| 单词 | solitaire |
| 例句 | I stared at the overflowing ashtray, the three-quarters-empty bottle of Famous Grouse, the game of poker solitaire laid out upon the table. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Armelio is playing solitaire in the back of the hall, by the smoking lounge. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes at night, she could hear the cries of the quail doves and solitaires interspersed with the songs from the aviary. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost automatically George shuffled the cards and laid out his solitaire hand. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z In some games there are only two sides, but not in all; indeed, some games—solitaire, keepie-uppie—can be played by one person on their own. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Mendeleyev was said to have been inspired by the card game known as solitaire in North America and patience elsewhere, wherein cards are arranged by suit horizontally and by number vertically. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z No one seemed to notice the car after its abandonment by Ansley Matthews; no one seemed to notice the modest solitaire of Ben in his fall from the grandeur of courting cheerleaders. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sitting on the side of the fold-out bed, his sleeves rolled up to the elbows and a game of solitaire spread out on the blanket at the foot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Sat around the house mainly, watching television and playing solitaire on the computer. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He went back to the table and set out a new solitaire hand. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma Post let us have leftover peanut-butter pie for breakfast while she played solitaire, occasionally looking up through her thick glasses at the Perry Mason rerun she had on, the volume blasting. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Besides, a guy who starts playing solitaire in jail is just asking to get depressed.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z No twin went with me; on these occasions I’m solitaire. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z George laid out his deliberate solitaire hand— seven cards, and six on top, and five on top of those. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Her time she whiled away riding plump thoroughbred horses, playing bridge and solitaire and Scrabble, and drinking too much champagne or beer or whatever else happened to be around and open at the time. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Calder made two pumpkin pies that afternoon with his mom, and played three games of solitaire. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z George carefully built his line of solitaire cards. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z George stacked the scattered cards and began to lay out his solitaire hand. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She began a game of solitaire using her hand and her lips, flipping the cards back and forth with great agility. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z As I drank, more slowly this time—bolting the first glass had made me slightly sick—I looked at Henry’s solitaire poker game. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Twelve o’clock came and went at once, and I sat up in bed and laid my cards out for the first of many games of solitaire. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z George cut the cards again and put out a solitaire lay, slowly and deliberately. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugo’s father had taught him how to play solitaire, and he used to entertain Hugo with a few card tricks. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z In 1971, all the men in our lives were gone, Lefty to death, Milton to Hercules Hot Dogs, and Chapter Eleven to bathroom solitaire. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Instead of going to a saloon or dance hall with Dovid, he sat on his cot, playing game after game of solitaire. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “My guess is you play a mean game of chess. Chess, checkers, rummy, bridge, hearts, dominoes, cribbage. And what about solitaire?” added Nels. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He studied the solitaire hand that was upside down to him. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d proposed to her on her birthday, giving her a diamond solitaire in addition to the hat he’d bought for her after their second date. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She watched cartoons with the little kids until golf came on, then played double solitaire with Maisie until they were both bored stupid. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z George stared at his solitaire lay, and then he flounced the cards together and turned around to Lennie. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman in an elaborate knit gown, with a beaked headpiece like a bird, sat at one end of her table, playing solitaire; at the other end was a meticulously knit gold-glittered skeleton. ArtsBeat: At Brooklyn Museum’s Artists Ball, Some Words From Ai Weiwei and Unusual Doughnuts 2014-04-18T15:18:41Z Mr. Wallace got down on one knee and pulled the solitaire from one of his custom Michigan State socks. Winning the Homecoming Game 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z I pointed at a 1 carat cubic zirconia solitaire, brassy and yellow. K-dramas cured my prejudice against Asian men 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z We spent over an hour in the karstic, limestone hills to find the Cuban solitaire, a difficult bird to locate. A birding adventure in Cuba 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z The piece eventually spawned a bridal and commitment jewelry line, introduced in September, that is at once charming and impertinent: black diamonds, solitaires with inverted settings, and outré inscriptions. Special Report: Jewelry: Modern Jewelers Bring New Twist to Bridal Designs of Old 2011-12-06T15:00:05Z The bride predicted that her family would disapprove of her bohemian alternative to a diamond solitaire. Antiques: New Study of Marie Zimmermann, Metalsmith 2011-11-17T22:32:18Z I closed my laptop, closed my office door, fired up Netflix, and played solitaire. The joy of solitaire – on your table, not your computer screen 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Unless, maybe, the solitaire bears the unorthodox stamp of Anna Sheffield, a metalsmith in New York best known for her costume jewelry collection, Bing Bang. Special Report: Jewelry: Modern Jewelers Bring New Twist to Bridal Designs of Old 2011-12-06T15:00:05Z When he got down on one knee and presented her with a diamond solitaire ring, then asked in Spanish if she would marry him, she couldn’t stop smiling. Never Underestimate the Value of Crashing a Wedding 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z A simple lemon dessert crepe, bright with lemon zest, dazzled like a diamond solitaire. Caf? Kanape: a charmingly continental Eastern European eatery 2012-03-15T20:52:05Z “Demi-Leigh’s gorgeous ring features a show-stopping round diamond in a solitaire white gold or platinum setting,” Money said in a Jan. 11 interview. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters' engagement ring from Tim Tebow: Everything you need to know 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z I wore your solitaire, Mum, and we filmed the day on your old camera, Dad, the one you used to film your own wedding. A letter to … My parents, who died before my wedding 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z And just outside the temple doors on Fifth Avenue, there were 1,400 white wedding cupcakes waiting, each with a tiny plastic solitaire ring atop the shiny frosting. 3 Weddings, 4 Dozen Rabbis and 1,400 Cupcakes 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Pantaleo planned to propose and had armed himself with a 1.8 carat diamond solitaire bought at a Lansing jewelry shop. 36 Years Later, He’s Out of the Friend Zone 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Ms. Chang didn’t know he had settled on the solitaire, or that he had stashed it in his backpack when they left New York. It Was ‘Like We Were in Love in Another Life’ 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z You will be primed for that motif early on, when Daniel tells a class of high schoolers that he has “been called the Venus Williams of solitaire,” and you think: Venus, really? ‘Patience’ Review: At the Top of His Game, and Lonely 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z “That was an extremely important game in the sense that many people first learned how to use a computer mouse by playing solitaire,” Mr. Saucier said. ‘Mortal Kombat’ and ‘Solitaire’ Among Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z On a recent morning in New York, James de Givenchy, a nephew of the fashion icon, pointed to the graceful wishbone-shaped shank of a solitaire ring that he had designed. Special Report: A Cut Above: Jewelry: A Renaissance in High Jewelry Making 2010-12-11T08:10:00Z With the ring’s classic solitaire style highlighting the diamond beautifully, Money further described the piece as totally “timeless.” Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters' engagement ring from Tim Tebow: Everything you need to know 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z There’s a bookcase, a potted plant, and around and alongside the seats are signs of interrupted progress: tables cluttered with half-empty mugs of coffee and half-eaten cookies and an unfinished game of solitaire. ‘The Same’ Review: Do You See What I See? 