| 单词 | corker |
| 例句 | He came up with a corker: a theogony that transformed the Mexica into keepers of the cosmic order. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Isn’t she a corker?” he said, in a congested voice I’d never heard before and hated instantly. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He's crafted another aggressively soulless cautionary tale here about Hollywood narcissism — and it's a corker. 'Maps to the Stars' a nightmarish tour of Hollywood narcissism 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z It’s a road movie as much as a precursor to the Netflix series GLOW, but the climactic bout is a corker. Why I, Tonya is a game changer in the world of female sports movies 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z They may not stage regular events these days, but it means that when they do put their name to something, it's usually a corker. Clubs picks of the week 2011-07-29T23:11:58Z There are so many ways in which “Little Dancer,” finishing its world-premiere run at the Kennedy Center this week, is a corker. ‘Little Dancer’: Big roles for women in the Susan Stroman, Tiler Peck ballet musical The yarn is a real corker, a polymorphously perverse tale of baffling motives and strangely poignant psychology. Billy Crudup in 'Harry Clarke': A deviously brilliant performance is reborn as an audiobook 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z All of this is by way of saying that Luce, in her later years, remained a corker. ‘Price of Fame,’ a Biography of Clare Boothe Luce 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z “Pillar of Fire” was a corker at its 1942 premiere for its depiction of a young woman’s sexual fears amid the suffocating judgment of a small town — fresh, contemporary territory for ballet. A sparkling start to American Ballet Theatre’s D.C. engagement 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Ms. French has been a corker among crime writers ever since “In the Woods” won the Edgar for best first novel. The Top Books of 2016 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Either way, their first new single in five years is a corker, all dry-as-a-bone guitar riffs, stop-start drums and Casablancas's mumbled croon sounding reassuringly familiar. New music: The Strokes ? Under Cover of Darkness 2011-02-10T12:01:00Z Treat yourself to a nostalgic chuckle, thirtysomethings, by reading the whole thread, which includes this corker, contributed by DmIsTheSaddestKey: I got me girlfriend into a bit trouble recently. Should standups write their own jokes, and who are the 50 funniest people? 2013-01-29T14:36:09Z There are white clapboard federal-style houses with the Stars and Stripes aflutter, classy boutiques and a corker of a tavern. 10 of the best small towns in the US: readers’ travel tips 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z A topic like this might seem banal on the outside, but I reckon it may just prove a corker. Readers recommend: Songs about shoes 2010-04-08T23:01:00Z Previously on Strictly: so much dancing, including a few corkers. Strictly Come Dancing 2015: week three – as it happened 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z This week’s book podcast is a real corker. Can lessons from Watergate prepare us for Trump? – best podcasts of the week 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z And yet, for all the vexation the film engenders, there is still a corker of an ending. “Uncut Gems” is a merciless, nail-biting crime thriller that lets Adam Sandler shine 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z This corker of a tale is only hazily sketched here. The Troubies turn an ancient Roman comedy into a modern 'Haunted House Party' 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z It's a pity, because the story's a corker. YA fiction's knife crime lessons 2011-02-11T11:33:45Z BST13:21 Previously on Strictly: so much dancing, including a few corkers. Strictly Come Dancing 2015: week three – as it happened 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Shannon’s father’s deathbed sequence is an especial corker. Molly Shannon’s Memoir Is Filled With Mischief and Pathos 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z The story is still quite a corker, though — certainly enough to fill four-ish hours of prime-time commercial television, filled with sadness and schadenfreude. ABC’s ‘Madoff’ miniseries is not the payback you were hoping for 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Wall Street has had a corker of a year, with the S&P 500 index up around 27%, with mega-tech companies driving gains. Stock markets post strong gains in 2021, as oil heads for biggest jump since 2009 – business live 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z I’m both anxious and excited for people to see it, because it’s an absolute corker of an ending. Nick Mohammed is as 'distraught' about that 'Ted Lasso' finale as you are 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The film’s third act is effectively nerve-racking and even a bit gonzo, with a corker of a climax. Review: Evil child chiller ‘The Prodigy’ may cause you to question your parenting choices 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z That movie, if it ever gets made, should be a corker. Review | ‘Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story’ presents a surprising picture of a screen star 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z “Everyone loves a good iceberg, and this one is a corker,” he said. Giant Antarctic iceberg breaks free of Larsen C ice shelf 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z It’s easy to forget now, but George W. Bush appointed some real