| 单词 | penknife |
| 例句 | He came back and carefully made us each a flute with the tip of his penknife. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z In the window there were trays of nuts and bolts, worn-out chisels, penknives with broken blades, tarnished watches that did not even pretend to be in going order, and other miscellaneous rubbish. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Hornet carefully cut open the envelope with her penknife. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Tally knew how to trick an elevator, but it took time and a penknife. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I opened my schoolbag and took out my folding penknife that I used for sharpening pencils. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, he planned to stab it with his penknife, but when he got it out of the water, he couldn't. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I had a penknife, a ball of cord, an ax, and $40, which I had saved from selling magazine subscriptions. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Tanin flipped the penknife in her fingers once more and set it on the desktop. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z So I gripped the penknife really hard and I knocked on the doorframe. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s not any different from stabbing it with a penknife.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Hooper had got his penknife out and was digging his initials into a slab of stone. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He took his penknife from his pocket and cut off tender bites. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The man pulled a penknife out of his pocket and slashed the cloth banner off the poles. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z With his penknife he whittled sticks to make pegs and fastened the board to the box with them. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z So he lay down in the hammock, removing the wax from his ears with a penknife, and in a few minutes he was asleep. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The creature flapped and struggled, but Doc held it fast and made a little cut on its back with a penknife. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z In the morning, I sneaked back to the shed and retrieved our belongings—our blankets and books, the flashlight, the penknife, and Alfie. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I sat down, smelled the piney air, and took out my penknife. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides the food, he packed a torch, and his penknife, some sticking plaster, a pair of socks and a ball of string. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z "Apples. Cheese. Half a cottage loaf. And a pot of fishpaste. My penknife. I've got a change of underwear, and a couple of pairs of woolen socks. I suppose I should have brought more clothes...." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z In its smooth bowl he had etched with a penknife, For my little Minou, at the end of a great adventure, then the date he was murdered, December 21, 1963. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It wouldn't go inside, he had to get out the ball of string and his penknife, to cut it with, and then tie the anorak on. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Tanin toyed with a silver penknife, twirling it impatiently between her fingers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Digory’s hand was shaking as he opened his penknife and cut out a long strip of turf on the bank of the pool. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The two of them had only used a penknife when the/d cut themselves and held hands. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Then he pulled a penknife from his pocket and cut a large piece out of the embroidered fabric. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z With one hand he held the string, and with the other he dipped into his pants pocket and pulled out his penknife. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Apart from the DS and some money, he had nothing in his pockets, not even a penknife. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He took his penknife and drove it point first into the dirt of the alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z At Sikandra, Akbar’s tomb, they gaze at gilded frescoes in the entryway, chipped, ransacked, burned, the gems gouged out with penknives, graffiti etched into the stone. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I did the best job I was able to do with a penknife. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z To this, she added a medal of the Blessed Mother, a small blue bird feather, a broken blade from a penknife and a sprig of some herb. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Far better than stabbing with a penknife, but still uncomfortable to watch. Is Nicole Krauss’s new novel an act of literary revenge? 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z I borrowed the director’s small penknife, thinking it would ensure that I would get frisked by these beauties. Frequent Flier: Jittery News Anchors Aloft Smell News 2010-09-14T21:16:00Z I tied a small silver penknife in the shape of a fish onto the laces of my Dr. Martens. Shirley Manson: The First Time I Cut Myself 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z My favorite visual from "Nine" is the sight of Day-Lewis folding his lanky frame, like a penknife, into a powder-blue sports car so small it looks like a toy. 2009-12-18T01:20:00Z In this sense a penknife is no different from some very complicated factory machine. Man and Things 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Johnson plays his acoustic guitar with a bottleneck slide—or maybe a penknife—and moans a great deal. Some of Us Are Haunted by Washington Phillips 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z He killed him with a penknife and the men fed on his flesh until their rescue four days later. The Avett Brothers grow while staying the course 2010-07-15T20:58:00Z All he had with him was a rope, a video camera, a bottle of water and, crucially, a blunt penknife. What Danny Boyle did next 2010-12-05T00:04:00Z The broken wicker chair with cushions, the rickety desk with its old wounds from the ravages of his penknife, the unmatched chairs.” Ingmar Bergman, novelist 2013-02-17T19:00:00Z His first student film, “Murder,” stages in just over a minute a fatal stabbing by penknife: a killing without motive or context, rendered with startling detail and economy. 2010-02-12T18:53:00Z They also have a custom-built two-storey booth complete with a soundproof room for interviews, where I meet the company's CEO Victor Kislyi, who plays with one of the stall's promotional penknives as we talk. Game on for PAX Australia as Penny Arcade Expo hits Melbourne 2013-07-21T23:47:00Z Indeed, Rindell pays explicit homage in an epilogue which, like the end of , features the use of a suddenly produced penknife. The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell – review 2013-06-07T09:01:01Z But the figures are just inches tall, carved out of wood with a penknife and a jigsaw by Edgar Decker Kirk. Critic's Notebook: The Art of Collecting Collections 2011-05-19T21:00:31Z For example, in “Slippery Fingers,” the Op is hired to solve the murder by penknife of a tycoon whose body is found in that mustiest of locales: the library. The nameless detective who launched Dashiell Hammett’s career 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z They had been married six years when, in November 1960, they got into a drunken argument after a party at their Manhattan apartment and the author stabbed her near the heart with a penknife. Adele Morales Mailer, half of tempestuous couple, dies at 90 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Does Boyle believe that everyone would react as Ralston did, with the blunt penknife, in that situation? What Danny Boyle did next 2010-12-05T00:04:00Z Someone in the audience produces a tiny penknife and Rhys hacks into the cake determinedly, and shares it with the crowd. Gruff Rhys ? review 2011-07-19T18:00:03Z She looked sharp and shiny as a penknife. How Zara Grew Into the World’s Largest Fashion Retailer 2012-11-09T19:30:40Z In April, sensing it might be in trouble, I took a penknife to its smooth gray bark, scraping it to reveal the cambium level below. After the harsh winter, a spring undertaking Mailer stabbed her in the stomach and back with a penknife, puncturing her cardiac sac. Adele Mailer, Artist Who Married Norman Mailer, Dies at 90 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z You’ll also learn how to bottle up your frustration right before asking a janitor to borrow his penknife. Taking a bath is a “good daily habit”: 10 vintage video tutorials 2013-05-13T18:11:00Z Last month, Patricia E. Kane, the gallery’s lead American decorative arts curator, used a pearly penknife to slice open the bruised and dented boxes. Antiques: Antiques: Furniture Dossiers, Naval Flags and Railroad Items 2012-02-09T22:09:18Z I flew ahead and forgot about the penknife. Frequent Flier: Jittery News Anchors Aloft Smell News 2010-09-14T21:16:00Z He smelt of Old Spice and oil, his waistcoat pocket contained a pencil, a Parker pen and a penknife. Family life 2011-03-05T00:07:13Z Laubenheimer supplied business cards, stationery, badges, penknives, buckles and jewelry, among other products, to clients in the United States and Latin America. A Trove of 19th-Century Engravings Conjure a Lost World 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z And their behavior made them notorious, as when Capote threw himself a lavish masquerade party, the Black and White Ball, or when Mailer almost killed his wife by stabbing her with a penknife. Review | Truman Capote’s other true-crime story 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z My dad marked the man’s gun by carving his initials with a penknife on the handle. Opinion | Trump’s Capitol Offense 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z “My face was charred meat. I asked if I could borrow his penknife. I used the knife to cut away the glove. Part of two burned fingers came with it.” Chuck Yeager, first man to break sound barrier, has died 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z The 13-year-old was stabbed more than 60 times with a penknife and nearly decapitated. Zach Witman’s parents speak out in new doc on murder 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z The journeys are constructed to echo one another; in each, the voyagers carry “a hipflask, two penknives, matches & candles,” as well as a copy of Geoffrey Household’s 1939 thriller “Rogue Male.” Review: Walking with the dead in Robert Macfarlane's earthy, beautiful "Ghostways" 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z He told another pupil he wanted to stab the teacher and showed the girl an open bottle of whisky and a penknife. Boy who tried to murder fellow pupil locked up 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z It found schoolchildren involved in incidents with many different types of bladed weapon, including lock knives, penknives, craft knives and garden shears. More children caught bringing knives into school 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The artwork, depicting a rat with a face mask holding a penknife, was taken from its location on the back of a road sign in the 4th arrondissement on Sunday. Banksy artwork stolen from central Paris 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Brown worked carefully with tools borrowed from the Pretty household: a coal shovel, pastry brushes, a penknife. Revisiting Sutton Hoo, Britain’s Mythical Ship Burial 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z They began excavating the ceratopsian with penknives and brushes. You've found an extraordinary dinosaur skeleton – what do you do now? 