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z “That single-stone solitaire that every mother in America had is not what today’s bride wants.” Special Report: Jewelry: Modern Jewelers Bring New Twist to Bridal Designs of Old 2011-12-06T15:00:05Z In November, he secured a white-gold diamond solitaire ring his grandmother, who died in 2004, had given an aunt to keep for him. Where Words Matter: Politics, Fiction, Romance, Scrabble 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Mrs. Lowe orders Shaw to play a game of solitaire until he draws a queen of diamonds, the trigger card that makes him numbingly receptive to instructions. Review: ‘The Manchurian Candidate,’ Eagerly Awaited, Has Premiere in St. Paul 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z While playing solitaire hasn’t become a hot new trend, adult coloring books have. The joy of solitaire – on your table, not your computer screen 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The Seattle choral group says those new to Cage should "expect the unexpected — a game of solitaire, an untied shoe, an emergency exit or even a surprise gift!" John Cage's 100th birthday is happening all over Seattle 2012-09-04T14:31:04Z Arts Center show than the cascade of rectangles in “alt 236” — it’s the playing-card promenade that follows a win in computer solitaire. In the galleries: At Osuna, scarlet makes a splash amid Hamami’s black-and-white 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z She is playing solitaire at the kitchen table. My dad: 35 and dead 2013-02-23T23:00:00Z “That was an extremely important game in the sense that many people first learned how to use a computer mouse by playing solitaire,” Saucier said. ‘Mortal Kombat’ and ‘Solitaire’ rub elbows among Video Game Hall of Fame finalists 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z I look at other women’s ring fingers: gold bands, simple solitaires, swirling clusters of diamonds. The Chicken’s in the Oven, My Husband’s Out the Door 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z “I love the crazies, the solitaires,” she told House Beautiful. Andrée Putman, Global Interior Designer, Dies at 87 2013-01-21T03:48:51Z He proposed with an emerald solitaire bought online at Ritani, a site for ethically sourced diamonds, on Oct. A Philosopher and a Scientist Share a Bench 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z This explains the curious lack of interaction between the players — “a kind of collective solitaire,” in the words of the critic Meyer Schapiro. Art Review: Workers at Rest: Smoking and Playing Cards 2011-02-10T21:40:34Z You will perch on his desk at work and poke him in the ribs so he yelps and his co-worker looks over from a solitaire game. “To My Younger Self” 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z This theory received a test-run while I was spending time with my mother-in-law, a woman who enjoys having the TV on while she plays solitaire on her iPad. Hallmark Christmas movie schlock has infected all of TV, and the symptoms are bland and homogeneous 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z After he dropped to one knee and tearfully presented the solitaire, and after Ms. Chang also cried before saying yes, he made a discovery. It Was ‘Like We Were in Love in Another Life’ 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z I read the list again, then played solitaire to quiet my mind. A Post columnist says goodbye to the paper, and half her life 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Mrs. Armfeldt, Bergman writes in the screenplay, is “a very small lady,” first discovered in a very large room, sitting in her bed, which is also enormous, amusing herself with her morning solitaire. Elaine Stritch and Other Matrons of ?Night Music? 2010-07-23T02:12:00Z Trope: Man on desert island: Bedraggled castaway is playing solitaire. Style Invitational Week 1420: Singing on the job 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z However, the kinds of stones that go into the cheaper 1- or 2-carat solitaire bridal rings popular in the U.S. have experienced far sharper price drops than the rest of the market. Lab-grown gems are crashing prices for one key type of diamond 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z On March 17, Murdoch asked Smith to be his wife, presenting her with an Asscher-cut diamond solitaire. Rupert Murdoch said Ann Lesley Smith would be his 'last.' Now the engagement is off 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z According to Adams, Murdoch sealed his engagement to Smith with a diamond solitaire ring he selected and presented on St. Patrick’s Day in New York. Rupert Murdoch, 92, decides to have another go at marriage 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z According to the Post, the media tycoon proposed to Smith with an Asscher-cut diamond solitaire on St. Patrick’s Day in New York City. Rupert Murdoch is saying 'I do' for the fifth time: 'I knew this would be my last' 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z On March 17 in New York, Murdoch presented Smith with an Asscher-cut diamond solitaire ring, according to the Post. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch engaged to Ann Lesley Smith 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Douglas, as the story goes, was too shy to surface in society, so he passed his days playing solitaire, eating his favorite vegan dishes and drinking cold brew. Portland Trail Blazers unveil new mascot: a Bigfoot named Douglas Fur 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Still, two items caught my eye: a pair of evil eye studs and a diamond solitaire. I like my bling to match my skin. But this turquoise ring is my inheritance 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z And he begins to play solitaire because he's so bored. Lost Women of Science Podcast, Season 2, Episode 4: Netherworld 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z He purchased a round-cut diamond solitaire and hired a photographer to scope out an ideal spot. Fleeting beauty: Cherry Blossom Festival’s joyous return amid a pandemic’s shadow 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z The games were solitaire; a jet fighter game, Sky Force Reloaded; and a conquest strategy game, the Battle of Polytopia: Moonrise. Tesla agrees to stop letting drivers play video games in moving cars. 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Games range from solitaire to more advanced titles. Federal regulators probing Tesla over drivers’ ability to play video games in moving cars 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z He said he was able to play a solitaire game on the Model 3 while in motion. U.S. regulator investigating Tesla over driver video game feature 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Because, in solitaire, there are just so many different possible outcomes. Lost Women of Science Podcast, Season 2, Episode 4: Netherworld 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The Times said the Tesla update added three games - solitaire, a jet fighter and conquest strategy scenario - and added vehicles have warnings reading: "Playing while the car is in motion is only for passengers." U.S. opens investigation into 580,000 Tesla vehicles over game feature 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z You can play along with a show while binging, but it’s a game of solitaire. Column: Could ‘Succession’ save serial television from the blight of the binge? 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z But in a parking lot, he gave it a try, and he was able to play a solitaire game on the Model 3 while in motion. A New Tesla Safety Concern: Drivers Can Play Video Games in Moving Cars 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z She said she and her father enjoy going out for chocolate frozen yogurt, watching television - especially sports, like wrestling and football - and playing solitaire. For 112-year-old veteran’s daughter, care is a labor of love 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z And, in this respect, solitaire actually has something in common with fission: in both cases, one event closes off some possibilities and opens others. Lost Women of Science Podcast, Season 2, Episode 4: Netherworld 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z She said she and her father enjoy going out for chocolate frozen yogurt, watching television — especially sports, like wrestling and football — and playing solitaire. For 112-year-old veteran’s daughter, care is a labor of love 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z In the first episode, the TVA paperwork clerk can be seen playing solitaire on his tiny orange-hued monitor, and you get the feeling he isn’t the only desk jockey running games on their work computer. How Loki built a different reality with retro hardware 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z “I’m sure somebody’s going to use Autopilot and then play solitaire while they’re on Autopilot. Take note of that, Tesla.” A New Tesla Safety Concern: Drivers Can Play Video Games in Moving Cars 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z And then once home she’d go to her desk and pull out a deck of cards, as though intending to play solitaire. Perspective | Some folks decide not to take their medications. I was one of them. Big mistake. 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z In solitaire, this event is playing a new card. Lost Women of Science Podcast, Season 2, Episode 4: Netherworld 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z OK, it’s possible I’ve finally gone bonkers from playing too much lockdown solitaire, but … I actually agree with this. The stopped clocks of the pandemic are now showing the right time — time to open up 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Left: Verity, nine I chose to photograph our solitaire board. Pets, plants and cuddly toys: a child's eye view of home schooling – in pictures 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z “I seemed suddenly to realize that they were jewels; radiant jewels — diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, glistening solitaires, clusters, strings, festoons, masses of them, myriads of them . . .” Perspective | ‘Purity’ was one of Hollywood’s most controversial films. Meet its D.C. writer. 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Gardner called it a “fantastic solitaire pastime.” The Lasting Lessons of John Conway’s Game of Life 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z For $40, you get 51 games including bowling, a slot car game, and a bunch of versions of solitaire. The Verge Holiday Gift Guide 2020 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Sierra Cowboy, at 24, the youngest resident, sat patiently in a wheelchair playing solitaire and watching “The Simpsons.” Inside a Nursing Home Devoted to Treating Those With Covid-19 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z So far, that’s included a randomized version of chess, multiple takes on solitaire, and a streamlined version of pool. Good Sudoku on the iPhone teaches you the beauty of sudoku 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z If you hop into a game of solitaire or checkers, there’s little there aside from the game. Nintendo’s Clubhouse Games is a comforting collection of classics on the Switch 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z He sits in his sleeping bag playing solitaire. Self-Isolated at the End of the World 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Bloomberg is known for occasionally indulging in fits of peevishness, once firing a city employee after spotting a game of solitaire open on his work computer. Judge Judy Has Issued Her Decision: She Likes Michael Bloomberg 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z She reports learning French, making mosaics, playing solitaire, doing jigsaws, counting her breaths. ‘It’s as if I’m falling from a 50-storey building’: a year without sleep 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z He spends his days playing dominoes, solitaire and bingo, and he enjoys going to the movies with his daughters. After a Life of Hard Work, Finding Joy in the Simple Things 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z He taught her card games including solitaire and he was "a very easy fellow to talk to", she would later recall. 'The longest and most spectacular plane hijack' 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z She played solitaire in the lobby as she waited. One Doctor. 25 Deaths. How Could It Have Happened? 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z The large round brilliant cut central solitaire is set on a band of tapered diamond baguettes. Who is Beatrice's fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi? 