英语词汇“pocketful”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

I returned home with a pocketful of money that melted into the bottomless hunger of the household. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he got a pocketful of matches and a rag and the can of kerosene. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Sterling told him many drunks had stopped by wanting to buy some and that they could have made a pocketful of change had they been able to supply them. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To have so much money you don’t notice if a pocketful of Galleons goes missing.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The instant the needle hit that record, he'd loosen his tie and become something other than the conservative engineer with a pocketful of IBM pencils embossed with the command think. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She just keeps smiling at me like she’s been doing for a month now, like she’s got a pocketful of paper money. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Sweet Jimmy would be back from downtown with a pocketful of Dimes. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within fifteen minutes, I’m sold out, and I go home that afternoon with a heavy pocketful of change. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came out behind the house one day with a pocketful of change and was startled when he saw the price tags I’d taped to each rock. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You just cost me a pocketful o’ coppers.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Others, like physicist Jeff Gore, head of the advocacy group Citizens to Retire the Penny, are simply annoyed that we carry around pocketfuls of low-value coins, calling it “a big, horrible waste of time.” The penny may be worthless, but let’s keep it anyway 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z

There is plenty about it I don’t miss at all -- and a few things I do, like a certain sore satisfaction and a pocketful of hard-earned cash at the end of a long night. A Labor Day tribute to restaurant workers, cooking and serving food they can’t afford to eat 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z

Amy, writer, London I’ll be taking my little people on a walk of the neighbourhood, them holding buckets and me with a pocketful of sweets. Forget trick or treat! 10 new ideas for Halloween family fun – from eerie origami to pumpkin spotting 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z

He has proved to be irresistible media catnip : flamboyant and fast-talking with a bottomless pocketful of scoops and quotes. Perspective | Stormy Daniels’s lawyer is a media star. So why is he threatening journalists? 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

A dry, clacking chuckle follows, like the sound of a child rattling a pocketful of pebbles. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani: 'For us it was cinema or death' 2013-03-01T08:00:05Z

Mitchell uses similar designs across each video – floral dress, daisies, writing desk and pocketfuls of knick-knacks such as rings, keys and passport photos – but offers crucial, if subtle, changes. Five Truths brings new clarity to Ophelia's demise 2011-07-21T10:35:22Z

Lee Mack writes and stars as displaced Lee in the flatshare comedy, where tonight things take a potentially sinister turn when Tim returns from a work do with a pocketful of a suspicious powder. Tonight's TV highlights: The Sinking Of The?Laconia 2011-01-06T00:05:01Z

After leaving the country, Mr. Erhard settled in a friend’s apartment in Tokyo, with, he said, no more than “a pocketful of cash” to his name. The Return of Werner Erhard, Father of Self-Help 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z

This year’s Master Drawings shows resemble a pocketful of lenses, each offering its own magnified close-up of some aspect of drawings infinite variety. Art Review: Drawing an Escape From the Chill of Winter 2011-01-27T00:35:08Z

Beyond the honor of appearing onstage, the winner takes home a pocketful of cash. Have at thee! Special Forces veteran revives medieval combat skills. 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z

"I am not come here to laugh or to jeer, but for a pocketful of money, and a skinful of beer," goes one version of the custom. 11 odd Victorian Christmas traditions 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z

Mr. Jones goes to visit a depressed working-class neighborhood and returns with a pocketful of soppy clichés. Books of The Times: Get Your Bling and Adidas Tracksuit, Wayne, a British Class War Is Raging 2011-07-12T20:59:50Z

This week sees the release of his debut album, “Belamor,” a pocketful of intimate electro-pop gems from a queer Latino in exile. This Week in Latin Music: How the VMAs won Latinos; Bad Bunny on WhatsApp 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z

Joan’s parting charge for you was to find a “pocketful of happiness” each day. Actor Richard E. Grant processed his grief by writing and name-dropping 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z

Trump never leaves the house without a pocketful of revenge. Opinion | Mitt Romney reminds us of what we’ve lost in American politics 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z

And yet, for all their faults, into the last eight stride Barcelona: laboured, sluggish and a team dangerously reliant on one man’s pocketful of miracles. Lionel Messi scales heights to sink Napoli and book Barcelona's passage 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z

A group of Allied soldiers dig a tunnel out of a Nazi prison camp, pocketfuls of dirt at a time. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z

“You walk in and you have a pocketful of what you think are brilliant ideas,” he said. From Game of Thrones to The Crown: the woman who turns actors into stars 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

I always have my iPhone, my battered Olympus digital recorder, a small spiral notebook and a pocketful of pens taken from cheap hotels. Documenting Sports With Tech, or It Didn’t Happen 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z

