| 单词 | vest pocket |
| 例句 | “I had it right here in my vest pocket,” he mumbled. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly he remembered a lighter in his vest pocket. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a small note card out of his vest pocket and handed it to Penelope. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I thank you for your trouble, Mr. Fleming,” he said, reaching into his vest pocket for a coin. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Plutarch steps back and pulls out a gold watch on a chain from a vest pocket. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Barnes reaches into his vest pocket for a pair of silver coins, which he places over Lincoln’s eyes. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He dug a match from his vest pocket. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He sat down, took off his glasses, and returned them to his vest pocket. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He stopped and searched all of his pockets; in his vest pocket he found a lone copper cent. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Blue eyes dancing, he reached in his vest pocket and pulled out an advertising leaflet, covered with drawings of cars, and pointed to a black open sedan. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The man pulled drumsticks from his vest pocket and gave a practice rat-a-tat run before readjusting some buckets. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Martha, using his vest pockets for finger-holds, would climb up on his stomach and the other three would tickle him so that Martha would be joggled up and down when he laughed. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Hal rolled the bills like a cigarette and put them in his vest pocket. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He fished into his vest pocket for something and got suddenly to his feet. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Barbarossa blew his nose once more, then stuffed his handkerchief back into his vest pocket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z On such occasions, Dad would click a stopwatch, which he always carried in his vest pocket. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Lanning flipped a sheet of paper out of his vest pocket and unfolded it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Yes. This will do. So, what is it then?” he says, slipping it into his vest pocket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z After a while, the policeman rewraps the money and tucks it into his vest pocket. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Junior pulled a knife from his vest pocket, his hands shaking. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The jacket of his blue serge suit was open, revealing a heavy gold chain linked between his vest pockets as he moved toward me with a noiseless tread. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He fished into his vest pocket for something and got suddenly to his feet. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry inspected him shrewdly and took a pencil from his stuffed vest pocket and rubbed the eraser against his big white front teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He straightened his tie and took his Phi Beta Kappa key from his vest pocket and began to twirl it on its lanyard, as he often did on such occasions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He felt in his vest pocket; there was a ten- dollar bill there. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny had no watch but he took an iron faucet washer, attached the fob to it and wore it in his vest pocket all day pretending it was a watch. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z From his upper left vest pocket he took an old-fashioned straight-edged razor. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Bate took out a duck from his vest pocket and, holding her in his arm, stroked her breast until she was hypnotized and calm. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A black guy with glasses sits at the end of the bench, opening peanuts and putting the shells in his left vest pocket, the peanuts in his right. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Back in the store with the numbers in my vest pocket, I decide to steal a few more minutes and make my calls on company time from the pay phone near layaway. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw his badge hanging from his vest pocket. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Laurie smiled, took it, put it in his vest pocket ‘to keep it from blowing away’, and listened with interest to the lively letter Amy read him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I crammed my ribbon tie in my vest pocket and unbuttoned my collar, wiping at the clammy sweat dewed on my neck. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z "There's something in your vest pocket. Dad," I said. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The man pulled drumsticks from his vest pocket and gave a practice rat-a-tat run before readjusting some buckets. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He stood to reach into his vest pocket and, in doing so, dropped his cap. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He slipped his fingers into his vest pocket and felt the crisp roll of bills. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He pulls four fluorescent orange wristbands from his vest pocket and fastens them around our wrists. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z From his vest pocket he pulled a derringer, a gun weighing just 8 ounces and loaded with a single .44-caliber lead ball. Abraham Lincoln’s assassination: Great joy, then a gunshot 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Cheney opened his suit jacket to show the battery and control panel to his heart pump, both of which were stored in his vest pockets. No political dustups for Cheney on 'The View' 2011-09-13T18:46:11Z More practical was the vest pocket camera, with a shutter release cable dangling down the sleeve into the hand. Watching you 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z Trump even had a copy of the clause in his vest pocket that he tried to pull out on the stand. Column: Trump's fraud trial strategy may be politically effective. But it's legally disastrous 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Taylor wore a black-plate carrier vest body armor and had a knife in his vest pocket and a stun baton in his backpack, court filings said. Orange County insurrectionist faces up to 20 years in prison for role on Jan. 6 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Moore then backed up, took a silver handgun from his vest pocket, and fired at least one round at Wondimu, the chief said. Dead pregnant woman found in home of man accused of killing store clerk, police say 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z After the hunt at Mill Creek, leaning against his white Toyota Tundra with two dead rats in his vest pocket, Mr. Carter looked at Boon, curled up in his cage in the truck bed. How to Think Like a Mink 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Inside a vest pocket, Cruz, now 23, also had a police identification card his late father had been issued by a New York department. Florida school shooter’s AR-15 rifle shown to his jurors 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Gentlemen carried small snap-top cases of snuff in their vest pockets. Why France really helped America's Founding Fathers fight the Revolutionary War 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z He kept his glasses case tucked in a vest pocket of his prison scrubs, beneath his white beard, and folded his hands over his broad belly. Long-Buried Secrets: The Serial Killer and the Detective 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z An old man, covered in blood and still in shock and pain, tried to get a nurse to search one of his vest pockets. For Afghan Civilians, Road Between Life and Death Is Narrow — and Mined 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z But one man, a 29-year-old stock broker’s clerk and a small-time, “vest pocket” stamp dealer, went to the Post Office instead. An aviation flop led to stamp-collecting history and made the ‘Inverted Jenny’ famous 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Too broke to lodge himself anywhere but in a tent at a rural campsite in Virginia, he ruined his lone suit, a tan number, when a pen exploded in his vest pocket. Why conservative magazines are more important than ever 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z “But in a vest pocket park of this size, the light is obliterated.” A Tiny Park Fights for Sunlight Among New York City Skyscrapers 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z He snapped on a silver clip-on tie and tucked a matching handkerchief in his vest pocket. ‘Did your father die?’ For a 2nd-grader, gunfire, lockdowns, then the worst violence of all 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The pocket watch was found in Rockne’s suit vest pocket and the prayer book in his travel bag after Transcontinental and Western Air Flight 599 fell into a remote Kansas prairie field in 1931. Knute Rockne watch, prayer book going on auction block 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Zagg specializes in such computer accessories and the latest one, the Pocket, is just 15 percent smaller than a traditional keyboard but folds up into a thin card that can fit into a vest pocket. LARK GOULD: 10 best travel gadgets from CES 2016 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Then, reaching into a vest pocket, he pulled out another white iPhone and plugged that in as well. ‘Our Demand Is Simple: Stop Killing Us.’ 