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z I was Xavier, the guy who loves solitaire and goats. A mentor for college applications and for life 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z In their new retirement apartment, Dad settled into a routine of computer solitaire, jigsaw puzzles, van tours of Seattle and meals. Dividends of a life well lived 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Campbell had been a superstitious man who was afraid of the color green and played solitaire to pass the time. The Psychiatrist Who Believed People Could Tell the Future 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z As always, his beautiful touch—as patient as solitaire, as unpredictable as roulette—simultaneously establishes and etherealizes the image. Jasper Johns and the Question of Meaning 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z “But I’m not going to find a solution playing solitaire.” Canadian auto union faces Catch-22 in General Motors fight 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Yes, I’m solitaire in the sense of a stone from Cartier, a big solitaire,” Lagerfeld told The New York Times in an interview. Karl Lagerfeld, iconic couturier, has died, Chanel confirms 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z The pop-up, which is going until Feb. 14, will feature pieces such as heart-shaped solitaire earrings and single stones suspended from slender chains. Interior designer Anthony Baratta teams up with Weekend Max Mara on spring capsule 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z The latter is the first piece in a forthcoming high jewelry collection, set to debut early next year, that will include diamond solitaire rings and tennis bracelets. Hoorsenbuhs, a luxury jewelry label, sets sail with style collaborations and a Santa Monica store 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z There's nothing wrong with a game of solitaire. 10 surprising ways to spot a great video game 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z I see the middle aged I can't see past the point where I am kind of way in which that seems the ultimate solitaire. Deborah Landau Reads Anne Sexton 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z She sat inside, playing solitaire at the kitchen table. California fires: For one man in the Camp fire evacuation zone, caring for animals and checking properties keep him busy 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z And yeah, I play solitaire while waiting for the dentist. Opinion | Is Technology Harming Teenagers? 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Other solid options are solitaire stud earrings or a colorful bow tie. Something new, something blue: Here are 6 ways to enliven your wedding wardrobe 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z “I’d say that the whole of track and field comes under the same banner as cricket and darts solitaire,” says Sarah O’Regan. England v India: first Test, day one - live! 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z “Maybe you like chess or solitaire or football. It's a question of what kind of game.” Two Bit Circus will bring an indoor game-focused theme park to downtown Los Angeles 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Yes us old-timers have computers and IPads but we use that for messages, information and solitaire. Letters: Let's not dwell on the Dodgers' problems I remember most of my childhood as sitting by myself playing solitaire, listening to Starship on the radio. Alex Wagner joins 'the most ambitious television program on the air,' Showtime's 'The Circus' 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z How do you guarantee that nobody else at the party will be wearing the same hoop earrings, tennis bracelet and solitaire pendant as you? Marie France Van Damme unveils her '70s-inspired capsule collection in time for those Oscar parties 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z She bought a 3.38-carat solitaire diamond set in platinum from Tiffany & Co. Review | Fighting extreme discrimination, they became America’s first black millionaires 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Flip Flop Solitaire Zach Gage is back with another attempt to reinvent solitaire, and his new Flip Flop variant might be the most fun version of the classic card game yet. These are the best games for your new Android phone, iPhone, or iPad of 2017 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z A stately looking man with a snow-white coif sat quietly at a table playing a game of mah-jongg solitaire. Welcome to China’s Florida: Sun, Sand and Retired Snowbirds 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z It used this against other solitaires in territorial boxing matches. The other Dodo: Extinct bird that used its wings as clubs 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z My mother made no response, only laid out another hand of solitaire. Slouching towards Biloxi: Joan Didion on life in America's south 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z The company, known for its solitaire engagement rings, posted better-than-expected sales and profit in the latest reported quarter helped by demand for bracelets, necklaces and branded jewelry. Tiffany names Roger Farah as chairman in latest management shakeup 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Tiffany sued after it discovered that salespeople at Costco were responding to customer inquiries by calling certain solitaire diamond rings “Tiffany” rings. Costco Owes Tiffany More Than $19 Million, Judge Rules 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z So most of them will be "solitaires" meaning they are the only deaf/hoh/implanted kid in their school/environs. My Deaf Son Fought Speech. Sign Language Let Him Bloom 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Monogamy and shared parental care are common in other pigeons we see today, including close living relatives of the solitaire, the nicobar pigeon and crowned pigeons. The other Dodo: Extinct bird that used its wings as clubs 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z "I play solitaire on my phone," laughs the singer. Tove Styrke: 'Writing a pop song is like solving a puzzle' - BBC News 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z The company, known for its solitaire engagement rings, posted better-than-expected sales and profit in the latest reported quarter helped by demand for bracelets, necklaces and branded jewelry. Tiffany names Roger Farah as chairman in latest management shakeup 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Life Fitness, based in Rosemont, Ill., is adding Sudoku and chess games to some premium cardio machines and noting that in 2015, Life Fitness users played more than 1 million games of solitaire. Gyms That Make You Want to Exercise More 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z To celebrate, she had recently dragged Rawat all over Delhi looking for the perfect diamond ring — a single woman’s ring, a bright solitaire with two waves of tiny stones, her talisman of freedom and emancipation. It’s not easy for women to own land in India. One woman died fighting for hers. 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Genetic evidence suggests a gap of around 12 million years between the last gene exchange between the dodo and the solitaire, while some rocks dated on Rodrigues suggest the island is 1.5 million years old. The other Dodo: Extinct bird that used its wings as clubs 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z When you search for solitaire or tic-tac-toe, it will return a playable game as a result. Google now lets you play solitaire and tic-tac-toe in search 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z For the event, Hilton wore an emerald-green dress and diamond solitaire earrings; her makeup was subdued, and her conversation was thoughtful. Paris Hilton isn't creating a simple life. She's too busy building a global empire 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z It’s called Pocket Card Jockey, and it blends elements of solitaire and horse racing into a strange and addicting whole. The Nintendo 3DS is quietly having an amazing summer 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z That discovery, along with the creation of the game-changing Tiffany & Co. six-prong solitaire setting 17 years later, catapulted diamonds into the ring of choice among the aristocracy. A Quirky and Complete Diamond-Ring Guide 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Leguat encountered the solitaire in this time and wrote about it in his : The other Dodo: Extinct bird that used its wings as clubs 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Type in solitaire or tic-tac-toe to Google, and it will display the game for you to play, right in the search results. Google now lets you play solitaire and tic-tac-toe in search 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Ms. MacIsaac settled into her shift and took out her phone, on which she sometimes plays solitaire to pass the time. After 12 Years of Defiance, a Massachusetts Congregation Goes in Peace 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z She also plays her favorite games, solitaire and blackjack, on the grandPad. Making Technology Easier for Older People to Use 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z The game is much like regular solitaire—founding aces, flying kings—tweaked by the addition of six cards that must proceed directly to the foundation without passing through the tableau. Rumsfeld’s Game 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z The story of the solitaire may sound like deja vu. The other Dodo: Extinct bird that used its wings as clubs 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z In every game of solitaire there are many known knowns, but it is a version that perhaps stresses the known unknowns that a certain former Secretary of Defense is turning into a videogame. Former Defense Secretary Marches Into New Territory: Videogames 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Watching "Of Oz" is something like watching shuffled cards fall out of a deck in a game of solitaire or war. TV Picks: 'Of Oz the Wizard,' 'Autism in Love,' 'Doc Martin' 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z In 2013, Spieth’s first year as a pro, the two of them would play solitaire on their computers, racing to see who could finish first. Where In the World Is Jordan Spieth? 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z A five carat diamond solitaire adorned each ear. Out of uniform: Mariners’ King Felix rules in fashion 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Thus in 1840 Lovelace was discussing the elimination game solitaire, in which 26 marbles must 'jump' each other, in an apparently unpredictable sequence, until only one remains. Computer science: Enchantress of abstraction : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z In long evenings spent with Churchill, the future Belgian ambassador learned the prime minister’s version of solitaire, Mr. Rumsfeld said. Former Defense Secretary Marches Into New Territory: Videogames 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z On his desk, an open laptop revealed that visitors had interrupted his game of solitaire. North Korea’s growing economy — and America’s misconceptions about it 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z “Now, he’s not playing solitaire out there. He needs the full support of the organization to succeed.” Jets Coach Leaves the N.F.L. Still Wide of Diversity Goals 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Keep it simple with solitaire stud earrings or a timeless tennis bracelet. 