| 单词 | bucketful |
| 例句 | But a Congolese life is like the useless Congolese bill, which you can pile by the fistful or the bucketful into a merchant’s hand, and still not purchase a single banana. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman stabbed her cigarette into a bucketful of sand. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Russell’s part was to wait on the trolley trestle that spanned the river, and when Piper passed underneath, bomb away from a bucketful of rocks. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The screen door slammed, followed by a huge bucketful of silence. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Then he took another bucketful and washed the cockpit out, and there was hunger. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He was conscious of a foul odor when he emptied the first bucketful into the kettle beside the well. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Waves broke over the bows, where bucketfuls of water streamed through the flimsy decking. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It took a significant amount of muscle—how had Chase with his little eight-year-old arms managed?—but soon I had a bucketful. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Each morning someone in the household would pour a bucketful of water over his lantern, and after several years a skin of living vegetation began to show on the stone. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I was lathered up in calamine lotion and had swallowed a bucketful of antihistamines with my morning orange juice. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "I wash standing up. I get a bucketful of water and I heat it on this little stove and I strip and wash myself all over." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Harry looked up at the owner of the hand on his shoulder and felt a bucketful of ice cascade into his stomach — he had walked right into Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic himself. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z "No," replied the prince flatly, as if he'd been offered a bucketful of coal. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z I jumped up and down, and cried a whole bucketful of tears. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like having a bucketful of ice water tossed in my face—unpleasant, but attention-getting. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Who has not been cheering when each bucketful of water finds its mark. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The winner is awarded a gold-plated shovel, a bucketful of liquor, and $500. ArtsBeat: Artists Plan Their Sand Castles, Sponsorships Included 2013-08-09T18:00:10Z Or disbelieve and squander the chance to throw a bucketful of hate in That Face? This week: Oliver Letwin, Glenn Beck, Charlie Sheen 2011-04-08T23:15:03Z The Huffington Post recently ran a survey of terrible Valentine’s gifts that was more fun that a bucketful of orchids. Valentine’s Day is divisive in a way love isn’t meant to be 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Go-go dancers in boots, fishnets, and football jerseys gyrate on stages near a swimming pool, where a bunch of shirtless, tattooed guys pay $160 for a bucketful of Patrón Silver tequila and mixers. The Jacksonville Jaguars Stink. That Won't Stop the Party in the Stands 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Coward didn’t write about the Riemann Zeta Function; he wrote about stylish British swells quipping and bed hopping and drinking Champagne by the bucketful. It?s Been a Gloomy Summer on New York Stages 2010-07-28T17:57:00Z Fortunately, Patrick Page displays it by the bucketful in the wonderful “All the Devils Are Here,” his one-man walk-through of some of the nastiest pieces of work in the canon. Review | For Patrick Page, it’s Shakespeare’s bad guys who steal the show 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z “Sweeney” is usually gruesome, and bucketfuls of artificial gore were thrown around the stage at Glimmerglass on Friday, but this production felt bloodless. ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘The Crucible’: Not New, but Darkly Up-to-Date 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z To the giallo, Italian horror directors added surreal and supernatural elements: masked stalkers, witches’ covens and blood by the bucketful. ‘Suspiria’: Stream the Original and 8 Other Italian Horror Classics 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z In the opening segment, we see Jamie trying to "educate" children about the dangers of eating pizza for breakfast, accompanied by bucketfuls of chocolate milk. Jamie Oliver, like me, is finding out what Americans think of pushy Brits 2010-03-28T00:07:00Z You know, stuff: a broken ironing board; a bucketful of J Cloths; a plastic bag containing half a million other plastic bags; and, of course, the yellow container. Secrets of the pig's room 2011-02-19T00:04:01Z Speed equals money, as they are paid by the bucketful rather than by the hour. Watching wine happen during Oregon’s annual grape harvest 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z They are absolutely delicious and we have bucketfuls of them every year. Want to take a bite of sunshine? These lemony citrus cooler cookies are the answer 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Wouldn't you prefer an elegant, flavour-packed morsel to a bloated bucketful of stodge? Jo Marchant on science writing: 'You need a burning curiosity' 2013-03-13T07:00:01Z They are unexpected because there is now a huge, competitive and international effort to deliver research, so good stories arrive daily, by the bucketful. The Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize 2013 launches 2013-03-06T07:00:19Z If it’s zombie spatter you want, “The Last of Us” has it by the bucketful. Review: ‘The Last of Us’ Is a Zombie Thriller About Single Parenting 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z A tacky chair in a trailer park looks “like a clown had vomited on it”; a small-time crook is “as slick as two eels in a bucketful of snot.” A Roaring, Full-Throttle Thriller, Crackling With Tension and Charm 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z That buoyant naïveté is key to this Spider-Man, and Holland brings it by the jittery bucketful. Review: The New Spider-Man’s Coolest Superpower? He's Just a Kid 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z We asked readers for suggestions online and received a bucketful of advice. Cast the Trump Mini-Series: Who Should Play the Donald? 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z He is employing a young babysitter who has a bucketful of unsolicited and quite explicit suggestions on how he can get over his divorce. 'The Americans' Recap: A Most Painful Extraction 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z If that requires a bucketful of whitewash, so be it. Martin Luther King ? a whitewash can be right 2011-04-04T20:00:01Z Here’s the First Commandment of Defensive Dating: Anything someone says on those first few dates may be on-your-Granny’s-grave true or a bucketful of hooey. Social Q?s: When Mom?s Weight Loss Leaves Floppy Skin 2012-04-05T21:39:57Z In a godless age the iconic slot is filled by biography of great men – and, if necessary, bucketfuls of whitewash. Martin Luther King ? a whitewash can be right 2011-04-04T20:00:01Z Also, the public was scooping up the “seeds” — symbolically both the children of Mao Zedong and a primary foodstuff during the Cultural Revolution — by the bucketful. | Fair Trade-Off: Frieze Week in London 2010-10-18T21:47:00Z A small team of police and support officers works through the scraps, a bucketful at a time, finding a part of a name here, an "In loving memory" there, and slotting each one into place. Stolen memorials: melted down means lost for ever 2012-06-10T17:10:01Z It's not true, of course, but the need to believe that they're one more spanking away from Christian utopia clearly drives a lot of people to consume this Hallmark-style propaganda by the bucketfuls. What the Ruby Franke story says about the Christian right 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z And with each theme comes a bucketful of research on related topics. ‘Now, Let’s Be a Starfish!’: Learning With ‘Ms. Rachel,’ Song by Song 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z “We are losing older drinkers by the bucketful, but only gaining new ones by the thimbleful,” Mr. Menezes was quoted as saying in 1999 in The Scotsman newspaper. Ivan Menezes, Who Led a Liquor Giant, Dies at 63 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Pour a bucketful of water on the table’s treetop canopy and watch the rainforest in action. Gear, toys, tips to help beat the heat outdoors at home 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z The family unearthed bivalves by the bucketful, reaching the most plentiful beaches with their motorized metal dinghy. These Shellfish Could Kill You 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z I could eat that garlic rice by the bucketful, same for the bone-in chicken adobo legs and thighs coated in a rich vinegar/soy marinade. Eat for a good cause at this perfect little sandwich place — plus, scrumptious Filipino food and giant burritos in Everett 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z The Times was also impressed with the band's transcendent mix of folk, grunge, country and "bucketfuls of talent", awarding four stars. Wolf Alice: Critics laud band's 'third and best' album 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z At exactly 11:17, once the crew had relocated a butterfly bush and three baby garter snakes curled up among its roots, the first bucketful of dirt was removed. Perspective | The Tulsa race massacre is finally becoming known. But where are the bodies? 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z There is a bucketful of nuanced terms to deeply analyze ratings — stats like reach, share, average minute rating and people using television. TV Ratings for Many Sports Are Down. Don’t Read Too Much Into It Yet. 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z And that’s what was served up in heaping bucketfuls this week as it became clear the coronavirus wouldn’t bypass the U.S. — with the stock market turning in its worst performance since last decade’s financial crisis. U.S. stocks fall again, capping worst week since financial crisis of 2008 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z "There were 20 people living rough here, and on the floor that I'm standing on now, we collected two bucketfuls of heroin syringes," Mr Kilty said in a 2012 interview. Exhuming bones and resurrecting house of The Dead 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z The summer of 2005 provided fun by the bucketful, a taste of what the town had missed over the generations when baseball wasn’t here. Perspective | Before hoisting World Series trophy, Nats had a tortured history. It looks different now. 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Since she had already been giving herself daily coffee enemas, adding a bucketful of a stranger’s stool barely changed her daily routine, she says. The problem with labeling gut troubles "dysbiosis" 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z At the start of this season, when optimism was passed around by the bucketful, it was easy to see Washington buying before the July 31 deadline. As Mike Rizzo ponders whether to buy or sell, Nationals stay afloat with another win in Miami 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Operator Kelly Hayes steered the machine’s massive arm toward a mountain of limestone and scooped up a bucketful. If they build it, will the oysters come? 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z The farm is still open for customers to pick cherries by the bucketful for purchase. 2,000 cherry trees destroyed at ex-49er’s California orchard 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Sanders, who raised a bucketful of money after announcing his candidacy, is hitting the trail this weekend with rallies in Brooklyn and Chicago. Analysis | Biden is leaning in on a run for the White House. There are reasons. 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z “If I want to enjoy fried chicken, I should be able to enjoy it. But I don’t overdo it. I’m not going to eat a bucketful.” As Africa grows more prosperous, obesity grows as a problem 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Once there, they tip their backs up and a large yellow excavator scrapes out the contents, grabs bucketfuls and adds them to the ever-growing pile. A new challenge looms for British Virgin Islands: how to clean up hurricane mess 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Butler and Gibson bring that by the bucketful, and the Wolves also added 37-year-old Jamal Crawford to the bench for another veteran who has been in all kinds of big spots. Now or never for the Minnesota Timberwolves 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z But to gorge on sugar-rich foods, even in the relatively healthy format of a bucketful of Rainier cherries, could mean neglecting other worthy menu items. Behold the Liver, the Astonishing Blob That Runs the Body 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z In 2007, a man claiming to be an artist from the Italian futurist movement tipped a bucketful of dye into the 18th-century baroque monument and turned its waters a lurid red. The fine art of defacing landmarks: from ‘Hollyweed’ to Wellington’s cone 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Searchers will remove trash with a frontend loader and a backhoe and examine each bucketful, Gesell said. Search to start for infant's remains at Colorado landfill 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z “If you spill a whole bucketful of small crumbs, you’re going to need a broom to pick it up.” More than 1,200 new planets discovered through Nasa's Kepler space telescope 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z After all, the GLE Coupe fits up to five and bucketfuls of gear. Sponsor Generated Content: Love Your Drive 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z You do not want the guard to think you care one iota about the event or the bucketful of celebrities in attendance. How to fake your way into a celebrity party 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Another happy customer writes: "Every bucketful was 100 roubles... I bought fruit and berries to my heart's content." Russia: Green campaigners give babushkas a boost - BBC News 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Amazon's faith in the show was further justified by the bucketful of Emmy nominations it received, the first such recognition for the company's original TV programming. Transparent's second season is coming to Amazon this December 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Frates, smiling in front, got a bucketful of foam baseballs dumped on him. Former linebacker with ALS helps revive Ice Bucket Challenge 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z This part of the spectrum radiates by the bucketful from light-emitting diodes in the screens of phones, tablets and laptop computers. To sleep, perchance 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z If this were a medicine with such pronounced health benefits, “then people would buy it by the bucketful,” Hanson says. The Best Way to Take a Hike for Your Health 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Entrepreneurs need motivation by the bucketful, but some days it’s easier to stir up than others. 5 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Stay Motivated Every Day 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z It is a huge space in a city of small spaces; growers arrive in the early, dark hours of the morning with dahlias and marigolds by the bucketful. The Battle for the San Francisco Flower Mart 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Instead, the company dropped off bucketfuls of loose change. A hobnobbing crack dealer, and other stuff you might have missed this week 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z The University of Leicester presented a February 2013 press conference with a bucketful of facts and figures which convinced most people the bones were of the last Plantagenet king. Richard III rows set to rumble on 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Second, watch portions, since restaurants serve up fries practically by the bucketful. 