Each section is so big that the three conservationists - dressed in neat white overalls and equipped with pocketfuls of soft brushes - must clamber around on tables and chairs. Spring-cleaning India's most magnificent tent - BBC News 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z

The RAC urged more hospitals to put credit, debit card, mobile phone and contactless payment facilities in place so fewer drivers would be "expected to carry pocketfuls of change in order to park legally". Hospital parking 'unreasonably stressful', says RAC - BBC News 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

Armed with everything from a few Lego bricks and a pocketful of draughts pieces to snazzy, specially made computer graphics, he had a talent for using numbers to tell exciting stories. Hans Rosling, statistician and sword-swallower, has died 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

But The Boxer is more insular than such interpersonal turmoil, speaking of of a private, inner struggle: “I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises.” Simon and Garfunkel – 10 of the best 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z

“I had a whole pocketful of hundreds,” he told me. TMZ Redefines Celebrity Dirt 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

He carries a pocketful of quarters, which he flips one at a time to workers, along with a public shout-out for work that's outside the box. A friendly Bureau of Land Management bureaucrat defies expectations – and gravity 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z

Lithe and sinewy despite a months-long layoff from mine work, Gillon flicks a cigarette into Cement Creek without thinking, curses loudly and produces a pocketful of menthol cigarette butts to prove he is no litterbug. Mine waste that fouled river isn't the only such sludge hidden in Colorado mountains 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z

Today, thankfully, you no longer need a pocketful of quarters to enjoy one of the world’s most iconic video games. Here's How to Play Pac-Man for Free on Its 35th Anniversary 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

The fire now is on the right, stoked by the Koch brothers, Rupert Murdoch, and a pocketful of hedge-fund billionaires. Robert Reich: Hillary’s values aren’t the problem 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

But there's nothing like sidling up to one of Konami's 359 cabinets, my childhood sweatpants weighed down by a pocketful of quarters, and watching the afternoon disappear. 'The Simpsons Arcade Game' was the best game ever based on a TV show 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z

His father Joseph grew up in Haiti, the son of a farmer, before leaving the island for the U.S. with nothing more than $200 and a pocketful of dreams. Jozy Altidore of the U.S. looks to strike it big at World Cup 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

“I don’t like political correctness,” said Brown, who showed up to the debate wearing a tie and biker leathers with a breast pocketful of cigars. This is the Best Gay Marriage Debate You'll See All Year 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

But keeping track of these valuable connections means a pocketful of business cards and phone numbers scribbled on cocktail napkins. Tech That Turns Conversations Into Connection 2013-12-23T20:39:00Z

Still, prosecutors had emotion on their side — the heart-wrenching narrative of a teenager “minding his own business” who was gunned down as he walked home with a pocketful of Skittles and an Arizona fruit drink. Zimmerman Not Guilty in Killing of Trayvon Martin 2013-07-14T02:09:39Z

So on Wednesday, I walked the streets and subway platforms with a pocketful of bills, seeking a mix of people who seemed in need of a small boost. City Room: Found Money Well Spent 2012-11-29T19:36:58Z

It's possible to go in loud with an assault rifle and a pocketful of grenades, and engage in frantic, noisy, remarkably visceral gunplay. Far Cry 3 – preview 2012-07-02T10:03:38Z

With a pocketful of wired robo-bugs, the walls have ears, even outside when there are no walls. New Frontiers In Market Manipulation: Who'll Be First To Be Front-Run By A Drone? 2012-06-29T13:22:03Z

This, I had explained to my daughters the day before, was why I walked around Manhattan with a pocketful of change to hand out, when asked. City Room: Metropolitan Diary: Getting Her Sea Legs in New York 2012-05-04T13:47:37Z

But beyond these you need nothing out of the common way, but a pocketful of money. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z

Useless lumber in the upper story is worse than a pocketful of oyster shells. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z

He was never happier than when on horseback, or when he carried a shot-gun and a pocketful of cartridges. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z

It cost him a pocketful of money, but the end justified the means. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z

My lad," said the bo's'n's mate, sapiently, "prize money's got a lot to do with wimmin, as you'll find out, especially if you go ashore with a pocketful of it. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z

Only last summer I was standing by while one of these grafters was making his spiel, and gathering dollars by the pocketful for a “sure shot” rheumatism cure. Quacks and Grafters 2012-02-23T03:00:40.650Z

Tiens, and she emptied before me a pocketful of pawn tickets. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z

He carried home a pocketful of pennies, which he put uncounted into the landlady's lap. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z

In a nation that runs on plastic, walking around town with a pocketful of cash just isn’t as appealing. Clemson Fans Hold Fast to a Tradition Worth More Than the Paper It?s Printed On 2012-01-04T01:01:52Z

“I have travelled for a week on a pocketful of dried mealies, and been none the worse for it,” he said. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z

I dismounted, with my revolver in my hand; I had a pocketful of cartridges. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z

