All 9 Uses of
alcove
in
Tangerine, by Edward Bloor
- For anything major, like a school report, I use Dad's big IBM, which is down in an alcove off the great room.†
p. 155.5 *
- Tonight I was down in the alcove searching for information on tangerines when Mom announced, "I've got people coming over tonight, Paul.†
p. 155.6
- I rolled my chair to the entrance of the alcove so he could see me.†
p. 156.3
- I dropped my stuff in the alcove and went into the kitchen for a drink.†
p. 167.2
- We dragged some stools into the alcove.†
p. 203.8
- I claimed my seat in the alcove at Dad's IBM.†
p. 240.3
- I know they were in the alcove for hours with that yellow legal pad.†
p. 270.5
- We passed by Dad sitting in his alcove in front of the IBM.†
p. 288.2
- When I walked back through the great room, Mom and Dad had both pulled up chairs in the alcove.†
p. 302.8
Definition:
a recessed or secluded space -- such as in a room or garden
The alcove of a room is a smaller room attached to a larger room and separated by an arch or other architectural feature other than a door.