| 单词 | pluck at |
| 例句 | As I watched in astonishment, he plucked at the dark skin of his cheek with his fingernails, and pulled away a great chunk of it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Briony went to a bedside and plucked at the sleeve of a soldier who lay faceup, cradling his arm which had slipped its sling. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I plucked at the strings with my toes for a second and adjusted one of them. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She ate hers in less than a minute, and then fidgeted, swinging back and forth on her chair and plucking at the plastic strips of the woven seat while he finished his. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She had relaxed against the pillows, plucking at her shawl, and her mouth began to tremble. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The policeman plucked at Ignatius’ bag of sheet music. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She touches my hand, plucks at the skin of my wrist. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She returned to our room, stopping at the vanity to pluck at her tendrils and smooth her French roll. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The domovoi appeared on the railing, plucking at his long beard as he listened. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He tuned the banjo carefully, fiddling with knobs and plucking at steel strings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He plucked at the interne’s elbow and gave him the card. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The third plucked at strings stretched across a long-necked instrument made of wood. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She is so careful in her movements, so precise— it reminds me of the Amity musicians plucking at banjo strings. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She coveted it and plucked at it whenever she could. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He plucked at his chin and grabbed his throat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Dobby plucked at the shrunken maroon sweater he was now wearing over his shorts. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Recited, actually. Poetry. He recited and kind of plucked at the lyre.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma stopped to pluck at some browned leaves in the garden as we walked to the car, muttering that the harmattan was killing her plants. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “My friends,” he began, and a hush swept through the hall, so profound that Theon could hear the wind plucking at the boards over the windows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes she gasped and her fingers plucked at the blanket. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Tyrion plucked at one of the twisted blades that sprang from the arm of the throne. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I plucked at the snare’s tight rope, and it twanged like a guitar string. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She nodded, then plucked at my blouse, at my pants. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she plucked at a thread on her ragged cape or bent over to pull on her socks, which were loose and tended to slide down around her ankles. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As he spoke, he plucked at the long blades of grass, knotting them to form a mesh. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Some were trying to speak, and they clustered around her feet and even tried to pluck at her leggings, though the taboo held them back. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Up near the dais, Abel was plucking at his lute and singing “Fair Maids of Summer.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Finn plucked at his jeans, which had stiffened when the river water dried. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z In Mercerism, an absolute evil plucked at the threadbare cloak of the tottering, ascending old man, but it was never clear who or what this evil presence was. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Most afraid of. Hmmm,” Bull whispered, plucking at his left ear lobe. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She rose in a flutter, like a partridge while the hawk is over, and plucked at her skirt. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion touched his face, plucking at the proud flesh with blunt thick fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The raw fear in the little girl’s voice plucked at something deep within him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In his quiet way, Fleming was giving the witness a rough time; Wells plucked at his tie, as though the knot was suddenly too tight. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I run back to my desk while Mrs. Sheldon stands in front of the class plucking at the skin of her neck. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z "And cleanliness is next to godliness," she plucked at Uncle Tony as he closed the back door after Maddy and me climbed in. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Ira stood defiant before him, uttering no denial, fingers plucking at the fringe of her sari. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She plucked at an offending aquamarine lash with her fingers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Werfel bounded up the steps, plucking at the guard’s sleeve. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He plucked at Winston’s head and brought away a tuft of hair. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z After a while, sleep plucked at him with soft fingers, soothing away the ache. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, as though a finger had plucked at some taut, almost breaking string, his whole body would shake with a sudden nervous start. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z James picked up the Dobro and plucked at it with his fingers. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He plucked at my chest and my belly, but I could feel him in places his hands were nowhere near. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look here, toad,” she said, thrusting her arms through the bars of the fence and plucking at the weeds on the other side. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Her thin fingers moved, plucking at the blanket. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Rifle fire was beginning to pluck at the air around them. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The little boy plucked at her sleeve and whispered again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I slipped my feet out of my flowery flats and carefully plucked at a string with one not quite steady toe. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Now Mrs. Weidenbach was plucking at Grandma’s arm, and it was time to enter the pie into competition. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom plucks at grass and stares off somewhere. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Ilya stopped a few feet away from it, then held his hands up, plucking at threads. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z This was the music they had all come to hear, a melody that plucked at their feet and fingers. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z A bullet plucked at Chamberlain’s coat, a hard pluck so that he thought he had caught a thorn but looked down and saw the huge gash. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ice crunched beneath his boots, and a sudden gust pushed back his hood, as if a ghost had plucked at him with frozen fingers, hungry to gaze upon his face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then, in one smooth movement, she plucked at it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Keeping an eye on the old soldier, Jonathan tentatively plucked at the rope that held him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z But the moment Jinny turned her back to pluck at a fresh batch of shells, Ess let out a shrill, earsplitting scream. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Thus I plucked at my worried thoughts that stuck like burrs in my brain. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Thinking it was a drip of latex sap, I plucked at one. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then slyly, the fife music slid into a playful tune, poking, plucking at their brittle senses. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Her fingers began to pluck at the fabric. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Rodes still gazed at the ground, plucking at one of his fingers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Toward the end of the hymn Digory felt someone plucking at his elbow and from a general smell of brandy and cigars and good clothes he decided that it must be Uncle Andrew. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Sheed plucked at the fabric of his new shirt, forced himself not to look at his jersey in the corner. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The moths were no bigger than the startled mouths of children, and even dozens together could only pluck at the strands of her darkening hair until their wings sagged, sodden with her blood. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Next came two hairlike legs, which clawed and plucked at the blanket. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Curious, some of the older boys gathered around him as he started twisting pegs and plucking at strings to tune the instrument. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He played a scale softly, and then plucked at a string. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She murmurs incoherent words and plucks at her bedding with bone-thin fingers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They wrestled, each plucking at and then casting off the other’s bob-wig, one of which landed near me like some creature of the sea. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Petey plucked at the old blanket on the end of her bed, the one that she’d brought outside and laid by the fire, the one on which she and Finn had been together. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The songs are hilarious, if they’re not plucking at your heartstrings. Tim Gunn’s Happy Place Is ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ Washed Down With Good Gin 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Member Berries also have a side effect, in that eventually they pluck at the root of our collective phobias. Refuge in Reagan nostalgia: Underwhelming “Killing Reagan” longs for a mythical past 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Touched, I strolled around, admiring sea gulls plucking at the old stone high up near the golden dome of the baroque cathedral. In Spain’s Andalusia region, discovering tuna and sherry and a kinship with the Phoenicians Lock thinks, “It plucked at my manhood and incited my sense of the magnificent.” ‘Man on Fire’ review: Salvation through extreme record-breaking 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Max jabs and plucks at pages of typescript. Review: ‘Genius’ Puts Max Perkins and Thomas Wolfe in a Literary Bromance 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z A five-story crane continuously plucking at 30 tons of salvaged clothing. The Park Avenue Armory, Indisputably Big 2011-12-21T21:04:21Z The group readied themselves to play, simultaneously lifting bows to violins, hands to a golden harp and fingers to pluck at guitarróns, their bass guitars. Mariachis Play On, Their Music Unsilenced by the Virus or the Deaths 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z There’s no question a lot of fashion people love a brand, but the brand has to be shorthand for their values — and the object needs to either be indispensable, or to pluck at their heartstrings. Affairs of the Wrist: The Apple Watch Comes Between Them 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Behind him, a traditional singer, an elderly man wearing a fez and a gauzy, black, gold-trimmed cloak over his suit, was plucking at a zither-like stringed instrument. In Syria's Aleppo, the customers are back in the bathhouse 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z A small ensemble plucked at their instruments nearby. Pasty cookoff: A family tradition, stuffed with taunts Ashton Kutcher and Katy Perry’s admiring tweets and millions of followers may have helped, but most of all it plucked, plucked, plucked at our heartstrings. Rating Breakup Anthems: How Does Gotye?s ?Somebody That I Used to Know? Stack Up? 2012-05-15T10:00:50Z He has “written the only kind of biography of Pessoa truly permissible, an account of a life that plucks at the very borders and burdens of the notion of a self.” Times Critics’ Top Books of 2021 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z If you are seeking a stirring narrative that plucks at the heart strings and ties up loose ends, this book will disappoint. David Stuart MacLean’s terrifying memoir of amnesia 2014-02-20T20:03:28Z They pluck at and complicate the idea, pull up its credit score, refine it. Yes, No, Maybe So: A Generation of Thinkers Grapples With Notions of Consent 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z It’s a novel that, like Thomas’s other books, plucks at the strings of our complex humanity. Review | With ‘Concrete Rose,’ Angie Thomas eviscerates stereotypes about Black families 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z But there were shadows plucking at the grandeur, a sense of magnificence dissolving into dissonance. Stephen Sondheim, the Man Who Felt Too Much 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z People were willing to believe this image, plucked at random from the internet, was a great work of art when it was put in a gallery with a great artist's name attached, they say. What lies beneath 2011-06-09T10:33:59Z The desert light slanted down, the wind plucked at the water. Personal Journeys: A Case for Getting Far, Far Away 2013-05-16T17:46:20Z The way they fidget and chain-smoke and pluck at their clothes. My streaming gem: why you should watch Let There Be Light 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z In his dressing room earlier that evening, Mr. Piven stoically ignored the gnatlike handlers mopping his brow and plucking at his pocket square, intent on describing the change. Don’t Confuse Jeremy Piven with Ari Gold 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Nick plucked at his six-string while a woman with a shaved head breezed past en route to the treatment area, and a man in a wheelchair went by. Teen volunteers with guitar at cancer center 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Leah can see him plucking at his T-shirt, trying to shed the remnants of his day: many tiny hairs, clippings from strangers, some blonde, some brown. NW by Zadie Smith – extract 2012-08-17T21:55:12Z The last to leave the stage, he breezily spun around, plucked at his pants and sauntered into the wings. The First Ailey Spirit Gala Is Held at the Koch Theater 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z As the flock of finches fly around and land on the instruments, wipe their beaks, or use twigs to pluck at the strings, they create a unique and changing soundscape. Birdie songs 2010-02-27T08:58:00Z Even in swathes of maroon eyeshadow and lipstick, she's incredibly pretty – and surprisingly twitchy, plucking at the sleeve of her over-sized T-shirt, gulping her coffee and letting out a nervous laugh. Taylor Momsen: From Grinch to grunge 2010-12-08T21:30:00Z The exception is when actual children appear onscreen, dancing on suburban lawns and plucking at leaves and blades of grass. Review: ‘Voyage of Time,’ the Cosmology of Terrence Malick (the Short Version) 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The pretty blond woman is plucking at the bristles of a hairbrush with gold-manicured fingertips, tapping her nails softly against the wooden handle as she holds it close to a microphone. A whisper, then tingles, then 87 million YouTube views: Meet the star of ASMR 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z But it doesn't necessarily pluck at the mind in innovative ways or seal itself upon the heart, qualities every great drama should live up to. "The New Pope" is still sexy and it knows it 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z “Yeah, how appreciative I am,” Ms. Jenner said, plucking at her tights. Kendall Jenner, A Sister Who Does More Than Keep Up With the Kardashians 2013-06-07T21:43:24Z Eastwood, in nearly half a century as a major filmmaker and even longer as an axiom of popular culture, has chronicled the fraying of that cloth, and also plucked at a thread or two. ‘Richard Jewell’ Review: The Wrong Man 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Instead use tweezers and pluck at the site of the bite as close to the skin as possible. How to Protect Yourself from Ticks and the Dangerous Diseases They Spread 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z A widely broadcast photo of Soldin, pictured in protective gear and smiling broadly with a cat on his shoulder, has plucked at the heartstrings of the French nation. Tributes pour in for AFP journalist killed in Ukraine 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z "They said it was war, but I didn't understand at all," Sofiya tells me, plucking at her watch strap. Ukraine War: 'Everyone is kind, but the fact is, we're not home' 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z De’Shawn Charles Winslow plucks at that tension between urban and rural anxieties in his latest novel, “Decent People.” Review | Indecent secrets lurk in De’Shawn Charles Winslow’s ‘Decent People’ 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z The Minnesota Twins also were big winners, moving up from 13th in the pre-draft order based on their 2022 record to fifth when the ping pong balls were plucked at baseball’s winter meetings. Pirates win top pick in baseball’s first draft lottery 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z There were the usual hallmarks of a happy gathering: a bandura player plucked at his instrument on an amphitheater stage. ‘Ukrainian People Don’t Give Up Hope’: U.S. Rallies Express Solidarity 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Wall Street excess, sub-prime mortgages, the opioid epidemic, manufacturing’s decline, unaffordable education and income inequality were all plucking at the threads of America’s social contract. Can Biden and Harris put a bitterly divided America back together again? 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Ludders sat down nearby and plucked at an instrument “made out of some kind of gourd” while the ghost hunter hovered around the Quinn farmhouse, trailed by a teenage boy and a chicken. One Family Has Delivered the Mail by Boat for 115 Years. Is This the Last? 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Oh Maryland, my Maryland, that’s Maryland to me,” as Holland plucks at his ukulele. Musicians put in bid for new state song ‘That’s My Maryland’ 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z In one photo, Beathard held a guitar while Sage plucked at the strings. Country singer Tucker Beathard reveals he's a dad: 'The greatest blessing I could possibly ask for' 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z But 20 minutes later, Sessions was still there, seemingly in a daze, plucking at footnotes from a past life. The Fall of Jeff Sessions, and What Came After 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z But to many in Oakland, a historically more racially diverse and impoverished city long overshadowed by its counterpart across the bay, the decision – however rational - plucked at old hurts, steeped in racial and environmental discrimination. 'People here don't matter': arrival of coronavirus-hit ship in Oakland plucks at old hurts 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Plagues – or, to use a more modern term, epidemics of infectious disease – pluck at our most primal fears. Closed borders and ‘black weddings’: what the 1918 flu teaches us about coronavirus 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Astonished by the finger-length insects, children dash here and there, waving blankets or plucking at branches to shake the locusts free. ‘This is huge’: Locust swarms destroy crops in East Africa 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z The Democratic presidential aspirants, plucking at the electorate’s sleeve, are perhaps inadvertently getting the country interested in moderation. Opinion | In 2020, will Democrats embrace vanilla? 