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z But those are all nine-hole configurations, done primarily to fit a playable 18 within a vest pocket site. Tom Doak is designing a reversible golf course, which isn't as crazy as it sounds: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Besides, he had a diamond ring on his finger of dazzling brightness and a little jewelled watch in his vest pocket, which he pulled out to see what time of day it was. The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z Finding, after prolonged trial, that it was impracticable to put my hat in my vest pocket, I placed it on the floor, and put both feet in it. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z A vivid memory of what the torn sheet found in the riddled vest pocket revealed engrossed his mind. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z The habit of carrying a comb in his vest pocket marks him as free from the social ambitions which number more victims in the Senate than the ambition for the presidency. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z His Grace produced a key from his vest pocket and unlocked a drawer in the desk. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Until recently he had slipped smoothly rounded peppermints banded in red from his vest pocket to her, or, the supply running low, passed her his pencil and an envelope to amuse herself. Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z He took one up, eased a stray safety match from his vest pocket, flicked it with his fingernail, and lit up. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z Here’s the pellet,” and Ike brought the little flattened lead bullet out of his vest pocket. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z Not till he had clawed his way inside my coat and put his nose in my vest pocket did he find the cause of the mysterious sounds which he heard. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z Andrew clapped his hand to his vest pocket. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z The stranger drew from his vest pocket the stub of a soft-leaded pencil about three inches long. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z When the latter had gone, De Bac carefully put the paper by in a letter-case he drew from his vest pocket. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z I lost no time in collecting the remaining bits of the paper, and carefully placed them in my vest pocket. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z "It looks like—by gad! it is!—a tightly wrapped spindle of paper!" and a moment later the original of the Carruthers Code reposed safely in the Secret Service agent's vest pocket. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z “It shall be a ‘Mizpah’ of trust, dearest, and shall come back to you with an engagement ring,” he softly replied, as he slipped it into his vest pocket. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z Reaching into his vest pocket for a match, his fingers encountered something. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Fenn replaced the headache cure and explored the lower right-hand vest pocket. Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise 2011-11-07T02:00:19.467Z From his vest pocket he took a small box and removed the lid, exposing a reddish substance that looked like salve. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z You could put England into its vest pocket without knowing it was there. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z Then he produced a couple of cigars from his vest pocket, and offering one to Jack, continued: “She deserves no mercy.” An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z With a snarling curse he sprang to his feet, drawing a match from his vest pocket with shaking fingers. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Unused to carrying all their worldly goods in their vest pockets, these same pockets became empty again with uncommon rapidity. Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster 2011-10-02T02:00:12.020Z Starr hung up the receiver just as the little box disappeared into Culligore’s vest pocket. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z Today, Mr. Wahab is general manager of the Afghan central-bank branch near the Khyber Pass, a middle-age man who carries tinted bifocals in his vest pocket and chooses Diet Pepsi over regular. Launching the Missile That Made History 2011-10-01T03:09:36Z With that idea he beckoned Smith into a lobby of an adjacent building, which at that early hour was untenanted, and produced the medal from his vest pocket. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z Shaughnessy glanced at it and thrust it in his vest pocket. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Quickly he stuck a cigar between his lips, tugging at his mustache with one hand and exploring his vest pocket with the other. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Lieutenant Culligore took a cigar from his vest pocket and lighted it with elaborate care. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z Besides the remains of my previous week's pay, about $3, I had $20 saved up out of my wages, and I kept this in one $20 note in my inside vest pocket. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Each one packed with a clip to hold it in your vest pocket. The Bradys After a Chinese Princess The Yellow Fiends of 'Frisco 2011-09-06T02:00:11.117Z "But you didn't go to them with the cash in your hand," Wallingford smilingly reminded him, and from an envelope in his inside vest pocket he produced a bundle of large bills. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z He plucked a small metallic instrument from his vest pocket and brought it to his lips. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Instead of taking it out of his vest pocket, father opened his pocket-book and said, “Did you say you wanted ten dollars or ten cents, my boy?” The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z In his vest pocket he has a small apothecary shop—a collection of round paste-board boxes and little bottles. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z At the church door he halted and drew a key from his vest pocket with which he unlocked the door. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Nothing worth mentioning in the outside coat pockets; nothing in the inside coat pockets; in the inside vest pocket a few yellow papers! Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z Also, he has invented a combination keyless door-lock that travelers may carry in their vest pockets and apply immediately and successfully under all circumstances. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z "Now," exclaimed Ike, pushing his fee in his vest pocket, "who's the woman?" The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z Then actually place the ball in the mouth, pretend to swallow it, and produce the one from the vest pocket, which will appear to be the same. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z She handed the five to Hinse, who promptly tucked it away in his vest pocket. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z The single tack in his vest pocket had assumed proportions far larger than his six cottages and his home. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z “How much?” inquired his passenger, leaping out and reaching into his vest pocket. Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy 2011-06-13T02:00:31.130Z Then came a copy of Lady Juliana's letter of dismissal, with the comment: "Thoms, my boy, you did well to search that vest pocket." Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z This coin is placed in the performer's right vest pocket, and is obtained by means of the following trick. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z For an instant, Harry Townsend’s hand flew to his vest pocket. The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z The man glanced round at his visitor and continued his work without a sign of recognition, and the hotel-keeper propped himself on the counter and drew a cigar from his vest pocket. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z Tug crooked his elbow and produced the package from his vest pocket, which he waved aloft as an intimation that Tigley's nose should be held, when next they met, until he swallowed its contents. The Mystery of the Locks 2011-05-29T02:00:08.800Z One hand slowly descends to his vest pocket, from which he extracts a richly bejewelled watch. Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z From his vest pocket he drew the folded telegram and gave it to her. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z "They are in his vest pocket, one in each," said the detective. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z “Buy something for the old lady, then,” said Frank, as he pushed the bill into Seth’s vest pocket. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z Clay fell into it heavily, and began fumbling at his vest pocket, but he soon let his hand drop in a nerveless manner. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z "See here!" said the policeman, drawing a bit of torn cloth from his vest pocket and holding it up to view. Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z He had two thousand dollars in his vest pocket—but it was not worth a coat. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z The man fished one from a vest pocket with fingers which seemed to quiver slightly, and there was no doubt as to the look of suspended excitement in his mild eyes. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z There was some question about a text in the Epistles, and Dr. Ward took from his vest pocket a small Testament. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z They hurriedly stripped the canvas covering from the half-conscious man, and, taking a small bottle from his vest pocket, gave him a few drops of the liquid. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z In his vest pocket were found three United States notes for one hundred dollars each, and a small quantity of loose change. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z He had two thousand dollars of the money from that vault in his vest pocket at that moment! Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z This card he had, or thought he had, put away safely in his vest pocket which he had pinned securely for the safety of its contents. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z But the superb-eyed only settled himself lower down in his lounging attitude, and slowly withdrawing a small, unpretending, and unribboned glass from his vest pocket, steadily, yet not entirely insultingly, notwithstanding the circumstances, scrutinized Pierre. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z With his left hand, despite the struggles and protesting roars of the captive, he removed a six-shooter from a shoulder holster and a derringer from a vest pocket. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z "But this morning I found two ducats in your vest pocket," remarked the old servant. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z I found this”—the ruby, from his vest pocket, was lying now in the open palm of Billy Kane’s hand. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z We need to create quiet places, the expert says, small contained areas like those vest pocket parks, at a cost far less than that of reconfiguring the urban infrastructure. Books on Science: Embracing Silence in a Noisy World 2010-04-19T23:19:00Z He slid it into his vest pocket instead. The Window at the White Cat He started to put it into a vest pocket, though better of it, balled it into a crumple and tossed it into the cardboard box that served for a waste-paper basket. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z We fell in at the side of our "vest pocket edition of a train" and marched off, and just as the sun was about to show his face, we arrived at Camp Woodley, Romsey, England. History of Ambulance Company Number 139 Billy Kane’s fingers slipped mechanically into his vest pocket, and, hidden there, mechanically began to twirl a small, hard object, irregular in its shape, between their tips. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z It explains everything, and “puts the key to the universe into one’s vest pocket.” The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 He fished in his vest pocket and produced tobacco and papers, matches—last of all, a tiny turquoise horse, an inch long. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus "I've often heard a woman's 'no' doesn't mean what it says," he muttered, fishing out the makings from a vest pocket. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z He excused himself and went back to a cabinet where I saw him place a little vial and a hypodermic needle in his vest pocket. The Social Gangster His fingers came from his vest pocket, and his hand clenched fiercely at his side. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z All of these things I carried in my vest pockets, and when Mtulu confiscated my luggage the magic lantern and views of course escaped his notice. Mr. Munchausen Being a True Account of Some of the Recent Adventures beyond the Styx of the Late Hieronymus Carl Friedrich, Sometime Baron Munchausen of Bodenwerder "No—no, my boy—this is on me!" protested Mr. Cooley, drawing a wad of money from his vest pocket and carelessly tossing a hundred-franc note across the counter. John Marsh's Millions I rubbed and worked nervously for several minutes; then I bethought me of my printer rule which was luckily in my vest pocket. Hunted Down or, Five Days in the Fog Instantly I recognized the little vial that Kennedy had shoved into his vest pocket. The Social Gangster Mr. Binswanger drew his spectacles off his nose, snapped them into a worn-leather case and into his vest pocket; a wan smile lay on his lips. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole I remember seeing him put it into a vest pocket," added Phil, "and meant to ask him for it, but forgot to do so. Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895 They ran short of coal and wanted a tow, and all the coal they had left when reaching us, a man could have put in his vest pocket. Our Caughnawagas in Egypt a narrative of what was seen and accomplished by the contingent of North American Indian voyageurs who led the British boat Expedition for the Relief of Khartoum up the Cataracts of the Nile. "Either cash oder nothing," was his ultimatum, and Wolfson replaced the checkbook in his vest pocket and drew a roll of bills from his trousers. The Competitive Nephew First he drew out the desk slide at Mr. Bubble’s left; then from his inside vest pocket he produced a large flat package of greenbacks, no bill being of less than a hundred dollars’ denomination. Young Wallingford Therewith he thrust both hands into his vest pockets, extracted a card from one of them, and laid it hastily upon the rock beside her. International Short Stories American "There is money in my vest pocket, Molly; get it, will you?" Fairfax and His Pride He placed his own case in the boy's vest pocket. The Mountain Girl He fastened another hypnotic glare on the shrinking Daiches and, taking the remaining diamonds from Borrochson, he put them with the others in his vest pocket. The Competitive Nephew Billy, with great deliberation, took a pin from the lapel of his coat and pinned his hundred-dollar bill inside his inside vest pocket, then he winked prodigiously, and without another word withdrew. Young Wallingford He fumbled in his vest pocket, found a small key, and with trembling hand inserted it in the album lock. The Prophetic Camera Smaller watches were first made about 200 years ago, and now they have some that are so very small that you could carry six or seven of them in your vest pocket without inconvenience. With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul For these supplemental lessons a series of pocket memory lessons is prepared by the school; it is a neat little book, suited for a boy's vest pocket. Seven Graded Sunday Schools A Series of Practical Papers And Parson Page said he laid his watch on the bureau and forgot to put it back in his vest pocket when he put on his Sunday clothes. The Land of Long Ago “And did you really make this greenback?” he asked, drawing from his vest pocket a crinkled new ten-dollar-bill which he spread upon the table and examined with very eager interest indeed. Young Wallingford I picked up my pistol from where it had fallen, a few feet below, and as she turned about, carefully reloaded it from cartridges by chance in my vest pocket. Eleven Possible Cases Then he kissed her, and Christine did not deny him, but when he took from his vest pocket a pretty gold ring holding an emerald stone, she shook her head. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl No matter; put your hand into this vest pocket,—you 'll find some shillings there: take them, whatever they be. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Douglass meditatively took out of his vest pocket a broad-leaded indelible pencil with which he traced upon the margin of a newspaper the characters which composed the Carter brand: "C—." The Song of the Wolf Then he took it out, tore it up into four or five pieces quickly, put it in his vest pocket, and went upstairs intending at the first opportunity to dispose of it. The "Genius" I slipped it off my little finger and placed it in my vest pocket. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia As Dr. Grey lingered to secure the door, his eye fell upon 264 the silver key on the floor; and, placing it in his vest pocket, he rejoined Salome. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part I used to go with 'em rattlin' loose in my vest pocket. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine Being one of the skirmish line, I remember how cold and blue the water was, and that it was so deep as to come into our vest pockets. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 He did not discover what had happened till he prepared to bunk down for the night, when he unbuckled his sword belt he discovered a strange formation in his vest pocket. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry He cursed, fumbled for the bottle in his vest pocket. Martyr Then he suddenly drew from his vest pocket a gold watch and looked at it. Young Auctioneers The Polishing of a Rolling Stone From his vest pocket he took out a little parcel wrapped in a shop bill. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks Do I even extract from your vest pocket the humble jitney? The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out A Minnie bullet had struck his belt plate square and had glanced so as to go under the plate into his vest pocket, where it met the bunch of keys. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry Then the broker put his hand in his vest pocket, and passed over several bank bills. The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds Nathan Perry folded the note, and as he put it in his vest pocket he felt the proud beat of his heart. In the Heart of a Fool Mr. Wells apparently expected to find every American with a card in his vest pocket containing a complete scheme of an American Utopia. