| 单词 | settee |
| 例句 | I sink down on the settee and Daddy puts his arm around me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His grandma was on the settee, holding on to his mum, rubbing her back as she threw up into a small bucket they kept nearby just in case. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z After school, his grandma was waiting for him on the settee. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Without being invited, Kaz sat down on the plush settee and stretched out his bad leg. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He slumped on the expensive settee again, listening to it creak as he fell back into it. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The basement itself was “gargantuan,” Volpe says, with enough room for a couch and a settee to make up a little waiting room, almost like one of the department stores. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She made me sit down on the frayed silk of her eighteenth century settee while she made me a little supper, with bread and honey and coffee, and tiny yellow apples, and a boiled egg. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I’d settled on the settee, watching her in the circle of light, after the big doings of the day. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She took my hand and led me to the settee. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t even a bed in the room, just a narrow settee where Nina curled up every night. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her porch was bright with the bought luxury of star-shine; the wicker of the settee squeaked fashionably as she turned toward him and he kissed her curious and lovely mouth. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The settee was shattered into pieces beyond counting. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z When she releases him, he’s finally able to see Henry behind her, slumped on the settee with a bottle of brandy. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Viola says from her settee across the room. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Everything was in a state of disarray—sewing projects abandoned upon the spinnet, shutters drawn, dogs sleeping on the settee, dirty plates and platters still lain on the table, the food crusted to their rims. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Gertrude rose to fetch a small book from a high shelf and returned to a cushioned settee, motioning for me to sit at her feet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A low settee stood in front of the fireplace, and a mirror framed in mahogany hung above the mantel, flanked by oil lamps fastened to the walls. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He jumped off and gave the settee a kick to push it back even further. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z "I want you to combine a few looks," she says, settling back on the settee. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Daddy is on the settee by the bed, staring at nothing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We move into a formal living room with ornate molding and green velvet settees, so full of heavy furniture I can hardly see the floor. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The monster stepped forward, joining its second self, and put a giant foot through a settee not unlike Conor’s grandma’s. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z We all sat together on the velvet settee, Jonas on Papa's lap. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Conor had to sleep on the settee every time his grandmother came to stay. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He slumped down on her settee, which had curved wooden legs so thin it looked like it was wearing high heels. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She turned the lump of gold over her in her hands, then wrapped her dressing gown more tightly around her and curled up at the end of the settee. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In its deep gloom we sat down side by side on a wicker settee. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He raised a foot to kick the settee again. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I put a hand on the back of a settee to steady myself. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Then he let go of the door and grabbed the back of a nearby settee for support. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z And Alex’s heart doesn’t spread itself out in his chest, and he doesn’t have to grip the edge of the settee to steady himself. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He was lying back on the settee now, tugging a sock over his foot and trying to sound casual, but I knew he was anxious for my reaction. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She talked the Waldorf-Astoria into letting her house him in a luxury suite, posed for reporters with “Blooey” and a banana on the Waldorf’s plush settee, then carried him home as a pet. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I could have you made into a royal settee cushion for that kind of lèse-majesté. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Conor backed away from her quickly, stumbling over the ruins of the settee. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I looked at the wooden bench a few steps from me, the settee, but although I was tired, I didn’t sit down. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I take off my shoes and get myself under the sheet on one of Hildy’s “settees” which seems to be just a fancy word for couch. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Manchee leaps up on my settee and curls himself by my feet. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The library at Alnwick Castle is a two-story, floor-to-ceiling sanctum that manages to look both magisterial and cozy, with its roaring log fire, marble hearth, and cluster of fine upholstered chairs and settees. The most beautiful libraries you’ve never seen 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The couple sat side by side on the settee for a ceremony in Arabic and English performed by Imam Omer Bajwa, the director of Muslim life at Yale. Not Quite Dating, but Certain About Forever 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z It was Feb. 22, and the two women were huddled on a velvet settee in the Leiber store here on Rodeo Drive. The Last Red Carpet 2011-02-25T23:20:45Z Bachelor Milestone: Chris and Britt make out on the settee on the lanai until they can’t anymore, due to shame and/or producers. 'The Bachelor' Watch: Here's Your Prince Farming 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Berkus also notes a growing trend toward upholstered bathroom furniture, such as small, quilted chaises and tufted settees next to the bathtub, to add another tier of warmth and relaxation. Craft corners, yoga rooms and more: How the self-care craze has seeped into home design 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The monster was installed in our tiny lounge, looming oppressively over the settee like an angry drunk, smelling of bitter and Benson & Hedges. David Nicholls Every Good Boy 2011-07-22T22:01:00Z He was good too in “Killer Queen,” which he sang while reclining on a purple velvet settee, his eyelashes fluttering with lovable mischief. Queen + Adam Lambert are overcome by Freddie Mercury at the Forum 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z In a small home, a loveseat or settee is often a better choice than a full-size sofa. How to make a small living room work extra, extra hard 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z The McCloskeys were seated on a tufted settee the color of chocolate, hands crossed on their laps, with a backdrop of glowing, carved wainscoting. The gun-toting McCloskeys said they feared death. They survived to fight the culture wars. 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Completely unsailable; they couldn't even be pushed like our Chinese junk towards the imaginary harbour known as the settee. First toys, then models and now works of art 2010-05-29T06:00:00Z Ms. Gul, in a tea pink lehenga sparkling with platinum and gold rhinestones, walked down a carpeted aisle accompanied by her parents to a stage set with a gilded settee. Not Quite Dating, but Certain About Forever 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z True, the settee that goes with the armchairs sold separately for £4,375. Auction: Buyers Lose Their Taste for 18th-Century Art and Furniture 2011-07-22T12:00:06Z The furnishings include modern canopy beds, boxy but refined sofas and chairs, and velour benches and settees in a consistent palette of earth tones and gray. Lake Como Gets a Modern Update 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z The Ackermann show was in the Palazzo Corsini, where long tables were set in a salon as if for a feast, and guests were seated on velvet sofas, Biedermeier chairs and Regency settees. Fashion Diary: The Men?s Fashion Circuit Parties in Florence 2010-06-18T19:31:00Z The new upstairs restaurant — the focus of this review — finds white oak floors, handsome settees, muted lighting and brick walls that show off the handiwork of Pitts’s artist father. Review | Cork Wine Bar consolidates and updates — but the food is the same old same old 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z An English garden-like setting replete with rose trees and overstuffed settees and couches acted as the backdrop. | Bulgari's Secret Garden 2011-03-10T21:11:07Z And he's resourceful, using whatever is to hand: during the office fight with an opponent twice his size, Bond picks up a settee and beats the huge thug with it. My favourite Bond film: You Only Live Twice 2012-10-04T15:29:14Z "I noticed she would bang into stuff, like the settee, and she kept walking into the things I was playing with." What is it like to live with parents very different from you? 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z On the settee they look like beached love birds themselves. Smack Family Robinson; Before the Party; A Doll's House – review 2013-04-06T23:05:36Z Not pictured, a vintage rattan settee—now modern with sleek black paint and simple striped cushions—serves as a catchall. New Vintage Style 2010-10-21T18:02:00Z She was sitting on a chocolate-and-cream striped silk settee in her chocolate-and-cream striped domain on the 17th floor of a building in the garment district with view of the Empire State Building. Carolina Herrera’s Last Bow 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z The sofa is the model for modern sofas with high arms the same height as the back, marketed as Knole sofas or settees today. In England, a trio of stately homes illuminates a bygone age 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z To squeeze in even more people at a dining table than possible with folding chairs, consider benches or settees. Holiday entertaining: Flexible tables and chairs The wooden tables, with an array of books in French and English, are lustrous and dark, the settees and chairs covered in emerald velvet. French Embassy Starts a Festival and Albertine, a Bookstore 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Showered with multiple Emmy Awards and other major prizes, "Upstairs, Downstairs" was, yes, a soap opera with overstuffed settees and fine silver tea services. 