11 Last-Minute Gifts That Won't Make You Feel Like a Jerk 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Herzog said she uses her tablet for a few hours a day to check e-mail and play solitaire. AARP, Intel design a tablet for the ‘technology-shy’ As dean of the ambassadors, Mr. de Staercke took a younger Mr. Rumsfeld under his wing, regaling him with stories of Churchill and teaching him the rules of the prime minister’s version of solitaire. Former Defense Secretary Marches Into New Territory: Videogames 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Others play computer solitaire or photocopy their derrières. Help-Line Worker Used a Robotic Voice. His Boss Wasn’t Amused. 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z I play a set number of solitaire hands. How You Can Function on Less Than 6 Hours of Sleep 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z There’s also a bridal line featuring simple, delicate solitaire engagement rings with a round diamond and white gold. The Porcelain Jewelry of Meissen Couture 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z When he returned to the room, he was so lonely that he was literally playing solitaire on his computer. In A Favela, As Brazil Loses, The Fireworks Show Must Go On 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z But it boggles the mind how someone with a solitaire game or an addictive tapper would list keywords on their App Store or Google Play application that would coincide with ”product management” and “visual roadmap.” Aha! Moment: The Devious World Of Free Games And Paid Google Display Ads 2014-04-04T13:00:00Z Then, Mr. Misch recalled, she sat at a table, playing solitaire and drinking champagne. Rochus Misch, Bodyguard of Hitler, Dies at 96 2013-09-07T01:01:37Z If men choose jewellery, he says, they tend to buy a ring with a single diamond in it, otherwise known as a solitaire. Coloured gemstones outshine diamonds 2013-07-30T23:06:14Z An online post from “Infoman,” a Radio-Canada satirical show, included a photo of a man playing solitaire on one of the broadcaster’s computers. Rebranding of Ici Radio-Canada Is Criticized 2013-06-10T00:39:19Z But if your solitaire app is collecting location information, he said, users will probably want to know why. Software association offers its take on privacy in the age of big data 2013-05-20T14:39:26Z It was 2000 and I was visiting my family in Indiana when I saw this Javascript solitaire game--no animation, no graphics--and thought it was cool. Don't Waste Time With Mission Statements 2013-03-06T14:28:37Z The graphs and lists are likely to function as a report card for policymakers, a hypothesis-generator for epidemiologists and an alternative to solitaire for global health wonks. Web-based tool charts disease, risk factors around the world 2013-03-06T02:12:41Z Jeannette Chambers said her mother found blood on a solitaire ring. Murder family given bloodied ring 2012-10-18T17:33:14Z If it wasn’t computer games or crosswords, players would turn to solitaire or jigsaw puzzles or whatever else puts them into a flow state. Do People At Blizzard Worry About The Addictiveness Of World Of Warcraft? 2012-09-19T16:39:33Z That means Mr. Sokolowski often gets stuck playing solitaire, or watching the weather report, the only thing showing on basic cable at 4 in the morning. Aboard the Ellen McAllister , All Is Quiet b ut the Churn of the Motor 2012-08-21T01:50:33Z Especially if you use the extra time to do one of the other things on this list, and not playing solitaire on your iPhone. Stern Advice: How money can buy happiness 2012-08-16T16:52:32Z “I play solitaire,” he said in a throaty Bronx rumble, “and wait for something to happen.” Former Boxer Jake LaMotta, at 90, Wraps Up Off Broadway Show 2012-07-30T00:30:39Z I felt I could really concentrate when I had a phone conversation, until I noticed the suspicious clicking at the other end of the line of the fingers playing computer solitaire or even answering emails. The phone's gone dead 2012-07-20T21:00:01Z Think about what solitaire did for the PC, what games like Farmville did for and what Word With Friends did for smartphone adoption. Living Room Poker 2.0: WPT Is Betting On Smart TV 2012-07-17T12:52:27Z Do you ever sit down to work on a project and find yourself playing solitaire or doing aimless "research" online instead? 5 Magic Steps For Turning Ideas Into Success 2012-06-11T12:46:00Z When Mary Mangan’s body was found, a typed inventory took account of her effects, including diamond solitaire jewelry. IHT Rendezvous: Titanic Commerce or Family Heirlooms? 2012-04-12T15:40:25Z Thus a bird called the solitaire inhabited the small island of Roderigues, three hundred miles east of the Mauritius. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z We have rock-paper-scissors, tick-tack-toe, checkers, dominoes and solitaire — small, abstract games in which sets of simple rules play out in increasingly complex scenarios. Angry Birds, Farmville and Other Hyperaddictive ?Stupid Games? 2012-04-04T17:34:03Z He was a stout, well-formed man, of an imposing presence, with dark hair and eyes, and he wore a solitaire of diamonds of unusual brilliancy in his shirt front. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z And the beautiful diamond solitaire caught the girl's eye. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z It was a solitaire diamond ring, the stone of splendid beauty, large, pure, brilliant. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Man has exterminated the solitaire, as well as other birds nearly allied, formerly denizens of the Isle of Bourbon. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He cannot play unfairly at solitaire without knowing that he has lost the game. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z In other words, a man cannot cheat himself in a game of solitaire and really believe that he has won the game. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z I was referring, when I spoke, to solitaire. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z One evening, which he resolved was to be the final one, while he was playing solitaire to pass the tedium of the vigil, he heard a noise in the wall. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z She never stooped to solitaire; a game must be an affair of companionship, of the "social tie" in defence of which "Bro' Sam," in his youth, had professed himself ready to die. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z This game of politics," he declared, "is getting to be a science in solitaire. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Her only ornament was a solitaire diamond suspended on an invisible platinum chain, and she carried a bouquet of Mme. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z "Some people spent hours on end laying solitaire and poker." Monti to take on slackers, politicians in bureaucracy 2011-12-12T13:17:01Z She had a passion and really enjoyed what she was doing as opposed to playing solitaire and collecting dust at a desk.” The Big Spender? They?ll Never Tell 2011-12-10T02:07:19Z In the late afternoons she was accustomed to play at solitaire, letting me sit at a corner of the table to look on. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z Vernon noticed the richness of Mr. Lovely's attire, made a rough calculation of the value of his buckles, brooches and solitaire, and answered very politely he hoped so indeed. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Fashion had changed enough to permit an engagement ring to be something besides a solitaire diamond. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z The solitaire in his cell is also affected by the radiant song, and he envies the reapers for their contentment and for their youth. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z In this connexion, however, it may be well to mention some of the most remarkable works of the time, the Confessions, R�veries, and Promenades d’un solitaire of Rousseau. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z These surrounded the winking solitaire, and opened a fire of abuse on him that might at a distance be mistaken for a general disturbance in Billingsgate Market. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z And Mrs. Waite was there, buttonholing everybody to get her pension increased, and wearing the costliest crape you ever saw, my dear, and—think of it!—solitaire diamond ear-rings with it! A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z This is such a charming game, solitaire with an unseen partner, that I am loath to lay aside the cards. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z It was a superb solitaire surrounded with smaller diamonds, each half a carat in weight. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z If you are busy but you’re not getting the critical things done, then you are probably spending way too much time on-line, on the phone, playing spider solitaire or doing household chores. Take Action on Your Goals 2011-10-03T13:58:00Z But what the words brought clearest to Herrick's mind was a small, spare face in its gray frame bent above its game of solitaire. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z I'll get you all the newspapers and teach you to play solitaire—it's a fine game with cards when you're alone. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z He dug his hand into his trousers pocket and produced a ring containing a solitaire diamond as big as a hazelnut. Object: matrimony 2011-09-10T02:00:27.977Z Mrs. Lathrop just felt her diamond solitaires, glanced at the new kitchen range, and was silent. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs 2011-09-03T02:00:18.353Z You may care to know that a celebrated missing-link—I withhold the lady's name—plays solitaire in her tent as she waits her turn. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z One and all were obliged to halt before Mrs. Pascoe, who sat on a stool at the foot of the stairs, playing solitaire on a couple of orange boxes. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z "I'm in graduate school and I'm actually able to watch power point presentations while I exercise, as well as read a book or play solitaire." Gym machines offer the attraction of distraction 2011-08-15T16:18:30Z He fingered the two-and-a-half-carat solitaire in his scarf to find out if it were still there. Object: matrimony 2011-09-10T02:00:27.977Z Mrs. Lathrop continued to finger her solitaire earrings in happy silence. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs 2011-09-03T02:00:18.353Z The same flabby man sat in the corner playing solitaire as if he had never left off, and the same apathetic young man with the dent in his hat was watching him. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z He turned from her with the impatience of a man tested beyond his strength and as she went back to her solitaire her lips twitched. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z The games are broken up into four categories – Classic, Puzzle, Arcade and Cards, with titles including Breakout, solitaire, snakes and ladders, blackjack, mahjong, dominoes and more. Games review roundup: Dancing Smurfs 2011-08-05T13:21:00Z I build up and down; all the cards I hold, And the game is always fair, For I am honest, and so is my old Companion at solitaire. In the Track of the Bookworm 2011-07-19T02:00:23.543Z "I read them just as I play solitaire—to divert my mind and to bring repose to me." Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z The solitaire player suddenly pushed his cards together and began shuffling them over and over and over and over, though he had not yet exhausted the possibilities of the previous game. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z After tea Pani d'Yves began to play solitaire; my father fell into perfect humor, for he commenced to tell of old times, which with him was always a sign of good feeling. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z She rose and lifted her solitaire pack of cards—which was lying on the table by which she stood—and began shuffling them in her hands. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z A man could play draughts with his ba somewhat as we play solitaire. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Not a jewel was visible except her engagement-ring—a fine solitaire diamond. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Mr Winterton and Miss Matilda made great strides in their intimacy; they got into a corner quite early in the evening, and remained there playing solitaire. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z He said that programming them to mimic conditions in Fukushima was “really fascinating,” but he also made it sound a bit like playing solitaire on the office computer. Green: U.S. Plants Gird for the Next Fukushima 2011-06-10T12:09:42Z She was dressed in a dark green velvet evening dress, whose white lace bertha was carelessly pinned with a magnificent solitaire. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z He found his friend, one of the finest and profoundest philosophers of his time, sitting in a closed house over a game of that form of solitaire appropriately denominated “Idiot’s Delight.” The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z "Oh, he knows all about that!" she said, laughing and coloring, but holding out her finger, on which flashed and sparkled a solitaire diamond. Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z He had been lazily busy over a game of solitaire, while the woman seated across the table from him looked on listlessly. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z “Get over there on that other table with your solitaire, Campbell!” he ordered. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z "Sacre!" swore the chevalier, wiping his moist mustache with a brown, bony hand, whose only remnant of aristocracy was the magnificent solitaire which still glittered upon the little finger. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z She had, When she came to me, jewelry of value, A diamond solitaire, some other things. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z The convention is that the ring be a diamond solitaire set in gold or platinum, or, if it is preferred, a diamond set with other stones. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z And some of the ones I tried, including a note-taker and a solitaire game, were embarrassingly rudimentary — more like homework assignments for a programming class than commercial products. The BlackBerry PlayBook: Another Interesting Unfinished Tablet 2011-04-21T09:00:00Z The latter apparently was absorbed in watching Campbell’s solitaire. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z You're not the man to turn solitaire, like Simon Stylites, and spend the rest of your days on the top of a stone pillar! Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Got back the solitaire—but Elenor Hung to me, asked my reasons, kept the ring Until I wrote so sternly she gave up Her hope and me.” Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z Behold de gentilhomme dat love a you—throw your arms round my neck like solitaire, and give me kiss, my charming fair. Fontainbleau 2011-03-30T02:00:17.797Z Eventually a pair of pearl solitaires were chosen and paid for. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z After supper Campbell brought forth a deck of cards and began to play solitaire. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z You’re not the man to turn solitaire, like Simon Stylites, and spend the rest of your days on the top of a stone pillar! Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z She came, was glad and gay, But as she drew her gloves off let me see A solitaire. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z Now, had you been a woman," she held out her hand, the third finger all brave with flashing solitaire, "you would not have needed telling. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z So Regina was shown various solitaire earrings in that most delicate and girlish substance. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z So what does this mean for you, reading this blog while checking your stocks and playing solitaire? Portrait of a Multitasking Mind 2011-01-05T22:16:54.227Z This keel is much reduced in the New Zealand parrot, Stringops, less in various flightless rails, in the dodo and solitaire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z With all those illnesses, there was a weary, fatalistic air about the room, and as Mr. Levitt performed, some played solitaire or read novels. About New York: Lifting Spirits With Music Passed Down Through Generations 2010-12-01T13:27:00Z Now, miss, while I am engaged behind you with the brush, you may proceed to explain how it feels to wear a solitaire—such a solitary solitaire! A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z The reservists all were there, too, waiting around, reading their Kindles, playing solitaire on their computers, passing the time. Mental health specialists were hit hard at Fort Hood, victims testify 2010-10-15T00:48:00Z I was in Indiana visiting family when I saw this simple solitaire game online -- no animation or graphics, but I thought it was cool. How I Did It: John Vechey, Founder of PopCap 2010-10-01T16:00:00Z He uses a heavy, obsolete Dell laptop from which he has scoured any trace of hearts and solitaire, down to the level of the operating system. Jonathan Franzen: American Author on TIME Pens 'Freedom' 2010-08-28T14:10:00Z Near a bridge at the base of the trail to Machu Picchu, in the mounting darkness, we heard the mystical song of the Andean solitaire echoing against a distant valley wall. Outdoors: One-of-a-Kind Birding in an Incan Hideaway 2010-08-24T19:50:00Z It's been at least three years since I've played as much as a game of computer solitaire. The temptation of Starcraft II 2010-07-27T20:15:00Z Gilded-Age Gambler The popular solitaire game known as Canfield: wasn’t it named after a New York City gambler? F.Y.I.: Questions About New York 2010-07-25T04:30:00Z Watch, chains, solitaires, studs, rings, are all there, but no money.” A Little World Under her glove was the outline of a ring, a solitaire stone. The Window at the White Cat The diminutive solitaire perched on the mossy limb of an enormous tree, gazing at me with a curious eye. Outdoors: One-of-a-Kind Birding in an Incan Hideaway 2010-08-24T19:50:00Z He was working a game of solitaire when they bore down on him, and interested them at once. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories Townsend's solitaire, a bird of the far West, is a resident of high mountains and lonely gorges. Food Habits of the Thrushes of the United States USDA Bulletin 280 But he sat all day at his little card table in the dark, untidy rear, playing solitaire; and it was his young daughter who would wait on us behind the counter. The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew The hired man sat at the dining-room table, playing solitaire with a pack of greasy cards. A Yankee from the West A Novel Regan, when alone, played a complicated and somewhat intricate species of solitaire, a matter of some pride to the master mechanic, and that evening he had had no luck—his combinations wouldn't work out. The Night Operator The betrothed reported to H. R. that they found the display of the solitaires interfered with the sales of tickets. H. R. They consist of the birds commonly known as thrushes, robins, bluebirds, Townsend's solitaire, and the wheatears. Food Habits of the Thrushes of the United States USDA Bulletin 280 Heads and I would sit down and play solitaire; tails and I would take a boat to Coney Island, a place I abhor. A Top-Floor Idyl He was playing solitaire, and had paused reflectively with a card in his hand while he gazed at the spread-out piles before him. East Angels Tiffany, perhaps, might give me one on credit, but it will have to be something very handsome, something new; not that tiresome solitaire. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes The “Order of the Monk” developed, its degrees depending on one’s success at a new solitaire, and its popularity on the chant that echoed through Ringen. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division They taught her a new game of solitaire or a new way of making a baby's sack, and they listened, with every appearance of attention, to her innumerable tales about her family. The Shadow The question before me is whether he is really giving her all he has; his heart as well as his genius; his faith and passion as well as the solitaire she is wearing. A Top-Floor Idyl "Certainly, it is no intrusion; in fact, we shall be glad to have you, as you have had a long siege of solitaire," replied Jack. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter He wears a black satin tie to his wig, the ends of which tie come round his neck, are made into a bow, and brooched with a solitaire. English Costume His hair was dressed and powdered in the fashion of the day, and worn in a bag and solitaire. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools "Yes, Sam," he continued, "I got a two-and-a-half carat blue-white solitaire diamond ring to buy." The Competitive Nephew Young men take to the solitaire, a black cravat which became a mere loop of ribbon passed loosely round the neck and secured to the black tie of the wig. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The stranger was dealing the cards again, this time into a fanlike, intricate solitaire much affected by gamblers. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure Karnes slept a couple of hours to catch up, read two magazines from cover to cover, and played eight games of solitaire. Instant of Decision At any rate," she said, looking at the handsome solitaire on her finger, "I can keep the ring. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant He was a short, small-sized man, dressed in plain but rich garments, and wore no jewelry save a massive solitaire diamond ring. The Spiritualists and the Detectives Then he would walk or read or row on the lakes or play solitaire, or listen to Angela playing on the piano that his father had installed for Myrtle long since. The "Genius" As it opened, the eye of a dazzling solitaire flashed from its satin pillow. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 First off he owns up that he's queered his good start with Miss Gertie by bein' in such a rush to flash the solitaire spark on her. Side-stepping with Shorty Among eight or ten American birds of as many kinds, the solitaire, or, as he is called, the clarin, reminds one of a person of high degree among the common herd. Upon The Tree-Tops His jewelry consisted of a modest solitaire diamond pin, and a large seal ring which he wore upon the little finger of his left hand. The Spiritualists and the Detectives We don’t expect sets of diamonds, but a diamond ring, a pair of solitaire diamond ear-rings, begin to be speculated about among the young people as among possibilities. Household Papers and Stories And when he was not feeding the stove's flaming maw with broken boxes, barrel-staves and green wood, his blowzy countenance was suspended over the pasteboards he was thumbing in a game of solitaire. The Plow-Woman "Ferdinand," says he, "your mother asked me to say that——" "Tell her I was never so happy in my life," says Ferdy, pattin' a broadside of solitaires and marquise rings. Side-stepping with Shorty It is not, therefore, in the case of the solitaires, fear of man which drives them to their secluded dwelling-places. Upon The Tree-Tops It contained rings—three gold rings set with solitaire diamonds. The Bandbox Phil glanced contemptuously at the surgeon's fine linen, and the diamond solitaire on the small, white hand. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 "Tell me," he asked, "is this the admiral's game of solitaire?" Seven Keys to Baldpate The King’s messenger looked up from his solitaire and, also wishing to be amiable, asked: “What’s the difference?” With the French in France and Salonika The solitaires, Myadestes, or fly-catching thrushes, are natives of the West Indies and Mexico, with one branch in the Rocky Mountains. Upon The Tree-Tops In solitaire, you're playing against the laws of chance, and even that can become pretty boring. Anything You Can Do! Captain Blake’s game of solitaire had become an obsession. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Perhaps you know that he plays a game—a game of solitaire. Seven Keys to Baldpate War levels all ranks, and the passengers gathered in the smoking-room playing solitaire, sipping muddy Turkish coffee, and discussing the war in seven languages, and everybody smoked—especially the women. With the French in France and Salonika Thanks are due to Mr. Frederic A. Ober for the use of his notes on one of the solitaires, embodied in Chapter XII., and to the Godey Company for permission to reproduce two shrike pictures. Upon The Tree-Tops Off to one side, Jayjay Kelvin held a deck of cards in his hands and played a game of patience called "transportation solitaire." Hanging by a Thread “Did you have a nice time playing solitaire?” asked Silvia. Our Next-Door Neighbors Can't you see—India—the hot sun—the Kipling local color—a silent, tanned, handsome man eternally playing solitaire on the porch of the barracks? Seven Keys to Baldpate There was no diamond solitaire on its third finger. In the Shadow of the Hills The captain was deep in a game of solitaire, but he looked up at McGuire's audible chuckle. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 Miss Pride uttered a shrill cry of satisfaction; Mrs. Standish said sharply: "Aunt Abby's solitaire!" Nobody Young Trent wore, rather unwisely, a couple of valuable diamonds, one in a solitaire ring, the other in a scarf-pin; he also carried a fine watch, and was well supplied with money. Against Odds A Detective Story She was standing by the piano, and he went to her side and took her hand––the hand wearing the solitaire that had been his mother’s. The Wall Street Girl That well-preserved man sitting by himself is playing solitaire—a group of one. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 She was half reclining and playing solitaire as she smoked a cigarette on a divan that occupied a dais overhung with rare tapestries on a side of the room. 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry Sure enough, there was the solitaire singing from the top of a small cedar,—a bright, animated, eloquent song, but without the richness and magic of the song of the tropical species. Camping with President Roosevelt Edmond Russell severely criticises diamond solitaires for earrings and esteems the stone a difficult one to wear except when small and used in quantities as settings for other jewels. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society A solitaire and an unscarred wedding ring attested to the respectability of the association. The River Prophet Of all the birds on the Rockies, the one most marvelously eloquent is the solitaire. Wild Life on the Rockies The instalment jeweler has gone out of business, and half a dozen servant-girls have refused to make further payments on their solitaires and returned them. 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry The high scream and the slow, precise snack-snack of cards as Reg and Max played a game of double solitaire with a cold, emotionless precision. Empire He is a tramp, a solitaire, a student at the sources of life. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation Afterward, he read the paper while Madame played solitaire. Master of the Vineyard The hermit thrush seems to suppress one, to give one a touch of reflective loneliness; but the solitaire stirs one to be up and doing, gives one the spirit of youth. Wild Life on the Rockies Well, the fellow I roomed with last year was a fiend at Canfield solitaire. Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles That evening the child was sitting on the floor at her mother's feet as usual, just inside the circle of lamplight, playing solitaire with an ancient pack of cards. Athalie He read, played the phonograph, and tried all the solitaires he knew; but a hundred times he sensed the want of the pleasant voice of the girl in his ears. The Pagan Madonna "Shall I play solitaire while you read the paper?" Master of the Vineyard In the solitaire's song one feels all the freshness and the promise of spring. Wild Life on the Rockies So had I, if I had laughed at his eternal solitaire. The La Chance Mine Mystery These are the Rhythmic Solitaires and because of their solitaire nature it follows that there is only one system. Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study Monk is manifestly a Greek formative from μονος, and denotes a solitaire. Notes and Queries, Number 213, November 26, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. She hastily shuffled the cards and began to play solitaire so rapidly that he wondered whether she knew what cards she was playing. Master of the Vineyard One believes in fairies when the solitaire sings. Wild Life on the Rockies I remembered taking his measly solitaire pack out of his pocket at the Halfway, and wished I had brought them along with me. The La Chance Mine Mystery She played the game alone with a little assistance from Emma—a game of solitaire. Hester's Counterpart A Story of Boarding School Life A little higher, they would sacrifice the splendid shawl to a rare marble, banish the chromo-lithograph, and turn the solitaire ear-drops into a lovely picture, and build a conservatory with the price of lace flounces. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) Afterward he took his paper, Madame her fancy work, and Edith, attempting to play solitaire, hopelessly fumbled her cards. Master of the Vineyard I have often felt that everything stood still and that every beast and bird listened while the matchless 154 solitaire sang. Wild Life on the Rockies "Those solitaire cards of Thompson's," said I, from no reason on earth but that to find them had been the last request of the dead man, even if it did sound crazy. The La Chance Mine Mystery Take the diamond solitaire I wear in my great Steenkirk on Sundays. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... And when Mrs. Harrington slipped a solitaire diamond into her hand as she went, instead of disliking it she enjoyed its feel on her finger, and the flash of it in the light. The Rose-Garden Husband The latter was smoking a cigarette and playing solitaire. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good I am sure I have never been more thoroughly wide awake and hopeful than when listening to the solitaire's song. Wild Life on the Rockies I spots one white haired, dignified old boy, doing the solitaire feed at the table back of Duke, who seems more or less int’rested. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe The best kind of cuffs are those which have button holes for links or solitaires in the centre, as they allow room for thick gloves to be passed under them. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. A large solitaire costs much more than a number of small ones taking up as much space. Three Little Cousins We are getting above the solitaire board, I assure you. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Some one had evidently been playing solitaire, and as evidently, on the witness of another sense, been accompanying the game by the smoking of bad tobacco. A Beautiful Alien He has a couple of decks of cards laid out in front of him, and I guesses he’s havin’ a go at Canfield solitaire. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe In the pine belt below the timber-line a pair of solitaires were observed flitting about on the ground and the lower branches of the trees, but vouchsafing no song. Birds of the Rockies “Are you so devoted to business, Mr. Inglish?” she asked, as she opened her small bag and took out a solitaire, which she placed on the third finger of her left hand. Eve to the Rescue Playing at solitaire, or trifling desultory chat, was all that he could endure as occupation, and the long hours were grievously heavy. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster As soon as Noel began to talk to Christine Dallas filled his pipe and went off to the table to play solitaire. A Beautiful Alien By that time my appetite has come back; so I holds up the butler and has him lay out a solitaire feed. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Subsequently I found a pair of solitaires on the plains near Arvada. Birds of the Rockies Aubrey gave the garnet solitaire a more prolonged examination than it needed. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot So while he slept, Locke sat in the doorway of the cabin and read while Marjorie played solitaire under a corner of the awning and kept a watch toward shore. Isle o' Dreams She leaned forward, unbuttoning her nightgown, and there on her breast, hung by a little gold chain about her neck, was a diamond ring—Guy Franklin’s solitaire; every one in Riverbend knew it well. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays For such amusements she was ready to give up all her own favorite evening diversions—namely, playing solitaire, and reading and taking nice little walks.... The Job An American Novel He is a species of the genus Myadestes, which belongs to the family Turdidæ, including the thrushes, stone-chats, and bluebirds, as well as the solitaires. Birds of the Rockies Anne, with an embarrassed laugh, held forth her left hand and displayed a beautiful solitaire. Polly and Eleanor He was smoking a big thick Havana cigar, his solitaire threw off its blinding fireworks, he smiled a cold, tired smile and shook his head in astonishment. The Goose Man He wears a solitaire diamond in his necktie. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science The women are very fond of dress, and, unlike the women of India, wear only real jewelry; travellers see a profusion of solitaire diamond rings, every one of which is said to be genuine. Travels in the Far East In Colorado many of the solitaires are permanent residents in the mountains, remaining there throughout the winter. Birds of the Rockies The teacher who had hiked in from El Salvador, unconscious that his canvas leggings were transposed, was engaged in a deep game of solitaire. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia His solitaire threw off actual sparks of brilliancy. The Goose Man In addition to being a solitaire, its surface is almost solidly covered to a depth of several meters with light-gathering layers of crystal which give it the brilliant, astral glow that you saw just now. The Marooner Usually, he said, he played solitaire while waiting for the Germans, but with houses tumbling about one's ears, he much preferred company. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France Ah! what avails thy scented solitaire, Thy careless swing and pertly tripping air, The crimson wash that glows upon thy face, Thy modish hat, and coat that flames with lace! Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce When you play solitaire, you're playing against the laws of chance, and that can become pretty boring unless there's money on it. Anything You Can Do ... He shoved his fat hand a little farther along, as if it were some dangerous engine and his solitaire a signal lamp. The Goose Man She taught one of them to play double solitaire that very evening. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) The square-cut corsage and elbow sleeves are trimmed with almost priceless ivory-tinted lace; and except the solitaire diamonds in her ears, she wears no jewels. Floyd Grandon's Honor In later years, when he had gone to the other world, and the days grew long and lonely, this game of solitaire, so strangely acquired from the bearded Russian, became a solace. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson “Old Man” Hinds in a praiseworthy attempt to clean his solitaire deck had washed off the spots or at least faded them so that no one but himself could tell what they were. The Man from the Bitter Roots In the pocket of his cassock there was always a deck of cards, but that was only for the game of solitaire. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana The doctor slipped the diamond solitaire above the mourning ring, and folded Alvina to his breast again. The Lost Girl A French lady wears in her hair at the Opera a single, simple tiara bound with a plain row of solitaire diamonds. Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge For his amusement she would sit by his bedside and play her famous game of solitaire, learned so long ago from Prince Kropotkin, the Russian revolutionist. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Finally decided to go back and have a look for himself, but I told him you probably had a hot game of solitaire going. Tight Squeeze You have your pipe or cigar, your flute or violoncello; he had his little table under the orange-tree and his game of solitaire. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana “Get out two more decks,” said Mike the Angel, “and we can all play solitaire.” Unwise Child Across the aisle the old lady playing solitaire did not even look up. Laramie Holds the Range Mott was at the wheel, a game of solitaire in the smoking room claimed Yeager. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure That night I went to a music-hall—according to the next morning's papers—and broke up the show by throwing a pocketful of solitaires to the chorus girls. Colonel Crockett's Co-operative Christmas The boy passed out of sight, and the curé’s eyes returned to his game of solitaire; but as he slowly laid one card upon another, now here, now there, he still thought of Bonaventure. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana Jeffers called the game “double solitaire for three people,” and Keku said it meant “horses’ two heads,” but Mike had simply found it as a new game to play before bedtime. Unwise Child The person in a bag-wig and solitaire, with his hand upon his head, would not now pass for a fine gentleman, but in the year 1735 was a complete beau. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency Dearest," whispered Cordelia, after she had captured the coveted solitaire, "I have a confession to make. The New Pun Book Like a man returning drearily to his game of solitaire, Dorn fastened his eyes again upon the scene. Erik Dorn "We may have to resort to solitaire yet," laughed Mary. A Woman for Mayor A Novel of To-day Well, I didn't know where it would land me, but I wa'n't goin' to have her tag me for a solitaire spender. Shorty McCabe On the sinister, is a drawing of exotics, consisting of queue and bag-wigs, muffs, solitaires, petticoats, French heeled shoes, and other fantastic fripperies. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency Men wearing diamond solitaires, fraternal order watchcharms, golden elks’ heads with rubies for eyes. A Book of Burlesques Pete was a congenial spirit, even if he was not much of a horseman, and he had a pack of cards with which he passed much time, trying to beat himself at solitaire. The Wrong Woman The Jam-wagon was mending a bit of harness; the Prodigal was playing solitaire. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance There was two besides the marquise; one an emerald as big as a lima bean, and the other a solitaire spark that could have been shoved up for three or four hundred. Shorty McCabe He was still seated at the card table, laying out a game of solitaire, when the swinging doors of the saloon opened quietly. Kid Wolf of Texas There were no tiaras in the Eighties, but there were a few necklaces, stars, and ear-rings—of the vulgar variety known as "solitaires." The Californians The old boys paired off mostly, though some of them only read or played solitaire. The House of Torchy Loneliness, like the sea breeze, blowing off from a thousand leagues of blankness, he did not find, as veteran solitaires do, if anything, too bracing. The Confidence-Man It was like a good game of solitaire. Shelled by an Unseen Foe Among the gorillas these solitaires are usually very large, remarkably fierce, uncommonly ugly, desperately vindictive, and peculiarly courageous; so much so that the natives hold them in special dread. The Gorilla Hunters I, for occupation, have betaken myself to writing in this diary, having caught myself cheating at solitaire,—a deed I scorn when I am at my best. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes And finally, there was that solitaire ring on her engagement finger. Every Man for Himself The junior officer of the court, a lieutenant of cavalry, slowly stretched forth his hand, picked up the solitaire and eyed it with an assumption of critical yet respectful interest. A Wounded Name American ladies affect solitaire rings, as tokens of betrothal—did this mean that the honeymooning question was already settled? Flaming June The melancholy unfortunates reduced to solitaire are few indeed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 As he was playfully examining, and holding in his hand her diamond solitaire, a voice whispered in his ear, "that Government officers were in pursuit of him; and that he must decamp." Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. He was in a strange state of exhilaration at his discovery which not all the gossip of a hundred newspaper offices nor all the solitaire diamond rings that ever were could have dampened just then. Every Man for Himself On the drawers stands a board with coloured marbles for the game of solitaire, and I have only to open the drawer with the loose handle to bring out the dambrod. A Window in Thrums "No, it is rather large for an atom," and turning to the two girls, "How do you like your solitaires?" The Skylark of Space The man in the painted vest was seated at a table laying out cards in a complicated pattern of a solitaire game. Rebel Spurs Mrs. Graham was reading a fashion magazine and her son was playing solitaire at a card table. Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes The Quest of a Summer Vacation It certainly made that other solitaire she had been wearing on her engagement finger look like thirty cents! Every Man for Himself That's taking the high dive, all right," says I. "Lets you in deep, you know, when you go shovin' solitaires at 'em. Torchy and Vee "I would like to keep this ring," she said slowly, pointing to a slender circlet of gold set with a solitaire diamond, "if you think there is any chance of us getting clear." The Skylark of Space If theatre fires are going to be the fashion this season, the Last of the Rookes will sit quietly at home and play solitaire. Jill the Reckless She would play her game of solitaire, long after bedtime, at that desk by the drop-light. The Spinner's Book of Fiction On the left was a tiny, pinhead solitaire. Jane Journeys On There is but one choice for an engagement ring, a solitaire diamond, and clusters or colored stones are not considered in this connection. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference He was fashionably, even elegantly dressed, and on his left hand he wore a solitaire of uncommon size and luster. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure After which, Mr. Pilkington went to bed, played three games of solitaire, and slept till dinner-time, when he awoke to take up the burden of life again. Jill the Reckless One was the small cluster lost by Ethel, while the other was a solitaire. How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl I played solitaire up there every day with that difficult outfit. Chapters from My Autobiography She wore a large black hat, enormous solitaire pearl ear-rings, and, as a symbol of her personal purity, was arrayed in white. The Great War As I Saw It She put on her overshoes and, taking a tin bucket for milk and her trusty rifle, she started while Mr. Muldoon was showing Aggie a new game of solitaire. More Tish Kayak and Boreland were engaged in a close game of double solitaire. Where the Sun Swings North Even her solitaire earrings had been taken to Nice and pawned, Durkin knew. Phantom Wires A Novel There are other games about which he is not so keen: solitaire, for instance. The Joyful Heart A solitaire diamond blazed on her left hand—those slender, delicate little hands—her engagement ring, no doubt. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel He sat at the back of the cave, playing solitaire and every now and then examining the road maps. More Tish "Bob's late," she remarked and lazily reached across the table, opened my auction-bridge box, selected a pack of cards, and still humming began to play solitaire. The Fifth Wheel A Novel She had collapsed at the head of the stairs, and as he had helped lift her he had first caught sight of the solitaire diamond on the limp and slender finger. Phantom Wires A Novel Hermits and solitaires are always egotists, I believe. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems He was working a game of solitaire when they bore down on him, and got them interested in it. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers In his scarf I saw a large solitaire. Dr. Dumany's Wife The fingers, the watch, the snuff-box, the shoe buckles, the garter studs, the solitaires of the Count, on high days, all burned with diamonds and rubies, which were estimated, one day, at 200,000 francs. Historical Mysteries He spent much of his time in the smoking-room, playing solitaire. Never-Fail Blake When Joy was through playing, she proposed a game of solitaire. Gypsy Breynton I was, at the beginning of this period, perhaps, the most ungainly awkward boy in the parish—no solitaire was less acquainted with the ways of the world. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham On one of my hands I wore an antique carnelian seal-ring, with my family crest, and a large solitaire, the gift of a grateful patient. Dr. Dumany's Wife But the contrast between the modern ring with its "solitaire" diamond and the wonderful rival he gave it silenced her. The Second Latchkey The solitaire of its sphere and time in the novelty of its rhythmic triplets, it stood a wonder to the church and hierarchy accustomed to the slow spondees of the ancient chant. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes “What do you play most?” she asked, as they began to move the figures on the solitaire board. Gypsy Breynton And finding no answer, he would continue his restless pacing, or raise the imaginary stakes in his game of solitaire to stupendous proportions. The Challenge of the North It was a solitaire diamond, and had been her mother's birthday gift. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland The hand returned to the chair-arm with a play of light upon the solitaire it bore. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman You think love is a game of solitaire? The Old Flute-Player A Romance of To-day The solitaire fiend seemed not to hear, and resuming his seat with a low and ominous muttering, he dealt himself another hand. The Courage of Marge O'Doone I daresay my solitaires attracted her attention—and no wonder, they are the largest in the house, and these actresses always have an eye to the very best jewellery. Infelice He pulled his hat over his eyes, half turned in his seat, and, picking up a greasy pack of cards that lay on the table began to lay them out before him as in solitaire. Bert Wilson in the Rockies He wears an enormous solitaire, and has high red heels to his shoes. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers If the young man's means permit, it is usually as handsome a diamond solitaire as he can afford. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada He was peering over the top of his paper, and I could see by the glitter in his eye that he was a confirmed player of solitaire. Hearts and Masks When it come to holdin' out her finger for the big solitaire that Nick flashed on her about the third week, though, she hung back. On With Torchy "I don't see half enough of you," Ruth said, giving him a pat on the cheek with the gloved finger that now wore a diamond solitaire. The Iron Furrow The other was at the table playing solitaire, a revolver lying beside the cards. The Sheriff's Son He accepted their invitation to supper with flattering alacrity; they were so good to take pity on a solitaire, and Mrs. Bartlett was such a famous housekeeper; he had heard of her apple-pies in Boston. 'Way Down East A Romance of New England Life Vice-president Adams in full dress, with his bag and solitaire, his hair frizzed out each side of his face as you see it in Stuart's older pictures of him. Greenwich Village Seated before a table, he was playing at that delectable game "solitaire;" and his eyes looked large and wild with surprise, and his cheeks became hectic, when Lord Hartledon entered. Elster's Folly Here is a little game of solitaire that is quite easy, but not so easy as to be uninteresting. Amusements in Mathematics Your friend was a strange person, what I call a solitaire. The Chink in the Armour I'd keep on my glove sometimes, If I did have a solitaire ring! Point Lace and Diamonds As for Rance, after calling to Nick to bring him a drink, he quietly brought out a pack of cards from his pocket and, seemingly, became absorbed in a game of solitaire. The Girl of the Golden West He played solitaire in his room all that afternoon, smoking and muttering to himself until the fading light caused him to glance at his watch. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River Here is an extension of the last game of solitaire. Amusements in Mathematics In these high mountains the sense of deep solitude is at once heightened and softened by the flute-like notes of the solitaire. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy On Nelly's finger there meets her eye The glow of a diamond solitaire, And she thinks, as she sees the glittering ring, "And so she's got him—the hateful thing!" Point Lace and Diamonds No, sir, because I was fat—indubitably, uncontrovertibly and beyond the peradventure of a doubt, fat—I kept on playing the fat man's game of mental solitaire. One Third Off The Spider opened a new pack of cards, shuffled them, and began a game of solitaire. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River You know they take a lot of little diamonds now, set 'em in a cluster and make 'em look as good as a solitaire. The Diamond Cross Mystery Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story We don't expect sets of diamonds, but a diamond ring, a pair of solitaire diamond ear-rings, begins to be speculated about among the young people as among possibilities. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 See that?—Well, you needn't look tragic, It's only a solitaire ring,— Of course I am 'proud of it'—very— It's rather an elegant thing. Point Lace and Diamonds In the reception-room, on a table, a pack of cards lay spread out in an unfinished game of solitaire. The Voice in the Fog There was set in a ring a large solitaire diamond in which seemed collected all the light and color of the sun! The Lost Lady of Lone You belong to me, now—see, let me put this solitaire diamond on your finger. Miss Caprice It was the "little thing" of a lead pencil, in keeping the accounts of their endless games of solitaire, that threw the switches now, for Maurice Curtis.... The Vehement Flame Some minutes later, on the northward speeding train, he left Portlaw playing solitaire in their own compartment, and, crossing the swaying corridor, entered the state-room opposite. The Firing Line Off came the sombrero with a sweep, and Lone Tooth smiled in a way that accented the dental solitaire to which he owed his name. Judith of the Plains And McRath swore to the watch and chain, the jewelled snuff-box, and the solitaire diamond ring as the property of his deceased master, worn upon his person on the same night of the murder. The Lost Lady of Lone But when she returned to her room she went straight to the desk where she had locked it and put the solitaire on her finger. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today In the parlor, after dinner, while Eleanor was getting out the cards for solitaire, Maurice, tingling with alarm and irritation, sat down at the piano and banged out all sorts of chords and discords. The Vehement Flame "You usually do," she says, sincerely, and eyes and solitaires glitter together. Trumps This hole opening into the chapel also enabled the poor solitaire, as intended, to overhear the religious services at the altar; and, without being present, take part in the same. Israel Potter Salome unrolled it and found a ring, set with a large solitaire diamond. The Lost Lady of Lone She did not know that the sight of the solitaire sparkling on her left hand stirred in him the impulse to hurt her, to refuse rather than concede her requests. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today Early in the afternoon the need to make up to him for what she had done grew intolerable: "Darling, let's play solitaire?" The Vehement Flame Diamonds—huge solitaires—glitter likewise in the ears of Miss Grace. Trumps Tom had felt his poverty keenly, and all the more so that Ann Eliza's engagement-ring, a superb solitaire, had actually been bought with her father's gift, as had their passage tickets to Europe. Tracy Park The jewel snuff box, and the solitaire diamond ring. The Lost Lady of Lone He observed she was no longer wearing the solitaire and thought it might be to spare his feelings. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today He preferred a sandwich and a glass of wine in a secluded corner of the smoking-room, after which he played a few games of solitaire, then betook himself to bed. The Honorable Percival He had thrown the solitaire engagement ring he had given her down a sewer! Twelve Men For ten or fifteen minutes every evening he played solitaire with these cards. Certain Success Mr. and Miss Cutler presented to her a pair of beautiful stars for the hair, and Ray put a blazing solitaire above her wedding-ring, for a guard. True Love's Reward Again he observed that the solitaire was missing. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today Costly solitaires gleamed in her ears, while her dainty wrists were encircled with Mr. Dinsmore's gift of the morning. Mona And one evening, as Beatrice lighted the gas by the etagere in her charming boudoir in their suite of rooms, there glistened brilliantly a valuable solitaire diamond on her finger. 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading There were no customers in the place, and the old Galician jeweler sat at the back playing solitaire. His Family It looks so; but no, he selects a splendid, brilliant solitaire, for which he pays eight hundred dollars out of a plethoric purse, and also a finger-ring, diamond too, for two hundred and fifty dollars. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 He either sits down and reads or writes, or "looks out of the window," or plays solitaire, or occupies himself as he would if he were alone in a hotel. Etiquette Magnificent solitaires gleamed in her ears, and there was a star composed of the same precious stones among the massive braids of her golden hair. Mona He was an old and smoothly shaven gentleman, in a scrupulously white waistcoat, whom we saw every evening in a corner of the caffè playing solitaire. Italian Journeys Roger knew rings, they were his hobby, and this huge yellow solitaire in its new and brilliant setting at once awakened his dislike. His Family A thrill of pleasure ran through the priest as he raised his head and caught sight of the solitaire's motionless bar-like silhouette and the pink patch of tiles on the church. Abbe Mouret's Transgression It is a solitaire of statesmanship; a precious jewel of international law, unique and alone; there is nothing like it in the world. Sketches of the Covenanters "Some of them—two in particular—could be identified; they were a pair of magnificent solitaires, and I am sure my expert could tell them anywhere," Mr. Palmer replied. Mona He drank his glasses of water with anisette, and silently played solitaire. Italian Journeys |
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