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations He drew from his vest pocket a slip of paper and compared the number. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out "Go away!" screamed the giant, shaking so that Dorothy slid into his vest pocket. The Royal Book of Oz In which the Scarecrow goes to search for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island Poor Walker! a ball struck him in the left shoulder, passed over his heart, and came out in his right vest pocket! The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Mr. Brotherton watched the Judge as he put the pen in his vest pocket, after it had been filled. In the Heart of a Fool "I shouldn't think he would want to carry that money in his vest pocket," said Tom. Elam Storm, The Wolfer Or, The Lost Nugget He drew from his vest pocket a two-dollar bill, which he placed in Robert's hand. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success Duncan slipped the scrap of paper into his vest pocket, saying to the teller: "Make a memorandum that I have possession of this." A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs Dempster gave a sigh that shook his manly bosom through and through, and says he: "There," drawing a roll of bank bills from his vest pocket, "will that do?" Phemie Frost's Experiences He first examined the bullet and compared it with one he took from his vest pocket. Death Points a Finger It was in his vest pocket completely out of reach of his bound hands, but there was a way out of that difficulty. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 He took the money from his vest pocket and dropped it into the box. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success "Just give me half a minute, will you, Fred?" begged the tall chum, who was fumbling in his vest pocket. Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School A look of irritation swept over the placid face of G. B. Stiles, and he slipped the toothpick back in his vest pocket and walked away. The Eye of Dread And I got that property in my vest pocket. The Crimson Tide A Novel He stopped in a corridor; his fingers, fumbling in a vest pocket, had touched the little metal spheres. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 From his vest pocket he drew the two-dollar bill, and, passing it across the counter, he said: "You may take your pay out of this." Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success And as he spoke he drew a crisp bill from his vest pocket and thrust it into Jessie's hand. Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover “Well, see you again, I hope,” he said, and walked off, picking his teeth with a quill pick which he took from his vest pocket. The Eye of Dread Producing a slip of paper from his vest pocket. The Strollers He was so quiet and unassuming that you could hear his watch ticking in his vest pocket! Interference and Other Football Stories Suddenly he wheeled 92 round, put his fingers into his vest pocket and pulled out a piece of blue paper. The Spoilers of the Valley Memorize the gist of the letter on your way to your office––particularly the name and address––and place it securely in your vest pocket. The Crevice The latter felt in one of the vest pockets and drew out a ten dollar bill. The Web of the Golden Spider The flat-footed negro continued to bet until he arrived at the bottom of his vest pocket, and then he began to draw upon a fund concealed in the fob pocket of his trousers. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories Wiggate did not answer, but he took something from his vest pocket, It was a lead bullet, slightly flattened. Valley of Wild Horses “Great Andrew Carnegie!” muttered Jim, wetting the glowing end of his cigar and putting it carefully into his upper vest pocket for future use when a client might be around. The Spoilers of the Valley I managed to slip it into my vest pocket, unobserved by my visitors. The Crevice In using these do not spread over the entire lap, nor fasten under the chin bib-fashion, nor in the buttonhole, and, if a man, do not tuck in the vest pockets. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Old Man Curry smiled and dipped two fingers and a thumb into his vest pocket. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories Now he took off his spectacles, put them in the silver case that hung from his neck by a velvet cord and dropped the case in his vest pocket. Shaman “Tom,” said he, with the air of a Wall Street banker, “here’s a five for you,” taking a new, crisp bill from his vest pocket. The Boy Broker Or, Among the Kings of Wall Street He reached with his finger and thumb in his vest pocket and drew out a small folded paper. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West Big cattle ranches that could put all Fieldham in their vest pockets! A Bookful of Girls The money which Squeaking Henry won by reason of the marked cards did him very little good, remaining in his possession barely long enough to cause his vest pocket to sag a trifle. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories He was feeling in his vest pocket as he asked this question, and drew out a card. Harper's Young People, March 2, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly In searching through my vest pocket for a match I found a dollar bill all neatly rolled up. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity But his left thumb soon showed him the ring was safe in his vest pocket. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton The ticking of the watch in my vest pocket came to my ears, shucking off the leisurely seconds, while McCord's finger-nails gnawed at the palms of his hands. Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories Then I took from my vest pocket the tiny little object I had found and carefully examined it. The Seven Secrets The farmer put away the bills in his old wallet, and the stranger slipped the coupon carelessly into his vest pocket. The Tin Box and What it Contained My materia medica was in my vest pocket; my small library in my head, with its contents in a very hazy condition. The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure Then he put the gold buckskin whincher in his vest pocket and spoke to himself again, “It’s luck.” Rootabaga Stories The doctor twisted the heavy-linked watch chain which dangled from his vest pocket as if calling upon it for words. The Wind Before the Dawn I felt in my vest pocket and touched the little object with a feeling of secret satisfaction. The Seven Secrets The fat Churchwarden fished in his vest pocket and drew out, between a fat thumb and a fat forefinger, a round shining piece of metal, and put it in Freddie's hand. The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure You may search my vest pockets, and my most secret bureau drawers, but you will not find one miserable five franc piece besides.” Humorous Ghost Stories I put my thumbs in my vest pocket and I wiggled my fingers like a man when he is proud of what he is going to have if he gets it. Rootabaga Stories Flandrau, who had purposely chosen a seat in the corner where he was hemmed in by the chairs of the others, began to feel in his vest pockets. Crooked Trails and Straight The guests who arrived first commented on the view and expanded their chests when they realized that they carried that city in their vest pockets. The Rat Racket The professor again withdrew the tiny instrument from his vest pocket, held it to his ear and adjusted the switch. John Jones's Dollar He tucked his railroader's watch back in his vest pocket. It Could Be Anything Meanwhile he slipped the two coins into his vest pocket. A Cousin's Conspiracy A Boy's Struggle for an Inheritance All went well until he placed his hand in Judd's vest pocket. Over the Line “Perhaps you don’t know me?” says he, explorin’ his vest pockets sort of aimless with his fingers. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe He always carries a few hooks and a line in his vest pocket, he told me. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri "Do you?" returned Tom, coolly, as he thrust it into his vest pocket, for, unlike the majority of his companions, he indulged in the luxury of a vest. Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success He drew from his vest pocket a bill, and extended it to Luke. Luke Walton "I put dad's fifteen dollars in my inside vest pocket." The Erie Train Boy Reedy took a plump yellow cigar from his vest pocket, and with a deferential bow: "Will you permit me?" The Desert Fiddler This I took to church in my vest pocket, with a few leaves carefully turned down. Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings The black mustache which he had used as a disguise he thrust carelessly in his vest pocket. Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success "Give it to me, if you please," and the rich man took the card without a smile, and put it into his vest pocket, not seeming in the least surprised. Luke Walton Then a momentary suspicion led him to search for the hundred dollars in gold which he had carefully concealed in his inside vest pocket. The Erie Train Boy He liked to go into a bank and carelessly pull $25,000 checks out of his vest pocket. The Desert Fiddler So he had the money safely fastened in his inside vest pocket while he watched his cousin so oddly during the evening. The Mission of Janice Day A quick smile of triumph lit up his face, and delving into a vest pocket, he brought forth a scrap of paper, unfolded it, and took out a fragment of charred pine shaving. