reception-room

Doctor Emory continued to talk, and tried a fresh cigar, and, despite the fact that his reception-room was overflowing, delivered, not merely a long, but a live and interesting, dissertation on the subject of cigars and of the tobacco leaf and filler as grown and prepared for cigars in the tobacco-favoured regions of the earth.

CHAPTER XIX 2010

For which reason, one morning at eleven, taking Kwaque along, he called at Walter Merritt Emory's office and waited his turn in the crowded reception-room.

CHAPTER XIX 2010

-- "Miss Judson, please tell those people in the reception-room to be patient."

CHAPTER XIX 2010

He made a deep bow, and went through the reception-room into the hall.

Dear Carl Ginny Woods 2010

He entered a sort of reception-room, but a door beyond stood open, and the newspaper man went confidently forward.

Dear Carl Ginny Woods 2010

Paula Wendell was waiting for them in the reception-room of the studio with which she was connected.

Dear Carl Ginny Woods 2010

At that moment the door leading from the reception-room into the hallway opened, and an odd little group came in.

Dear Carl Ginny Woods 2010

Edmonds omits the word twice; Garnett once; while Briggs removes the repetition altogether by omitting the noun twice and using two rather different words ( "reception-room" and "waiting-room") on the other occasions.

Tolstoy's Real Hero Figes, Orlando 2007

She took us into the reception-room, when water and scented soap were brought in carved brass ewers and basins, incense was waved before us, and we were sprinkled with rose-water, whilst an embroidered gold canopy was held over our heads to concentrate the perfume.

The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton 2006

His dwelling was a big mud house, with a large reception-room, where we found a big fire.

The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton 2006