1 Everyone knew that a woman of Belle's type couldn't have made enough money by herself to set up such a luxurious establishment.
2 It was luxurious in bed, and the house would be warm for her when she rose, she reflected.
3 For this reason a sleeping apartment should never be furnished with a fire, which is one of the luxurious discomforts of the rich.
4 In truth, this gentleman is a luxurious Ottoman, swimming about over the watery world, surroundingly accompanied by all the solaces and endearments of the harem.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 88. Schools and Schoolmasters. 5 The ordinary stiff dining chairs had been discarded for the occasion and replaced by the most commodious and luxurious which could be collected throughout the house.
6 He was reclining far back in the luxurious chair, holding a glass of champagne to the light.
7 On the whole, the appearance of the place was luxurious and romantic.
8 But, though luxurious, the Norman nobles were not generally speaking an intemperate race.
9 There were none in her father's house; but wealth is luxurious and daring, and some of hers found its way to a circulating library.
10 Through the glass paneling I caught a glimpse of a large and luxurious room, in which a considerable number of men were sitting about and reading papers, each in his own little nook.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter 11 In the window was a sumptuous writing-desk, and every detail of the apartment, the pictures, the rugs, and the hangings, all pointed to a taste which was luxurious to the verge of effeminacy.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN 12 Our chairs, being his patents, embraced and caressed us rather than submitted to be sat upon, and there was that luxurious after-dinner atmosphere when thought roams gracefully free of the trammels of precision.
13 My self-approval when I ticked an entry was quite a luxurious sensation.
14 My dear Copperfield,' said Mr. Micawber, 'this is luxurious.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 28. Mr. MICAWBER'S GAUNTLET 15 She was not alone; all around was that luxurious setting of idleness that she was used to, and she felt less wretched than at home.