corkers to federal office. President Trump’s federal appointments are bonkers — but that’s just business as usual for Republicans 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Like you, I have some real corkers in my circle. These holidays, we have to model dissent for our kids 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z His grandfather, who founded the company in 1901, gave him the nickname “Cork,” short for his description of the child as “a corker,” a singular individual. Charles Walgreen III, who led family pharmacy chain, dies at 80 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z For months, he has been saying that Clinton’s speeches for Goldman Sachs must have been corkers to have merited a fees of more than two hundred thousand dollars each. Bernie Sanders Takes Greenwich Village 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Doris' emotional meltdown after she's asked to start thinning out her crammed Staten Island home is a corker. In the funny 'Hello, My Name Is Doris,' Sally Field just might prove Oscar worthy 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z EST 15:36 Liverpool v Arsenal sounds like a corker. Manchester City 0-0 Everton: Premier League – as it happened 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Her performance of Focus earlier in the evening was a corker. American Music awards 2015 – as it happened 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z His romance with Mary Steenburgen works, the action finale aboard a speeding train is a corker, and the film ends on an uncommonly heartfelt and satisfying conclusion during a time when franchises didn’t really “end.” The 9 Most Underrated Time Travel Movies 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z In the end, its corker of a premise is barely more than wallpaper for an often standard bawdy comedy. 'Interstellar,' 'The Interview,' And The Most Disappointing Films Of 2014 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z The gimmick is the tagline: “The park is open,” and it’s a corker of a concept. 'Jurassic World' Trailer Drops Online Two Days Early 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z When the Mariners reconvene Tuesday after a day off, Saunders will no doubt be inundated with questions about the corker of a brawl on Saturday against Mexico. U.S. advances with 9-4 win over Canada, but Michael Saunders wins MVP 2013-03-11T03:51:01Z Her performance of Focus earlier in the evening was a corker. American Music awards 2015 – as it happened 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z The veteran rap star is bound to give a corker of an Inauguration speech, having built a 25-year career on the power of words. Pick your celebrity president 2012-10-26T17:02:27Z "That Young Adult intro is a corker, the concept of copied cassettes takes me back," says Phil Rhodes. England v Australia – live! 2012-07-07T13:29:33Z Just when you thought that executive pay spats might be over for another year, up pops a corker. Jamie Dimon prepares for his own jubilee on Capitol Hill 2012-06-09T23:00:14Z I heard about Marlene from my book editor, who thought the trial could be a corker. Fighting for Planned Parenthood in a Contentious County 2012-06-08T17:05:38Z "Isn't he a corker?" irreverently demanded our friend. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z “It’s going to be a corker of a storm,” announced Chet, as he gazed out. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z I think he's a corker, and I don't mind saying so. Dick Randall The Young Athlete 2012-01-04T03:00:45.467Z The pace was a corker to start with. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Even without the missing Havre de Grace, the Ladies’ Classic would shape up as a corker if Blind Luck and Zazu were not sidelined. The Rail: A Championship That Doesn't Have All the Best 2011-11-05T12:38:54Z He's a corker—" "They could build a little house at the back of the garden. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z They were at Harvard with me—corkers both. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z And it's queer, too, you know; but his being such a corker in a literary way hurts him just as much as it helps him. Dick Randall The Young Athlete 2012-01-04T03:00:45.467Z "By George, that woman's a corker," said the drummer, sociably, as he came back and stood near the long wood-stove. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z And when he went off one of them said, ‘Gee! he’s a corker—he’ll 251 knock the spots out of the Spaniards,’ and I said, ‘You bet!’ Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z There’s a corker in the ‘Post’ this week.” The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z Yes, your theory's very pretty, but here's the corker. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z Don't get me wrong: Breaking Bad is a very well-written show, and it's has some real corkers of speeches over three years. Breaking Bad Watch: Cuts Like a Knife 2011-07-18T17:32:10Z You dropped only one small spoonful for each of the last twenty cakes; the ones you made for Ewart had a complement of two big spoonfuls—they were corkers, no mistake. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z And as for Miss Molly, she is a corker! Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z I don't think I came out with the corkers they do. The Apprentice bragging game 2011-05-10T10:31:59Z That girl’s a corker, and I’m proud of her. Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch 2011-04-14T02:00:48.280Z Glad to hear boat arrived, and is such a corker. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z She’d be chairman of the state central committee from the start and, well—the machine would be a corker, that’s all.” Her Infinite Variety 2011-04-01T02:00:30.590Z A measure of their progress beyond these shores is them holding out against Milan without needing to call on Jermain Defoe, who scored a couple of corkers against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the weekend. Peter Crouch and Tottenham rocket to new heights in knocking out Milan| Paul Hayward 2011-03-10T09:01:00Z "You are a corker," he said almost tenderly; but with a slight smile she kept her hands out of his reach. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z He's a corker, and athlete, and is built of pure sand, but he'd have to be built of iron to go up against a big ruffian like this Mason. Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z This storm is going to be a corker, but maybe we can beat the worst of it. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z Lastly, Z.'s a 'real old corker,' who will never learn to work, For he puts his oar in gently and extracts it with a jerk. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The Championship is offering what looks suspiciously like a corker. Live - Tuesday football 2011-01-04T19:00:14Z He may not score that many but when they arrive they're absolute corkers. Championship Verdict: The Observer fans' network on Saturday's matches 2011-01-01T22:01:01Z “He’s a corker,” admitted the clerk, responding to the friendly tone. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z This is turning into a corker and Pav is refusing to roll over. Live - French Open 2010-05-29T08:59:00Z We've had some corkers already, but there are plenty of spaces to be filled. Live - Saturday football 2010-04-17T10:46:00Z Meanwhile, breaking news regarding the new Virgin team - and it's a corker. Live - Australian GP practice 2010-03-26T01:06:00Z She is a fine woman and a corker in the dairy. The Trail of Conflict English, chum of mine told me your schools are corkers for nicknames. Into the Primitive And one of them—the one I just referred to—surely is a corker.” Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery You see, Phil," he said, "even Uncle Monty noticed what a corker she is, and usually he never looks at a girl twice. The Bachelors A Novel "They say that Hammond center is a corker at that game!" The Crimson Sweater I saw her catch one, one day, and the jump she made with the net was a corker. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins "It is a corker, isn't it?" she said, but her black eyes gleamed. Shadows of Flames A Novel One of the young men assured Mrs. Dupont that her baby was a corker. A Top-Floor Idyl "Oh, say, but this is a corker!" said Cal, as he steadied himself and leaned against a tree for a little rest. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter He’s a corker, all right, and does everything to help a fellow along. Under Boy Scout Colors Your old man up there is a corker. The Blue Goose “He’s a corker, is Dale,” mused the other. Cynthia's Chauffeur Yep, that's a corker; but, Lord! the one what makes me have all kinds of funny cold feelings run up my back is that 'Ave Maria.' The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself He puts down corkers for us to do, and then looks at us in pained surprise if we think they’re hard. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out "Phalanxes of Atlans," by F. V. W. Mason, was a corker. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 Her article in last week’s Social Era was a corker. Carmen Ariza The girl was a corker, though, and game as they made 'em. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 His name was Mr. Paul Howard, and he was a corker. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself That was a corker, Sid Wells, and it would have done the business if you'd only put an ounce more of speed in your throw, so as to have raised it three inches. Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School Isn’t it a corker though, how it grows? The Spoilers of the Valley “My God, Lafelle, the idea’s a corker!” he cried, his eyes ablaze. Carmen Ariza "My, but you're a corker—beg pardon—I mean a live wire!" Sunlight Patch “We replaced her with a well––an’ it’s a corker. Tharon of Lost Valley The North Sea is well known for its violent storms during the winter months, and this one proved to be a "corker," as Dave called it afterwards. Dave Porter in the Far North or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy It’s a corker how much dirt can stick to a fellow without falling off,” he remarked. The Spoilers of the Valley "That was a good stroke—a corker," exclaimed a youth who had entered the yard and come up quietly behind him. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill Sandy lauded Christina as he read Ellen's letters, telling her again and again that there was no one like her and that she was just a corker, and that was all about it. In Orchard Glen “Oh yes—he’s a corker in his line; out of Empress by Ameer, you know—” “I might manage … to keep him … for a while,” she observed, without enthusiasm. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories The songs, too, are corkers, some of 'em. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X If you choose to come back and play the corker like this, it's your look-out. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers Say, but he’s a corker, to get out of sight like that.” Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam This snake dance we're going to is said to be a corker. The High Calling Look at that yacht out there, isn't it a corker? Three Little Cousins "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one." The Rover Boys in Southern Waters or The Deserted Steam Yacht Why, Dale, one year we had a quarter-back that was a corker. Dave Porter and His Rivals or, The Chums and Foes of Oak Hall "He's a corker!" said Tom, sighing with relief. Left Guard Gilbert Brodrick went on in the soft, even voice that was a sign with him of profound excitement—the tale was a corker. The Creators A Comedy He's a corker that one; but there's a heap of boy in him. William Adolphus Turnpike They had become great friends, and Willy was never tired of hearing about Basil, who, he declared, "must certainly be a corker." The Merryweathers Now watch the kangaroo kick off," and as he kicked the ball the whole length of the field the old man simply sat still and said: "Gee whiz, but that was a corker. Peck's Uncle Ike and The Red Headed Boy 1899 "I know she's a corker, but I think you and I are a match for her, eh?" Explorers of the Dawn "By gad, that was a corker!" said he of Chantilly, as the ponies' wild gallop eased to a canter. A Son of the Immortals "Well, it's a corker till you get used to it," said the Robin, strutting about. The Admiral's Caravan After the doctor had gone he turned to me and said, “That Major knows what he is about, he is a corker.” 'My Beloved Poilus' "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!" Dave Porter in the Gold Fields or, The Search for the Landslide Mine He’s the biggest man on the force, and he’s a corker. Jewel Weed His Highness knew what a corker Bob was without being told. Walter and the Wireless "Ain't you a corker!" she said admiringly and, waving her hand again to him, ran to the house. Flamsted quarries "Well, all I can say is, you fellers are corkers!" Messenger No. 48 "I should say it was a corker!" returned Roger, as he brushed the water from his face and peered beyond the rocks. Dave Porter in the Gold Fields or, The Search for the Landslide Mine "Well, all I can say is that Mr. X, whoever he is, is a corker; and may he live long and prosper!" Carl and the Cotton Gin Take it how you will, this case is a corker and no mistake.' The Bishop's Secret He lies under its overhanging boughs out of the way of even the most daring long corker, and from the leaves during the hot summer days drop unceasing relays of luscious insect food. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler Mr. Butefish used his scissors freely and opined that the next issue of the Grit would be a corker. The Fighting Shepherdess And that about the fellow who went to see the girl at five o'clock is a corker. Dave Porter in the Gold Fields or, The Search for the Landslide Mine We hit it off together pretty well for the last year or so; for Dade—that's his name—is a corker. Rival Pitchers of Oakdale "Well, the game was poker and the hand had been dealt from the burning deck was a corker; so, as he didn't want to lose any chances, he—but you see?" The New Pun Book "Well, let me tell you that Anne Wellington is a corker," observed Black suddenly. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport Yes, because there's some corkers out there; and leave it to me to get 'em. Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys The Birch Bark Lodge That was a corker, now, I'm telling you. The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck Gee!" he was saying to himself, "that was a corker of a dream, all right. Chums of the Camp Fire Other lads hasten to transport the filled bottles on trucks to the corkers, whose so-called “guillotine” machines send the corks home with a sudden thud. Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines That little slim one on the bay mare is a corker. Betty Wales Senior Oh Jenny Walker Married a hawker That was a corker. The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties "I'll tell you, men, that red is a corker, and as a dead Indian he couldn't be beat." The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma "Unless I miss my guess, this is going to be a corker of a blow!" The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds They are commonly handed warm to the corker, who dips them into a small vessel of wine before making use of them. Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines Foch was another Gascon who passed threescore years of his life peacefully enough—but when he did get into the fight at last, it was a "corker"! Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers But this dream was a corker, Red, and I—" "For the love of Mike, Pink, I wish you'd cork. Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail or, The Fugitive Professor "It certainly is a corker," Allen declared—"that is, if he swallows it." Dixie Hart And that scheme of the wild grave-vine was a corker, too. The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery The ficeleur receives the bottle from the corker, and with a twist of the fingers secures the cork with string, at the same time rounding its hitherto flat top. Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines "It would be a corker if the fellow had really come to see his uncle!" said Bart. Frank Merriwell's Chums "Say, aint this just a corker?" said this ingenuous youth, as he spread it on his desk for Graham's grimly gleaming eyes. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier "For my first case he said it was a—corker!" The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand "Don't tell me nothing but the plain truth, old man," says he; "I can't bear nothing except the plainest kind of truth, but on your sacred word of honour, ain't your uncle Ag a corker?" Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters "I've got to make this letter a corker; and how can I think if you jabber?" The Terrible Twins When it comes, I rather think it will be a corker. Dave Porter at Star Ranch Or, The Cowboy's Secret It devolved from the first word that Red was sure a corker, a guy you could tie to until snowballs foregathered in a clime in which, according to popular fancy, they are an extreme rarity. The Short Cut "She must be some corker of a female," muttered Bruce. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure His experiments exhausted, he pronounced it a "corker." The President A novel Here is a man, a corker, Joan, with a wife who, acting upon tribal instinct, never dreams that she may be set aside. The Shield of Silence So he went on to explain: he knew the cowboy story was a corker, and another, of Arizona, described an Indian fight in the Bad Lands that was capital. The Title Market I've heard him drum, and he's just a corker at it. The Banner Boy Scouts Or, The Struggle for Leadership If a storm comes up, and they have to rescue the passengers, it will make a corker. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire The way that wind started in to melt th' snow was a corker—just like lard in a fryin'-pan. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police "It was kind of you, Wayward; I don't know how to tell you how kind—but your boat's a corker and you are another—" "Do you like this sort of thing?" asked Wayward grimly. The Firing Line I don't know how big the check was that Miss Katherine's billionaire brother sent her to spend on the children's Christmas, but it must have been a corker. Mary Cary "Frequently Martha" He's a corker, wi' a face like yin o' they pented cupids that the lasses send to the young men on picture postcards. The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner Yesterday's run was four-fifty-one, a regular corker, and yet with even better weather conditions, you took only the numbers below four-thirty-one. Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories "Ten years ago, say! you must have been a corker—regular 'Terry McGovern'." The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police I heard only one hearty comment about the play: "That devil," said Lorraine, as we walked home together, "was a corker!" The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls But the play was a corker; it certainly was. Mary Cary "Frequently Martha" I just finished it and it's a corker. Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of Southeastern Massachusetts I just walked in on him and introduced myself baldly, and he is a corker. An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker I hopes you enjoyed em and As how that stiff necked old corker your beak—won't never find out. Acton's Feud A Public School Story "Everybody must be made to know that the Briarwood girls have a show of their own—a five-reel film that is a corker——" "Hear! hear!" cried Belle. Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund I tell you, Ford, that kid's a corker! The Uphill Climb That was what that corker of a vicar of yours, Boom Bagshaw, told me I was when I wept with joy while he was showing me round. If Winter Comes "I thought the old one was a corker, but this"— Here the woodsman's dictionary gave out. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods In the inelegant but expressive phraseology of Perry, "she was a rip-snorting corker of a boat." The Adventure Club Afloat It's going to be a—a—corker, Sarah! Patricia "You know," said Ogilvy, "that all the time you've given me and all your kindness and encouragement has made a corker of that picture of mine." The Common Law Rads roughed on me and called me "Bung;" I've bunged them up—a corker— At the result their heads they hung. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 5, 1891 "We are in for a corker!" cried the guide. The Rover Boys In The Mountains Or, A Hunt for Fun and Fortune It is a corker, but the trickiest thing to fly that was ever made. The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps "He's a corker," admitted the clerk, responding to the friendly tone. Four Max Carrados Detective Stories Well, she must be a corker, if Tristram thinks her good enough. The Reason Why The wine, if to be sealed in bottles, will require a corker, and the corks should first be boiled in hot water and the bottles well sterilized. Science in the Kitchen. "Oh, it will be a corker, will it?" he said to himself, as he made for the back of the house by way of the pine grove. Strawberry Acres "That only makes you all the more of a corker!" he answered, rubbing his hands together in narrow-eyed satisfaction. The Blood Red Dawn "Well, it would be a good investment, and I know a corker." Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories W-why——" "I'm getting to the point now where I feel we can afford one—and a corker! Main Street I'll bet the bosom is a corker—fine skin and nice ladylike size. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise This has been one corker of a season. The Redheaded Outfield He explained that having been thus forced, he had almost finished the last Act, and it was a corker. Bab: a Sub-Deb Well, you see I only know him in a business way, but he certainly is a corker. The Haunted Bookshop And this girl she was a corker——" "Ah! as YOU were going down the street yesterday YOU saw a girl at a window, and this girl she was a corker. McTeague "That weed was sure a corker for smell as well as smoke, Uncle Jim!" declared Owen. With Trapper Jim in the North Woods By the gods, Sam!