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z The police tapes showed Mr Beech produce a penknife, which he claimed was the one given to him by Mr Proctor. Accuser told police 'MI5 boss stole my dog' 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Barker said Zach, with the intent of scaring his brother into shutting up, grabbed a pair of soccer goalie gloves and a small penknife and went downstairs. 2 decades after brother killed, man could leave prison 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z All three studies featured a phase in which the two groups competed for scarce resources such as prized penknives. War and peace and summer camp 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z In one meeting with MCA’s lawyers, Petty’s manager later said, Petty “had a penknife that he got out, opened the penknife and started cleaning his nails.” That time Tom Petty wouldn't back down 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z I got her a penknife, and she got me a Tech Deck - you know, those finger-sized skateboards you used to play with in school? Ed Sheeran interview: 12 random questions about ÷ (Divide) - BBC News 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Mr Beech claimed that Mr Proctor had wanted to cut him with a penknife but was stopped by another member of the alleged group of abusers. Accuser told police 'MI5 boss stole my dog' 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z These are guys who can survive in the woods with only a penknife and a bivouac. The Trump administration's Twitter feud with the National Parks Service is absurd 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Manor House Gardens, Hither Green: A 13-year-old girl said she was chased by someone wearing a clown mask and wig, and possibly carrying a small penknife. Arrest over London's Brunel University 'killer clown' scare - BBC News 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Other entities have some predefined nature: a rock, a penknife or even a beetle just is what it is. Think big, be free, have sex … 10 reasons to be an existentialist 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z I bought my girlfriend a penknife for Christmas. Ed Sheeran interview: 12 random questions about ÷ (Divide) - BBC News 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Gruden is best served not publicly dissecting his quarterback; he learned that after taking apart Griffin’s game with a rusty penknife during one news conference last season. Uh oh. Gruden says the Redskins don’t have a quarterback controversy. 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z It is pictured, dark and exotic, next to a needle and a penknife, for scale. Silk Road sentencing: why governments can't win the war on darknet drugs 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The incident, in which Bemeo allegedly used a penknife, occurred last Tuesday. NY teen indicted on attempted murder charge 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z At one point, a posse of boys from the youth wing of the I.R.A. beat Michael McConville and stabbed him in the leg with a penknife. Where the Bodies Are Buried 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Ladybird's science books showed activities including stripping the casing from a battery with pliers, using a penknife to shape wood into a propeller and making fire with a magnifying glass. The strange things in Ladybird Books 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Kumana showed him how to scratch a message with a penknife in the delicate skin beneath the hard shell of a coconut. Eroni Kumana, Who Saved Kennedy and His Shipwrecked Crew, Dies at 96 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z They stuck a penknife into his left thigh and fired a mock gun against the back of his knee. Where ‘Say Nothing’ Is Gospel, I.R.A. Victim’s Daughter Is Talking 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z At about 17:30 GMT on 11 March, quarryman William Horsefield spotted a crack in the embankment "only about wide enough to admit a penknife" and alerted a number of local workmen. The forgotten flood that deluged a city 2014-03-11T01:43:19Z We substitute data transmission, the Internet, and Web services for quill pens, penknives, and illuminated script these days. Lucretius's Legacy Depended On The Toughness Of Vellum. What Will Save Ours? 2012-11-09T16:50:34Z But the pods are so small and tight that he can barely split them open with his penknife blade to show me the bean inside. Why US drought could affect us all 2012-08-09T12:14:53Z In our village I won most of the under-8 races and got the coronation penknife and the paintbox. Britain wins Olympic gold for moaning 2012-06-01T09:46:15Z I’m like a horrid little boy with a new penknife. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Sir Charles hesitated for a moment, then took the proffered weed and proceeded to cut the end off with a penknife. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z With a notched penknife, he sawed through three iron bars, and with a file, procured from one of the officers, he effected a passage through five more, which barricaded the windows. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z I shall never get the knots untied as long as I live.——My mother gave a groan.——Lend me your penknife——I must e’en cut the knots at last——pugh!——psha!—Lord! The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2012-03-28T02:00:26.907Z I may, for example, take a piece of lead, and with a penknife held as at a, Fig. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z But as he could not do this in consequence of the lid being glued down, he took out his penknife and cut it all round. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z In cases of urgent haste, where no lancet is at hand, a small penknife may be used; but the fleam is a dangerous and objectionable instrument. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Kenneth scraped away with his penknife, until the hole was large enough to admit his head and shoulders. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z He took from his pocket a huge bone-handled penknife, and displayed its various parts one by one: four blades, a corkscrew, a file, a hook, and an awl. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z This may be scraped carefully with a penknife until bright. Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men 2012-03-06T03:00:25.273Z Carved roughly with a penknife on the front of the pew was a heart surmounting two clasped hands. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z A cheap penknife may be used instead of the scalpel; and the other instruments may be obtained of a cheaper construction—the whole not costing more than half the above-named amount. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z He picked at one of the brown spots with his penknife and it flaked off in his hand. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z While Samba very cautiously held the lantern out of harm's way, Jack, with the brad of a penknife, bored two thin holes in the tin and two corresponding holes in the lid. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z On the table stood a square inkstand of the same wood, 40 and a little tray filled with such odds as rubber, a penknife, sealing-wax, and a pencil. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z The interstices were cut through with a penknife, leaving the corners intact until the moment for action should arrive. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z “Lend me your penknife,” she whispered in answer to his look of inquiry. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z At the jail they had taken my watch, my penknife, money, everything. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z I thought he took the matter very coolly, and he almost immediately told Mirza to ask me for a penknife! Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Outside the candles stood the pirates armed with penknives, tucks, forks, and compasses, and the musicians playing a lively dance, they drove the prisoner round, pricking him as he passed. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z In this case, the claw-like terminal segment may be simply flexed against the preceding in the same way as the blade of a penknife shuts up against the handle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z I took out my penknife, cut the string, and removed the paper; and there was disclosed a pasteboard-box with green edges, also sealed. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z It was in the Seventh-Avenue school last Christmas that I offered the truant class a four-bladed penknife as a prize for whittling out the truest Maltese cross. Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City 2011-12-28T03:00:42.950Z In fact, the little penknife with which the seamstress had attempted his murder had pierced his coat, his waistcoat, and his shirt; but as to the flesh, it had been left intact. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z We sometimes see exhibitions of carving, "all done with the common penknife." Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Curious to know what it meant he chipped the clay off with his penknife and found a broken bone, which was then almost healed and as straight as ever. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z He sat down, snipped the threads with a penknife, tore off the black paper covering, flung it into the fire, and saw before him a bulky manuscript exquisitely written on very fine paper. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z Saying which he took out two cartridges, a gimlet, a penknife, two paint-brushes, and four matches. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Here was a case in point; the gummed flap only adhered in one place, and there so slightly that Mr. Morgan had only to slip the blade of a penknife underneath and--it came open. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z During the long winters 125 the peasants labour, often with no other tool than penknives. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z Take this," snapped the operative, producing a penknife, "and cut that girl's hands loose! On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z She took out a little penknife,25 Hung low down by her spare, She twined this young thing o' his life, And a word he ne'er spak mair. English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z Dr. B. did the tricks so artistically that even I did not detect the deception about the penknife; and the boy solemnly asserted that he felt the needle travelling through his leg. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Nansen at once set to work to skin the brute with a penknife—rather a tedious operation with such an instrument. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z He took it to pieces with a penknife; then he put it together, and gave it back to him. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z Resort was had to wooden troughs, or dishes, cut out with a hatchet or penknife. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z Yes, mother dear, I am here, I know I have staid very long; But a little penknife was stuck in my heart, Till the stream ran down full strong. English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z He quite astonished my school-children by swallowing and subsequently vomiting up a penknife, and by passing a threaded needle through the thigh of one of the boys. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z If there are any large pustules, open them with the point of a penknife. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z Then I cut off a piece of paper, stuck holes through it with a penknife, placed the leaf on top of it, and with the leaf put it down on the worms. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z Some time ago he cut a little baby pup's throat with a penknife, and sewed it up with cotton and a great big needle, while he never winced. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z Oh! the lead it is wondrous heavy, mother, The well it is wondrous deep; The little penknife sticks in my throat, And I downa to ye speak. English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z Mailer retired there after his notorious altercations with other literary heavyweights, and it was there that he stabbed one of his many wives, Adele, with a penknife in a drunken rage. Norman Mailer?s Estate Is Sued Over Apartment?s Sale 2011-10-19T00:31:35Z "Beneath the turf, where now I stand, The fause nurse buried me; The cruel penknife sticks still in my heart,35 And I come not back to thee." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z Here was his penknife, out in a moment, one blade open; she never noted how it trembled as it cut the string. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z To remove all doubts, it was judged necessary to remove the arms, which were amputated with a penknife. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z So after a pause of deep distress, I took my penknife, and did cut out the leaf: resolving that for my next 'writing-piece,' I would go as far back as the poets of Elizabeth's time. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z With the aid of a small nail or a penknife he 260 might have been able to pick the lock that held it to his ankle, but not even a pin had been left him. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z I'll not be a rank robber's wife, Eh vow bonnie,50 Nor will I die by your wee penknife, On the bonnie banks o' Fordie. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z With my penknife I finally performed the operation for appendicitis upon it. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z With Stephen’s penknife they clipped a bunch of dewy white roses with yellow centers, and a few sprays of honeysuckle whose fragrance was overpoweringly sweet. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z Then, with sudden resolution, she took a little silver penknife from her pocket and tiptoeing over to where the prisoner lay, bound and shackled, she quickly cut the twine. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z It closes perfectly, and the lock turns with a click; between one object and another you cannot insert the point of a penknife. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z "It's whether will ye be a rank robber's wife, Eh vow bonnie, Or will ye die by my wee penknife,"15 On the bonnie banks o' Fordie? English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z Clad in garments which they could hardly venture out in, with no shoes, and without so much as a penknife to cut their way free, their case seemed hopeless. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z Jill took up a pencil and penknife with the intent to sharpen the former but laid them down again suddenly and looked him squarely in the face. The Triumph of Jill 2011-08-31T02:01:25.060Z Winona picked up her gory penknife, and began to 110 wash it in the brook before she started to cut wood with it. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z Ten small miscellaneous articles, such as a piece of sealing wax, a penknife, paperweight, card-case, pocketbook, and similar articles were scattered upon a table. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z "It's whether will ye be a rank robber's wife, Eh vow bonnie,30 Or will ye die by my wee penknife," On the bonnie banks o' Fordie? English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z Fossils in soft limestone, such as chalk, are best cleaned with an old penknife, and needles fixed into wooden handles, and finished off by the application of water with a nail-brush. Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils 2011-08-20T02:00:11.557Z They fought with penknives and darning-needles, the battle lasted half an hour, and only one stilt was injured. The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza 2011-08-19T02:00:16.653Z “I—I borrowed your penknife out of your knapsack when you laid it on the grass to get lunch out of it.” Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z The following results were obtained, the name of the object agreed upon being given in italics:— A white-handled penknife. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z One reading is,— 'He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie; And he's twined her o' her ain sweet life, On the bonnie banks o' Fordie.' English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z When, however, neither of these are handy, chalk scraped with a penknife into a powder, and mixed with gum to the consistency of a thick paste, answers admirably. Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils 2011-08-20T02:00:11.557Z At Charlotte’s belt there hung her bunch of housekeeper’s keys, and a knife, not the ordinary penknife, but a real household necessity, combining several domestic utensils. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z She really had lost quite a little blood in her adventure with her 112 sister’s penknife, and, though Mrs. Bryan did not tell her so, the walk might have been too much for her. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z St. Bees was busy with his penknife cutting away the putty, and did not for the moment answer. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z It was now the turn of the penknives, and the committee was intent on testing them on the leaves of the black table. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z I did think that I would take laudanum or kill myself with a penknife. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z In the second edition of his "Life," published in 1845, Leslie says that the name and date, neatly carved with a penknife, "still remain." Constable 2011-08-02T02:00:26.593Z Over this impromptu wigwam—for it had been made with no tool but his strong penknife—he had thrown a blanket shawl. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z It looked damp, it was so strangely green; the grass and trees showed so juicy; you fancied you could slice the fallen logs through with a penknife. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z He had become a member of Parliament, and at the same time become so thin that his tailor declared, “It’s like measuring a penknife for a sheath.” John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z “No you are not,” he answered settling himself back in an easy position, and taking a penknife from his pocket to play with. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z It was somewhat rude, having been worked with no better tool than a penknife, and its masts being made of knitting-pins. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z A few minutes later, as they resumed their tramp, Nathalie’s face grew radiant as she suddenly spied a tree near with a penknife notch on the bark. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z And then you struck out a line for yourself, and thought to open that miserably hard old oyster, the world, with the blade of a miniature penknife. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Small things, as penknives, sticks, etc., if they were not dedicated, were shootable. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z So we took out the coins, and with our penknives we scratched a cross on the cheek of her gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z He drew a penknife from his pocket and passed the blade gently through the cotton of the window. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Deliberately opening a penknife Stirling ripped open the back and removed an envelope of oiled silk. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z From her desk, she took a sharp penknife, and tried its edge upon her thumb. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z He got Weare down and cut his throat with a penknife, and then struck him on the head with a pistol. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z Truly, instead of the sword, I could also very well grasp the penknife, and, as writing C�sar, rise, to better the world, and be useful to it, and use it. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z She remembered that to inflict death was no iniquitous exertion of self-defence, and that the penknife which she held in her hand was capable of this service. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z And yet he seems so mild and quiet, and asks so amiably, “Please lend me your penknife; I wish to mend my pen.” The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z He had long ago admitted the uselessness of trying to break out, inasmuch as he had not even a penknife with which to work. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z When I move again I shall carry my pencils behind my ear and my penknife between my teeth. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z She took his penknife and cut from his coat sleeve one of its buttons. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z She was very glum indeed all afternoon, and would not look at either of the Ramsays, though Mavis, to make amends, offered the loan of a new penknife, and even tendered a surreptitious chocolate. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z If there are corners too sharp to turn with the wheel, mark them with a thin penknife. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z The penknife, guided by a dexterous hand, may light upon a discovery that has been buried for ages; and a pin's point may make revelations sufficient to adjust some obscure point in history. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z The boys, who had been cutting walking-sticks from the hazels by the lake edge, consented to a halt, and settled down with their penknives, whittling away busily. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z Alarmed lest his wife should be disturbed, he rose hastily, when the penknife in his hand fell, and buried itself in his foot. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z He had several model boats and a toy engine, which he had constructed himself, to show them, and he volunteered to make them a little grindstone upon which they could sharpen their penknives. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z In fact, if you can not obtain a wheel, the whole may be done with a penknife. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z Out of her pocket she drew a small penknife and trimmed them uniformly. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z "I can lend you threepence," said Tony, "and you could leave your watch or your penknife or something, I suppose." For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z I never heard of a religion yet that forbid the use of tobacco or objected to people carrying penknifes. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Moreover, he had kept his promise, and had made them a miniature grindstone upon which to sharpen their penknives. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z There are few places where two or three cheap dyes for wood, a piece of white wood, and a thin penknife can not be obtained. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z He took his penknife from his pocket, and slipped the blade under the window sill. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z The boys separated into groups of two, some reading or glancing over the illustrated magazines, others talking in low voices, flipping penknives or whittling. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z Luke told me what was found in the pockets: your purse and the coins which it contained, a ring of keys, your penknife, and your seal. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z "Sit up, and put that penknife in your pocket," commanded Miss Pollard, in a stricter tone than she had ever used before to her favourite. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z The whole work is not much harder than cutting out a picture with the point of a penknife. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z I therefore whipped out the plate from my mouth, and with the aid of a penknife, I presently abstracted my right incisor. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z The whistles, drinking cups and penknives were safely stowed away in trouser pockets. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z When my back began to smart, Like a penknife in my heart. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z He happened to touch a penknife, when Chariton brought quills to be cut, "because," she said, "they had so much trouble on this score since her master had gone away." Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z He then asked for my penknife, and, having unripped the bag, took out a large piece of paper closely folded up. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z Then he drew a little English penknife from his pocket, sharpened it upon an ash-receiver, and laid it on the table beside his bed. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z He paused, cleared his throat several times, took an English penknife from his pocket, began to pare his nails, and then went to his wife and stroked her cheek. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z The nobleman received him in the study, remained in his shirt-sleeves during the interview, and went on quietly eating ham, which he cut with a penknife. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z Governor Wise indulged in many uncalled for strictures on the people of Harper's Ferry, for their supposed inefficiency as soldiers on this occasion, boasting that he could have taken Brown with a penknife. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z My penknife was drawn to the rescue, and the string severed, while the President, retiring to his chair, politely waved me to the place he had occupied. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z Then he undressed himself, took the penknife, and with firm stroke cut through the veins and arteries in his left wrist and ankle. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z In medieval documents, certain Serbian blacksmiths are named as expert makers of penknives, and to-day Serbian metal work has high rank. Serbia: A Sketch 2011-02-11T03:00:25.893Z The Indian walked to an island near the farther shore, and using his axe with the light, easy freedom that a white man sometimes attains with a penknife, he cut two short sticks for fish-poles. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z He had hoped to have a majority of books, but now the preponderance of watches, rings, and penknives, left him apathetic. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z From the belt of her apron hung two long silver chains, at the lower end of which were attached her penknife, scissors, a pin-cushion, some keys, and other utensils inseparable from a good housekeeper. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z On the cover he had scratched an inscription with his penknife, "The Emperor to his little friend Julia." Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z On the cover is a big red Swiss army penknife - a symbol of the creative toolkit needed to cope with the recession. Still smiling? 2011-01-13T00:02:53Z The first to reach the tree was to bring me, in proof of his success, a penknife I had accidentally left on the table in my sleeping room. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z "Take my penknife, Dollykins, and set this boy free so that he can run," he ordered. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z Alert for any sign of retaliation, they watched him take an insignificant penknife from his pocket and begin to trim the pencil. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z The old lawyer sat down, took a penknife from a drawer, and throwing himself back in his chair, began to pare his nails. The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z They rode at each other with the utmost fury, and their swords could be seen flashing in the air like so many penknife blades. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z ON Christmas morning, some people find their stockings stuffed with practical gadgets: toothbrushes, penknives, flashlights, batteries. Westchester Dining Edible Gifts: A Cornucopia of Stocking Stuffers 2010-12-19T00:53:50Z We then traced it for some distance up and down, but hardly at any place was it sufficiently wide to permit the blade of my penknife to enter it. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. A lancet is the instrument generally used in bleeding, though a well-pointed penknife will do at a pinch. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Once they bullied me so, they made me bleed, but If., who is quite small, too, went for the big boys with his penknife, and it was confiscated, but they were awfully frightened. The Undying Past Harry seemed as if he were attracted by the delicacy of the handwriting; for, instead of tearing open the missive, he took out a penknife and cut the paper, heedless of Lionel Redgrave’s sneering laugh. A Little World He watched Edward, at first carelessly, but as he saw the man take out a penknife and cut from the paper a paragraph, he grew more interested. The Princess Galva A Romance I had, however, a keen penknife in my pocket, and without the smallest formality, I proceeded to separate the mangled thumb at the joint. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician When no other means are available, the paunch may be tapped with a sharp penknife, plunging it 1½ inches forward of the hip bone, towards the last rib in the left side. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. He was paring an apple with a penknife, and dropping the peelings with careful accuracy through a crack in the floor of the platform. The Window at the White Cat "Which pocket is your penknife in?" she asked. Stranded in Arcady Then I held my breath, and stooping forward, with the penknife in my hand, commenced steadily sawing at the bottom knot which bound the sail to the mast. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 We may split them with a penknife; and then we see a pretty spiral of tiny chambers. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight It will generally subside by low dieting and proper exercise; or it may be at once relieved by lancing the bars with a sharp penknife. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. I think I expected him to produce an apple and a penknife, but he held out a small object on the palm of his hand. The Window at the White Cat With an affectation of great calm, the Doctor took out his penknife and began to dig the blade into his pipe bowl. The Wonderful Visit Surely I can go and fetch my penknife? The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life "You'll smash them up if you try sticking your penknife through them," she observed. The School by the Sea Before he could drain the last of it through the little opening, Winthrope had the husks torn from the ends of two other nuts, and the convenient germinal spots gouged open with his penknife. Into the Primitive Then he produced a couple of apples and a penknife and proceeded to pare and offer me one. The Window at the White Cat The Doctor extracted a plug of tobacco from his pipe and flung it away, shut his penknife and put it in his waistcoat pocket. The Wonderful Visit Katrine was trying to wedge the handle of her penknife into the empty socket, but the effort was useless. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life But the burghers were not at all satisfied, and shouted to him to stick his penknife into and to lacerate the letter of avowal in a similar fashion. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Fetching the penknife and her thorn and catgut from the baobab, she gathered the pieces of skin together, and walked along the cleft to the ladder-tree. Into the Primitive Now, then," he said to the child, "take this penknife and strike it into my breast, and go on stabbing the flesh until you see the paleness of death on my face. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry "Come and find your motor: perhaps a surprise is waiting—some ragamuffin may have put a penknife through the tire!" The Gay Adventure A Romance By the by, I lost my best penknife at the Grange yesterday. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life When they reached home, they sent us each a reticule, with scissors, thimble, stiletto, needle-case and tiny penknife and some stamped embroidery. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl All was thrown down in a heap near the cliff, and Blake squatted beside it, penknife in hand. Into the Primitive And with this he measured forty drops from a small phial he carried in his waistcoat pocket, and sat down to pare his nails with a very diminutive penknife. The Fortunes Of Glencore The only furniture consisted of two deal chairs and a table, on which various inscriptions made by penknives betokened the patience and zeal of former visitors. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Pulling her penknife from her pocket, she cut the cords in a trice, and opening the lid, clutched her whimpering pet in her arms. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life "It was very nice of her," said Belle sweetly, peeling the juicy fruit slowly with her penknife as they turned away down the street. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story Winthrope, still panting for breath, began to creep away, at the same time unclasping a small penknife. Into the Primitive I was obliged to cut both her boot-lace and her stocking with my penknife, for her ankle was already so swollen that she could scarcely bear to have it touched. The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story I am bound over," said she, smiling; "mamma is looking penknives at me, so I suppose I must stop. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) "Perhaps my penknife will serve as a 'jemmy'." The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life Mr. Nichols shook his head as he thoughtfully toyed with a penknife. Penny Nichols and the Black Imp Winthrope took the penknife, and fetched a handful of young sprouts from the bamboo thicket. Into the Primitive How they saw at it with saw and penknife! The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution His clothes impeded all access to its source, and nothing was at hand more efficient than a penknife to remove the obstruction. From Bull Run to Appomattox Once he had dexterously inserted his penknife in the bellows of the harmonium whilst looking for a pencil he was supposed to have dropped. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle In their daring ignorance some have actually taken the penknife, like Judah's foolish king, and cut a whole petition out of the prayer which the Lord taught His disciples. The Spirit-Filled Life You cut your game in strips–” “With a penknife!” laughed Miss Leslie. Into the Primitive I hope you will come back soon, and bring my penknife the same day. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series Then he took his penknife from his pocket, opened it, and blandly cut the hat in pieces, amidst prolonged applause. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 The boy took it in, and I was left to sit on his table, to look at the desk which he had been whittling away with his penknife, to wait and to tremble. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. But, besides these, add more interesting and important than all, on the top of these arrow-heads lay a penknife with a horn handle. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. You’ve got it back on me– Butcher a beef with a penknife! Into the Primitive I want you to buy me a penknife. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series They might as well try to cut down the American forest with their penknives. The Overcoming Life and Other Sermons A coal-seam is suddenly sliced off as a pencil is cut through with one slanting blow of the penknife, and one-half is either pushed up or pushed down any number of feet. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel This penknife was never made in the country. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. Between the penknife and an improvised blade of bamboo, they had flayed the two cubs and haggled off the flesh. Into the Primitive I 'spect you will buy me a penknife and a pair of skates. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series “If my Daddy is dead, can I have his penknife for my own?” An Unknown Lover I rejoiced to see that the common people did not care for the penknives, and the pencils, and the mock jewellery. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel A penknife is at this day an object of curiosity and admiration among the Indians, and, perhaps, in the whole of Yucatan there is not one in the hands of a native. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. He nodded to the deputy, who immediately fumbled in his pocket, found a penknife, opened it, and handed it to Ivan. Check and Checkmate His mother laughed at the great desire for a penknife, without which, all boys feel, I believe, that they are very much abused, and deprived of their peculiar right. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series In one shop I saw a whole row of small looking-glasses 'made in Austria,' and beside them a score or so of penknives 'made in Germany.' To Lhassa at Last He sharpened his penknife and commenced to carve his initials on the wall. Jacob's Ladder But without some such remedy they will be troublesome; for they are so small that nothing will lay hold of them, but the point of a penknife, needle, or such like. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts He cut it off at the second joint with the penknife. Check and Checkmate "I will remember all your wishes, my dear boy," she said, "particularly the penknife." More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series On looking closely I found this to be the case; the lock was kept in its place by the insertion of a penknife, which could be easily withdrawn. Black Diamonds The Sphinxes that adorned it were less terrible than he, and in the throes of his angry meditation he cut the mahogany of his imperial table with his penknife, after the manner of Napoleon. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels Lorraine, for goodness' sake take a penknife and scratch out that score you made through Monica's name in the Guilds Register. The Head Girl at the Gables I may have my doubts whether that penknife be mine or not. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Have you money enough to buy my penknife? More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series Aldred paused to count her paint brushes, fitted the spare tube of Chinese white into a vacant corner of her paint-box, and slipped the penknife into her pocket. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story In this paper cut out with a penknife several spaces, and with a piercer make a number of holes, rather long than round, and at no regular distance from each other. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments The girls wandered round, looking at an assortment of brooches, penknives, pencil-boxes, paints, chalks, books, music, blotters, photo frames, toys, and a number of little trifles such as girls love. The Head Girl at the Gables In the pocket of her sweater were a pair of scissors and a penknife. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days The prospect drove him insane, and he attempted suicide; he purchased poison, he placed a penknife at his heart, but hesitated to apply either measure of self-destruction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" I harrowed it with a bramble bush, Sing ivy, sing ivy; And reaped it with my little penknife, Sing holly, go whistle and ivy! The Nursery Rhymes of England Take a piece of stick, cut it even at each end with a penknife, and immerse it in a vessel of mercury. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments There was Bishop Breynat who froze his feet and amputated his toes with a penknife. Seeds of Pine While laughing at Logan’s joke Gen. Stevenson picked up a little stick of wood and whittled on it with his penknife, in genuine Yankee fashion. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant They were simply these: "A penknife, of which Mr. Dunn can probably supply the history." Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Simon did the best he could with a magnifying glass and a penknife. The Honored Prophet Mr. Glenning slowly adjusted his glasses, peered at the address on the yellow envelope, took a penknife from his pocket and cut the flap with great deliberation. The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients He then scratched her hand with a penknife, and filled the pen with her blood—guiding her hand while she made her mark. Witch Stories They show even the penknife with which the host at Paris was pierced by a Jew, and which the poor Parisians hold in as much reverence as the host itself. A Treatise on Relics Lord Clive obeyed her summons, and taking out his penknife fulfilled her request; after which, passing on to another chamber, he turned the same knife against himself.' Rulers of India: Lord Clive In humble imitation of prairie habit, I erected a little cross on the spot, and with my penknife inscribed poor Halkett's name. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Martell cooked the tripe and onions, after opening the tin with his penknife, and boiled it on the stove. On the right of the British line A boy has apples, toffy, twine and penknives in his pocket—a young man has a pipe instead. Portia or By Passions Rocked A small gouge would assist the penknife, and render the operation less difficult. Wanderings in South America It appeared that he had discovered the bullet marks to have been whittled with a penknife since he had last viewed them. The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry Insects not affected by spraying I dig out with penknife and wire. The Apple On this shelf suddenly lay a rusted penknife. The Very Black When it was quite wet, he took out his penknife, but before using it, he looked behind him, first at the door, and then at the window. Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories You must use a very sharp penknife, and you will find that, cutting against glass, each shape will have quite a smooth edge; and round this you can cut with your diamond. Stained Glass Work A text-book for students and workers in glass Some persons have a habit of whittling, and are rarely seen without a penknife in their hands for that purpose. Noah Webster American Men of Letters I treat the borers with penknife and probe, others with rough handling—eternal, vigilant destruction. The Apple This boy cherished a penknife when he was quite small. The Very Black Standing back in an out-of-the-way spot of the corridor, he split open the envelope with his 251 penknife, and was soon reading that which had been written. Young Auctioneers The Polishing of a Rolling Stone Then he leaned his head on his hand, and tapped his desk with his penknife, absently. Stories by American Authors, Volume 7 She then rose quietly, walked softly to the other side of the room, stretched herself on the floor, took a small penknife and opened the veins in both wrists by deep cuts. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature I prune with a penknife to keep the trees in good shape. The Apple The only thing to prove he'd ever been there at all was a very-old, very-rusty penknife over on the table in front of the davenport—the knife with my name carved on the bone handle. The Very Black He brought out his penknife, and loosened part of the molding. Young Auctioneers The Polishing of a Rolling Stone When a boy begins to use a penknife, he is very awkward. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education "I shall open it very quietly," said Mr. Subtle, putting into his pocket his penknife, with which he had been paring his nails, while Mr. Quicksilver had been talking very fast. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. The first of June I dig the borers out with a penknife and cut their heads off. The Apple He took out his penknife and scraped the lock. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out I found Mr. Henry in his usual retreat, the steward’s room, perched on the end of the table, and plunging his penknife in it with a very ugly countenance. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25) After he had used a penknife on the cigar-end to his satisfaction, he said:—"Exactly when was it?" When Ghost Meets Ghost With a small penknife she quickly cut his bonds. A Castle in Spain A Novel I cut open the sack of the creature with a sharp penknife, and laid bare the viscera. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. The Captain took out his penknife and deftly ripped the covering off. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John He then drew a small penknife from his pocket and, kneeling on the floor, proceeded to probe the seams. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales Why should I, when I believe the bite innocuous as a cut of this penknife? Shirley I lay prone upon the turf and dug up a root of grass with my penknife. The Passionate Friends You may take such scattered lights as these out with the penknife, provided you are just as careful to place them rightly as if you got them by a more laborious process. The Elements of Drawing In Three Letters to Beginners The boys retired to their room early that night where they worked most industriously with scissors and penknife and clothes brush. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John She could wait; and she waited, while Norton pulled off his boot, made examinations into the interior, and went stoutly to work with penknife and file. The House in Town He opened the keen blade of his penknife, raised the dog’s head upon his knee, and examined a whitish spot terribly swollen round, upon the dog’s black nose. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam His captor was meanwhile fumbling with a penknife in his unoccupied hand. The Camera Fiend I took from my waistcoat-pocket a penknife, opened it, grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket! Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales “Will you please take your penknife and scrape away all the little thorns,” she asked. Robinetta It was Aunt Annie who uttered the dramatic whisper, and as she did so she popped a penknife on to an empty plate in front of an empty chair at the breakfast-table. A Great Man A Frolic “Shall I open the place with my sharp penknife?” The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam These and their fellow composites each seem an individual; a penknife discloses each of them to be an aggregate of blossoms. Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer The little bag contained only a small silver-handled penknife, a dainty tablet and pencil, a glove-buttoner, a second little handkerchief, fine and smoothly folded, and two letters. Against Odds A Detective Story They scraped one corner of the envelope with the blade of a penknife. The Island Mystery Henry would have given his penknife not to have written that essay. A Great Man A Frolic Once when Drury cut his thumb with a penknife he fainted at the sight of his own blood! In a Little Town The husband mused and twirled his penknife between a finger and thumb. Dr. Sevier A poor man was found hanging in a gentleman's stables at Bungay, in Norfolk, by a person who cut him down, and running for assistance, left his penknife behind him. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Thus, a pencil, a seal, a penknife, a case. Telepathy Genuine and Fraudulent "A penknife," said he, picking up the article, and then, looking in vain among the branches of the tree for its owner. Harper's Young People, September 14, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Tom wished that he had the hatchet, but as it had been left in the boat, he had no weapon but his penknife. Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly With a penknife cut on the rinds any shape you please, then cut off a piece near and round the stalk, and take all the pulp out carefully with an apple scoop. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The sails should now be cut out with a sharp penknife or scissors, care being taken not to pull the cloth, and especially not along the edges that run across the threads. Boys' Book of Model Boats "Oh! don't bother over it; here's my penknife," cried Cicely, waxing impatient. The Manor House School With the aid of a sharp penknife the blot was quickly ——. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions "She borrowed my penknife three times this morning, and when I asked her what had become of her own, she said it was such a nice one, it seemed a pity to use it." The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life Cut the skin across with a sharp penknife, at distances of half an inch. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Duke sharpened his pencil with loving care, using a penknife. The Electronic Mind Reader A boy handy with his penknife can add a wooden tomahawk. Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly They carried these to the teacher, and with his penknife—which took its name from the work it did—he cut them into the shape of pens. Makers of Many Things I felt in my pocket, and opened my small penknife. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement Here's your basin for the hull ones; an' here's an earthen bowl for them 'at's done, an' a penknife to do 'em with. The Brass Bound Box These were cut from small pieces of wood with penknives and marked ready for use. Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools Subsequently he experimented on a little bird, to ascertain if it had blood-vessels, and if it could be "bled"; he opened a vein with a penknife, and the little bird died. The Sexual Life of the Child He listened, idly contemplating a silver penknife which he alternately snapped open and closed, the click of the spring punctuating my remarks. The Maids of Paradise Hence, before his volumes are put within the reach of immature minds, there is need of a friendly penknife to exercise a strict censorship. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete "I've been as still as a rock, even with that horrid penknife close to my ear the whole time." Soap-Bubble Stories For Children The mud of the ground over which he had been fighting was thickly caked on most parts of his clothing, and he was endeavouring to scrape it off with the blade of a penknife. A Padre in France If it is true that you are a monk, in holy orders, then your habit shields you from my penknife. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 My ears were burning; I advanced a pace and looked Mornac straight between the eyes; but his eyes did 146 not meet mine—they were fixed on his silver penknife. The Maids of Paradise "Yes; but can we prove it?" asked Freynes gloomily, as with the blade of a penknife he loosened the tobacco in the bowl of his pipe. Malcolm Sage, Detective I don't know what he fancied; but he pulled out a penknife, rushed at me, and struck at my thigh, here in my right leg. The Brothers Karamazov To which Tom only answered in a jaunty tone, throwing his penknife out of his pocket. Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young My boy, rarely does a bookkeeper on an estate mend pens so deftly as this penknife cleaves heads: it were long to count them! Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 At the other side is a purse, or bag, to hold the reed, penknife, and other writing instruments. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life He lounged against a bent and twisted lamp-post, near the broken entrance-gates, cutting up a lump of something that might have been cake-tobacco upon his broad, thick palm with a penknife. The Dop Doctor I have forgotten, by the way, to mention that Kolya Krassotkin was the boy stabbed with a penknife by the boy already known to the reader as the son of Captain Snegiryov. The Brothers Karamazov She went into the greenhouse, carrying a piece of black stuff and a pair of scissors, the penknife, and her verses printed in violet. Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young “That is a lovely penknife, a real headsman's sword!” Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 This may be proved by leaving the blade of a penknife in the contents of the can for a short time; if copper is present it will be deposited on, and discolor, the blade. The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) The subaltern was busy at work on a bomb with a penknife, while at his elbow stood a sergeant grasping a screwdriver, who, perceiving the Major, came to attention, while the cheery sub. rose, beaming. Great Britain at War He is a beast, he stabbed Krassotkin in class the other day with a penknife. The Brothers Karamazov The splendid gamester stretched out his black head and hissed at me—something liquid and venomous in the sound—the long black beak as fine and polished as a case for a girl's penknife. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation Take instead a sabre such as befits a gentleman: now I lay at your feet this my penknife, which is the most precious thing that I possess in all the world. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 But Olliver balanced himself on the edge of the table, tapped his pipe against it, and loosened the contents scientifically with his penknife before complying with the request. Captain Desmond, V.C. Are you ready to hear about more things which can be made with a penknife? Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young He had no lancet; but he opened a vein with a penknife. Political Women, Vol. 2 The spirit acceded to his request, whereupon Paracelsus took his penknife, and succeeded, after some trouble, in getting out the stopper. Folk-lore and Legends: German And I may add, mead is better than the penknife.” Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 She ran to the dressing-table and took up a small penknife. Colorado Jim So many things can be constructed with them by the help of a penknife and liquid glue. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young Round his head the two strangers had strung a piece of knotted whipcord which one of them was drawing tighter and tighter with the aid of a penknife twisted in the bandage. The Slave of Silence “For you,” he remarked, and then immediately cut the blue ribbon with a penknife and proceeded to begin the demolition of the chocolates. Bird of Paradise The General took the penknife, but since it was very long and he could not wear it, the servants put it away in an ammunition waggon. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 He had not even a penknife to cut the wound out—He thought of Phyl, she could do nothing. The Ghost Girl On the finger is a ring which I know belonged to him, the clothing certainly is his and the keys, papers and penknife found in the pockets belonged to him. The Bradys Beyond Their Depth The Great Swamp Mystery As frequently happens with thick envelopes, the gum was defective, and the back of a penknife served to open the cover without in any way betraying the fact that the cover had been tampered with. The Slave of Silence At the base of ditches were shooting crystals, like the blades of an ivory-handled penknife, the rosettes and favors fretted of silver on the flat ice. Stories of Authors, British and American I should beyond measure like to see those penknives and razors of yours, the last relics of ancient Lithuania.” Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 You may take such scattered lights as these out with the penknife, provided you are just as careful to place them rightly, as if you got them by a more laborious process. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing “Well, I can easily discover who wrote it,” said Ernest, as he cut open the envelope with his penknife. A Cousin's Conspiracy A Boy's Struggle for an Inheritance They had been carefully cut open with a penknife, so that Beatrice could see they had been read. The Slave of Silence He who stabs you in the dark with a pen would do the same with a penknife, were he equally safe from detection and the law.—Quintilian. Pearls of Thought Poland has the secretaries of the Kingdom and of Lithuania; such was the ancient custom: my business is to whittle with my penknife.” Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 While this fixing colour is wet, take out the higher lights with the dry brush; and, when it is quite dry, scratch out the highest lights with the penknife. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing He produced a cigar and cut the end off with his penknife, and lit it deliberately. Children of the Desert Should every gentleman in company throw a penknife on the floor, the dog, when commanded, will select his master's knife from the heap, and bring it to him. Anecdotes of Dogs Here she locks the door and, striking a light, hurriedly rips the silken band with a tiny penknife, and draws from thence two papers. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter While Gerwazy has but a pennyworth of spirit, and enough strength to move even with one little finger his penknife, which still hangs on the wall, never shall a Soplica get this castle!” Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 "Was there, upon his breast, a little ivory-handled penknife?" she asked. A Sheaf of Corn You'll find in the edge of the large blade of his penknife a nick, triangular in shape, which left an unmistakable groove in the wood every time he cut into it. No Clue A Mystery Story Begin with the letter W. Lay it on the sheet of wax and cut out the waxen letter after the pattern with a penknife previously dipped in water. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources A penknife tempered by the process cut the stem of a steel key readily, and with the same blade the inventor shaved the hairs on his arm. Buchanan's Journal of Man, May 1887 Volume 1, Number 4 I swear by my penknife that Plut will not betray us! Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 From the pocket of her apron she drew the penknife with which the doctor had been wounded. A Sheaf of Corn The best way to have it so is to mark the lines very lightly with the point of a penknife on the icing, using a measure. Choice Cookery The brown skin can then be easily removed with a penknife. The Golden Age Cook Book But have not we now advanced to strange new stages of Hero-worship, now in the little Church of Hampden, with our penknives out, and twelve grave-diggers with pulleys? Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. In vain Sprinkler struck out blindly behind him; he tottered—but suddenly he saw that Gerwazy was fighting close by; he shouted, “Jesus Maria! the penknife!” Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 "This gentleman had a penknife under his pillow," he explained. A Sheaf of Corn It should be a fine red when mixed; pass through a sieve, and add as much cayenne as will go on the end of the blade of a small penknife. Choice Cookery They gasped when I slipped the bolt of the little door with a penknife. A Poor Man's House Tom o' Dint, the little bow-legged fiddler and postman, was sharpening at the grindstone a penknife already worn obliquely to a point by many similar applications. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time The heir of that Pantler who nourished hundreds, to-day has no friend except me, his Warden, and except this faithful penknife of mine!” Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 With his unwounded hand he took an ivory-handled penknife, stained red with blood, from his pocket, and held it before her eyes. A Sheaf of Corn Simmer very slowly ten minutes more; then add enough cayenne to lay on the tip of a penknife blade. Choice Cookery Whipping up a penknife from his notary, he had off the covers pretty quickly, and gazed at and kissed it reverently. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England Deftly twirling the penknife, Bethune bored a neat hole in the leather. The Gold Girl This time he not only dissolved it in hot water and drank it, but took his penknife and fed himself the extract raw. Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest You had cut your name and mine on a tree in the garden of my home, and you asked for the penknife as a memento. A Sheaf of Corn They were without water, provisions, or compass,—having on board only an axe, a boat hook, two penknives, a useless gun and forty dollars in cash. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Without hesitation the blindfolded unknown announced, “Mr. Storey is writing the name of one of the Apostles, but is thinking of a penknife.” The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity He drew a penknife from his pocket, and picked up the belt. The Gold Girl The Earl drew a penknife from his pocket, and cut the flowers she asked for. Patty's Friends She rinsed the blood from the little penknife in a basin of water, and turning down the blanket, laid it upon his breast. A Sheaf of Corn Sanders bent down, took a penknife from his pocket and scraped the paint from a flat oblong space on the top. The Keepers of the King's Peace “Then there’s the broken penknife and the brick with one side pried out,” went on Leslie. The Dragon's Secret The little marks climbed the painted wood at irregular intervals; figures traced with the penknife noted down the different ages with the month of the boy's life. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. Press the point of a lancet or penknife down upon the top of the gum, until the tooth is plainly felt, and be sure to make the cut as wide as the tooth. An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time She spoke to him with great deliberation, holding the penknife before his eyes, and watching the drooping of the heavy lids. A Sheaf of Corn A man, taking out his penknife, dug it into his wrist and worked it about as long as he had strength, dying where he fell. Faces and Places Let’s go and see if the broken penknife blade is there yet. The Dragon's Secret He went behind the prostrate man, who lay perfectly insensible, and kept on talking hurriedly as he took out a penknife and used it freely to get at the injury in the shoulder. Witness to the Deed And she has minded her on a little penknife, That hangs low down by her gare, And she has gin him Young Hunting A deep wound and a sare. Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series Taking a penknife out of his pocket, he deftly and quickly cut away the inner portion of the stick. The Kangaroo Marines Millie lay for days and when the rising came to a head in a place or two, Robert lanced it with the sharp blade of his penknife. Blue Ridge Country She held up the blade of a penknife, broken off halfway. The Dragon's Secret Macdonald looked up from digging into the bowl of his pipe with a dilapidated penknife. A Dominie in Doubt Now that they were engaged in a fight for survival, they felt like a gang of midgets attacking a herd of water-buffalo with penknives. Cum Grano Salis "Well, I can easily discover who wrote it," said Ernest, as he cut open the envelope with his penknife. The Young Bank Messenger Rollo followed Jonas off into the barn, and when there, Jonas pointed to a small line which he had cut with his penknife upon the barn floor. Rollo's Experiments The half-loosened brick was there as Leslie had described it, but of the broken penknife blade in the corner, there was not a vestige to be seen! The Dragon's Secret His watch, his penknife, his gold pencil, and his glasses are now in possession of his son Robert. Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House He takes a paper clip out of his pocket and opens it out, and I think maybe he has a penknife, too, and next thing I know the padlock is open. It’s like this, cat Though thou with care Thy corns dost pare, May blood the penknife follow; May thy gums rage, And naught assuage The pain of tooth that's hollow. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote From one end of this cork, he cut off, with his penknife, a round, flat piece. Rollo's Experiments It’s pretty plain that the person was trying to pry up that brick with the penknife and found it hard work because the mortar or cement is solid. The Dragon's Secret The fire was burning beautifully in the bucket, the tin had been scoured with sand and well washed, large ivy leaves had been picked to serve as plates, and the company had their penknives ready. A harum-scarum schoolgirl Shelter it as well as you can from currents of air, and if you have iron buttons on your coat, or a steel penknife in your pocket, beware of their action. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 So the next morning, Polly found by her bedside, when she woke up, a pretty little coral necklace, and a red purse with seventy-five cents in it, and a penknife. Cricket at the Seashore After a moment he opened his penknife and touched the broken fragment of the key in the lock. Lorraine A romance They were both exactly like the old lady with the spectacles on her temples, like the clerk with his pen behind his ear, like the boy with the penknife in his pocket. Mushrooms on the Moor Eight penknives prodded the sausages so often that it was a wonder they were not all chopped to pieces before they were done. A harum-scarum schoolgirl She looked eagerly next morning when Miss Farrar produced the tray, but her penknife was not among the lost property. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life When the whole is quite dry, which requires three or four hours, the edges are cut with a penknife and the whole stripped off. Photographic Reproduction Processes And these cards had the advantage over yours, my friend, in being coarsely drawn and cut on wood blocks—with a penknife. The Gods are Athirst It happened that I had been presented with a penknife consisting of two rather leaden blades covered with a brilliant iridescent mother-of-pearl handle. Confessions of a Book-Lover Pencil and penknife, scent-bottle, glove-buttoner, and, best of all, a tiny mirror, in which he viewed his still tearful countenance with undisguised satisfaction. A Venetian June To Talbot's amazement the point of the penknife sank into the wall and in a moment a section of it was gouged out. The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds As to erasures, this can be accomplished in two ways, either by the use of a penknife or by a chemical preparation. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 You have a small penknife; but it is enough. Cruel As The Grave They may be covered with oil to shut out the air from their breathing pores, or by touching them with a hot penknife they will be impelled to let go their hold. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse After the penknife the rubber may sometimes be used to advantage, since it will, if of a smooth grade, leave the paper smoother than the knife. Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught On Friday then, his paper was ruled, and he had only to run across the playground to borrow Firth’s penknife, and then nothing should delay his letter. The Crofton Boys Acting precisely by the accounts recorded in the newspapers, he went through the same forms, and actually divided his carotid artery, using his penknife, as had done the unfortunate peer. Olla Podrida I have found it necessary in these cases to drill a hole very carefully with the point of a sharp penknife before attempting to insert a pin. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays On Friday then, his paper was ruled, and he had only to run across the playground to borrow Firth's penknife, and then nothing should delay his letter. The Crofton Boys "Oh, exactly!" chuckled Mr. Boniface, ramming his hands into his pockets and cheerfully jingling a bunch of keys and a penknife for lack of silver. Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) Herr Pauer drew a penknife from his pocket and impaled the last inch of his cigar with it. Despair's Last Journey This was cut out with a penknife, and after being covered with marble paper, a strip of white paper was pasted along the middle, with the inscription upon it. The Teacher Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young She laid him on a dressing-board Where she did sometimes dine; She put a penknife in his heart And dressed him like a swine. English Songs and Ballads "Now I have you," says Luttrell, drawing an elaborate penknife from his pocket, in which all the tools that usually go to adorn a carpenter's shop fight for room. Molly Bawn Have you a penknife or a pair of scissors, madam? An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) He took a penknife out of his pocket, and ripped off the stout paper covering. Good Old Anna This can be done partly by gouges, or still better, the wood may be held up on its edge and the holes cut round with a sharp penknife where the grain allows it. Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship The Jew's penknife sticks in my heart, I canna speak to thee. English Songs and Ballads One rode off for Dr. McGuire, and another with a penknife cut away the sleeve from the left arm through which had gone two bullets. The Long Roll Providence created men to manufacture printed cottons and cheap penknives. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General The Governor purchased some cigarettes and while waiting for change nodded to the stranger, who absently responded and began tapping the coin with the handle of a penknife. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! And taking a penknife, he proceeded to cut the stitches of his coat lining, from which he drew out some papers. French and Oriental Love in a Harem The ball lodged in a tree, close by her side, from which she deliberately dug it out with her penknife, retaining it as a memento of her escape. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience The same gentleman afterwards made a set of leaden types with no other instrument than a penknife, and printed a great many hymns in the Indian language. Hudson Bay By the aid of heat and gentle friction and a little moisture, and the judicious use of a penknife, he succeeded at last in opening the book in one or two places. Philosopher Jack “True, boy, true,” replied his friend, gravely; “it would have been little better than a penknife in the ribs o’ sich a cratur. Martin Rattler Fortunately it had been turned aside in its course, and lay only a little way beneath the skin, so that it was easily extracted by means of a penknife. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines As he spoke, the doctor picked up a dead but wet branch, and, sheltering himself under the tarpaulin, began to whittle it with his penknife. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue “Now cut a hole in it with your penknife and clap it to your mouth, old fellow,” said Jack. The Coral Island I say, haven’t you got a penknife in your pocket—no? Twice Bought In order to relieve his feelings and accomplish his ends, Lewis summarily enlarged the holes with his penknife. Rivers of Ice Her penknife slipped suddenly, and cut her finger. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story There were all the faint marks traced on the wall at unequal intervals and the figures which had been cut with a penknife to indicate the month, and the child's age and growth. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories "You might as well," said Patty, and she listlessly watched Priscilla as she scratched out the name with a penknife. When Patty Went to College It did not seem to me probable that the little ball was shoemaker's wax; but in order to settle this point experimentally I cut into it with my penknife. The Aztec Treasure-House After this he carefully tempered the blade, and with a penknife cut out a handle, in which he inserted it, lashing the two firmly together with twine made from one of the cod-lines. Adrift in the Ice-Fields It was in the Seventh Avenue school last Christmas that I offered the truant class a four-bladed penknife as a prize for whittling out the truest Maltese cross. Children of the Tenements |
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