| 单词 | armful |
| 例句 | At the foot of the stone I arranged the rainy armful of azaleas I had picked from a bush at the gateway of the graveyard. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Against you?” he muttered as he gathered up an armful of paraphernalia. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The girl carries an armful of clothing, her gun, an old bag stuffed with belongings. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I scooped up every kind I could find and ran out of the shop with an armful. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And I reached and reached, pulling massive armfuls of the water back along my sides as I kicked through the current. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I run an armful of chips and beef jerky and peanuts to the front counter, then jog to the candy aisle. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z "I'm glad I saved an armful" was all that Sarah said. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z Shadrach Yale put down an armful of wood when he saw his guest approaching and came out to the road to meet him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Tanu would have gone on until she had an armful of bangles, but I soon grew bored with the work. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He went to a closet and returned with an armful of magazines. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear wheeled the cart to the shed’s entry, then carried armfuls of wood inside, where it would stay dry. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The policeman went out and presently returned with an armful of papers. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Safer’s moving fast, grabbing armfuls of black clothes and throwing them onto the Formica table. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She came to the slough not to harvest the useful herbs and berries the way we did, but to collect armfuls of cattails and tall grasses and tuber flowers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She greeted Moss and turned back to helping a student with a large armful that they’d spilled over the counter. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When the wash was done, we heaved the armfuls of wet clothes into the dryers and watched them tumbling around as if they were on some fun carnival ride. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I gather up an armful and come back to Rue's side. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Ivanito steadies the ladder as his mother clips an armful of flowers. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Curly bent down and scooped up an armful of dug-up survey stakes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of the blouses and hippie skirts Mia always selected for her, Pearl found herself with an armful of quirky T-shirts, a skirt made from an old pair of Levi’s, a navy zip-up hoodie. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Roz was about to unload a whole armful of annoying pinecones when a distant roar echoed through the forest. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Tree-ear laid armfuls of straw on the hillside, and there Min sat, the hollows under his eyes dark with exhaustion. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z From bearded peddlers to servant girls carrying armfuls of hatboxes, everyone paused as the flag-bearers trotted proudly ahead, and Dorian Havilliard waved. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Byron exploded through the front door with an armful of 45s and Momma right on his tail. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He flung himself against them, he embraced, not the smooth body of his desires, but an armful of green spikes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on my door, and it flies open not even a second later as Barb busts in holding an armful of pudding cups for me to take my medication with. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He turned neatly on to his feet, jumped down to the beach, knelt and swept a double armful of sand into a pile against his chest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z People run out of the Walmart and carry armfuls of items, looking like ants rushing from an anthill. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She dropped an armful of wood on the ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Kit followed him into the swamp and stooped to gather great armfuls of the long grasses that fell behind his scythe. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She shoves an armful of laundry at him. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Some of them were loaded down with armfuls of stuff. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Johnson waved a hand at me as he walked toward the house with an armful of newspapers. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I turned to my dresser, and Edward was already there, silently yanking out armfuls of random clothes, which he proceeded to throw to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Benji grabbed an armful of shoes and handed them to a guy with a name tag that read MIKE. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Pearl tugged her armful of bed slats higher and led Moody into the larger bedroom, which held nothing except a faded but clean twin mattress leaning against one wall. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I know who my opponent is,” Marco says, pulling armfuls of books down from their shelves and spreading them out haphazardly over tables, leaving several in messy piles on the floor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mom’s plan was for her and Maureen to go into the dressing room of a store with an armful of new clothes for Maureen to try on. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A metal dealer never guessed that the grinning Italian kid who often came by to sell him armfuls of copper scrap had stolen the same scrap from his lot the night before. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z She sets her armful down on the hall table. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z From the Downey library, she would take out armfuls of books, fifteen or even twenty at a time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And there were dry branches enough on the ground, and dry sticks, and soon he’d gathered an armful. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Hermione was already queuing outside, carrying an armful of heavy books and looking put-upon. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The elevator doors slide open, and Barb, as if she’s heard my thoughts, emerges carrying an armful of my art supplies. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He dumped his armful of wood on the ground. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Matt came over to her, still carrying an armful of twigs. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Another carried an armful of ballista bolts and a crate of Greek fire. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He got his suitcase and opened it and took out an armful of clothes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I give him a whole armful, maybe fifteen of the best of them by now. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z One of the women inside the laundromat transfers an armful of damp clothes into a dryer. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She took a bath in a spring to wash away her tears, and a Great Spirit appeared to her with armfuls of sugarcane and rice. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Then Lourdes scoops up an armful of Pilar’s grubby overalls and her paint-spattered flannel shirts and lies beneath them on her daughter’s bed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She carried an armful of skirts and an Evan-Picone two-piece number into the fitting room. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But then there were footsteps coming down the path toward them, and another woman appeared, carrying an armful of kindling. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the twins, with unsuspected intelligence, came up the mountain with armfuls of dried leaves and dumped them against the pile. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She handed me an armful of clean clothes. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Just then, Thorn came back with an armful of snacks. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He shuffled along kicking them into a pile and when he had an armful he stooped and gathered them up and called the boy and the boy answered and talked him back to the bridge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z A woman comes into the dressing room with an armful of black pants. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Conger ordered the Garrett sons to collect a few armfuls of straw and pile them against the side of the barn. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaving the wheelbarrow, Seth carried the chicken, while Kendra collected an armful of bartering items. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Bethan announced, and patted an armful of seaweed into a shape. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He watched the little novice rolling about on the grass, grappling with large armfuls of the smooth hazelnuts which constantly seemed to escape his grasp. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Just then one of the men came down the steps with an armful of articles, and I saw the old woman reach up, yelling, "Take your hands off my Bible!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I help Margo carry her belongings—an armful of clothes, her toiletries, and the desk chair—to her car. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Jay Cee breezed back after a decent interval with an armful of manuscripts. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z At one point, he was spotted in a parking lot with an armful of anti-Semitic flyers that promulgated the superiority of the Aryan race. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The force of it knocked Anya’s armful of miscellany to the ground. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I rip an armful from the nearby trees and carry it back to the beach. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He held an armful of reeds and grasses in one hand and a lantern in the other. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The three boys went into the forest and fetched armfuls of rotten wood. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Sometimes Malcolm became so interested in the latter sort of conversation that he’d rest his armful of empty glasses on the table and join in, but only after having listened intently. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They carry armfuls of mossy soil back to Haye, whose moans are dying now. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He scooped up an armful of leaves and showered them over her head. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She put her armful of supplies into an enormous red wagon that sat in the middle of the shop. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Met Bong stands up and disappears, only to return moments later with an armful of tools. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That wasn't a proper answer!” said Meggie, making her way out into the hallway with an armful of books. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I bought an armful, over three hundred dollars' worth of clothes. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Plenty, plenty,” said Slughorn, who, Harry saw, was carrying an armful of leafy plants. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She takes an armful of fruits and breads and puts them in the bag, then another armful of dried meats. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They gathered armfuls of the bush and carried them back up toward the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The She Elephant gathered an armful of statues and was using them with great skill as missiles. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A girl a few years younger than me, petite, fine-featured, comes down the stairs carrying an armful of linens. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When the bus came to a halt and the driver swung open the front door, I felt the butterflies in my stomach and dropped my armful of books. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I opened the door and was greeted by Radar, who had an armful of plaster black Santas. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She picks up an armful of plastic boxes and a blue hijab from the back of a chair. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The stonecutter jumped up, carrying an armful of stones to the guard. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Wash brought them the things they needed, worn-out clothes from his mother’s scrap bin, heavy wire to connect the limbs, armfuls of straw they could pack into the sleeves and pant legs. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They drew water from a feeder creek and warmed themselves at a slash pile kept burning by his children—girls in rubber boots, including Hatsue—who dragged branches and brought armfuls of brush to it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Before I could say or do anything, Big Rose had stepped inside, grabbed an armful of Legos and plopped down on the other side of the room, about thirty feet away. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z When he came into view again, he was carrying an armful of twigs. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z When I finally escaped, with my ears ringing and an armful of loose papers struggling to fly away in the wind, the birch grove was empty. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Happiness for Brautigan usually meant, to borrow the title of an undervalued W. M. Spackman novel, an armful of warm girl. Books of The Times: Richard Brautigan Biography, ‘Jubilee Hitchhiker’ 2012-05-22T17:36:11Z Netflix shook up Hollywood in the summer of 2013 when it garnered an armful of Emmy nominations for its highly praised online political series, "House of Cards." Amazon's Woody Allen series deal marks big step in creative strategy 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z She has a stylist come over with armfuls of evening gowns for a New Year’s Eve party. Television Review | 'Kirstie Alley's Big Life': More Adventures in Trying to Lose Weight 2010-03-18T21:46:00Z The narrator’s mother in “Black-Eyed Women” comforts herself by watching Korean soap operas, which “she rented by the armfuls.” In Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Refugees,' wistfulness is an anthem of displacement 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z When Seph was three, she told me, he walked into the living room with an armful of dresses and dumped them on the floor. 'She just started blooming': the trans kids helped by a pioneering project 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z My dad was flabbergasted when I told him the news; there was a loud clatter as the armful of kindling he'd been carrying fell to the floor. Morris Gleitzman short story competition winners 2012-08-28T11:36:20Z This week, the focus is on nurse Becky, who's won enough cash to shop for armfuls of designer dresses, down blue cocktails in clubs and chase after rugby players. TV highlights 09/04/2013 2013-04-09T06:00:01Z The opening episode involves a blankie crisis: Squacky’s beloved armful of cloth gets some goo spilled on it, and he’s forced to spend the night without it while Mom throws it in the wash. Television Review: ?Pajanimals? Puppets, on Sprout, Nudge Kids to Bed - Review 2011-10-09T21:26:47Z Joy gets to work, hacking away with her knife, hauling out armfuls of intestines. TV review: Sperm Whale: Inside Nature's Giants 2011-08-07T21:29:01Z The story unfolds as a series of scenes that gradually ratchet up Leo’s discomfiture, which ultimately leads to him raiding a sporting goods store and arming himself with a shotgun and armful of dynamite. Top 10 Movie Shrinks 2011-11-22T09:59:12Z But on Sunday afternoon, Anna Netrebko arrived onstage at Carnegie Hall with an armful of roses. Review: Anna Netrebko Sang a Recital. Of Course She Brought Props. 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z From one royal duke and duchess, a traditional shot: relaxed grins, rumpled jeans, and armfuls of beaming children. Fireworks v family frolics: a tale of two royal Christmas cards 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z I suspect The Curious Incident will romp away with armfuls of awards but, for me, it was marred by elements of cloying kidult cuteness. Olivier awards nominations: the ones that got away 2013-03-26T14:10:37Z I'm finally going to read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and, having only just discovered Mrs Palfrey At the Claremont, I shall read Elizabeth Taylor's books by the armful. Best holiday reads 2013 2013-07-14T07:00:00Z “The books give you wonder in everyday life,” said Katherine Mann, 13, who had an armful of “Lady Midnight” copies she had bought for herself and family members. Cassandra Clare Created a Fantasy Realm and Aims to Maintain Her Rule 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Ms. Richards makes her grand entrance and begins distributing her complimentary “Recipe for a Happy Marriage,” which includes “2 heaping cups of kindness,” “4 armfuls of gentleness” and “1 lifetime of togetherness.” Why Won’t Anyone Buy the Most Famous Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas? 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z While half of us paint Quishuarani's newly built school toilet block bright red, the rest carry armfuls of rocks across the field to help build a new wall. Another Inca Trail 2011-01-01T00:04:08Z At the checkout counter, a speech coach and actress named Sarah Storm had an armful of scripts: “Collective Rage,” “Every Brilliant Thing,” and the new Broadway play “The Ferryman.” Is It Curtains for the Drama Book Shop? 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z She brings them armfuls to a meeting — which she dominates, by the way — and even smuggles some home for her and Adam to celebrate her great new job. Girls Recap: Real Jobs Have Snacks 2014-02-10T05:47:00Z As he said that, a woman, who said she was “insane for Margiela,” dropped two armfuls of clothes in matching mounds, then began trying pieces on. Behind the Scenes at an H&M Opening 2012-11-21T23:36:27Z She grabs an armful, chuckling as we leave the room: “I guess I’ll always be a hustler.” Awkwafina: ‘I was always the crazy one, the funny one. I’d do anything for a laugh’ 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z The drawing shows a rosy-cheeked and white-haired Santa holding a pipe and an armful of toys along with a sack, pocket watch and mistletoe. The history of Santa Claus, his red suit and stand-out pop culture moments 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z This weekend, it looks like “La La Land” is going to take home an armful of Academy Awards. Top five most unjust awards: Tales of Oscar outrages past 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Only a Ryan Murphy show could take an armful of clichés, make them literal, and then make you want to cry about it. "Pose" and the home of the brave 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z The Rose Guy wandered in with an armful of flowers. The Comet rises again, while Northwest authors orbit 2014-04-01T03:02:21Z Every year the country scoops up armfuls of Hoscars — annual international awards presented by the booking site Hostelworld.com, complete with a ceremony in Dublin. Haute Hostels Put to the Test in Europe 2013-04-26T16:24:14Z Bottle-green hills loomed over ramshackle cottages, cotton-ball sheep ruminated in velvet meadows, chuckling eccentrics appeared from behind hedgerows, greeting Balding with armfuls of local history. TV Review: Britain By Bike and Baby Beauty Queens 2010-07-28T07:00:00Z Suddenly, Julia tosses an armful of documents into the air, tears off her sweater and kicks off her shoes, screaming “Down with Big Brother!” over and over. An intense ‘1984,’ with echoes of 2016 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Valli’s shows have always been ornate but here the decoration was under control, whether it was simple clothes with armfuls of bangles like bent twigs or the silver slicing the midriff. Fashion Review: Stella McCartney 2011-10-03T18:27:47Z I took an armful, and when the vegetables grew strong in the garden, I put the squash and peppers on my neighbors' porches. Why is Joe Burrow so great? Because he’s from Appalachia 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Ms. Scott, herself no square with an armful of tattoos, suggested something more natural. Skin Deep: Carriers of the Torch, in a Chorus of Red Hair 2010-10-26T23:10:00Z When we would get into town, there would be a group of happy customers waiting to get on, people of all ages excited to get an armful of books for the long winter ahead. Bookmobiles, Anderson Cooper and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Jan Morris was their big discovery last year, and members are already buying armfuls of books, which they will nominate for discussions. This little book club went to the Hay festival 2010-05-31T18:00:00Z Either way, it is a fine showcase for Elba's magnetism and his ability to hold aching concern, regret, and wrathfulness in a single armful without breaking his stride. For Idris Elba's sake, let "Luther" retire 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z A member of Trump’s staff carried an armful of what appeared to be posters onto Marine One, tailed by a military aide with the nuclear football. ‘THIS IS AN ASSAULT’: History collides with Trump 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z The lift down to the street is full, barristers in yellowing wigs with armfuls of paperwork crammed in next to witnesses, their mothers and sisters. 'It's always high drama. It's somebody's life at stake': inside British rape trials 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z She had lost several stone and acquired armfuls of tattoos, a mountainous beehive hairdo and, it was rumoured, drug and alcohol problems. Amy Winehouse obituary 2011-07-23T19:08:11Z In a pivotal early scene, when Reynolds first meets Alma in a diner, she stumbles and nearly drops an armful of dishes before catching her balance and flashing a charming, sheepish smile. Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson on How They Created ‘Phantom Thread’ 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z In the scene Forster was rehearsing that day at the Ballet Theater studios, Albrecht, wracked with guilt, is walking to her grave, in the dark of night, clutching an armful of lilies. An Unassuming Prince Dons the Velvet Cloak at Ballet Theater 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Out came the ushers bearing armfuls of flowers from the company. The Rules and Hazards of Presenting Flowers in Ballet 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Using slats of wood as ramps from the muddy ground, men carried armfuls of watermelons, bags of rice, furniture, electronics and live animals onto two docked cargo ships. Instead of flying to this Peruvian city, she took a slow cruise down the Amazon — on a cargo ship 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z I've been in his position since and it's hard to be correctly tender and correctly firm with someone who's just handed you an armful of their dreams – cocoa might not be a bad distraction. The best gift for a writer is a good reader ? and a cup of cocoa 2011-03-22T11:27:33Z The drinking age in England was such that I could go to any pub and order an armful of Stellas and of course no one back home would ever find out. I was a sober college student 2012-09-23T16:01:00Z From a shelf in her pantry, Ingrid retrieved a bouquet of white roses and an armful of tea lights. In Berlin, Unraveling a Family Mystery 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Not the currently fashionable kind — a liberal arts graduate with an armful of tattoos and a carefully cultivated beard who plies artisanal bitters and obscure craft beers — but a more traditional variety. ‘The Drop’ Unfolds in a Brooklyn Underworld 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z A heaping armful of storylines dropped onto that rented table in that 42-minute episode, most of which tied up neatly, with a few details taped up to be revisited in the future. "And Just Like That," Carrie's last supper serves up Samantha's cameo and just maybe, a fresh start 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Clark leaves behind a healthy armful of sombre ballads to mourn him by, including “Let Him Roll” and “The Randall Knife.” Postscript: Guy Clark, 1941-2016 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z The South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho won an armful of Oscars for “Parasite,” a comedic thriller that this year became the first film not in English to earn the Academy Award for best picture. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Parasite’ and ‘Modern Family’ 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Photograph: Barclaycard The man in the picture has a phone clamped to one ear, an armful of shopping, two children running riot around him and a rictus grin stapled to his face. I don't know how he does it! Meet the new superdads 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z If it imitates exactly its predecessor’s success, it will be looking at an armful of Oscars this year. Rise of the reboots gives new life to Rocky and Ghostbusters 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z They would arrive bursting with ideas, and with armfuls of records to sample, throwing everything into the mix and keeping what sounded best. De La Soul’s Music Is Finally Back. It’s a Bittersweet Victory. 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z “And here is Alexis with armfuls of it, in delicious colors.” Up Close: Alexis Bittar?s New Designs Leave Lucite Behind 2012-02-21T18:02:41Z As I left, Mr. Sartori handed me an armful of olive oil bottles, all slightly chilled from storage. Italy’s Treasured Olive Oil, at the Source 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Soft herbs are irresistible in summer, whether you grow them in your yard or a window box, or pick them up by the armful at the farmers market. The secret to cooking with your favorite summer produce: Keep it simple. 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z At least one delivery person wearing a motorcycle helmet and carrying an armful of bouquets sent from Jiangsu was stopped and questioned by two men in blue vests. Crowds gather near funeral home, lay flowers as former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is laid to rest 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Díaz looked on in dismay as people carried armfuls of goods out of a damaged store. Survivors of deadly Hurricane Otis grow desperate for food and aid amid slow government response 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Both parts of the state have been slammed by aggressive retail theft, often in the form of flash-mob robberies where crooks make off with armfuls of expensive goods in less than a minute. California Gov. Newsom targets retail theft epidemic 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Videos of people walking out of stores with armfuls of goods they didn’t pay for have captured attention on social media. Opinion: Are Southern California mob robberies part of a retail crime wave? It's complicated 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Flash mob robberies — where hordes of thieves rush into a store and grab armfuls of merchandise before fleeing the premises — have been a problem in the Los Angeles area this past month. Ten arrested for repeated flash mob robberies at L.A. Nike store 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z Police described theft as rampant at Whole Foods, with thieves walking out with armfuls of alcohol, at least at the start. In San Francisco, a Troubled Year at a Whole Foods Market Reflects a City’s Woes 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Year after year, we bought armfuls of books. Emerald City Comic Con is turning 20. Here are Seattle-area readers’ favorite memories 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Touring musicians drop by one of the store’s three cavernous locations, prowl the labyrinthine sales floor, grab up records by the armful for an hour or so, then blab about their purchases on camera. Perspective | Amoeba Music asks, ‘What’s in your bag?,’ and no algorithm can compete 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Dr. Hanage plans to take an armful of test kits along when he visits his parents in the United Kingdom for the first time in three years. This Party Season, You Don’t Have to R.S.V.P., Just Test 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z We turned over armfuls of fresh-cut flowers from our gardens. Music, exercise, gray hair: Pandemic practices that live on 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z One of those who has chosen to work is Joy, a Royal Mail veteran of 28 years, who is feeding armfuls of letters into a vast, automated sorting machine. Inside Royal Mail's biggest sorting office on strike day 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Which has more mass: an armful of feathers or an armful of lead? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But since “Ragnorak,” Waititi has emerged as a Hollywood dynamo, in front of the camera and behind it, juggling several armfuls of big studio franchises and more offbeat projects. Taika Waititi takes a hammer to Thor in ‘Love & Thunder’ 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Ming asks her daughter, euphemistically referring to the onset of puberty, and offering an armful of feminine hygiene products. Review | Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ is a brilliant, hilarious follow-up to Oscar-winning short ‘Bao’ 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Your year to harvest armfuls of homegrown produce or flowers from your yard. It’s time: How to start a veggie garden this year | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z When athletes arrived in Los Angeles a few days before their charter flight, they received armfuls of clothing from sponsors Nike and Ralph Lauren. Column One: The first big winter Olympics event kicked off this week — packing 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Books were always around us, spilling off bookshelves, in gifts under the tree or in armfuls from the library. Community solutions can fuel education success 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z But armfuls of documents in the British Library and other archives show that the 18th century house was gone before the war had even started. The mystery of the home where the Queen was born 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z “Flash mobs” swarm through a Nordstrom in Northern California and two Best Buy stores in Minnesota, running out with armfuls of merchandise. Thefts, always an issue for retailers, become more brazen 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z A Louis Vitton in San Francisco's Union Square was nearly emptied Friday night as thieves were seen fleeing the high-end retailer with armfuls of expensive merchandise. Rampant smash-and-grab theft part of failure to prosecute criminals, tolerated by officials, experts say 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z In the case of the Louis Vuitton raid in San Francisco, video shows a man running from the store with armfuls of clothes pressed against his chest. A new breed of brazen takeover robbers hitting California luxury retailers, raising ire 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Who doesn’t want to be like the advertisements’ grinning models, with an armful of gifts? Millennial Money: It’s OK to not buy stuff on Black Friday 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Yet another ran from the store with an armful of shoes and clothing. 80 people simultaneously broke into a Nordstrom near San Francisco, police say: ‘Clearly a planned event’ in weekend filled with looting incidents 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z She pulled out a crib, a stroller and armfuls of baby clothes. What happens when people in Texas can’t get abortions: ‘Diapers save a lot more babies than ultrasounds’ 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z “I’m not too worried, it all seems pretty safe here,” he said, leaving the merch tent with a armful of new clothes. Fans show in droves for Day N Vegas festival, but Astroworld tragedy not far from mind 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z This summer, shoplifters in masks carrying armfuls of designer handbags sprinted from a downtown Neiman Marcus department store and into getaway cars. Theft-plagued Walgreens closing 5 more San Francisco stores 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z One day, Thompson-Gaines opened her front door to find a woman standing on her porch with an armful of clothes. Perspective | The inspiring math of kindness: How one woman turned a 2-day yard sale into a year’s worth of kindness 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z He was only able to grab an armful of items before evacuating himself — leaving countless bits of hundred-year-old memorabilia to fate. The Caldor fire is moving in on Strawberry. Can its historic lodge be saved? 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z Warren left with a bouncer, an armful of clothes and enough pacifiers to last a year. What happens when people in Texas can’t get abortions: ‘Diapers save a lot more babies than ultrasounds’ 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z She was feted with armfuls of roses and chauffeured in a car parade in her honor. Spelling bee champ Zaila Avant-garde was inspired by a Black girl named MacNolia Cox. This is why. 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Local thieves raided the property liberally, sneaking through a gash in the fence and emerging with armfuls of goods. A rebel lawyer accused California cops of corruption. Then they accused him of murder 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z Troops with armfuls of cookies used to be a fixture outside grocery stores and on people’s doorsteps. Girl Scouts Stuck With Over 15 Million Boxes of Unsold Cookies 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z His children grabbed armfuls of what possessions they could save and joined the exodus. Fire burns through Yazidi displacement camp seven years after ISIS genocide 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Half of the photos from my childhood depict me with an armful of wildflowers or a bucket brimming with — not to mention my face covered with the juices of — blueberries. Sweden, Dressed in Summer 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z In other awards, Netflix’s armful of trophies included the lovingly shot underwater film “My Octopus Teacher,” winner for documentary feature. Oscars 2021: Netflix and Disney dominate in streaming's biggest year 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z All 700 or so residents left, grabbing armfuls of possessions at gunpoint. Myanmar Protesters Answer Military’s Bullets With an Economic Shutdown 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Miller, who won awards by the armful, died Nov. 13 after battling pneumonia, said his son Paul. Walter C. Miller, longtime director of Grammy, Emmy and Tony awards shows, dies 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Instead, he came to the store with his cousin, who gathered up armfuls of bags of chips. Hurricane Delta Strikes a Louisiana Region That Was Already Reeling 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Before leaving town we talked to Larry Steele, a quiet man with a gravelly voice and armfuls of tattoos. In Appalachia, people watch COVID-19, race issues from afar 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z The time and sweat paid off, with an armful of awards. Thamee got national acclaim for its Burmese food. Now it wants to become a model for racial justice. 