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity The other produced it from his vest pocket, but, of course, this threw no light upon the quality of the watch. Luke Walton At last he felt in the inside vest pocket and drew out the gold coins. The Erie Train Boy For the moment their pipes reposed in their vest pockets. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland The ring-box which Tom had so eagerly pulled from his vest pocket as he sat upon the divan with Polly, he now managed to slip back again without having been 261 discovered in the act. Polly's Business Venture Boland placed his fingers in his vest pocket and drew out a fountain pen, the point of which he examined attentively. Little Lost Sister Harold took out fifteen dollars which he had put in his vest pocket for the purpose, and tendered them to the pawnbroker. Luke Walton Who ever heard of a male masher feeling in an unprotected female's vest pocket for cloves? Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 "Thank you, Little Bobtail," said Captain Chinks, taking a quarter in scrip from his vest pocket, and giving it to him. Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. Vainly he searched his vest pockets, the pockets 130 of his coat. Blue Ridge Country There was a stifled exclamation—she thought from Tom—then two strong arms closed around her, and she found herself crying into someone's vest pocket, but it wasn't Tom's. Tabitha at Ivy Hall The old man rose, knocked the ashes out of his pipe and put the pipe in his vest pocket, stretched himself, and reached for his cap. The Flag He took from his vest pocket a dollar greenback. Slow and Sure The Story of Paul Hoffman the Young Street-Merchant Meanwhile he slipped the two coins into his vest pocket It was not much, but it was more than he had had in his possession for months. The Young Bank Messenger For some moments he held me in silence, then suddenly he felt in his vest pocket and pulled out a large silver watch. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille With great deliberation he took out of his vest pocket a little black box with bright flowers painted on the lid. Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915 He took two from his vest pocket and handed one to his companion, and his shrewd old eyes twinkled. The Green Rust Nobody can lug off steamships in a vest pocket. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 He replied, "Certainly, sir," and as I was pulling the roll out of my vest pocket he said: "How much is it, sir?" Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude Capi again felt in his master's vest pocket and pulled out a cord. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille The latter took a cigar out of an upper vest pocket and worried one end of it with a tooth. The Rich Little Poor Boy Reaching into his vest pocket he pulled out a bottle which was hermetically sealed. The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist "In my vest pocket," I replied, encouraged by a hope that the resolute girl might set me free. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk "They were going to strip me, were they," he said to himself, as he pulled a small roll of bills from the vest pocket of his dress suit. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) Murphy was struck in the body by a bullet, and his life was saved by his pipe, which he carried in his vest pocket. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado Read pulled a flat grenade from his vest pocket. The Green Beret He plucked a ten-dollar note out of his vest pocket and thrust it into her hand. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Marian put her hand into my vest pocket and took out my knife. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk Mr. Early carefully refolded the slip of paper, and tucked it away in his vest pocket, but he spoke with engaging openness. Jewel Weed “Well,” continued the Sepoy, “kindly put your hand in my right vest pocket and withdraw a small case of shagreen which you will find there.” The Flaw in the Sapphire Read unclipped a telescoping rod from his vest pocket. The Green Beret He had a perfectly new and shining broadcloth suit on, a diamond pin was in his necktie, and a very massive gold chain could be seen dangling from his vest pocket. How It All Came Round "Do you think I am going to stand dumb as an oyster and let somebody land a blow over my vest pocket hard enough to smash that watch, Mrs. McGregor?" interrogated the giant. Carl and the Cotton Gin He caught at the vest pocket above his heart. Sally of Missouri His hand slipped to his vest pocket, but he replaced the cigar uncertainly: it seemed not quite the thing to smoke. In The Valley Of The Shadow On reaching the door he extinguished the little pipe by the summary process of thrusting the point of his blunt forefinger into the bowl, and deposited it hot in his vest pocket. The Story of the Rock Fay, tucking away his badge and pancake phone, dropped the button in Gusterson’s vest pocket. The Creature from Cleveland Depths From his vest pocket he drew three little cubes of iron. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure "Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket. Sally of Missouri You might search my vest pockets and most secret drawers without even finding one poor five-franc piece more.' The Mummy's Foot In his vest pocket were a pencil and a notebook used for keeping the accounts of the highgraders with whom he did business. The Highgrader He had been in to see Hamilton Dart before and carried a hundred dollars in his vest pocket. From Farm to Fortune or Nat Nason's Strange Experience He's sure he stuck it in his vest pocket when he blew in, but it ain't there. From Place to Place I took the key from his vest pocket, and unlocked the door. Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student Dexter drew a cigar out from a vest pocket, as he stood leaning against a decaying mantel, and lighted it. The Grammar School Boys of Gridley or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving Gibson drew a watch from his vest pocket and glanced at it. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles Mr. Kirkwood, who supported Mr. Lindsley, told me it was the strangest election he had ever seen, that everyone brought his ticket in his vest pocket, and there was no electioneering at the polls. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. Whereupon Mr. Cox, fumbling in his vest pocket, found a pair of folders, and putting them astride his nose, gazed at the pseudo-broker's man with crushing effect. Light Freights Shepley took a cigar from his vest pocket, bit off the end, lighted it, and puffed a cloud of fragrant smoke into the air. The Brand of Silence A Detective Story But, now that I think of it," after a pause, carefully taking a little wad from a remote corner of his vest pocket, "here are two bills they gave me at St. Louis, yesterday. The Confidence-Man "Big Jim" drew a cigar from his vest pocket, clipped off the end of it with a snap of his teeth and lighted it with a match. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles “Vell, it’s pleasant to ’ear that, any’ow,” returned Bobby, placing the silver coin in a vest pocket which was always kept in repair for coins of smaller value. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure After having given sufficient time, as he said, “for the first o’ the squall to blow over,” he summarily snubbed his pipe, put it into his vest pocket, and re-entered. Charlie to the Rescue He could feel the roll of bills Prale had given him bulging his vest pocket, so he guessed robbery was not the motive. The Brand of Silence A Detective Story “Ho! inteed!” exclaimed Angus, rising in wrath, and cramming his pipe into his vest pocket; “it is herself that will pe pothering you no more spout your dirty land, Samyool Ruvnshaw.” The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood As they concluded their brief Sabbath exercises, La Salle drew from his vest pocket a stump of lead pencil, and seemed at a loss for something on which to write. Adrift in the Ice-Fields Having thus cleared his conscience, Ned committed the cash to his vest pocket, and presented the purse with its remaining contents to the rats in a neighbouring sewer. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure He carried a tube of radium in his vest pocket and was severely burnt as a consequence. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Well, I took a small roll of paper and put the imitation bill around it, and put the roll in my vest pocket. Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand Percy thrust it quickly into his vest pocket. Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret At the same time he drew a gold watch from his vest pocket, and looked also at that. The Lone Ranche God bless you, whoever you are,” he said, fumbling in his vest pocket; having forgotten that he represented an abject beggar, and had no money there. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure Attaches to watch chain or neck cord, or fits vest pocket. Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. For a minute he stands gazin' at it before he stows it away careful in an inside vest pocket. Shorty McCabe on the Job Carrying around loaded blank pistols is not nearly so congenial to most men as a cigar in the left hand vest pocket. The Masques of Ottawa "O! here you are," said he, and, picking up the butterfly and wagon, he put them in his vest pocket—that is, all excepting the butterfly's head. Ting-a-ling And Tode drew his precious three leaves from his vest pocket. Three People And here," taking something else from his coat or vest pocket, "is a very fine specimen of the spotted coffin-filler, rather curious. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly "I can wear it now, out here," retorted Prescott, slipping the silver watch into a vest pocket and passing the chain through a buttonhole. The Grammar School Boys Snowbound or, Dick & Co. at Winter Sports It was while we was messin' around the vest pocket kitchen, everybody tryin' to help, that we spots this face at the window opposite. Torchy As A Pa In a few instances I have acceded to the wishes of my friends, and applied to the doctors; but have been careful not to allow their prescriptions to get further than my vest pocket. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer The ticking of the watch in my vest pocket came to my ears, shucking off the leisurely seconds, while McCord’s fingernails gnawed at the palms of his hands. The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story The engineer drew a pretty trinket of a match box from his upper vest pocket and struck a match near the face. Frontier Boys in Frisco I think some Liebig will reduce foods to their last analyses, and by an ultimate concentration of their elements, will enable the man of the future to carry a year's provisions in his vest pocket. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales Bristow stooped down, picked up something from the floor near the sofa and dropped it into his vest pocket. The Winning Clue He feels in his vest pockets—first the right, then the left. More Jonathan Papers In his vest pocket he has a small apothecary shop, a collection of round paste-board boxes and little bottles. Evening Round Up More Good Stuff Like Pep Ah, Mr. Graham, I must confess, it hurts me, it hurts me here,"—he indicated a grease-spot just below his vest pocket,—"to be separated from that dear child just when she needs me most. Quin If you'll look in that left vest pocket, there's a little leather case there," he said, "and—and you'd better take the pin, too, I guess. While Caroline Was Growing "And this," added Bristow, taking something from his vest pocket and handing it to the chief of police, "looks more like it, doesn't it?" The Winning Clue Then, the conductor being only a few seats away, I beg Jonathan to look once more in his vest pocket, where he always puts them. More Jonathan Papers And, Doctor, don't wear your fountain-pen in your white vest pocket. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail These reasonable requirement being readily acquiesced in, the office was accepted and the money hazarded by each faction carefully deposited in the "empire's" vest pocket. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective He read the name, slowly, and then placed the card in his vest pocket. Phantom Wires A Novel The ring is here in my vest pocket. Frank Merriwell's Chums With that name in my vest pocket I felt her near me, fixed my attention upon my book again, and learned my lessons more easily. Confessions of Boyhood He had seen Badger fishing in his right vest pocket for a stub of a pencil awhile before. Frank Merriwell's Reward Promptly taking a roll from his vest pocket, Mr. Stevens handed the negro a fifty-dollar bill, and turning to Blaine solemnly observed, "God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform!" Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Reasonably satisfied, he rose to his knees, and took from his vest pocket a small diamond ring. Phantom Wires A Novel Then he drew a cigar from a top vest pocket and bit the end through, brushing his moustache aside to discover a place in which to deposit it in his mouth. The Forfeit Do you happen to have anything like a map of the surrounding country in your inside vest pocket? The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island Or, A Cave and What It Contained At last his right hand dropped softly to his vest pocket, as though it had some interest in deceiving his left hand. Bohemian Days Three American Tales They can be packed away in a vest pocket, and they can be turned inside out and worn, the inside surface being as smooth and well finished as the outside. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The wheel at Meriden is of the most diminutive size, scarcely exceeding in dimensions the old-fashioned "turnip" watches which our grandfathers used to carry in their capacious vest pockets. Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. He drew from his vest pocket a little, lean gold ring, worth hardly half a dollar. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times He withdrew a snuffbox from his semi-clerical vest pocket, and thoughtfully tapped it with a forefinger. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon He took out a card from his vest pocket, wrote a line or two, and handed it to her in silence. All Aboard A Story for Girls And hurriedly searching his vest pockets, he found a ten-cent note and a few pennies, which he gave to the children, who grinned in silent delight, and then he started off on a run. What Might Have Been Expected He took the bills, smiling, and I folded his bill and put it into my vest pocket. Crossroads of Destiny I had it in my vest pocket for awhile. From the Housetops Precisely what was wanted for the hour and theme, and for the thought in the general mind, was in Mr. Sankey's vest pocket. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes "Don't see many of these out here," was Craig's comment, and he tucked away the cigar in a vest pocket. Parrot & Co. I don't know how the tickets got into my upper right vest pocket; I never carry tickets there; but that is where I found them. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' I had to credit it; I had the proof in my vest pocket. Crossroads of Destiny Six cigars I busted in my vest pockets at the bridge yet and Rosie pretty near fainted in the crowd. Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures His tracts were in every farmer's vest pocket. Tales of the Chesapeake He looked about for a clock, but seeing none drew out his watch from his vest pocket and laid it on the table. The Chief Legatee He handed the picture back to Lonesome Pete, who, with a long, worshipful glance at it, restored it in its wrapping to his vest pocket. Under Handicap A Novel "Oh, I don't mind!" cried the bunny uncle, unfolding his ears from his vest pockets, where he always tucked them when he went to sleep, so the flies would not tickle him. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods The gentleman looked at the ticket attentively—then bestowed it safely in his vest pocket; as if that subject was disposed of. Wych Hazel "Did not chance to hear your motor," he said easily, taking a cigarette case from his vest pocket. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune "Why did he run the forefinger of his right hand so continuously into his right-hand vest pocket?" was Mr. Gryce's sole comment. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow He was regarding her very sternly, and as his eyes caught and held hers he put his fingers in his vest pocket, drawing therefrom a narrow strip of paper, folded carefully. Infelice With a smothered curse, French Jack dived his hand into his vest pocket and produced the stolen jewels. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales And I rather guess," adds Old Hickory, fishin' a broken cigar out of his vest pocket, "that as treasure hunters we're not such thundering jokes, after all. Wilt Thou Torchy You know the kind,—fussy about his clothes, gen'rally has a pink or something in his coat lapel, hair always just so, and carries a vest pocket mirror. On With Torchy Why did his finger go so continuously to his vest pocket? The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow He began to feel in his vest pocket for something. The Big-Town Round-Up However, the boys' own money, that had been taken from their pockets, and which was now found in one of Owen's vest pockets, made up the full sum of eight hundred dollars. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat He clapped his hands over his vest pocket, where the money was safely hidden. The Bad Man The others carried about the same line of jew'lry around in their vest pockets, waitin' for a chance to decorate her third finger. On With Torchy Pa took a key ring out of his vest pocket and unlocked the door, then swung it open. A Place so Foreign From his vest pocket he took a fat black cigar, struck a match and lit it. The Big-Town Round-Up Fumbling in his vest pocket, he found a match. Under Sealed Orders Conway took two silver dollars from his vest pocket and laid them on the table. The Pride of Palomar In Dr. Richard's vest pocket there lay at this very moment a delicate little note, the meaning of which was that Alice Johnson declined the honor of becoming his wife. Bad Hugh A ball struck him, and he was about to fall from the window, when another bullet from the outside hit his watch in his vest pocket and threw him back into the room. A Young Folks' History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints In Congress, he managed to antagonize Andrew Jackson, not a difficult task by any means, with the result that Jackson, who carried Tennessee in his vest pocket, effectively ended Crockett's political career. American Men of Action Now, Mr. Wood," said Quincy, "I see you have a watch in your vest pocket. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life "Fifty thousand bucks, iron men, simoleons, smackers, dollars———" She reached down and removed a fountain pen from his upper vest pocket. The Pride of Palomar "Ra-ather pretty, some would think," and the doctor had an uncomfortable consciousness of the refusal in his vest pocket. Bad Hugh "He carries his forceps round in his vest pocket." What Necessity Knows This door the emissary now guarding him had locked as a precaution against surprise and had carefully placed the key in his vest pocket. The Master Mystery Mr. Ingelow produced a little white paper from his vest pocket. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week "I keep this precinct in my vest pocket." The Day of Days An Extravaganza Ingmar then brought out a watch which he carried in his vest pocket. Jerusalem Men possessed by watches in their vest pockets cannot be inspired, men possessed by churches or religion-machines cannot be prophets, men possessed by school-machines cannot be educators. Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy I'm afloat, en route for Buffalo, with the assets of the New Orleans and Chicago Semperfrigid Ice Company in my vest pocket. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales Doc Madison reached into his vest pocket, took out a penknife whose handle was gold-chased, opened it, and very carefully cut the article he had read from the paper. The Miracle Man He took the candy from his vest pocket and offered it, but Pixy scorned the gift, and gave an angry growl. Pixy's Holiday Journey Drawing forth a match from his vest pocket, he struck it and touched it to a dry bit of fine grass. Jess of the Rebel Trail He was evidently getting out his car fare now, searching with thumb and forefinger in his vest pocket. Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories For instance, I was accustomed to carry my watch in my left-hand vest pocket. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency In the end he put out the light, slipped the spur rowel into his vest pocket, and went out to his horse. Six Feet Four Could Paul hide his pistol in his hat, and could Franz put the cutlass in his vest pocket as if it were a tooth-pick? Pixy's Holiday Journey There is a bank-bill in the vest pocket, convenient for the wedding fee. David Lockwin—The People's Idol He took the opportunity to dispose of the bills, putting all the large ones in his inside vest pocket. Andy Grant's Pluck When it was sufficiently fixed, I again put the watch in the left-hand vest pocket and recorded how often I unconsciously grasped at the right side when I wanted to see what time it was. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency "I've got out the habit of carrying forty-five hundred around in my vest pocket…." Six Feet Four Fritz took the advice and his nickels to the value of two marks were taken from his vest pocket and put in his purse, and the purse returned to the pocket of his pants. Pixy's Holiday Journey "A Vacation Diary," in the form of vest pocket memorandum book, bound in linen, is published by Charles R. Scott, State Y. M. C. A. Committee, Newark, N. J. Price, 10 cents. Camping For Boys And right here in me vest pocket is the golden band wherewith I am to be chained to the floor, the domestic hearth. Twelve Men As soon as the vest pocket movement had again become fixed, I went back to the right-hand trousers pocket. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency Thornton laughed easily, tucked the receipt into his vest pocket, and reached for his hat and spurs. Six Feet Four Noticing the apparently puzzled looks on the faces of the two boys, the man smiled slightly and thrust a hand into his inside vest pocket. The Boy Allies Under the Sea A sudden warm thrill shot through him, and his hand searched his vest pocket, where he had hastily put the jewel before leaving his room. The Mystery of Mary "Let's see if this will help us," said Uncle James, taking a key from his vest pocket:— "For I'm the keeper of the keys, And I do whatever I please." Jimmy, Lucy, and All Not in yore vest pockets, but hid out in the brush somewheres. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West "Mrs. William Vanderbeck, No. 98 —— street," Mr. Palmer read, and then slipped the card into his vest pocket, after which he beckoned a clerk to him. Mona In one vest pocket was Bill's gold watch, in another a musty pocketbook and a badly worn note-book that had mildewed in the moisture. Buffalo Roost New York finances and New York politics in his vest pocket. New Tabernacle Sermons Papa's watch is safe in his vest pocket. Jimmy, Lucy, and All He sat down on the porch and took a cigar from his vest pocket. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West She snuggled closer beside him, and worked quietly at his big watch, which somehow had caught in his tight vest pocket. Gordon Keith "Wait," said Lincoln, fumbling in his vest pocket; "here is the check you left with me." The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him "You will find—a pawnbroker's check—in my vest pocket," he continued. Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories He unbuttoned his coat and from his vest pocket he pulled out a cigar. Wide Courses Next morning when he joined Welton he discovered that individual carrying a tooth brush in his vest pocket and a pair of woolen socks stuffed in his coat. The Rules of the Game Brauer thrust two lean, bloodless fingers into his vest pocket and drew out a crisp note. Broken to the Plow He was quiet a moment as he ran his fingers in his vest pocket, seeking a match. The Boy Allies at Verdun Or, Saving France from the Enemy We may stay a week, but when we come back we'll bring your betrothal with us in our vest pockets. A Texas Matchmaker Alighting, and drawing a pair of spectacles from a vest pocket, the farmer complied. The High School Boys' Fishing Trip "Wait a minute!" said Skinski; "the spark fell in your left-hand vest pocket." You Can Search Me He put his hand in his vest pocket and pulled out a roll of bills. The Adventures of a Forty-niner An Historic Description of California, with Events and Ideas of San Francisco and Its People in Those Early Days He watched Casey unpin his vest pocket and remove the check, and he was not too eager to inspect it. Casey Ryan One of them happened to be a traveling salesman from New York, who, when his turn came, fished out $200, but rapidly took $4 from the pile and placed it in his vest pocket. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations To relieve the attacks he always carries a paper of medicine in one of his vest pockets. Overland It was once said that the "Grand Ca�on could put a dozen Yosemites in its vest pocket." The Grand Cañon of the Colorado He could not take offence at the innocent remark of a friend, but he felt hurt, and vindictively rammed the large roll of one-dollar bills into his vest pocket without counting them. Round the Block Bud stuffed the check in his vest pocket. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life "We passed your station four hundred years ago," he said, calmly folding the train up and slipping it into his vest pocket. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations Then, after making a long call, drew out a tiny package from his vest pocket and offered for sale two time-worn cheap rings taken from his mother's dead hand. Adopting an Abandoned Farm "Payson, Senior," answered Mr. Tutt as he snipped off the end of a stogy with the pair of nail scissors which he always carried in his vest pocket. By Advice of Counsel When I took leave, she slipped into my vest pocket a little folded paper, which she told me to give to my wife. The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer Almost involuntarily the fellow put his hand to his right vest pocket and brought forth a gold match safe. Boy Scouts on Motorcycles With the Flying Squadron Jim always hits me over the vest pocket where I carry my cigars. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations If you were the wrong kind, with your scant hair carefully combed to hide the bald spot, you showed her the newspaper clipping that you carried in your vest pocket. Cheerful—By Request Kelley took a stub of a pencil out of his vest pocket and wrote with great labor on the margin of one of the papers. Frank Merriwell at Yale We parted; and after I had proceeded some distance, I bethought me of the piece of gold in my vest pocket. The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer In a vest pocket he discovered what he sought. Midnight The Judge had taken his watch from his vest pocket and now held it in his hand, measuring the interval which was to ensue before the appearance of Clifford. House of the Seven Gables He felt absently in his vest pocket for a match, lighted it, and discovered that he had no cigarette. Burning Daylight But that evening, in the vest pocket just over the place where he supposed his heart to be, reposed his girl's daily letter. Stories from Everybody's Magazine "Here's your prize, mister," said Paul, drawing out a ten-cent stamp from his vest pocket. Paul the Peddler, or the Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant Then his face cleared, and he dived into a vest pocket. Danny's Own Story He had no collar-buttons to lose, no upper vest pockets to spill his pencils and his patience, and his breeches never bagged at the knees. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 I was now in a veritable slum, and when I put my hand to my vest pocket I found that my watch had gone. Mr. Standfast He stooped over and picked up the coin, which he put in his vest pocket. Driven from Home, or Carl Crawford's Experience Paul wrapped up the ring in a piece of paper, and deposited it in his vest pocket. Paul the Peddler, or the Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant Next morning Fred showed me one of the crumpled flowers in his vest pocket, and looked very sentimental. Little Women Its abiding place is not in the vest pocket. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 She pulled her scarf from her vest pocket, twirled it, and wrapped it lightly around her neck. Undo, a Novel By Joe Hutsko "Thank you, sir," he said, as he slipped the bill into his vest pocket. Driven from Home, or Carl Crawford's Experience He took the ring from his vest pocket and glanced at it furtively. Paul the Peddler, or the Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant Laurie smiled, took it, put it in his vest pocket 'to keep it from blowing away', and listened with interest to the lively letter Amy read him. Little Women He drew off his glove and felt in his vest pocket. The Song of the Lark Casting her glance out the window, she removed it and took a pair of worn leather riding gloves from her vest pocket. Undo, a Novel By Joe Hutsko Condy put his fingers into his vest pocket, then dropped back upon his stool with a suppressed exclamation of horror. Blix Felix Montgomery left the house with the ring carefully deposited in his vest pocket. Paul the Peddler, or the Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant Louis Wheeler left the hotel with the five dollars tucked away in his vest pocket. Cast Upon the Breakers But that evening, in the vest pocket just over the place where he supposed his heart to be reposed his girl's daily letter. Buttered Side Down: Stories It was once said that the "Grand Canyon could put a dozen Yosemites in its vest pocket." Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon But a few paces distant, he slackened in his walk and fumbled in his vest pocket with his fingers. The Octopus : A story of California There were some loose bills in his vest pocket—greenbacks. Sister Carrie: a Novel McTeague reached for the money and put it in his vest pocket, nodding his head with a knowing air. McTeague He felt in his vest pocket; there was a ten-dollar bill there. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories He set his cup down while reaching into his vest pocket, as if searching for something. Violists Another way I had of capturing the turkeys by shooting them, was by the use of a small instrument that I almost always carried in my vest pocket when in the woods. The Bark Covered House These impromptu concerts, story telling, and reading aloud from two or three “vest pocket” classics that I carried, furnished our entertainment when we were not too tired to be amused. The Long Labrador Trail Her little tooth that he had extracted he kept wrapped in a bit of newspaper in his vest pocket. McTeague Artfully, he fished in his vest pockets, brought up his two quarters, and stared at them as though in surprise. The Beautiful and Damned Seeming to think better of smoking just then, however, he returned the case to his vest pocket. Violists "Just a moment," and the young man again slipped his hand into a vest pocket, this time bringing out a nickel flashlight. I Spy He drew a dummy prospectus from his vest pocket and began a long-winded recital of some figures in which I was not particularly interested. An Amiable Charlatan Somebody came along one night when I was asleep and borrowed my vest hanging over that chair by the window, and my trousers, and my mother's watch was in the vest pocket. The Under Dog Again his hand was raised in gesture—and with lightning swiftness, before Jimmie Dale could intervene, swept to his vest pocket and was carried to his mouth. The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale The man swept the money away—into a vest pocket—and handed his new resident a rusty key attached to a length of twine. Violists "First, let me give you this," taking several papers from his vest pocket. I Spy They were frequently nothing more than a few hieroglyphics made on the margin of a newspaper drawn from his vest pocket as he mounted the desk. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men "I can make it worth your while," said George, feeling in his vest pocket; "this lady would like to see the house." In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories "Write it down!" he commanded—and the muzzle of his automatic jerked forward to touch the fountain pen in the other's vest pocket. The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale He had pulled a silver cigarette case from his vest pocket, and he turned it over in his fingers. Violists And his thoughts ran chiefly on the platinum solitaire stud which he had carefully bestowed in his vest pocket. The Orange-Yellow Diamond The boy stuffed the bill into his vest pocket as carelessly as if it represented cents instead of dollars, mounted his tired horse, and waved his hand in farewell to the newspaper man. In the Midst of Alarms The Professor dipped his fingers in his vest pocket and drew out what looked like a box of pills. The Face and the Mask But he first cut off the dead man's ears and put them in his vest pocket, where he carried them for some time with great satisfaction. Roughing It, Part 1. She even slipped a little silver, into his vest pocket. L'Assommoir "Who is the strange Frenchman?" asked the first speaker, as he felt in his vest pocket for a match to light his cigar. Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense With an exclamation and a smile, his blue, delighted eyes splashed over her; but she was looking down into her lap with her forehead wrinkled, so he put the note away in his vest pocket. Look Back on Happiness "Well, if this isn't lucky!" he cried, as he picked it up, and thrust it into the bottom of his inside vest pocket. Jack of the Pony Express You see this capper, as you call him, gave me a $1 bill to throw for him, and I put it into my vest pocket so, along with the dollar bill father gave me. Remarks He was a little, shabby, old man, with a forlorn looking coat and hat; and his hand was fumbling in his vest pocket, as if to take out a card with his address. Redburn. His First Voyage Then without a trace of shame or compunction on his face, he calmly tore the precious paper into little pieces which he carefully placed in his vest pocket. Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense Every little while he thrust his forefinger and thumb into his vest pocket and ransacked without avail. All-Wool Morrison He walked quickly over to the bar and got some roasted coffee which he put in his vest pocket. Shallow Soil I always carry my money in my right hand vest pocket. Remarks He pulled out of his vest pocket another envelope corresponding to the one in Polly's hand, which he waved at her. Five Little Peppers Grown Up The old gentleman took off his glasses and returned them to his vest pocket, and his face began to flush. The Late Mrs. Null The Major drew a small envelope from his upper vest pocket and tossed it on the table. The Best American Humorous Short Stories "Don't ask me," said Gregersen, and fumbled at his vest pocket. Shallow Soil A neat vest pocket memorandum book for 1890—dates, cash accounts, etc., etc. Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist "Nor swell clothes and a touch-me-if-you-dare manner," said Van mockingly, sticking his fingers in his vest pockets. Five Little Peppers Grown Up He drew from his vest pocket a dollar bill, and handed it to Jack. Jack's Ward In his vest pocket was a silver dollar, which had been taken at the store, but proving to be counterfeit, had been given to Ben by Mr. Crawford as a curiosity. The Store Boy It's your duty to take out that little notebook you got in your vest pocket and write down a note for the important things that's said. The Rangeland Avenger In the letter case in his vest pocket was an almost forgotten picture of the girls when they were children. Mother Carey's Chickens The sack that he knew he had put in his vest pocket after breakfast had vanished. The Heart of the Range He was just slipping a silver watch back into his vest pocket. Burnham Breaker In fact, he had dislodged it from the vest pocket in which he thrust it, and it had fallen upon the carpet near the desk in what Mrs. Hamilton called her "office." The Store Boy The speaker made a motion towards his side, as if reaching for a vest pocket. Andy the Acrobat It just fits the vest pocket, you see. Miss Prudence A Story of Two Girls' Lives. The Cabinet Minister took a thick cigar from his vest pocket, without replying. Purple Springs "Is this your writing?" he suddenly asked, showing me a morsel of paper which he had drawn from his vest pocket. The House of the Whispering Pines The fat man produced from his vest pocket a little chunk of yellow and with a dexterous motion whipped it at Donnegan. Gunman's Reckoning But he said nothing to her about picking the torment out and slipping it in his vest pocket. The Iron Game A Tale of the War He drew a cigar stump mechanically from his vest pocket and lighted it. The Prince and Betty Thus commanded, J. D. returned cautiously to the other side of the cart, took the money and thrust it into his vest pocket without looking at it. Old Caravan Days Next he filled his cigarette case, tossed the empty box thoughtfully into the waste basket, and settled the case in his vest pocket. Tales of the Jazz Age Then she looked down at his vest pocket, slowly pulled out his watch and held it to her ear. The Moccasin Maker "Why, yes," assented Frank wonderingly, and the old fellow picked out the twenty-dollar gold piece with his free hand and put it in his vest pocket. The Boys of Bellwood School And as he folded the bill and carefully placed it in his vest pocket, he gave an accurate description of Amy. That Printer of Udell's |
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