| 单词 | pert |
| 例句 | The light dusting of freckles across her pert nose. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In one of my few exchanges with an owner, a pert muscular woman whose desk reveals that she works part-time as a personal trainer, I am vacuuming and she notices the sweat. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not bad,’’ said a pert voice from the Potter’s Field, behind him. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Miss Whitlaw came out fresh and pert as a young girl on her first date. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “And don’t you get pert with me, Calpurnia. Go to the corner. One hour. Any more comments and it’ll be the switch for you.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Mocking and jeering, were you not? Skeptical, with planchette’s very words before your eyes? Those young people pert and insolent?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z She was sort of sagging into the couch and the remote in her hand wasn’t quite as pert. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A similarity in their pert features and slender arching eyebrows indicated that they were probably brother and sister. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Her pert neat little daemon trotted along at her heels just as brisk and blank as she was. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Not exactly beautiful, but her blue eyes and pert snub nose gave her a catlike quality that contrasted with her robust, athletic movements. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Smith’s head—the stiff Indian hair, the Irish-Indian blending of dark skin and pert, impish features— reminded him of the suspect’s pretty sister, the nice Mrs. Johnson. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Her black hair was coiled in waves around her head, beneath a pert, proper cream-colored hat. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dark, pert face showed satisfaction, as if she had achieved something of worth. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “I am still not talking to you,” said Liza Hempstock’s voice, proud as a peacock and pert as a sparrow. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Xu Chang was also delightful in the role of Xiao, the maidservant being a pert and spunky stock character in Chinese opera. Review: Zhang Huoding Makes American Debut in Two Operas 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Hundreds of pert, unnamed twentysomethings in swimwear find themselves chomped; many is the bikini-less babe who gets on the receiving end of these evil little critters and their nasty little teeth. Film review: Piranha 3D 2010-08-19T21:44:00Z I was amazed at how much character was packed into one short, pert song; how touching and unself-pitying it was. ‘I must have watched it 50 times’: a Frozen dad prepares for the sequel 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Or you could find yourself, as I did, shoeless and sitting in a fur- and mirror-lined boudoir with a pert young woman making goo-goo eyes at you as she strokes your face with a feather. Theater Review: Twisting, Touching and Teasing in ‘Queen of the Night’ 2014-02-03T03:00:01Z Ella the barmaid, "bright and pert and neat", copes with the boozers and the bores, and is the recipient of "half the confidences, half the jokes, half the leers". Pubs in books 2010-07-08T13:37:00Z They show her with wide eyes and a pert mouth, devilish and innocent at once. In ‘The Humans,’ Jayne Houdyshell Embodies Mom 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z On a summer day in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, the sun savaged a swarm of actors in sturdy wool coats and pert hats. Did You Hear the One About the Housewife Who Walks Into a Comedy Club? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z She has recently considering adding a pup named Tony to the pack, a pert little dog she met on the set of “Good Morning America.” Jennifer Hudson, Without a Safety Net, Prepares for ‘The Color Purple’ 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Rebecca Hodgetts made a pleasingly pert, lyrically toned Lisbeth, with James Harrison and Daniel Joy presenting a fine comic axis as her rival suitors. The Homecoming/The Prodigal Son 2010-07-20T20:45:00Z The pert “Johnny” led into the accelerating patter of “Calypso.” Music Review: Amanda Majeski Sings Britten and Schumann in Concert 2014-02-11T21:54:15Z Small waist, toned arms, pert bottom, wobble- free thighs and perky breasts: it is a myth that if only we did more exercise we would look this way. Let's get physical: how women's sport can conquer body image 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Still, it was hard to complain in the face of Mr. Schonwandt’s pert, lively conception and the sparkle his players provided. Music Review: Danes Deliver Rare Works by a Native Son 2011-07-29T21:59:08Z Compared with the lineage of blues mamas to which Rainey and Smith belong, her sound is almost pert. Carole J. Bufford at the Metropolitan Room 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z She has developed a distinctive improvising style that incorporates glissandos, pert slides and sly references to historical jazz licks. Bellevue Jazz Festival kicks off with African beat 2011-06-02T20:17:04Z Her roles swung from pert soubrettes to artless innocents, from sauce pots to glamour queens and a chilly dominatrix or two. Patricia McBride, passing on Balanchine’s torch with joy at Charlotte Ballet Antonio's first advance is an hors d'oeuvre—a pert dome of salmon mousse topped with a single caper, a riff on the female breast. Movies: Italy Porn (For Ladies Only) 2010-06-05T01:57:00Z A pesty Jester keeps interrupting events in Acts I and III with the same few showy steps and pert smiles. Dance Review: ‘Swan Lake’ From Mariinsky Ballet, Broadcast Live 2013-06-10T22:31:51Z Although Mr. Rapp’s dialogue often bristles with humor, only Ms. Waterston truly has a chance to shape a whole character, suggesting a sensitive heart and confused mind suffering underneath her character’s pert, ingratiating exterior. | 'The Hallway Trilogy': Love Thy Neighbor? Yeah, Right 2011-02-25T03:00:00Z There was a burly, scowling man; there was a thin, pert, perpetually smiling woman. Choice Tables: How to Eat Well in Athens 2011-01-14T19:55:00Z It’s as essential to her performance as Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar or Kylie Minogue’s pert bum. Why Yoko Ono doesn't deserve the hate 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Rather, they are pert, sharply creased models in heavy stock. On the Runway Blog: Tailored Shorts for Summer 2012-06-01T20:00:30Z Don't let its dark rosy red facade fool you: the flavor's light and tart, like strawberries mashed with a couple of citrus peels for pert bitterness. 12 natural wines for those intimidated by natural wine 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z Too much of the material is lazily default, especially the pert and winsome ballet sequences: and the plot, such as it is, is a random jumble of cliches. Flawless/ENB – review 2012-06-04T15:44:33Z Three women, each dressed in a trim, colored coat, each wearing a pert hat, are passing the time on a bench, seated side by side. | 'Fragments': ?Fragments? at Baryshnikov Arts Center - Review 2011-11-15T22:05:03Z Based on the book series by Britain's Cressida Cowell, How to Train Your Dragon 2 follows the adventures of a young Viking called Hiccup and his pert dragon Toothless. Dragon sequel wins animation award 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The amiably interfering Dolly, whose role in the play is less dominant than in the musical, is given a pert, appealingly brisk interpretation by Ms. McKenna, a festival mainstay often seen in classical roles. Theater Review: ‘The Matchmaker’ at Stratford Shakespeare Festival 2012-08-26T21:36:37Z Her expressions are amazing; there is something of Bjork in her pert nose, impish smile and the way her eyes flicker from innocence to amusement in a matter of seconds. Dance Review: Natalia Osipova as Ballet Theater?s Juliet at the Met 2010-07-11T21:59:00Z Her face is a picture of health and polish, wide smooth plains cherry-topped by that pert nose. Laura Linney: 'America's very puritanical' 2013-01-13T20:00:00Z A pert performance of Schumann's Second Symphony followed, another non sequitur. Mark Swed hits the road for a weekend of SoCal orchestra listening 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z She just does not have “pert pop star mode” on her emotional dial. Kacey Musgraves’s Expanding Universe 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Quick: There she is, in her pert maid’s uniform, running lines with her actress employer. Review: Early Hollywood in Black and White in ‘Vera Stark’ 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z In this recipe, on the other hand, alliums are front and center, with leeks standing upright, pert and proud, and calling unapologetic attention to themselves. These Leeks Are Anything but Humble 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z For autumn 2011, the show was an interior affair — with its dark colors and its pert, perky but limited silhouettes that seemed to belong only to the Italian brand. Special Report: Fashion: The Post-Feminist Armani 2011-02-28T18:41:47Z Her speaking voice has a pert musicality to it—a timbre that might belong to a kind and mischievous woodland creature in an animated film. How to Follow Your Dreams and Burst Into Song 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Whedon points out the few female characters – pert young warrior princesses – all standing in the same pose: shoulders back, cleavage thrust forward. Joss Whedon: 'I kept telling my mum reading comics would pay off' 2013-06-02T05:00:01Z “Régine’s pert appearance and vivacious stage manner cover a multitude of inflexibilities, and the sheer exuberance of her performance was, in itself, more than sufficient enticement.” Régine, Whose Discotheque Gave Nightlife a New Dawn, Dies at 92 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z At first Carter thought it might be achieved through the pert, lean, unsentimental neo-classical idiom then in fashion. Elliott Carter 2012-11-06T03:26:13Z Erraught comes off like a character in a historical drama from the 1950s, all creamy-white skin and pert ripostes and wide-eyed freshness. Review | Likability is one thing. Artistic communication is another. 