| 单词 | halfpennyworth |
| 例句 | A single candle, a small loaf, half an ounce of tea, a halfpennyworth of cheese, a pennyworth of butter, or sugar, or snuff, or tobacco, could here be obtained. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z A halfpennyworth of fact---- "Is worth a pound of theory!" the man of the brigands--he was a grocer, I believe--cried eagerly; and he brought his fist down on the table. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z The hot green peas are sold out in halfpennyworths and pennyworths, some vendors, in addition to the usual seasoning supplied, add a suck of bacon. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z So Mrs. Jones advised Mrs. Sparks, at the Cross, to keep a couple of cows, and sell out the milk by halfpennyworths. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales Ibsen sets himself to discover the halfpennyworth of significance in all this intolerable deal of irrelevance. Pot-Boilers They go to the gargottes, where they get threepence halfpennyworth of bouilli—soup, beef and vegetable—which includes the title to a liberal supply of bread. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France Wardrobe: ... lights, a farthing; a halfpennyworth of candles of cotton ... In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers But in my present undertaking it passes as the halfpennyworth of bread to many gallons of sack. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II Not one halfpennyworth of property was lost, stolen, or strayed. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 But these are but the halfpennyworth of bread compared to the vast quantity of sack. Art in England Notes and Studies The forty-eight halfpennyworths proved to be sufficient for all, however, though the orthodoxy of one or two seemed doubtful. Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls Then one of the children runs to the chandler's and gets a halfpennyworth of tea, a scrap of bread, and perhaps a penny slice of sausage. Side Lights I never professed to have a halfpennyworth of pity at that gentleman's command. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Don't lose a sheep for a halfpennyworth of tar: tar is used to mark sheep. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue It was lucky for me that you inquired about France; I had not a halfpennyworth more of news in my wallet. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 This is the man that is penny-wise, and pound- foolish; this is he that loseth his good Sheep for a halfpennyworth of tarr; that loseth a soul for a little of the world. Life and Death of Mr. Badman Has anyone thrown away a halfpennyworth of sympathy upon any person mentioned in this history? Catherine: a Story |
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