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Hopkins, his legs shackled to his arms, struggled to gather up an armful of books, legal files and papers. Death sought in SC police ambush, suspect insults prosecutor 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z On Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, they ignited garbage cans and broke locks on luxury stores, sweeping up armfuls of designer handbags and jeans. ‘Please, I Don’t Have Insurance’: Businesses Plead With Protesters 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z Musicians hunch over instruments to perform in a small loft space as customers entering the cafe through the bookstore dodge servers balancing armfuls of plates. Is Kramerbooks leaving Dupont Circle? Not yet, officials say, as advocates hope to keep it in the neighborhood. 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Trying to steer a path between their love of bread and beating the virus, some in France are now buying baguettes by the armful and freezing them. Daily bread? In France, fighting virus 1 baguette at a time 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Others went to the city’s regional parks to gather armfuls of the native plants kākāpōs like to eat. How the world's fattest parrot came back from the brink 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z She gathers an armful of hockey sticks and slings a heavy bag over her shoulder. U.S. women's hockey players look for stability in starting their own league 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Days later, he arrived at her office with his mother in tow, and an armful of clothes. Dawn Mello, Who Revived Bergdorf Goodman and Gucci, Dies at 88 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z “At today’s rates,” he says, “I reckon each armful would be worth about half a million quid.” 'We were lawless!' Banksy's photographer reveals their scams and scrapes 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z All they got were armfuls of London fog. Column: Cooper Kupp has huge hands in Rams' victory over Bengals 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z The women moo and shake their butts, making a joke of themselves for the butchers; they leave with an armful of Wonder Bread and mayonnaise that Rose has mistaken for butter. Ocean Vuong’s Life Sentences 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Eventually, Rod said: “You may have a Piaget but I’ve got all these” and he rolled up his sleeve to reveal a whole armful of cheap Timex watches. George Benson: how we made Give Me the Night 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Holly isn’t a fighter who will end her journey with an armful of guns. Worse Than Death is a high school reunion from hell 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Under no circumstances, however, would she accept such solicitude from me; she would hand it right back, like an armful of rotting fish. At 82, Glenda Jackson Commands the Most Powerful Role in Theater 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Groups of young Americans also converge carrying armfuls of papers. 'Work that never ends': the lawyers fighting for migrants stuck at the border 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z The staff haul armfuls of white flowers for his wife and fresh fruit platters—never cut, per presidential orders—for Mr. Biya, according to former hotel staff. Can’t Find Cameroon’s President? Try Geneva’s Intercontinental Hotel 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z He scooped up an armful of the youngest ones and checked their teeth — a dentist was slated to visit later in the day. Want to run an Iraqi ministry? Apply online, PM says 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z He scooped up an armful of the youngest ones and checked their teeth - a dentist was slated to visit later in the day. Want to run an Iraqi ministry? Apply online, PM says 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Moore ran for the apartment, followed closely by his wife, who had been returning to the car for another armful of groceries when the shooting started. He witnessed a murder. Would he tell the police what he saw? 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z V-necks are what so-called hipsters bought by the armful to show off regrettable chest tattoos. The War Over T-Shirt Necklines: V vs. Crew 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Our Thai neighbors brought us an armful of orchids. Seeking ‘a Good Afterlife,’ and Not Just for Humans 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z In one instance, a capuchin arrived at a stone tool site on the coast carrying an armful of almendro nuts, or “sea almonds.” These tiny monkeys have entered their Stone Age with a bang 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z In one instance, a capuchin arrived at a stone-tool site on the coast carrying an armful of almendro nuts, or “sea almonds.” ‘We were stunned’: Researchers find capuchin monkeys using rocks to crack nuts, snails, in Panama 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z For those of us who may be subtitling our memoirs “Waiting for the Paperback,” here’s an armful of newly released titles for early-summer reading. Paperback Picks: Works by Jennifer Egan, Paul Theroux and others 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Mother’s Day is sort of astral, all violins and choirs, fancy brunches and armfuls of flowers. For Father's Day, all we want is a good old game of catch 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z At noon, Carlos assembles an armful of signs and hustles everyone back into their cars, pausing to hand Billingsley an iridescent, red-white-and-blue top hat. How a volcano scientist set out to change American politics 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Still, the housekeeper knocked on the door of Room 307 at 8:15 with an armful of fresh towels. How Do Athletes’ Brains Control Their Movements? 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z “Will I get them back?” he asked as the officers carried guns out by the armful, and an officer said there would be a court hearing in a few weeks. After his family died, he threatened to kill himself. So the police took his guns. 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z An alcoholic might show remorse the morning after a rampage by turning up with an armful of flowers. Get these creeps out of office 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Yet, if you have an armful of neckties taking up space in your closet, Milan certainly gave you reason to rejoice. Trends be Damned: A Case for Never Getting Rid of Your Old Clothes 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z She jokes that when she started barbering in 1977, she was all about high heels and an armful of bracelets. Minnesota barber celebrates 40 years of cutting hair 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z A Navy man was standing beside me with an armful of blankets to cover the bodies. AP Was There: Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire kills 492 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z She unbuckled her seat belt and grabbed an armful of notebooks. The coded messenger : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The Versace opulence is as deep-pile as ever, with armfuls of peonies and high-end scented candles flickering on every side table. Donatella Versace: "My brother was the king, and my whole world had crashed around me” 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Along the grandest shopping boulevard in the capital, Lisbon, Angola’s elite buy designer suits and handbags by the armful. Portugal Dominated Angola for Centuries. Now the Roles Are Reversed. 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Three days later, Homola was getting cards by the armful, and more keep arriving each day, his sister said. Well-wishes offered for man with Alzheimer’s, Down syndrome 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z I recently became a permanent resident of Canada, and received an armful of magazines and pamphlets intended to acclimatise me to life here in America’s hat. O Canada, never stop being weird | Emer O’Toole 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Even one just three cubic feet - an armful for a grown man - would weigh 1.5 tons, Murphy said. Ashley Jewish cemetery gets rededication 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z This time, she carried an armful of towels. Angela Carter’s Feminist Mythology 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z They fired up the tractor and slid armfuls of stalks into the whining chipper. Trump policies strain the ties that bind a Mexican village to small-town Illinois 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z It was time to talk about it in December 2012, after Adam Lanza emerged from his mother’s basement with an armful of weapons and made his bloody way through Sandy Hook Elementary. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Lioness teaches the neighbor’s children to transmute armfuls of barren soil into flowers. Imagination abounds in new books by Willis, Beagle and Crowley 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z The number of blocks a New Yorker has to trek lugging an armful of groceries could mean the difference between a great neighborhood and a crummy one. Where Did My Supermarket Go? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z She left the Trump House with an armful of swag. Trump shrine drew more than 14,000 visitors in past month 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z A cop even snapped a photo with the armfuls of fluff for the record. Puppies Set Off False Burglar Alarm and Don't Even Care 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z His family got home from Madison at 2 a.m. to find a family friend on the front porch with an armful of posters and congratulatory balloons. Lancaster dancer, 13, impresses talent competition audience 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Workers gathered armfuls of inky bunting to frame billboards of the King that loom across the city. A Tense Thailand Mourns Its King—and Fears for Its Future 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Postal Service carrier Sabrina Battle, 42, as she juggled an armful of packages on a recent afternoon. How a neighborhood at the heart of the Beach Drive closure fought to keep its stop signs — and won 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Josh Raley, 29, an associate pastor at the Community Bible Church in Baton Rouge, was helping a church member haul armful after armful of ruined things outside. Louisiana flooding is the country’s ‘worst natural disaster’ since Hurricane Sandy, Red Cross says 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z You see weightlifters grasping multiple bags in each mitt and pixie gymnasts balancing armfuls of cardboard soda holders. Olympic athletes are gorging themselves on free McDonald’s 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z He followed up by offering me various items of the same color: a rose, a plate of bruschetta, an armful of fresh cherries he’d picked himself. Touring Ischia, the Italian Island Where Time (Mostly) Stands Still 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z In the picture, Tristan holds an armful of tickets, so many they’re spilling over in all directions. Child’s life remembered in song, prayer, laughter and tears 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z He pointed to the apartment building across the street, and I discovered I no longer needed an armful of dirty shirts to say hello. From Dry Cleaner to Doorman 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z “He knows what we like,” she said, with an armful of produce. Meet the Catholic grocer who helps Mexican Jews keep kosher 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Rubio, who barnstormed futilely through his home state with an armful of establishment endorsers, liked to campaign by talking about an optimistic new American century of prosperity, motherhood and apple pie. The presidential race is down to this: political realism v reality television | Richard Wolffe 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z For instance, in the 1934 romantic comedy “It Happened One Night,” Clark Gable fails to impress pampered heiress Claudette Colbert when he brings her an armful of carrots freshly pulled from the ground. Carrot Recipes That Really Raise the Root 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z One lone worker clambers over the rubble to collect an armful of bricks before walking down and dumping the debris on the ground, only to repeat the endless, empty exercise. Putin’s Angels: the bikers battling for Russia in Ukraine 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z No longer the helpless creature he was at birth, nor the sleepy armful he was a few weeks ago, Bei Bei now has attitude and heft, the zoo says. Zoo’s panda baby Bei Bei to make public, in-person debut Saturday morning 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z On Friday afternoons during his boyhood and teenage years, he would check out an armful of books at a local library. Doug Hoylman, numbers man and crossword puzzle champ, dies at 72 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z A former regulator at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Alma Angotti, recalls examiners showing up unannounced at brokerage offices to find panicked brokers holding armfuls of sales scripts. Now, she says, the game is email. Why an Old Scam Keeps Landing in Your Inbox 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Instead, it brought to the flat screen a gorgeous and utterly sincere celebration of the show that has been a fan favorite ever since it won an armful of Tonys 40 years ago. Review: 'The Wiz Live!' 