| 单词 | waste-paper basket |
| 例句 | He fell to the ground, hitting the waste-paper basket as he did so, and broke into fragments. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I tore the page up in many little fragments and threw them into the waste-paper basket. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z With frightening suddenness he now began ripping the pages out of the book in handfuls and throwing them in the waste-paper basket. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z ‘As for this’ - she scrunched it up and threw it in the waste-paper basket - ‘it’s beyond us, Ted.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The past would not exist for either of us, we were starting afresh, he and I. The past had blown away like the ashes in the waste-paper basket. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I crumpled it and threw it into the waste-paper basket. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Germany, he warns, cannot go on indefinitely being treated "as a waste-paper basket with a limitless capacity for the unwanted waste of the world." Europe's Refugee Crisis: Last Time, It Was Much Worse 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z He fancied that she would be moved by his sensitiveness to her judgment; but, without a tremor, she tore the pages out of her shorthand book and threw them into the waste-paper basket. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z All demands for pledges from leagues and associations go into the waste-paper basket. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Below table, a square tapestry stool, left of table an armchair, under table a waste-paper basket. Green Stockings A Comedy in Three Acts 2012-01-28T03:00:24.297Z It was addressed to Madame de Villetaneuse; it was a letter which, if it meant no more than what was implied upon the surface, would have long since found destruction in the waste-paper basket. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Went through waste-paper basket, redeeming some bits torn to fragments, which either should be answered or recorded. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Happily, I only got a kindly but necessary rap over the knuckles for my impertinence; the request was consigned to the waste-paper basket and mercifully never reached Farringford. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z After two hours of this sort of imbecility the troupe found itself consuming ices in Bond Street, having become possessed so far of two bath-mats and a waste-paper basket. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Then unfolding that which she held, she tranquilly tore it up and flung the tiny bits into the waste-paper basket. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z He was so annoyed that at first he thought of casting the letter unopened into the waste-paper basket beside him, but changed his mind, and tore open the cover. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z And, remembering how I had seen him with his fingers in Mr Masters' waste-paper basket, I could not say I was. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z Mabel felt that the occasion justified her studying several late specimens which she resurrected from the waste-paper basket under her father's desk. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z The score sounds as if Weinberg had raided Shostakovich’s waste-paper basket for scrunched up castoffs. Auschwitz Opera Misses; Playboy Hits Irish Pub: London Stage 2011-10-02T23:22:06Z —For the detective having again fidgetted to the 'phone, Herrick had shaken out upon the table-cloth the handful of torn scraps from the waste-paper basket. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z He consigned them to the waste-paper basket and wrote the "Inaugural Address," giving a history of the English workers since the year 1825, and deducing the necessary conclusions. The life and teaching of Karl Marx 2011-09-03T02:00:19.203Z Here she broke off, dissatisfied with this attempt, and tore the paper into minute fragments and threw them into the waste-paper basket. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z "I'm afraid it's all found its way into the waste-paper basket." The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z Miss Webb's waste-paper basket was first seized, then The Times of the day before and sundry magazines in the drawing-room, then the library was invaded and various papers and circulars abstracted from the writing-table. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z A tall, slim girl was standing by the table, turning out the contents of a desk, and filling the waste-paper basket with fragments of paper. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z Then he deliberately tore it up into small pieces and dropped it in the waste-paper basket. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z The editor to whom I sent these primal specimens of my new vocation seemed undecided what to do with them—throw them into his waste-paper basket or submit them to his readers. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Until late years the poor man's stomach was regarded as the waste-paper basket of the State, into which anything might be thrown that did not agree with well-to-do digestion. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z She sighed and tore the story into little bits, casting it into the waste-paper basket. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z I have written six tragedies for the waste-paper basket. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z There was a gentle smile upon his lips then as he took the manuscript of his sermon and tore it up into very small pieces before consigning it to the waste-paper basket. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z He had been on the point of tossing the letter into the waste-paper basket, but something made him read on. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z "Very well, then; is it not possible that in throwing the rejected correspondence cards into the waste-paper basket that stands beside your desk,—there is such a basket, is there not?" The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Cuba," said a Spanish writer the other day, "is a sort of bottomless waste-paper basket. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z "I am not up to writing: the last thing I had done was an 'interview' of M'C. with the Emperor at Metz, and it is dangerously near the waste-paper basket at this writing." Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Then read them over, and they will go at once into the waste-paper basket! or, perhaps, be preserved as curiosities! The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Napier flung the letters into the waste-paper basket and forgot them. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z "Oh," I laughed easily, "possible or impossible, you could not on the witness-stand swear that the book had not dropped into the waste-paper basket precisely as I have described." The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z In her lightning survey the Directrice perceived that the machine weighed seventy pounds, threw the letter violently in the waste-paper basket, and turned to the next. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z “It is in the waste-paper basket,” he said, with a feeling of conviction upon him, as, trembling in every limb, he went to the other side of the table where it stood. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z I tore up the sheet slowly, throwing the fragments into the waste-paper basket. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z With a careless motion of his hand the banker threw his visitor’s card into the waste-paper basket, and, at the same time, seemed to cast the young man out of his thoughts. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z He was talking to himself in short, blunt sentences over each letter as he read it, and put it into a pigeonhole, or tore it and threw it into the waste-paper basket. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z The waste-paper basket might never have been employed. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z 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 These epistles, photographs, and all, were always pitched, with a pshaw! into the waste-paper basket, and were soon afterward consigned by Bartelli to the sea. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Advertisements and financial appeals from unknown sources were twisted together by her vigorous fingers and tossed into the waste-paper basket. Manslaughter He came down and went into his study and lit his reading lamp, a patent affair with an incandescent wick, dropping the match into his waste-paper basket without stopping to see if it was extinguished. The Wonderful Visit S. S. Michael crumpled up the note and flung it triumphantly into the waste-paper basket. Sinister Street, vol. 2 The waste-paper basket to the left of the table had overflowed, and the floor around was strewn with cut newspapers and crumpled sheets of manuscript. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life But as the papers contained little or no war news, we had no time to bestow upon the crotchets of the Yankee brain, and they were promptly consigned to the waste-paper basket. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z "But it will be in the waste-paper basket to-morrow morning for all that," said Darner, with a pitying compassion for the other's innocence. Tony Butler I looked in the inner pockets of his coat, in the drawers of his desk, even in the waste-paper basket without result. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery Then he calmly tore the letter in little bits, and threw them into the waste-paper basket. Ayala's Angel Jeff put the steaming kettle on the rusty store stove, used as a waste-paper basket through the long summer. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus "Here, what the blazes does he want to leave these things here for," he cried irritably and, seizing a ruler, he swept them into the waste-paper basket. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall Probably the other pieces had been thrown into the waste-paper basket which stood beside the desk, and this scrap, by a lucky chance, had escaped its destination. A Master Hand The Story of a Crime I was but little satisfied, made tardy progress, and had even laid aside the manuscript as worthless—condemning it, like scores of other abortive pieces, to the waste-paper basket. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second The astute reader will recall that, in Chapter XXIX, Sir Thomas, after reading Gertrude's letter, "calmly tore the letter in little bits, and threw them into the waste-paper basket." Ayala's Angel That scrap of yellow parchment is only good for the waste-paper basket. John Marsh's Millions “A larger waste-paper basket is the only thing I can suggest,” Dauncey observed drily. Jacob's Ladder Miss Kingsley, as she spoke, tore 'Jack's' latest effusion into shreds, and threw the bits into the waste-paper basket. The Head Girl at the Gables Marjorie, going into her cousin's room for something later in the day, noticed that the waste-paper basket was full of torn papers. The Girl from Arizona She must begin again, and she tore up the letter and threw it into the waste-paper basket. The New Warden Whatever is not satisfactory to the author is thrown into the waste-paper basket, which, in consequence, is pretty large. Methods of Authors I dropped the crushed petals into the waste-paper basket, and, as I hastily changed from my wet clothes into pyjamas, I mentally rehearsed the scene over and over again. The Red Symbol She glanced at it casually, and flung it into the waste-paper basket. The Head Girl at the Gables They are all there—waiting for the waste-paper basket. A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing We generally pitch their puerile missives into the waste-paper basket; but occasionally we find one diverting enough to be introduced to our readers. Arrows of Freethought He made a dive at the waste-paper basket, meaning to ask afterwards if the doctor minded his reading that book. The Camera Fiend Then with a furious gesture, he suddenly kicked a waste-paper basket into the air. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 February 15, 1890 "And are generally chucked into the waste-paper basket," commented Lorraine. The Head Girl at the Gables "Lord!" he said, "I shall have to hurry!" and he tore up the letter and put it in the waste-paper basket. Changing Winds A Novel The Marquis smiled as he also threw this letter into the waste-paper basket, telling himself that birds of that feather very often did fall out with one another. Is He Popenjoy? But yesterday afternoon I found scraps of my letter in the waste-paper basket in his room; he'd never posted it at all!” The Camera Fiend Some of these he destroys, while others are thrown into the waste-paper basket. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays He was about to crush it in his hand and toss it into the waste-paper basket, when it occurred to him that he might as well learn its contents. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife Then unless the spelling was unusually eccentric the letter would go into the waste-paper basket. The Red Hand of Ulster I got up, kicked the waste-paper basket over and walked up and down the room. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914 If so, it served him right for not trusting a fellow—and for putting Boismont in the waste-paper basket, by Jove! The Camera Fiend Common-form invitations had reached him from time to time through his agent, but, after the first, he had relegated them unread to the waste-paper basket. The Education of Eric Lane "I have here some things that may interest you," he said; "here is Coleridge's inkstand; there is Tom Moore's waste-paper basket; and there," he added, in a reverent tone, "is a piece of Dante's coffin." Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History A couple of deck-chairs, a couple of small chairs, a table, a lamp, and a waste-paper basket! Round the Wonderful World I kicked the fallen waste-paper basket across the room. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914 Rocklin looked at me a moment, the cigar wagging between his teeth, and then he lightly tossed his notes in the waste-paper basket. Red Men and White On the top, as it chanced, came the little dirty scrap of paper, which ought to have been tossed into the fire or the waste-paper basket. Phoebe, Junior And you took it from the waste-paper basket, where it lay torn and crumpled! The Frontier "Harry, tell me honestly, wouldn't you really mind if I tore it into little bits and put it in the waste-paper basket—just as it is?" The Limit There was a waste-paper basket near, and into this he tossed something as valueless. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London He burned the manuscript, tearing up letters and throwing them into the waste-paper basket to give the appearance of Professor McMurray having had a clearing-up. Malcolm Sage, Detective Plain inference—this was an envelope intended for a letter never sent, and so crumpled up and dropped into the waste-paper basket. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator Saxham tore it up and dropped it into the waste-paper basket with a contemptuous shrug. The Dop Doctor Gabriel tossed the card over to his nephew with a look of inquiry: Joseph sneered at it, and threw it into a waste-paper basket. The Chestermarke Instinct My eye was upon the waste-paper basket, and when no one was looking I reached out and took therefrom a crumpled blue envelope—the paper he had flung away. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London “What the deuce am I going to do?” he cried, pitching the letter into the waste-paper basket. The Rough Road But why should such an apparently unimportant thing as that be carefully brought from the waste-paper basket and burnt? The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator I feel like chucking all these into the waste-paper basket! Captain Desmond, V.C. From Cambridge, we learn, he made his way to the Bar, and at the same time wrote articles in the hope that some editor might keep them from the waste-paper basket. Gilbert Keith Chesterton If it comes by post, you throw it into the waste-paper basket. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm "Or put it in the waste-paper basket," said Hamilton, and then in surprise: "Why the dickens are you asking all these questions?" Bones in London "I'm afraid no one ever wrote to tell poor Eileen," Lady O'Gara said to herself, with a whimsical glance at the letter basket and the flanking waste-paper basket. Love of Brothers It seems not unlikely that they all found their way into the office waste-paper basket by the most direct route. 'Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany If he adopted a conciliatory tone, his arguments seemed to be nothing more than the abortive protests with which the grim old President had cheerfully filled the republican waste-paper basket for the last ten years. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 She knew that he would be back before long, and she tore the sheets she had covered into tiny strips and threw them into the waste-paper basket. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 She was too hurt by the way he thrust all his reviews into the waste-paper basket, without showing them to her. The Creators A Comedy It was a fragment of one of Maysie's zoological drawing-sheets, evidently picked up out of the waste-paper basket—a wasp with wings outspread, showing the three divisions of an insect's body. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls On a desk in the center of the room is placed a waste-paper basket. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium This daring scheme was faithfully performed, and by night we had nearly half a waste-paper basket of coal, coke, and cinders. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune The roses her serious and moneyed admirers brought her she picked to pieces in their very presence, and threw the pieces in the waste-paper basket. The Goose Man But she went and picked them out of the waste-paper basket when he wasn't looking, and pasted all the good ones into a book, and burnt all the bad ones in the kitchen fire. The Creators A Comedy "Et ban spoiled now," he growled, tossing the remains into a waste-paper basket. At Good Old Siwash "Then I think Patty Hirst might employ her time more profitably," said Miss Rowe, and, turning very pink, she tore the picture across, and threw it into the waste-paper basket. The Nicest Girl in the School A Story of School Life And in the depth of night once more we might have been observed, this time with our collier-like waste-paper basket in our guarded hands. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune Then she slowly tore the letter into very small pieces and put them in the waste-paper basket. Comedies of Courtship "Faugh!" he said in disgust and dropped the pasteboard into his waste-paper basket. Jack O' Judgment The rooms had been unoccupied since Mac left and a careful search was made for clues, but nothing was found until she was asked for the waste-paper basket. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude "Put it into the waste-paper basket, my dear," I said to Philippa, who had brought it in with some curiosity. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, May 20, 1914 Paton always puts them in his waste-paper basket, not in his desk. St. Winifred's, or The World of School He took them from the mantelpiece and threw them into the waste-paper basket. Moor Fires Miss Brown always makes us throw it in the waste-paper basket.” Chicken Little Jane My waste-paper basket, therefore, received another willing contribution. How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee Then he showed me his waste-paper basket, and added—'But what am I to do? The History of "Punch" Looking at the contents of each in turn, with an odd mixture of indifference and close attention, he flung the major part into the waste-paper basket set beside his revolving-chair. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance It claims attention at once, if it does not declare itself an advertisement on the outside, where a printed circular gets swept into the waste-paper basket unread. The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing "There's a small waste-paper basket," I said, quite excited. Lady Betty Across the Water Matty, in her anxiety not to drop the match, at once dropped it into the waste-paper basket, which was instantly alight. Fighting the Flames She stooped and picked up the flap of an envelope with the coronet and “Fording” stamped in black upon it which she had found one day when Westray’s waste-paper basket was emptied. The Nebuly Coat Then he picked up one of the remaining packets from the table, tore off the wrapper, glanced at the contents, stretched out his left arm holding the said contents suspended over the waste-paper basket. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Had she been any one but Phyllis she would have at least glanced at her mistakes, but being Phyllis, she accepted her good luck with joy and threw the paper into the waste-paper basket. Phyllis A Twin A petition, made and signed by numbers of the retail trading class, was addressed to the Sovereign; but it appears to have found its last resting-place in the Colonial Secretaryʼs waste-paper basket. The Philippine Islands Meanwhile the “little spark” among the papers—forgotten in the excitement of the succeeding blaze of the waste-paper basket—continued to do its slow but certain work. Fighting the Flames It was in the waste-paper basket among some old bills, a torn letter, some half smoked cigarettes, and a twisted copy of that afternoon's Call. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure He had cast it unheeded into the waste-paper basket, whence it had, no doubt, been recovered by those who had spied upon him and placed with the reports as evidence against him. The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime The first time she read them she burst into a furious, ringing laugh, and crushing the letter into a ball, flung it into the waste-paper basket and went out. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa A. Necessary evils laid on the table in the House of Commons, and thrown into the waste-paper basket in the domestic circle. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, March 4, 1893 Anonymous letters, on the contrary, with which form of correspondence I have a bowing acquaintance, only disturb the waste-paper basket. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Bothwell had thrust it down among this junk because he shrewdly guessed a waste-paper basket the last place one would likely look for a valuable chart. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure She dropped the bits into the waste-paper basket and stood wide-eyed over them. Erik Dorn But when she came home she sought the waste-paper basket, and taking out the letter, uncrumpled it and read it again. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa I had the waste-paper basket; that was one of my chief delights. Three Margarets He began a careful search of the room, even rummaging among the litter in the waste-paper basket. The Grell Mystery And then, after reading it, and perhaps smiling over it a little, she would tear it up and put the pieces in the waste-paper basket. Good Old Anna "The kid may be able to write some day," and—dropped the sheets into the waste-paper basket. Plotting in Pirate Seas Don Roberto read the note, grunted, and threw it into the waste-paper basket. The Californians There is no duty which a man owes to himself more clearly than that of throwing into the waste-paper basket, unsearched and even unopened, all newspapers sent to him without a previously-declared purpose. Dr. Wortle's School Mr. Wetherell had thrown it into the waste-paper basket, but a moment's search brought it to light. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta When I come in he got up in a disappointed sort of way and began tearing up the letter he had written quite small, and throwing it into the waste-paper basket. Glyn Severn's Schooldays With deliberate fingers she tore it in pieces and dropped the fragments into the waste-paper basket. Flaming June The tutor’s lips curled into a grim smile as he perused this pleasing document, and then tossed it into the waste-paper basket. Roger Ingleton, Minor No waste-paper basket is big enough to hold them all," he said, ruefully, "and once a week I make a clearance. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 17, 1892 After half an hour's work he stopped suddenly, reached for the letter, tore it into small fragments, and flung the scraps into his waste-paper basket. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House Her gaze fell upon the waste-paper basket, heaped high and brimming over with torn documents. Major Vigoureux The Archbishop of Mayence flung the letter into his waste-paper basket; and Luther made his solemn appeal from earthly dignitaries to the conscience of the German people. Short Studies on Great Subjects Here's an envelope opener and a waste-paper basket. Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo It had a grand tower made of a waste-paper basket and an astrologer's tower that was a photograph-enlarging machine. The Magic City Here its career ended in the waste-paper basket. An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 It kept his thoughts employed, and he worked hard—reading through the dusty papers, tearing them up, consigning some to the waste-paper basket others to the fire, which by-and-by grew sullen under its task. Major Vigoureux In the waste-paper basket the district attorney found something which he held up in a significant silence. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North You know shorthand—I saw some scraps of paper in your waste-paper basket. The Woman's Way I asked, pointing to the waste-paper basket which she had planted beside my chair. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 13, 1920 If we can get at Winston himself, then we can rely on his kicking red tape into the waste-paper basket; otherwise we won't be met half way. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I Shelby stumbled upon the waste-paper basket as the door slammed at his clerk's heels, and with vicious satisfaction he kicked it to the room's far end. The Henchman “I’m not going,” said Dunk, wadding up the missive and tossing it into the waste-paper basket. Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery I would fling a crumpled piece of paper into the waste-paper basket. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke When he paused outside a study he heard the invariable sound of a novel flying into the waste-paper basket, of a paper being shoved under the table, or a cake being relegated to the window-seat. The Loom of Youth He knew perfectly well that France would not be bound by an act which belonged not to the world of real politics, but to the waste-paper basket. Lectures on Modern history Babette seemed to make the floor her waste-paper basket; and there was a shocking contempt for appearance in the way books and papers littered chairs and tables. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 But the years glide on, and, behold! one morning, we wake up to find our own predilections treated with contempt, and the objects of our own idolatry consigned to the waste-paper basket. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters He tossed badly and the penny came down in the waste-paper basket, but it came down heads, and with a little lugubrious grimace, Sangster dipped the pen in the ink again and squared his elbows. The Second Honeymoon "Your Chief could have avoided it by a judicious use of the waste-paper basket and an exercise of the gift of silence." Nobody's Man It takes my two secretaries half their time to wade through my correspondence and to decide which of it is to be pitched into the waste-paper basket. A People's Man He wondered whether it would be "etiquette" to squirt the juice into a waste-paper basket standing conveniently near. The Big-Town Round-Up William saw consternation on Mr. Johnson's face and hastened to gather the pieces and fling them lightly into the waste-paper basket. More William The manuscript went through many vicissitudes, was inadvertently torn up and thrown into the waste-paper basket, whence it was rescued and the pieces carefully enclosed in an envelope ready for mending. Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books The sections of the newspapers which made no reference to the Cunningham affair had been jammed into the waste-paper basket close to an adjoining desk. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story Selingman transferred the flame to a piece of paper from the waste-paper basket and puffed contentedly at his cigar. A People's Man Brooks crumpled the letter up and flung it into the waste-paper basket. A Prince of Sinners "Disgraceful!" snorted Colonel Martin, throwing one crumpled newspaper after another into the waste-paper basket. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08 Yet, after ten motionless minutes of severe thinking, the letter was deliberately torn into strips and these into dice, and all of these went into the waste-paper basket at my elbow. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) Her mother did not often write letters; certainly did not often tear them up after writing them; and here in the home-made waste-paper basket was a torn and crumpled sheet. The Next of Kin Those who Wait and Wonder This is the only kind of circular which should not go straight to its long home in the waste-paper basket. Lost Leaders Nan's hands dropped from her face and she picked up the letter which still lay on the bed and tore it into small pieces, very carefully, tossing them into the waste-paper basket. The Moon out of Reach He slowly tore the letter across and again across and then into little pieces and carried them to the waste-paper basket. The Summons If he thought at all of its discovery it was to doubt any other fate for it than a waste-paper basket or a fire. Diane of the Green Van EDITOR: Did you meet the office boy with the waste-paper basket as you came upstairs? Best Short Stories "Up-ended the waste-paper basket on him," he panted, dusting his knees with a handkerchief. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 6, 1917 Half a dozen times he made a start and as often threw a crumpled sheet into the waste-paper basket. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today A waste-paper basket by night and a hat by day. New Faces The use made of Isobel's name enraged me to boiling point and I presently took up the entire bundle of cuttings and crammed them into a waste-paper basket. The Green Eyes of Bâst She chose a letter from the afternoon's mail, and opened it with a horn-handled paper-cutter, crumpling the envelope and dropping it over her shoulder into a big waste-paper basket. A Hoosier Chronicle "Put it in the waste-paper basket: no, in the fire!" he commanded, and turned to Smithers. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales But I left the paper lying about in the library in a very interesting first edition of Plotinus, I believe, and either the housemaid burned it, or my host threw it into the waste-paper basket. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 28, 1892 "I can't make it out," said I. And then suddenly I laughed in great relief, remembering the absence of the waste-paper basket. Jaffery He fidgetted aimlessly with one or two books and papers, filled a pipe, and half filled a waste-paper basket with torn circulars and accumulated writing-table litter. When William Came The next followed it into the waste-paper basket. A Daughter of To-Day But instead of the old order and discipline there was now a confusion that gave the room the air of a waste-paper basket. The Golden Scarecrow But for her, you would have gone where your contemporaries go—into the waste-paper basket. The Divine Fire Why need he use care so scrupulous as not to expose even torn up bits of rough draft to the ancillary publicity of a waste-paper basket? Jaffery He wrote and planned and filled the waste-paper basket with hopeless efforts. The Hill of Dreams At length the shuttle missed the string and flew into a large waste-paper basket; the boy turned and confronted us, and was instantly covered with confusion. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman He crumpled up my verses and tossed them into the waste-paper basket. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts Only the waste-paper basket, standing behind Mademoiselle Trèves's chair, gave evidence of the tempest of energy that had preceded this empty calm in the midst of which she sat alone. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories Some letters he dropped at once into a waste-paper basket, upon others he scribbled a few notes; two or three he laid aside for further consideration. The Rocks of Valpre Also I wish he would get a waste-paper basket. In the Ranks of the C.I.V. "Allow me," said Thorndyke, rooting rather unnecessarily in the waste-paper basket, and handing the toy to its owner. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman These notes were generally flung into the waste-paper basket, much to my present regret, for of themselves they would have made a most remarkable exhibit. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 He opened the telegram and read it, having dropped the envelope into the silk-lined, gilded waste-paper basket by the fender. The Pretty Lady On his way out, he went into the writing-room, and, tearing into little pieces a letter which he had written that afternoon, left the fragments behind him in the waste-paper basket. The Shadow of the Rope It was thus only by the discovery of Thresk's letter to Captain Ballantyne, which was found crumpled up in a waste-paper basket, that his presence that night in the tent was suspected. Witness for the Defense I belonged emphatically to the latter category, and little indeed of my multifarious productions ever found its final resting place in the waste-paper basket. What I Remember, Volume 2 “You always did miss a good deal of the joy of living,” I observed, throwing my smoking match into his waste-paper basket, to his obvious annoyance. The House of a Thousand Candles There was also by the fireplace an armchair covered with American leather, a rag-work hearth-rug, and a large waste-paper basket stuffed with envelopes and circulars. True Tilda Only last week I came across a paragraph in my copy which made me throw the paper into the waste-paper basket. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 7, 1914 Most of us are only fit, when we have finished our work, to go straight into the waste-paper basket. Father Payne He caught me by the shoulder or the collar or something, ran me up the little passage, and flung me over the waste-paper basket into the arm-chair in his office. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories That night about seven Ethel came into their room with a waste-paper basket she had bought for him, and found him sitting at the little toilet table at which he was to "write." Love and Mr. Lewisham Rajan's first response was to dump it in the waste-paper basket. Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press He smudged it, however, in blotting it, and so crumpled it up, threw it into the waste-paper basket. The Blotting Book So I should advise you to put your regrets in the waste-paper basket.” The Adventures of a Special Correspondent "And," said Carter, pointing to the two clippings lying on Fleck's desk, "in the old man's waste-paper basket we found those." The Apartment Next Door He stretched out his hand and dropped them into that new waste-paper basket Ethel had bought for him. Love and Mr. Lewisham We will now visit, in company with the reader, the spacious offices of Messrs. Twining, Western, and Twining, where we shall find Mr. Western about consigning to the waste-paper basket a large pile of letters. The Garies and Their Friends He also looked in the waste-paper basket, but it was empty. The Blotting Book When Jimmie went to the office of the lawyer, who also was his best friend, and told him that Jennie wanted a separation, that young man kicked the waste-paper basket against the opposite wall. Somewhere in France I found them in the waste-paper basket by the old man's desk," the man explained, "and there was some ashes there--ashes of paper--as if he had burned up something. The Apartment Next Door His start overturned the gorged waste-paper basket and shot a shower of paper across the rug. The Custom of the Country Sometimes in the course of our frequent descents from heaven to the waste-paper basket we feel that we lose too much to accomplish so little. The Ghost Ship I have here also an envelope," said the prosecutor, "which was found by Mr. Figgis and Mr. Wilkinson in the waste-paper basket in the sitting-room of the deceased. The Blotting Book I went back to the store and got the envelope out of the waste-paper basket. Prester John As soon as the door was closed behind him, Arthur went to the waste-paper basket and took out the little pink silk handkerchief. Adam Bede I looked under the rubbish in the waste-paper basket; Mrs. Kingdon often fooled thieves by dropping it there. In the Bishop's Carriage ‘What a full basket!’ she says, looking at the waste-paper basket, which contains most of my work of the night and with a dear gesture she lifts up a torn page and kisses it. Margaret Ogilvy One day she found in the waste-paper basket which she searched carefully after every mail-delivery, an advertisement which commended to the buying public a new make of type-writer. The Indian Lily and Other Stories He remembered perfectly where he had found it on the floor of the library at Harkings, between the dead body and the waste-paper basket. The Yellow Streak At last he had found a slight thing, which he put first in his pocket, and then, on a second thought, took out again and thrust deep down into a waste-paper basket. Adam Bede He tore the note into little bits, and, as he watched them flutter into the waste-paper basket, he sighed. Mr. Waddington of Wyck Mr. Henson seemed surprised to see me back so soon, and as I entered he crushed something up in his hand and dropped it into the waste-paper basket. The Crimson Blind The table was littered with writing-materials; some torn sheets had been transferred to the waste-paper basket, and a sealed letter was lying, address downwards, on the blotting-book. Sir George Tressady — Volume II From the position in which it was lying the ball of paper might have been aimed for the waste-paper basket and, missing it, have fallen on the carpet. The Yellow Streak She worked on doggedly, completed the tale of hot heavy little garments, gathered up the pieces into the waste-paper basket and put away the roll. The Incomplete Amorist I found nothing except two torn envelopes in the waste-paper basket. Roden's Corner I am going with you to see if we can find anything in the waste-paper basket at No. 219. The Crimson Blind I must have left the wrapper on the table on the night when I received the box, and one of the servants had no doubt put it into the waste-paper basket. Henry Dunbar A Novel The waste-paper basket, a large and business-like affair in white wicker, had been cleared. The Yellow Streak Behold, he had stolen the "'parkle cwown," and his reward was Love, and the right to play in the waste-paper basket under the table "for always". Indian Tales The maunderings of the old are really most thoroughly at home in the waste-paper basket. The Woman with the Fan After a few throws, the cigar flew into his mouth, the matchbox fell into the opened pocket of his dinner jacket and the waste-paper basket descended over his head. The Mountebank But when they forgot me, and began to treat of other people's triumphs, I made Neilus my waste-paper basket, on the understanding that the papers were to go to the fishermen just home from Kinsale. The Christian A Story What security had I that it was not already at this moment lying in the waste-paper basket?... Hunger The contract remained unsigned, and presently it slid off into the waste-paper basket under Andrew P. Hill's desk. Under the Skylights Well, I showed them up to-day, and he looked through them and chucked them into the waste-paper basket under his desk. The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories Turk walked straight to the waste-paper basket, which was under the table, and began to take the paper out, bit by bit. Twilight and Dawn Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation Christophe had paid no attention to it, and had flung the invitation into the waste-paper basket unanswered. Jean-Christophe Journey's End She tore up the letter which she had been writing, and threw the fragments into the waste-paper basket. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time Jeremiah scratched his chin slowly, and worked the tip of a square-toed boot against his waste-paper basket. Under the Skylights The last sheet fluttered in two sections into the surfeited waste-paper basket. The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories Whether Miss Mitchell read them or not is uncertain; she made no mention at any rate of their receipt, and probably dropped them in the waste-paper basket. Monitress Merle As recorders of their parent's domestic habits, as pious scavengers of his waste-paper basket, the Misses Anson were unexcelled. Crucial Instances “Come in, Mike,” said his father, kicking the waste-paper basket; “I want to speak to you.” Mike There was a very old-fashioned photograph of myself that I had torn in half, and thrown into the waste-paper basket. J. Cole He crept forward, grinding his teeth and rubbing his bony hands, and subsided into a waste-paper basket which was the only available seat left unoccupied. A Girl Among the Anarchists After tearing up the papers they had used and throwing them into the waste-paper basket, they left the room. Tales of Bengal Bobby took the card, tore it into little bits, and dropped them one by one into the waste-paper basket. The Abandoned Room "Yes, sir," said Barker, leaving the room with a deep sigh and a hurried glance at the waste-paper basket where his master had dropped the pink paper. Three More John Silence Stories "Come in, Mike," said his father, kicking the waste-paper basket; "I want to speak to you." Mike and Psmith Dives stared moodily at the big purple blot; then picking up the sheet of blotting-paper he tore it to pieces with his nervous, finely-formed fingers, and dropped it into the waste-paper basket. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch She sat smiling over a letter received some days ago from Gratton—after she had retrieved the letter from a heap of crumpled papers in her bedroom waste-paper basket. The Everlasting Whisper The Under-secretary, a pale, distinguished man, read this letter with a little lift of one eyebrow, then let it drop from him into a waste-paper basket. The Lord of the Sea The resemblance was increased by the fact that, as Mike entered, Mr Jackson was kicking at the waste-paper basket—a thing which with him was an infallible sign of mental unrest. Psmith in the City Craik read the inscription, crumpled up the paper, and threw it into the waste-paper basket. The Grey Lady The retort, however, is obvious; no thinking should have been required in respect of many - a glance should have consigned them to the waste-paper basket. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler He crumpled the letter up in his fingers, and flung it half angrily into the waste-paper basket, as though it were the embodied day-dream he was mentally apostrophising. Philistia Wait a little before you throw my letter into the waste-paper basket. Stories by English Authors: England Then Mrs. Bunting scrutinised the waste-paper basket and Mr. Bunting opened the lid of the coal-scuttle. The Invisible Man In fact, that first venture, being a small and unobtrusive book, had, most probably, been thrown into the waste-paper basket, or sold for a few pence to the second-hand dealer. Ardath Every one should keep a mental waste-paper basket and the older he grows the more things he will consign to it - torn up to irrecoverable tatters. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler I destroyed the noisome thing and cast it into the waste-paper basket. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel "A baby can make a deal of mess," I remarked, hurriedly collecting these scraps and making a motion of throwing them into the waste-paper basket, but hiding them in my blouse instead. The Mayor's Wife Ogier had employed the head chambermaid to give him the contents of Dorise's waste-paper basket from time to time, hence the knowledge he had gained. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo It is so; but Hell is rather what we start from, and out of which we have to find our way, than the waste-paper basket of life, the last receptacle for our shattered purposes. Where No Fear Was He crumpled up the paper and threw it into the waste-paper basket. The Fortunate Youth "What's your name?" he asked, when he had finished, beginning, at the same time, to tear the letter into very small pieces, which he threw into a waste-paper basket. The Unclassed In the waste-paper basket he found the torn envelope lying at the top; but the despatch itself was not to be discovered. The Whirlpool On reflection, she had realized that it was not sufficiently reassuring, so she had torn it up and thrown it into the waste-paper basket instead of burning it. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo She was born in my waste-paper basket in Florence, on the morning of Rupert's birthday. Women in Love "Brian is the most careless man in the world; he would put the letter into his pocket, or throw it into the waste-paper basket, and never think of it again." The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Rolling the strips into a ball, he threw it into the waste-paper basket under the table; then filled a glass with sherry, drank it, and dropped his head wearily on his hand. At the Mercy of Tiberius "There's a gentleman waiting to see you, sir," observed Malachi, dropping his clasp knife dexterously into the waste-paper basket. Herb of Grace It bore signs of having been much crumpled; looking almost as a letter might appear which had been crushed into a ball, flung into the waste-paper basket, and afterwards retrieved. The Rosary The vice has a board in its jaws; and the floor is littered with shavings, overflowing from a waste-paper basket. Heartbreak House "How long has that waste-paper basket been standing like that?" he asked, pointing to it. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab A waste-paper basket with two or three school dusters and an overcoat in it, and a pair of blue pyjamas over the back of a chair, put the finishing touch to the scene. The Enchanted Castle At any rate, I don't throw them into a waste-paper basket. Barchester Towers My Dear Mrs. ——: Most certainly your letter will not go into the waste-paper basket. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography Garth tore the letters into fragments, pitching them contemptuously into the waste-paper basket; but, nevertheless, they were like so many gnats buzzing about an open wound, adding to its torture. The Hermit of Far End And this I think"—the Head replaced the cane, and flung the written charge into the waste-paper basket—"covers the situation. Stalky & Co. A waste-paper basket, a rag rug, a brush and comb—as fast as his hands can fly he's throwing out things. Back Home Away, reptile, to the waste-paper basket, and thence to the flames! Roundabout Papers It was like his impertinence to dictate to you what authors you should read, and meanwhile the sixth-form room like a bear-garden, and a school prefect being put into the waste-paper basket. The Longest Journey The habits, customs, and points of view of five years before seemed to have been cast into a vast waste-paper basket as wholly unpractical in connection with present experiences. T. Tembarom Oh, we were sent for; and Stalky asked to have the 'depositions' read out, and the Head knocked him spinning into a waste-paper basket. Stalky & Co. With simple affection she even locked up his very waste-paper basket, full of fragments he had torn, or useless papers he had thrown there, before he went to Plymouth. A Simpleton You can throw them into the waste-paper basket. The Master of Mrs. Chilvers I threw them into the waste-paper basket, and sat trying to remember what, if any, charitable institutions provided pensions for decayed authors. Three Men on the Bummel “That gives us two votes for the army,” remarked MacShaughnassy, as Brown tore his sister’s letter in two, and threw the pieces into the waste-paper basket. Novel Notes He read it through aloud; then threw the scribbled sheet into the waste-paper basket and got into bed again. Crome Yellow The very next week Rosa was at Kent Villa, with the relics of her husband about her; his chair, his writing-table, his clock, his waste-paper basket, a very deep and large one. A Simpleton I have thrown catalogues, unopened, into the waste-paper basket. Books and Bookmen The prisoner's death-warrant went into the waste-paper basket; the verdict of the law was reversed by general acclamation; and the verdict of the newspapers carried the day. Armadale The floor was a sea of torn and trampled papers and magazines, like an immense waste-paper basket. The Club of Queer Trades With a gesture of horror and disgust Mr. Bodiham threw the catalogue into the waste-paper basket. Crome Yellow She took up the General's letter, without waiting for permission; tore it to pieces, smiling pleasantly all the while; and threw the fragments into the waste-paper basket. Little Novels Francine laughed scornfully—crumpled the drawing up in her hand—and threw it into the waste-paper basket. I Say No His opinion of this correspondent was expressed in prompt action—he threw the letter, unopened, into the waste-paper basket. The Evil Genius And, tearing the paper across, he flung the halves into the waste-paper basket and bowed. The Club of Queer Trades His pleasantly depressing melancholy was dissipated by a puff of violent emotion; angrily he threw his quatrain into the waste-paper basket and ran downstairs. Crome Yellow He always opened these journals the moment they came, looked at one particular column of each with the deepest attention, for a few minutes, then carelessly threw them aside into his waste-paper basket. After Dark He threw the letter into the waste-paper basket. Secret Adversary "I think you must have thrown it away by mistake, sir," the old man explained; "I found it in the waste-paper basket." The Evil Genius I tore up the paper and threw it in the waste-paper basket. Diary of a Nobody I wonder whether the foregoing pages of my writing-paper have been torn to pieces and thrown into the waste-paper basket? The Evil Genius There's never anything in the waste-paper basket—she burns everything. Secret Adversary |
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