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z A fair amount of the conversation has that sloppy, pert formlessness characteristic of university days, so that one occasionally has to remind oneself that the book’s author is thirty-five and not twenty.” Sheila Heti gets sex wrong 2012-09-28T23:30:00Z Petite, pert, childlike, she couldn’t attract the interest of a manager or an agent. The Secret Is Out on This ‘Bridgerton’ Star 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z The chorus performed with a stylish ease, and the period instrumentalists were exceptional in both buoyant dances and evocative effects like the rattling storm of “Anacréon” and the pert chisel-tap rhythms of the “Pygmalion” Overture. Music Review: Rameau?s Blend, the Toast of France 2011-03-13T21:50:02Z Handling: Hyundai did well with making this car a good value, performance included--the torque is significant, the handling sharp, the V6 engine spunky and pert. Test Drive: Hyundai Genesis 2.0T Premium 2010-03-25T05:00:00Z “She had a very high cap, and her wool was much frizzled in her neck,” Hutchinson wrote, “but not enough to answer the large curls in fashion. She is neither handsome nor genteel — pert enough.” Movie Review: ‘Belle’ Centers On a Biracial Aristocrat in the 18th Century 2014-05-01T22:04:13Z Multiple alcoves, pert dormers, and deeply vaulted ceilings made of painted wood are the second floor’s most arresting aspects, many reflected in the picturesque shape of the roofline. A Stunning Hamptons House with Modern-Meets-Victorian Interiors 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Neiman was famous, says Hughes, "because millions of people watch sports programs, read Playboy and will take any amount of glib ab-ex slather so long as it adorns a recognisable and pert pair of jugs." LeRoy Neiman was a famous artist, not a great one 2012-06-21T11:32:15Z Mr. Mabille showed summer sportswear, but at the heart of the collection were pert and pretty dresses, often caught at the waist. Special Report: Fashion: Taking the Long View 2010-10-04T18:40:00Z Molly Irelan’s costumes, with period cuts, vivid fabrics and sparkling touches, further the opera’s mood of pert pastiche. Review: A New Opera Puts Real Emotions in a Fantasy Garden 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z In one: Radishes, pert and peppery, join forces with sweet snap peas and carrots. For slaws with staying power and no leftovers, go cabbage-free 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Now all they've got to do is write a few tunes as good as Trojans or their best "number", Back Seat, which is totally Phoenix, pretty and pert and punchy without being punky or punishing. New band of the day - Atlas Genius (No 1,423) 2013-01-03T16:03:48Z Because the berries were never cooked, the flavor was pert and raw, reminiscent of strawberry shortcake. The absolute best way to make jam, according to so many tests 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Matt Damon is Scott, the pert animal trainer and would-be veterinarian who wins Liberace's heart by artlessly offering to treat his blind poodle, Babyboy. Behind the Candelabra – Cannes 2013 review 2013-05-21T08:25:41Z A distinct stylist with a pert, carbonated sound, Terry is also famous for a comic, blues-singing routine called “Mumbles,” in which he sings nonsense in the most convincing way. Quincy Jones at SIFF with jazz documentary 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z The character design employs the pert nose, heart-shaped face and huge eyes that are standard in anime, but these conventions never feel static because Suzu isn’t. ‘Belle’ Review: Soaring and Singing Over the Online Rainbow 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z But the Gounod costumes are also sweetly French, hinting at 1950s fashion — particularly the cinched waists and full skirts of Dior’s “New Look” — as well as the pert black-and-white uniform of the clichéd French maid. A triumph from the Suzanne Farrell Ballet 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z New York Magazine once described it as “pert noses, bronze skin, blonde hair”; they showed lots of leg, were almost always white and, in the end, appeared “conspicuously unnatural.” Lashes, Lashes, Lashes: What It Took to Give the ‘Bombshell’ Women the Fox Look 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z There's really no room for Elizabeth Bennet to be anything other than a feminist heroine, having such a pert wit and lovely eyes, commanding our affections the way she does. Pride and Prejudice at 200: looking afresh at Austen's classic 2013-01-26T08:01:00Z Here and there, it rises into pert peaks and swells outwards in dramatic overhangs; from other angles, it appears to slump like a deflated meringue. Serpentine Gallery becomes Serpen-Tron 2013-06-04T15:46:57Z Only the final image — one of Pippa’s pert backside from the Royal wedding —was flattering, though the caption was anything but. For Pippa Middleton, the Media’s Love Sours 2013-07-24T21:31:22Z In the 1920s, ragtime was superseded by the wayward jangle and bounce of the Charleston and by the pert, buttock-flourishing naughtiness of the Black Bottom. When flappers ruled the Earth: how dance helped women's liberation 2013-04-29T06:00:22Z Big or small, pert or pendulous, one or two, a celebration of breasts is taking place across fashion and decor. Is that a breast on your kettlebell? Why 2018 is the year of boob merchandise 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Foxe cowers as he is surrounded by a prancing horde of pert young gang members in skimpy sunsuits. ‘Masculitis’? That’s the Plague That Rids the World of Men 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z In the “Prague” Symphony he drew an appropriately weighty introduction from his young players; pert, springy outer movements framed a lissome Andante. Music Review: Manhattan School of Music Chamber Sinfonia 2012-03-04T23:15:57Z Vanessa Becerra was a bright, pert Zerlina; sometimes, pushing out volume, her intonation would drift sharp, but, when centered, her singing had an appealing effervescence. Review | WNO’s new ‘Don Giovanni’ is a monster that feels timely without trying 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z The chefs, dressed in white double-breasted jackets and pert caps, tread lightly, never clatter their implements, and speak to each other in soft, accented English. Magic out of mould: inside the world’s wildest restaurant | Jordan Kisner 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Ashley Emerson, a late substitute as the Dew Fairy, was pert and charming if sometimes difficult to hear. Music Review: ?Hansel and Gretel? at Metropolitan Opera - Review 2011-12-18T22:44:20Z With Dusty Springfield droning on the soundtrack, it looked like the usually pert models had gained a few years, and pounds. Special Report: Fashion: Burberry: A Crowd Pleaser 2011-02-21T18:29:01Z She turned her head toward her admirer, causing her shades to slip down her pert nose. In Tennessee, the Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary welcomes two-legged visitors 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z A staff of pert and presumably available women added sex appeal to the mix: You could be forgiven if you mistook an airline advertisement for one promoting a gentlemen’s club. Flight attendants’ roles have changed, but the stereotypes have not 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z In another scene the two actors are sitting like acrobats on a swing – as pert, poised and potty as Gilbert and George, if more gaudily attired. Willem Dafoe: 'Don't make this into a crackpot profile, please' 2013-06-16T18:00:06Z She makes precise choices in pert, clever sentences. Plot Twist: Your Big Secret Crush Is Also Your Housemate 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Reindeer prance through the Kingdom of the Snow in white bootees and pert satin skirts. A tidy ‘Nutcracker’ with all the trimmings 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z There are occasional children who are pert or demanding and irritating – but I always try hard to be friendly. Who do you think you are? 2010-05-28T23:06:00Z A pert little jacket is printed with a crucifixion scene; the hair on a full-length hair shirt is carefully waved and combed; a corset has a cast-metal animal spine curling out from behind. Art Review: The Shock of Fashion, When It Turns Into Something Else 2011-05-04T23:32:08Z Ms. Rockwell bites into her role with pert, enjoyable mean spirits, and Ms. McLemore does the same as the more outrageously scheming Eva. Theater Review: ‘Bring It On: The Musical’ at St. James Theater 2012-08-02T02:00:15Z Just as the hotel chain heiress apparently modelled her own makeover on Mattel's fashion doll, so Barbie's doe eyes, pert nose and pouty lips have somehow become the facial standard to which many women aspire. Only God Forgives: Kristin Scott Thomas and other big-screen Barbies from hell 2013-05-30T17:00:01Z Mr. Druckman’s “Counterpoise,” composed for soprano and orchestra in 1994 and revised for chamber ensemble a year later, deals in opposites, with pert settings of two Emily Dickinson poems flanking two sensual Apollinaire songs. Music Review: Contact!, New York Philharmonic Series at Met Museum 2012-12-26T22:31:15Z The New York Times called her “pert and twinkling”; The Washington Post, “uber-confident, rough-and-ready”; The Wall Street Journal, “deliciously impish and knowing.” Julia Lester on Her ‘More Knowing’ Little Red Riding Hood 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z At its most expressive, Ms. Kent’s singing embodies saudade: pert and happy on the surface, wistful underneath. Music Review: Stacey Kent at Birdland 2013-12-06T22:21:03Z Ah Tao is portrayed with a poignant delicacy by Yip, a Canto-pop singer and pert supporting actress in the 1980s, who has matured to pay superb justice to a gracious lady of quiet heroism. Postcards from Venice: 10 for the Show 2011-09-09T02:50:00Z It’s a mild thing, a pert, often creamy-colored whorl of fungus that goes well with thyme sautéed in butter. The Toxin That Helps Oyster Mushrooms Devour Worm Flesh 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Sales were boosted by a national prime-time television ad campaign in which a disorganized young man bumps into a pert young woman at the library, knocking her Trapper to the floor. E. Bryant Crutchfield, creator of the Trapper Keeper, dies at 85 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Where sunshine pooled, I found boulders to rest on; once I watched a pert red fox nose patches of frozen earth. Laurie Lee’s classic vagabond tale channels joy on the open road 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z If you use a globe eggplant, make sure it’s fresh — it should be heavy, firm and pert, with taut, shiny skin — to ensure it won’t be too bitter. This sheet pan eggplant caponata atop fluffy couscous has a tangy secret 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z There is, after all, a giant, pert, pink nipple on its cover, like a Kandinsky drawn with a protractor. Melissa Broder isn't trying to be provocative. It's just who she is 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Known for her pert good looks, she soon moved to Hollywood and became a minor star in mostly minor films. Carol Lynley, actress in 1972 blockbuster ‘The Poseidon Adventure,’ dies at 77 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Banana splits, with their tall scoops of ice cream and drizzles of sauce and pert cherries, made frequent appearances in my childhood. This stunning dessert is everything you love about banana splits, but in pie form 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z He tapped out a pert, positive reply: “Sorry, you’ve got the wrong number. But if I wasn’t headed to work I’d be down to hang.” From a wrongful arrest to a life-saving romance: the typos that have changed people's lives 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z But each tweet - posted roughly every two minutes for a full hour - was customised into a pert, motivational motto, depending on whom it was targeted at. Modi channels his inner Bollywood 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z That pert little waxed and styled adornment signals the Belgian detective’s fastidiousness. Poirot without a moustache? This is not what I call festive cheer | Rhik Samadder 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Tossing aside her signature pert coolness, she lets us see the flash of fire in Colette’s eyes. 10 movies open Sept. 28; our reviewers weigh in 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z But here she tosses aside her signature pert coolness, letting us see the flash of fire in Colette’s eyes. Keira Knightley shines as a strong ‘Colette’ 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Admittedly, “Candide” has never been my favorite item in the Lenny catalogue: its pert tunes, sassy dissonances, and off-kilter rhythms come from a bag of tricks that Bernstein used too often. Leonard Bernstein and the Perils of Hero Worship 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z But the guy can also write a pert pop song. Here we go again: which jukebox musical should be next? 