'Upstairs, Downstairs' sequel on TV; superior original now on DVD 2011-04-06T22:16:04Z There’s a round three-seat settee upholstered in the same corduroy fabric Bode uses for trousers. Where Fashion Stylists Shop for Vintage 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z My room was so new that I had to touch everything: Cloudlike linen, leather settee with octopus accent pillows, dark-grained wood furniture, cool marble sink, streaked charcoal granite, shiny fixtures. A new Inner Harbor luxury hotel, the Sagamore Pendry Baltimore, shines with history’s luster 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z German woodworkers in Ohio adapted blocky Biedermeier fashions into American maple settees, and their English neighbors made ceramic dog figurines as mantelpiece decorations based on Staffordshire factory methods. Antiques: Americana Shows That Keep It Local 2011-03-31T20:37:29Z Guests snooze in antique beds, relax on gilded settees, and convene in a lush, tranquil courtyard. Wish You Were Here: Keeneland and Georgetown 2011-02-22T16:20:07.903Z Quincy Jones was listing at a 30-degree angle on one of the settees. Tell us what happened, Faye Dunaway! At the most elite Oscars party, A-listers had one question. 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z There were also round marble-top tables, a settee here, a chaise longue there, and a deep blue circular couch in the lobby. A Second Life for a Saratoga Springs Showpiece 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z "I've always had the strong belief that fashion should be for everyone, not just for wealthy people," said Twiggy, lounging on a white hotel settee between Union Jack accent pillows. Twiggy: `It could have gone terribly wrong' 2010-03-29T20:25:00Z In the front entrance, past a small Eames settee, a large panel was strategically placed to initially conceal the living room. Cultured Traveler: An Indiana Town Where Big Names Built 2013-05-10T18:16:33Z She adjusted a boom mike, sat on a settee, and checked her shot in a monitor. The Stylish Socialist Who Is Trying to Save YouTube from Alt-Right Domination 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z During summers in Victorian-era opera houses, admirers of some divas would vie to keep them cool offstage by waving peacock plumes above them as they reclined on the settee. Style Invitational Week 1403: Who was that masked man? 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z At the Winter Antiques Show in Manhattan in January, the Connecticut gallery Associated Artists LLC devoted its booth to two dozen de Forest landscapes and a teak settee carved with elephants. Antiques: Moonlight and More From a Victorian Artist 2011-03-03T22:12:19Z The lumpen, puffy settee comes in varying cyan shades. A Fashion Guide to Miami Art Week 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Whether there’s anything wrong with dropping off your child to take a nap on the settee is another matter. My afternoon at the Seinfeld apartment 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z The multiple pleasures of the menu extend to the dining room, outfitted with settees in the cozy front lounge, overhead sails of cloth and a wall of wooden slats through which some greenery pokes. Review | Sababa brings Israeli ‘cool’ to Cleveland Park 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z “But hung in pieces in a geometric arrangement above the settee, it’s just the right amount.” Guest Room Redo 2010-07-09T15:38:00Z The big moment of the evening for him, Mr. Lane said, was being walked to a gilded settee where the actress Tallulah Bankhead sat holding court and furiously smoking. 50 Years Ago, Truman Capote Hosted the Best Party Ever 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Wright Auctions, a leading venue for the sales of contemporary design goods, has fetched five-figure deals for a Hans Wegner desk, a George Nakashima settee and a chair designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen. An Unopened 2007 iPhone Can Be Yours (for $32,000 or More) 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z She created an attractive setting with an antique settee, a lamp, and an arrangement of framed wallpaper pieces. Guest Room Redo 2010-07-09T15:38:00Z The spirit of its creator hangs in the air: Tables are covered in tapestries, and chairs and settees, hard and soft, are clustered in cozy, eclectic groupings, just as Mellon had them. Opening the door to a place of plants and privilege 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Ms. Erdman remembered when an actress in Ferenc Molnar’s farce “The Guardsman” sat on a Victorian settee a little too dramatically at the Berkshire Theater Festival a few years ago. Theater Props Masters Gather at the Public Theater 2012-09-11T00:26:08Z Custom-made moldings amplify the elegance of a Houston entrance hall, which contains a Regency settee and a 1920s Navajo rug; the sconce is by Vaughan, and the umbrella stand is a Ming-dynasty sake jar. AD's 50 Most Popular Pins of 2013 2013-12-13T05:00:00Z My house is all goth: black flock wallpaper, black settees, black gloss furniture, baroque-style ornaments. ‘I haven’t worn colour since I was 14’: meet Britain’s longest-standing goths 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z The bed, on a low plinth, is counterpoised with a 19th-century Italian settee, and the angles of a Flavin fluorescent work echo the cast-iron windows overlooking Mercer Street. The 25 Rooms That Influence the Way We Design 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z When I started breastfeeding my daughter on the settee in the living room, Mum rushed in. My life had grown distant from my mother’s – but she tended my baby while I read Marx 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z They were raising funds to buy a settee for their local hospital, in memory of one of their husbands - John Baker - who died from non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1998. Calendar Girl, 74, aims to be a jiu-jitsu teacher to help women 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z There are comfy settees to sit on, there is loads of natural light and a free coffee machine. Four unique things about travelling abroad with a prime minister 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z "My mum found him on the settee in the morning," said Charlene. Insomnia: 'My brother killed himself after sleep struggle' 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The fabulous settee is, unfortunately, a one-off, but it is very inviting. The first-ever L.A. museum seating report card — from the brutal to the glam 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z "I'm not a serial renter, I have a lot of stuff and that won't help, and some properties are so tiny I can't even get a settee in it," she said. Cost of living: 'I never thought I'd be sofa-surfing at 74' 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Jamgochian would say as she navigated through a shop stuffed with antique tables, chairs, sofas, settees, bookcases, armoires and more, all of it illuminated by dozens of chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. Perspective | A real endangered species: A thief stole a beloved gorilla statue 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The child hid behind a settee as Barlow threatened his victim with a screwdriver before carrying out the attack. Andrew Barlow: Deputy PM steps in over serial rapist's parole 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z "They were not caused by Hunter falling off a settee. Death was caused by trauma to the head. You have still not offered a credible explanation for the injuries," the judge added. Hunter McGleenon: Sharyar Ali jailed for at least 13 years for murder 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The palace, where royals once lounged on plush settees, is a Victorian music box in the center of Honolulu. Perspective | Looking for a royal fix? Hawaii’s sidelined monarchy may satisfy. 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The next morning she went downstairs to look for a phone charger and Mr Mendy was sat on a settee. Benjamin Mendy told accuser 'I'm going to kidnap you', jury hears 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z In June 2019, a friend who had been trying to contact him called at his home and discovered his body on the settee. Paul Smyth murder: James Andrew Thomas McVeigh jailed for 18 years 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z "I can sit on my settee in the evening and be thankful for what I've got. I don't have a lot, but what I do have I'm thankful for," he says. How we pay the bills: Skipping meals and fewer car journeys 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z A settee may be considered a luxury item, and one only bought new after saving up the money. Inflation: Four things that are going up in price and why 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z “The bold colors, opulent gilded mirrors, crystal chandeliers, allegorical artwork, taxidermy and silk upholstered settees that decorate the mansion set a feeling of environmental submersion or time travel,” she said. Her convent fight with Katy Perry is legendary. Now restaurateur Dana Hollister lists for $40 million in Silver Lake 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z An ornately carved settee sits in the main entry hall, where visitors might have waited for the Tallman family. Historical society revels in Janesville family’s donation 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z He punched me into the fireplace and sat on Mum as she screamed on the settee and I screamed for her in the ashes. Terri White: 'On good nights, I lost my phone. On bad nights, I lost my sanity' 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z A skinny boy pushed himself into the far corner of the settee and beckoned me to sit down. “Found Wanting” 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z She joined a line of shoppers wending their way through the maze of settees and shower cubbies and office chairs. Linda Boström Knausgård’s Post-“Struggle” IKEA Trip 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Penn’s grandmother’s settee sits at the top of the stairway. Architectural opportunity knocks more than once for a Washington Park couple 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z While the grandees mingle, Rinehart sets up court with her entourage in a shaded corner of the garden on what looks like a sedan chair, but is actually just a garden settee. When Donald met Scott: a reporter's view of Trump and his White House wonderland 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Mr Packeer was found lying in a pool of blood on a settee in the living room and was pronounced dead at the scene, West Midlands Police said. Killer who shot friend in head cleared 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z You'd never want to leave: Vinyl is everywhere, an image of Jackson Browne looms from a bookshelf, an acoustic guitar grazes the floor, and an enormous settee eclipses the front room. On Cherry Glazerr's new album, Clementine Creevy puts her personal problems on a public stage 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z And yet, and yet, those people you never see from one decade to the next are there, sitting beside you on the settee when you get their card and they get yours. The Christmas card I could never reply to 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z During a class at Last Rites Gallery in Hell’s Kitchen, 26 students sat on red velvet settees, watching Echols prepare to demonstrate “The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram”. Magick 'saved my life': the former death row inmate turned warlock 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Katrina said she removed a whole suite of French, silk-covered armless chairs and settees “because there were complaints about the lack of comfort.” Real estate entrepreneur Don Peebles is still building on his success 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z "We'd gone from watching a bundle of joy full of life, to someone who'd just sit on a settee, doing nothing. He couldn't even interact with the TV programme," said Mr Williams. 