The grandmother brings out her Russian samovar for special occasions. From LearnThat.org.
The samovar is a simple but brilliant way of preparing tea, as well as being a source of cultural pride. From Wordnik.com. [EuropeUpClose] Reference
The samovar is a little one, and before the visitors have drunk all the tea they want, she has to heat it five times. From Wordnik.com. [The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories] Reference
"No, and the samovar is safe.". From Wordnik.com. [Katrinka: The Story of a Russian Child] Reference
Expansion plans on boil at former "samovar" refinery. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Oil prices stage impressive surge] Reference
The Baba Yaga is highly pleased, calls for a "samovar" (or urn), and invites her young bath-woman to drink tea with her. From Wordnik.com. [Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore] Reference
He would offer him bread and salt, the burning charcoal would be put into the "samovar," and he would be made quite at home. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar] Reference
"samovar," and served it with pretty gracefulness; then she discreetly disappeared. From Wordnik.com. [The Waif of the "Cynthia"] Reference
The samovar, however, is present even in the churchyard. From Wordnik.com. [Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers] Reference
He offers his visitors tea from a samovar and fruit from the. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915] Reference
Brewed in a samovar and served thick with honey in a Styrofoam cup. From Wordnik.com. [Girl] Reference
It had a samovar in the middle of it, and I warmed my hands over it. From Wordnik.com. [Futures Imperfect]
In a bettermost household, the samovar, the tea-urn, is always going. From Wordnik.com. [Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers] Reference
The samovar is always boiling and some one is always drinking tea there. From Wordnik.com. [Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915] Reference
“Why, have you been at the Schuetzburgs?” asked the hostess from the samovar. From Wordnik.com. [Anna Karenina] Reference
When tea is the breakfast beverage the samovar takes the place of the percolator. From Wordnik.com. [How to Prepare and Serve a Meal; and Interior Decoration] Reference
The samovar hissed and steamed, comfortably; and to its accompaniment the man filled. From Wordnik.com. [The Genius] Reference
On the table stood a samovar, cold long ago; and round it parcels, probably the eatables. From Wordnik.com. [The Schoolmistress and other stories] Reference
Musa came back; a decrepit little old woman followed her, bringing in a tarnished samovar. From Wordnik.com. [Punin and Baburin] Reference
A samovar stood on a little square table in the corner, and beside it a tin box of biscuits. From Wordnik.com. [A Daughter of To-Day] Reference
Then there came a soft rumble, as of water beginning to boil in some huge but distant samovar. From Wordnik.com. [Anything You Can Do ...] Reference
Sabbath, for of course on that day we cannot heat the samovar and so we have to do with less tea. From Wordnik.com. [Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago] Reference
O'BRIEN: All right, Jill, let's head to the samovar for a minute and read some tea leaves, can we?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 17, 2002] Reference
He plucked the empty teapot from her hand and stepped toward the simmering samovar on the counter. From Wordnik.com. [Angelmass]
We sit around the samovar, and this is what we sing: cho: That minx from Pinsk, I never shall forget. From Wordnik.com. [The Minx From Pinsk] Reference
A thought struck him — But I'd appreciate it if you'd get me some tea from the samovar before you go. From Wordnik.com. [Angelmass]
Lysenko must have made an arrangement with the carriage attendant to stay by her samovar and out of the way. From Wordnik.com. [Stalin's Ghost]
The samovar in the galley was, as usual, simmering gently with one of Ornina's long repertoire of tea blends. From Wordnik.com. [Angelmass]
The samovar was beginning to sing; the laborers and the family, having disposed of the horses, came in to dinner. From Wordnik.com. [Anna Karenina] Reference
We had hardly time to get in and look about us, Punin had hardly sent Musa for the samovar, when Baburin himself came in. From Wordnik.com. [Punin and Baburin] Reference
When Levin went upstairs, his wife was sitting near the new silver samovar behind the new tea service, and, having settled old. From Wordnik.com. [Anna Karenina] Reference
Avdyeeich put down his awl, got up, placed the samovar on the table, put some tea in it, and tapped on the window with his fingers. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas in Legend and Story A Book for Boys and Girls] Reference
On a small low table stood a brass samovar, bubbling gently, the scent of mint tea wafting towards Felicia as she crossed the room. From Wordnik.com. [Falcon's Prey]
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