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Anderson and an assistant began scooping up armfuls of white cylinders containing artful promotional materials for her new movie, "Heart of a Dog." From the quirky brain of Laurie Anderson comes 'Heart of a Dog' 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z A volunteer grabbed an armful of American flags from the back of a track. Clinton Celebrates Run of Success at Iowa Dinner 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z They long to expand, yet also want to protect peak profits, restrain wages and investment, buy back shares and hold armfuls of excess cash on their balance-sheets. The age of the torporation 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z All day on Friday, workmen made this fifteen-minute trek, portaging necessities for the evening: armfuls of peonies, sewing machines swathed in muslin, inscrutable spiky objects in gold. The World’s Most Luxurious Fashion Show 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z During a recent visit to the camp’s ruins Liu wandered through two crumbling shacks where builders were removing armfuls of rotting timber. China rebuilds its forgotten 'Auschwitz' to remember Japan's brutality 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z He had grown up in Flint, moved back in 2006 with an armful of degrees, lost a race for mayor in 2007, ran again and won the nonpartisan office in 2009. Why Donald Trump makes sense to many voters — even some Democrats 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Every few minutes attendants cart off armfuls of bouquets to prevent the mound from collapsing under its own weight. National Geographic Archives: Up From Ground Zero 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z That is, if you often return home with an armful of shopping bags and a crater-sized gap in your bank account. Is Your Shopping Buddy Making You Spend Too Much? 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Ben Tucker set down an armful of film reels in the projection booth and checked the Dryden Theatre’s vintage machinery for dust and positioning one last time. A beautiful but deadly art is reborn at the Nitrate Picture Show 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Tuggle, 61, owner of Hare’s Nursery in Arlington, also didn’t see the snake when he sawed it in two, along with an armful of tree limbs. Recent rains bring more than floods: Watch for snakes 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z In a former munitions factory which now houses the State Archive, Martin Luchterhand shows me an armful of blue cardboard folders. The rape of Berlin - BBC News 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z On Saturday afternoon, music fans across this land will walk home from Record Store Day — an annual Viking pillage celebrating mom-and-pop record shops — with armfuls of vinyl and a question: Where to pile the plunder? Sorting the spoils of Record Store Day? Try that Japanese self-help book everyone’s talking about. 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Snacks and drinks offered to finishing runners were grabbed by the armful, if not the boxful, and young volunteers were frightened and verbally abused. The hazards of pursuing happiness 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Outside, drivers pulled up with armfuls of new sweaters, vests, jackets, pants, dental floss, soap and socks, stacking the donations on tables on the sidewalk. With Memories of a Comic Comrade, Margaret Cho Helps the Homeless 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Rather than lugging an armful of clothes to the dressing room, you simply tap the items you want to try on. eBay's new "smart stores" feature dressing rooms that know what you're wearing and what you need next 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z An armful of seasonal branches plunked in a tall vessel is an easy way to instantly boost the ambience in your kitchen. 10 Upgrades For A Touch Of Kitchen Elegance 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z As the nation’s 21 million college students end their summer breaks and flood university campuses around the country, they arrive with more than just armfuls of dorm room posters and twin-extra-long sheets. The 9 Habits You Develop In College That Will Haunt Your Wallet 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Students were posing for photographs with armfuls of red roses wrapped in cellophane and the mood was one of celebration. Ethiopian mother angry over murdered son 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z News cameras captured her and some supportive female friends walking out the front door with armfuls of clothes, creating a public spectacle. Mark Sanford’s Path of Most Resistance 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z McClanahan stood out among the roomful of corporate lawyers in Judge Gropper’s courtroom Wednesday when he approached the lectern with an armful of maps showing creosote pollution, and a thick Southern accent. Anadarko's $5.15 Billion Environmental Settlement Moves On As David Keeps Fighting Goliath 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z “This is my first year,” he said as he unloaded armfuls of various animal furs, everything from skunk-skin hats to entire beaver hides. Vendors set for Revolutionary War re-enactment 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z On a Sunday evening last month, I watched her gobble up $300 worth of prime beef, alongside an armful of grilled zucchini, mushroom, pepper, eggplant and pumpkin. South Korean ‘Diva’ Makes $9000 a Month Eating on Camera 2014-03-26T15:00:22Z SIMFEROPOL, Crimea — The Ukrainian marines emerged Friday from their barracks juggling awkward armfuls of personal effects: wet-weather overcoats, suitcases, potted plants, even a model ship. For Ukraine Military in Crimea, Glum Capitulation and an Uncertain Future 2014-03-22T22:17:18Z "She came downstairs with armfuls of stuff that had been in her bedroom 60-odd years," he says. Personal treasures of World War One uncovered 2014-03-09T00:16:31Z Charlès’ favorite example: a woman with an armful of groceries who swings her leg under the bumper of her Ford SUV, causing the liftgate to open automatically. Inside a Beating Silicon Heart 2014-01-06T13:00:00Z It is interesting to speculate, he agrees, on whether gardeners would be more likely to struggle back to their cars with armfuls of loose produce - or simply cough up the additional 5p. The odd list of bag-levy dodgers 2013-12-13T01:30:18Z Farmers hurl armfuls at his feet to prove their quality. The journey of an Indian onion: Lords of the rings 2013-12-12T16:01:18Z Mr. Michaels remembered Mr. Kaminsky as a rumpled man who carried armfuls of manila folders into negotiations, and as fierce in protecting athletes from the news media and other distractions. Art Kaminsky, Top Agent for Hockey Players, Dies at 66 2013-12-07T03:37:04Z At grey market rates, the assistant would have had to accept an armful of 5,000 won notes, the largest denomination, for the 160,000 won the chocolates cost. Insight: Won for the money: North Korea experiments with exchange rates 2013-11-03T21:02:31Z The last time Akkari fled Denmark, to Greenland, he returned with an armful of philosophy books and a passion for Enlightenment values. The Repentant Radical 2013-09-17T09:45:00Z “I didn’t like tennis for the first 15 years I played,” she said, as Jiang, carrying an armful of dirty clothes, asked if there was any more laundry for him to do. Li Na, China’s Tennis Rebel 2013-08-22T09:00:17Z "If you don't, then you're jumping into a volcano with an armful of money." Analysis: Bombardier gambles on big order payoff with new jet 2013-06-13T17:33:20Z Bjergegaard's style is to approach the problem head-on, with an armful of reasoning and information. How to design your ideal life 2013-05-20T08:00:02Z At the feeding station, where researchers occasionally dispense bananas to the chimps, Goodall had given an armful of the treats to Beethoven, a senior male who was caring for an orphan named Dilly. Barclays plans to disclose pay details of is 140,000 employees 2013-02-26T18:04:43Z He stands in the waiting room of Gulfcoast Legal Services offices in Sarasota with an armful of documents and a belly full of bile. Working class voters: why America's poor are willing to vote Republican 2012-10-29T17:42:07Z But she disappeared, returning moments later with an armful of varieties. Character Study: Suzi Gomez-Pizzo, Wardrobe Diva at the Metropolitan Opera 2012-10-13T04:44:28Z A man used a rock or a brick to smash a window at the Mariners Team Store at Safeco Field early Wednesday and made off with an armful of Ichiro replica jerseys. Burglar hits Mariners store, grabs 16 Ichiro jerseys, caught on video 2012-08-23T01:45:04Z Meanwhile, the typically surly barman stomps up and down carrying armfuls of beer, thrusting the green bottles into any outstretched hand he sees. Cairo, beer and Islamist politics 2012-08-18T13:39:49Z The volumes from Booked Up would leave by the armful and by cartloads and in many cases by the carload. The Great Book Sale of Texas: Larry McMurtry Gives Up His Collection 2012-08-15T13:35:29Z The women, in bright salwar kameez and armfuls of colourful plastic wedding bangles, are more cheery. A hideaway for India's rebel couples 2012-07-30T00:30:06Z A little in rear of the infantry the dhoolie-bearers were staggering along with their palkees, and an apothecary was in full chase with an armful of splints and bandages. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z In a few seconds he bustled in with an armful of clothes and a pair of boots. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z Peggy, with cheeks flushed in the wind, and an armful of small paper parcels, came swinging along the corridor, tried to open the office door, and found it locked. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z You can take an armful of hay from that rack yonder. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z "It is, miss; I'm afther bringing out an armful of leaves to bile for the pigs." The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z For a time she sat musing on a fallen trunk, then the hawthorn that a few paces away perfumed the spring air moved her to gather an armful of it. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z So much had their stock been reduced that they found a second trip would enable them to bring everything of consequence ashore by carrying pretty large armfuls. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z With a loud oath, hurled through his teeth in the direction of the boy, he gathered his papers together in an armful, and hurled them through a port-hole into the sea. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z When a peasant woman was seen carrying an armful of linen and ribbons out of a small shop, she was stopped by one of the rioters. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z The Uhlan who had spoken came round to the back of the wagon, and pulled out an armful of hay for his horse. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z I saw one of them deliver an armful of rugs made of guanaco skins to one of the dealers. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Finding there wasn't quite enough, they went off to the marshes and brought two more armfuls, which made a warm and springy couch for the whole party. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z She brought an armful, and while going to the same place for a second bundle she heard some one coming. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z "Ye'll want a fire the first thing," the black-bearded fellow said, and at once collected an armful of the dry wood. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z Just as he threw down his first armful of mesquite, the accident befell the potatoes, and he waited to see what Matsu would do. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z "I like apples myself," he said, "and I just couldn't lie still and watch a squarehead carry them away by the armful." The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z "Don't know; you can see for yourself," and down came a great yellow armful. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z Collecting an armful, he carried it unerringly to his chosen tree, heaped it below the hospitable branch, and with his knife whittled a hard dry stick to a sharp point. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z He dropped the armful on the blaze, producing a smoky "smudge" as protection from mosquitoes, and sat himself down cross-legged upon the ground. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z He remembered with a pang of self-reproach that he had promised to come back with fresh wood as soon as he had carried an armful of wood to the kitchen. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z It still is used in the manufacture of proprietary medicines, and for this purpose is cut with a sickle in great armfuls and gathered in cartloads. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z He opened the old fire-box door and thrust an armful of pine into it. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z "George, what an armful!" said the youth, in a sort of half undertone, as he tenderly lifted the little lay figure, and bore it to a crib. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Publicity shots show Skelton carrying an armful of mops, cleaners and brushes on his door-to-door rounds. Fuller Brush, Door-to-Door Icon, Seeks Bankruptcy Protection 2012-02-22T18:26:01Z Breathless and panting from their run, the children reached the side door just as the coloured man opened it on his way out for an armful of wood. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z He began wandering about; what he was searching for did not appear, until he came back with an armful of green, soft, pine branches. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z Skipping back from the wall, Turnpenny and Copstone went into the shed and crept back in less than two minutes with armfuls of drenched rags. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z I gathered a large armful of stalks, from three to seven feet high, and placed them in water. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z That worthy now returned with an armful of wood, and, counting the travellers, put on a log for every six, by which act of raw justice the hotter the room the more heat he added. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z When he saw that it was no manner of use, the boss quit on the handicap race and put his two armfuls down while he still had breath enough left to talk with. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z Meredith had to bring a good many armfuls of pine branches to accommodate them all; at last he had done, and flung himself down like the rest. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z Robert Darby, his voice rising to a shriek with emotion, held out his armful of provisions. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z A maid was bringing in an armful of wood from the veranda. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z He bade them go to the same one where he had picked up an armful, and there they would find the result of perseverance. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The piles of linen grew steadily smaller until they disappeared, and he retired into a cupboard to reappear with a great armful of coats and small-clothes. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Tom grinned as he pulled an armful of tattered ensigns out of a locker. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z She carried armfuls of bluebells, and as she flitted lightly about, sweet music rippled on the air. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z Then she turned swiftly and thrust an armful of clothing upon him. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z He tried to say some words of greeting, then he bent down and gathered an armful of corn, and deliberately bound it up. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Will not the armful thou dost bear, That lovely Lamb of thine, suffice?' The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z The last was in Castilian, and one of the Canarios went scrambling down the ladder, while when he came back with an armful of duck clothing Jefferson held out a jar to his comrade. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Tom, Bob, and Frank ran back to the barn and soon reappeared, carrying armfuls of hay. Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z He rose and flung an armful of wood upon the fire, and then stood still smiling. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z She turned away, and he dragged an armful of rugs into a corner. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Vivian Lane waited at the library desk with an armful of books to take home. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z Austin said nothing, but stepped into the room, and, gathering up an armful of clothing, departed, leaving a pool of water behind him. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z George left the room, and returned presently with an armful of plans and diagrams. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z A man who flung down an armful of fuel stopped and shook two or three of his comrades, who got up and stretched themselves before they set about preparing their morning meal. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z For a moment there was no one in sight save the boy, then a roughly dressed man came into view carrying an armful of dry wood for the fire. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z One of the men staggered in with a great armful of chunks for the evening fire. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z "Take these down, my man," he said quietly, and the valet was only too glad to hide his confusion at being caught eavesdropping by hastening down to the drive with an armful of satin waistcoats. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z It was getting pretty sharp again, as George announced after coming in with an armful of wood; but little they cared, with such comfortable quarters, and plenty to eat in the family cupboard. Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z I then fed Whisky-peat some corn and stepped out a few yards after an armful of good solid wood for morning. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z He paddled them off to the boat, and coming back with some blankets cut a few armfuls of spruce twigs in a ravine and spread them out beside the fire. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z But, greatly to his relief, the figure immediately afterwards revealed itself in the person of one of the men, silently placing an armful of wood on the half-dying embers. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z And she and the little girl, whose name was Solange, went out into the snow and came back with heaping armfuls of small logs. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z Then he got up, and going out, soon returned with an armful of ferns, which he placed in a corner. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z On getting about half an armful of wood gathered I heard something crackling and looking over my shoulder discovered my mansion in flames. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z Then he cut the tent poles, and a few armfuls of twigs for a bed, and in half an hour the camp was pitched and a meal prepared. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Racing away again they dragged up more cows until the bodies choked the gap, when they brought up armfuls of brush and threw them before the bodies. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z It is Sophia, come with an armful of toys and a heart full of melody. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z “Whatever man dares, he can do,” I said to myself, as I gathered an armful of big round stones. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z At last mother got the fire started under the wash-pot which stood out in the yard and told me for about the twentieth time to go after an armful of wood. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z Finally I ran up against him carrying an armful of tools out of a shed, and he dropped them at sight of me. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Then they cut armfuls of thin spruce branches with which to make their beds, and presently sat down to an ample supper. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Lakme brings forward an armful of flowers as an offering to the idol, and she sings a tender little song whose pathetic melody belies the text, which constantly asserts, "I am happy." Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Two men chop the great oak stumps, and a woman puts it in down cellar by the armful. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z “Nothing,” replied Peg a trifle cynically, “but we were afraid something might happen to these,” she indicated a box she carried and also an armful of what seemed to be rolled cardboard. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z Come on; take an armful and get busy. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z He seemed to be throwing an armful of brush or withered twigs upon the spreading fire, and Frank swung around toward his companion. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Mary goes out and brings in an armful of wood which she throws into the box. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z Each of the participants gathered up an armful of the doomed volumes, and at the word filed out of the little doorway headed by myself, followed by the schoolmaster. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z Soon she was flinging an armful of bananas and oranges, one by one, into the pit. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z One extremely proper and precise maiden lady was struggling along under an armful of Mr. Carruth’s dress-shirts and pajamas brought forth from nobody knew where. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z "Dear me," said Jean, pausing at the door with an armful of carpet. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z From creek gullies close by I used to gather armfuls of maiden-hair for church decoration, some fronds of which, measured on the dining-room table, spanned the whole width from side to side. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z As a little fire started Tom stepped back and gathered an armful of a certain weed that had not yet been killed by the frost. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z Bergheim, standing on the table, wrenched away the straw in great armfuls. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z “Think I’d rather have the chemicals if my choice were consulted,” laughed Eleanor as obedient to instructions, she gathered up an armful of clothing and prepared to descend the stairs. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z Sarah, her head bent over an armful of my gowns, was—blushing! Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z Acting on impulse, I brought from my camping stores an empty war-bag, and scraped together an armful of leaves, sticks, moss, earth, mold of all sorts. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Now he's got an armful, and—why, of course, he's going to stack it up in front of that hole. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z He cut an armful, and thin bundle by thin bundle he got the lot under her head at last. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z He had been carrying armfuls of papers into the little room behind the office and thrusting them without examination on the fire. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z Now the angel was a very little angel and the flowers she gathered made a very large armful indeed. Minor Poems Little Classics, Vol. 15 2011-09-29T02:00:16.533Z He had an armful of white, silky, inside leaves of cornhusks closely packed together, and these he submerged in a washtub full of water, in the back-yard, placing stones on them to hold them down. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z Now Tom had returned with a second armful of wood, which he piled up on the other lot. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z Then she went out and cut an armful of grass, and brought it in and laid it beside them. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z "There's a solution," insisted the 34-year-old year old entrepreneur from Brooklyn, N.Y., clutching an armful of cocoa leaves to be tested back home. Small Factories Take Root in Africa 2011-09-24T02:38:51Z Frank exclaimed, dropping an armful of unopened opium tins on the floor of the cavern. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z There goes some of the lot creeping up with armfuls of leaves. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z The two weary congressmen and Bob now reappeared, with armfuls of evergreen boughs, and the Ranger went to show them how to lay their beds. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z Cousin Hetty stepped off to the smoldering bon-fire, threw her armful of rejected life on the flames, and came back, her wasted elderly face looking stern. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z In the last armful she carried to the table, were some valuable Wedgwood jugs and bowls. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z "As there is more blaze," said the bishop, "from an armful of wood than from one stick, so there is more watchfulness in many heads than in one." Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z An old Frenchwoman, with a pitifully eager, servile manner, was waiting on them, bringing out of the villa, of which she was evidently the care-taker, armfuls of red-sealed bottles of wine. The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z Then she and Alice grabbed armfuls of blankets from the packs, and disappeared into the tents. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z It was by far and away the largest I have ever seen—quite an armful of a volute. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z As she spoke, the woman carried armfuls of dishes out to the table in the middle of the room. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z “What’s the row?” asked Billy cheerfully, appearing in the door with an armful of roses and ferns. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z We ought to be able to buy an armful of roses for eighteen dollars. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z Directly the door opened softly, and Lady Rose came in, carrying an armful of ferns and delicate wild flowers close to her bosom. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z A hundred men ran out, clad in leathern jackets or the peasants’ homespun, and carrying no weapons save axes or poniards stuck in their belts, each bearing before him a great, withe-bound armful of branches. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z I secured him with the lasso to a very large stone behind the rock on which I was sitting, and threw before him an armful of grass and weeds, which I picked. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z She carried a whole armful of spring flowers, gathered in the meadows and copses en route, bluebells and cowslips chiefly, and threw them broadcast on the grave. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z A woman carried off an armful of coconuts. After British Riots, Asking ?Why? Yields Conflicting Answers 2011-08-13T22:35:28Z To sit mug-a-mugging The fire who could, That might be out lugging In armfuls of wood? The Comforts of Home 2011-08-11T02:00:13.980Z The Valet goes into the adjoining room and returns with another armful of clothes. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z He laughed, however, ran a short distance, returned with an armful of dry twigs which he had hidden there on the previous evening under a rock, and said, "Indian more cautious than white men." The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z And, the mats bestowed, whenever he came forth for a fresh armful of saucepans, he stood and gazed doubtfully, now this way, now that, about the Bethnal Green Road. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z Back in the sagebrush, Pickens grabs an armful of fresh-cut hay and walks boldly towards a wild stallion, black with a splash of white between its wary eyes. How a Billionaire's Wife Is Becoming the Mustangs' Messiah 2011-08-04T09:15:00Z “It takes us old sourdoughs to be slick,” he chuckled, when he had dumped an armful of guns on an empty table. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z The fodder had been requisitioned to the last armful, and not enough was left to build a nest for a sparrow. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z My indispensable Williams made his appearance with an armful of papers, and then we started upon the last stage of our journey. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z I hurried back to the boat, and found Mark rejoicing over a little armful of sweet potatoes he had stolen from a negro's canoe, which he had discovered in my absence. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z “Merry Christmas!” cried Judy, running into the room with an armful of parcels done up with white tissue paper and tied with red ribbons. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z Then she threw in the hay by the armful while he plied the fork. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z When at last the household had settled down there was a fresh disturbance, and the elder of the two foreign maids mounted, carrying an armful of pillows. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z What a bevy of beauties!—two of them already absorbed in the last new novel, while another makes off with an armful of treasures. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z She darted through the door and returned in a moment with an armful of roses. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z A moment’s scrutiny—then advancing to a corner of the building he wrenched away great armfuls of the thick overgrowth. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Mrs. Doan still wore her sable coat, the armful of blossoms resting like snow against the fur. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z Graciously as he might accept them, the holding of them was much as a doughboy might hold his first armful of live grenades. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z When she did come to the door she didn’t ask us in; but just stood looking at us and our armful of things as if to ask what we wanted. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z Get an armful of straw from the stable an' bring it here! The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z With her hand resting on Dobbin's she glanced back and saw Bellamy—still with his armful of orchids—emerge from the hotel. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z Isabel's armful of lilies struck her as shockingly unconventional, not even a ribbon confined the long green stems; and to Mrs. Grace this falling away from custom was highly amusing. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z In an incredibly short time a hot fire was blazing up, on which they piled armfuls of the stunted desert growth. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z It was dark when he returned, carrying a large armful of candle-bushes, which he had collected during the day and hidden in a safe place. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The ponies were snorting and stamping at their breakfasts—great armfuls of alfalfa hay which the horse wranglers had pitched over the fence. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z You just wait,” 47 he cried, and disappeared to return quickly with an armful of clothes. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z He came rushing back in a few minutes carrying an armful of towels for jail use. Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy 2011-06-13T02:00:31.130Z Yesterday one of the negroes came in with a whole armful of magnolias in full bloom. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z The Hottentots at the scherm had evidently thrown another armful of candle-bush upon the embers, for a bright flame shot up and momentarily increased in volume. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z With a sigh, Jack arose, caught up an armful of 194 wood and tossed it into the fire. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z The ceremony was, first, the presentation speech; second, the keys of the city and armfuls of bouquets, and, third, a cheer for America; and then the band played. Average Americans 2011-06-02T02:00:20.387Z He stooped and, gathering up an armful, began to place them. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z She looked around over her shoulder, then rose from her knees, flung an armful of clothing into the trunk before which she had been kneeling, and came across the room to him. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z Talapa slipped past him with an armful of bark for the fire. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z They reached the house, and old Sam came to the door and Robert helped to unpack the wrecks of the day's pleasures—the hampers, and umbrellas, and armfuls of crumpled muslins. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z I have brought flowers to decorate it; an armful. The Mystery of the Locks 2011-05-29T02:00:08.800Z We used to gather huge armfuls of purple larkspur, pink orchis, and yellow dog-roses. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z Having arranged a thick layer at a safe distance from the fire, he gathered another armful, and was going outside when she called him back. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z MacGregor gave a whoop of thanksgiving and gathered to him an armful of stones. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z The child was a slender little chap but he was a heavy armful for a girl of thirteen and Ethel tugged herself out of breath before she brought him high up on dry land. Ethel Morton at Chautauqua 2011-05-04T02:00:16.097Z He laughed and said they didn't call them remnants but he said they did have torn pieces and for ten cents he gave me a regular armful. Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z Ladies, please don’t gather armfuls of flowers, berries, and grasses which, when faded, you leave in the boat or yacht for the unfortunate skipper to clear up. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z So, baffled women carry armfuls of the same garment in different sizes into the dressing room. One Size Fits Nobody: Seeking a Steady 4 or a 10 2011-04-25T02:28:03Z Cecilia appeared promptly, having in fact been gathering fall flowers for some time, I judged, from the considerable armful of chrysanthemums, asters, dahlias and marigolds, which we found her arranging for the table. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z I met him yesterday, just come back from Christiania, with a whole armful of parcels he could hardly carry. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z Mildred very nearly dropped the armful of things she was carrying, a pile of Roy's shirts she had been mending; she faced round on Polly with unusual energy— 'Who is going with us? Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z "We're in a big hurry," she said as she carried boxes of clothes to the open trunk of a sedan, handing a stranger an armful of winter coats to carry to the car. Eerie Hush Descends on Japan's Nuclear Zone 2011-04-18T02:32:11Z As the men arrived at their conclusion Davy Fayle was returning with an armful of withered gorse for a fire. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z “Frying pan!” echoed Florence over an armful of nice dry chips and twigs. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z In a few minutes he returned with an armful of pillows, and then he carried my brother in his arms to the deck. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z I rolled these flat on the floor and brought armfuls of dirty linens from a compartment in the linen closet, putting them on one side. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z Eddie Edwards, 56, a former lawyer from Ohio, walked through the Broadway store with an armful of finance books, including “The Futures” and “The Great American Bank Robbery.” Borders Liquidators Race Clock, Squeeze Cash From 200 Stores 2011-03-30T00:03:01Z “Guess what we found, Miss Miller?” called a chorus of voices, as the fire-gatherers returned with armfuls of dry wood. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z Going down to dress, he met her coming out of the library with an armful of books. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z A few armfuls of spruce-tips were cut and spread beneath it, a couple of mats were laid over these, two more were provided for covering, and Alaric's first camp bed was ready for him. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z "Oh, she's the wife of the guy you rented 16 to," Grant replied airily, lifting an armful of neatly folded snowy sheets onto a shelf of the linen closet. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z When we reached Nyagong I put an armful of grass on the fire that was still smouldering in front of the Jemadar's house, and, as the flame leaped up, I blew upon my bugle. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z She carried down an armful of them to the pharmacy, and opened the latest one, the one which Jules had put away with his own hand the day he had left her. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z “I tell you, that sort o’ riled me,” went on the gentle voice; “but Rhody came in with a big armful of wood, so I didn’t say anything.” McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z In his haste to execute this plan he dropped his armful of cans, and, without waiting to stow them, had gained the steps before realizing that the captain was ordering him to come back. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z In each parish the meadows need only be asked to give a few never-missed armfuls out of their perfumed plenty, and the church is a bower. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z It was very gay in the little church that Christmas night, with laughter and bonbons flying about, and every child had a package of candy and an armful of gifts. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z Then he came out, hooked an armful of coats off the hall rack, and ran past me on to the balcony. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z Perhaps more; they're soft with being stall-fed and may quit altogether on the road, and you may not find a convenient armful of hay with which to fix them. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z An armful of sticks produced a brave crackling blaze that drove the black forest shadows to a respectful distance. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z When I arrive at a plush office block in central London I am handed an armful of information. Shared ownership schemes: still a stretch to get on the ladder 2011-03-05T00:01:37Z For an armful of reeds he would make three arrows, and for a double armful he would tell tales. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z Shenandoah dropped his armful of bundles and made a rush at him to annihilate him. Six Prize Hawaiian Stories of the Kilohana Art League 2011-03-03T03:00:48.280Z So I brought an armful of hay, spread it impartially under both of them, set fire to it, and stood back for results. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z There were magazines, Reviews and illustrated papers everywhere in evidence, an open box of cigarettes upon the chimneypiece, an armful of flowers thrown loose upon the table, as well as the roses upon her desk. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z As they stood all three together before the fire, a servant man entered and threw upon the sofa an armful of furs. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z February is an unalloyed joy for me: the pink satin, cheap chocolates in specially defibrillated cardiac boxes and armfuls of roses to die slowly on top of my telly while their water turns septic. These cuts don't go far enough ? it's time we taxed Colin Firth's Bafta 2011-02-20T00:05:26Z "Hope who will?" asked the mother, passing behind with an armful of wood. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z The boy needs to develop a sort of anchorite spirit and seek out a secluded place with an armful of books that are really worth while. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z I crept past them on tiptoe with my final armful, and was careful to move about in the kitchen very quietly. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z They couldn’t make it, and then they went down to the beach and got an armful of big flat stones. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z For that impertinence you may go over and get an armful of wood. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z He gathered a large armful of fir twigs, breaking them off, which he said were the best for our bed, partly, I thought, because they were the largest and could be most rapidly collected. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z A citizen passed me with an armful of hats and caps. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z A moment later he had given her a glass of wine and vanished from the room with an armful of newspapers. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Shall she mend some now? or dust? or wash the curtains? or—— The door is flung open, and Clara comes in with a fresh armful of socks and stockings, barely dry from the kitchen. Betty's Battles an Everyday Story 2011-01-02T03:00:19.670Z Then he stooped and gathered an armful of wood. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z He never passed the woodpile without bringing in an armful. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z He mowed to the big pine, and all around it, then kicked together armfuls of soft grass and arranged it in a pile. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Hurrying on, she reached the automobile just as its owner came from a house carrying an armful of corded newspapers. The Wishing Well 2010-12-20T17:12:27.090Z Nor stayed he his hand, till several large armfuls lay along the earth. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z He soon comes round again, bearing an armful of monthly magazines; and after that, with a pile of novels. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z He always carried an armful of boards and a saw and appeared to be measuring the width of the streams. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z He made his way to a stand of pine a few feet off the Trail, broke an armful of the brittle lower branches from them, and started a fire beside the packed snow. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Then it occurred to him to offer to break them for her, and he fetched an armful of wood from the stack in the yard. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Indeed, Simms recalled how Coach Bill Parcells caught him walking to the film room with a notepad and an armful of game footage. Are Giants Ready to Follow a Leader? 2010-10-02T17:22:00Z It simply makes sense, he says, instead of carting an armful of books in your carry-on luggage. Penguin boss has no problems with ebooks 2010-07-29T20:00:00Z I am busy balancing my cane and an overwhelming armful of bargains. For a disabled person, unsolicited advice is not welcome 2010-05-04T04:00:00Z She arranged them beside the tree, then took another armful of wrapped presents out of the trunk. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Turner has won an armful of player-of-the-year trophies despite missing 4 1/2 weeks of the regular season with broken bones in his back. Ohio St's Evan Turner wins Wooden Award 2010-04-10T03:35:00Z Ms. Davis picked up an armful of bulbs and brochures and ventured deeper into the club. Chicago News Cooperative: Environmentalist Prods Fellow Blacks to Join in Her Crusade 2010-03-05T03:57:00Z The appearance of Drew Brees, the quarterback and now a local deity, standing on the throne on a float from the krewe of Bacchus, tossing armful after armful of beads, sent the crowd into hysterics. 2010-02-10T01:25:00Z Never consider your work complete until you have an armful of fine cut up dry wood or a supply of birch bark handy. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Joe and Ellis made beds for the other youngsters, but Ellis declared that he could sleep on the ground and Joe threw down only a couple of armfuls of grass for himself. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z And turning to Christian, he gave him orders to bring in another armful of bottles and ice with them. The Undying Past He collected an armful of logs from a shed in the corner and hastened back to the fire. The Princess Galva A Romance On the floor of that cabin they sometimes slept in mid-winter with no other covering than an armful of straw. Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame Meanwhile the boy brought in an armful of wood, and made a fire on the hearth. Four Phases of Love Do you think Hannah would throw her even an armful of grass, although the poor beast can no longer seek it herself? A Divided Heart and Other Stories By this time I was on the stack, and the Hayfork Minister was sending me up armful after armful to settle into its place. Deep Moat Grange There were none on the river-bank, and he had to go back to the lake shore for them, carrying them an armful at a time. Stranded in Arcady He disappeared in the fog, and came back with an armful of hay, taken from the heart of a haystack of whose existence he seemed, by some sixth or seventh sense, to be aware. The Jonathan Papers And then she picked up an armful of small articles and walked quickly out, leaving the door wide open. The Spy in Black To hide all this she buried her face for a moment in the armful of nasturtiums. The Man from Jericho She climbed the mountain side and gathered a whole armful of beautiful yellow golden-rod and purple asters and red Indian pinks. In Story-land Miss Comstock came down the aisle with an armful of the latest magazines. Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines At her feet lay a great armful of cape jessamines. The Valiants of Virginia She was met on the way to the sitting-room by a fresh, curly-haired girl, carrying an armful of flashing brass candlesticks, her black eyes almost as bright as the shining metal. A Sister's Love A Novel |
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