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Not to mention baking powder, bullets and butter — that pert Land O’Lakes maiden beckoning from the dairy aisle. It's not just Chief Wahoo. Why American Indian images became potent, cartoonish advertising symbols 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Perhaps it is the large, brown eyes, or the pert ears. Here Comes Eastern Cottontail 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Early success as a pert blond Broadway ingénue were followed by years of near-unemployability as she battled weight issues and alcoholism. Barbara Cook, luminous singer of Broadway stage, dies at 89 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Yet when Cook’s pert ingenue days were over, she found a second, longer career in clubs and concert halls, working for more than 30 years with Wally Harper, a pianist and music arranger. Barbara Cook, acclaimed singer and actress, has died at 89 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star poses in a stringy one-piece swimsuit, straddling a workout bench with her back arched and an eyeful of her pert booty perched closest to the lens. Khloe Kardashian backs it up on Complex cover, with an assist from Kim 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Just as drinkers vary in their responses to liquor, so readers will vary in their tolerance for Mr. Rogers’s pert, gee-whiz tone. 'Proof' Drinks in the Science of Alcohol 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z A pert blonde in a little black dress walks up to a 6-foot-tall mirrored box. Is This the MySpace of Fine Art? But it wasn't enough for Ezekwesili, clad in a pink outfit with a pert red beret. Fear and determination for Nigerians at heart of #BringBackOurGirls 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z The camera zooms in on pert bottoms and plump breasts jiggling suggestively in slow-mo. Renault's sexist advert drives me absolutely mad 2013-07-21T06:00:39Z What customers want, he says as he lifts up a thick golden rope of the stuff, is pert, bushy tinsel. Welsh 'Tinseltown' raises Christmas mystery 2012-12-19T23:41:21Z Another story in the Murdoch-owned of London described her as having a “smooth face and clear complexion, pert but modest-sized breasts, a lithe and toned body,” which supposedly indicated her social class. Murdoch 'Unfit' for News Corp? The Hacking Scandal and Rise of Louise Mensch 2012-05-01T16:05:36Z The servants got out of hand; they brought discredit on the nuns by the indiscretions of their lives; they gossiped about their mistresses in the neighbourhood, or were quarrelsome and pert to their faces. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z With the increased screw," said a pert, blond young lady, "he'll be able to buy more smart clothes, and he'll look more fetching than ever. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z "Where is the black man going?" cried a pert London apprentice; "he must be chief mourner for the dead king." Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z A dapper MONKEY, pert and vain, Step’d forth, and thus address’d the train: Why cringe, my friends, with slavish awe, Before this pageant king of straw? Moores Fables for the Female Sex 2012-04-24T02:00:20.600Z A pert youth appeared from nowhere, and cried "Ticket!" firmly, almost threateningly. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z With Jeanne he had no difficulty; she was quite ready to banter with him, and he found her pert and quick-witted. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z For the which speech I received the first, but not the last, chiding I ever had from Mistress Ward for foolish talking and pert behavior, which was what I very well deserved. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Alas! only the echoes came back, the pert jackdaws cried out insolently far above him and mocked him in a clamorous crowd from the ruined gables. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z "Lenore" was much shorter and smaller, and not so pretty, but more vivacious and pert. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z The same pert youth, appearing again from nowhere, officiated in the parcels office. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z "My mistress is not ready, Sir," was the reply, with a pert toss of the head, while a peculiar expression played round the corners of her lips. It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:14.013Z Gayest, pertest, most reckless of all, Lady Betty was in her glory. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Hannah, the pert maid who brought them to his room, lingered while he opened them. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z So Miss "Lenore," in rather a pert and defiant mood, begged Mrs. Showers to see that what she wore was her own property, and not that of the medium. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Such was the cockney's advice; and it was sincere, too, for the pert little man really believed there was nothing in the world more "highly respectable" than that morsel of vanity—himself! Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z Mrs. Fairbanks," he shouted, waving his cane and almost exploding with rage, "I've said my say, and I shan't stay here to be insulted by a pert chit of a boy. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Presently a pert girl, Lady Betty Cochrane, out at sixteen, and bent on a husband before she was seventeen, marked Sophia's silence, nudged those about her, and took on herself to rally the girl. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Oft has it been my lot to mark, A proud, conceited, talking spark, Returning from his finished tour, Grown ten times perter than before. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z There were times when the existence of these smart, pert little girls grew less drab. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z The turret revolved slowly, and both guns were discharged against a pert gunboat which had ventured out beyond the protection of the fort. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z Its pert little maroon flowers, with their very long tubes and erect lobes, so ridiculously out of proportion to the size of the tiny plant, give it the look of some very important small personage. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z The girl regretted her pert remark, though her aunt speedily recovered herself. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z "But hear me out!" the little man cried, dancing to and fro in his eagerness; so that, in the shifting lights under the great chestnut tree, he looked like a pert, bright-coloured bird. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Biddy was there--saucy, pert, shameless, ready to go any lengths; but her lover was asleep, with his chin upon his breast. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Alice, who had always been treated like a sister by me, now grew pert and familiar. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z It would require no great stretch of the imagination to fancy these blossoms a company of pert little red-coated elves clambering over the loose, slender stems. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z She gave us quaint thoughts, and sayings filled with the "pert and nimble spirit of mirth." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z She is pert and trim, with cropped brown hair and a pursed-lips, lemony expression softened by wearying experience. Wonder Dog: A Golden Retriever Reaches a Raging Boy 2012-02-03T15:17:45Z As Uncle Rufus said, he was “spry an’ pert,” and there were many little chores that he could attend to which relieved both the housekeeper and the Kenway girls themselves. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z He had a smiling face, and if the whites of his eyes were turning amber hued with age he was still “purty pert”—to use his own expression—save when the rheumatism laid him low. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z Toss′y, pert, contemptuous.—Toss off, to drink off; Toss up, to throw up a coin and wager on which side it will fall. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Prig, prig, n. a pert fellow who gives himself airs of superior wisdom.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Next marigold speaks to the crowd, Who is known to be forward and pert; But a nettle makes stinging remarks, Till the speaker declares himself hurt! Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z Be not so pert, my Dear, This Pride may shortly have a Fall, Soon shall I see or hear, Madam, in Bridewell, milling Doll. The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress (MS., CA. 1778-1780) 2012-01-25T03:00:37.903Z You are a pretty pert young lady, you are. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z Scarlett O’Hara gets a pert bonnet trimmed with flowers and ribbon. Stock-Market Crash, Jackie Kennedy, $1.8 Million Hats, Calder 2012-01-23T14:04:16Z In the eyes of a town-bred wit the chief use of the country is to supply elm-rods for the punishment of pert or refractory slaves. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Ex′pert, one who is expert or skilled in any art or science: a specialist: a scientific or professional witness.—adv. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z But these attentions never made him pert and vain. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z What sermon can you preach, Oh, mushroom—mentor pert and new? The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z Don Mateo smiled benignantly and answered the pert remark by giving the girl an affectionate tap on her cheek. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z It contains written answers by the teachers, two or three questions of wide scope and great importance being propounded on the programme; such questions as: "What do you do with pert children?" Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z Indeed all things are now done very irregularly in the Library by the permission of Dr. Hudson, and by the impudence of this pert, silly servitour, and I am afraid much mischief is done withall. Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century 2011-12-18T03:00:20.923Z This pert and lively cousin of the lovable little chickadee is not quite so friendly and far more noisy. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Is it so with you, pert censor of the miserable poor? The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Besides this, it indulges in a variety of chirps, twitters, and cheeps, some angry, some deprecatory, and some pert, which a practised ear only can refer to their proper author. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Their cycling suits were tailor-made, Smart, mannish, pert, but feminine. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z “Perhaps,” says Pastor Moritz, “this was the first time these pert, be-powdered puppies had ever been called on to wait on a poor devil who entered the place on foot.” The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z In the United States where he nests, his manners are less sociable; in fact they are rather pert, even churlish at times, and never very friendly. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z It was evident to Somers that she intended to say something pert or saucy. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z I looked at her, and thought her a pert, forward little miss, and was about asking her how old she was, when my companion told me she was our host's wife. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z This charming spot is the home par excellence of the merle and thrush, the saucy robin, the bold pert chaffie, and murmuring cushat. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Scared by the name of pedant, many flee Into pert slang or tedious levity. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z She had but one child, a pert, forward girl, about fourteen, thin, pale, and seeming "as if she suffered a great deal in order to look pretty." Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z She had not been impudent—hardly pert; and deprived of this convenient mask for whatever kindness she might have entertained towards the young ensign, she seemed to be very cold and indifferent to him. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z And very appropriate, if we were to translate it, would be the meaning—bona, a slayer, and bert or pert, illustrious. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z They were thus engaged when there came rushing excitedly into the car the pert youth who had told the remarkable Indian story the night before. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Afternoon, Snow," says he, pert and important as ever, "I understand there's a registered letter for me. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z Poor Mr. Smith covered his face with his hands and shook his head, as if repelling the possibility of his ever looking pert. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z The tiny green things that had looked so fresh and pert a few days before were out of the ground in many places, and the soil was unevenly scattered in small heaps. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z This made her always authoritative with her domestics, or inferiours, to keep them in awe; pert with gentlemen, by way of being genteel; and rude with ladies, to shew herself their equal. The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z This child was very winning, very pert and pretty, but less chubby, and more intellectual-looking than most British children. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z "Perhaps we can find it for her," said Dollar, despising the pert professional optimism that told almost like a shot "It is a thing more often mislaid than really lost." The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z We were all greatly pleased when one day he threw back his pert wee head and treated us to a song. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z It was of inestimable value that it should be cried, no matter in how pert a voice, that words are jewels which, wisely set, make by their shining mental light. Henry James 2011-09-05T02:00:22.877Z Her bright, rosy face, with clearly-cut features, sparkled with childish mischief, very frankly expressed in the regular arch of her brows, the brightness of her eyes, and the pert smile of her pretty mouth. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z We have been friends for years, Weekie and I. He is bold and pert, but affectionate. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z When he had last seen the Paches, Patty had been a pretty little girl, pert perhaps, but not too much so in the eyes of the young, indulgent soldier. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z The male looks more pert and saucy, if that is any guide. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z The pert brass cannon of the stockade answered gun for gun. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z Because the baggage has a pert je-ne-sçai-quoi; she reads plays, keeps a monkey, and is troubled with vapours. The Beaux-Stratagem A comedy in five acts 2011-08-26T02:00:26.760Z "I think it would be in very dead earnest if he did," said Pauline, speaking up with a gay laugh; and Mr. Varick laughed, too, relishing her pert joke. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z And where the aged, moss-grown sundial lies, The peacock pert unfolds his wheel-rim tail, Showing a hundred jewelled Argus eyes: With harsh, shrill cry he bids the day "All hail." The Dales of Arcady 2011-08-16T02:00:42.740Z Dear Master,—I fully endorse all you have written about the starling, especially as regards their treatment, and if you had added that they are pert, perky things, you wouldn’t have been far out. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z She kept her distance like a servant, but would, to disguise things the better, be every now and then pert, according to their way, and give occasion to be chid. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z Have this creature walk on his two feet, and give him at the same time a droll little waddle, and a pert movement of the head; you have before you something irresistibly attractive and comical.” Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z She was pert and audacious to be sure. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z “Hold your tongue, you pert, ill-natured thing,” I said; “I don’t believe that she will be sent away.” A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z Evelyn was about to make another pert remark when a memory assailed her. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z Finally he paused in front of a girl with a superabundance of pitch-black side bangs and with a pert, ill natured, pretty face of the most strikingly Semitic cast in the whole gathering. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z He is no longer justice of the peace, but in his place we have a pert, dapper, little fellow, who wears a large ring on his little finger, and gives very scholastic opinions. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z So most certainly was the bold, pert little widow who rolled her eyes and put on winsome airs. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z She was about sixteen years of age, strong, plump, with dark brown hair, very lively blue eyes, and a pert, little, turned-up nose. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z I don't know whether that pert foreigner has led me into an error—but without being too inquisitive, may I ask if you make any part of this family? The Heiress; a comedy, in five acts 2011-07-02T02:00:12.813Z Finding the boy pert and docile, he gave him some wholesome advice relative to his future conduct, adding occasionally, "Mark me well, my boy." Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Her little frame fairly bristled independence and self-sufficiency; it was in the pert set of her head, the poise of her square shoulders, the languid swinging of one small foot. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Mark your mistress, man, and learn: see how she'll play the pert young soldier. The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old; a play in three acts 2011-06-26T02:00:10.547Z Lady Sly, when she was a child, used to say pert things, which the injudicious people about her laughed at, and called very witty. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z And into that complete and Victorian harmony there broke the Neo-Georgian note of a girl wearing the little modern serge frock, the pert effective shoes, and the hair-dressing of the instant. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z One tear from his pert Amaryllis would reverse his decision at this, the eleventh hour. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Soon you've got lots of regulars, and then eventually you make acquaintance of a certain gentleman of means who wants a pert young thing all to himself, on alternate afternoons. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Ah ‘members hit—sho!” chuckled Uncle Rufus, the Corner House girls’ 17 chief factotum, who was a tall, thin, brown old negro, round shouldered with age, but “spry and pert,” as he said himself. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z Was it any wonder that girls like Nelly were pert and discontented? Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z The trip, however, was not altogether wasted, for the pert young Chicagoan in charge gave him uproarious welcome. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z Had Orrin uttered aloud his unflattering, "pert Amaryllis," Roy would have resented the epithet warmly, yet acknowledged, secretly, that his own portrait of her was hardly more like the reality. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Peg Woffington, however, did not suffer to any considerable extent as a result of her pert address to the viceroy. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z She had had her bright red hair curled so that it was like a soft halo all around her pert little face! Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z Nora was rather relieved when the door opened, and Nelly stepped in, very much "got up" for a Sunday walk, and looking prettier and more pert than ever. Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z Dora pouted and bit her lip, but she did not dare to make any pert reply, and only showed her displeasure by the sulky way in which she answered her aunt's further questions. Amy Herbert 2011-05-20T02:00:31.467Z "And you told me because you thought I was one of those pert, forward, bold girls!" snapped out Dorothea. Hope Benham A Story for Girls 2011-05-16T02:00:18.193Z The picture that this letter gives of the famous writer and learned mathematician obviously rather in terror of some pert young lady fresh from the schoolroom is not without its comic side. The Story of Lewis Carroll Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland 2011-04-30T02:00:12.447Z As a matter of fact, it is much better to be shy and self-conscious than to be a pert, aggressive egotist. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z And she turned toward them, as they passed, a pretty, pert face, beneath a mass of elaborately frizzed hair, and a very tawdry hat. Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z "Yes, now, Miss," replied Morris, in a short, pert voice, and rejoicing secretly in the thought of getting rid of any one that patronised Susan Reynolds, who had lately become almost her rival. Amy Herbert 2011-05-20T02:00:31.467Z Flirt! yes, that's what you call it,—that giggling, and tossing your head, and saying pert things. Hope Benham A Story for Girls 2011-05-16T02:00:18.193Z "Who says it's not allowed?" enquired a pert ten-year-old, who was evidently the ringleader. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z There would be the sparrow twittering on the doorstep, and “Welcome home, master,” he would say, his head on one side, as pert and pretty as you please. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z It was intentionally pert and flippant, and I made him a bow and moved toward the door. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z But she was pert enough, I can tell you, when she knew she had a little girl. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z Inside, Mascagni's Intermezzo, Though heard in many places, yet so Delightful ever; Outside, cab touts and paper sellers, And other people's pert Sam Weller's, Delightful never! Punch,or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893 2011-04-02T02:00:12.230Z Another hurried whisper followed this pert speech, and poor M'Kinlay, with the air of a condemned man, stepped into Luttrel's boat with a heavy sigh, and a look of positive misery. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Since then she has had a prim little pigtail right in the middle of her forehead--drawn back and secured at the top of her head with a pert bow. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z Georges manifested his repentance after this settlement by an immediate excursion to Paris with a pert little French concert-saloon singer. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z Her opinion was a distinct factor in the family councils, and her sharp, often pert, remarks about their friends and neighbours were rather encouraged than checked. Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life 2011-03-24T02:00:14.360Z They told him; later they brought for his inspection a self-conscious girl, a trifle pert, he thought, for a native. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z Stella repeats, in dismay: 'bold,' for her, means pert, aggressive,--in short, something terrible. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z He's an awful stylish chap, with blond hair sleeked down on his skull, and glasses set pert on the bridge of his nose. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z And then my aunts' faces grow long, and they think me pert. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z The “new woman” puzzled and pained him quite as much as the pert, precocious, up-to-date girl. Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z She was quiet and gentle, without being dull or moody; light-hearted and cheery, without being frivolous; and witty, without being pert or conceited. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z The Gloire de Dijon roses climbed quite in the window of his room in their race with the quite small, pert little running roses. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z This early work is grim as an iron-bound coast; yet the affairs of the honest, brave, and poverty-stricken captain, Belgarde, provide a lighter element, and the moralizing of the pert page in III., Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z So did a pert Pomeranian that kept doing 360-degree spins while walking in the ring, drawing laughs from all over the arena. Wrinkle at Westminster, top dog up for grabs 2011-02-15T18:01:21Z Quite a gentle-mannered young man," observed Madam Van Ruypen, as the carriage door was closed; "such a contrast to the ordinary, pert creature. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z She resulted in being nauseatingly flattering, pert, and inquisitive. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z She was from Moscow, and a true Moscow woman; that is to say, deeper, more polished, more intellectual, than the average St. Petersburg woman, whom a pert Frenchman has described as "Parisiennes � la sauce tartare." Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z The pert is a place where in dry weather the Rhone disappears entirely from sight for the space of seventy yards, to come boiling up again from some unknown mystery. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z He gazed at her a moment, and the pert, shabbily-clad Swickey of a year ago returned his gaze for a fleeting instant. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z The one is as pert as the other. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z You have no idea how pert and headstrong the child is becoming. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z Her ton is far better than that of the little pert Miss Amory, who is dancing opposite to her. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z There was no pert when we were there—there had been too much rain. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z Then he put up his pert, black face and licked Smoke’s muzzle. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z A pretty, pert girl was type-writing at the other end of the room. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z I cannot break such promises; and really the child is good at heart and affectionate; she is a little pert and forward, perhaps, but she responds instantly to kindness. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z Dear child, I used to fear she would grow up forward and pert as well as precocious. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z The Rhone went tearing through a gorge where we judged the pert should be located in less watery seasons. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z When she did, that sharp, almost pert, tone had gone from her voice. Capricious Caroline I was in that mood at the time, between the serious and the sad, contrasting the pious and modest Helen Grey with the pert and forward beauty before me. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 "They may go to the devil, and you along with them!" was Andrew's pert rejoinder. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 “So the book was upside down; and I’d rather be a pert child than a disagreeable, sour old maid!” By Birth a Lady Indeed, the appearance of the yeoman was well calculated to stir tongues less nimble than those of the pert salesmen of Fleet Street. The Great Mogul She is intelligent, of course, but her manner is rather pert.... Capricious Caroline Our New England people are awkward and bashful, yet they are pert, ostentatious, and vain; a mixture which excites ridicule and gives disgust. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams A pert and Cockney voice squeaked into my ear that Miss Vi Vassity wasn't at home. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune “Hold your tongue, you pert child!” exclaimed Laura, with a toss of the head. By Birth a Lady She is a pert, impudent, extremely self-possessed saleswoman, burning, however, with the fierce light of French patriotism which, almost in spite of herself, is apt to get the better of her. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors The pert waggery of the pritschmeister to the country people excited a laughter on the shooting-ground which would be offensive to us. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Edgar, on the other hand, had all the pert confidence of the City youth and the quickly-gathered cynicism of the young journalist. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life The pert little mare sensed a rival in the automobile, and gave Wandel all the practice he wanted. The Guarded Heights "You are drunk, as usual," answered the woman with a pert upward motion of disgust. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories From being robust, pert and loving noisy games since his early childhood, he became sickly, weak, puny, dreamy, and preferred darkened rooms as if the light of the sun hurt his eyes. The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter She's a pert little thing, that thinks she knows more than her grandmother. Wait and Hope A Plucky Boy's Luck Giving one such strange expressions— Sullen, stupid, pert expressions. Rhyme? And Reason? I hired a pert little mare at Marlin's. The Guarded Heights For my part," interposed the oldest daughter, with a pert motion of her head, "I am tired to death having to save clothes for that—You needn't look so shocked, mamma. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories I don't care about beauty; it's only skin deep; and I dare say she's a pert little hussy. Little Miss Joy "You have made two blunders in one statement," was Miss Enid's pert retort. A Traitor's Wooing I didn’t know it at the time, but it was my old college friend, Gains, here, who was passing the projes, for that pert little piece. Sea-Hounds Adele no longer made pert sallies at his expense after the manner of a petted child; she seemed rather subdued toward him. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins They are so sweet while they are little children, and then suddenly they lose all their pretty, childish ways, and become brusque and pert and uncompromising. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days Ah me!" exclaimed a pert and pretty court lady, "how we were all obliged to 'enthuse' about the beauties of nature and the genial traits of the lower orders during her life and reign. On the Heights A Novel She was a pert little country thing, with a trick of the eye that took a man's heart. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel A heart for the heartless," and this verse below:— "This maiden's an arrant young flirt; Her ways are both subtle and pert. Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions How could she plead further to this rascal who met the most earnest appeal with a pert jest? who mocked at her distress, and was impervious alike to prayers and to insults? The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel "It's so difficult to choose between you," added Ellie Simpson, a pert little person of twelve. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days Very shortly the cutter came alongside, and we were boarded by a pert young cockerel of a midshipman, with a following of six or eight heavy-jawed British tars. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Rose! you are the same incorrigible, pert, saucy girl as of yore, but you have filled my heart with joy. Windyridge That lustrous land of weary music and wild dancing, of reverend tombs and pert Arabs, that Egypt of plagues and tourists, to whose sandy bosom Society flocks, affects her visitors in many different ways. Bye-Ways Aside from the pert expression of his eyes, he is like a dozen other young Russians. Interpreters Why is the letter S like a pert repartee? The Handbook of Conundrums There was but one thing that yonder pert boy said I might not have, and that was the moon. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories "If the filling of the chair be all," said a pert young sheep-farmer, named Johnson, "I will step into it till Master Thomas arrive." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative It was seldom the London coach, the Yarmouth Mail and Telegraph brought a cockney down to astonish p. 22us with his pert ways and peculiar talk. Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself Is not our own little goldfinch, is not the pert chaffinch that comes up to our very feet for a grain or a crumb, a pretty object? The Romance of Natural History, Second Series Across the expanse of cobbles rides an old shawl-muffled woman black on a donkey with pert ears that places carefully his tiny sharp hoofs as if the cobbles were eggs. A Pushcart at the Curb His lordship is as pert and ready as any forward youth in a debating-club, and has much of the appearance and manner of such a one. Here and There in London A pert, tight-fitting hat allowed the wealth of shining brown hair to escape its edges and flow down the straight, smoothly-molded shoulders. One-Way Ticket to Nowhere Her nose was short and pert, and he remembered the tiny mole which lay like a speck of soot just near the left nostril. The Sphere of Sleep Once, when he had been sent to Washington to draw maps for the Coast Survey, he forgot what he was about and filled up the nice, white margins with pert little dancing folks. The Child's Book of American Biography Helen said in a tone that she tried hard to keep from being pert. Helen Grant's Schooldays With pert insolence Siquier advanced to the corpse, threw over it a soldier's gray cloak, placed his own hat upon the insensible head, and made a sign to the grenadiers. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna For Charlotte, with her pert little freckled nose and her shrewd blue eyes, was not a comrade to Ted's taste. The Torch Bearer She’s a pert sort of girl, with no manner at all. Dorothy at Oak Knowe Madame Guichard says many pert and droll things; she never utters a coarse word. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 When the "new woman" craze passed away, it left, as its effect, young women more self-reliant, more independent, a little more pert and self-assured, with less reverence and greater capability, than before. Women of England A second stride and fling followed, then a third, when a pert young officer, of the bantam species, seized a gun, and strutting to the front, proceeded to illustrate the idea more perfectly. An American Girl Abroad She had become a typical city-bred girl and she appeared pert, smartly dressed and, for her sixteen years, amazingly mature. The Torch Bearer In the charm of the contradiction lay a temptation to smile which this fragile elf, with her pert little nose and sparkling blue eyes, seamed to discover--and if necessary instantly resent. A Captive of the Roman Eagles "No harm, Mr. Lee," said Florence, frightened, but therefore pert, and resolved to stand up for her friend. Sowing and Sewing A Sexagesima Story It was the pert face that had fooled him, with the upturned nose, because she wasn't young. Tangle Hold They were pert and spoiled, untidy and noisy, although handsome and highly bred of feature. Ancestors A Novel Have you cognizance of the precise length of the life of every human being who has existed in all this wide world, that you can employ the expression 'unexampled' in this pert and decisive manner? The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. The sounds and seas, with all their finny drove, 115 Now to the moon in wavering morrice move; And on the tawny sands and shelves Trip the pert fairies and the dapper elves. Minor Poems by Milton Hester was once a pert girl, and now she is as mild as a lamb. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales For such parts the women showed some disposition; they were pert, they were neat, they were acrobatic, they were at times really amusing, and some of them were pretty. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) A little in advance was a white straw hat, a pert bow acting as a sail. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted “Yes—the very girl who waited on us at tea—a pert creature, who seemed to find the task congenial.” Cynthia's Chauffeur Nature regards as nothing more than the pert play of deluded children imagining themselves to be wise. Weird Tales, Vol. II. Whereas formerly they had been accustomed to hear her give vent to silly, pert remarks, they now heard her express herself sensibly and very wittily. Old-Time Stories It used to look like a wagoner's silver whip—now a modern writer cruelly calls it "a pert squirt." Old and New London Volume I Dearest little lover mine, Sweetest, pertest valentine; "Desht I'm two years old," he says,-- Blessings on his pretty ways,-- "'Tan't I be your valentine?" Mother Truth's Melodies Common Sense For Children If England has given us naught else, she should be beloved for her wealth of inns, with their jolly landlords and their pert bar-maids and their lawns for the game of bowls. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time Laws which Nature hath decreed, Customs sanctioned long by Time, And for centuries established, They deny with pertest tongue. Atta Troll Yet, under all her pert provincialism, we can detect that mysterious quality which distinguishes the good letter-writer. Pot-Boilers You may think I was working up a fanciful theory just because a pert servant maid was getting a little wayward, but it wasn't only that—Lord, no! The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon The book-agent is pert and crude, but he is not coarse. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches What can be more magnificent than his enumeration of his companions—“Belton, so pert and so pimply—Tourville, so fair and so foppish!” etc. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature Burke attempted to brand with a new name that set of pert, petulant, sophistical sciolists, whose philosophy the French, since their revolutionary period, have distinguished as philosophism, and the philosophers themselves as philosophistes. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Those pert and unpopular people who floated about propounding unpleasant riddles and tweaking up the law wherever it had been most solemnly laid down were, in fact, making possible the New Age. Pot-Boilers Anticipation made his memory of Ann Saymer suddenly vivid—the caress of her lips, the delicate scent of her hair, her quick smile and the pert upturn of her nose. The Cartels Jungle "My husband will have to put up with what he can get," returned the pert girl, with a disdainful toss of her head. The Grandee Miss Tag-rag began to make tea, her papa gradually forgetting his rage, as he fixed his dull gray eyes fondly on the pert skinny countenance of his daughter. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. Thee knows just how froward and saucy I can be, and I was just that way with the sheriff, and—and pert. Peggy Owen and Liberty Their eyes held and Mike liked what he saw—pert elfin features; shining chestnut hair; even white teeth. Before Egypt Yes, they are stubborn—and they are pert. The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won She looked pert and cool and girlish in her ice-blue suit and perky hat. The Last Straw Whom rage nor sword e’er mortally shall hurt, Chief of a hundred chiefs o’er all the pert! Calamities and Quarrels of Authors And now he recognised the blue eyes and the pert little nose under the straw hat. The Son of His Mother Disobedient Bunny A pert little rabbit, Once lived in a hole, And just did whatever he pleased; His ways were so funny, His antics so droll, That his parents were terribly teased. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Her pert, lively manner said she hadn't taken any wooden nickels lately. The Trouble with Telstar “You’re a pert boy,” answered he, “for asking me the question.” Callista : a Tale of the Third Century The effect, however, this pert criticism had on poor Scott was indeed a calamity. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Jilly poked out one fat finger doubtfully, and after some coaxing, gave the pert green leaves a quick dab. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John Girls There's the pretty girl, And the witty girl, And the girl that bangs her hair; The girl that's a flirt, And the girl that is pert, And the girl with the baby stare. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 He was a small pert man, was the skipper, with a sharp face, an edge to his voice, and two little points of eyes that glowed. The Missourian Massa have quite pert a plantation in Louisiana, dis side de Mississippi River. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 Mrs. Newbolt looked at him sharply, turning her head a little with a quick, pert movement, not unlike one of her hens. The Bondboy A pert little Column with a fanciful top, crowned by a smart wire basket filled with roses, marked the grave, I concluded, of some beautiful young girl of 15 or 16. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) But 11 his influence traveled far, like a shadow reaching out after the heart of his spare, pert, large-eyed wife. Claim Number One The pert young officer pointed his blade at three convulsive bodies, and through each a last bullet sped, burying itself in the earth beneath. The Missourian I's plumb crazy 'bout a little gal called 'Cricket,' 'cause she so pert and full of live, so I stays. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 “She is so pert and too straightforward with her speech.” Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study He turned upon me as pert as a sparrow, but with a black look that is the prerogative of man; and taking his pipe out of his mouth— “That’s none of my business,” said he. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) Am I to be brought up at every second by a pert schoolgirl when I am expounding the mysteries of life? The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 “Not entirely ignorant of anything ever I heard of,” interrupted Casimir, bowing, and raising his glass with a sort of pert politeness. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) The pert apparel, the deformed attitude, drunkenness, greed, premature death,—all these I part aside. Whitman A Study "Come, look sharp, I can't wait all day," says he, as pert as a fox. Phemie Frost's Experiences He had imagined that she would pique him with pert speeches. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court The whole universe gives them the credit for what’s been done, yet the men of action who carried out the ideas—but I’m getting away from my pert young officer. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 But on one occasion he met his match in a pert, jolly, keen-eyed son of Erin, who was up as a witness in a case of dispute in the matter of a horse deal. Law and Laughter Jenny's pert little nose seemed to turn up more than ever as she walked away, for she had not beaten her old playfellow quite as badly as usual. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated He hated to be pert; on the other hand, to be solemn would be offensive to Lucy—which he would not be. Love and Lucy Mary had been pert to her, and she was not prone to forgive. Is He Popenjoy? Miss Augusta looked very much displeased, and was going to make a pert answer, when her mother and the other ladies came into the room to see the children dine. The Fairchild Family You start out on the bare sand and gravel and raise a right pert family. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Like all their kin, they had been born with their eyes open and were much "perter" then other animal infants. A Mountain Boyhood I had meant, of course, to do this; but could I, with those pert, mocking eyes upon me? Against Odds A Detective Story If a pert young woman like that says anything to annoy you, put her down at the time, and then think no more about it. Is He Popenjoy? Her brown sombrero was tilted, perhaps unintentionally, a little to one side of her rather pert and independently carried head. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek He looked at Mandleco with immense disdain, gave a pert tilt of his head and surveyed the room with a grimace of distaste. We're Friends, Now Marian met her with a readiness that was practically pert. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 A gentleman, who had been very silly and pert in her company, at last began to grieve at remembering the loss of a child lately dead. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges I miss the Brahmas, and the Shanghais, and the Plymouth Rocks, and even the pert little Bantams, more than I can tell. Harper's Young People, October 12, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly A pert commercial, one day, approached him with an affected look of deep concern and said, "Well, I hope you're keeping better," accompanying the remark with a dig in the waiter's stomach. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland "Well, mother?" answered the pert hussey, throwing out of her mouth two vipers and two toads. The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault Three weeks later, after having been faithfully sat upon, and as faithfully turned each day by the cochin's beak, she gave another pert stir, very slight, and tapped a hole through her cracking shell. The Biography of a Prairie Girl “Happening to be in company with a petulant young man who prided himself on saying pert things ... and who cried out, ‘You must know, Mr. Dean, that I set up for a wit?’ Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges The cook of the château has a monkey—a pert fellow, who knows ever so many tricks. Harper's Young People, May 18, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Besides the daisies we have the sparrows, just as pert and neat as our own sparrows, yet other things are odd. Round the Wonderful World Edward was younger; a pert, active little boy; full of talk, and very lively and engaging in his actions; sometimes very observing, and would ask quite sensible questions for a lad of five years old. Susan and Edward or, A Visit to Fulton Market The little brown wren greets them in her pert way, and I dare say takes pleasure in them. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia They were not pert or forward in any way, but they answered readily and we all drew them out, even the newly-weds. Letters on an Elk Hunt Don't tell fibs, Miss Patty, I saw it all from the beginning, and shall now punish you for forwardness and pert little saying, which only made him worse than he would have been. Forbidden Fruit Luscious and exciting story and More forbidden fruit or Master Percy's progress in and beyond the domestic circle There were earls in stars and garters, clergymen in cassocks and bands, pert Templars, sheepish lads from universities, translators and index makers in ragged coats of frieze. All About Coffee Some with veiled faces mebby, some with reproachful orbs, some white and still, some pert and sassy. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands She used to come here selling blackberries when she was a kid—a little barefooted girl and as pert as you please even then. The Comings of Cousin Ann Her mother would, no doubt, check her—a pert little monkey!—only she is absorbed in the examination. Somehow Good The English house-sparrow, a pert, daring little bird, which is seen in crowds in almost all cities of the Northern United States, was first brought to this country about twenty years ago. Harper's Young People, February 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Then comes the pert mechanick blade, And contradicts what all have said. All About Coffee And I thought the woman looked quite a little perter; it duz down-trod folks lots of good to have somebody take their part. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands She was like a cheap doll, very smart, very pert, and capped and aproned in the latest style. A Vanished Hand Emigration Jane tugged at the hero's sleeve, as he felt for an almost invisible moustache, scanning the piled-up, serried faces with pert, pale, hardy eyes. The Dop Doctor If she gives me many more pert answers, she’ll find herself barred into the penitential cell on bread and water.” In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers But if you hadn't spoken up so pert, I wouldn't. It, and Other Stories "The Irish in New York are allowed to live there I belave," said a pert housemaid with a simper. The Art of Disappearing He was more pert in manner, held his head and tail more jauntily, though he rarely pointed his tail to the sky, as do some of the wren family. A Bird-Lover in the West The big brown eyes are round, so is the cherry-stained mouth, so is the pert, button nose. The Dop Doctor She was as pert a little maid as ever I knew, and but little deserved her name of Meliora. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers And extra good this exquisite little creature surely is in all that goes to make a charming, graceful, birdy, pert and vivacious four-foot. Wild Animals at Home A pert boy showed me into the news-editor's room, after an interval of waiting, and I found myself confronting the man who controlled my immediate destiny. The Message The girl flushed, but being aware that a pert answer turneth away pleasant invitations, said nothing. The Rough Road The dear old 'wagoner's whip' has been replaced by a pert, perky squirt that will never stir the heart or brain of a future Ruth. A Book About Lawyers Meliora ran up straightway; for though she was something too forward, and could be pert when she would, yet was she good-natured enough when kindly used. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Dull streets, small houses everywhere; no gardens, except now and then a single bed, edged with a row of stiff cockle-shells by way of fence, and planted with pert sweet-williams or crown imperials. Nine Little Goslings He thought me a spoilt, disagreeable, pert child; and I considered him a cross, stern man; and never could be induced to call him brother. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Very soon they were pert and wide awake, looking upon the green world about them with calm eyes, and opening mouths only when food was to be expected. Little Brothers of the Air "Save us, lass, but thee's getting a pert hussy!" cried Mrs. Trefethen; but the doctor only laughed, and took his departure, promising to call again the next day. The Copper Princess A Story of Lake Superior Mines Like Dennis himself, he was not one of those pert modern boys who think they know everything. With Haig on the Somme A pert little hussey, whose name was Cleopatra, was continually teasing and commanding her poor brother. The Looking-Glass for the Mind or Intellectual Mirror The women in the neighborhood All said she was too pert, But she never even noticed them at all. Poems for Pale People A Volume of Verse And the almost pert flings and cabrioles of the narrator form a still more obvious and direct Declaration of Independence. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 He hopped out on to a full-blown dandelion, and looked about him as pert and knowing as ever. Stories of Many Lands He had an Oxford-gray suit, unwrinkled cordovan shoes; a pert, insultingly well-tied blue bow tie, and a superior narrow pink bald spot. Free Air But when a vision of ham and pert females and more impertinent males came to me my courage oozed away, and I did not even try. An Anarchist Woman It is very easy to see how pert the little Albert Rubens is, and how subdued and meek is his sister. The Children's Book of Celebrated Pictures I would have you to know that I am not your mistress, pert young sir, any more than I am your cousin’s! Athelstane Ford When he hears they’re here at the creek he’s likely to strike quick an’ mighty pert. A Virginia Scout If you be mocked by this conceited lover, Your former victories will naught avail; Your honour's lost if this pert fop prevail. Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx Nor were the pert pansy blossoms upon her hat, nodding a welcome to all, more on the alert. Caps and Capers A Story of Boarding-School Life If we sit quietly for a few moments, one of the owners, overcome by wren curiosity, will appear, clinging to a reed stalk and twitching his pert, 127 upturned tail, the badge of his family. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year "Excuse me," he said, with the pert assurance of the born Cockney, "but we aren't allowed to give information about customers." The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley You’ll notice the ends an’ middle o’ the top stick up right pert, but between the middle an’ each end the boughs sort o’ sag down. A Virginia Scout In public this pert boy my power defeated,— In public shall my vengeance be completed. Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx Is that your pert valet laid up in yon? Dorothy on a Ranch In one corner of the room where poor Tony Pig was confined, hung a large cage, which was the prison of a pert young magpie. Vice in its Proper Shape Or, The Wonderful and Melancholy Transformation of Several Naughty Masters and Misses Into Those Contemptible Animals Which They Most Resemble In Disposition. Was pert Lulu Glaser the object of your secret but persistent attention? The Merry-Go-Round Dale seems to have a pert amount o’ authority over ’em; but how long’s he goin’ to stay here? A Virginia Scout He has a business-like, worldly-minded, foreign air about him—a kind of off-hand, pert, familiar way with books. The Lost Art of Reading She was a pleasant enough looking girl, but with rather a pert manner, and she spoke to me as if I were about six. My New Home A verse of the ribald senseless lay of the player echoed above the banjo’s pert refrain: “Chicken in de bread tray, pickin’ up dough; Granny, will your dog bite? The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan He liked her pert ways, for they brought back his days at college, when dozens of just such misses lent grace and humor and romance to the tennis court and to the football field. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range And in fact he had not been at the Holt since, as a pert boy, he had found it ‘slow.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster A pert reply to persons who say they wonder how you could have done so and so. The Proverbs of Scotland "Our lawyer is foreclosing," whispered a pert young damsel in Greta's ear. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time He was a dapper pert little man, neat in his dress, and suave in his manners. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story The French give singularly pert and appropriate names to their boats. The Automobilist Abroad It continued its solo during the few minutes I stopped to watch it, glancing over the rim of its nest at its auditor with a pert gleam in its twinkling eyes. Birds of the Rockies They’ve no sooner finished one squabble than they begin another, the pert little fairies. Miss Mapp A merry little woman with straw-colored hair and pert, tip-tilted nose and much vivacity and complexion, had apparently taken the lead in the warfare of chaff and fun. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters Farther to the left was the small grocery store, while to the right on the same side as the post office was the pert little village church to which reference has already been made. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters High the sun rode in the heavens, and a bluebird, pert and trim, Called out, "Say-ee, I am thirsty;" and the rivers flowed for him. Indian Legends of Minnesota Sometimes he would run down among the bushes and rocks like a mouse, then glide to the top of another stone, and fling his pert little aria at the intruder. Birds of the Rockies She had beautiful golden hair and an animated, pretty face, with a pert little snub nose. The Fire People Mrs. Sumnet-Ives mentally put the speaker down as “a pert little chit.” Little Lost Sister Mrs. Danvers asked them, and the turn of her head as she looked at them made the girls think of some pert, plump, cheery little robin. Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island The Mystery of the Wreck The Duchess, with the morbid sensitiveness of a deeply wounded, slighted woman, winced under the scornful inspection of the pert little dressmaker. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg And little Dina, who was a quick, pert child, cried, with a shrill voice,— "Mother has sold him for a thousand francs to the foreign gentleman." Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Then Olive made a pert remark; another girl laughed; and the cloud, small at present as a man’s hand, seemed to vanish. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School She was not generally liked, because of her pert, saucy ways, but the fact that she had been lost, and now had returned was surely a reason for rejoicing. Princess Polly At Play "Phil would say 'like thirty cents!'" said Jean, who was certainly a little inclined to be pert. Fernley House He led me on to snap out little sharp speeches, which he always laughed at; and I suspect that was one thing that made me so pert. Aunt Madge's Story "Well, mother," answered the pert hussy, throwing out of her mouth two vipers and two toads. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes “Yes,” remarked Sylvia in a pert tone; “you can go away.” Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School She was pert and willful with all the others, but with Max she was humble indeed. Princess Polly At Play At this moment tripped in the pert maiden, whose share in the machinations we before intimated. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The pert Fedora with its curly brim was comically ill-suited to his seamed old face, and mild blue eye. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest But she had a pert, appealing face, a quick smile; her hair was brushed close to her head. The Planet Strappers "Ah, ha, my friend," said a pert Chimpanzee, "you have got your trunk checked, I see." Humour of the North A pert little miss of thirteen cried, "You can bet your head I never went to any place where I did not see one of my sweethearts." A Confederate Girl's Diary That pert young Jenny had put his spirits down to his very toes. The Story of a Robin It was the little man's pert but wholly inoffensive inquiry. The Man Who Knew They knew that she did not like them either, but considered them frivolous and pert, and complained when they made a racket. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 One still lived in his memory as a red-haired girl with a pert, malicious face, and the other as a stripling youth in a ragged gray uniform. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights The largest are the tall Cochin Chinas; the smallest the pert little Bantams. The National Nursery Book With 120 illustrations There is no pert interjection of smart sayings, so awful in ill-trained children of ill-bred parents. Beyond the Marshes This elicited, "me no gwine home," a pert rejoinder I could not understand, till on calling her to me I saw by her face how excessively green I had been. Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) She is light complected, about thirteen years of age, pert, dressed in brown cloth wescoat and petticoat. Stories of New Jersey I knew how much labour that hideous addition meant, which was a sort of degraded cousin many times removed from the pert villa drawing-rooms, peering over portugal laurels on the road to Muddington. The Lowest Rung Together with The Hand on the Latch, St. Luke's Summer and The Understudy As she spoke, the Muley Cow fetched the pert gentleman a smart smack with her tail. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales She had always said since her childhood that a robin bewitched her—he was so happy and so pert. Country Neighbors Only Fun! or, perhaps, The pert little rascal’s been drinking?— On the Tree Top What a clean, pert, dapper, nervous little fellow he is! Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers "Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth." The Romance of Names A pert brown Thrush on a bough o'er head Fluttered his wings and carolled his song. Nestlings A Collection of Poems "That is Cape Hatteras," said the pert youth. Days Off And Other Digressions Nevertheless she was pert and sociable and would talk as long as people would converse with her. American Men of Mind I should probably very seldom see her if she were the daughter of a casual acquaintance, and when I did see her she would be shy, perhaps, or pert. Lady Bountiful Ah, who will take on himself to proscribe that pert mysticism, those fonts of toilet-water which Gounod invented!... En Route Among the hats stood a photograph of a popular actress, pert and pretty. Jewel Weed I loved her beautiful and kind; Delighted in her pert bow-wow; But now she snaps if you don't mind; 'Twere lunacy to love her now. The Book of Humorous Verse Alice held up a pert maltese kitten and made it wave its paw in return. Chicken Little Jane Exactly; a lad of fifteen or sixteen, a precocious, pert boy, who is much indulged by Lady R—, and, if report says true, is nearer related to her than she is willing to acknowledge. Valerie When any one reprimands you, you give a pert retort, or else pretend not to hear—which is impudent. The Governess I had always thought Hatty pert, teasing, disagreeable; but never underhand or mean. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow All smatterers are more brisk and pert Than those that understand an art; As little sparkles shine more bright Than glowing coals, that give them light. The Book of Humorous Verse Even now we see in our mind's eye the pert, pretty little faces, and the loves of bonnets which flirt and flutter along Broadway in the bright sunshine—Longum Vale! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 "The Squire's son is a pert little chap, isn't he now?" Bertie's Home or, the Way to be Happy The stump healed up, and the Squirrel was pert as ever; but one day he missed his hold in jumping, and fell to the ground. Woodland Tales He always seems to see through what she says to what she means; and he never answers any of her pert speeches, nor tries to explain things, nor smooth her down, as many others do. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow If, storming their camp, I seize a pert shaver, And take as a right what was asked as a favor, It is, "Oh, Papa, How horrid you are— You taste exactly like a cigar!" The Book of Humorous Verse Alexandra had no time to deliver the rather pert reply which she was preparing, for the door opened, and the young man announced “Mistress Chaucer.” The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century Wych Hazel herself is rich and insufferably pert; her lover, Rollo, Dane, Duke, or Olaf, as he is called indifferently, is rich and in his ways 'masterful.' The Gold of Chickaree She is, moreover, pretty, pug-nosed, poetical, pert and pink; and at first glance to the unwary, she shows signs of gentleness and intelligence. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers “How are you to know you have found the right person, Aunt?” said Hatty, in her pert way. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow And if she dared her lips to pout, Like many pert young misses, I'd wind my arm her waist about, And punish her—with kisses! The Book of Humorous Verse "Who—who—are you?" she finally stammered, unable to keep her pert little nose from showing some of the disgust she felt. Heart of Gold "Trust him not to drop anything worth having," interpolated Vic, which was pert; but Mother never reproves her. Lady Betty Across the Water It is certain that Dowler would not have obeyed the order, had not his pert young friend caught him by the coat-tails and pulled him down with such violence that he sat still astonished! Saved by the Lifeboat Now that is changed, and she has become, not pert again, but hard—hard and bitter. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow A flag hung from a hospital over the sidewalk, and with a pert flourish, the landlord's daughters filed off the pavement, around the ensign, and back again. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War The pert woodpecker climbs the trees, and along the shores sits the contemplative heron, watching the rapids flowing by, which are, during certain seasons, absolutely alive with fish. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. She cannot escape yonder rocks, and then that pert and daring youth who set me at defiance, with all his companions, will meet the fate which they and their Saxon countrymen so well merit. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean "Well, you can bet I'm not," she returned, echoing his pert slang sharply. Laramie Holds the Range This afternoon, when she said that, instead of sitting quiet, as we generally do, Hatty—she is the pert one amongst us—actually spoke up. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow I got along very well till Chitty came up, and his interrogatives were so pert and pointed that he very nearly spoiled the entire labor. 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