French window on the left and gazed cautiously out upon the street below. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England He stopped at the first high French window on the south. The Blind Man's Eyes Then from the low French window at the side of the house Mrs. Travers appeared, and greeted her son with a tender welcome. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days From the French window among the jasmine came lamplight—and voices. Man and Maid Frank Darry turned away, and walked to the long French window, looking out in the moonlight upon the very spot, perhaps, where I had so passionately declared my love. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 She rose on the instant and took his arm, and they passed through the French window on to the lawn, while, half rising, Ada Norton looked anxiously in Sir Murray’s face. The Sapphire Cross Jane Gee stepped quickly into the moonlight, caught sight of something on the carpet, and uttered a fearful shriek, just as a figure passed the French window, turned back, stopped short, and began to tap. Sir Hilton's Sin By the big wall he turned and looked back to where, through the long French windows, he could see the music-room with the palms and gilt furniture. Fairfax and His Pride The French window of the sitting-room which had let her out let us both in. Man and Maid Sube glanced gratefully at the partly opened French window, and closed it, but not until he was on the outside. Sube Cane It was the oily, mocking voice of Adrian Vance, and it came from the French window through which Mark had entered. The Time Mirror As soon as they were assured of the safety of that part of the house, the teachers marshalled the school there, access being easily gained through a French window. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story He let the pig pass him, and the next moment, with a squeak that said "There now!" as plain as words, the pig bolted into a French window. The Wouldbegoods It had a classic porch, and at one end a French window opened through cascades of jasmine to a long lawn. Man and Maid Tony knows how to go through a French window in this room out to a trellis. A Yankee Flier in Italy Then the smooth plateau of the terrace loomed before him, with its wide-open French window. The Time Mirror I rose and crossed to the French window which stood open. The Red Symbol The French windows were open to the scent of myriads of roses outside, and also to the morning sun, far too high. The House of Fulfilment The glow of red firelight shone out over the snow through the French window among the brown jasmine stalks. Man and Maid He took my arm, and together we left the room, passing through the high French windows and along an open terrace until we reached the gardens. A Monk of Cruta Laurie turned to the one window the dressing-room afforded—a double French window, at his right, but a little behind him, and reaching to the floor. The Girl in the Mirror They sat at a large dining-room table, facing French windows, which let in a flood of sunlight. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research Nell ran up the steps leading to a French window, which opened upon a tiny railed balcony. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time You enter through double doors with muffed glass panes in a wooden partition opposite the wide French windows opening on the balcony. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium Sally impulsively went to the French windows opening upon the balcony and drew back the curtains. Coquette The curtains of his French window were drawn apart, and in the mirror he saw the reflection of the girl as she stood in profile near her own uncurtained window and slowly dressed her hair. The Girl in the Mirror The drawing-room being considered too warm, one of the servants threw open a large French window to cool off the apartment. Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain She went to a French window, gathered courage, it seemed, by a brief contemplation of the garden, and turned with a little effort. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman I crossed the lawn, entered the drawing-room by the French window, and found little Paul alone. The Count's Chauffeur In a word, this perfection has been consummated in the designs, never to be surpassed, if ever again to be approached by human art, of the French windows of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), It had a French window, with a tiny iron balcony, three feet by eighteen inches. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography This big terrace, on which the three French windows open, must be very cheerful in summer. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales She darted to the French window that opened into the dining-room from the balcony. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman On a couch drawn near the low French window lay the painter. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists Three marble steps, awry and moldy, descended to the lawn from a French window in the side of the desolate mansion. Wild Oranges He crossed the room and drew the curtains of the French window before taking his torch from his pocket. The Monk of Hambleton She did not hear a sound or a step, till a shadow fell across the sunlight, and a man stood on the threshold of the long French window, which was open down to the ground. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The French windows were open; they could hear Mrs. Warrener and her daughter talking in the garden. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 The panes of the tall French windows were slashed with rain.... The Passionate Friends The King came out through the French window, followed by M. Poincaré. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. He rose abruptly, and further to conceal his emotion he walked to the French window and flung it open. The Monk of Hambleton Before she could reply Eve popped in through the long French window that opened out on the porch. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love The French window stood open, and the balmy June morning tempted her out into the garden. Name and Fame A Novel I found her in her own sitting-room, a beautiful characteristic apartment with tall French windows hung with blue curtains, a large writing-desk and a great litter of books. The Passionate Friends He could see them through the long, French windows, sitting or standing as each felt inclined, but all with that earnest seriousness of demeanor which befitted the day and the task. Jessica, the Heiress Together, they trooped through the door leading to the parlor, where he flashed the light on the two sets of tall French windows that gave on to a side veranda. The Monk of Hambleton Even as he called to her Jean threw open wide the windows,—which folded from within, like all French windows—and entered, leaving Mlle. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life The garden was reached through a small conservatory built outside a French window at one end of the room, and a low verandah ran along the remainder of the garden front. Name and Fame A Novel They all have French windows with green Venetian shutters, and the whole appearance is completely European. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 A French window opening on to a flower garden at the back of the stage. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Hardly conscious of what he was doing, he went to the French windows, pulled them open and stepped out on the balcony. The Monk of Hambleton Further down, left, a French window onto a balcony, with heavy curtains, closed. Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) A Tragedy in Four Acts Through open French windows one may step out on the terrace. Italy, the Magic Land I ran through the French windows out into the patio. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Judithe, who saw from the veranda the rapturous meeting of mother and daughter, sighed, a quick, impatient catching of the breath, and turned to enter the library through the open French windows. The Bondwoman And with these words, the fiery creature left the room, staggering rather than walking through the open French window. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife The Doctor folded his hands behind him and gazed abstractedly through the upper sash of the large French windows. Dr. Sevier The person who had just stepped out from the open French window on to the lawn was certainly no longer little, but a tall, graceful young lady. Soldiers of the Queen I went in—through the wide French window at the side of the house. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 From the French window below they heard Miss Charlotte's voice. The Carroll Girls With a grateful murmured "Thank you," she stepped from the long French window out on to the porch and down the private stair-way into the grounds. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife Here and there lay belts of shadow, out of which came voices and a smell of cigar smoke; but near where Mrs. Chudleigh sat screened by a palm a French window opened into the hall. Blake's Burden She made up a little face at a big French window which seemed to stare insolently at them. The Web of the Golden Spider The murderer entered by a low French window, leaving it open. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 Which paid us out for talking at the tops of our voices in front of a long French window which I had opened. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America Chatting gaily, our hostess leads us through an open French window into the drawing-room, and we follow her, with a pleased and yet bashful sense of expectancy. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Mrs. Shelley made her way downstairs to the drawing-room and stood on the balcony outside one of the French windows, looking down through the warm dusk on Belgrave Square. The Education of Eric Lane Jeannie rose as she spoke, and went out through the French window into the garden. Daisy's Aunt The edge of a lace curtain, drawn outward by the passing of someone through one of the library French windows, hung over the sill, deadly white and deadly still. Sunlight Patch "Come to Mother," she said, when they had explained their errand, leading the way through a French window into a low, old-fashioned sitting-room. The Manor House School It is a common practice to have French windows, opening upon the verandah, instead of doors. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand They strolled through one of the French windows to a long gravel path, which ran flush with the inky, slow-moving mill-stream. The Education of Eric Lane The French window stood open, and from the garden was blown the scent of flowers. The Tale of Timber Town He looked at her another long, breathless moment, then turned and walked out through the French window. Sunlight Patch She knew the house almost as well as she knew her own, and she recalled that the dining-room had a French window which opened upon the piazza on the side away from the crowd. Counsel for the Defense Nevertheless, with the French windows of the refectory wide open, and the beds full of hardy flowers—gay geraniums, late roses, innumerable asters, fuchsias, etc.—it appeared as a fresh surprise to the country girls. The School Queens Romola Borria was cringing, shrinking as if to efface herself from a terrible scene, against the French window, and staring at him with a look of wild imploration, of horror, of—death! Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China Slowly the rugged Pilot rose, and passed out of the French window into the garden of roses and the sunlight. The Tale of Timber Town Dale had come quietly to the French window. Sunlight Patch A group of gilded chairs were the only furnishings, except for a gilded canapé between two French windows draped with cinnamon-colored hangings. The Dust Flower As she spoke she took his hand, led him through the French windows into his little parlor, and seated him comfortably in his favorite chair. Frances Kane's Fortune On his hands and knees he crouched, and began crawling, an inch at a time, toward the French window, dragging the automatic over the thick satin carpet. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China The nurse in her businesslike fashion drew the curtains and flung the French windows wide open. The Belovéd Vagabond Entering the French window to the library he turned nervously to Dale. Sunlight Patch The drawing-room looked shady and comfortable, for the French windows opened into a cool veranda, fitted up with flower-baskets and wicker chairs; and beyond lay the trim lawn, with beds of blazing verbenas and calceolarias. Not Like Other Girls She lurched to the French window that, thrown back against the wall, opened onto the little garden. The Combined Maze The girl ran her fingers along the French window which gave upon the hedged enclosure, and drew back upon greased hinges the window, slowly, inch by inch, until it yawned, wide open. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China There were three French windows reaching to the floor, the last one being a door leading out to an enclosed porch with windows 262 that would be very pleasant in summer. A Modern Cinderella French windows opened on the porches, where comfortable wicker chairs and hammocks were plentiful. The Comings of Cousin Ann As you will,” was the bald-headed man’s response, as he put on his grey felt hat and, taking his stick, strode through the open French windows and disappeared. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London It was all in one story, with great French windows on two sides, and with trailing vines climbing the porch posts onto the roof in thoroughly wild abandon. Dorothy's Triumph Still drowsy, I pushed open the French windows and looked down on the square. They Shall Not Pass She drew the awning half-way up and stood on the step outside the French window. The Invader A Novel My table was a small round one set in front of the open French windows. The Master Mummer And not a moment too soon, for next second there appeared at the French windows the tall figure of a rather pretty dark-haired girl in cream. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London The warm, red light that streamed from an uncurtained French window on the ground floor only deepened the uncertainty of everything. The Scarlet Feather The man looked up from the sheet of notepaper which he held in his hand, and gazed through the open French windows before which he was standing. The Double Four The front door stood in a portico, and a French window gave access to the roof of this portico from a bedroom or dressing-room. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator Consuming his third cup of strong black coffee, he rose from the breakfast table and walked to the French windows and glared out at the curling waves as they flung themselves upon the beach. El Diablo Yes, Mr. Shuttleworth was at home, the neat maid told me, and I was ushered into a long old-fashioned study, the French windows of which opened out upon a well-rolled tennis-lawn. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London In the walls, were three small windows, opening like French windows. The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story He strode in, waved a hand to Chipmunk who was sitting on the ground with his back against the garage, smoking a pipe, and entered the house by the French window of the dining-room. The Rough Road Before us was a row of long French windows. The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance This was full of light and air, for the French windows, which gave on to a broad veranda, were wide open. Anthony Lyveden At that instant the frou-frou of a woman’s skirts fell upon my ears, and, turning quickly, I saw Sylvia herself standing at the open French windows. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London She looked through the French windows into the conservatory. A Princess in Calico He passed through the French window of the dining-room into the mellow autumn sunshine. The Rough Road As we walked Madame suddenly emerged from the French windows of the drawing-room and joined us. The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance Eddie laid aside his book a little reluctantly, and followed his brother through the open French window of the study. Little Folks (July 1884) A Magazine for the Young Woodville's desk was close to the long French window, which opened on to a charming garden. The Twelfth Hour The room was a large front one on the first floor, with two French windows opening upon a balcony formed by the big square portico. The Seven Secrets She had only to tap on the French window and he would open it and let her in, as he had done so many times before. Love of Brothers This was at the back of the house, with a French window that gave on to the lawn. The Slave of Silence Then she opened the French windows, and said in rather a chilly voice, 'Now run away and get on your nasty steamer and beg, and see what you get by it!' The Talking Horse And Other Tales The Hogarths were living a little way out of London, in a residence which had a drawing-room opening with French windows on to a lawn. My Father as I Recall Him This impression of loftiness is increased by the use of the French window, which extends from the floor almost to the ceiling, all the windows being provided with large transoms. The Critic in the Orient After she had written it she went out by the open French window and climbed the rising ground at the back of the house. Love of Brothers The house was perfectly silent as he opened the French window of the drawing-room and stepped on to the lawn. The Wooden Horse From the French windows I could see smooth lawns and bright flower-beds, while beyond appeared the dark green plantations surmounted with grey mountain heights. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore After one or two dissociations of this sort, the expected Morris Carleon enters through the French window; he is rather young and excitable, and America has overlaid the original Irishman. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study She lived in a little white house in the country, with a green verandah and French windows. The Third Miss Symons It was a large sunny southeast room with French windows opening upon a long porch. Crooked Trails and Straight They were shown into a pleasant library, opening on to a piazza by French windows, looking towards the river. Stories of Many Lands I waited no longer, but raced across the lawn and into the open French window of the drawing-room. The Motor Pirate He is followed by Dr. Grimthorpe, an elderly agnostic, the red lamp of whose house can be seen through the open French windows. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study In her enthusiasm she followed her uncle to the French window. The Convert The French windows stood wide open, letting in the soft air of the warm June evening. Antony Gray,—Gardener The French window closed on the two older people. The Indifference of Juliet "We will try one of those French windows," he whispered after returning to my side. The Motor Pirate He, too, sought his bedroom, a cool apartment with a balcony outside the French window. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol The library was a large square apartment, with three French windows opening on to a terrace, whence steps led down to a garden laid out in the stiff Dutch style. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story Catherine was lying on a couch near the open French window. Tongues of Conscience And at the moment there were footsteps inside a long French window near at hand which lay open into the library. The Indifference of Juliet I led the way through the French window, Forrest putting out the light before he followed me, and carefully closing the casement behind him as he stepped on to the verandah. The Motor Pirate She came from behind, from the garden, through the French window. The Creators A Comedy Placing the three gentlemen in convenient places should their assistance be needed, one of the men in uniform pushed aside the French window which he had previously unfastened to be in readiness. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls And when I get around to it, and have the money, I may have a French window put in.” Eve to the Rescue Finally he took up his hat, and, gazing at the frills of the white window-curtains, he opened the French windows, and, with an agile leap, found himself in the open air. Girls of the Forest She put out her hand to him but he pushed back his chair and went quickly through the French window of the dining-room, into the garden. The Tragic Bride In and out he went through the French window of Jane's study, which opened straight on to the garden. The Creators A Comedy Under the balcony is a stone colonnade, on which the six French windows of the drawing-room open; and quantities of plants are clustered about the pillars and seats, very prettily. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete On one side of the room long French windows opened on to the terrace, through which came the scent of roses and the sound of plashing fountains. Patty's Friends She was standing by the open French window, and turned as her nieces came in. Girls of the Forest Having flung wide the French windows which opened out on to the veranda, he kept going to the doorway to listen. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Then he moved toward one of the French windows, pushed it open, and leaned out. The Diamond Coterie The storm came on so suddenly that Mary hurried to close the long French window off the living room, when something like a moan sounded, she thought, under the window! The Girl Scouts at Bellaire Or Maid Mary's Awakening With this he went out on to the terrace, through the French windows, and commenced to make a peculiar sibilant noise between his teeth, half whistle half hiss. A Queen's Error Nancy, looking fresh and smiling, stepped out of the open French window. Girls of the Forest Tabs crossed the room and opened one of the long French windows which led out into the rockery. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel After dinner Aunt Honor occupies herself with the evening paper; and, after a while, Constance and Doctor Heath pass out through the low, broad French window, and stand on the balcony. The Diamond Coterie Two French windows open on to a balcony, from which the trees of Central Park can be seen. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The New York Idea She took the other twin’s hand and led her to one of the French windows. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School She then put on a warm golf-cape and an old hat; and her arrangements having been completed, she bent out of the French window. Girls of the Forest It had two long French windows, opening onto a veranda which looked out over the Square. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel When Mrs. Wilton, the housekeeper at Captain Atherton's Summer home, "The Cliffs," arose early one morning, she noticed that the Captain had forgotten the French window that opened on the porch. Princess Polly At Play In the midst of it, a French window at the back of the house opened, and a lady stood on the threshold. Explorers of the Dawn We broke a table, five chairs, a French window, a one-hundred-dollar vase and seven shins. At Good Old Siwash The French window was wide open, and now at last there came a breath of quickening air, distilled by the night from such trees as still wore green in that arid valley. The House of Souls He had barely recovered his place by the French window, when she and Terry entered laughing. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel He looked for a long time toward the open French windows, and then, jumping the wall, made his way slowly across the lawn, avoiding the gravel path which would betray his presence. The Man Who Knew With a scream she fled indoors, slamming the French window. Explorers of the Dawn Papa, Mamma,” shouted Harry, rushing in through the French window; “look, here’s a fish!” Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home Suddenly, as she put down her violin, the French window opened, and Langham stood before her. Robert Elsmere The curtains before the French windows were closely drawn. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel "The French windows were open," said Mr. Mann. The Man Who Knew Mrs Draycott, an exceedingly thin lady, was calling from the French window of the drawing-room, and the “Heavy Coach,” as his pupils nicknamed him, went puffing off up to the house. The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne Half a minute more would have settled it, when one of the French windows opened, and out stepped Mr and Mrs Inglis just in front of the trio. Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home Half an hour later, when Elsmere re-entered the drawing-room, he found Catherine Leyburn sitting by an open French window that looked out on the lawn, and on the dim rocky face of the fell. Robert Elsmere Through French windows the smallest of gardens shone bravely, a-blow with bulb flowers planted in crevices of a rockery, at the foot of which lay an oval pond and a silent fountain. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel It was as cool and airy a place and as pleasant an abode as could be found under the burning sun of Africa, surrounded with broad verandahs, French windows, and Venetian blinds. The Three Midshipmen It was lighted by French windows which opened on to a small terrace. Jack O' Judgment The French window was open and the light, the scents and the various noises from the garden penetrated into the room. Renée Mauperin “Very well,” said Hugh, “I shall simply go and find her myself,” and he pushed up the French window and stepped out into the garden. In the Mist of the Mountains He sat down at the piano, and they strolled out through the French windows into the green and silent pleasaunce. The Green Carnation I am certain that it brought me onto the iron-railed balcony just beyond the French windows at the beat of that second. The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle It was evidently a servant, for he heard the French windows closed and the clang of the shutters. Jack O' Judgment He began to wander in and out of the lower floor rooms; out of the front door, round the verandah, and in by the French windows to the dining-room. An Australian Lassie “Here, here,” said Miss Bibby, opening the sitting-room door, and running across the floor to close and lock the French windows. In the Mist of the Mountains He walked with an ample softness into the little hall, and passed out through the French windows of the drawing room into the shadowy garden. The Green Carnation Come along, Mollie, or we shall miss the fun,' and picking up the tail of her long skirt, young Mrs. Raeburn disappeared through the French window. Chatterbox, 1906 In a rage which was three parts terror, he sprang through the open French windows on to the terrace in time to see a dark figure drop over the balustrade and fly across the park. Jack O' Judgment Once down the stairs and in the hall she felt safer, and hurrying quickly into the dressing-room, she easily unbolted a French window that led into the garden. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life It was a French window, only half closed, and a half turned lamp showed a comfortably furnished room and a table laid out for supper. The Man Who Lost Himself There was a moon in the night, full, round, and serene, and the French windows stood open to the quiet garden. The Green Carnation Here we had a small but handsomely furnished apartment on the third floor, commanding a charming view of the sea from its French windows, and we were soon sitting down to our quiet little dinner. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta Mrs. Morton sat by one of the long French windows with a small writing desk on her lap, busily writing a letter. Chicken Little Jane When she arrived downstairs, she found the French window leading into the garden open; but Honor was well round the corner, and running fast towards the cricket field. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life Her strong, supple figure stood out against the young green of the lawns and shrubberies, seen through the French windows behind her. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance The two French windows leading into the glass extension were transformed into doorways, and gave pleasant vistas of a blooming conservatory, into which the south sun shone genially the best part of the day. The Governess Dirk was tugging at Harrison Smith's sleeve and dragging him toward the French windows. Men of Affairs I drove Paul up onto the veranda and towards a French window that opened into the illuminated room. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers She found the French window in the dressing-room still ajar, and bolted it on the inside before she went upstairs. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life Suddenly through the open French window steps Dea. Clair de Lune A Play in Two Acts and Six Scenes She was sitting writing in the pretty, flower-decked room, where the French window opened wide to the garden beyond. The Love Affairs of Pixie On pushing open the door she had an impression of two black coat tails disappearing through the French windows into the garden. Men of Affairs He took no special notice of Mrs. Bernard Temple's remark, but walking up the long and exquisitely proportioned room flung open some French windows which led into a flower garden, gay with every imaginable flower. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World It had a French window opening out on to a tiny balcony, and, having been originally intended for one of the mistresses, was furnished rather more luxuriously than the rest of the bedrooms. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life A few emerged through the French windows upon the terrace to enjoy the moonlit landscape, wherein Nature herself had been taught to show a charming artificiality. Sacrifice At the back a pair of French windows were open, but heavy curtains were drawn across them. The Crooked House Nor was he a moment too soon for the massive form of Mr. Bolt was framed in the French windows. Men of Affairs Instead of sliding sashes, French windows opening like doors are used, and one of the panes of each is free for ventilation. The Land of the Long Night In the rear wall, a long series of French windows looking out on the lawn, with wooded hills in the far background. The Straw She had taken a chair at the far end of the long parlor close to a French window opening upon a porch. The Highgrader The lounge was a pleasant place, with French windows leading into the garden; deep chairs and palms were scattered everywhere, and it smelled fragrantly of coffee and cigars. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa From her chair by the open French window Mrs. Barraclough could hear the jingle as the cart turned into the lane. Men of Affairs Well, I opened the French windows and stepped out into the garden to calm myself. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, January 28, 1914 "If our men were so facile—" she opened one of the French windows and stepped out on the veranda, looking over the restless waters to the yellow-green Narragansett hills. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport They returned to the Lodge and slipped into the house by way of a French window opening upon the deserted north porch. The Highgrader For some reason April could not fathom the French windows had been closed, and there was a swishing, seething sound outside, as though the sea was rushing in tides through the garden. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa She had thrown open a French window there, and had stood for some time looking out upon the night when she called for Paul. Despair's Last Journey I took my violin up, and standing in my favourite position against one of the French windows I began to play. Dwell Deep or Hilda Thorn's Life Story To her horror the French window was wide open, and a man was on his knees by the cupboard, a lantern on the ground. The Carved Cupboard She looked back at this moment, and saw Lady Jane standing in the French window. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls While she pondered these things he walked out through one of the tall French windows and came towards her, followed by his dark, saturnine friend. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa Beyond the French window lay a little alcove, about which a barren but full-leaved vine was trailed. Despair's Last Journey She crossed the room, opened the French window, and stood, a hand on either side of the window frame, facing the darkened sky and the wind-tossed oaks. The Long Roll And the two boys and Madge, who was a year their junior, went out through the French window into the garden. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills. Prince Prigio From "His Own Fairy Book" The captain got tired first, and throwing open the French windows slipped out into the garden and motioned to Hartley to follow. Salthaven With a swift spring she threw herself out of the low French window and stood on the lawn, ready poised for flight. Patsy Against the French windows of the living-room, where they sat, came a pelting like shot against the glass. The Tyranny of Weakness She went through the veranda and the open French window, and straight upstairs to her bedroom. The Princess of the School He went around to the front of the house, and with his face between the slats of the verandah railing, peered through the French windows. Every Man for Himself At the back, the garden was very large, beginning with a spacious stretch of lawn that ran right up to the wide French windows. The Dictator He was seated, propped up in an easy chair, opposite the large French window, which commanded a view of the park. The King's Own She opened the long French windows, and stepped out on to the balcony. The Angel of Terror The windows, of the sort which to this day are called French windows in England and America, are long windows opening like doors. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 “Is any one else out there?” said the Resident, leaving his chair and stepping through the Malay French window out into the sheltered spot. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris The wide French windows at the back of the house opened and a man entered the garden. The Dictator And the next minute the two mining companies’ agents were bowed out, while Gwyn leaped on a chair to shout “hurrah!” just as the French window was darkened, and a voice cried,— “Is father here?” Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea The French windows of the dining-room were open, her father was wearing his coat and on his arm she saw by the reflected starlight from outside he carried a shot-gun. The Angel of Terror Yes,” said the doctor, without looking up, though there was the quick sound of footsteps, and, with a bound, Dexter was through the open French window, and out upon the lawn. Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel Kenneth hastily obeyed, the dogs marching out through the French window, and then sitting down outside and looking patiently in, as dogs gaze who are waiting for bones. Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai The bailiff stared, and followed the rustling silk dress out through the French window, and along the tiled floors of the conservatory, to the angle where it turned suddenly and went along by the drawing-room. A Life's Eclipse Sir Francis took no notice, but slowly rose from his seat, crossed the room, opened the French window that looked out upon the lawn, and then said: “Hand me a candle, Brownsmith.” Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden Suddenly I heard, as on the night of my arrival, the soft creaking of the French window in the library, which opened on to the veranda just below me. The Four Pools Mystery Stepping out of one of the long French windows that opened on the side porch, Mary ran across to the monument. The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor It was a long room, very low, with faded furniture, and a French window opening into a small garden, where there were gooseberry bushes. Susan A Story for Children It was a long, low room, with French windows, through which a pleasant old garden, with a wide lawn and shady trees, glimpses of red roofs beyond, and a church tower, could be seen. Thistle and Rose A Story for Girls Long French windows standing open to a velvet stretch of lawn; deep chairs and couches covered with chintz; pale green walls and the fragrance of many flowers. Flaming June In spite of my manœuvres the Colonel entered the library first and discovered that the French window was open; he laid no stress on this however, supposing that Mose was the guilty one. The Four Pools Mystery French windows reached down to the floor, and through the open casements appeared a seductive scene in the family sitting room. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 We find ourselves in a snug little boudoir, furnished and decorated with feminine skill and taste, and commanding through the open French windows a gorgeous view down the valley. A Dog with a Bad Name Then she stretched her arms above her head, gave a sigh of relief, and strolled out of the open French windows into the garden. Thistle and Rose A Story for Girls She opened the long French window to the balcony and stepped out. Patty Blossom French windows admitted to the inner room, and, peering through the casement curtains which covered them, Tarling saw Mrs. Rider. The Daffodil Mystery |
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