The windows were open, and the party placed themselves near the jalousies. From Wordnik.com. [A Love Story] Reference
The house was painted a dazzling white; the outside shutters, or jalousies, were green. From Wordnik.com. [The Awakening] Reference
"From New Orleans?" enquired the voice of my friend through the jalousies of his verandah. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844] Reference
He saw her dimly through the jalousies and she opened the door before he could even smile. From Wordnik.com. [Again to Carthage] Reference
He built the house, pink with white jalousies and white railings, and named it Bella Vista. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson] Reference
So bad is the vog today that, in fact, I have closed all my jalousies and turned on the ac. From Wordnik.com. [you know it's bad when your eyes are watering] Reference
It was cool and dark after the outside air, being shaded with green jalousies at the windows. From Wordnik.com. [Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow] Reference
The heat had already commenced to become oppressive; the jalousies and windows were thrown open. From Wordnik.com. [A Love Story] Reference
The glow of a sunshiny day was toned down by closed jalousies to a mere transparency of darkness. From Wordnik.com. [The Arrow of Gold] Reference
'Grand Interior' and a select party are supposed to be looking down through the jalousies of the palace. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs] Reference
The house is painted white, adorned with green jalousies, and surrounded by a well-tilled quarter acre lot. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885] Reference
They sat on a rattan sofa, while the light from the Golden Turd across the Sumida filtered through the jalousies. From Wordnik.com. [Second Skin]
Shards of the jalousies, furniture littered the floor and He knelt, staring at the droplets of blood strewn about. From Wordnik.com. [beneath an opal moon]
The windows of her boudoir were protected by green wooden jalousies and were considered a safeguard against thieves. From Wordnik.com. [Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir] Reference
The jalousies had been smashed in at least three places and, fearing the worst, Moichi went out onto the wide veranda. From Wordnik.com. [beneath an opal moon]
Moichi was abruptly sick of the room and he went out through the ragged gap in the ruined jalousies, onto the veranda. From Wordnik.com. [beneath an opal moon]
The dwelling-houses have plate-glass windows and bright green jalousies; the side walks are of granite, and the whole has an. From Wordnik.com. [The Englishwoman in America] Reference
The room was dark, but the window was open, and the jalousies not having been closed it was possible to see that no one was there. From Wordnik.com. [Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow] Reference
The merchants, hidden away behind jalousies in their offices, or dashing down the streets in covered buggies, make but a poor show. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Chersonese and the way thither] Reference
For one thing, these factories, although small, are airy with open windows and jalousies to keep the sun out, and have ceiling fans. From Wordnik.com. [Hazel Goes Nuts After Online Shop is Pulled] Reference
And there were smaller houses of wood painted white, with bright green jalousies, in gardens of pumpkins, and surrounded by orchards. From Wordnik.com. [The Englishwoman in America] Reference
Other eyes were watching from behind the jalousies. From Wordnik.com. [The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance] Reference
Upstairs, behind the jalousies, Sotillo did not move for a long time. From Wordnik.com. [Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard] Reference
Green jalousies, half-drawn, shaded the upper part of the two windows. From Wordnik.com. [One of Ours] Reference
Concealed behind the half-closed jalousies he listened to what went on below. From Wordnik.com. [Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard] Reference
"'Fairy tale, by Jove!" said the Major, peering through the slats of the jalousies. From Wordnik.com. [The Day's Work - Volume 1] Reference
The half-closed jalousies darkened the room pervaded by the smell of fresh whitewash. From Wordnik.com. [Falk] Reference
Through the green jalousies, her ear listened to the sounds of the slumbering country. From Wordnik.com. [The Pearl of Lima A Story of True Love] Reference
While waiting for lights, the jalousies were once more opened, by orders from the chair. From Wordnik.com. [The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance] Reference
Madame sat in a wicker chair, her back to the closed green jalousies of the dining-room window. From Wordnik.com. [A Padre in France] Reference
All the windows were shut, all the jalousies shut, yet it was so hot that no one could stir within. From Wordnik.com. [Stories By English Authors: Italy (Selected by Scribners)] Reference
The daylight was glimmering through the closed jalousies, making stripes of light upon the ceiling. From Wordnik.com. [Dross] Reference
The conflict was now pretty nearly over, and the two men withdrew from the window and closed the jalousies. From Wordnik.com. [A Chapter of Adventures] Reference
All the jalousies were tightly shut, like eyes, and the house seemed fast asleep in the afternoon sunshine. From Wordnik.com. ['Twixt Land and Sea] Reference
Eleanor just looked and wondered; no more; for the hour was up, and she went to her window and raised the jalousies again. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Helmet, Volume II] Reference
The old red tiles, the red chimneys, the green jalousies, give some colour; and beneath there are shadowy corners and archways. From Wordnik.com. [The Open Air] Reference
A little unready to be still, she went off again into the room specially prepared for her, where the green jalousies shaded the windows. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Helmet, Volume II] Reference
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