| 单词 | corking |
| 例句 | Tirelessly the woman marched to and fro, corking and uncorking herself, singing and falling silent, and pegging out more diapers, and more and yet more. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z They were, he said unambiguously, “the finest I ever saw seated in a shell. And I’ve seen some corking boatloads.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "Something the patronne's daughter said. A corking row. She was rather splendid, you know. Showed her yellow card and demanded the patronne's daughter's too. I say it was a row." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Rum punch,” she said, smacking her lips and corking the bottle. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z After the eruption—and the magical corking of that eruption—the volcano had never slept soundly, even in the early days. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It might have “corking”, where the trunk has become dense and wooded at the base. Looking sharp! How the cactus became the planet’s most-wanted plant 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z It had been an emotional morning — and we hadn’t even gotten to the subject of corking. Italy’s Treasured Olive Oil, at the Source 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z A corking end to series three of the best show on TV. Beautiful Minds 2010-04-14T05:45:00Z On corking smelled caramel on the nose similar to a Malmsey Madeira. ‘Listening’ to Sancerre Tell Its Story 2014-05-05T04:00:00Z “Guests often felt frustrated by her habit of pouring them a single glass of wine,” Gordon writes, “then corking the bottle and putting it back in the fridge, never to emerge again.” A Warm Biography of the Fantastical, Feminist Angela Carter 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z The MI6 building at Vauxhall Cross overlooking the river gives James Bond some exciting Thames moments in his corking speedboat chase at the beginning of The World Is Not Enough. The greatest film scenes shot on the River Thames – ranked! 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z David Harewood gives a corking cameo as the pandering director, but based on this effort, Warren should be banned from coming within 100 yards of a writing implement. Have you been watching … Playhouse Presents? 2013-05-23T10:56:37Z Some of those differences were evident in the level of dosage, a precisely measured sweetened wine solution added to Champagne just before final corking. Rosé Champagne Brings the Holiday Joy 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z A corking Nancy Drew tale set in 1960s Galicia. Our critic picks 30 TV shows from around the globe to stream right now 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z “It’s always been part of the game,” he said, “just like hitters have always been corking their bats.” Gaylord Perry, spitball-throwing Hall of Famer, dies at 84 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z But if you try corking a brim-full bottle, you cannot compress the wine—some must be removed if the cork is to be inserted. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Rose has previously been accused of corking his bat during his career. Pete Rose accused of using corked bat during brief time with Montreal Expos 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z There was corking the bat, spitballs, grease balls, Vaseline balls, baseball tampering, steroids, gambling and more that don’t come to mind right now. Letters: Astros' cheating scandal has real staying power 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Starting in the 1860s, U-Va. publications, letters and diaries contain references to corking and curling as academic slang. Is the University of Virginia yearbook name, ‘Corks and Curls,’ about to become history as the school grapples with racist imagery? 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Napoleon gave the prize in 1795 to Nicholas Appert, who invented the process of packing meat and poultry in glass bottles, corking them, and submerging them in boiling water. Tinned food - healthy enough? 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Andy Murray opened this set, and dammit, he’s going to close it, again teeing up his big brother for a volley with a corking first serve. Davis Cup semi-final: Great Britain beat Australia in doubles – as it happened 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Joe Jammer, who worked with the Expos for 11 seasons, told the Montreal Gazette he saw Rose corking his bat in 1984. Pete Rose accused of using corked bat during brief time with Montreal Expos 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z On-field gamesmanship morphs into sinister transgression if off-field tactics are used — corking a bat to help launch fly balls, for example, or using video equipment to steal signs. When Gamesmanship Crosses the Line 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z That’s no different from a pitcher doctoring a baseball or a batter corking a bat. Tom Brady knew – and now his legacy is irreparably tainted 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Preparatory to corking the glass for the specimens assigned to it, the spaces required for them are to be ascertained by arranging them in order on a cork surface or otherwise. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z Andy Murray opened this set, and dammit, he’s going to close it, again teeing up his big brother for a volley with a corking first serve. Davis Cup semi-final: Great Britain beat Australia in doubles – as it happened 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Jammer said Greenberg told him Rose was corking his bats for “20 years.” Pete Rose accused of using corked bat during brief time with Montreal Expos 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z In Japan, especially, there are some corking good teams, and they play the game for all it is worth. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z Herbert was a good-looking, forceful person of twenty-eight or thirty, and a corking right-guard. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z I have the man for you, if you'll take him on my say so; a young fellow, named Ripley who has done some corking good work for me in Chicago. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z Then, as the time was getting short, they all settled down in good earnest to their task and, before the camp was awake at half-past six, had caught a “corking mess,” as they expressed it. Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z I remember one chap I knew who was a corking good shot-putter. Dick Randall The Young Athlete 2012-01-04T03:00:45.467Z "Perhaps it is a family failing," said Di, who was beginning to discover what a continual bottling up and corking down of effervescent irritation is comprised under the name of patience. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z "It's a corking good clew," he said enthusiastically. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z "Dash it all, I'm not just blowing off—I could do such lots for him—he could ride—and shoot—and fish—and I've a corking little pony at grass now." The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z I forget the number of the house," he said, "but up on the eighth floor of it, facing south, there's a most corking apartment. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Is't the Lawyers, who look for preferment, Praise, pence, and distinction, o'er sea; And when they have ris'n by your ferment, Will be glad your close corking to see? Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 62, January 20, 1872 2011-10-07T02:00:23.543Z I drew a card to give the impression that I was either drawing to two pairs or bobbing to a straight or flush, and won a corking pot. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z I was thinking, as I watched you call a meeting of the Scouts, what a corking assistant Janet would make in a Scout Troop. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z He had handed in his papers; he could provide for Jimmy; there was riding, 339 and shooting, and fishing, and the corking little pony; but ... it was impossible, of course. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z "Let's get out of here," he said, "I want to show you a corking little bit of country." The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z “It’s a corking one,” he replied, as he closed the door after him. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z Several times the Doctor read aloud, choosing, to the boys’ surprise, a corking detective 256 novel that had them squirming on the edges of their chairs. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z And we have some corking concerts and other forms of entertainments there. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z We cut a window in the side that faces in the direction of the mountains and made a corking window seat out of a packing case, on which I piled cushions stuffed with thistle down. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z I should say it was a corking fine one!” returned Paul, sincerely. Harry Watson's High School Days The Rivals of Rivertown 2011-06-16T02:00:20.053Z Captain Dye, a corking good officer, fainted on the march, lay unconscious in the mud for an hour, came to, and joined his company before the morning attack. Average Americans 2011-06-02T02:00:20.387Z “That was a corking kick of yours, son!” The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z I was impulsively enthusiastic enough to say that I thought it was a "corking good audience." From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z And as he bowed his head he thought once more of the beacon in the bottle, corking it up, driving back the shadows, making a livable place in the darkness. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now. Peeps at People 2011-03-26T02:00:17.597Z "That'll be a corking fine yarn for the club when I get back," Lord Victor added. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z George remarked gloomily that it didn’t look awfully promising for tennis 94 on the morrow, adding: “I’ll bet that chap’s a corking good player, too.” The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z A corking machine is requisite for driving in the corks. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z Charter laughingly turned away to avoid being seen, just as M. Mondet was chucked like a large, soft bundle into the seat of his carriage and the door slammed forcibly, corking whatever wrath appertained. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z He put Ruiz down with a corking right hand that went straight through the American's guard in the first 30 seconds. Haye beats Ruiz to retain world title 2010-04-03T22:59:00Z My dear boy, a corking shot—straight through the heart; he never moved! The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z His stuff is corking, but it’s pretty high-brow, and we thought you’d better bring up the end and make the audience feel cheerful.” The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z The Spaniard shows he is still dangerous with a corking passing shot go 15-30 up but Murray regains control with some authoritative serving and he gets the third set under way with a hold. 2010-01-25T23:56:00Z Hi! there, buster!" shouted the little engineer, wildly; "that's a corking pair of breeches on you, son. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories And just then I remembered another clever idea of Pugsley's—what he said was a corking good way of diverting their minds. The Haunted Pajamas Mr. Nealman was a corking good swimmer himself—nothing fancy at all, but fairly well able to take care of himself. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery It’s big all right, but it’s not so corking. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z In his muddled state, the steward did not stop to think—even if he had, he would have seen no reason for carefully corking something that was not designed to keep in a thermos bottle. The Social Gangster Some day we will bring suit and just take possession of their place; won't it be corking? The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series What a perfectly out-and-out corking idea—a regular ripper, you know! The Haunted Pajamas Certainly no country in recent years has produced so many "corking" good singers as America. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists “She is generally considered to be excessively—corking!” agreed Katrine demurely, and then suddenly she laughed; a gay, light-hearted laugh. An Unknown Lover He wished he had known; he would love to have told his father just how corking he thought that was. Fidelity A Novel If you’re going to let a little matter like earning ten dollars stand between you and a corking good time, you’re no kind of a scout at all.” Under Boy Scout Colors "I never felt so fit for a corking stiff highball in my life—never!" The Haunted Pajamas Epstein thought it was a corking idea," he went on, "especially as we expected to try out some of the scenes I have in mind for the new play. The Girl in the Mirror I’ve always felt it in me to write a corking novel. An Unknown Lover There was a corking article in it on municipal corruption, comparing San Francisco, New York and Pittsburg as to graft, police efficiency and so on. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted “They’re a corking lot of fellows–corking!” he said more than once under his breath as he looked around the room with shining eyes. Under Boy Scout Colors And, by Jove, as soon as I got hold of this perfectly corking idea, I knew I had it for life, and—well, nothing else mattered in all the world, you know! The Haunted Pajamas Seddon Hall is darn lucky to have such a corking little captain—and you'll lead them to victory and have your name on the cup. Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School "A corking night," he muttered humorously, "for my debut in the hold-up business." Seven Keys to Baldpate "It's rather decent of a fellow to have two such corking forbears," I murmured. Wings of the Wind “Wouldn’t it be a corking place to feed the birds from in winter!” suddenly spoke up Paul Trexler, a silent, reserved sort of chap. Under Boy Scout Colors Then he went right on: "Say, did you ever see anything so corking fine?" The Haunted Pajamas "Say isn't he a corking fine chap," exclaimed Bruce. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters "It's corking, in here," he said, after a moment. The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel "It's a corking fox-trot," I said, for the moment stopping our orchestra. Wings of the Wind You fellows all know how keen I am to give him an extra good impression of scouting, and you’ve kept things in corking good shape these two weeks. Under Boy Scout Colors “I made some corking pictures of the place, and I’ve found out about not only that ghost, but all ghosts––the whole race of ghosts.” Our Next-Door Neighbors After corking, the bottles are further sealed by dipping the corks in melted paraffin. Manual of American Grape-Growing To which the other voice answered: "Well more blarmed fool you for not corking good rum when you see it!" The House Under the Sea A Romance It's a corking situation and yet rings true. Blue-grass and Broadway “He’s corking!” he muttered, as he followed the flagged walk that led past the shadowy bulk of the stone church to the street. Under Boy Scout Colors "Phantoms of Reality" was a corking good story, but I believe his new serial, "Brigands of the Moon," is going to be better. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 How "corking" a time they had, how full of dash and danger, adventure and excitement, will be told in "Bert Wilson in the Rockies." Bert Wilson on the Gridiron Of course I have dad, and he is a corking pal and just an all-round dear, but a chap's mother is different, somehow. Battling the Clouds or, For a Comrade's Honor "No more rum, my son," replied Archer, tossing what was left in the mug against the log wall, and corking the bottle. The Children's Book of Christmas Stories It will mean work to take the game from Troop One; they’ve a corking team, you know. Under Boy Scout Colors "Your idea is all right, Kip—corking," he asserted at length. Paul and the Printing Press Good fellow, Evans—corking good fellow—but after the Blues lost last fall, he had gloated a little too much. Bert Wilson on the Gridiron To his delight Joe was selected to pitch for his side, and fully himself again, he "put up a corking good game," to quote his friend Rad. Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles "That would make a corking picture," said Hawkinson enthusiastically, "if I only knew which fellow was going to be speared so that I could get the camera focussed on him." Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China “You’ve certainly got a corking place here,” he said, glancing around for the 170 last time. Under Boy Scout Colors She's a corking girl, and her mother is going to help her some. Paul and the Printing Press But he'll get this taken out of him the first few days there and you'll really find him a corking, dependable fellow when you get to know him. Over the Line “What a corking opportunity to make a fresh start,” commented Cavanagh. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West Your hand's all right now and you're playing a corking good game. Left Guard Gilbert The corking of these best cabinets is generally done before the bottoms are fixed, as thus an open surface is obtained for rubbing down, by leaving out the bottom until corked. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. Mind you, they had a corking agreement with the government and a block of land alongside the rapids big enough for a young city. The Rapids Then once more corking with the rag, I proceeded to carry out my original design, of making a proper vent-peg of wood. The Boy Tar Gee! it was an elegant meetin': Pa made a corking speech. William Adolphus Turnpike "Isn't Mr. Montfort the most corking person you ever saw?" Fernley House We consoled ourselves with a couple of corking chaps whom the Delta Flushes had been cultivating, and put the ribbons on them in record time. At Good Old Siwash Treble X of somebody's own corking fizzes forth from brown jar and black bottle, and if more is wanted, it is fetched from the neighbouring tavern. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 441 Volume 17, New Series, June 12, 1852 Vote those proxies as I direct and I'll hand you five thousand dollars inside of two hours, and will plant you in a corking job with my people as soon as this thing calms down. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 With other work to do, I did not finish the story of my adventure with the camouflaged cows, and I am wondering now why I thought it such a corking one. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France That he's awfully jolly, and—and—corking, in short. Fernley House Inside the shop there was nobody but a small boy, corking and labelling bottles; but before he could answer any question as to the whereabouts of his employer, that artist made his appearance. The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance "It's—it's corking!" stammered Walter, almost too delighted to reply. Walter and the Wireless "Oh, Mother, it's all so rich—so perfectly corking!" he cried. Carl and the Cotton Gin My tutor, Mr. Hazen, got them for me and some of them are corking—not at all dry and stupid as books often are. Ted and the Telephone "Now, Phil, do keep still and let me read in peace until the girls come, I have a corking story and I'm just in the middle of the most thrilling part." Phyllis A Twin "I've heard of you, you know, and what I've heard led me to think you a corking chap, one of the boys, you understand." Frank Merriwell's Pursuit How to Win A corking baseball story that fans, both young and old, will enjoy. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace Nevertheless the boy was eager to be gone from the presence of those searching blue eyes and therefore he climbed into his car, murmuring hurriedly: "You've been corking to help me out!" Steve and the Steam Engine I had a wireless yesterday that one of our chaps was sending in a corking description of a sunset, or rather a sort of description of all the sunsets in the last month. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men Either that, or else the machinist up at Memphis had done a "corking good job," as the master often declared. Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie If you can do that, and if we succeed in securing the villain, it will be a corking piece of work. Frank Merriwell's Pursuit How to Win Then he inserted it into the empty bottle to which reference has been made, and corking it up tight committed it to the waves with an earnest prayer for its safe arrival at its destination. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn Swiftly corking the jug, he lifted it out of the carryall, together with the oilcloth strip, and deftly stood both against a fence by the roadside. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes "A corking scrap," agreed Bart, as he sprawled at his ease with his hands under his head. Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive The next day we employed ourselves in refilling them from the casks, and in carefully corking and sealing them. Hurricane Hurry On the left is a large vaulted cellier, where the operations of disgorging, liqueuring, and corking the wine are performed, and which communicates with the vast adjoining packing department. Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines It's a corking chair, all right, and you're sure to want it. Left End Edwards Randal is doing fairly well, as regards the drug, and making some corking sketches for our joint calendar, but he needs a world of cheering and chumminess and countenance. Jane Journeys On Rex Beach writes good stuff, and has some corking movies out, but maybe he was joking when he spoke of the Yaquis. The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians or, Trailing the Yaquis We sat, six or seven hundred of us, in a big assembly hall, smoked cigars and drank light drinks, and witnessed some corking good sparring bouts by non-professional talent. Roughing it De Luxe Here, too, the corking, wiring, and stringing of the newly-disgorged wine are going on. Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines We have a couple of corking players, but we need them. The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story Actual "corking" of the strictured lumen by a fragment of food, in which case intermittency may be due to partial regurgitation of the "corking" mass with subsequent sinking tightly into the stricture. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery A harpoon was driven into another by a corking throw; and just then, when my magazine was empty, things began to come our way. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club This would be a dramatic touch; but, after Johnson's quietly corking the bottle of Madeira, it is more likely that no such thing occurred; especially as Boswell quotes the statement as an "extreme inaccuracy." Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series Fill her up, Joe, I want to put some life into my frame— Such little drinks, to a bum like me, are miserably tame; Five fingers—there, that's the scheme—and corking whisky, too. Poems Teachers Ask For Selected by readers of "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans" McComas, too, with his deep red hair and his tendency to freckles, and his frank smile with all the white teeth behind it, was a corking good fellow; and alive. The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story Aspiration of the detached papillomata into the lungs is prevented by the corking of the tube-mouth with the mass of papillomata held by the negative pressure at the canal inlet orifice. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery If, on corking the bottle and shaking, the colour is not discharged, the air contains less than 0.25 per cent. of carbon dioxide. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. They say there's a dreadful cavern at the base of The Ghost that is corking for picnics, and then we'll explore until we have to return. The Place Beyond the Winds Then corking the bottle, he thrust it in his pocket. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches About 12,000 bottles are filled every day; some 1500 on an average break soon after corking, owing partly to the bad quality of the bottles. Round About the Carpathians Turner comes back almost immediately, just corking bottle. Writing the Photoplay Simmer an ounce of quince seed in a quart of water for forty minutes, strain, cool, add a few drops of scent, and bottle, corking tightly. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society What kind of cotton shall I use for corking the bottles? Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada We can accomplish this operation quicker, and save alcohol, by putting the cylinder with the wax on it in a very small homeopathic bottle and corking it tight. Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology He answered her best riddles without batting an eyelash—and she had some corking hard riddles, too. "Say Fellows—" Fifty Practical Talks with Boys on Life's Big Issues It's a rotten shack, but Elise says it will be a corking place for me to write. The Gay Cockade Larry's description of Sullivan's visit to the Potter house proved to be what Mr. Emberg described as "a corking good scoop." Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire When the bottles are filled with this compound, rammed in very hard, a drop or two of some cheap otto is poured on the top prior to corking. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants "I don't know's I took any more'n you did," said Bill petulantly, corking the bottle and returning it to the bag. Troop One of the Labrador Mike followed his example, and was corking the flask when Rody returned with the gun. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three "Wouldn't it be—corking—to see a Fluffy Ruffles doll—a-walking up the street?" The Gay Cockade It was"—she made a dash for some of his own words—"simply corking! The Vehement Flame Oh, it's all right enough—early Jacobean, or something like that—'perfectly corking,' everybody calls it! Little Eve Edgarton "That will make a corking preserve," he said. The Firing Line It meant a corking good issue upon which an election could be won; why not take advantage of it? Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics He remembered how he had called her a corking kid. The Gay Cockade "It really looks like a corking good chance, yet it's a ten to one shot that I'll be laughed out of taking it before I begin." The Lever A Novel It was a corking move, your taking this house, just because it made you settle down. The Real Adventure This I gave up at last, and thought out corking replies that I might have made to the prefects, had my wit been readier. Tell England A Study in a Generation It makes me very much mortified when I think what a corking good time I am having and what sanctimonious martyr's airs I put on about coming down here. The Brimming Cup "It was a corking good adventure, anyhow!" broke in Bobby. Bobby of the Labrador And there is no reason why you should not have it—no reason why you should not feel perfectly free to marry, and have a bunch of corking kids. The Younger Set That smoke from the kettle is a corking good trick—but that's all it is, take my word for it. Truxton King A Story of Graustark But I've done one big thing this summer,—a corking beat. The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories I had a corking visit and a fine time with the kids, two of whom are his young brothers. Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as a Campfire Girl He was a corking fellow, and I'm very sorry. Carry On Letters in War-Time By Jove, this has been a corking start for the adventure. Nedra Mackerel!" cried the assistant patrol leader; "wasn't that a corking game? Don Strong, Patrol Leader We had a corking good time, didn't we? The Adventure Club Afloat She was corking syrups rare, And fruits all sparkling in a crystal coat. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. What we want to do," said Gatewood over the telephone, "is to give you a corking little dinner at the Santa Regina. The Tracer of Lost Persons It would make a corking story for my morning edition. The Daredevil Edgeworth is a corking center, and I wouldn't be afraid to see him there today. The High School Freshmen Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports But it's a corking chance, youngster, and the Old Man's just recommended you—strong. Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock Bud and Dandy were a corking little team. Red Saunders His Adventures West & East "A corking pretty girl," said one of them, drawing a deep breath. The Alaskan And I suppose you've always known how to do those corking fine embroideries that the priests are so stuck on? Through the Wall Later he went to the hop and had a corking time, stayed till the last violin swooned off into silence, then sauntered with deliberate leisureliness toward Prof. Hathaway's house with Elsie on his arm. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth To dream that you are corking bottles, denotes a well organized business and system in your living. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition "We'll make a corking team to do business, Lettis, I can see that—so cautious and full of tricks, and all that." Red Saunders His Adventures West & East ‘Very well, thankee, uncle,’ returned Mr. Sempronius, who had just appeared, looking something like a ringdove, with a small circle round each eye: the result of his constant corking. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people They sleep sound enough, says Deputy, taking the candle out of the blacking-bottle, snuffing it with his fingers, throwing the snuff into the bottle, and corking it up with the candle; that's all I know. Reprinted Pieces It certainly IS a corking idea—I never should have suspected you of it. Return of Tarzan He'll have a corking farm in ten years, but now——I operated his wife on a kitchen table, with my driver giving the anesthetic. Main Street She was a corking fine girl, but—might as well admit it—the play is played out. Blix "What a corking pose for a silk stocking ad!" he thought. The Haunted Bookshop "Let me think of it alone," the girl quickly replied, corking up the turmoil of her feeling with grand control. The Mayor of Casterbridge Just the same, there is a corking idea there. Star-Dust I'm sure we can all see that you have a perfectly corking sense of humor. Main Street "But it was a corking good shot, I tell you, Steve," declared Max, warmly. With Trapper Jim in the North Woods He floundered in a sea of real revue, stunts, and corking effects. A Man of Means I have just had the most corking half-hour, and shortly—when you have remembered an appointment—I shall go on having it. A Wodehouse Miscellany Articles & Stories Jeeves was happy, partly because he loves to exercise his giant brain, and partly because he was having a corking time among the bright lights. My Man Jeeves I look round me, and everything seems to be absolutely corking. The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories Then later she came and told me you were out there, and I thought it was corking of you to come and tell them they couldn't put that over on College Hill. Plays Roland, meanwhile, was reading with horrified eyes the alleged corking Scandal Page. A Man of Means It would be a corking good stunt if we could, though. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record "But, Bill, old scout, your sister says there's a most corking links near here." My Man Jeeves Gloria would be in good hands and ought to have a corking good time; he wished he could get away to go along. The Everlasting Whisper She has sent in three more corking efforts on the subject of Broster Street, but she gives no address. The Prince and Betty Roland was to learn, as the days went on, that in the world in which he was moving everything was real revue that was not a stunt or a corking effect. A Man of Means Here he's been switching fire back and forth from the Andes,' I says, 'corking up one volcano and letting out another, and yet he ain't split a single plantation into ribbons so far. The Belted Seas Even Grandfather, who takes things rather seriously as a rule, told a couple of corking stories, and Grandmother laughed at them in a perfectly natural way, though I couldn't help suspecting her of bluffing. The Whistling Mother Why, it is a corking story, and Allie was splendid—she gave the championship to Herring, who deserved it, thereby delighting every golfer on this side of the Atlantic. Flowing Gold "I've poured a tidy drop in my time," said Mr. Ponders, completing the operation and corking the medicine bottle. This Freedom When it's all over I'll think of you—as a corking field man. Red Fleece By Jove, we can get in some corking work with the gloves while I'm here. A Fool and His Money "I have an idea; it's a corking idea, and you'll all like it." The Perils of Pauline You don't mean that corking dog up at the white house on the—" "Yep. Quill's Window "She's going to make a corking handsome girl," responded Jem with a chuckle. In the Closed Room It looks like a corking story to me. Cappy Ricks Retires It's corking of you to take hold like this. West Wind Drift I'll begin getting a cast together this spring—none but the best, you understand—and that will give us a fair chance to go into Broadway with a corking production. Mr. Bingle I don't know about that, but—you're a corking good talker. The Ne'er-Do-Well That Worthington robbery will make a corking story, if it's true. Writing for Vaudeville I can't live without booze; I don't know how to earn a living; I'm a corking spendthrift. The Auction Block She didn't; she cleared out with solidity and despatch, and my Aurora, as the school-teacher would say, came in his whirling car, and in I popped, and we had a corking time. The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors I think this is all perfectly corking, and I'm having the time of my young life. The Winds of Chance No more rum, my son," replied Archer, tossing what was left in the mug against the log wall, and corking the bottle, "and no smoke until you have had a feed. The Children's Book of Christmas Stories They were having a corking time, there was nobody there as sweet as his girl was, and he hoped that she missed him a little bit. Harriet and the Piper Of course, it's a corking place, and all that. Undertow I went to sleep, under the stars, to the lullaby of a corking good orchestra. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story It comes, and I put it aside to read—" "Well, it was a corking number. Saturday's Child One of these jars I had found in my bedroom; its secure corking much puzzled me until I made inquiries. By the Ionian Sea Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy I put it to you that He's on the square and a corking fine business proposition. Ulysses He said, "everyone had been simply corking about everything," and it began to look like smooth sailing now. The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne Everything was cold, from the mammoth turkey, with which Mr. Linton wrestled, to the iced peaches that topped off what the boys declared "a corking feed." Mates at Billabong At this rate we shall have the place in corking condition before bedtime. Love Among the Chickens And every time I looked at the duchess she seemed lovelier, more gracious; she was the very wife I would have chosen for such a corking chap. The Firefly of France He said he would have some corking studies. Merton of the Movies For nowadays, the whale-fishery furnishes an asylum for many romantic, melancholy, and absent-minded young men, disgusted with the corking care of earth, and seeking sentiment in tar and blubber. Moby Dick: or, the White Whale Besides, even leaving out of the question the fact that he can do things with a niblick that I didn't think anybody except the pro. could do, he's a corking good sort. A Damsel in Distress Passers-by shall no longer see them gumming on the labels, making the bags, sorting the flasks, and corking the phials. Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau "It's going to be a corking match," murmured more than one member of the gallery, as they followed the players down the field. The Golf Course Mystery "It's cold out," she said, corking the bottle. In a German Pension Last Sunday Doc Drew preached a corking sermon about decency in business and Babbitt kicked about that, too. Babbitt Now there's nobody I think a more corking sportsman than Maud, if you know what I mean, but—this is where the catch comes in—I'm most frightfully in love with somebody else. A Damsel in Distress |
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