| 单词 | latchkey |
| 例句 | He and I are going to help Mom practice every single night, which is why I’m sitting at my desk instead of watching after-school TV, which is a birthright of every latchkey child. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Particularly one with a bike, an innate curiosity, and a latchkey. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Just normal instructions for latchkey kids in Garden Heights. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z After-school junk food is another fundamental right of the latchkey child. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z It’s a steakhouse with a rich, sumptuous family setting, so at odds with what the brothers experienced as latchkey kids in rural Maryland. Where to eat at MGM National Harbor: We taste all the top restaurants 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z She describes growing up as the latchkey kid of a single mother, and how the strains she faced in her youth informed her values as a wife and mom. ‘Fair Play’ Review: Casting a Floodlight on Invisible Labor 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z When I was growing up, as a latchkey kid, in Houston, I’d make the dish with my neighbors. Bread Pudding and the Comforts of Queer Baking 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z The unifying theme is worldliness—the latchkeys and the fake I.D.s and all those other tools used by children of the city to transform innocence into experience. Escape from Childhood 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Having Connick bedside to take temperatures and play the saxophone would be enough to cheer up many mammals, but Winter is partial to this troubled latchkey boy. Dolphin Tale: The Winter of Our Heart's Content 2011-09-21T22:15:00Z He was the latchkey kid living in a dusty home that triggered his asthma. Surgeon General Jerome Adams may be the nicest guy in the Trump administration. But is that what America needs right now? 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z I belong to the latchkey generation—one in which its members have the distinction of being the first generation to experience their formative years with less nurturing and hands-on parenting. "Am I gay?" I'm a middle-aged woman reinventing her life after marriage and kids — and I'm not alone 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z It features dashed hopes, alcoholism, domestic abuse, unrequited love, latchkey kids and a dry cleaning service. World literature tour: France 2011-03-28T11:30:33Z There wasn’t much money, so she worked two jobs and the twins were latchkey kids. The Darcars family drama: Cut out of the auto business, a daughter sues 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Families were fracturing, divorce was reaching its peak, and children, left to their own devices, were becoming “latchkey kids.” We thought Gen X was a bunch of slackers. Now they’re the suits. 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z “I was just another latchkey kid with divorced parents,” one of the narrators mourns. Book review: ‘Our Secret Life in the Movies,’ by Michael McGriff and J.M. Tyree “I was a latchkey kid, so I was home all the time,” he said. Open Mike Eagle Turned a Very Bad Year Into a Very Honest Album 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z To latchkey children in the ’80s, the occasional sleazy teacher was as familiar as divorce or a TV dinner. In ‘Cyclorama,’ Former Classmates Confront an Extra Problematic Drama Teacher 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Their father was a printer, their mother a seamstress, and they were latchkey children who joined a drama club for want of anything better to do after school. Martin and Gary Kemp: 'We complement each other' 2013-04-19T14:00:04Z Hardison also talks, poignantly in the film, about growing up as a latchkey kid, which helped her developed a sense of independence. "I poked the bear": "Invisible Beauty" traces how this activist changed the face of modeling 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z In that sense, Bridge of Spies shares the accessible quality of Spielberg’s early films, in which latchkey kids and working-class men in nondescript American towns got to commune with other worlds. Bridge of Spies Paints History in Black and White 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z As latchkey kids in an often harsh environment, the Gunners found that the most effective defense against pain was the denial of it. Childhood Friends — Once Inseparable, Now Far-Flung — Reunite for a Funeral 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z To invoke some large-scale stereotypes, I was a latchkey kid; they were over-scheduled. I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z A latchkey child from an early age, she played a lot of soccer, read a lot of books, and smoked a lot of pot. Her ‘Great Comet’ Glowed. Now She’s Heading to ‘Hadestown’ 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Many are latchkey children of the Generation X-cliché variety who grew up after the sexual revolution, when divorce had become routine and alternative sexual options, like bisexuality, have become more socially accepted. Cultural Studies: Open Marriage?s New 15 Minutes 2012-02-03T20:37:19Z We both loved the same spicy food and had grown up in the ’70s as latchkey kids who watched “The Brady Bunch” and ran feral while our feminist mothers changed the workplace. Honey, I Swept the Floor! 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z She was a latchkey kid, raised in part by her grandparents. ‘Mott Street’ Chronicles 4 Generations of Chinese American Life 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z But, reading Brooks’s book, I realized that my own daughter, now 8, is the same age I was when I became a latchkey kid. The Criminalization of Parenthood 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z I noted an available guideline: the National SafeKids Campaign recommends that - and added that I was a latchkey child at 6 or 7, and loved it. Motherlode Blog: Home Alone? Don't Tell the Neighbors 2012-06-28T21:49:30Z But the Cube was fundamentally a cerebral, calm pursuit, perfect for the latchkey children of the 1980s to while away their lonely, Xbox-free hours. Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z Yes, today’s helicopter and tiger parents were once latchkey kids, nuking solitary French bread pizza dinners in the microwave. Beverly Cleary Wrote About Real Life, and Her Readers Loved Her for It 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Most of Perry's upbringing was in Ottawa, Canada, but he said he was a "latchkey kid" because his mother's job "just meant I spent a great deal of time alone". Matthew Perry obituary: Friends brought fame but couldn't quell personal demons 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z For many of my summers, I was a latchkey kid. PNW-born author’s debut novel touches on friendship, toxic masculinity 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Until the family moved to London, young Coxon was adrift, a latchkey kid drawing ghouls in his notebooks, unsure of his place in the world. It was all a blur: How guitarist Graham Coxon (barely) survived Britpop, in a memoir 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z I remember being jealous of latchkey kids who got to do what they wanted, when they wanted. Grandmothers raising grandchildren should be lifted up, supported 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The sisters were latchkey kids, getting themselves to school and completing their homework, until their paternal grandmother eventually moved in after emigrating from Korea. The Deep Rewards — and Tangled Legal History — of Living With Extended Family Since my parents were saving the world from capitalist greed, I was a latchkey kid. With abortion rights under fire, guerrilla poster artist Robbie Conal hits the streets 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z He says he grew up a latchkey kid in North Hollywood who helped raise his sister. The fight over 'The One' — L.A.’s biggest and most extravagant mansion 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z I spent middle school as a latchkey kid, riding two public buses to get home and once there, often ended up spending evenings alone and warming up a frozen TV dinner. Perspective | Maybe the best thing to come of the pandemic: Free lunch for all in schools 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z But as someone who grew up as a latchkey kid, hooked on probably more TV than is healthy, it’s an undeniable part of my life. The Backstory: Is TV’s warped version of reality shaping our culture, or is it just a reflection of it? 