12 ‘Unhealthy’ Foods Nutritionists Eat 2014-03-22T09:45:57Z With this method, you could empty a bucketful of water into a two-hundred-jin pig, while with the old method you could barely empty half a bucket of water into the carcass of a dead cow. Mo Yan: “Bull.” 2012-11-19T05:00:00Z In the process he was summoning up a bucketful of cliches: form is temporary, class is permanent; you are only as good as … a week is a long time. South Africa's Dale Steyn picnics on last scraps of England optimism 2012-07-23T16:42:13Z If the Heat don’t get turnovers by the bucketful, the Thunder’s strengths will power them to victory. Off the Dribble: Finals Present Classic Clash of Offense vs. Defense 2012-06-12T17:41:42Z Before her ultrasound scan, the unsuspecting Puntung is lured into a small pen by a bucketful of diced bananas. Endangered species: Sex and the single rhinoceros 2012-05-30T17:50:32.700Z They would haul stones to the surface by the bucketful, then crush and grind them to extract the minerals, dumping the waste — worthless rock called “chat” — in piles across town. Last Ones Left in Treece, Kan., a Toxic Town 2012-05-21T04:38:51Z Smack!—A bucketful of spray drenched the stores, and the wave ran hissing and creaming back under the counter of the blue-and-white boat. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z A bucketful of sand was sprinkled on the spot where he fell, and the gun at which he was stationed was run out again. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Send round carts of chloride of lime, at short intervals during warm or “muggy” weather, and direct a bucketful to be delivered to every housewife, to remove stenches from sinks, water-closets, &c. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z And I'm going to tell her that a handkerchief dipped in a teaspoonful of milk and dabbed on red eyes is more refreshing and healing than a bucketful of cold water. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z Even at later date than that it used to be sold about the streets from tall casks, at a penny a bucketful. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z “How can you pour two more bucketfuls in when it does not hold more than one?” Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z I had poured only one bucketful of water on the plant, when a large quantity rested round it. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z We drank a bucketful of strong yankona between the three of us in three-quarters of an hour, until, to put it plainly, we could hold no more. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z The refuse, or “orra bits,” as Scotch sailors call them, were thrown overboard by bucketfuls, and over these thousands of screaming gulls fought on the surface of the water, and scores of sharks immediately beneath. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z There was a laugh at this; but next morning the captain verified his statement, and he took Frank with him in the little boat, and they brought off a bucketful. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z “Dear me, what shall I do?” cried Archie’s mother, running distractedly up the garden with a bucketful of greens in her hand. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z The latter had thought that one bucketful, or at the outside two bucketfuls, of water would be enough. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z As the herdsmen put the primitive contrivance into operation and swing up bucket after bucketful of cool water, the cattle crowd around, impatient to receive it as it rushes along the stone troughing. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z A score or so of bucketfuls ended it, and he climbed up, black with smoke and streaked with steam and sweat, and very grateful to be in fresh air again. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z George helped Harry with the dishes, then carried a bucketful of water to his claim and proceeded to "mine." The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields 2011-11-11T03:00:26.697Z I took out, with every bucketful I washed, anywhere from ten to fifty dollars; anyway, I got fifty thousand dollars out of it. The Haunted Mine 2011-10-28T02:00:23.833Z But what was his surprise when he found that even a hundred bucketfuls were not sufficient to saturate the ground around the roots of the plant. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z The pumps of the "Massachusetts" broke down, and the Troopers were obliged to go into the hold of the offensively fragrant vessel and bring up water bucketful by bucketful for the animals under their charge. Campaign of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry April 25-November 11, 1898 2011-10-16T02:00:16.233Z But the rain got worse: it came down in bucketfuls, in torrents, in whole water. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Then, with less than half a dozen bucketfuls of water in her, the whaler hung irresolute on the crest of the wave, and commenced her rapid plunge down the other side. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Probably every bucketful you send up to be washed will yield you from ten to fifty dollars. The Haunted Mine 2011-10-28T02:00:23.833Z At last, however, a homogeneous bucketful was got to upper air, and Denis after it in a mud-bath of clay and perspiration, but with his triumph shining through his filth. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z White-aproned servants staggered in with bread, butter, and cheese, and bucketfuls of strong whisky punch. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z ‘But don’t start me crying again, this sorrowful day, for ’tis myself who has shed a bucketful of tears, since my poor grandmother was choked this morning.’ The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z It seems rather incongruous that while so many evidences of real progress abound in this city, water, the prime necessity of life, should be peddled about the streets by the bucketful. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Just the very thing They've looked for, prayed for, schemed for all their lives; Yet, when it comes to don the bridal veil And figure at the altar, then comes straight A bucketful of tears. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z They took up several bucketfuls to try in the new cradle before dark. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z For the matter of that, I’ve seen a whole bucketful of them, but then they was white, and the sight of ’em never made me any the richer.” Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z About ten o'clock we were back at the hut and lime-tree, and stopped there for breakfast; then, after gathering a bucketful of fruit, were off again. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z One such firm in Norfolk collects cow intestines by the bucketful from local abattoirs and turns them into the kind of natural gut strings favoured by many of the world's top tennis players. Waste not, want not 2011-06-06T23:20:45Z Run and tell them a bucketful would make a difference now, but cartloads will make none in ten more minutes! Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z In fact, they are homemade caltrops, designed to puncture the boots of infantrymen and the tires of their vehicles, and were made, by the bucketful, by welders in the same shops. Hidden Workshops Add to Libyan Rebels? Arsenal 2011-05-04T05:15:13Z Fat purveyors of tittle-tattle with a cat on their knees, aldermen in wigs, burgomasters wearing a three-cornered hat and the whole thing set off by luminous ochre and cinnabar by the bucketful. The Mysterious Sketch 2011-05-03T02:00:14.907Z I have seen gold measured by the bucketful. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z “Three good bucketfuls, which I imagine is more than Jimmy did,” Bethune answered with a grin. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z A well-trained batch of English soldier-servants then arrived, each armed with a bucketful of rubbish which they threw over the top of him, successfully hiding him from view. 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z I could have sent out at any time, near the entrance of our cave, and had a bucketful of balls from shrapnell and the Minié rifle, picked up in the shortest possible time. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z Although the attic was dense with smoke, the cause of it was only a small blaze in the heap of rags near the window, which subsided under two bucketfuls of water. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z The doctor was sent for—came immediately—took Walter from the bed, laid him on the floor, and began pouring cold water upon him by the bucketful. Strive and Thrive or, Stories for the Example and Encouragement of the Young 2011-02-07T03:00:25.547Z Here there were basketfuls, boxfuls, bucketfuls, barrelfuls, wagonloads—the whole street was crowded with wagons, and every wagon heaped high with the crimson and yellow fruit. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z Anyway, Laura May cried bucketfuls, and yet she said she felt encouraged to hope she might forget and love again. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z The doctor's wife had grown quite furious when she could not make him hold his tongue, and had dashed a bucketful of cold water over his head to bring him to his senses. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z “Why, I could not drink a single bucketful,” said he. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z Instead, it set a terrible precedent as the other free agency darlings now wait for their ridiculous bucketfuls, writes Jeff Passan on Yahoo.com. Leading Off: Broken Nose Enters Steelers-Ravens Rivalry 2010-12-06T17:45:00Z In the United States, we often eat a bucketful of bland. On nutrition: Family lessons 2010-09-17T20:42:00Z The festivals are representing the Cuban tradition with three pianists who boast a bucketful of awards among them. | Connecticut: Brubeck, Corea and Other Jazz Pianists at Festivals 2010-07-25T04:40:00Z His progress so far has been rooted in his ability to raise bucketfuls of cash. What does Jim DeMint want? 2010-06-18T11:01:00Z In mid-March, thousands of red shirts lined up to donate their blood, which was then splashed by the bucketful at the Prime Minister's office and private residence. Thailand: Why the Reds Are in Revolt 2010-03-27T16:25:00Z Towards evening they brought us a small bucketful of water, with which we washed our hands and faces; also some dried fish, some rice, and a little tea. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas He took medicine by the bucketful, so his valet told Mr Robbins in confidence, “and the way he talks about your young lady is wonderful.” Lady Maude's Mania A bucketful was drawn and deposited upon deck; while it remained still it appeared dark and like any other water, but when agitated it emitted scintillations of light like the stars. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands The snow turned to mud, and between times it poured with rain by the bucketful. Yiddish Tales I had bucketful after bucketful of water thrown on him during my watch, but it had no perceptible effect in keeping him awake, for he was constitutionally sleepy. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document "There is rain as well as wind in the clouds; it will come down in bucketfuls when it does come." Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War You know how strengthening that is, and yet these people say that there is not an ounce of meat in a whole bucketful. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. She ran to the well and drew a bucketful of clear cold water, which she carried to the cabin. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins In New South Wales water has been sold for three shillings a bucketful. Political economy Here they saw the colors ground and mixed in small mills, from which the workmen—smeared from top to toe in a rainbow of colors—gathered the thick greasy ink by the bucketful. Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 But we outnumbered them three to one, and poured in lead by the bucketful. The Greater Republic A History of the United States That old soaker would think nothing of mopping up a whole bucketful of grog, and as much more as you liked to stack under his nose.” Harley Greenoak's Charge I believe it was on’y a glass or two of fizz on the top of a bucketful of excitement because he was going to ride.” Sir Hilton's Sin We did gather a great many, about a bucketful, and threw them into the rain-pool, where some of them now are. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series The wildfire roared up, one last time in one sheet, and snuffed out like a rush-light, and a bucketful of stinging hail fell. Rewards and Fairies Should the fire grow too strong, as it sometimes will, a little water is thrown on, a bucketful of which is kept always on hand. Home Pork Making Bucketful after bucketful was flung over the side, the wind playfully carrying off the murky clouds. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday One sailor took a bucketful of these and crept far out on the yard-arm of the ship, and began to fling them down on the gun-deck of the Serapis, where they did much damage. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read My mates and I might have gathered bucketfuls of them, scraping with our hands. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series For their supply of water, they were compelled to depend upon the muddy current of the Missouri River, brought to them in small bucketfuls, for which they had to pay an exorbitant price. Venerable Philippine Duchesne I then sent my maid around through the audience with a bucketful of Salt Lake cider, and a dishpan full of doughnuts, to restore good feeling. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories You can tell that she is pouring conceit into him by the bucketful. Banked Fires Then he went in search of water, and finding a well back of the warehouse brought a bucketful in and began to bathe Luke. The Campaign of the Jungle or, Under Lawton through Luzon “I drew the water with a bucket, and in every bucketful there was gold.” Indian Fairy Tales A bucketful of water on the shore of Lake Superior is of no importance to the man who has it. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy A soldier's wife had bought coal by the bucketful all winter, at the rate of sixteen dollars a ton, and worked on flannel shirts at a dollar and thirty cents a dozen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Here they fried their sausages and made some tea, for the fire in the stove was not out, and the good-natured bargewoman had left them a small bucketful of coke to make it up again. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts And she murmured a short prayer in a low voice every time she poured a bucketful into the tub that had been placed near the bed. The Son of His Mother If it were spilled on the sand, the man would have only to dip up another bucketful, with an expenditure of effort that would be too small to take account of. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy But, as always happens when the poor British start attacking, rain began falling in bucketfuls the very first day of operations. General Bramble No, sir; if it comes down in bucketfuls I'll go all the more. Eighth Reader But what if he had had a bucketful of the little boneless creatures at his disposal, as the worker at Naples now may have any day for the asking? A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science I drank pretty near a bucketful, and then said I was ready to go on. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow If, however, fresh water were scarce, every bucketful would have its importance, and the loss of that quantity would make a distinct impression on the man's well-being. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy Men that could face bullets, knives, and death, were dismayed, defeated, and routed by these baffling bucketfuls and the amazing precision of the squirting pump. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country In winter, too, Church will often put his bucketful of fish on the ground, so that the club may dine in a clubbier way. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Jimmy cat-footed it down to the lake, scooped up a bucketful of water and went back to Matthews. Death Points a Finger When you get a trifle further on with the mischief of living, you will realise that a bucketful of sunlight doesn't run the devil out of business. Dwellers in the Hills We bought all the shells they had, and they were so well satisfied with their bargain that they returned later on with another bucketful of conchological curiosities, which were also purchased. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' And the final bucketfuls were hurled in through the window of the Orange Lodge, just where they were needed most, as Jimmy and his five made their escape. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country In fine weather my slumbers at night are uninterrupted, but when it rains—and in Cuba it never rains but it pours in bucketfuls—my rest is at intervals sorely disturbed. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba It has been found that, if sewage is discharged intermittently,—that is, in bucketfuls into such furrows,—the beds open and allow the filtration of the sewage. Rural Hygiene He has found half a bucketful of small fish of these kind in the stomach of one swordfish. Tales of Fishes The ledge was like the rim of ice that adheres to a tub when a bucketful of freezing water has been taken out. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys Instead of that, he rose to within a few feet of the bank, and, having first treated his rider to a few extra bucketfuls of water, twisted his trunk round one of Philemon's legs. Harper's Young People, July 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly At last all was in readiness, and, at a word, the water was poured—bucketful after bucketful—down the tunnels. The Biography of a Prairie Girl To mix the solutions of lime and copper sulphate, dip a bucketful from each barrel, and pour together into the barrel of the spray pump. The Pecan and its Culture It was a wretched morning, the whole sky was overcast, and the rain streamed down in bucketfuls. The Brothers Karamazov Katie’s sugar was by this time pronounced ready to be tested, and Davie hastened to bring from some distant hollow a bucketful of the snow which still lingered in shady places. David Fleming's Forgiveness “A bucketful!” she murmured, looking anxiously down at me as she laid her long, slender, pointed fingers upon the pulse of my left hand where it rested outside the coverlet. Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War If a bucketful is drawn and deposited upon deck, while it remains still it appears dark and like any other water, but when agitated it emits scintillations of light like the stars. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Four hundred tons in Manila, and I shan’t need more than a bucketful.” The Pagan Madonna The last bucketful of slush and mud came at last for Jason Squiff. Rootabaga Stories We purchased two bucketfuls of yak's milk, one of which I drank there and then myself, the second being equally divided between my two servants. An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet She explained, adding in all seriousness the information that I had demanded a bucketful, whereupon he turned and regarded me with upraised eyebrows, and laid his fingers upon my wrist. Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War "We shall want two bucketfuls of soft soap for the first washings." When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine You may not find a bucketful in Singapore. The Pagan Madonna Some said Frank Nelson did not preach doctrinal sermons, but if not, then church doctrine needs another name, for this man preached the Christian faith, pouring it forth in great bucketfuls. Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati The tender we sent to Liverpool came out in a hurry, as they began to watch her, with a mere bucketful of oil aboard. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea "You must butt into a few more mysterious suites of apartments in London and elsewhere, and you'll supply proof in bucketfuls," he snapped. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley These oysters were small but very nice, and for twenty-five cents you would get a bucketful; also the same quantity of clams. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria Stanton did as he was bidden, counting each bucketful he replaced, and then Curtis sent him to clean out the stove and estimate the quantity of ash before he put it back. Prescott of Saskatchewan The princess drew a bucketful of water, which the young man emptied at one draught and then asked for another. Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen More trying resulted in the adventurers finding that they could depend upon obtaining about five bucketfuls out of a dozen trials, and with this they were content. The Peril Finders They would ask for a drink of water and they had some way of drinking a whole bucketful to impress the Negroes that they were supernatural. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 Then, at low tide, we could always fill a couple of corn sacks with excellent oysters, and get bucketfuls of large prawns by means of a scoop net improvised from a piece of mosquito netting. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 The stars are out As if a bucketful of them had spilled Across the sky. Mr. Faust We did not leave more than two bucketfuls in the hole; and as there has been no rain since, that must be dried up long ago.” The Boy Slaves “Why, doctor, what a blessing a bucketful of ice would be here—if it wasn’t lukewarm, Dean, eh?” Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites This was heaved down the hatchway of the store-room—bucketful after bucketful—but apparently without any good purpose. Ran Away to Sea And then they went higher up the glen, and caught a bucketful of delightful water from the crystal spring that issued from the rocks. Cruel As The Grave I can stand a bucketful of feeling drawn out of me, but I hate to let it waste away in a drop here and a driblet there about nothing at all. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow This time it waved mechanically back and forth as if the owner were pumping bucketfuls of water. Flamsted quarries She used to say that I was sent to her as wholesome discipline, to prevent her being too happy as a hard-worked teacher in a ladies’ school, but she wept bucketfuls when I came away. About Peggy Saville He gasped a little louder than might have been necessary, and the wasting of the bucketful of water having forced Mr. Becker to make an extra trip to the pump, the officer was duly incensed. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea “I will fetch you a bucketful at once, and place it at your door, after which I intend to have a bath myself on deck.” The Castaways It is well to keep a bucketful of cold water before the animal all the time. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse They are fine and large, and so plentiful that I can gather a bucketful in an hour. The Battle and the Breeze On taking from the tan, rinse the skin well in lukewarm water containing a handful of washing soda to the bucketful. Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration "Diamonds are very cheap now; they find 'em by the bucketful in the Cape, you know." Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden This is rarely filled in less than twenty-four hours, while three or four bucketfuls is an average yield for a season, and six a large one. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 This is effected by holding the horse's head over a bucketful of boiling water, so that the animal will be compelled to inhale steam with every inhalation of air. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse The water was thrown in bucketfuls against the ancient panes and poured from the sashes as if the latter were miniature dams in flood time. Fair Harbor It is not for the extra bucketful or so of water that you may behold, for that is imperceptible, but for the water you don't see. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 If any person attempted to pass through the line, or hinder the work, he promptly got a bucketful or two of water poured over him. Home Life in Colonial Days As to phosphorescence—"I collected a bucketful of water, and examined it under the microscope, but could not detect anything abnormal." The Book of the Damned Have a bucketful of fresh boiling water every fifteen or twenty minutes. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse The Prince gave him a bucketful of water; he drank it up and asked for more, saying: “A single bucket of water will not quench my thirst; give me more!” Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore Then they emptied it into the bottom of the boat and found another bucketful before stopping. Frank Merriwell's Cruise A bucketful or two from their supply tossed accurately through a loophole by Kid Wolf extinguished the blaze before it could rise higher. Kid Wolf of Texas "Nay, man, I meant not to draw e'en so much blood as trickles down thy cheek"— "He meant to draw it by the bucketful and not in drops," interpreted Billington. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims Compel the animal to inhale steam from a bucketful of boiling water containing a tablespoonful of oil of turpentine and spirits of camphor, as advised for cold in the head. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Then tears come down in bucketfuls, And children dance for joy, Till the sun comes out and soundly spanks Her Thunder Baby Boy. The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes Frank took the clams down to the water and washed them carefully, a bucketful at a time, turning them all into the hollow of a large rock near the fire. Frank Merriwell's Cruise The horses of the 19th Hussars received a bucketful apiece, which exhausted the supply of the wells. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition "Never, never in all your life of course!"—she dashed a bucketful at the flare. The Outcry As he hurried away to the public-house, white with ire, he met his gamekeeper coming in with a bucketful of fish fresh caught. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 "Then have him bring several bucketfuls out to the little pigs." Fred Fearnot's New Ranch and How He and Terry Managed It Up to the brim, Molly; I like a good bucketful. Jeff Benson, or the Young Coastguardsman “Run, cook—fetch a bucketful!” cried our chief. The Big Otter “I’ve got bags, boxes, bucketfuls of gold in the hold,” roars Brown. Battles with the Sea About an hour afterwards he returned, and told me that he had easily opened it with his knife, and had found eight or nine pounds of raw potatoes, and a bucketful of slush. Percival Keene She was as delighted as we were, and wanted us to have a bucketful brought on deck. Twice Lost “I feel for all the world as if my mouth was a dust-hole, and that a bucketful of hot cinders had been thrown into it.” The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa It was nervous work, for we could not tell at what moment the last bucketful might come in which would send her to the bottom. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman “You can’t tell, my lads, when the bucketful will leak in that will send her to the bottom,” he said, and the men again turned to. Paddy Finn Of course we were all wet to the skin; but, while the rain poured down in bucketfuls as it was doing, we could light no fire to dry our clothes. With Axe and Rifle I’m terribly thirsty, I could drink a bucketful if I had it. The Three Lieutenants “It is such a fire as it will take many bucketfuls of water to put out!” exclaimed Uncle Mark. Afar in the Forest The rain came down by the bucketful, and it did not take much to soak him to the skin. The Young Bridge-Tender or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle Fast as you take a bucketful out another one runs in. Glyn Severn's Schooldays So sure as the old man caught you at it, he'd give you a bucketful of water, slap over you, and then follow it up with the bucket at your head. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 I always thought it would be lovely when the time came for leaving school, and having nothing to do but enjoy oneself, but I’ve cried simply bucketfuls, and my head aches like fury. The Heart of Una Sackville Bucketful after bucketful they emptied over the side; and, still they did not appear to decrease the quantity the cutter contained to any appreciable extent, bale they, as they baled, their hardest! Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel At other times, the auditor being in a dreamy, sentimental, and altogether unprincipled mood, he will drink the old man's salt-water by the bucketful and feel none the worse for it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 So, when Hen came in, after pouring his bucketful into the barrel, he noted that the plunder had vanished. The Grammar School Boys Snowbound or, Dick & Co. at Winter Sports You couldn't sweep up more than a bucketful out of a whole garden, and yet the things grow splendidly. A Jolly Fellowship He was fortunate in being first, for fresh water is not plentiful on a trawler, and one bucketful has to suffice for the whole crew. Chatterbox, 1905. And meantime having my beasts eating barley by the bucketful so that I won't have enough to get through? Sunset Pass or Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land We has to buy it by the bucketful, and that's mighty high at fifteen cents a bucket. Queer Stories for Boys and Girls The skies were still pouring down bucketfuls, and the servants had to load in the drenching rain. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Then the water would come in through the open seams in bucketfuls. The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery At length, Captain Sartell drew a bucketful of fresh water from the well, and passed it around the room, winking expansively at each individual in turn, by way of silent encouragement and support. Cape Cod Folks The lift used by members of the Board of Trade would be sent down to bring up from the open Board what was known as a "bucketful" of the smaller speculators, when business was slack. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The water did not come down in drops, but in bucketfuls. A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson Vodki delicious I drank, I drank; not in a cup or a glass, but a bucketful I drank.... Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Soon this also bade fair to be a storm, for the rain began to tumble out of the sky, rather than fall, as if an army of people stood throwing down water by the bucketful. Set in Silver So saying, he carefully poured into the hole a large bucketful of water he had brought with him, and then set about digging out the expected shell. The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War This might have been a privation, had the weather been fine, but even the most joyous spirit had little desire for conversation, when the rain was falling in bucketfuls over him. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman "We are taking in water by the bucketful," said he; "our side has been stove in." The House of Martha But one day it rained, whole bucketfuls of water, that poured in torrents from a miserable angry sky. Violets and Other Tales He doesn't believe in wasting time, but I'm wasting it to-day by the bucketful. A Court of Inquiry He set two of the men to work to hitch the bewildered little burros to the well-wheel and get up several huge bucketfuls of water against the coming of the troop. Foes in Ambush Three times a sea leaped over the high side and flung bucketfuls of water on our heads. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle It was as though he had thrown a bucketful of water over me. Romance A strong tree wants no wreaths about its trunk, No cloying cups, no sickly sweet of scent, But sustenance at root, a bucketful. An Introduction to the Study of Browning Round went the windlass as leisurely as might be and another bucketful was hoisted ashore. The Astonishing History of Troy Town Prices were put up to a shilling all round, but still the people flocked, and Letitia took nearly a bucketful of silver before public interest was exhausted. The Missing Link "Of course the kind gentleman who keeps this magic food, stands at the door and hands it out by the bucketful." The House of the Misty Star A Romance of Youth and Hope and Love in Old Japan The Tzar told his servant to tell the Fool that he and his companions were to drink forty barrels of wine, with forty bucketfuls in every barrel. Old Peter's Russian Tales The Pyrosomata floated deep, and it was only with difficulty that some were procured for examination and placed in a bucketful of sea-water. Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work The match vendor was also there—another very tiny drop in that great bucketful. Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope In the Square stood the "Pump With The Long Handle," and thence was every bucketful of washing water drawn by the gilt-edged servants of the gilt-edged "Row"! Greenwich Village Each bucketful we reckoned, by weight, to be worth twenty thousand English pounds, so that we had ransom to pay Montbar for salvaging our vessel, besides retaining enough to make us all rich men. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century I have seen water sell on the Sahara at two francs a bucketful. If Not Silver, What? They drank to excess, or as we might say, by bucketfuls. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII Why didn't you drink a bucketful of water—same as Billy Means did? The Day of the Beast To have lost Waterloo for a bucketful of water! A Splendid Hazard "You'll find a bucketful on the kitchen table, and the dipper floating in it ... and there's matches on the stand by your bed." Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Nothing would content Iris but that they should draw a farewell bucketful of water from the well and drench the pitcher-plant with a torrential shower. The Wings of the Morning “When I find that volcano, Don Alberto,” I said, “not a mere handful of diamonds, but a bucketful.” Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance Three thimblefuls of alum will clarify a bucketful of turbid water. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries "His excellency" rather confounded the captain for a moment; but he came about without "takin' more'n a bucketful," as he afterward expressed it to Halloran the engineer. A Splendid Hazard Why—those two that you've mentioned—they slung out stuff by the bucketful. Jaffery It’s the awful drag of listlessness, mental and physical, that is the worst after-effect of these marsh fevers; they drain the energy out of you in bucketfuls, and it trickles back again in teaspoonfuls. When William Came I drew up a bucketful of the water. White Shadows in the South Seas He stabbed himself with a sword, and with such vigor that real blood, so It looked, ran down in bucketfuls over the stage, and he groaned and writhed in his death-throes. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 If your thoughts only flow by drops, you can't pour them out in bucketfuls. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs Not less than a wooden bucketful should be allowed to run. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home I used to tote water—one bucketful on my head and one bucketful in each hand. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 Here, also, you can send a more than half-naked native into the trees for cocoa-nuts, and drink your fill of their refreshing milk, while your jaded horses swallow bucketfuls of rain-water. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands After much debate it was agreed that after they struck pay dirt, each should dig in turn, each to have the bucketful that came under his trowel or fingers. The Collectors They brought back a bucketful of ore, which, being submitted to the crucible, proved as productive as the first. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete Wood returned first with a bucketful, brackish and poor. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment Mr. Sullivan, awake among the sleepers, drenches us with bucketfuls of cold, tonic, energizing truth. Architecture and Democracy This was different: here was more water than Emma had thought was in the entire world; and she had been assured that this wasn't a bucketful to what she was yet to see! The Purple Heights Not a one," cried Webb jubilantly, "there was just a bucketful and a squeeze at that. The Collectors Upstairs they are pouring it by bucketfuls through the windows. Strange True Stories of Louisiana In the excitement of asking and answering questions, the duty of water-carrying is forgotten, and Barefoot, who arrives last, is the first to leave with her bucketful of water. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes He would come into the nearest town with a rusty old lard bucket full of high grade so rich that the storekeeper once got five hundred dollars from the bucketful. Casey Ryan During one of the periods of illumination, which lasted several minutes, I hauled up a bucketful of the phosphorescent liquid and took it into the cabin. Tent Life in Siberia She took the bucket, made me go wid her, poured the water out in the path under a shade tree, and made me take 'nother bucketful home. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 Yesterday Caesar brought them to the door—a whole bucketful for twenty-five cents. Balcony Stories Two men can take a couple of bucketfuls of them on any evening in September. A Cotswold Village Why do our philanthropic millionaires do nothing, though they are ready to throw bucketfuls of gold into the streets? Treatise on Parents and Children "Now you people will have good water," declared the men, as they gathered all their tools, having first put the top on the well and tried a bucketful of water before starting off. The Bobbsey Twins in the Country The wildfire roared up, one last time in one sheet, and snuffed out like a rushlight, and a bucketful of stinging hail fell. Rewards and Fairies Koshchei drank it up and asked for a third, and when he had swallowed the third bucketful, he regained his former strength, gave his chains a shake, and broke all twelve at once. The Red Fairy Book Sometimes a man, as he dashed a bucketful of water down the hatchway, would yell out, 'Hurrah for Bankok!' and the rest laughed. Youth, a Narrative "Then go to that well you see yonder and draw one hundred bucketfuls of water." Adventures of Pinocchio The wind was sweeping down the rocky trail, the rain was falling in veritable bucketfuls from the overhanging cliff, and deafening thunder and blinding lightning roared and flashed. Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, or, the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold But I was so frightened of offending Peg I'd have tried to drink it all if there had been a bucketful. The Golden Road The Prince gave him a bucketful of water; he drank it up and asked for more, saying: 'A single bucket of water will not quench my thirst; give me more!' The Red Fairy Book Are you going to stand by and see the rest of the Committee spending money by the bucketful in this thing and keep your hands in your pockets? The Octopus : A story of California Then, rising in the frosty morn, I brought the cows for Mary, And when I'd milked a bucketful I took it to the dairy. In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses "Oh, yes, sir!" said she, "the horse has had a drink; he drank out of a bucket, a whole bucketful, and it was I who took the water to him, and I spoke to him." Les Misérables No, Summerlee, I will have none of your materialism, for I, at least, am too great a thing to end in mere physical constituents, a packet of salts and three bucketfuls of water. The Poison Belt The wind blew in gusts, driving the rain in sheets over the face of the hills and through the spectral trees, finally dashing it in bucketfuls against our tent. The Long Labrador Trail He goes out of his way to expose his ignorance by triple bucketfuls. Traffics and Discoveries He doesn't believe in wasting time, but I'm wasting it today by the bucketful. Stories Worth Rereading I never asked permission to draw another bucketful. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 1, January, 1884 The initial bucketfuls were so poorly aimed as to scarcely reach their targets, but they soon began to splash each other in earnest. L'Assommoir The boy brought a bucketful, and Gervaise paid him a sou. L'Assommoir She looked after the boiling of the milk, of which there was a bucketful, washed up, and cleaned the saucepans. Three Years in Tristan da Cunha "I could drink the whole bucketful," he declared. The Adventures of Joel Pepper They presented us with potatoes and salmon and a big bucketful of berries, salmon-roe, and grease of some sort, probably fish-oil, which the crew consumed with wonderful relish. Travels in Alaska Virginie was the first to receive a bucketful in the face. L'Assommoir They continued their mutual abuse while the water was running, and presently it was Virginie who received a bucketful in her face. L'Assommoir The rain fell by bucketfuls, one flash of lightning followed another, the thunder rolled, and the whole prospect was veiled in mist and cloud. The Precipice They ran into the church under the last bucketfuls of shower. We Can't Have Everything "The rain will be down in bucketfuls before many minutes." The Treasure of the Incas They pitched the waves right over our bulwarks, and now and then dashed a bucketful of water down the cabin skylight, swamping the ladies' cabin, and setting scores of bandboxes afloat. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain If you took up a bucketful, you would find that the colour was due to myriads of tiny creatures. Within the Deep Cassell's "Eyes and No Eyes" Series, Book VIII. I sent out the servant for a fresh bucketful from the sea, while I poured the polluted liquid from the jar. Hawthorne and His Circle I now came into the property, and ladled out gold and silver by the bucketful from springs that never dried; furniture and plate, clothes and servants, all were mine. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 Therefore, standing at three paces' distance, I sent a bucketful over her, and then another and another. The Splendid Spur He remains free, and you have merely taken a bucketful from the sea of his freedom. A Modern Utopia And now you understand my feelings when one set of people kick me about or waste me by the bucketful, and the others clap irons on me like a runaway convict. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 He had to stop, momentarily, after each bucketful, to reach for another and to toss aside the empty one. The Young Firemen of Lakeville; or, Herbert Dare's Pluck The precious fluid is distributed in five-gallon tin buckets, borne on a yoke by the dealer, who gets a dollar for two bucketfuls. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance When a fire occurs, the people shall immediately hasten to the spot, each bringing a bucketful of water, and shall endeavour, under direction of the officers, to put the fire out …. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation The taut little Peterborough rode the first like a shell, the second she dipped, the third she shipped a whole bucketful of water. The Shagganappi What a bucketful of corruption was that, a mixture of sap and rainwater that had rotted, and smelled to heaven. Time and Change A bucketful of water was dashed over his face, and recovering he saw the demon faces of Eagle Claw and his band surrounding him. Jim Cummings Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery The two bucketfuls answered for four of them, and by the time he returned to the water hole Hi had two more bucketfuls ready for him. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert The following are commended: No. 1 - To half a bucketful of unslaked lime add 2 handfuls of common salt, and soft soap at the rate of 1 pound to 15 gallons of the wash. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered When the tea was gone they brewed another scalding bucketful. The Winds of Chance Our larder contained a bucketful of cold boiled ducks, a turkey, and numerous catfish and bream—rather a change from the sand-ridges! Spinifex and Sand It was late at night when we reached the Cob tank, and all the water that had accumulated since we left was scarcely a bucketful. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, The ponies were thirsty again, and it required several bucketfuls to satiate thirst, after which everything fillable was filled with water. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert This quantity makes 2 bucketfuls of very adhesive wash, which is not affected by rain. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered One unclasped the saw collar, one unbraced the waistcoat, another sprinkled water over him—not a bucketful this time, because they would have wetted themselves. It Is Never Too Late to Mend In Italy a bucketful of ice would be worth traveling miles to see. Europe Revised My horse seemed anxious to drink, but one bucketful was all he could manage. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, In terms of increased yield for water expended, it is well worth it to provide late varieties with a few gallons of fertigation about mid-June, and a bucketful in mid-July and mid-August. Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway —An old gentleman, said Stephen coarsely, who said that the soul is very like a bucketful of water. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Eldon will go pumping up bucketfuls, and the Archbishops are so easily shocked that a certain conventional reserve is almost forced upon us. The Dynasts As soon as I discovered them, I boiled a bucketful of water, added some tins of condensed milk and the greater part of a bottle of brandy to it, and fed them with the mixture. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures There was not more than five or six buckets of water in this hole; it made me quite sick to get the bucketful for the horse. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, West of the Cascades we expect a rainless summer; the surprise comes that rare rainy year when the soil stays moist and we gather bucketfuls of chanterelle mushrooms in early October. Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway When it rains in those parts it comes down in bucketfuls, and we soon had enough in the sail to drink our fill and to fill up the turtle-shell to the top. In the Reign of Terror The hand that dipped in the same dish, as it were, has handed out misfortune to us by the bucketful. The Judgment House If you like champagne you can have a bucketful. The Duke's Children The Gregory was now running, and by simply dipping out a bucketful of water, several dozens of minnows could be caught. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, As a short cut to morality and as a way of saving individual effort our legislatures are turning out morality legislation by the bucketful. My Discovery of England The manoeuvre was executed gradually and ably, and scarce a bucketful of water shipped. Hard Cash Mother Holle led her, as she had led her sister, to the broad gateway; but as she was passing through, instead of the shower of gold, a great bucketful of pitch came pouring over her. Grimm's Fairy Tales We had a present of a large bucketful one day for dinner: they tasted as if they had been cooked with a little quinine, probably from their gall-bladders being left in. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 We passed the forenoon in still enlarging the tank, and as soon as a bucketful drained in, it was given to one of the horses. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, There is more education and character making in that than in a whole bucketful of algebra. My Discovery of England The precious water came down in bucketfuls and tubfuls, and in two hours we caught and stored away in the tanks one hundred and twenty gallons. The Cruise of the Snark But the last bucketful brought him quickly to his senses. The Circus Boys Across the Continent : or, Winning New Laurels on the Tanbark Just then the storm waters from above, seeking their accustomed drainage channels, found their way down to a rock which overhung my sleeping-place as a rude spout, and began to pour upon me in bucketfuls. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it A very long root such as I have mentioned might give nearly a bucketful of water; but woe to the white man who fancies he can get water out of mallee. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, It was so dark I couldn't see my hand before my face, and the rain came in bucketfuls on my head.' A Set of Six Never in his life, I am convinced, had he carried a bucketful of anything anywhere without tumbling over it before he got there. Novel Notes Bucketful by bucketful, from the tap at the sink in the corner, he filled a large galvanized-iron tub. Michael, Brother of Jerry And when Mendoza saw Luke hauling and straining on the rope he thought he was pulling up a bucketful of gold. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle It went over suddenly, burying its gunwale level with the sea and shipping a bucketful or so of water. The Sea Wolf |
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