'False hope' for boy's cannabis treatment 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z For the house’s interior, museum employees had to find period-appropriate artifacts that would have been found in the home, such as a settee, a desk, beds and personal items like books and clothes. Stuhr house to open for first time at museum 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z On a sunny spring day at Shilshole, Acheson sat on a settee with her infant daughter, LiLi, who sported a pair of pants with a crab on the rear. People rush to boats in Ballard to dodge Seattle’s crazy housing market — but there’s no more room 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Berkus also notes a growing trend toward upholstered bathroom furniture such as small, quilted chaises and tufted settees next to the bathtub, to add another tier of warmth and relaxation. How the self-care craze has seeped into home design | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The earth moved in parts of England and Wales on Saturday afternoon, leading to numerous reports of rocking armchairs and settees. UK reacts to 'underwhelming' earthquake 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z Finally she agreed to go upstairs, while Herman waited on a settee outside the elevators. Opinion | This Is Why Uma Thurman Is Angry 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Guests are already being assigned renovated rooms, which feature a cozy nook with a picture window and built-in settee, eclectic artwork and accent walls. Las Vegas’ overhauled Monte Carlo transforming into Park MGM 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z Guests are already being assigned renovated rooms, which feature a cozy nook with a picture window and built-in settee, eclectic artwork and accent walls. Las Vegas’ overhauled Monte Carlo transforming into Park MGM 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z The outfits are usually requested from a nearby, full-size Nordstrom store and delivered — sometimes within hours — for customers to try on amid the sleek settees in Local’s dressing area. Nordstrom joins retailers experimenting with new philosophy: Smaller is better 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The appeal of a round, or borne, settee begins with its novelty. Design Debate: Will a Circular Settee Make Your Home Look Like a Hotel Lobby? 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z But with Twitter data, researchers can easily find the rarer “settee” enough times to show that it is popular in south Wales and in bits of the north of England. Twitter is useful for many things—including (unexpectedly) for studying dialects 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Among them, a garden bench that suggested humans were using outdoor settees at least as far back as Vesuvius’s eruption, in 79 AD. A French Bench That Will Transform Your Garden 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z A Victorian settee that was part of the haul is in the living room. Barbara Barrie’s Loft in the Sky 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z "I've always been active and done a lot of hiking, but now my life consists of getting up and spending most of the day napping on the settee." £80m treatment fund to speed up access to new medicines - BBC News 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The court heard Mr Rytting told detectives Poppy was sleeping on a settee because they were "doing up a bedroom". Poppy Widdison death: Heroin in system due to 'passive smoking' - BBC News 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z He sat on the edge of a beige floral settee. After the Islamic State 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z My room is a spacious affair, featuring a king bed and settee, desk, fully stocked fridge and snack bar plus an incredibly generous bathroom space. TRAVEL: Oklahoma City offers restaurants, cowboy history, craft beer and bombing memorial 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z McDermott culled pieces from Wayfair — an antique popcorn machine, espresso maker, tufted settee, an industrial wall sculpture of a film reel. Move over, man caves, make room for 'she sheds' 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z In the kitchen, LaRoche says, “One of their requirements was a little settee breakfast table” they brought from West Seattle. A Bainbridge Island home of quiet design embraces entertaining, birding and being 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z I was just sat on the settee bleeding. 'So under his control' - whirlwind romance turned to abuse - BBC News 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Now the district is a full-blown destination with a vibrant mix of art and grit, top-tier food and drink and boutiques-cum-galleries selling everything from cashmere knickers to leather settees. L.A.’s Arts District: A Walking and Gawking Guide 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z In case you don’t get the joke, the concrete floor, as blank and brusque as the painting, also highlights the cheeky ornateness of the settee, ottoman and pillow. A Masterclass in Unpredictable Décor 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Nearly 60 years later, a new brood of suspended chairs, settees and chaises is keeping the spirit of Ditzel’s design aloft. Swing Into Spring With a Hanging Chair 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z The houses, some with stained-glass detailing, parquet flooring, marble countertops and settees with throw pillows arranged just so, could seem too Pinterest-worthy for a visitor to resist taking a photograph, association members said. Wary of Prying Eyes Online, a Brooklyn Home Tour Calls It Quits 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Adjoining it was a cramped, impressively ugly antechamber — floral-print settee, chintzy sconces, sad carpet. Jerrod Carmichael Goes There 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z But when the catalogs landed in mailboxes last week, the interview — illustrated with photos of both women sitting on a beige settee — met with swift reaction. Catalog Interview With Gloria Steinem Has Lands’ End on Its Heels 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z He said Christmas Day was usually "a scream" and the family "fall off the settee laughing" but it would not be the same this year. SSI steelworker: 'All I want for Christmas is a job' - BBC News 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Accommodations: Authentic island refuges with wicker settees and canopied beds, unfinished wood floorboards, glassless windows, modern bathrooms and no TVs. The Best Private-Island Vacations for Every Budget—Even Yours! 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Similarly, this fall, Herman Miller’s closest competitor, Knoll, is reissuing a lesser-known settee version of its best-selling but rather commonplace Womb Chair, designed by Eero Saarinen. Move Over, Eames: Reissued Furniture Classics Are Stealing the Spotlight 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z “I won’t shut up,” Mr. Le Pen said in an interview in May, leaning back into a silky settee. A Family Drama Splits Far Right in France 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Soon Dr. Cochran could not collapse on the couch in the parlor at the end of a long day because Hamilton would come calling and Mrs. Cochran would show him to the settee. Actresses in ‘Hamilton’ Take a Trip to a Family Home for a History Lesson 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The defendant said they had fallen asleep on the settee downstairs and believed the dog was in the kitchen blocked in by a speaker and a golf bag stand. Ava-Jayne Corless death: Killer dog 'not a banned breed' - BBC News 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z “Their country people, they are completely free,” she said in an interview in her house in Queens, seated on a low settee beneath her household’s Buddhist shrine. The Price of Nice Nails 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Ladies’ room has a settee and sequin throw pillow, but a policy allows only one person at a time, to discourage illicit acts. Review: At Le Malt, Food Makes an Appearance but Cocktails Rule 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z With stucco walls, patterned tiles and settees in the same leather as her bags, the space has a bright "Cali-Paris feel," says the designer. Clare Vivier's growing lifestyle brand can no longer fit in a tote 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z If trivial things are vital to the French, as Mark Twain once suggested, Nordic culture runs to the soft power of a hard settee. Does Scandinavia Have it All Figured Out? 