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z An illuminated window high off the ground excites the gaze and plucks at the imagination. Stephen Adly Guirgis’s World of Broken Women 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Within a few minutes, Elizabeth was clinging to a toy maraca with one hand while using the other to pluck at the strings of Epstein’s three-quarter-sized guitar. Hospital uses music therapy to reduce sedation for kids 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Voices sound natural and guitars sound like someone’s plucking at their strings. Cambridge Audio’s Melomania buds have epic battery life, good sound, and a unique design 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Recently, Abouallal sent a video of Fatiha’s newest granddaughter, born last April, wearing her first headband and plucking at the unfamiliar white elastic as it slipped over her eyes. Their parents joined ISIS. They were raised in the caliphate. Can they come home? 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z “There’s a lot of people still on the hunt,” he added, but hopes of finding survivors are “very much plucking at straws.” ‘I’m So Afraid’: Emiliano Sala Reportedly Sent Message From Plane 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z McEnroe, flayed by his own scowls, and plucking at the speck-free shoulders of his shirt as a raptor pecks at its feathers, was more physically there, in his element, than any of his rivals. “McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection” and the Tennis Star as Existential Hero 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z I am among those who find my irrational fears plucked at just the thought of their claws. Perspective | A rodent experiment with a choice: Eviction or death? 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Most cotingas for sale were half destroyed, their feathers picked and plucked at by generations of tiers. How an Obsession With Rare Bird Feathers Turned Criminal 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Death plucked at every layer of Vietnamese and American life. AP WAS THERE: The Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z As Sarah Talbot, an animal keeper who leads the Penguin Encounter tours, talked, a little one squeezed between her feet and plucked at her shoelaces and the folds in her cargo pants. Always wanted to pet the penguins? This zoo will let you. 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z “They pluck at the web to get their prey to come to them,” says Woods. 18 Spider-Killing Spiders Discovered—And They Look Like Pelicans 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Judge Paul Grimm called the case a “terrible conspiracy” involving unscrupulous people plucking at lonely victims’ heartstrings to get them to send “jaw- droppingly large amounts of money.” He said he was in love. She sent him money. Then he disappeared. 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z As Mr. Thin Myu reeled it in, the dolphins plucked at escaping fish. In a Fragile Partnership, Dolphins Help Catch Fish in Myanmar 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z A sea of pigeons surrounds his feet, plucking at the crusty ground. Washington man feeds feathered friends on waterfront daily 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z NBA teams have plucked at least one Kentucky product in the top eight picks every season Calipari has spent in Lexington. Kentucky, UNC present an Elite Eight contrast of styles — and of roster-building 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z Peddling cultureless capitalism, blinkered jingoism, vulgar insults, Trump has promised to “make America great again”, plucking at a hazy nostalgia akin to that which turned disenfranchised Brits to Brexit. Mourn the election outcome now. Then stand up and protect American values | Claire Messud 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z That conflict plucks at some ancient strand of human genetic code. The day the clowns came to town 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z In the meantime, Butkus continues to pluck at the heartstrings of his sympathetic owners and wants for nothing. EXCHANGE: The dog Butkus takes frequent rides with master 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z And the festival itself will pluck at the various strands of Irish culture and history and perhaps send an echo from the past century into this one. ‘Ireland 100’ brings three weeks of performances to Kennedy Center 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z A balmy wind gusts through it, plucking at the nerves, and, during a mountain walk, a skulking fog appears from nowhere. Sex, Food, Rock and Roll 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z We plucked at the damp matting, bored by the weather. Letter of Recommendation: AstroTurf 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Judges plucked at random from the audience award points, from zero to 10, for each performance. Poetry Is Art, but Poetry Slams Are Sport, Bound by Pages of Rules 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Jonah Sprung, 25, plucked at his date’s red nose on an uptown D train. Parade in Chinatown Raises Spirits During a Record Plunge in Temperature 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z As early construction neared an end, they clambered down into the refurbished bunkers to pluck at the edges by hand, ripping out tufts of grass for a rough-hewn look. Golf designer digs up a classic at L.A. Country Club 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z It’s hard to fault a movie for being schmaltzy when it’s as unabashedly virtuosic in its efforts to pluck at your heartstrings as “Max.” ‘Max’ is a modern-day Rin Tin Tin tale 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Her husband smiled his agreement, and plucked at his Vapormax, which was empty. The Cannabis Queen of Beverly Hills 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z He plucks at a guitar while he speaks, and revolves on his chair, sometimes resting his red-socked feet on a nearby Midas mixing desk, sometimes folding over his guitar, looking pained. Jamie T: whatever happened to the likely lad? 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Trooper Chelsea Webster of the Nevada Highway Patrol said emergency workers plucked at least 15 stranded motorists from their cars and police responded to nearly 70 accidents in the Las Vegas area following the storm. Torrential rains cause over $1 million worth of damage in Nevada county 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Instead of just sticking their head into the box and getting the meat out and being done with it, they will pluck at the boxes, break them up into tiny pieces and think it’s wonderful. So Fresh and So Clean: Zookeepers Use Cologne to Enrich Big Cats' Living Space 2014-03-24T12:28:41Z Ms. Khobragade’s arrest has plucked at deep sensitivity over how India is portrayed, and the news media and the public have searched for examples of American diplomats’ misbehaving. Indian School Ensnared in U.S. Diplomatic Row 2014-01-16T03:00:58Z Son also saw a broad swath of U.S. spectrum controlled by Clearwire just ripe for plucking at a bargain basement price. Sprint/Clearwire Sing Way Off Key From Same Page In The Softbank Hymnal 2013-01-02T17:15:03Z To Jules the mass that preceded the marriage ceremony seemed interminable; he kept glancing at Blanche's flushed face and downcast eyes, and plucking at his gloves. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z A little shudder plucks at her nerves, and she shakes her head as though, by this symbolic act, to shake off something clinging and contaminating. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z White to the lips, her eyes staring, she plucked at the front of her dress with one hand, and, leaning with the other against the wall, seemed to struggle for speech. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z It was her own room, but through the closed door she had heard a weak, shrill cry that plucked at her heart. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Feeling her still hang hack, the gipsy girl plucked at her. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z She turned her face to me--we had both come to a standstill--and plucked at the fastenings of her mask. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z "Well, we'll see about it, when we get to Romford," she answered, looking nervously aside, and plucking at the fringe of the shawl. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z The old unhappiness and dread were plucking at her heart again. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z The ape reached the fruit, and for a long time plucked at it and shook it, but was unable to break it off. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Canst wander 'mid the dewy flowers, And, from the superfluous wealth Of the wood-bushes, pluck at will Wholesome and delicate food, And at the silvery fountain quench thy thirst? Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z She plucked at her bridle so suddenly that those who rode behind ran into us. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Then on a sudden, my ear caught the dull beat of a horse's hoofs on the road behind me; and my heart standing still with terror, I plucked at my reins, and stood to listen. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z But she plucked at my arm with lowered eyes, nor would hear me to explain that I, newly wedded, viewed the future with a hopeful gravity that befitted. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z União da Ilha's London theme is a broad concept that goes well beyond the city and with some unusual combinations plucked at random out of books and history. London-themed Rio carnival troupe 2012-02-21T15:05:28Z The small remaining scraps of the property of emigrants, long threatened and plucked at now and again, were actually seized en bloc. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z As in a dream--with slow gait and corrugated brow--the Abbess passed back towards the grove, heedless of the salutations of the peasants,--of the brown urchins that plucked at her skirts. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z He plucked at her sleeve, and she turned her pale face toward him. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z After a moment I plucked at his sleeve, reproachfully. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The dust was beginning to gather in the folds of her dainty dress, the wind plucked at her veil, and the fierce sun smote her face. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z A few yards further on, she sat down in the bracken with her back towards me and began plucking at the grasses. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z As he passed out of the door Lady Oxford was standing in the middle of the room plucking at her fan. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Again he lay silent, plucking at the grass with the fingers of his left hand. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Fowls are easiest plucked at once, while warm; they should afterwards be scalded by dipping them for a moment in boiling water, which will give a plump appearance to any good fowl. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z "May I say that I should like to retain your favorable opinion if it's possible?" he replied, and leaving his team plucking at the grass he turned away and entered the house. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z At first he made no reply, but sat plucking at his beard, so taken aback was he. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z He plucked at Slade's sleeve, drawing him away from the window. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z She gave a little trembling cry, and plucked at my fingers. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z He works from the outside, inward, and gradually achieves life and reality by an immense accumulation of objective detail, without ever plucking out, or even plucking at, the heart of the mystery. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z The child plucked at her saree, jealous of her abstraction. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Davy plucked at his mother's skirts and reminded her that he was to be finally breeched when the packman came round, and he was not disappointed. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z She plucked at a soft fold of the silken tea-gown with nervous fingers, and listened absently to the strains that drifted towards her on the evening air. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Again she plucked at my fingers, and for all the calmness which she had shown, I could feel her hands burning through her gloves. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z A hand came forth from under the gallery and plucked at Mr. Mooney's coat. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Sitting one day by a village boat-landing in the Benita region, about 1866, while my crew prepared for our journey, I was idly plucking at my beard, and carelessly flung away a few hairs. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z One of the players unlikely to be available in a trade is Denard Span, the Minnesota Twins center fielder and on-base force the Nationals nearly plucked at the last trade deadline. Nationals GM Mike Rizzo lays groundwork in trade for a center fielder, says his players are drawing interest 2011-11-17T02:17:19Z But then I do not see that it is necessary to be perpetually plucking at the coat-tails, or seizing hold of the ankles of those who are before. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z "What could I do?" said the prince, laughing, and plucking at the down on his upper lip; "the king has ordered me to head-quarters: ought I to let them say I am afraid of fire?" For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z But there was a singular beating at his heart, a feeling that he was plucking at a veil which he longed and feared to raise. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z We pluck at your raiment, We stroke down your hair, We faint in our lament And pine into air. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z "Come away, do come away," implored Dulcie, plucking at her brother's sleeve. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z The person who plucked at his sleeve was a limp youth with a limp cigarette and vociferous checked clothes and cap. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z As he kneeled to throw fuel on the fire the langur ran to the door of the shrine, crooned, and ran back again, plucking at the man's knee. The Second Jungle Book 2011-09-10T02:00:30.870Z Herrick felt a strength of pity in his breast whose tide should lift Christina from the whirlpools of which the lessening eddies still plucked at her sick soul. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z And when I saw Nonie Valetta lying there, her pallid hands plucking at the blue and white stripes of her coverlet, I knew that he had spoken truth. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Possibilities were beckoning to him, dead things springing up alive, old longings, ambitions, appetences plucking at him. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z It pursued them and plucked at their frightened skirts. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z I believed that fingers touched my chest and plucked at my coat. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z "A very pretty idea, upon my word!" said Margaret, ceasing to blow upon and pluck at the leaves, and turning upon her companion a countenance showing something like surprised admiration. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z They flapped about me, with cruel beaks plucking at my heart. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Her shaking hand was plucking at the lace at her throat. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z Some of them run their hands through their hair until it is in a greatly rumpled condition, some of them pluck at their eyebrows. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z It increased in force; it plucked at her shawl and slewed it about her throat; it tore at the lace on her dress. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Continuing to avoid Lucinda's eyes, she plucked at her cloak once more and moved toward the door; but faltered on finding that Lucinda stood in her way and didn't offer to budge. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z “Look here, old chap,” continued the Jew, plucking at his companion’s sleeve to emphasise what he said. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z And he plucked at the reins and started the horse into a trot. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z A professor at a certain university had a habit every now and then of plucking at a button on his coat. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z The vampire seemed puzzled, he plucked at the upper flap and tugged. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z His fingers plucked at his dark mustache in a nervous and undecided manner, and he took a long time to deliberate before he could trust himself to launch upon the momentous subject. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z She plucked at it, bits of root came off but the grass stayed as if it were part of the boot. Non-skid 2011-06-08T17:50:32.410Z The medical officer’s lips were gray, as he leaned forward to pluck at the sheriff’s arm. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z The scarlet flower she had plucked at the door she wore now between her breasts. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z It seemed to him that they plucked at his coat, and sometimes in their excitement made wild, sneering remarks about him. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z He spoke in a soft, expressionless voice, sometimes rubbing his fingers together or plucking at the fabric of his pants. Tugging at Threads to Unspool Stories of Torture 2011-05-02T20:43:07Z Instead of plucking at the other’s hands, which were clutched about his throat, he crumpled up as if overcome and sank to the stones. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z A hand came forth from under the gallery and plucked at Mr. Mooney’s coat. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z When he had cleared out his old stock last year, he had a piece of ladies' dress goods left on hand, on which were represented giraffes plucking at a palm-tree. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z The soft, thin lips plucked at VB's clothing, nuzzling about him as he stood with arms clasped around the glossy neck. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z Birdie Rose was nervously plucking at a package of cigarette papers that he had drawn from his pocket. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z Some power beyond my cognizance presently plucked at my feet, and I found myself mounting the stairs. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z But seeing that the young man heeded him not, he muttered an inpatient "Teremtette!" between his teeth, and then, plucking at his master's dress, he continued— "Have you no orders to give me, Master Otmar?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z The despised rustic rides on—as he passes making awkward obeisance, by a spasmodic pluck at his forelock. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z All this while a hand had been plucking at Joscelyn’s skirt, but Tarleton had kept his side face to her so that any action was impossible. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z The time was past for her when she could relieve herself in any distressing agitation by a burst of tears: she sat there white and silent, plucking at the folds of her black lace dress. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z It was pitch-dark, and the rain beat against these men, driven by the savage wind, plucking at their capes, buffeting their steel helmets, straining at the straps of their packs, slashing them across the face. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z It plucked at the cordage, fought with the sails, and bent the masts until they cracked again. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Mrs. Moore was about to follow him, when Jimmie plucked at her dress. Jimmie Moore of Bucktown 2011-02-24T03:00:53.640Z She did not answer for a moment, but sat peering up at us, plucking at the arms of her chair with nervous, skinny hands. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z Then Antoine was at her side, nervously plucking at the blanket that trailed from her shoulder. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z The usually cheerful room was haunted to-night, memories thronged round her, plucking at her to recall themselves. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z He plucked at the panther skin, snorting occasionally, and casting side glances at his companion, who rode close to his side, intent upon the prospect of low houses and broken bush. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z They themselves were thin and wasted with disease, and this uncertainty of waiting in readiness for they knew not what plucked at their nerves. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z Come inside; come inside," said Bella, plucking at Cyril's sleeve; "you must not be seen here with me at this hour. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z She was very quiet for a while, and then plucked at Greta's gown suddenly. The Blind Mother and The Last Confession 2011-02-03T03:00:11.867Z She plucked at the trimming on the sleeve of her night-dress. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z "Why, mother, I thought you said you wanted a paper," cried Betty, hurrying after her and plucking at her arm. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z Penny ran up to one of the men, plucking at his sleeve to command attention. Signal in the Dark 2011-01-06T03:00:43.537Z The sailor plucked at Macready's sleeve, and Ernst mumbled thickly that they might as well get back aboard.... She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Mercy had just awakened from the first deep sleep that comes after all is over, and the long fingers of one of her thin hands were plucking at the white counterpane. The Blind Mother and The Last Confession 2011-02-03T03:00:11.867Z Then the blood that had blazed in her face spread suddenly to her nerveless hands, and she began to pluck at the crape ruffles on her gown. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z He kept plucking at the tablecloth in dogged reserve. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z I was several times interrupted in the course of this little address by one of our custodians, who continued to pluck at my sleeve, and enjoined me in audible whispers to hold my impertinent tongue. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z The whistling wind played with the shingles on the cabin and plucked at the chinking in the logs. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z "This is not exactly a fashion statement," she said ruefully, plucking at the light-blue L.L. Special Report: Life and death in the age of the bionic heart 2010-10-12T12:27:00Z In the full-speed BBC version — available here — Bush is seen tapping Clinton on the shoulder twice and then plucking at his sleeve. Bush Returns to the Viral Video Charts 2010-03-26T18:47:00Z As Rudy realizes his impossible dream, employees pluck at boxes of tissues. Bizarre Hiring Rituals 2010-03-01T17:00:00Z She was plucking at green leaves and would not spare him. A Blot on the Scutcheon What he had heard was only the wind plucking at the wagon cover. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z The old man listened to Locke without comment, and when Lefty had finished, he sat thoughtfully 223 plucking at his under lip with his thumb and forefinger. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager Love doesn't hang on every tree for a woman to pluck at will, and you have the great luck, my dear Duchess, to be loved by your own husband. The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode They pinched his skin, they plucked at his cheek, mouth and nostrils. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies "There is one at Varenac who is more than brother to me," she whispered, plucking at the end of her fichu. A Blot on the Scutcheon With a curious sensation of almost prescience plucking at him, he took a box of vestas from his pocket and struck one. The Valiants of Virginia Kennedy sat thinking, plucking at his under lip, as was the old man’s habit when perplexed. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager At these words the smaller young man shuffled uneasily with his feet, and plucked at the cloak of his companion. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 It was not passion, which, when with him, she had never felt, that plucked at her unbearably, it was the thwarted fruit of passion that haunted and reproached her. Beggars on Horseback It was half past one when Robert, half asleep, conscious of nothing but discomfort, felt Tony plucking at his sleeve. The Gay Adventure A Romance But do you know"—here he plucked at my shirt front, took a pinch, as it were, just as he had seen the professor do—"I can not find any transmigration. The Haunted Pajamas Suddenly as he rounded the corner he came upon a couple separating, the man returning to the dance, the girl leaning against a pillar, plucking at invisible vines. Making Money O captain," he exclaimed, in a tone of deepest concern, plucking at his companion's arm, "will you look at the poor creatures? Terry's Trials and Triumphs Outside on the road she stood for a while, pallid and wraith-like in the moonlight, looking in the direction she supposed he had taken, while her fingers plucked at her dress with distressed little gestures. The Tempering She approaches quite near, and touches the mantle, and plucks at the heavy folds; whereupon the clasp on the neck of the image becomes unfastened, and the lean, wooden body appears, looking ghastly enough. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II He grew red and plucked at his cuffs. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. It was merely a handful, plucked at random, from the abundant beauty of the rich Southern forest. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 “Good morning, Mr. Hurd, sir!” she exclaimed, plucking at her apron. The Missioner After there had been much joyous dancing, the Cynic plucked at Gud's sleeve and asked: "Who be these beautiful damsels, who dance so divinely, and whence came they?" The Book of Gud She plucked at the sleeve of his coat to draw him back. The Broken Gate A Novel "Dear God!" she said in a shaking whisper as she plucked at Cleek's sleeve. The Riddle of the Night At night it came to her, sat by her side, plucked at her sleeve, awoke her. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident Those of the general's bride-elect were moist as some blue flower plucked at dawn; the dew seemed still upon them. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes Mr. Trimp plucked at the faint hirsute adornment of his upper lip and folded his black-and-white waistcoat over the back of a chair. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole For a moment he stood in speechless fury, plucking at his sword-hilt. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois The remark was not original, nor very deep, but it recurred to Gabriel when trouble plucked at his own sleeve, or when he saw disaster run through a family like a contagion. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction And as he spoke, he suddenly plucked at his face with an old, habitual action of Doctor Wedderburn's when excited. Bye-Ways This fine speech delivered, he looked down and plucked at his cuff. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes Any broken feathers should be plucked at least six weeks before the birds are to be shown so as to give them an opportunity to grow in new ones. Ducks and Geese These plucked at my clothes as I passed, and moaned and whined: but the stream that disappeared up the gentle slope of the stairway took no notice of them. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Rudnik sat back in his chair and plucked at his scant gray beard. The Competitive Nephew Something whisperingly cold plucked at him, and for an instant his heart was stilled. Quest of the Golden Ape The dead lay there, while, breathing heavily, his hand plucking at the coverlet, the dying seaman passed slowly away. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The old man rose feebly, and stood plucking at the edge of the tablecloth. Lady Cassandra While Gorilla was tearing down the plants and plucking at the bunches, Kinneneh was actively engaged in transferring what he brought into the loft by his mother’s side. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories He felt dimly a plucking at his ankles. The Door into Infinity Needles of pain darted in her skull, plucked at her eyes. Think Yourself to Death The man rolled restlessly from side to side, the hand ever plucking at the coarse blanket. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Olmec turned and stalked on ahead of him, one hand twitching slightly as it plucked at his matted beard. Red Nails Mr. Dane Montague caught up his hat and plucked at the sleeve of his companion. Jacob's Ladder But just then it seemed to Thumb he felt, light as the wind, something softly pluck at his wool hat. The Three Mulla-mulgars Alurna fought to keep her eyes tight shut; but terror plucked at the lids, forcing them open. Warrior of the Dawn And with that despairing cry, the Lisbeth whom Ted knew so well stood there before him again, old and foolish and piteous, whimpering softly and plucking at her ragged dress. The Torch Bearer It is complained that there are no examinations at the Inns of Court in town, whilst it is forgotten that thousands of applicants for admission are daily plucked at the hotels all over the country. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) She plucked at Bob's coat sleeve, as if to let him understand that he could come on now; as if the boy needed a second invitation. The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners Then he joined Lady Leake, and plucked at the boy’s sleeve, and between them out came the whole miserable story. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories His teeth chattered, he plucked at his collar as if he were strangling. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure They had crept up into the sofa and on the chairs, but still they thought they felt somebody plucking at them from underneath the table. 'Round the yule-log: Christmas in Norway He sighed as the strain plucked at his nerves, in spite of what he knew of Doc Kramer's careful small-scale tests. Big Pill Usselex shrugged his shoulders, and for a second, with a gesture that was habitual to him, he plucked at his beard. Eden An Episode Scotty plucked at his sleeve and Rick followed, moving swiftly into the shadow of the livery stable. The Scarlet Lake Mystery He plucked at his fan-shaped beard, and stared at the Christ. Mary Magdalen "But this," says Monica, plucking at her pretty loose gown, that hangs in limp artistic folds round her slight figure and is pranked out with costly laces. Rossmoyne There was a crowd of men, with whips, calling out, and plucking at my shawl. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 Myrtle-leaves plucked at the hour of sunset, but these will not be blossoms until midnight! Weird Tales, Vol. II. For Wali Dâd was overwhelmed with grief and shame for himself, for his friend, and for the name and honour of the princess; and he wept and plucked at his beard, and groaned most piteously. The Brown Fairy Book He was awakened by a plucking at his sleeve. The So-called Human Race Then Josh uttered a low gasp, as his fingers plucked at Rod’s sleeve. The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France Then there was a plucking at the robe twisted about him and he looked down. The People of the Crater And behind and beneath these immediately disconcerting things still more sinister hintings and questioning were beginning to pluck at contentment. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman She called her companion to her, who swore by Jove, and plucked at his moustache, and consulted with the groom, who by some chance knew who the child was. A Country Gentleman and his Family Ten thousand Lies may pluck at him, But only Truth can tear him down. The Lord of Misrule And Other Poems The sun was laughing sweetly, The moon plucked at my rein; But the little red fox murmured, ‘O do not pluck at his rein, He is riding to the townland That is the world’s bane.’ In The Seven Woods Being Poems Chiefly of the Irish Heroic Age Certainly I, too, was shipwrecked,” he continued, plucking at the grass. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI He holds it like a baby, and plucks at the strings. An Ocean Tramp The girl plucked at his coat and said: “Now sit down, father, I want to talk to you,” she hesitated. In the Heart of a Fool The se�or, however, with his charger behind him, was foraging over the deck to find a stall, and in a fury Murgu�a plucked at his sleeve. The Missourian The sun was laughing sweetly, The moon plucked at my rein; But the little red fox murmured, ‘O do not pluck at his rein, He is riding to the townland, That is the world’s bane.’ In The Seven Woods Being Poems Chiefly of the Irish Heroic Age Her right hand fluttered over her heart, plucking at an unseen weight. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales She plucked at her dark vestments with trembling hands, her lips half open, her burning eyes on Joe’s unmoved face. The Bondboy She had her baby in her arms, with another plucking at her skirts and she stood mutely beside the coffin that they would not open. In the Heart of a Fool She plucked at the strings of a small instrument lying on her lap, and the notes tinkled the music of her words. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists The sun was laughing sweetly, The moon plucked at my rein; But the little red fox murmured, ‘O do not pluck at his rein, He is riding to the townland That is the world’s bane.’ In The Seven Woods Being Poems Chiefly of the Irish Heroic Age The young officer’s face colored; he plucked at his new mustache in embarrassment. The Rustler of Wind River But there had been no noise other than that of the wind plucking at the old tin roof, rattling the shrunken frames of the windows. Wild Oranges She plucked at her arm; a sickly white worm, only an inch long, had fallen on it from the ceiling. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 She waited, looking down and plucking at the silken fringe of her bodice. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists Rick swam back to where Scotty waited, and plucked at his shoulder. The Flying Stingaree Le Brun, not the picture-dealing husband, but the poetical fellow who modestly nicknamed himself the Pindar of his age, plucked at the lyre with both hands in her honour. Vigée Le Brun He paused as if expecting her to speak, but she was plucking at the blue-and-white fringe of the tablecloth with nervous fingers. The Phantom Lover The earth wears her seas like a loose garment which the sun and moon constantly pluck at and shift from side to side. Under the Maples When the priest tells her that religion is the surety of both, he plucks at her heart, which vibrates to its depths, and she regards him as her savior. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) A searing pain had shot up his side, and, as he gripped it, he appeared to be furiously plucking at his dagger. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court Holmes and I followed them down to the lane, and my friend plucked at my sleeve as we came out. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The other girl reached out into the crowd and plucked at the sleeve of a tall, beak-nosed man. The Shepherd of the North Through a jagged opening in the ship's walls, the wind whined and plucked at Kelly's red hair. Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly? They walked along the quays until they reached the Four Courts, and while they were standing there, a sickly woman, with a fretful, whining voice, plucked at Henry's arm. Changing Winds A Novel He stared about him like a man suffering from some hideous ataxia, and the horror of the affair plucking at his soul, he beat his breast, groaning in an agony of envy. Melomaniacs Something bright, or was it dull, plucked at the edge of Jason's vision. Zero Data He plucked at the hunting-knife, and plunged it into the wild animal with three rapid thrusts. The Fiery Totem A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian North-West Joan bent her gaze upon the ground, a flush tinting her brown face, plucking at the grass with aimless fingers. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The birds were plucking at their feathers with an unconcern all too apparent. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills A humming like the wind plucking at the wires of a thousand Æolian harps set her soul shivering in fresh dismay. Melomaniacs But––” A smile plucked at his thin, gray lips. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 But he could not shake off the effect of the dream, could not stifle altogether the impulse that plucked at his resolve. Rim o' the World Her eyes seemed to drawl languorous words that her lips dared not voice; and she committed the heinous offense of plucking at Eddie's coat-sleeve and clinging to his hand. In a Little Town The husbandman may pluck at its roots, but the seed is flung broadcast, and he finds himself wringing his hands helplessly in the wilderness. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills Then the father plucked at the counterpane like a dying fiddler.... Melomaniacs He plucked at me as I went past. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Her left hand resumed again its vague groping, the work-worn fingers plucking at the coverlet. Rim o' the World Arizona was about to retort hotly, but Tresler, who was standing close up to him, plucked at his shirt-sleeve, and, strangely enough, his interference had its effect. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana Then he wandered about the park and plucked at leaves and twigs. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 The pianist groaned as the slave plucked at his arms and held them aloft. Melomaniacs Johnson’s left hand was gouging at my face, his fingers plucking at my eyes. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Her groping left hand ceased its aimless plucking at a yarn knot in the patchwork comforter. Rim o' the World And then the spasm went through me; I crooked my arm and plucked at the middle of my back. Monday or Tuesday "You old fool!" he cried, heedless of Asgill's hand, which was plucking at his skirts. The Wild Geese He was besieged by men anxious for his opinion as to the outcome of the race; they plucked at the skirts of his rusty black coat; they caught him by the arms. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories The chief commissioner of police was plucking at his pointed beard with nervous fingers. A Nest of Spies The play that had vainly plucked at the stage-doors of the Yiddish Theatres of Europe had already been accepted by the leading Yiddish theatre of New York. Ghetto Comedies She said it certainly, leaning against the wall of the bedroom, and plucking at the little balls which edge the claret-coloured curtain. Monday or Tuesday His hand became bolder, plucking at the laces that held her clothing together, baring places that only a husband should look at as he was looking now. Shaman "In the ring, eh?" said Hopwood, straightening his collar and plucking at his tie. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories The rickshaw boy was still making guttural sounds, softly plucking at his sleeve. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China For there stand so many fellows plucking at the public goose, That it's moving lofty mountains when you try to pull 'em loose! Oklahoma Sunshine But who is this fellow plucking at your sleeve? Robin Hood The woman's full lips curved in a smile of greeting for Pierre; then she plucked at her skirts, lifting them a bit, and bent her knees and ducked her head. Shaman As he stepped forth from the shadow of the stable awning a hand plucked at his sleeve. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories Nervously he halted, gasping as a long, trembling hand, at the extremity of a spectral wrist, plucked at his sleeve. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China With a face stricken lean with ferocity, he staggered to his feet, plucking at his obstinate holster, and glaring for a foe. Red Men and White "It seems folly, like the man's two wives who plucked at his hair, the first to take out the white ones and the other the black." A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia There was a plea in her voice that plucked at his heart strings. Rimrock Trail Phœbe Beecham's bad enough at home; but if she thinks she's to have you here to pluck at her leisure, she and her friends—” “W—hew!” said Clarence, with a long whistle. Phoebe, Junior He was vastly more important now than this wretch who plucked at his arm. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China Genesmere was plucking at his clothes, and the Mexican helped him draw out a handkerchief, which the lover unfolded like a treasure. Red Men and White The black hands, showing lighter palms, plucked at the coverings. A Man to His Mate "I can't see 'em," said King Sidney peevishly, plucking at his auburn moustache. In Brief Authority He has been plucked at Oxford, you know,” he said, with a big laugh, thrusting forth his chest as Clarence thrust forth his shirt-front, with an apparent complacency over the very plucking. Phoebe, Junior Bertram Chester pulled himself up at this point and plucked at a place away back in the conversation. The Readjustment Luckily for her, she had a happy faculty for being plucked at examinations, and her education was consequently kept within reasonable bounds. Somehow Good He felt the hands of the elderly Indian plucking at the bandage, and then it was drawn aside. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain The farmer plucked at the recruiting officer's sleeve, his face was twitching, and he whispered hoarsely: "'E don' know 'is alphabet." Tatterdemalion The Protector advanced one step towards him; and then plucked at the Ranger's beard with so strong a hand, that it deserted his chin, and dangled between Cromwell's fingers. The Buccaneer A Tale She came nearer to the side of the bed on which Lucy and the Curate were standing, and plucked at his sleeve in her anxiety. The Perpetual Curate A little Cupid plucks at his garland of ivy, another tries to drag away his ample goblet. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The faint sound she uttered plucked at the strings of that tortured heart. The Dop Doctor Cynthia, too, began to look melting tender and wondrous quizzical; and she bent her right arm forward and plucked at its sleeve as if she were looking for something. It, and Other Stories Silence again, and Murray’s eyes were fixed, his breast thrilling, and a sensation ran through him as if some strange force were plucking at his nerves and making them vibrate throughout his frame. Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop At that point of Lucy's address he moved about uneasily in his chair, and plucked at his beard, and felt himself anything but comfortable. The Perpetual Curate Her fingers had been restlessly plucking at the bosom of her gown, and now she held out upon her open hand the tiny roll of red-marked paper. A Bachelor's Dream It called you with a voice that plucked at the secret chords of your being, and was stern and compelling rather than sweet to implore. The Dop Doctor She realized but dimly that Noa was plucking at her kabaya, wishing her to go with him to see the bungalow that his father was building for them. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Constans would have brushed by, but the man plucked at his sleeve, and he was forced to stop and accommodate his pace to that of his interlocutor. The Doomsman Every felt as though he were sentencing a bunch of forest ponies to the pits, and the dumb hopelessness of their demeanour plucked at his young heart-strings…. Anthony Lyveden Droop looked down in confusion and plucked at the edge of his coat. The Panchronicon With both chubby hands he plucked at the black beard and held tight. A Victor of Salamis I had strength to pluck at my bonnet, thrust it into his mouth, and leaned my chin upon the cloth with all my force. Border Ghost Stories Her hand plucked at the black ribbon around her throat; yet when she spoke her voice was clear and even. The Doomsman He took a few more steps and the robot plucked at his sleeve. Starman's Quest And not to be outdone—urged, I thought, by a pluck at my sleeve—I boldly followed with my own two dollars, reasoning that I was warranted in partially recouping, for Benton owed me much. Desert Dust The admiral strode over beside the creature who plucked at his hem. A Victor of Salamis She smiled and looked pleased, made play with her eyes, stared at the music, plucked at her dress exactly like a bird which has broken out of its cage and preens its wings at liberty. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Mary listened silently, head bent and hands absently plucking at the plaiting of her gown. Shoe-Bar Stratton Suppose one of those fellows had plucked at my cloak? My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France Meanwhile, the horse that had carried them in wild career stood quietly by, plucking at the tall bramble-bushes, till the ripe young berries fell down upon Helga's hands, as if inviting her to eat. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen He plucked at the boy’s girdle; but the athlete extended one slim hand, seized the Spartan’s arm, and with lightning dexterity laid the busybody flat on Mother Earth. A Victor of Salamis And in her agitation she began to pluck at her apron. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Then, there was a pluck at his belt, and Hetty was several yards away when he made a step forward with his eyes wide open. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter With trembling hands he plucked at a Jaeger rug, reposing, carefully folded, upon the top of some underclothes. Jonah and Co. Uglik suddenly released his hold and raised himself to his knees, his hands plucking at his chest. B. C. 30,000 They pluck at the brain ceaselessly, seeking birth in thought. The Blue Germ He plucked at a button of the coat. Free Air Madame Baudoin had now sat down on a low chair, and she was plucking at the front of her white serge skirt with a curious mechanical movement of the fingers. Studies in love and in terror The next moment he was down on his knees beside the roan, plucking at the rough harness with trembling fingers. Jonah and Co. I make no doubt that no sooner was my back turned than the little rat in fustian, his mind set on a possible reward, was plucking at the lad’s sleeve with suggestions and doubts. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Whenever Mr. Hodge assumed a certain threatening tone, and began to pluck at his cassock in a certain manner, Mr. Pinchin was sure to grow frightened. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... They could only crawl on through the bushes, whose malicious fingers stung Gertie's face and plucked at her proud frills. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life He continued, however, to pluck at the plaster. The Place of Honeymoons Hands seemed to be plucking at her keel, holding her back. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good He turned his attention once more to Andy and Jeff, and left the old man staring aghast, plucking at his beard. Judith of the Cumberlands He plucked at his lower lip with spasmodic fingers. No Clue A Mystery Story Her fingers gripped his shoulders agitatedly, plucked at his sleeve as she kissed him back. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life The man seemed to be doing most of the talking, and Nell was plucking at the bark on the tree with nervous fingers, so Douglas thought. The Unknown Wrestler Then he started and plucked at his companion’s sleeve. Panther Eye “She might as well ’a’ said ‘Huldy,’” whimpered the vixen, plucking at her lip and hurrying back, head down, to her own cabin. Judith of the Cumberlands He had but said a word or so when Lord Robert entered, and went and stood at his elbow, but did not touch him or pluck at his cloak. A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales The rubber band of his nose-guard snapped harshly as he plucked at it, playing a song of hatred on that hard little harp. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life It was the old story of unfulfilled obligations, of a royal purse plucked at by too many vital interests to spend freely on art. The Tapestry Book Then, with cheeks still red, and plucking at the rope netting with nervous fingers, Miss Nan essays a tentative. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier She was very quiet for awhile, and then plucked at Greta's gown suddenly. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time He went to his tent, and plucked at it, broke it off; was operated upon; would not keep quiet. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England Yes, Mr. Ware," she said, plucking at her dress, "you see I have my holiday clothes on. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story Again did Jack pluck at the sleeve of his companion. Air Service Boys Flying for Victory or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold But it was barely three o'clock when the porter plucked at me in my upper berth. Chimney-Pot Papers In spite of all that coaching could do, he had been plucked at Sandhurst, and the doctor had prohibited further study for the present. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls With her eyes still closed Cecily wriggled faintly and plucked at an unfamiliar garment. The Long Trick She plucked at the fringe of the heavy shawl he had wrapped about her as she reclined in the low steamer chair; but the white lids veiled her eyes. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters Often she would forget the work on her lap, and stare across the room, open-mouthed, her fingers plucking at her withered throat. The House with the Green Shutters Of her features he was aware at first only of a beaming, wistful smile that plucked at his heartstrings with a strange sharpness. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] A thought came to Robert, he crept to Hieronymus, plucking at his sleeve: “Father,” he whispered, “may I, who am so sore afflicted, speak to these unhappy?” The Proud Prince The ball went back to Gus who took it out of 172 the air as if he were plucking at a snowflake. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In But Clyde sat quietly, her lips slightly parted, her eyes shining as the warm wind poured past in a torrent plucking at vagrant strands of her coppery golden hair. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters She grew rose-colored then in an instant up to her ears again and over them, and she turned her face aside and plucked at the hearth-rug with nervous fingers. Vagabondia 1884 The antiquated version of Shakespeare sat watching him, plucking at his pointed beard and blinking his faded eyes shrewdly. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel He plucked at his doublet, found it quite loose, swore at himself for an imaginative fool, and hurried on his way. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea Helen smiled and began plucking at the faded leaves of the trees. Daisy Ashford: Her Book There stopping, and looking up to the roof, he salutes those upon it by removing his hat giving a back-scrape with his foot, and a pluck at one of his brow-locks. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Mabyn was revealed to him sprawling on his blankets in the corner, plucking at his face, and scowling at the rafters, he, too, no doubt, plotting and scheming. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest She plucked at her skirts with her fingers. Stubble And her face was very white, and she was plucking at her hair. Space Platform That was all a delusion, sir," he replied, plucking at his little crop of yellow tufts,—"a horrible delusion. Chanticleer A Thanksgiving Story of the Peabody Family He kept plucking at his chest, smiling idiotically. Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915 Otoyo's eyes dropped before her gaze and she began plucking at the Japanese crepe of her kimono. Molly Brown's Senior Days He eyed the ruined bosom with a regretful stare, plucking at the gaping tear with his graphite-dusted fingers and shaking his head mournfully. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights There many women plucked at his sleeve as he passed, and, at last, surrendering to temptation, he followed through the darkness one that was closely cloaked and hooded. The God of Love "Mm-mm-mm-mm," mumbled the old lady; then showing a double line of gums in a smile, she plucked at his sleeve. The Rich Little Poor Boy Then she turned to fly, but, quick as thought, the Saracen plucked at her robe to stop her. The Red Romance Book The King paused, and the nervous fretful fingers plucked at the breast of his robe afresh. The Justice of the King But Helga's chief joy was to pluck at the threads of that cloak, Gunnlaug's gift, and she would be ever gazing at it. The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald 1875 Her name is Sahara," whispered the Sheep, plucking at Dorothy's frock to attract her attention, "but we call her Sarah to save time. The Admiral's Caravan He plucked at Martin's arm, a serious set look coming suddenly over his grey eyes. One Man's Initiation—1917 A trembling hand plucked at his sleeve, and he swung to face a woman in worse rags than the others, her eyes dull and unfocused, her lips mouthing the words only by habit. Victory But in an instant the spasm passed and Louis sank back upon the pillows, breathing heavily and plucking at the tags of gold cord fastening his robe at the breast. The Justice of the King He moved his head restlessly and plucked at the sheet with his right hand. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance But he couldn't, and finally he was bundled off to Amherst, very much as we now send boys to a business college when they get plucked at the high school. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Someone plucked at Martin's arm, and he turned suddenly, fearfully. One Man's Initiation—1917 So Shamus told him the cause of his sorrow while the King plucked at his beard and looked wise. The Cat in Grandfather's House The shaking hand ceased plucking at the lip, and the shrunken arm, bare to the elbow where the gown had slipped, was thrust out, beating the air as if to push aside some terror. The Justice of the King And so, along with nobler incitements to hatred, went the fiend envy, which just now plucked at poor Dickie's vitals as the vulture at those of the chained Titan of old. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance The bored man plucked at my arm and suggested that we get rid of the girls, and go across to "The Railway" and have one. Nights in London A dreadful cold plucks at each hair, Her mouth is stretched to cry, But sudden, with a gush of joy, It narrows to a sigh. Songs of Childhood “This way, this way, señorito,” our guide warned me, plucking at my arm as I steered ahead, confused by a thousand moving shadows. The Car of Destiny The stranger plucked at his worn sleeve with a look of irony. The Bishop's Secret The boat was crossing diagonally to our course, and I was leisurely getting out line, when a trout plucked at the fly. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler "What's half a sheep to a growing girl?" inquired Mrs. Starr as she plucked at her pompadour and straightened the counterpane. The Lady Doc O, why will we, some cubits high, pluck at The sun and moon, when we have that within Makes us the soul and centre of Heaven itself? Semiramis and Other Plays Semiramis, Carlotta And The Poet He did not rave nor shout, but he talked incessantly, with his eyes wide open and fixed vacantly, and his long hand plucking at the bedclothes. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden The nurse went quickly to the bedside and soothed the impatient hand that was plucking at the sheets. 32 Caliber I, too, felt a plucking at my mind. Masters of Space Her eyes had changed from their smoky sadness to the dewy radiance of hyacinths plucked at dawn, and her skin wore the satiny sheen, rose-tinted, of perfect well-being. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa And, irresolutely, Dame Blanch plucked at her gown; then rearranged a fold of it, and with composure awaited the ensuing action, afraid at bottom, but not at all ill-pleased; and always she looked downward. Chivalry She who sat idle plucked at the Dame's sleeve and spoke timidly to her. In the Border Country Ernest, sitting thus, would pluck at his banjo and sing to the stars, finding ease thus for his homesick heart. The Forbidden Trail He was plucked at the heart by a violent wish to stay. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure To follow her would have been nothing less than the temptation to pluck at the strings of her mask. The Lure of the Mask An urge to scream and to yell, to dance and to leap, plucked at his limbs. Witch-Doctors Once admit that the wild-flower plucked at random has more true delicacy of tint and elegance of form, and there is no going back to the tasteless mockery of artificial wax and wire. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General Hm! hm!" growled Standish plucking at his beard and pacing to and fro; "here is the place for a stronghold, Master Carver, just here where we are standing. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims "No," said her father, plucking at his beard, and regarding her with a troubled expression. Salthaven She sat down again by the open window and nervously plucked at the leaves of a geranium. A Master Of Craft Her voice died away in a long sigh, and she sat plucking at the fragrant blooms. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia As he passes Lily, she rises and gently plucks at his sleeve. The 'Mind the Paint' Girl A Comedy in Four Acts He pulled his knees up, plucked at the grass with his hand, stared, blushed a little. Four Meetings The most of the pods being fit to pluck at the same time, the crop is harvested at once, and the land immediately occupied with other vegetables. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. "Go off to bed as you are without a bit to eat," she continued, plucking at her little collar as though to get air. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn At their feet the little child crowed and clapped its hands, and plucked at the golden-rod growing about the door. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia Another girl was plucking at me from behind. Tarrano the Conqueror The Big Business Man had regained his feet and was standing ankle-deep in the water talking to the Doctor when Oteo suddenly plucked at his sleeve. The Girl in the Golden Atom At the same time all of them felt the quivering of the structure, and could understand what a mighty force was commencing to pluck at its supports. Afloat on the Flood Mr Dale said nothing; he simply sat moodily plucking at his beard and muttering to himself; by the look of his countenance he was utterly disgusted with the whole proceeding. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific I asked again, louder, and with a pluck at the sleeve of the man nearest me. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 Elza's voice was very gentle; and a whimsical smile was plucking at her lips. Tarrano the Conqueror And for all answer, I took my lute, and began to pluck at the strings. The Substance of a Dream His senses were so straitly tied to his brains that to pluck at one was to thrill the other. Little Novels of Italy Blanka136 turned again to the open carriage door and plucked at the cloak of the person sitting within. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania Some of the workers crowded up, reaching out to pluck at us, but Snap waved them away and our guard dispersed them. Wandl the Invader Tarrano saw him also; and with a swift gesture snapped back to his belt the interference cylinder with which he had uncovered us; then plucked at another weapon, gripped it to turn it upon Georg. Tarrano the Conqueror In headache or in affections of the brain they sometimes pluck at the hair or the ears, although they may often do this when there is no such trouble. The Mother and Her Child The woman seemed to have some difficulty in replying, but finally she stammered out in an embarrassed voice, plucking at her apron the while: "Yes, sir." The Shrieking Pit He thought the straws in his bunk were thorns, and would pluck at them with his fingers and exclaim: "My God, ain't they sharp?" The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer |
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