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单词 penn'orth
例句 penn'orth
Spoil not the ship for a penn'orth of tar. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z
All these colours can be bought in gigantic penn'orths at the oil-shops. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z
Nothing for nothing—and for sixpence no more than the coin was worth—with a preference for five penn'orth if you could get out of it at that! Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z
And them feet o' mine, they are a bit flat: but any chap can make a pair of insteps with a penn'orth o' rags. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z
Supposing what you say is true, I admit that my chance isn't worth two penn'orth o' cold gin, though it's every bit as good, and probably better, than yours, all things considered. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z
If you bought a penn'orth of greens from Kiddo, said facetious Jagos, he didn't condescend to take the money himself; he gave you a slip of paper, and you paid at the bank. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z
And, anxious to clear it out, they gave bigger penn'orths. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z
"A penn'orth of dark" was the commodity most prized by many members of the audience. Behind Britain's silent movies: sex, drugs and scandal-struck stars 2011-04-08T14:43:09Z
Didn't I tell you I wanted another penn'orth of milk fetched, you young torment? The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z
"I've heard—melancholy case, ma'am; got seven penn'orth, didn't he, and never turned up again?" The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z
"You should ha' said I was serving in the shop," observed old Max, doggedly, "and would sell her fine ladyship a penn'orth of gingerbread if she'd a mind, and could find the penny!" A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z
And doing a very fine job of it. to have your two penn'orth by writing to andy.bull@guardian.co.uk. Betting busts, bangers and Bhaji 2011-02-08T11:35:32Z
"A very moral sentiment," says he, "but all the morality in the world is not worth a penn'orth of humanity." The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z
"Ah, it's very good, I think I'll take another eighteen penn'orth!" Mr. Punch's After-Dinner Stories
"Seven years, ma'am; seven penn'orth we call it, ma'am, familiar like." The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z
Then we can get our commissions out all over the country and make a fortune without a penn'orth of risk. Hard Pressed
Arrived there, after a forty miles' walk, he refreshed himself with a glass of beer and a penn'orth of bread and cheese, and proceeded at once to Farmer Ferryman in quest of work. Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies
I mean to say ... these yobs go about ... penn'orth of chocolates and a drink at the fountain. Coquette
There was Thomasine French bought two penn'orth o' shrimps, and as her husband weren't at home thought to enjoy herself prodigious. The Broom-Squire
I try Brevas, and ask for a penn'orth of the best, but am horrified when I am told that a single specimen of that brand costs five-pence! The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba
"Gimme," said Dickie, leaning against the counter and pointing a grimy thumb at the wonder—"gimme a penn'orth o' that there!" Harding's luck
The pudding at that shop was made with currants, and was rather a special pudding, but was dear: two penn'orth not being larger than a penn'orth of more ordinary pudding. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete
At the grocer's, two ounces of tea, two ounces of margarine, and a penn'orth of scraps from the bacon counter for Dad's breakfast. Nights in London
All the year round the hawkers are standing patiently on the curbstone with their wonderful penn'orths; but it is at Christmas-time that they do most business. Chatterbox, 1905.
Sue entered the restaurant, which was now packed full of factory girls, and she asked eagerly for her penn'orth of pease-pudding. Sue, A Little Heroine
The curtains and a penn'orth of tacks, a hammer borrowed from a neighbor, and an hour's cheerful work completed the fortification of the Englishman's house against the inquisitiveness of passers-by. Harding's luck
He kept his ink in a single moderate-sized jar, out of which he measured penn'orths and ha'p'orths into the various receptacles brought by customers who came to demand "a sup" or "a drain." Strangers at Lisconnel
Anything in life, from sudden death to a penn'orth of bird-seed. Lore of Proserpine
Thus it was that my historian came to beg of me for that muddy penn'orth. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary
Even if you have bought your penn'orth of seed there may be a pleasant anecdote connected with it. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine
Three penn'orth of charcoal burns for ages and gives out any amount of heat; and there is no smell or smoke: far superior to any stove I've ever struck. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years
And I'm sorry for you, Rector,' I said, 'but if you think it makes a penn'orth of difference to me apart from that, you're mistaken.' Hetty Wesley
A woman had called for a penn'orth of paper and an envelope. The Rebel of the School
One penn'orth of your most shining note, and two envelopes to match. The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls
These two words would be a good penn'orth in a telegram. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 18, 1891
There isn't two penn'orth of legality in the whole thing. A Diversity of Creatures
But how much better had you loved a simple work-girl, whose affections you could have beguiled by offering her a penn'orth of fried potatoes and a seat among the gods to see a melodrama. The Aspirations of Jean Servien
Poor women came in for penn'orths of paper. The Rebel of the School
Of the latter commodity he had always a grim little heap, on which lay a little wooden measure which had no discernible inside, and was considered to represent the penn'orth appointed by Magna Charta. Our Mutual Friend
But to our news—What will your Honour pay me for a penn'orth? The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty
"Six penn'orth of brandy,—warm, if you please, my dear," said the pseudo-Howard, as he strolled easily into an inner room, with which he seemed to be quite familiar. The Eustace Diamonds
My mother gets a good penn'orth wi' picking feathers an' things; an' if she eats nothin' but bread-an'-water, it runs to fat. The Mill on the Floss
Then the schoolgirls and schoolboys and many other people of the poorer class used to drop in for penn'orths and ha'p'orths of stationery, for pens, for ink, for sealing-wax, &c. The Rebel of the School
But at least you must have your own loaf and your own penn'orth. Our Mutual Friend
I'm awfully fond of fried potatoes; I can make a breakfast off a penn'orth of potatoes and a bunch of radishes. The Fat and the Thin
"Then you go to a baker's and buy a penn'orth of bread." Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl
A lady, so painted and smart, Cried, Sir, I've exhausted my stock o' late; I've got nothing left but a groat - Could you give me four penn'orth of chocolate? Rejected Addresses
The first customer was a child, sent for three penn'orth of potatoes. Jonah
He hasn't sent a bill yet, but you can reckon it up; we have two penn'orth every day.' The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
And now, boy, put your trust in God; run about and earn your penn'orth of potatoes as best you can. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography
The chirrup of the birds, the freshness of the rosy air, and a penn'orth of coffee that I got for him at a stall in the Regent Circus, revived him somewhat. The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh
I always feel I could make a better woman myself, out of a bottle of vinegar and a penn'orth of mixed pins. Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
"Well," he said to himself as he retired with his candle, "I've managed to get a fair penn'orth out of it after all." Count Bunker: being a bald yet veracious chronicle containing some further particulars of two gentlemen whose previous careers were touched upon in a tome entitled the Lunatic at Large
She bakes such stunning murphies, we'll have a penn'orth each for tea. Tom Brown's School Days
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