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z In Sam Houston’s bedroom upstairs, Perry lifts an antique upholstered settee, a gift from the French, to read an engraving signifying Texas’s early-1800s ties to France. Rick Perry, hungry for redemption, says he’s a ‘substantially different’ candidate 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Mr Lowe said he was "worried" for Lucy after he fired the weapon and as he turned towards her on the settee, the gun went off again. Pair's killing 'a terrible accident' 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z “I think she’s an aesthete,” Pope said, sitting on a red settee in Duke’s bedroom. Shangri La living suite of tobacco heiress to open 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z An adjacent lounge has more high tables, settees and chairs. A Review of Cinque Terre, in Huntington Station 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z “We have common ground in fighting terrorism,” he told me, sitting on an elegant settee in his apartment. Iran and the “Coalition of Repenters” 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z If you use your office more for projects than computer work, consider going with a comfy settee instead of a traditional desk chair. Glam Home Offices for Go-Getters 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z The corridor leading to the subway platform was “furnished with settees and decorated with heraldic banners,” The Times said. Behind Subway’s Phantom Hotel Entrance, Neither Arias Nor Opulence 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z There are also moth-eaten, and now sodden, settees – not for collection, but for sitting on. Are British Muslim Schools Teaching Hatred? He pointed to delicate trellises covering its walls and ceiling, lighting fixtures in the forms of bouquets of flowers, and floral-painted furniture, including a silhouette of Mrs. Coe nestled among garlands painted on a settee. | Oyster Bay: In a Mansion’s Interior, a Study in Contrasts 2014-04-19T21:58:53Z The waiting room was enormous, more than 120 feet long, and it was lavish, with chandeliers, mirrors, a towering grandfather clock, a fountain with a basin stocked with goldfish, paintings, settees and a grand piano. Scientific American’s Owner Built the First New York Subway [Excerpt] 2014-02-21T16:00:00Z He added that he then walked to the door into the hall, leaving Mr O'Hare slumped against a settee. Murders accused recalls sexual abuse 2013-11-26T13:31:06Z The heraldic banners and settees are, of course, long gone. Behind Subway’s Phantom Hotel Entrance, Neither Arias Nor Opulence 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Perhaps better to be almost involved in a 100mph pile-up with a colossal stag in the wilds of Scotland than sitting on your settee, piling food into your face and watching Strictly. Swapping skeleton for 100mph in a rally car 2013-11-13T06:49:59Z People will write something like 'the walls of my despair' or 'the settee of my soul'. Smashed Hits: The Windmills Of Your Mind 2013-10-22T13:36:58Z Dante tried to sell me a settee, then offered me a seat on a sofa to talk football. Essay: Fanfare for a Fellow Browns Fan, 2 Yards Under 2013-07-12T01:30:40Z Like all greyhounds, after her walks, she goes off to bed on my settee and sleeps until about 4pm. Readers' 'secrets' to canine longevity 2013-05-26T22:37:19Z When he got no reply, he forced entry and discovered his son lying dead on the settee in the living room. Carrick murder inquiry reopened 2013-05-01T05:19:11Z Before those portraits, some of the most powerful churchmen in the English-speaking world lounged on velvet settees. How the Pope Was Picked 2013-04-12T20:19:18Z Slumped on his expensive settee in his expensive home, tears in his eyes, wondering where it all went wrong. Not the greatest but the most loved 2012-11-25T09:28:53Z They include clothing, plastic toys, a broken ping pong table and a settee - reminders of the travellers' former lives on Dale Farm. Dale Farm families reflect on 'bad year' 2012-10-19T00:50:55Z The visitor is warmly greeted at the door and directed into what are essentially four drawing rooms, one with a cozy fire with people sitting around on settees. An Oasis In Dublin To Ponder 2012-10-15T20:50:41Z Created to look like a 19th Century salon, the audience relaxed on settees and armchairs to enjoy informal and intimate performances. In pictures: IoW hosts Bestival 2012-09-09T11:52:22Z I went back into the flat with them, into the shared living room and I fell on the settee and couldn't get up. Sex, drink and drugs: A teenager's life in care 2012-07-03T07:21:31Z We'd be in the same room, on separate settees, typing to each other's avatars. The way we love now: couples who meet online 2012-06-29T21:59:00Z The Fiver will take up one space of a three-seat settee, the other two spots being filled by a schadenfreude-happy Shortbread McFiver, eagerly waiting to witness England's inevitable meltdown, and the Fiver's suitcase. The Fiver 2012-06-08T14:11:08Z An admission that she restrained him on a settee during a bout of uncontrolled behaviour was found to be proved but potentially justifiable in the circumstances. Headteacher receives one year ban 2012-05-18T20:03:56Z “What color is that?” he suddenly demanded, pointing to the orange coverlet of a settee. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z He picked up a morning paper from a settee and glanced at it. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z I liked the comfortable rockers and the black hair settee. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z So I thought I had plenty of time and I took my valise and umbrella and set them on a settee to the left of the foyer and put on my overcoat and hat. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z He was in the hall, and when he looked through the open door into the parlor, he saw Mrs. Merley stretched on the settee before him weeping. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z They sit on damask-covered settees, behind the counters; and, when you enter, bow and rise to serve you, with a grace and a smile of courtesy that would become a drawing-room. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z He threw himself down on the settee in the malodorous little saloon. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Rustic chairs, settees and tables were found in the storerooms, and rugs were placed about. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z “What do you think of that, doctor?” he said, pointing to the settee. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z I had dropped down on the hall settee, in the end of it next to the coat-rack, and when Mrs. Sheila came down-stairs and went through the hall, she didn't see me. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z The wife who, I was afterwards told, is the "reigning favourite" sat on the same settee as her lord, and he ignored the whole of them. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Go down and get Miss Austerly on to the leeward settee, and then try to sleep. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z He rose as he spoke, and taking her hand, led her dumbly to a low-backed settee at the other end of the great room. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z There was the settee on which her ladyship had lain in her pretended swoon. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Austin lugged a little chest out from under the settee, and glanced at the injured hand. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z It was furnished with rugs upon the floor, and two long wooden settees, covered with checked native blankets in squares of Indian yellow and madder red. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Miss Austerly, who seemed to have stood the shaking better than he expected, reclined on one settee with her feet drawn up for the sake of dryness, and she smiled at him. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Tracy flung himself down beside her, his arm over the back of the settee and the fingers of his drooping hand just touching her shoulder. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z She flung herself back on a settee panting and tearing her laced handkerchief into shreds. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z "See that?" and the other man pointed to a chest beneath the settee. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Of the Sheraton settees that had once surrounded the walls only one remained, on the da�s at the end of the room. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z As the settee passed out of the door, the word was given by the chief not to shoot the children. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z As she turned laughing to the two men, she let her cloak slide over her white shoulder and fall with silk splendour of a peacock's gorgeous blue over the arm of the large settee. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Then one of the Canarios brought in a simple meal, and when they had eaten and talked for another hour, Austin stretched himself out on the settee and Jefferson climbed into his slanted bunk. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Meanwhile Ike M’Graw had found Mr. Howbridge reading a book in a corner of one of the comfortable settees in the big living-room. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z Jordan sprawled on a settee not far away, and a burly, red-faced Briton who commanded the iron ship sat opposite to Jimmy, cigar in hand. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Mrs. Whitman received two balls when on the settee. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z "Won't you take off my shoes, darling?" she said, sinking among the cushions of the settee. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Austin stretched himself on the settee wearily, and lighted a cigarette. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Two comfortable settees, probably saved from some wreck, lined the sides of the room, and a good-sized hardwood table occupied the centre. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Jordan glanced at the two big crossed flags that streamed down upon the settee in the vessel's counter. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z When the settee had gone about its length from the door, Joe Lewis dropped the end he was holding and the guns were immediately fired. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z Here Stanley saw curiously carved bits of wood, and handsome spoons, and for the first time in Africa, he beheld a cane settee. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Austin, who stooped and picked up the cigar, settled himself afresh on the settee after lighting it, and half an hour dragged by. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z One of the settees was assigned for my couch, bed-clothes were provided, and a bag filled with ships’ colors and other articles served for a pillow. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z A long settee and a few rush bottom chairs completed the furniture. Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward 2011-12-24T03:07:54.433Z Hassan joined us at the door, and we all sat down on a red plush settee. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Margaret was on a settee, seeming as though the proceedings had lost all interest for her. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z The negro started, and would apparently have fallen backwards in his alarm had he not seized the edge of the cushion on the settee in a wet hand. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z We went through the vast building, it is richly carpeted and the upholstering is of the best; settees, mirrors, chandeliers, etc., all give to it an appearance of wealth. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z “Come and sit down,” he said, drawing her to the settee. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z Mrs Lawless sat down on a settee on the stoep. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Mr. Stuart and Mr. Warren did not at once follow their respective charges in to luncheon, but sat down on a wide settee in one corner of the piazza for a long talk. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z Austin sat down on the settee and blinked at the burly, hard-faced man in front of him. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z The day had been a trying one for her, and strength and voice failed together as she dropped upon a settee and the girls gathered about her. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z Then he flung himself on his face on to one of the muffled settees and stuffed the dust-sheet into his mouth. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z We had no beds, and slept in our cloaks on settees stuffed with straw and covered with leather. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z The one set apart for me was nearest the companion, and contained a bunk, a small settee and locker combined, a wash-hand basin, and a place for hanging clothes. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Austin had also an unusually good cigar in his hand, and stretched himself on the settee with a little sigh of content when he had recounted what they had done on board the Cumbria. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z As Mrs. Carruth rose from the settee Constance slipped her strong arm about her to lead her up to her own room, Jean running on ahead to arrange the couch pillows comfortably. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z There were heavy wooden settees on the veranda against the wall. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z I withdrew to my dressing-room, dozed an hour on the settee, and went out a new man. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z She turned away from the mirror and sat down on the settee, as though tired with a great space traversed, and she closed her eyes, as though blinded with too great a light. Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness A Novel 2011-10-18T02:00:20.340Z Austin did so, and coming back flung himself down on the settee in Macallister's room. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z This seat constitutes our sofa or settee, to which we add a few stools, which make up the principal part of our camp furniture. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z The first thing to attract his eyes was the sight of Shorty sitting ruefully on the "mourners' bench," as the boys called the settee at the foot of the class. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z With another glance at the window,—a glance in which there was some impatience,—she arranged herself on the settee to wait. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z "This is just the size for my husband and myself," said Mrs. Accleton, as she placed herself on the settee. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Jefferson came down from his bridge and sat down on the table in the skipper's room when Austin flung himself on to the settee, with the water trickling from him. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z I swung round on the settee and looked him square in the eye. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z The very cushion of the settee opposite to the fireplace had preserved upon it the indentation of a human head. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z He threw himself on the settee and settled his untidy head among the cushions. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Art-green walls and fixed settees, a narrow table all spotless napery and sparkling glass, forks and spoons as brilliant as a wedding-present, all these were there or I have dreamt them. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z I want the case you'll find under the settee in my room, too. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z We come to anchor on the settee and there we set and shivered for much as five minutes, each of us waitin' for the other to begin. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z Above a narrow, straight settee hung two charming eighteenth-century pastels—that of a young man in a blue and silver uniform, and that of a slim, pale girl with powdered hair. The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z With fastidious care Kenyon stuck a cigarette into a long meerschaum holder and laid himself down on the settee. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z He leaned over the settee, his face almost on a level with hers, his eyes meeting hers steadily. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z "I should think he would be," observed Nibbetts, lounging suddenly down on a settee and speaking in his usual resonant tone that was distinctly audible far and near. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z Jacobs kept his clove hitch on my arm and led me out to the settee on the front platform. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z The Doctor was there, and he made room for me on the settee. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z "How's traffic?" he asked, as Margrave made room for him on the settee where he sat reading the evening paper. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z After dinner, she threw herself upon a settee, where she showed more than her feet. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Then he supported her to a settee and eased her down upon it. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z Occasionally, where something very marked is wanted, skating jackets and carriage aprons are made 351 from the softest and flattest of skins, but usually they are made into settee covers, floor rugs and foot muffs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z It was panelled in maple and oak, with a long settee at the foreward end upholstered in red velvet, the velvet protected by a calico cover. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z There were times when I came home from work so exhausted that I did not have the energy to go to training and just flopped on the settee. Wales's Lloyd Burns is determined to seize his World Cup chance 2011-08-12T22:33:04Z Even the chickens in the coop under the settee clucked, and the kid behind the stove rapturously bleated, and the last baby chuckled, and the dog yawned and shook his hind quarters, joyfully awake. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z He looked at his watch and sat down on one end of the settee. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z A small fireplace, a table, a small escritoire, a settee, a wardrobe cabinet, two windows in the back, entrances left and right. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z I am in the Chief’s bunk, and he still sleeps on the settee. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z And the poor old man sat down in the chimney-corner, on a settee, with fixed eyes and half-open mouth, as though lost in some painful reverie. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z Tea was over, and I was just about to propose some music, when Tom Girtley took a black bag from under one of the settees, and opening it, drew out a packet of papers. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z At the far side of the apartment lay the still form of a woman stretched out upon a luxurious settee, which was built against the ship's side. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Two of the liveried men rose yawning from the mahogany settees in the hall. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton 2011-07-17T02:00:32.150Z The Chief, in case of an emergency, slept in his clothes that night on the settee, and I climbed into 36 his bunk. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Models with feather headdresses and backless dresses reclined face down on settees in the Jacob Astor library. Nocturnalist: A Book Party for the Dead 2011-07-16T01:22:36Z "What the devil did you come for, then, you troublesome fellow; tell me, and let me go to sleep," exclaimed the master, impatiently turning on his settee. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z She rose from the settee and crossed over to her second father and held out both her hands. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z She seized his hand and drew him with a kittenish skip toward a settee, tripped on a bear rug and would have fallen had not Andy grabbed her. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z His body and limbs hid the settee and had a margin over. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z On a recent Saturday, the pyramid was unlocked and mostly empty, save for a gilded Queene Anne-style settee covered in red velvet and a bright orange chandelier. In the Garden: On City Rooftops, Scrappy Green Spaces in Bloom 2011-06-23T04:20:02Z He found him—not, as before, walking in the front piazza, where the afternoon sun was now shining, but reclining on a settee on the back piazza that was now in the shade. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z She moved past him with a sudden, gliding step, and placed the settee between them. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z Andy edged as far away as possible, but the arm of the settee had caught him and he couldn't get far. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z A settee ran along one side, and his bunk upon the other side. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Roy's reply was to lift her in his arms and carry her across the hall to the dining-room, where one side of the table was taken up by a settee heaped with cushions. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z There were settees ranged around the walls for the dancers to rest upon, and some of the matrons who had come to chaperone the affair were already ensconced upon these. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z The chairs and settees were all in their proper places. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z With a shrug and a laugh, Tom dropped carelessly on the settee and crossed his legs: "Love—hardly!" The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z Olivia sat on the settee very straight and very cold, looking dark and handsome, and altogether too splendid a woman for her aunt to tolerate. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z Sinking to a settee that stood outside the study-door, seeking to stimulate her half-dead brain by rubbing her temples hard, she endeavored to gather the meaning of what Dr. Baxter was saying. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z The broad verandah was filled with the latest novelties of Chinese bamboo chairs and settees, and a striped Venetian awning shaded the glare of the seaward front. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z Collingwood had risen and strolled over to the big settee of blue linen. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z As she approached the corner of the settee the boy leaped up with a laugh: "Where have you been?" The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z You'll take the settee in my room till we hit Newcastle. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z Jessie gave herself up to it without resistance, laid her head against the tortuous scroll-work of the high back of the settee, and dreamed. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Rising, she crossed the room to where Mignon sat huddled on the settee, her face hidden in her hands. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z Peggy stopped in her walk now and faced Pauline, who had been sitting upon the settee. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z He gave a boyish laugh, tiptoed quickly to the old-fashioned settee, dropped behind its high back and waited her coming. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z All of a sudden the house shook and the dog's jumped off the settee. Small tremor hits Stoke-on-Trent 2011-06-05T13:47:46Z "He was still asleep," his man said; so I stretched myself upon a settee in his smoking room, fell into a doze, and then asleep. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z Flinging herself down on a brocade settee she burst into tears. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z This from the gallant Lieutenant on the settee. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z He took a step toward the desk, stopped and gripped the back of the settee, steadied himself, and glared at the thing with fascination. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z He used to call us into the room with the settees round it, sit down at a table, and begin to exchange languages with us. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z The little folks arranged themselves on the chairs and settees with some little confusion while Jessie tuned the set to the Stratfordtown length of wave. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z Edward drew her up to a settee under a spreading oak, and seating himself beside her told her much of his life's story—his doubts, his hopes, his fears. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z Definitely not fair on them but I'd rather see them on my settee than on street. Sublet swindle 2011-05-04T07:59:24Z Covering his face with his hands he sank into a settee overpowered by the emotions which shook his frame. Corianton A Nephite Story 2011-04-28T02:00:14.830Z Downstairs there was the public eating-room on one side of the entrance and the coffee-room on the other; and upstairs there was a landing with a settee and a few chairs, and nine bedrooms. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z A round settee with a pillar rising from the centre was to crown the whole. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z The girl's head was sunk upon her arms as it rested upon the settee. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z She poured another drink for herself and sat down on the settee. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z For those not wishing to walk, the sidewalk also offered chairs or settees for passengers. Conveying a solution to mass transit 2011-04-19T20:15:00.310Z She drew him further back into the window embrasure and made room for him close to her on the settee. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Bill Kisseck, who by virtue of his office sat at the opposite end of the table, occupied a small settee covered with gorgeous crimson velvet. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z In a programme resembling This is Your Life, Ms Chapman sat on a settee as a stream of figures from her past appeared on stage. Russian secrets 2011-03-28T04:06:18Z Margaret refilled her own glass and sat down on the edge of a wheeled settee. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z They took the longest way home, skirting the edge of the Frog Pond; and then—what would Mrs. Digby have said?—they sat down on a settee. Miss Theodora A West End Story 2011-02-26T03:00:48.940Z She rose from the settee and went to the window behind it. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Sylvia was quite willing, and they soon established themselves on a settee. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z “You might have one of those swinging settees hanging by chains from the ceiling.” Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge 2011-02-24T03:01:03.877Z Her hands were calm, she was still relaxed in the settee. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z Have you forgotten how we used to sit on the settee together behind an illustrated paper, and—yes, very picturesque peaks—I told you all about how I had been on the loose? Mr Punch's Pocket Ibsen - A Collection of Some of the Master's Best Known Dramas 2011-02-19T03:01:38.583Z Jim followed close behind him, and between them they picked the girl up, and carried her down to the hall, where she was laid upon a settee. The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z The room contained nothing in the way of furniture except a dozen or so old-fashioned chairs and a great settee. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z They will be perfectly safe on that settee. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z She left the settee, walked over to Hall's chair, and kissed his ear. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z "Remember, I shall be on the second settee from the platform; for I would not willingly lose the slightest word," was the farewell exclamation of Colonel Prowley. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z Picking her up, Jim carried her to the big settee in the centre. The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z In one of the rooms downstairs were two or three rude settees or benches, left by some tenant who had used the premises since they had been deserted by their proper occupants. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z They placed him on a settee on one side of the room, and the doctor dressed his wounds. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Charles had made a very nice dresser for one side, and a table and a seat resembling a settee, for the other. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z A wooden settee was placed against the railing at one end. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z On double rows of settees arranged around the room, and bordering the area, were about one hundred ladies, exclusive of half as many, seated in the alcoves. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z This done he lay back on the settee and closed his eyes--strange, insoluble man! The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z "I guess we'd better get back to the settee," Carrots said, looking at the officer an instant, as if to make out whether the latter was really in earnest in this last movement. Teddy and Carrots Two Merchants of Newpaper Row 2011-01-24T03:00:19.897Z Seward would come in and lie down on a settee. Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln 2011-01-21T03:00:11.447Z Immediately Crooked Hand reached under a sort of rude settee and pulled out a very cheap traveling trunk, which was locked. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z The houses were ransacked; beds, blankets, carpets, sofas, rocking-chairs, settees, and lounges were carried into the streets. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z On the settee lay a cheap, imitation leather suit-case, containing his spare clothes and a few books. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z And with this threat Master Jellison and his friends advanced to a settee nearer the judge, where they seated themselves with a great show of what was probably intended to be dignity. Teddy and Carrots Two Merchants of Newpaper Row 2011-01-24T03:00:19.897Z He laid his arm in hers with a confidential manner, and led her to a heavily upholstered settee. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Here he bade me seat myself on a settee covered with a bear skin and placed before me an English flagon of spirits. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z There was a settee, a mahogany sideboard, where the former owner was accustomed to quaff his wines and liquors. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Whether by accident or design he pulled the cloth as he got out from between the settee and the table and upset the flask. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z "Let's go an' see the place," Carrots said, after a moment's pause, and Ikey slid down from the settee, as if to intimate that he intended to accompany the party. Teddy and Carrots Two Merchants of Newpaper Row 2011-01-24T03:00:19.897Z "He is not my son, and his wife was not my daughter," said Mother Claus, placing the candle on a settee near the bed; "but his children are my dear grandchildren." Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z First Student: See the Dutchmen on those settees: Isn't it like the Rhine? The Two Twilights 2010-12-25T03:00:12.393Z They now sat down in the little, shut-in middle gallery, side by side on a settee. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z As he did so, I noted a man sitting on a settee pushed well into the corner near the study door. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z He looked at them, sitting side by side, like brother and sister, on the softly cushioned settee—their heads bent together over the rustling pages of the pattern-book, their hands meeting from time to time. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z Oswald had taken a seat on a low settee near the small open window. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z The outer door closed, and Miss Oliphant reappeared and crossed slowly to the settee. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z And if, at some point during proceedings, the Fiver falls off its settee and no one is around to hear it, will it actually make a sound? The Fiver 2010-09-30T15:44:00Z For $92 a month, their world becomes marble sinks and tiled shower stalls and "group power" classes and leather settees and soaps labeled "PURE" and "SOOTHE." D.C. developer David von Storch is pumped to take fitness centers to a new level 2010-07-27T04:00:00Z We receive pictures of foxes curled up on people's settees. Red alert 2010-06-07T12:56:00Z After dinner she threw herself upon a settee, where she showed more than her feet. The True Benjamin Franklin She was sitting on a settee with Cullyngham, who, with his head close to hers, was talking softly and rather too earnestly Pip thought. "Pip" A Romance of Youth The marquis sinks upon a settee, and presently is joined by one of the ladies who have traveled with him from Paris. The Hillman Lying upon the settee was a large revolver. The Man from Jericho He guided her to a corridor, where branches of rhododendron screened an alcove of settees and seductive cushions. The Valiants of Virginia There were slim settees the color of ivory, with cushions of primrose and lemon satin, of cinnamon and canary citron and worn russet silks. Sinister Street, vol. 2 They would rather have a new settee than an assurance of protection against want in the future. A Yankee from the West A Novel Against the bulwark was the wash-hand-stand, and under the port a settee, covered with a fur rug, on which was curled up the monkey Pehtes. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance The day had been very warm, and the old settee on the portico offered a comfortable seat, so it was here Major Dudley and Julia decided to stay. The Man from Jericho The doctor’s hand closed over the white one on the settee. The Valiants of Virginia Laying his inert lordship upon a settee, the Major summoned Mrs. Agatha, who, seeing the Sergeant bruised and bloody screamed once, below her breath, and immediately became all womanly dexterity. Our Admirable Betty A Romance At one end of the Sanderson drawing-room was a settee placed behind a few palms; although it was in the room, it was sufficiently hidden to remove people sitting there from the observation of others. With Edge Tools It took money, it took time, it took knowledge to find such delicate cane-seated settees framed in black lacquer, and to pick up such engraved glass, such white Chinese porcelain and white Italian earthenware. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece But instead of seeking her room she found a light, dark-coloured shawl and crept noiselessly back to the settee, leaving the front door slightly ajar. The Man from Jericho With a last long look at the ash-pale face on the settee she followed him from the room. The Valiants of Virginia The Miss Edingtons and their governess were seated on one of the settees in the portico that extended along the front of Mr. Edington's house. Stories for Helen Do you know, Harold," Florence said, as they took their seats on the settee, "that we have not had one of our old talks since you were home last summer. With Edge Tools Fortunately the Se�orita managed to get the same settee in the corner which we had occupied the night before. The Social Gangster Beneath this tree, resting against it, was an iron settee of ornamental design. The Man from Jericho He dragged the leather settee to the porch and by the light of the motor-lamp dusted it thoroughly, and wheeling it back, set it under the portrait. The Valiants of Virginia He had flung himself upon a settee and was sleeping. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII They were perched upon one of those Cairo settees which look like square chicken-coops. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu On a wide settee, the Se�orita was talking with animation to a tall, clean-cut young man in evening clothes, whose face bore the tan of a sun much stronger than that at Atlantic Beach. The Social Gangster "Time, in all probability, will show," replied Patricia, seating herself on a settee. Patricia Brent, Spinster A great leather settee was drawn near the desk and beside this stood a reading-stand with a small china dog and a squat bronze lamp upon it. The Valiants of Virginia In this was included a design of Salome seated upon a settee. Aubrey Beardsley In the meanwhile, in the centre of the roadway between the settees, an Egyptian, in his long blue gown, was dancing. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu He stood up and put his hands on the settee, and he trembled so much that I could feel the settee shake. Weighed and Wanting Addresses on the Ten Commandments Now he was looking at her; and she must be looking at him, for there was nothing on this settee which would give her a good reason not to look at him. Plashers Mead A Novel He shut the door and throwing himself on a wicker settee he opened the basket, which until now he had kept tight clasped in his hand. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes A lady seated on a striped settee reading; a parrot on stand on the right. Aubrey Beardsley Outside are rows of high wooden settees, upon which the patrons of the establishment sit cross-legged, their slippers left on the ground below. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu If there are not enough chairs and benches handy, lay boards on boxes, and so produce impromptu settees. Harper's Round Table, July 9, 1895 She flung herself away from his gesture of endearment and buried her cheeks in the cushion of the faded old settee. Plashers Mead A Novel "It is quite harmless," replied MacAndrew; and then, with an air of braggadocio that could be easily seen was assumed, Maas tossed off the decoction, and, having done so, seated himself on the settee. The Red Rat's Daughter The little party lingered over dessert, loath to leave so interesting a position, but the settees in the hall were presently discovered to afford an even better vantage-ground for observing their neighbours. The Daughters of a Genius "There is, as you see, a small settee here," said my host. The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen The lad was reclining upon an old settee, ill-clad and almost idiotic in expression. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. Mr. Seth laughed and pointed to the settee. Dorothy on a House Boat Together, the friends climbed the porch steps and took seats on the ancient but comfortable wicker settee. Henry Horn's X-Ray Eye Glasses "Well, shall we take a hint and move over to the settee?" Rich Living On the settee by the wall a guitar lay. Pledged to the Dead Yes, added Mr. Thompson, go out uncommitted; wait till you get into a pulpit and have it cushioned and a settee in it, and then you may commit yourself. Discussion on American Slavery The aluminum steps creaked, and then the settee by the fireplace, under the surgeon's mighty frame. The Brain A long, old-fashioned settee stood against one wall, and some splint-bottomed chairs were set stiffly about the room, while a shaky mahogany table, with one pedestal leg, occupied the center of the apartment. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks It seemed as if a Poltergeist had visited the spare cabin port during the night, for awaking I found my settee, and the Night Thoughts thereon, waterlogged. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday The gallant remark so pleased the spinster that she patted his hand affectionately, as they sat down side by side on a porch settee. When the Cock Crows The young man pointed at the figure on the settee. Command Lee nursed himself out of his settee, every bone in his gaunt frame now was aching with weariness. The Brain "Why so cruel to the relics of departed generations of ball players?" inquired Kennedy, who was cuddled up in cushioned settee watching. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant Jack nearly had a seizure on my settee when he told me the new Mate was patrolling the bridge in red silk socks, patent-leather dress-pumps, and an old Norfolk jacket. Captain Macedoine's Daughter "I don't think I ever knew two persons more different" Having said this, Rollo walked to the other side of the room, and having found a settee, sat down on it. Miss Muffet's Christmas Party "Ah," she retorted, leaning back on the cushions of the settee, and blowing cigarette-smoke from her beautiful lips. Command As we crossed the hall I saw a woman’s dark cloak, flung across an oak settee. The Red Symbol They sat first side by side on two rocking chairs and then later on a settee, he holding her in his arms. The "Genius" Jack was flushed and excited, and sat down beside me on the red plush settee. Captain Macedoine's Daughter It was the dizziest ever—just a couple of upholstered settees, balanced back to back on a pair of rubber tired wheels, with the whole shootin' match, cushions and all, a blazin' turkey red. Side-stepping with Shorty It was a lesson in deportment to see him stroll into the chief engineer's room and extend himself on that gentleman's settee. Command Lighting up, he seated himself on the skylight settee. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea "You're as cute as a doll," he said and carried her to the red settee. The "Genius" Young Siddons was unaware of the Second's disapproval, and would slip down after supper, ready to go on at eight, and smoke cigarettes on my settee. Captain Macedoine's Daughter But I hadn't courage to laugh with her, I was so tired; I had to lie still on a settee there was there. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 With a movement of hasty horror Mr. Spokesly laid the body on the settee and went away to call Mr. Chippenham and the chief steward. Command As she crossed into the park she looked for a settee to rest on, for unconsciously she had walked more briskly than usual. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club They seemed to go through interminable wide corridors, decorated in red and gold, with settees against the walls and beautiful pictures hanging above them, but came at last to the great ball-room. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons The girls reclined with an easy and assured relaxing of the limbs upon a settee of violet plush, and their grouping made me think instantly of ancient sculptural forms. Captain Macedoine's Daughter Of its original furnishings only a few cane chairs and a settee remain. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium Mr. Spokesly, sitting on the engineer's settee an hour later and discussing the matter cautiously with that person, was not so sure of the good fortune. Command There, under a wide-limbed oak, was a green-painted seat, removed from any other settee; but there was a figure on it. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club She sat by her mother on one of the raised settees that ran in four rows the length of the room. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons Three young chaps, the second-cabin steward and the two apprentices, were sitting on the settee, their eyes rapt, their mouths open. Aliens So speaking, Max seated himself upon a porch settee and waited for expressions of sympathy and curiosity from the girls before him. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted On the settee behind the table lay a man in trousers and singlet, snoring. Command And we are requested to ascertain whether the settee is a Rhode Island Red or a Brown Leghorn. The So-called Human Race Its furniture consisted of several long, slat-bottomed settees and a single large rocking-chair which, crowded with children, was swinging noisily over the bare boards. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself Mr. Sachs smiled politely and made room for me on the settee, evidently having no cannibal intentions at the time, or at any rate disguising them. Aliens She indicated a stiff little settee, upholstered in magenta cotton velvet. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted Mr. Spiteri made a circular sweep with one of his stockinged feet, which knocked Mr. Spokesly off his own, and he fell backwards on the settee. Command A Chippewa Falls advertiser offers for sale “six Leghorn roosters and one mahogany settee.” The So-called Human Race "But I didn't know this was an orphan-asylum," I said, looking about at the children sitting in rows of two and three upon the scattered settees. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself I had a neat little mahogany dumb-waiter near the settee and I put it up and covered it with a linen towel. Aliens The drawing-room was glimpsed—a room with settees and big chairs and a strident carpet and antimacassars and small palms in pots. Coquette But that mood was gone and he sat here on Mr. Spokesly's settee, smoking a cigarette, completely normal and master of himself. Command I have forgotten a companionable cat who each morning takes her seat on the long leather settee beside me and shares my crescents. The Real Latin Quarter There was a big, wide swing on the side verandah, one of those cushioned settee affairs that are so cosy to snuggle into, and read. Two Little Women He sat side-ways on the settee, shading his eyes with his hands. Aliens On one side was a plain wooden settee, and on the other an equally plain counter on which rested a register and a bell. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields And, the captain added, he himself would be lying on his settee just inside the door. Command At the after end a settee over which is my book-case. An Ocean Tramp They sat down on the rococo settee to talk, Leslie, quick of eye, wondering what had happened to give Estelle that unusual air, an air of–no, it was indefinable. Aurora the Magnificent He lay on the settee a long while, smoking and looking angrily at the books in the case. Aliens In a very few minutes, they had tenderly placed her on the settee, and carried her up to the house. The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller Archy could lie on his settee all day, recovering from his cups, and now he could turn in and have a comfortable sleep. Command And so you must picture me in the Mate’s room, seated on his settee, while he loads my knees with photographs of his wife and children. An Ocean Tramp We laid her on the settee, insensible to everything about her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 I sat down on a red plush settee while my host settled into a wicker easy chair by a small desk. Aliens At the extreme end of the room stood chairs and settees provided for auctions. The Gates Between He was astounded, however, to see Captain Rannie shrink away towards the settee, holding up his arms. Command And yet, and yet, have I not unintentionally surprised him in his cabin devouring “The Unwritten Commandment” or “The Lady’s Realm,” while my Aristophanes is on the settee? An Ocean Tramp She stood beside him in her little rectangular hall while he divested himself of his cape, and placed his hat, stick and gloves in orderly sequence on the oak settee beside it. Outside Inn The 'Isle o' Man' was rather bigger than most of these places, and had a very comfortable room with plush settees and marble tables shut off from the main caf�. Aliens He never allowed himself a bed, but slept on a kind of settee, wrapped in a long morning gown, which served him for blanket and clothing the year round. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery He sat there on the settee, blinking and smiling in his feline way, and actually seemed to exude prosperity. Command Ceiling and walls are painted dead white, with red wainscotting round the settee. An Ocean Tramp With no gentle hand they pulled Jack from the settee, and stood him up on his feet. Mark Mason's Victory I sat on the settee in our room and tried to think. Aliens They were lined on gilded settees against the white French-paneled walls, while a young man played Chopin's Ballade in A flat on a grand piano in the far corner. The Side Of The Angels A Novel I put a blue veil around my beehive, and wilted down into my corner of the settee. Phemie Frost's Experiences At the critical moment, I grasped the back of the settee in front of me and pulled myself hurriedly to my feet and held on to the settee. The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit We sat down on a settee in front of the fire. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Suddenly he put his arms up and stretched, his feet crushing against the end of the settee. Aliens Dowagers sought the rose-colored settees against the walls. The Side Of The Angels A Novel But I’m frightened, and–––” She flung herself upon the worn settee, and lifted a pair of gloomy eyes to her friend’s face. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country His comrades had carried him up to the tavern, and laid him on a settee in the bar-room, where he grew worse and worse, till it became dangerous to remove him to more comfortable quarters. A Noble Woman I asked, gazing at the slight space between the floor and settee. Our Next-Door Neighbors So the two came down-stairs, and all three sat together on the deep-blue velvet settee in front of the fireplace, Julia Cloud in the middle and a child on either side. Cloudy Jewel Henry, perhaps impelled by an instinctive longing, gazed absently through the open door into the passage, and there, with two other girls on a settee, he perceived Geraldine! A Great Man A Frolic There he laid the girl upon an old chintz-covered settee, so that her wet clothes might be removed before she was placed into the neat white bed waiting for her. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills The man started up on the settee, aroused to dangerous enthusiasm by astonishment. A Noble Woman He has become too dignified to spy on us, but last night as we sat here on the settee, we heard a suppressed 257 sneeze, and Rob pulled Emerald from underneath.” Our Next-Door Neighbors It fell on the figures of Rosalie and Silver Tongue seated on a settee and locked in each other's arms. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas Once we got into the air-conditioned reception room, Marge sank down gratefully onto the settee and I switched on the television set with the big 24-inch tube Tom had built. The Aggravation of Elmer Marion drew her over to the settee, and she had her cry out. Whispering Smith She lay back on the settee, and closed her eyes while he stood there regarding and wondering whether she lay thus from weakness or to escape further conversation. A Noble Woman He sat on the settee, and I asked, "Where is Pearl Bryan?" The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan or: the Headless Horror. By this time they had reached the house, and Lamont strode in and laid his unconscious burden upon a wooden settee, which was the only article of furniture the apartment possessed. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife She took her place on a brocaded settee with the air of a statue of Juno choosing a pedestal, and began to draw off her gloves. Olive in Italy Some very odd settees which I coveted were in the nave. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose She drank a glass of water, lay down for a few moments on a cane-bottomed settee, which the room boasted as its principal elegance, then insisted upon rising. A Noble Woman He got up off the settee and made the remark over again. The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan or: the Headless Horror. "Where am I—and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife Then she drew him to a settee, and with downcast eyes began her piteous story. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties She buried her face in her hands, entered the arbor, threw herself on the settee, and began sobbing with convulsive grief. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 Cleo was lounging on her gilded settee, obviously arrayed to receive him in the hope of his calling. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real He wheeled around the end of the settee on which she sat and hissed some word or phrase in her ear, leaning over to do so. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery His head was towards the window, close to a small gilt settee, his feet towards the door. The White Lie Captain Hodgson opens the underbody colloid, swings the heavy pithing-iron out of its rack which in liners is generally cased as a settee, and at two hundred feet releases the catch. With The Night Mail A Story of 2000 A.D. (Together with extracts from the comtemporary magazine in which it appeared) “Letters, I see, from our old friend Moreno, at Havana,” said Captain Brand, as he sat down on the settee, and with a pretty tortoise-shell knife cut round the seals. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Light rockers, camp chairs, wooden or wicker settees are pretty, and in harmony with the rustic nature of the reception. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The others—even Madge Steele—were already trooping down to the landing, where there were settees for the girls to sit on while their skates were being adjusted. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery She stood against a large, silk-covered settee, her hand touching the silken covering, her chest heaving and falling in deep emotion, so unprepared had she been for the Earl’s declaration of affection. The White Lie Just then there was the sound of carriage-wheels, and he took up the furred cloak that lay on the settee beside him, and put it gently round her shoulders. Lover or Friend The tall man lit a cigar, threw himself 54 into an easy attitude on the settee, opened a richly-bound volume, and waited. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life The lovely liberty chintzes in dark blue and white, and sometimes yellow, red and white on blue, are good to use on these settees, which are first painted black. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The captain dusted off the wooden settee, and pulled out all his chairs, for the True Treds were meeting as if in council. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue She was still standing against the pale blue settee, leaning against it for support. The White Lie Massive furniture, chairs, tables, settees, of teak, of ebony and dark mahogany, with deep carvings, glaring gargoyles and hideous masks, were arranged with an apparent lack of plan. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China Shutting up the glass with a crash that made the joints ring, he strode to the settee, where hung several knotted bell-ropes, and, seizing one, gave it a sharp jerk. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life "Try the settee," said Holmes, relapsing into his arm-chair, and putting his finger-tips together, as was his custom when in judicial moods. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories A few Scripture prints on the walls, a large table, some rickety chairs, and a settee, convertible, we found, into a very satisfactory shakedown, composed the furniture. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. It was furnished with long wooden settees and a small cottage organ graced the platform, upon which an antique desk did duty as pulpit and a storage place for hymn books. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast She held on to the arm of the settee, and I could perceive her trembling. Hurricane Island Then seating himself on the settee, he lugged out his illuminated missal and pored over its contents. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life About four o'clock Mrs. Grundy and I repaired to the settee to watch the road, which could be seen for perhaps a mile, winding through the valley. The Love Story of Abner Stone Take off your things and lay them on that settee by the door. The Wide, Wide World It was uttered by an old lady, tall, gaunt, and white-haired, who arose from the end of a settee close to the wall and beneath one of the smoke-dimmed lamps. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast The Princess had moved forward and leaned now with her chin on her open palm, and one foot upon the settee near the door. Hurricane Island Mr. Gibbs,” said the man on the settee, as the burly, lame ruffian darkened the entrance, laying the book down as he spoke, and waving his delicate handkerchief before him. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Mr. and Mrs. Grundy occupied the settee; Salome and I sat upon the porch at the top of the steps, she leaning against one pillar, and I against the other, across from her. The Love Story of Abner Stone Here, next the door, you see, is my summer settee; and in summer it very often walks out of doors to accommodate people on the grass plat. The Wide, Wide World Rosalind struggles to her feet from the little settee they had laid her on. Somehow Good |
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