—isn't that a corker! The Under Dog It's a corker, and it's sent the circulation up like a rocket. A Man of Means "It's going to be a corker," was Snap's comment. Guns and Snowshoes Or, the Winter Outing of the Young Hunters "By Jove," he ruminated, "that girl's a corker!" The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors I tell you, Warb," he said, "you are sure one corker! Ptomaine Street He speaks in eulogistic terms of a "corker" which Spencer brought off in the second round, and, again, of a "tremendous biff" which Thomas appears to have consummated in the fourth. The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories I say, you know, that fellow of yours—Jeeves, you know—is a corker. My Man Jeeves "Well, a body is bound to admit that for just a modest little one-line ad, it's a corker." A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 3. He told her that she was a "corker," a "dream," and "one sweet song," and that the picture did not do her justice. We Can't Have Everything "Yes, I must say you are rather a corker," he added. The Clicking of Cuthbert About the only thing of which I am sure is that he has a corker for a name. Frank Merriwell's Nobility The Tragedy of the Ocean Tramp "Wow! talk about your wildcats springing, that was a corker!" The Outdoor Chums The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club The Millville Daily Tribune is a corker and no mistake, for our Patsy's at the head of your lunatic gang. Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation Suddenly he wanted to torment Charity, and so he exclaimed: "You're right, she is a little corker, a very pleasant dream!" We Can't Have Everything If he felt it—well, the Colonel was a corker; if he didn't feel it—well, the Colonel was just about tuckered out. The Magnetic North "I say, Diggy," exclaimed Jack Vance, "you are a corker!" and the bell now commencing to ring for evening preparation, the meeting terminated. The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs It will be what you Americans call a corker. Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others The subsequent fight raged gorily for five minutes odd, and then Wilson, who seems to be a professional pugilist in disguise, landed what my informant describes as three corkers on his opponent's proboscis. A Prefect's Uncle That sort of thing forms a bond, you know, and I've always felt that she was a corker. The Little Warrior Still I have made good progress, and since you left they have taught me three new throws that are perfect corkers. Letters to His Children Then he sort of looked at me as if he'd been a—a corker himself in the old boy days. The Boys of Bellwood School The girl at the dinner said it was a corker, and got you into some swell club or other. Betty Wales, Sophomore Now," Simon Jefferson announced, gleefully, "there's only one more act, but it's a corker, let me tell you—that's why she's resting a minute. Fran Brandy's a fine chap, a corker, in fact, but the question is: has he got it in him to take Challis's place in the firm? The Hollow of Her Hand I don't say that a brainy corker of a saleswoman like you would come down like that. Roast Beef, Medium But the old man has a hunch that the Fritzies are grubbing a mine—a corker—to get our goat. The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales She's a corker, a crackerjack—dead game, grit to her finger-ends, never-say-die, a fighter from the drop of the hat, the one woman for me, true blue and all the rest. Smoke Bellew For number four position we must have a 'corker' of an act—and a 'name.' Writing for Vaudeville By the way, I think the Colonel is a corker. The Hollow of Her Hand Been a corker in her time—not bad now—about thirty, I guess—maybe younger—you can't always tell. Felix O'Day This is my house and it's a corker. Dark Hollow Miss Field always, in Ward's simple vocabulary, had been a "corker." Harriet and the Piper "That last old corker was enough for me." The Rover Boys in New York Or, Saving their father's honor Thanks awfully,—you're a corker,—sorry to leave you this way. Brewster's Millions Didn't I tell you it would be a corker? Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero PRESIDENT,—That was a bully speech, a corker! Letters of Franklin K. Lane Jim's boxes were full of interesting things, the result of his six years at school; his packing, he said, with pained recollection, had been a "corker." Mates at Billabong It must be a regular corker for him, don't you know. Major Barbara In fact," concluded Bill, slipping down from the heights with something of a jerk, "she's a corker. Indiscretions of Archie I tell you, my old chief, Mr. Morris, is a corker! Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero I have written a real corker this time. Now It Can Be Told It was only a morning dress, and inexpensive, but he confessed to himself, in the English common to Cherokee Strip, that it was a "corker." The American Claimant Sis was a corker, and ought to have had the race. Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course When I recited it before Bender he was joyously surprised and called me a "corker." The Rise of David Levinsky By Heavens! that dictator chap is a corker! Cabbages and Kings The shopman, he said, had told him that it was a "corker." Villa Rubein, and other stories That was a corker for the old fashioned man: he said it wasn't fair—-unwomanly and all the rest of it. You Never Can Tell The fellow who writes them must be a corker. Something New “It’s a corker,” Collins announced, as Barney, on his hind legs, striking vainly with his fore, struggled about the ring. Michael, Brother of Jerry "Yes, and it's going to be a corker!" was the reply. Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers, or, the Secret of Phantom Mountain I tell you, O man, she was a corker combination. The Faith of Men |
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