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z A huge part of the appeal of French bread pizza is that it’s so easy and fast, any impatient latchkey kid or stoned grown-up can make their own. Comfort-food favorite French bread pizza is back — and the one you make can be the best ever 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z Others are latchkey kids who look after younger siblings because parents are working and no day care is affordable. Opinion | Turning Child Care Into a New Cold War 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z I grew up a latchkey kid, who attended under-resourced schools filled with children who were expected to grow up quicker than their peers elsewhere. Perspective | Amid the back-to-school mayhem, a day of lost virtual connections and strengthened real ones 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z In recent years, they’ve behaved more like caffeine stations and de facto WeWorks where latchkey freelancers plug in their laptops and treat the shop as a rent-free office. Review | How to get your caffeine fix while keeping your distance 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z As Labour foreign secretary in 1951, Herbert Morrison described independence for African colonies as comparable to giving a child of 10 “a latchkey, a bank account and a shotgun”. Given Britain’s history it’s no surprise that racism still infects our politics | Gary Younge 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z They were latchkey kids curled over guitars, strumming power chords and expressing themselves through polychromatic hair dye and their “light punk” band Plunk. 11 anticipated music books this fall 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z I would rush home from Widney junior school every Thursday, let myself in with the flowerpot latchkey and make toast, my mum still at work, ready for the highlight of the week. Stewart Lee book extract: ‘My work became increasingly angry, bitter and incoherent’ 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z The other group includes latchkey folk, the people who make money, such as social media “influencers” who blog and YouTube us into following their life lessons. America’s birthday is always a reason to celebrate 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Or details like the mouthwatering Spam and rice dinner a latchkey kid makes for herself in “Always Be My Maybe,” or the emotionally resonant role a perfect pot of kimchi jjigae plays in their lives. 'Always Be My Maybe': Can Ali Wong and Randall Park crack Hollywood with Netflix rom-com? 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z I was a latchkey kid, from 4 or 5 years old. Roy Choi on how his new TV shows ‘Broken Bread’ and ‘The Chef Show’ feed his L.A. love 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z How did this latchkey kid get to the top of Corporate America? Perspective | Lisa Wardell walked into a meeting with 14 white, male bankers — and she ran the room 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z He grew up in New York City, cooking for his two younger brothers as “a classic ’70s and ’80s latchkey kid”; his father was an immigration lawyer, his mother a Mary Kay sales director. At L.A.'s only cookbook shop, a former fine-dining chef draws chefs, home cooks and crowds 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Former “latchkey kids,” now well into adulthood, believe in unicorns and purple dinosaurs, and expect rainbows to shine brightly after every rainstorm. America’s birthday is always a reason to celebrate 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z It saw a resurgence with a generation of latchkey kids in the 1980s and is still being produced today at a plant outside Altoona. Pennsylvania man pushes to make Slinky official state toy 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z We were optimistic and collaborative, lovers of authority and institutions and rules — not sullen and caustic, like the neglected, latchkey Gen Xers. How Much Power Do ‘Millennials’ Actually Have? 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Mendes was a latchkey kid, attending the swank Magdalen College School, a change that widened his intellectual horizons but socially isolated him even more; he was his mother’s constant companion. Sam Mendes’s Directorial Discoveries 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Tyrone is a model student at his private school while Tandy’s a latchkey kid who sometimes lives with her alcoholic mom, sometimes in a shabby rental, sometimes in an abandoned old church. 'Marvel's Cloak & Dagger' gives us superheroes with a curfew and a very different sort of story line 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z My mom referred to herself as “the original latchkey kid.” Mom no longer taking guilt trip for going back to work | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z I was sort of a latchkey kid, so it was “cook or die” in a certain way. Bob Dylan son-in-law Peter Himmelman tries to find kosher food while touring 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z "Many of our kids are latchkey kids, almost 42 percent." Monterey Peninsula Benefits From Tournament Giving - Golf Digest 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z The business started as a way for Willenborg, the mother of a then 6-year-old daughter, to earn money while preventing her child from becoming a “latchkey kid.” New Vienna business makes lawn ornaments in many forms 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Its summer food program feeds about 7,000 students at 41 sites through a federal program, and has a summer latchkey program that provides day care for about 1,200 children. Kansas school officials uncertain amid funding fight 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Gen Xers are often thought of as latchkey kids, many of whom experienced divorce. Please, Just Tell Me Whether I’m a Millennial 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z As a latchkey kid left to fend for himself at mealtimes, he became a pretty good cook. Ferguson: The other young black lives laid to rest in Michael Brown's cemetery - BBC News 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z I was a latchkey kid and helped to get dinner ready when I was as young as 7. Giving the Poor Easy Access to Healthy Food Doesn’t Mean They’ll Buy It 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z She was a latchkey kid growing up in the neighborhood. ‘Free-range’ flap in Maryland fans flames of national debate on parenting 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z World War II led to the “latchkey” generation, children home alone because dad was off to war and mom was off to work. DEBORAH SIMMONS: Maryland free-range parents deserve a break 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z But if Peele wasn’t lonely, exactly—“There was a precedent for biracial latchkey kids”—and always, he says, felt loved, other people’s reactions complicated things. Brother from Another Mother 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Because I was a latchkey kid, working at a gas station, until fate intervened – in the form of a Cadillac El Dorado driven by one of my customers. My Brother's Keeper: Giving young men of color a chance 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The struggles of his employees and customers echo his days as a latchkey kid, clothed in his cousins' hand-me-downs. The minimum wage debate through the eyes of self-made laundromat owner 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z As a latchkey child of divorced