Soon after arriving, Ronay was shocked to see how sugar was dispensed in a buffet at Victoria Station? with a teaspoon on a string next to the tea-urn, to be left for the next user. ❋ Unknown (2010)
It bore through the harvest country a smell like a large washing-day, and a sharp issue of steam as from a huge brazen tea-urn. ❋ Unknown (2007)
“Clive does not think he is a rascal at all, papa,” cries Rosey, from behind her tea-urn; “that is, you said you thought papa judged him too harshly; you know you did, this morning!” ❋ Unknown (2006)
A war between two such men is dreadful; pretty little pink-faced Rosey, in a sweet little morning cap and ribbons, her pretty little fingers twinkling with a score of rings, sat simpering before her silver tea-urn, which reflected her pretty little pink baby face. ❋ Unknown (2006)
The mother took both of them close to herself, and held a hand of each of them as they knelt down to prayers, which Sir Pitt read to them, and to the servants in their Sunday suits or liveries, ranged upon chairs on the other side of the hissing tea-urn. ❋ Unknown (2006)
I looked up and saw my friend standing over the unconscious major, a filigreed Turkish tea-urn still swinging in his right hand. ❋ Mark Gatiss (2004)
Now the guard standing with his hand raised dropped his flag and the tea-urn slid past. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Arrived at the Kalinovo wood, we found the carriage awaiting us there, with, beside it, a one-horse waggonette driven by the butler — a waggonette in which were a tea-urn, some apparatus for making ices, and many other attractive boxes and bundles, all packed in straw! ❋ Unknown (2003)
The steam from the tea-urn rose in the middle of the lawn. ❋ Unknown (2003)
I see the gleaming tea-urn; the glass cases full of pale-yellow sandwiches; the men in round coats perched on stools at the counter; and also behind them, eternity. ❋ Unknown (2003)
The two friends took their seats opposite to each other, at a little table with a plate of toast and a huge tea-urn before them. ❋ Unknown (2003)
She was aching to be dancing herself, provided only that she could be dancing with Peter — Peter somewhere far away and in danger — and, cross with herself for being so easily touched by a trivial tune, but Jerry was singing beautifully, she sternly turned her attention to sandwiches and the tea-urn. ❋ Sayers, Dorothy L. (2002)
In the mean time, Mr. Dubois and his daughter went through the rain to the stables; his wife replenished the tea-urn and began to rearrange the table. ❋ Mrs. William T. Savage (N/A)
I'd wager my mither's silver tea-urn none could have done so weel; she has borne and sheltered us to the last minute, and now she lays us gently and saftly on a nice sand bank, and we may step ashore with the ease and pleasure of grand folk. ❋ Julia De Winton (N/A)
A comfortable, informal meal at which a big silver tea-tray and great silver tea-urn and heavily embossed tea-services, took a prominent part; where rolls and patties and huge hams and much-decorated tongues were present; and hot toast and muffins and many cakes. ❋ Mary E. Mann (N/A)
So he stood up in his place now, and waited till she had taken hers again behind the tea-urn. ❋ Mary E. Mann (N/A)
Mistress Gupp = A lady immortalized by her invention to keep muffins warm on the lid of the tea-urn. ❋ J. L. Cherry (N/A)
Mrs. Applebite felt certain that "the heir" had tumbled into the tea-urn, or had cut another tooth very suddenly. ❋ Various (N/A)
Let the tea infuse for ten or fifteen minutes, and then pour into the tea-urn, adding more boiling water, in the proportion of one cup of water for every teaspoon of dry tea which has been infused. ❋ Barkham Burroughs (N/A)
