| 单词 | elevator boy |
| 例句 | She found a job as chambermaid in the same hotel in which Richard worked as elevator boy. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z What made it even better, the new elevator boy was sort of on the stupid side. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z "Keep your hands off the lever," snapped the elevator boy. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The door that I pushed open on the advice of an elevator boy was marked "The Swastika Holding Company" and at first there didn't seem to be any one inside. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The best break I had in years, when I got home the regular night elevator boy, Pete, wasn't on the car. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The great Zik had also held down the following not so great jobs – dishwasher, potato peeler, car-wash attendant, elevator boy, kitchen hand and waiter. EC Osondu's top 10 immigrants' tales 2011-01-26T15:26:49Z According to the club, Bain potentially began as "an elevator boy" and eventually worked his way up to Club's Matri d'. Want a better steak sauce? Reach for the fruit chutney and Worcestershire 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z Not wishing to let the elevator boy know they were on a tour of inspection, the three boys walked up to the next floor. The Little Washingtons' Travels 2012-04-26T02:00:23.713Z I stuck to the car until the ropes parted," said young Smith, the elevator boy, "and then I began to get faint. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z But at ten o'clock the next morning Norton surprised the elevator boy by going out. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z “Room Fourteen Hundred and Nine to your right,” said the elevator boy, without Tavia having asked him anything about it. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z "I'm just in time for dinner, I guess," she observed cheerfully to the elevator boy, who grinned his appreciation. And So They Were Married 2012-01-05T03:00:34.437Z Behind him, a lobby lounger moved over to the elevator boy, jerking his chin in Wilson Lamb's direction as he asked a question. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z The elevator boy ran his cage up even with the line of fire, took them in, and brought them safely down. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z When he departs from New York he is the elevator boy. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z It was his custom, he said, to knock down the elevator boys and sleeping-car porters. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z I am supposed to know what store I am in from the looks of the elevator boys. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z Afterward, when I read about the elevator boy, I remember I have on a favorite of Christina's dresses. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Edith glanced at it, took a dollar bill from her purse, and gave it and the message to the elevator boy who had answered her ring. The Brute 2011-06-30T02:00:30.283Z Where several establishments are conducted in one apartment building, elevator boys are given liberal tips by rival madames for “steering” callers to their flats. Commercialized Prostitution in New York City 2011-06-25T02:00:18.937Z He winced again when the elevator boy stopped at the Mastersons' floor without being told, implying the impossibility of Mr. Adriance's call being intended for any other household. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z Another is that the elevator boy who occasionally carries me to the top floor and intermediate stations around at Blank's is kind and does not treat me with the haughty scorn he bestows on others. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Yet he remembered something—the elevator boy had thought that, too! "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z It was close to half-past eight when he entered the vestibule of the apartment house, and, after inquiring whether Mrs. Rogers was in, sent up his card by the elevator boy. The Brute 2011-06-30T02:00:30.283Z The elevator boy clanged the iron door back, and Maria Greene stepped out. Her Infinite Variety 2011-04-01T02:00:30.590Z He recalled that he must pass inspection by the elevator boy and footman; must meet their wonder, no less obvious because dumb, at his departure before the dinner. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z "Two waiters, two barkeepers and one elevator boy," I says. Gullible's Travels, Etc. 2011-02-06T03:00:55.707Z On leaving the high school, after vainly seeking for something better, he accepted a position as elevator boy, working for four dollars a week. The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States 2011-01-26T03:00:29.717Z The elevator boy had left his post half an hour before and they walked the four flights of stairs to fourth floor back where the nurses lived. Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines The elevator boy put him off on the wrong floor. A Yankee from the West A Novel Well, when we got home you ought to of seen the elevator boys get out of the way! Believe You Me! So at a rather easy guess Mr. Boller concluded that he was a mechanic or a janitor's assistant or an elevator boy or something like that. In And Out Once in every fortnight the head waiter's expectations should be satisfied, and where an elevator boy and doorman are on duty, they, too, have claims on the purse of the guest. The Itching Palm A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America "I was glad to recognize that elevator boy of yours," she said with condescension, "he comes from my home town." The Shadow Ten minutes later Sam Gembitz walked into the elevator of his late place of business and smiled affably at the elevator boy, who returned his greeting with a perfunctory nod. The Competitive Nephew Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store! Believe You Me! Still smiling, utterly composed, she stepped into an elevator—and the elevator boy shivered a bit as he stared at her. Mask of Death In the elevator of one of the hotels in Naples I found the elevator boy studying an English spelling book. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise In a rush, they hastened there; only to hear the same story from the sleepy elevator boy anticipating his last trip up for the night. Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories "I didn't know you went away at all, Mr. Gembitz," the elevator boy replied. The Competitive Nephew "Were your elevator boys in on the secret?" he asked Doris. The Girl in the Mirror And the elevator boy who had carried the scientist down from the fourth floor had winked at the barber. The Electronic Mind Reader Followed by his uniformed myrmidons, the police official pushed his way to the corner where sat Howard, dazed and trembling, and still guarded by the valet and elevator boys. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life No attendant waited here; not even an elevator boy; the latter for the good reason that there was no elevator. Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories The elevator boy stopped the car at Gembitz Brothers' floor and spat deliberately. The Competitive Nephew He looked aloofly past the elevator boy as he did so, and that young person showed himself equal to the situation by presenting to this new-comer a stolid ebony profile. The Girl in the Mirror The clerk he dreaded to meet was off duty, and as the elevator boy knew him he did not approach the desk, but went at once to Helen's apartments. The Light of the Star A Novel The face of the elevator boy suddenly brightened up. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life Why does the elevator boy always go clear to the top floor and back when the man on the second floor rings for him? Continuous Vaudeville If the elevator boy's indifference made Sam waver in the belief that he was sorely missed downtown the appearance of his late showroom convinced him of his mistake. The Competitive Nephew It swung the weight of evidence toward the elevator boy's starvation theory. The Girl in the Mirror She liked the elevator boy and had time to find a bit of money for him, that being the best way to recognize his politeness and patience. Betty Leicester A Story For Girls Unwaveringly he started up the street for B. Maslik's apartment house, where, by the simple expedient of handing the elevator boy a quarter, he averted the formality of being announced. Elkan Lubliner, American The elevator boy took him downstairs without asking any questions and let him off at the first floor. Sunny Boy in the Big City "Mr. Gembitz," the elevator boy interrupted, "there is here in the building already twenty tenants; and other people as yourself wants to ride in the elevator, too, Mr. Gembitz." The Competitive Nephew Mr. Willowby left the room, went down the elevator and being somewhat absent-minded, told the elevator boy that he could go for the night. The Rat Racket Everybody knew him by sight—doormen, salesmen, elevator boys, watchmakers, bookkeepers, and messengers. Christopher and the Clockmakers At the hotel yesterday I mentioned to the elevator boy that many children were stopping there. Letters of a Dakota Divorcee "Go 'round there," directed the elevator boy when he ventured to ask him. Sunny Boy in the Big City But inquiries of the elevator boy and every clerk along the line failed to elicit any information about the lost belt. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation He was whirled up, the lift doors clanged open and the grimy finger of the elevator boy indicated the office. The Secret House An elevator boy directed him to the treasurer's offices, wherein presently he received a slip of blue paper in the lower right hand corner of which was the treasurer's signature. Lady Luck But except in sympathy, why is our elevator boy so fiercely disposed against the weather? Chimney-Pot Papers "Must have come down in one of the other cars," said the elevator boy. Sunny Boy in the Big City She stumbled into the elevator and did not answer when the elevator boy spoke to her. Stubble Jim rode gaily down the tile elevator, his flashing smile getting a vivid response from the Armenian elevator boy. Still Jim “To the right,” the elevator boy had said. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall If the elevator boy hadn't put us wise, we probably would be phoning to the police by this time. Heart of Gold "He lost his room," he told the elevator boy as they shot up. Sunny Boy in the Big City He sought for some employment where his education might be put to some use, but finding such places closed to him, he became an elevator boy. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day "Do you think the elevator boy stole your watch?" The New Pun Book "I should think somebody would question the elevator boy," said Mary. A Woman for Mayor A Novel of To-day Cautiously they questioned the janitor, the clerk at the desk, the elevator boy and even the proprietor without success. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles I gave the elevator boy in Dresden two marks and he almost fell on my neck, so I figured that I played the sucker. A Book of Burlesques Then they both looked at the colored elevator boy. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home She flirts—says she'd die if she didn't—with every man in the place, from the elevator boy to the head doctor, and, really, I excused her. The Making of Mary The orderly exchanged glances with the elevator boy. The Henchman Presently the elevator boy rushed into the street yelling 'Murder! The Substitute Prisoner He had the elevator boy looking for it on hands and knees and gave him a huge reward for finding it. Gilbert Keith Chesterton The elevator boy wouldn't want me in his car. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home "Here is where you get out, sir," said the elevator boy. Olympian Nights Arthur urged the elevator boy to greater speed. The Runaway Skyscraper The elevator boy eyed the three men curiously as he took them to the floor on which the apartment was situated. The Substitute Prisoner And as I rides down I couldn't help swappin' a wink with the elevator boy. On With Torchy "Our elevator boy is named Henry," Bunny said. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home I felt sorry for the little lad who had been a god and who had become an elevator boy, so I said to him: "Never mind, Danny, you are sure of your office always." Olympian Nights “He’s gone out, sure,” the elevator boy remarked. The Black Box Then he walked slowly back to the main corridor and descended by the public stair without awakening the elevator boy, who was sleeping soundly in his car on the ground level. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush The elevator boy raised his face and stared at them with haggard eyes. Cinderella And Other Stories Henry, the colored elevator boy, took them down in his car. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home The elevator boy glanced at it, and his manner immediately changed. Olympian Nights The elevator boy was the first to speak. The Black Box Oh, no, you won't; you'll live very happily in a nice little flat, with two servants and a polite elevator boy in buttons. Her Own Way A Play in Four Acts The elevator boy was a young man of serious demeanor, with a smooth-shaven face and a square, determined jaw. Cinderella And Other Stories He worked as an elevator boy in another apartment house, and, as he had a few hours to spare, he had come to see Henry. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home "That's funny," commented the elevator boy: "he came in only about ten minutes ago." The Day of Days An Extravaganza But the handsome Gothic figures over the doorway corresponded with those written upon the slip of paper, so he approached the elevator boy, resplendent in his brass buttons. The Lever A Novel There is an elevator boy in a New York office building, who is among a large number of public servants that resent needless questions. More Toasts We have frequent calls from the elevator boy, who brings us ice and various provisions. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls "Do we have to go in now?" asked Bunny, as Wopsie led him and Sue down the street, having said good-bye to the kind elevator boy who had brought them part way home. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Gently he laid the dead elevator boy aside; the car shot upward. Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil He opened the door in surprise, and was relieved to find no more formidable a visitor than the elevator boy. The Lever A Novel "Am yo' all gwine far?" asked George, the colored elevator boy, as he shot up to the tenth floor and opened the door. The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City A sleepy elevator boy tried to put him off at the fourth floor, and he had some trouble in convincing the lad that the sixth was his floor. The Cab of the Sleeping Horse And there was the same colored elevator boy in his queer little cage. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home In another hotel, inexperienced elevator boys were broken in on dangerous cars containing signs that read: 'This elevator shall not carry more than fifteen persons.' Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls The elevator boy who took her down-stairs went off duty immediately, which accounts for our not finding any trace of her, and he was kept at home by illness the next morning. The Mystery of Mary So, instead of attempting to interview him, the elevator boy prospected to discover his characteristics. Certain Success Why, take two cases—the telephone girls and the elevator boys. Copper Streak Trail "Yes, I knows about dat!" replied the elevator boy. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home The elevator boy called "last trip," and opened the iron doors. Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as a Campfire Girl Then she sent the elevator boy to carry the girl's suit-case. The Mystery of Mary It took the resolute elevator boy nearly a year of continual, skillful work to make the big business man notice him and distinguish him from the other elevator boys. Certain Success Water dribbled from her skirt's edge; she was aware of the elevator boy's African side-glances. V. V.'s Eyes Once more the elevator boy shook his head. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home The elevator boy was too quick for her. Romance Island Upstairs the girl had dared to open her door and had been relieved to find the elevator boy there with the two boxes. The Mystery of Mary The elevator boy almost collapsed on the ground as I motioned Suzee to go in and sit down, which she did—on the floor. Five Nights "See Mama Duck," the grinning Negro elevator boy told me. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Florida Narratives "But when we get back home, where Henry, the elevator boy, can't see 'em, Sue and I is going to have a monkey and a parrot." Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home It was the elevator boy who was heedless. Romance Island The elevator boy appeared in the doorway with the familiar suit-case. The Mystery of Mary He wrote his early poems while working as an elevator boy. The Book of American Negro Poetry Brocade chairs, and pink lamps, and gold snake-work are all well and good," she was wont to say, "and so are American Beauties in the lobby and white gloves on the elevator boys. Cheerful—By Request "He's a elevator boy, an' he done lib around yeah somewheres." Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home "No, sir," said Rollo stiffly, "the elevator boy told me they was out, sir." Romance Island Building, an apparently careless observer, while the elevator boy gave his evidence. The Mystery of Mary The elevator boy loved to tell how she never made a mistake in the floor. The Happiest Time of Their Lives Ascending toward the fifth floor he scanned the face of the elevator boy expecting to find it particularly solemn because of the tragedy that had doubtless taken place upstairs. Baby Mine Bunny and Sue spoke to Henry, the elevator boy, about the ragged children coming to the party. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Half an hour later he was conferring with Jones, the erstwhile elevator boy and rabid proletarian whom Daylight long before had grubstaked to literature for a year. Burning Daylight He did not see the impudent smirk on the face of the elevator boy nor the hesitating, sheepish salutation of the door-man, uncertain how to greet the fallen king. The Cost Even an elevator boy couldn't make a scandal about Oliver. The Song of the Lark When I get to my rooms, the elevator boy is reclining in the lift, and hardly raises his eye-lids as he languidly manoeuvres the rope. Worldly Ways and Byways Over and over again they thanked Sue and her mother and Aunt Lu, and Bunny—even Henry, the elevator boy. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Instead, he financed Jones, the elevator boy, for a year that he might write a book. Burning Daylight "Who saw Mike last?" he shouted across to where the pharmacy clerk, the elevator boy and some of the bell-boys had retreated to the office and were peeping out through the door. Where There's a Will Ages later, coming into the dim hall she saw the Martinique elevator boy standing incongruously in the light of the stained-glass window. The Beautiful and Damned The interest so general on the Continent or in England is replaced here by the same air of being disturbed from more important occupations, that characterizes the shop-girl and elevator boy. Worldly Ways and Byways Then the elevator boy loosened the string from the dog's collar. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home The elevator boy, knowing him of old, neglected to announce his arrival, and Duncan had his own key to the door of Kellogg's apartment. The Fortune Hunter But she got the phonograph, anyhow, and put the elevator boy in the gallery with it. Where There's a Will The Martinique elevator boy helped her up-stairs, and she waited on the bed for Anthony's return without energy to unhook her brassiere. The Beautiful and Damned "Now, get a move on you," said Yates to the elevator boy. In the Midst of Alarms "Anyhow, Bunny Brown, you can't have a parrot or a monkey, 'cause Henry, the elevator boy, won't let 'em come inside Aunt Lu's house." Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Then he closed the book quietly, and went up to his own room, agreeing with the elevator boy, on the way, that it was getting to be a mighty nasty wet and windy day outside. The Magnificent Ambersons "Take us," we said to the elevator boy, "to the apartments of the Prince." Frenzied Fiction So they progressed from story to story until an elevator boy, attracted by their frantic shouts, stopped to see what was the matter. The Sign at Six As he was long in coming to meet her, she entered the brick building; the elevator boy, recognizing her with a pleasant nod, whisked her up to the floor where Lane had his private office. Together "But Henry, the elevator boy, wouldn't let us keep 'em, so maybe it's just as well." Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home The elevator boy's brother, sir," he replied, "works in the florist's shop just across the street, next to the church. The Deluge This elevator boy could not have been less than sixty years of age; a great white beard streamed towards his belt. Men, Women, and Boats At last they found it under another name, which, as Bobby rather tactlessly told the elevator boy, was not her idea of efficiency. Betty Gordon in Washington Betty got her bag from the elevator boy, into whose keeping she had trustfully confided it, and went out into the snow. Betty Wales, Sophomore Timmins and the elevator boy took Asa out on the platform and sat him on a truck where he could see everybody the very last minute. The Boy Scouts on a Submarine It was in this way that God made a whole National Headquarters, from the Commissioner downwards, to know that He had chosen the elevator boy for His work. When the Holy Ghost is Come The elevator boy had deserted his post that he might hear the news the sooner, but the policeman pushed Betty into the car, and manipulated the ropes himself. Senator North When I came up from the bank, the elevator boy at the hotel made a mistake and carried me past my floor. The Silver Horde At the U—— Building he ventured a diffident greeting to the elevator boy, whom he remembered. Jane Cable Ask the elevator boy what time it was when—" "Hand me my trousers, Mary," shivered Mr. Bingle, "or send Melissa out of the room. Mr. Bingle She was not unconscious of the suppressed excitement in his manner nor of the elevator boy's relief as he joyfully greeted her appearance in his car. Many Kingdoms In the face of the crisis the elevator boy looked at Garrick appealingly. Guy Garrick One of the elevator boys told him that the robbers had made a hole in the safe. The Ear in the Wall Did you tell the elevator boy that she had suddenly been taken ill? Gold of the Gods I can't—" "He made himself some coffee and—" "Call the elevator boy, as I tell you—No, wait! Mr. Bingle As Kennedy and I reached the ground floor we saw the janitor and one of the elevator boys on either side of Aunt Josephine. The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" "The same floor again," remarked Kennedy, jauntily stepping in and nodding familiarly to the elevator boy. The War Terror The black elevator boy gave an ivory grin. The Ear in the Wall And if he was clever enough to have a room, he is clever enough to have a disguise that would fool the elevator boys for a minute. Gold of the Gods Anna would never have permitted this, was Magsie's first resentful thought, but Anna was on a vacation, and the elevator boy could not be expected to discriminate. The Heart of Rachael He ran to the elevator, the door of which was open, seized the elevator boy and sent him sprawling on the marble floor. The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" But somehow or other, I managed to get that job as elevator boy in a hotel. Stammering, Its Cause and Cure A top-floor apartment has that advantage, among others—you can take a walk without the mediation of an elevator boy! The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) That woman is in; you heard me ask the elevator boy. The Man in Lower Ten So, when the elevator boy telephoned that Mr. and Mrs. Farrell were calling, I told him to bring them up. The Log of the Jolly Polly By this time I had reached the roof, followed by the janitor and the elevator boys. The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" For the work as elevator boy I was paid three dollars a week. Stammering, Its Cause and Cure There was a knock at the door, and Carter opened it to the elevator boy with the morning mail. The Man Who Could Not Lose "Tell the elevator boy to report that a fuse has burned out in Mr. Rochester's apartment," Ferguson called after him, and the lad waved his hand as he dashed into the elevator. The Red Seal Instantly they appeared in public in their grotesque burlesques of the official garb of aviators, elevator boys, bus conductors, train guards, and so on, their deplorable deficiency in design was unescapably revealed. In Defense of Women Jimmie Dale avoided the elevators—it was only one flight up, and elevator boys on occasions had been known to be observant. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale I found out that I couldn't do much with even an elevator boy's job at three dollars a week unless I could talk. Stammering, Its Cause and Cure But he was staring moodily at the elevator boy and did not seem to hear. The Game |
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