parents growing up near Syracuse, Muir took comfort from the news “family” that appeared on his television each evening. David Muir takes over at ABC’s ‘World News’ 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z As a latchkey child of divorced parents growing up near Syracuse, Muir took comfort from the news "family" that appeared on his television each evening. David Muir takes over at ABC's 'World News' 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Like “The Brady Bunch,” being a so-called latchkey kid was a byproduct of the ’70s. Ann B. Davis: For the Bradys — and us latchkey kids — Alice was a saving grace He founded Voyager Expanded Learning as a free afterschool program for Dallas latchkey kids. No College Left Behind: Randy Best's Money-Making Mission To Save Higher Education 2014-02-12T15:30:00Z But, from there on in, it is anti-climactic with a lot of laborious and frankly tedious business with latchkeys. Dial M for Murder – review 2013-07-25T21:15:00Z What if that money could go to the single mom who had her kids taken away because they were latchkey kids? We Need to Rethink ‘Bad’ Parents 2013-05-29T10:25:08Z "Their disapproval was felt by latchkey kids," she wrote. City Room: For Sotomayor, Bronx School's Closing Prompts Heartache - and Memories 2013-01-25T23:11:47Z When I was 12, my father died, so I was somewhat of a latchkey kid. | Jarrod Moses: Jarrod Moses of United Entertainment, on Team Trust 2012-09-15T15:34:21Z It was the subway, a latchkey, total independence and self-reliance for survival. Well: Growing Up With a Fat Dad 2012-06-15T14:51:34Z And you didn't expect to be back so very early either, for you took the latchkey, didn't you? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:26.587Z What can you possibly want with a latchkey? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z When we reached home I let myself in with a latchkey. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Many parents work long hours or night shifts, meaning the percentage of latchkey children, if it were calculated, "would be alarming," says Superintendent Jeff Travis. How Waconda, Kansas Became the Little School District That Could 2012-03-19T17:00:00Z He let himself in with his latchkey and came into the dining-room where Ann sat, affecting to work at a little thing she called a bib. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z They had a latchkey which they gave to him, and went with him to the room that was to be his study on the top-floor. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Er—Cornelia, my love, you don't happen to know where the—the latchkey is kept, do you? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z He proceeded directly and fearlessly to the front door, produced a latchkey and entered. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z And how to use this also,” he remarked, drawing a latchkey from his pocket and swinging it carelessly backwards and forwards. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z True, a young woman descended from it, and let herself into the house with a latchkey. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z They heard some one alight on the pavement, a latchkey was thrust into the door. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Wilde let himself and me in with a latchkey. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z He went to the Alhambra, let himself in, was seen by nobody, walked up to the third floor, and fitted the latchkey into the door on the right side of the hall. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z “I’ll go and see James and let him know that we shall want the latchkey.” Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z But young women and latchkeys are common in London, as common as--as dirt. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z They drove up to the door of the house, and having ascended to the fourth floor, let themselves into Philip's retreat with his latchkey. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z When his valet opens it he explains that he had left his latchkey indoors, and casually inquires the time, which the man informs him is ten minutes past two. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z The larger was entirely commonplace; and even the smaller one was at first glance a rather ordinary latchkey, of the Yale order. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z At two o’clock in the morning she heard his latchkey in the front door, and went down bravely to meet him. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z I wiped my forehead as I thought of this and put my latchkey into the door in Pont Street. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z A minute later he was fumbling for his latchkey at his own front door. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z It was striking midnight by St. Clement's Church as he turned the latchkey in the door of No. 14 Brinkworth Street. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z This was the examination of the lock which the dead brothers' latchkeys had fitted. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z He only gave a low laugh, and took the latchkey out of her hand. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z He got out, and, leaving Prudence to follow, walked up to the door which he opened with his latchkey. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z Philip let himself in at the side door with his latchkey, and, sitting down before the library fire, endeavoured to divert his thoughts by reading "The Idylls of the King." A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z When the door of No. 106 opened to his latchkey, the first thing he perceived was a stealthy reek of alcohol. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Inside was enclosed a small latchkey and a key to the front door of the house, for the hall-porter would be in bed by the time she named. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z At the door she fitted the latchkey into the lock herself. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z Because his mother worked, Zyad was a latchkey child, and one day a horrified neighbor who fed him after school told his mother that Zyad did not understand what it meant to be a Muslim. Egyptian Straddles Line of Revolution and Electoral Change 2011-11-28T02:57:15Z Simultaneously the outer door of the flat opened with the rattle of a latchkey; and next moment Timothy burst into the room. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z He put forth all his power of will in the hope of inducing sleep, but before it showed signs of coming, he heard Cora's latchkey fumbling at the front door of the flat. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Stranger than all, perhaps, he had in his possession two new latchkeys—duplicates of the keys found in his dead brother's pocket. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z That blessed latchkey of mine hasn't turned up yet. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z Harry submitted to this arrangement; and when the two boys were assured that their worthy preceptor was asleep, they took his latchkey, and sallied forth to enjoy themselves at Evans's supper-rooms. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 1, 1872 2011-10-18T02:00:20.750Z I was thoroughly awake now, and somewhat refreshed as I ascended the stairs very gently, having risen now to the honour of a latchkey. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z She didn't object to smoking; and she at once invested me with the Order of the Latchkey—a latchkey at Wretchedville, ha! ha! Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z "Ah, the latchkeys in the dead men's pockets!" he caught me up. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z And one day—I won't set down the date—he lost his latchkey in the muddle. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z The lost latchkey to the Citadel of Power. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z He gave my arm a tight nip, and soon after we reached the door, which I opened with my latchkey, and took him into my rooms, with which the old man seemed much pleased. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z She went on at length until she came to one of the smaller byways leading out of Oxford Street, and here, before a shabby-looking house, she stopped and let herself in with a latchkey. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z "I likes to see young people 'appy," she said pleasantly, and readily provided a latchkey in case they cared to come in rather late. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z I felt in my pocket for his latchkey, mounted the three steps, and with infinite softness put the key into the lock and turned it. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z Each had entered with noiseless haste and each had used a latchkey. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z He entered by means of his latchkey, meeting nobody, and went at once to the library. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z But the hall porter had departed for the night, so the occupant of another set of chambers said as he opened the outer door with his latchkey. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z Certainly, if they wish to have a latchkey. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z Lady Feo away, she had a wonderful chance to use that night and nothing would be easier than to dress once more at Mrs. Rumbold’s and slip into her mother’s house with a latchkey. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z It was the original latchkey we used on our back door. People's Pharmacy: Meat tenderizer for stings 2010-07-28T21:37:00Z One theory has it the term "latchkey child" was actually coined the year Sandra started school - in an American TV documentary about the increase in children being left at home, alone. 'Let yourself in' 2010-05-26T09:58:00Z An only child raised with a mixture of indulgence and neglect, I was a latchkey kid, precious and preternaturally cynical. Our trashy Las Vegas wedding 2010-03-27T00:10:00Z I should not expect them to come in at three o’clock in the morning because I gave them the privilege of a latchkey. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z Then came in the "cussedness" of the wire which substituted "girl" for "Gil," and hence the temporary ructions when the happy husband, having succeeded with his latchkey, sought repose. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone I smiled, took the latchkey from her hand, opened the door, and stepped behind her, to her evident surprise, into the large, silent, musty-smelling hall. The Idyl of Twin Fires Sandra, an only child, would be a latchkey child throughout the rest of her school years. 'Let yourself in' 2010-05-26T09:58:00Z But Caroline had unlocked the door with a latchkey. Capricious Caroline Then I suppose,” went on the doctor’s wife, “that you will, a little later on, allow your girls to have a latchkey?” The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z She gave him the latchkey, and from his window Michael watched her progress down Neptune Crescent. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Instinctively my hand went into my pocket and produced the latchkey. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance Secret pact The issue of latchkey children has not gone away. 'Let yourself in' 2010-05-26T09:58:00Z He opened the door with a small latchkey, which he produced from one of his boots. The New Gulliver and Other Stories He had a latchkey, but always refrained from using it. A Bed of Roses "No, but I'd like some tea now, if you can manage it; and I suppose you can let me have a latchkey?" Sinister Street, vol. 2 Swanking round in evening dress with a bent halfpenny and his latchkey. Carnival Like Lizzie, Sandra reacted to her latchkey experience when she became a mother, striking a secret pact with herself to stay at home at least until her children went to school. 'Let yourself in' 2010-05-26T09:58:00Z Mr. Carew had let himself in with his latchkey, and was within a few feet of them as his wife finished her song. Fairfax and His Pride I’ve been brushed by a stranger in Fleet Street and felt it; looked into a woman’s mysterious eyes as she turned around, with a latchkey in her hand, before a house in Bloomsbury. Jacob's Ladder I can't afford to keep her, and I'm not cad enough to let somebody else keep her, and use the third latchkey. Sinister Street, vol. 2 She said she had mislaid her latchkey lately, but would ask Miss Lewis to let her have another, as she thought Miss Lewis had a spare one.’ The Queen Against Owen The doctor stood a moment, latchkey in hand. When Ghost Meets Ghost Putting on their hats and taking the latchkey, they went out as nonchalantly as ever their husbands had gone. The Co-Citizens An English butler hurried forward at the sound of Morse’s latchkey. Jacob's Ladder Suddenly there was the sound of a latchkey in the outer door. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Even they had realized by this time that something in the case turned upon a latchkey. The Queen Against Owen How often he had let himself in with his latchkey. The Come Back As they were not on a main road, the door was not kept latched, and so they had no latchkeys. A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends He let himself into the house in Regent’s Park with his latchkey, and went thoughtfully upstairs. The Moving Finger Her guide turned another corner abruptly and led her up some stone steps to the door of a tall, dingy brick house, to which she applied a latchkey. Exit Betty In the second place, she would have thrown away her latchkey, so as to make it appear that she had not been outside. The Queen Against Owen Billy took Caroline’s latchkey from her,—she usually opened the door for herself—and let her quietly into the dim interior. Outside Inn Directly afterwards I heard the sound of a latchkey inserted in the front door, whilst the voice of my wife inquiring why the house was in darkness broke the superphysical spell. Byways of Ghost-Land It was between one and two that same night that Ogilvie let himself in with his latchkey. Daddy's Girl Bending his head, the captain held his ear against the tiny opening through which the latchkey had been drawn earlier in the evening, when the heavy bar was put in place. The Great Cattle Trail The murderer entered, as I said, by means of his latchkey. The Queen Against Owen She forgot to listen for the sound of her husband's latchkey; she fell fast asleep, and must have remained so for the greater part of an hour. Name and Fame A Novel As he fumbled for his latchkey, he could see the beaming face of the representative of the respectful lower classes in the cellar-kitchen. A Great Man A Frolic It was only when he got out into the now-emptying street that he remembered that he had not got a latchkey. People of Position We will take the latchkey and let ourselves in. The Time of Roses ‘It is perhaps a circumstance worth noting, though the explanation may be very simple, that neither side has produced a latchkey purporting to be one of those belonging to the latch in question.’ The Queen Against Owen By the use of his latchkey they had entered a palace huge and dark. The Dust Flower Just as he was about to lay his hand on the handle there was the click of a latchkey. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life I think not," Jimmy answered, then, remembering his former experience with Kelly, he added, "still you might let me have a latchkey on the chance. People of Position The question was never answered, for at this moment the man ran up the steps of the fourth villa on the left and slipped a latchkey into the lock. Scally The Story of a Perfect Gentleman Three persons carried a latchkey—Miss Lewis, the butler, and Miss Owen. The Queen Against Owen To-day he came home at an unusual time, letting himself in with his latchkey, and went away at once with a bag, but the accounts of the exact time are contradictory. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator He had taken his usual Sunday out and on returning home at midnight, as was his custom, he had let himself in with his latchkey. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life He let himself into the mansion with a latchkey, stormed at the servants for their carelessness, and made what is commonly known as a scene. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange Mrs. Dean had given her a latchkey, in order that she might let herself into the house, should she return from the party after the Deans had retired. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore He said she didn’t give him a latchkey, but I believe she very likely did, else why did the barrister ask him? The Queen Against Owen There was his latchkey—the key with which he had gone into his lodgings to fetch away the disguise. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator He rang the bell by way of summoning a servant, and then, opening the door with his latchkey, he invited Dicky to enter. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 As he gained the hall, the twitch of an inserted latchkey came to his ears. Anthony Lyveden A moment later there was a rattle of a latchkey and two people came in. The Slave of Silence As it was, I made three journeys before I had disposed of all, and thrown everything, including the latchkey, into the sea. The Queen Against Owen They were by this time at the house, and George, after a little fumbling with his as yet unfamiliar latchkey, threw open the door with a flourish and said, 'There you are, little woman! The Talking Horse And Other Tales He opened the front door with his latchkey as usual, and as usual called out: “Helen, where are you?” Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door. Captain Jim There was another rattle of the latchkey, and the watchers were not in the least surprised to see Richford come in, with the air of a man who is quite at home. The Slave of Silence Putting these facts together, it is clear that the only possible authors of the crime subsequently discovered must have been the butler, who had a latchkey, and prisoner. The Queen Against Owen Harry had gone out to a dance, and had left a scribbled note on the table saying that he had his latchkey and would not be back until two or so. The Stretton Street Affair Could it be possible that she was leading a double life, like that other woman?—-a life to which he had no latchkey? Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Even young female wraiths, demanding latchkeys, refuse to obey the frowning face of the clock, and engage in light-hearted ebullience to make the ghost of Mrs. Grundy turn a shade paler in horror. Humorous Ghost Stories Field had not far to go, seeing that the man in the fawn coat produced a latchkey and let himself into a house a little farther down the road. The Slave of Silence Simons stepped forward with his latchkey to open the door, but found the latch already lifted, and stuck fast in its raised position. The Queen Against Owen I entered with my latchkey, and on glancing around saw signs that my friend Hambledon was still living there. The Stretton Street Affair It was two hours later that his latchkey turned in the door, and in that time he had resolved either to make Daisy Fern his wife or commit suicide in the most expeditious fashion. A Black Adonis Anna crossed the street, and letting herself in at No. 13 with a latchkey went humming lightly up to her room. Anna the Adventuress She goes out to balls and picnics with them, and afterwards lets herself in with a latchkey, while her papa and mamma are a-bed and asleep, with perfect security. The Vicar of Bullhampton ‘The latchkey incident is dead in her favour.’ The Queen Against Owen Just before one o’clock he entered with his latchkey, and he having closed the door I stepped forward in his path. The Stretton Street Affair All was quiet and peaceful, though, as Pinckney opens the door with his latchkey. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe She turned and fitted the latchkey into the door. Anna the Adventuress He drew out his latchkey as he spoke, for they had reached the corner of Bolingbroke Street, and the small dingy house in which they lived was only a few doors away. Virginia As Giddy Mounteagle sings the lines a latchkey turns in the hall lock, footsteps advance down the passage, the dining-room door opens, and Philip Roche stands before them! When the Birds Begin to Sing "I'll call Mrs. Brownly," said Henry, after opening the front door with a latchkey. Sam's Chance And How He Improved It He let her in with his latchkey and followed her up-stairs. The Creators A Comedy Ennison stood still for a moment, swinging his latchkey upon his finger. Anna the Adventuress Watches and latchkeys are attached to a key chain and hidden in the trousers pocket. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men He will imagine that a club must necessarily be emancipated, that it will lead you into latchkey habits, and advance your ideas too rapidly. When the Birds Begin to Sing “I’ll get him to let me have a latchkey,” he thought, “for he is not fit to be left alone.” Witness to the Deed At the top of the steps she handed him the latchkey, but still lingered outside for a moment. Black Oxen These details are arranged and timed to be effective just as Jack opens the hall door with the latchkey. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Without further hesitation he ran to his study and, as he crossed the threshold, heard the sound of a latchkey fumbling at the lock of the hall-door. The Blonde Lady Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective He put his latchkey into the door and looked round him a moment before he went in with a sense of well-being, of rejoicing in the summer day. The Arbiter A Novel He opened the door with a latchkey and found himself in a big lobby, carpeted and furnished in good style. Jack O' Judgment The latchkey of the Circle V is on the outside. Land of the Burnt Thigh Nevertheless, she glanced hopefully towards it, and was turning away in disappointment when the maid, who had heard their latchkey in the door, came into the hall. Mary Ware's Promised Land He had passed the narrow posts, and was just taking out his latchkey, when some one behind touched his shoulder and made him give a guilty jump. The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance At that moment, however, the question of whether they should wait or not for Rendel's return was settled for them, for his latchkey was heard turning in the front door. The Arbiter A Novel Then Major Crawford let himself in with his latchkey. The Girls at Mount Morris The girl opened the door with a latchkey. Shining Ferry He let himself in with his latchkey, and, taking a sheet of note paper, made some calculations upon it. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden Then a renewed motion, a pause, the scrape of a latchkey at the lock, and Paul was on his feet, candlestick in hand. Despair's Last Journey He let himself into the house with his latchkey, hung up his coat and hat in the hall—he was a most methodical old gentleman—p. 53and turned into his parlour. Dickory Dock Slipping his latchkey into his pocket he went out of the house and closed the door softly. Charlie to the Rescue Kergaran always went to bed at ten, so that we could get in by means of my latchkey without exciting any attention, and go down again in an hour or two in the same way. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories At this interesting moment the sound of a latchkey was heard in the front door, followed by voices and footsteps in the hall. Betty Trevor We have the storyteller’s latchkey and invisible cap. A Dog with a Bad Name Master Blanchminster let himself in with his latchkey, and went up the stairs to his library. Brother Copas And as there ain't anybody in sight to register my fond farewells with, I gathers up my suitcase and laundry bag, chucks the latchkey on the stand in the front hall, and beats it. Torchy “The greatest good to the greatest number,” she whispered, as she slid her latchkey into the lock. Grace Harlowe's Problem With it there jingled the spare latchkey with which Mrs. Basket had entrusted him. The Mayor of Troy He let me in with his latchkey, and I told him I'd run up unannounced.… Foe-Farrell He entered the house with his latchkey and climbed the stairs to his room. The Substitute Prisoner They alighted at the third floor and Morris drew his latchkey from his waistcoat pocket. Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter His hand trembled so badly that he could not fit his latchkey. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Worse than this, as he stood up, shook the water out of his breeches and turned to escape back to the house, it dawned on him that he had lost the latchkey! The Mayor of Troy It was acknowledged that the latchkey could not be accepted as sufficient evidence against Mealyus. Phineas Redux I ought to know, for he forgot his latchkey, and I had to get up and let him in. Adrift in New York Tom and Florence Braving the World It made her feel less to blame for her carelessness in the matter of that latchkey. The Second Latchkey Nanna had evidently been waiting for the sound of his latchkey. The Helpmate He slipped on his coat again and descended the stairs, latchkey in hand. The Mayor of Troy That, for instance, is where Ethel the Unready demanded a latchkey at the mature age of sixty-two. Berry And Co. In the end they had both gone, and Janet, ordering everyone else to bed, sat up, wearily awaiting their return, for neither of them had thought of taking a latchkey. What Timmy Did But the police must hear about this vision of yours, the vision of the man with the latchkey. The Second Latchkey The sudden stopping of a horse, the rattle of a latchkey, and she was in the room. A Lost Leader Without the latchkey he could not possibly re-enter the house. The Mayor of Troy He let himself in with a latchkey and entered his study for a moment or two, intending to dress early and dine at his club. The Survivor She had a theory that the possession of a latchkey by their mistress makes servants slow to answer the door. What Timmy Did "Anyhow, they have latchkeys," retorted Ruthven Smith, with what for him might be considered gaiety of manner. The Second Latchkey She drew out her latchkey and at first fumbled at the opening with a shaking hand. Hetty Wesley It was her habit to let herself in with the latchkey just as if she were the man of the house. The Judge Every night I used to hide my pipe behind the coal-scuttle or my latchkey in the aspidistra, just for her to find. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 Below on the porch, with an outraged caretaker's letter in her hand bag, Aunt Agatha turned her latchkey resolutely in the lock. Diane of the Green Van Besides," he continued, "neither of them had a latchkey to give to any outside person. The Second Latchkey "You didn't tell me your name!" said she, fumbling in a well-worn little hand bag for her latchkey. The Definite Object A Romance of New York No," said the old gentleman, fitting his latchkey into the door, "I have no work to offer. Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches What a good thing," said Susy, "that I took the latchkey with me! The Rebel of the School She had a latchkey which, ordinary possession as it was, seemed a symbol of her freedom. Married Life The True Romance She was remembering what she had done with her latchkey. The Second Latchkey One of these Spike proceeded to open with a latchkey, and so led Ravenslee into the dark void beyond. The Definite Object A Romance of New York And, dismissing me and the subject with a good-night kiss, he brushed his last year's hat and hurried off, taking the latchkey. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers The next instant David had opened the door with his latchkey, and Kathleen was waiting for them in the hall. The Rebel of the School Having mislaid his latchkey, he had listened eagerly, anticipating the sound of Marie's feet flying down the hall. Married Life The True Romance Could it be possible that some thief had stolen the latchkey from Knight, and used it when Mrs. Ellsworth's house was robbed? The Second Latchkey And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey. Hugo A Fantasia on Modern Themes He found his latchkey, opened his door and drew Maudie into the hall. New Faces If you will give me the latchkey I can let myself in. The Rebel of the School He came back shivering as he had gone out; and as he fitted his latchkey with cold fingers into the lock he heard the newborn infant's wail. Married Life The True Romance As Annesley put her hand into his to descend she gave him the latchkey. The Second Latchkey To attempt, at such an hour, to glean information from the sharp-tongued young person who had just admitted herself with a latchkey, was to court failure and suspicion. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate If the people inside the house will run the place as we want it run, they may stay inside and we will keep the latchkeys in our pockets. The New Freedom A Call For the Emancipation of the Generous Energies of a People There was Jaffery holding a squalling girl in one arm and with the other exploring available pockets for his latchkey. Jaffery He had let himself in with his latchkey and had gone at once to the library. The Just and the Unjust Having paid the chauffeur, Mr. N. Smith joined the figure on the doorstep, and fitted into the lock Annesley's latchkey. The Second Latchkey The ropes moved again, the elevator ascended perilously to the fifth floor, and Gabriella walked quickly along the hall, and slipped her latchkey into the keyhole of the last apartment. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage Suddenly a latchkey rattled uselessly in the lock of the front door; then came lusty knocks upon its stout panels, accompanied by the whirring of a bell somewhere in the distance. The Twenty-Fourth of June But they had played only a short time when Deborah's latchkey was heard in the door. His Family She let herself in with her latchkey and showed him into the drawing-room, turning on the electric light as he entered. Septimus Perhaps you were not the only person in this house who went out to-night with a latchkey. The Second Latchkey "Don't you think he's good lookin', honey?" inquired Miss Polly in a whisper when O'Hara had entered the house with his latchkey and closed the door after him. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage It was about half-past nine when she arrived and opened the door with her latchkey. Flames He drew out his latchkey, opened his door, shut it firmly and strode into his house. His Family Other than her purse, there is only a latchkey in her pocket, and a perfectly plain handkerchief. With Links of Steel They mean to find out whether we have a latchkey and can let ourselves into a house in this square. The Second Latchkey Opening the door with her latchkey, she dragged George into the hall, where her thankful eyes fell on O'Hara's overcoat, from which the water was, still dripping. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage She fumbled for her latchkey, found it, thrust it into the door. Flames "I am greatly obliged to you for your kind assistance," said Thorndyke; but before he had time to finish his thanks, the man had entered, by means of his latchkey, and slammed the door. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman No, he thinks of the latchkey as a magic wand that admits him to a realm of kindness "whose service is perfect freedom," as say the fine old words in the prayer book. Mince Pie Still worse was the remembrance of Mrs. Ellsworth's latchkey, the keeping of which had been accidental at first. The Second Latchkey If she had retired when he came home, he used the trusty latchkey and went to her room to imprint on her lips the good-night kiss. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors One night he returned from the theatre and a succeeding supper party at half-past twelve, let himself into the flat with a latchkey, threw off his coat and stood before the fire. Flames We have only his footprints," Thorndyke answered, "and this fluff which I raked out of the barrel of his latchkey, and have just been examining. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman The major lingered behind to bid farewell, and then rejoined his German friend, who had been compelled to wait at the door for the latchkey. The Firm of Girdlestone She was seen by two electric cars-full of people, for although James's latchkey was very highly polished and the lock well oiled, he never succeeded in opening his door at the first attempt. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) And further, the fact is set forth with unction that Robert Browning was entrusted with a latchkey early in life, and that he always gave his mother a good-night kiss. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors He might have searched his pockets again and discovered his latchkey, but he would not. The Roll-Call Yes, he had lost his latchkey, and wanted the lock picked before he could get into his house. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman A latchkey closed the door behind her very softly; she was in the crisp, clean air at last. The Shadow of the Rope He opened the door with his latchkey, and ascended rapidly to the first floor. The Moon Rock The world has never denied that Robert Browning was entrusted with a latchkey, and it cares little if occasionally, early in life, he fumbled for the keyhole. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors "Have you got your latchkey?" she asked, turning round on George. The Roll-Call A correspondent who has a latchkey would like to hear from a gentleman who could fit a house to it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 23, 1919 "I can just spare the time," he said, "but I must get home by twelve; I have unfortunately come out without my latchkey, and I do not like keeping the servants up." The Blotting Book When I returned from Flint House that night I let myself in with my latchkey and went straight to my bedroom. The Moon Rock As she sang the last strain, the click of a latchkey was heard from without. The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage He. permitted himself the suspicion: "Perhaps she guesses that I'm only pretending about the latchkey." The Roll-Call Evidently it was no less recent an event than the sound of the latchkey which had roused him from sleep. Mary Wollaston "Rather a forbidding exterior," remarked Thorndyke, as he inserted the latchkey, "but it is homely enough inside." The Red Thumb Mark He had scarcely left the room, and allowed the ticking to become audible again, when a quick hand turned a latchkey in the house-door, opened it, and shut it. Little Dorrit Neither heeded the click of her husband's latchkey in the door without. The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage She opened the studio door with a latchkey. The Roll-Call He heard her cheerful "Good-night, cabby," as she ran up the steps and opened the door with a latchkey. Alexander's Bridge But Father's latchkey was in the door, and it was too late. The Story of the Treasure Seekers Bertram gave his peculiar ring and let himself in with his latchkey; but Billy did not meet him in the hall, nor in the drawing-room. Miss Billy — Married I let myself in with my latchkey, closed, locked and bolted the door, staggered to the foot of the staircase, and sat down. The War of the Worlds On the threshold he paused a moment, feeling for his latchkey. House of Mirth Taking a latchkey from the girl and the coin from Hawker, Flambeau let himself and his friend into the empty house and passed into the outer parlour. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I'll send up the girl with some clean towels and a latchkey." The Haunted Bookshop She ran up the steps, let herself in with a latchkey, and went straight to her room. Wild Kitty And in this state of mental exhilaration she ran up the steps of Harlowe House and, after a second's fumbling with her latchkey, let herself in. Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus You rise so above the mundane things that clutter up life, that it is pretty much of a shock to realize that you use tooth powder and carry a latchkey. Star-Dust Do you happen to have such a thing as a latchkey? The Mystery of the Four Fingers It was getting dark as David let himself into Downend Terrace with his latchkey. The Crimson Blind As she passed through the hall her mother was letting herself in with a latchkey. Wild Kitty The house was dark except for the hall light burning dimly, when Winslow Whitney inserted his latchkey and entered the front door. I Spy Her own latchkey to come and go at will. Star-Dust The latchkey was forthcoming, and presently Fenwick heard his landlord and his wife going upstairs to bed. The Mystery of the Four Fingers Mr. Bundercombe took a latchkey from his pocket and opened the door, which he carefully closed after him. An Amiable Charlatan At that moment the latchkey was heard in the lock, and Elma herself appeared on the scene. Wild Kitty "Charles Miller with a latchkey of this house!" gasped Miss Kiametia. I Spy "Well, you knew they were engaged!" she said as she let herself into her room with her latchkey. The Incomplete Amorist It was seven o'clock when he went back to his house, and let himself in softly with his latchkey. Charlotte's Inheritance He let himself in with his latchkey, and had just turned up the low-burning gas in the hall when the sound of hurrying feet brought him back to the door. The Gray Dawn Angelica opened it with a latchkey and then stood to let her aunt pass through before her. The Heavenly Twins Using his latchkey he entered the square panelled hall silently—with results, for revels were in progress within. The Far Horizon He pulled a gold chain out of his pocket to which were attached his latchkey and a few others. War-time Silhouettes Then, to her surprise, her guide stopped at the last house of the row, and opened the door with a latchkey. Fan : the story of a young girl's life The sound of his latchkey in the keyhole brought her into the hall ere he had opened the door. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days I don't want anything except some hot water and a latchkey, if you have such a thing to spare. A Rogue by Compulsion The seedy figure crossed the road, fumbled for a minute with a latchkey. The Far Horizon I may as well give you my latchkey now. The Vanishing Man And when, on reaching the fifth story, the cashier opened the door with his latchkey, he repeated, with an air of delight: "You will see, you will see!" Fruitfulness He put his latchkey into the door with minute precautions against noise, and crept into his house like a thief, and very gently shut the door. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days Nelly unlocked the door with her latchkey, and stood on the step. The Little Warrior Mr. Iglesias distinctly heard him race up a neighbouring flight of steps, heard the click and turn of a latchkey in a lock, heard the slam of a front door pulled to violently. The Far Horizon He was still deep in gloomy thought when he inserted his latchkey and opened the door of his flat. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories After which, having put down seven and sixpence, one week's rent in advance, he was presented with a grubby receipt and an enormous latchkey, and the seance was at an end. Psmith in the City Unlocking the front door with his latchkey he tiptoed through the hall and listened at the head of the back stairs. Cap'n Dan's Daughter The relatives had astonishingly settled down, with the unmoved passage of time, and more modern emancipation had so far left latchkeys and bachelor apartments behind it that they began to seem almost old-fogeyish. The Head of the House of Coombe I walked calmly up the steps of Vicky's home, and sadly put the latchkey in the door—for the last time. Vicky Van His face softened, then he jerked out his latchkey, let himself in and went directly to the library. Senator North Having a latchkey to the front door, he admitted himself and went up to his room at the top of the stairs. The Desired Woman Someone was at the front door, fumbling with a latchkey. Cap'n Dan's Daughter Tears streamed down her cheeks, and she cried until her tears were interrupted by the sound of her father's latchkey. Celibates "I have a latchkey to the street door." Vicky Van He hadn't entered the house by any regular way, it seemed; unless, indeed, Mr. Callingham had brought him home himself and let him in with the latchkey. Recalled to Life A father risks his son's morals when he gives him a latchkey. The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet Immediately afterwards there was the sound of a latchkey in the front-door of the flat; the bedroom door was open. The Old Wives' Tale Before Grace had time to answer the click of a latchkey was heard, and the maid said, "There they are." Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School The next afternoon, a dreary, wet afternoon, at about four o'clock, Warren Gregory stepped out of the elevator, and quietly admitted himself to his own hallway with a latchkey. The Heart of Rachael For when madame came home late and the house was dark, she used to let herself in with a latchkey. At the Villa Rose Never once did the watcher lose sight of him until he saw him enter the house in Abingdon Road with his latchkey. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo With her latchkey she cautiously opened the front door of the flat and entered. The Old Wives' Tale He hated his latchkey, he hated the long stroll in Hyde Park, the absurd delay upon the bridge, his preoccupation with the Muscovy duck, or whatever bird it was, voyaging over the Serpentine. In the Wilderness They trooped through and up some steps to the front door, which Mr. Finn opened with his latchkey. The Fortunate Youth "Madame had let them in with her latchkey." At the Villa Rose Nay, so generous and confiding were they, that to each young person they allowed a latchkey. The Odd Women Keeping at a cautious distance, he saw him stop at a small house and enter it by aid of a latchkey. Demos With a thrill of anxiety, a clutch at his heart, he thrust his latchkey into the door. In the Wilderness He had to stand a moment and rest, before he could use his latchkey to admit himself. The Unclassed She reached the door at length, and being too much exhausted to search her pocket for the latchkey, knocked for admission. The Nether World At the housesteps of the 4th Of the equidifferent uneven numbers, number 7 Eccles street, he inserted his hand mechanically into the back pocket of his trousers to obtain his latchkey. Ulysses He let himself in with his latchkey, and entered the drawing-room; it was vacant. The Whirlpool If Eve comes—she'll let herself in with the latchkey—you must stand quiet here. Eve's Ransom You and Mrs. will have latchkeys, of course. Rolling Stones She wont interfere with you any more: your independence is achieved: you have won your latchkey. Major Barbara On the doorstep he felt in his hip pocket for the latchkey. Ulysses The groom had met him letting himself into his house with his latchkey, and he came here running. The Jewel of Seven Stars A latchkey rattled at the house-door, the door opened, and in the same moment Patty turned out the light. Eve's Ransom He had a habit of forgetting his latchkey. Rolling Stones Once more he carried out the suit-case, put a latchkey into the lock and threw back the door. Who Cares? a story of adolescence He was in Garrick Street, outside the curiosity shop, his latchkey in his hand. The Captives To his surprise his floor was silent, and on entering with a latchkey the rooms were all in darkness. The Well-Beloved He noticed nothing strange when the Atkins residence was reached and its tenant mounted the stone steps and opened the door with his latchkey. Cy Whittaker's Place He inserted his latchkey and gently pushed at the cumbersome door. The Return With deft fingers Tootles used her latchkey, and they slipped into the apartment like thieves. Who Cares? a story of adolescence When I was ill and she was pale And empty stood our store, She left the latchkey on its nail, And saw me nevermore. Forty-Two Poems They went upstairs without using the lift, and he let her and himself in with his latchkey. The Well-Beloved At nine o'clock I heard my uncle's latchkey in the halldoor. Dubliners His hands are so cold he can't get his latchkey in. Rose in Bloom She laughed, ran her eyes quickly over Martin, and opened the door with a latchkey. Who Cares? a story of adolescence With longing, yet with dread, she waited for the sound of Stephen's latchkey. Fraternity What would our grandmothers, who dwelt in this place when it was a rustic suburb, think of its condition now, when husbands stay at home, and wives go abroad with the latchkey? The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh Blandford hitched his steaming horse to a sleet-covered horse block with a quick sigh of impatient sympathy over the animal and himself, and after fumbling in his pocket for a latchkey, opened the front door. The Argonauts of North Liberty Letting himself in with his latchkey, he had carefully put those Japanese azaleas in the bowl "Famille Rose," taking water from her bedroom. Saint's Progress When I was ill and she was pale And empty stood our store, She left the latchkey on its nail, And saw me nevermore. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 With deep relief she saw her father, latchkey in hand, turning into the Old Square. Fraternity At precisely a quarter to eleven p.m. the Prophet stood upon his doorstep and, very gently indeed, inserted his latchkey into the door. The Prophet of Berkeley Square She has her latchkey and is “on her own.” The Angel and the Author, and others He’s dressed up thinking to have a bit of fun with us, and has come out, forgetting to put any money or his latchkey in his pocket. Tommy and Co. Laverick opened the outer door with his latchkey, let himself in and closed it. Havoc You had better get the people here to lend you a latchkey. Three Men on the Bummel And he jingled the skeleton bunch that he carried on a chain as honest men carry their latchkeys. A Thief in the Night: a Book of Raffles' Adventures The knock in question, however, proved to be Hermann, who, as was generally the case, had forgotten his latchkey. Michael Walcott took out his latchkey, opened the door, and led the way into the library. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American It was nearly nine o'clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain. Havoc Then he also walked up the flagged pathway, and put his latchkey in the door. The Lodger Hastily lifting the flap and looking behind as they passed, her pursuer saw her open the door with a latchkey, and disappear. Peter Ruff and the Double Four Johnson was not in sight, and I let myself in quietly with my latchkey. The Man in Lower Ten The latchkey of the householder was not his. Other Things Being Equal She shivered as she took her latchkey from the bag which she was carrying. Havoc He seemed to take the path in one leap, then fumbled for a moment with his latchkey. The Lodger Miss Brown was standing still upon the pavement with the latchkey in her hand. Peter Ruff and the Double Four On the gravel outside the house—and then the noise of a latchkey, the yawn and bang of a door, and the spitting of a match in the hall below. Twelve Stories and a Dream Pale and resolute, Gideon offered her his arm, and the pair descended the steps, followed by Morris clamouring for the latchkey. The Wrong Box His drunkenness is so light that he can remove with complete skill his comrades' cigarette cases, pocket handkerchiefs, and worst of all, their latchkeys. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students With his latchkey he let himself into the spacious, richly furnished, well-lighted reception hall, and, crossing this, went up the broad staircase, his steps noiseless on the heavy carpet. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale It was nearly two o'clock when he heard the sound of her latchkey and went out at once upon the landing. The Research Magnificent I don’t know what came over me, I had a sort of nervous fit, was incapable of finding my pockets, let alone the latchkey. The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes As he thrust his latchkey in the lock, another mortifying reflection struck him to the heart. The Wrong Box When the captain's door was reached and Burle had taken out his latchkey he ventured to ask: "Well?" Four Short Stories By Emile Zola With the latchkey I opened the door of refuge. The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes |
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