I confessed my fondness for the fruit, and was soon the chagrined possessor of a pocketful of green ones, which this sunburned little daughter of Eve generously offered. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z

That night Private Cassius Wyble got hold of two other men’s emergency rations, a bountiful supply of water and a stuffing pocketful of cartridges. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z

Now I daresay you have quite a pocketful, the gifts of other young ladies.” Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z

No person was allowed to go on a journey, long or short, without a pocketful of letters entrusted to him by his friends, unless he were unusually disobliging. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z

Tom had taken a pocketful of sandwiches, and gone off for a fishing-trip. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z

When the pocket is in place it is getting a pocketful of odors. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z

But his attempt to secrete a pocketful of cake, to carry home for Em, was reported by Bobby Roper; and Dicky was hauled forth, deprived of his plunder, and expelled in disgrace. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z

I never went abroad without a pocketful of corn, and day by day enticed the wandered birds further and further away. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z

Alderman sidled up in the manner of Dad's Army's resident spiv Joe Walker with a pocketful of petrol coupons to shift at the policeman's ball. Praveen Kumar's rare style of swing bowling is as bold as it is old 2011-07-26T22:00:09Z

“Why don’t you advise him to steal a wheelbarrowful instead of a pocketful?” retorted the doctor. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z

They burst them asunder that the sun doth shine through; In clambering for apples the trees too they break, 'Tis well if each home but a pocketful take. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z

They do not carry about ready for use a pocketful of poetic-sugared rose-leaves, nor have they the art of making each word serve as an act of homage or a caress. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z

Some things, after all, could be worse than a pocketful of bread--a pocketful of spaghetti with tomato sauce, for instance! Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z

Lopez, the team's owner and chairman, says the first toy he bought with his first pocketful of childhood pocket money was a black-and-gold replica Lotus car. F1 2011 team guide: Renault 2011-03-21T12:00:06Z

Never you doubt but I shall cheat in the count, though I have to carry back a pocketful of American pebbles to help me out!” Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z

After gathering a pocketful of beech nuts for my own consumption, I proceeded on my way eating nuts and musing on the good judgment of the deer in his choice of food. Camps and Trails 2010-12-20T17:12:16.133Z

Meghan Healey was a design student and flat broke several years ago when she handed a man her pocketful of pennies. Queens College Journal: Through Puppets, Bringing Life to Life Below the Street 2010-09-17T18:52:00Z

The headgear weighs just 1.6 ounces, about as much as a pocketful of change. Eye-Trackers Help Scientists Learn How Children Look at the World 2010-08-16T23:05:00Z

I've got a pocketful of promises that they've made me in different times of how they were going to improve things. Stupak: BP's Hayward to get "sliced and diced" 2010-06-16T19:19:00Z

I had a pocketful of cash from selling our house and station in Los Angeles. How I Did It: Bob Moore, Bob's Red Mill 2010-05-01T16:00:00Z

Though his assistants were always underpaid — the current three make $7,500 collectively — Magee took pocketfuls of dollar bills from them during sessions of liar’s poker and lunchtime shooting contests. Unusually Talented Coach Is Set for a Record 2010-02-22T07:13:00Z

The wheat was ripe and in a few minutes we all had a good pocketful, meaning to make a really substantial meal of wheat porridge next morning. A Kut Prisoner

More than one little goose of a girl has cried her eyes out over me; a confoundedly handsome fellow I was, with a pocketful of money. At the Ghost Hour The House of the Unbelieving Thomas

And he forgot all about the doctor's words and his own prospects in his bitter regrets that he had not brought a pocketful of nuts. The Voice of the Pack

A brakeman who was showing me a pocketful of nuggets and specimens, laughed me to scorn when I bemoaned the scarred and tortured look of the hills in sight. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898

In a word, she had behaved like a child who has been given a pocketful of bright new pennies—and believes them to be golden coins. The Gambler A Novel

As it was, I was glad of the opportunity to make the passage by boat with my friend the captain, and in so doing, to earn a pocketful of wages. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois

A stranger could scarcely get into the Methodist House without being scrutinized as a possible German spy, with a pocketful of poison or powdered glass to sprinkle on the bandages. The Story of Chautauqua

He could not do much, but he held pieces of wood steady while his brother hammered, and he collected whole pocketfuls of shells from the beach. The Head Girl at the Gables

One of these breeds," said Mitchell sullenly, "got it from a brother of his down by Hickson that a prospector had died here with a pocketful of shiny stones that he'd picked up. Northern Diamonds

I took a pocketful of sandwiches with me from the tavern.” Lord Stranleigh Abroad

"Or about threatening to pull a law-abiding boy up by the neck because he does not happen to have a pocketful of money with him?" Marcy The Refugee

We do not hear of our own sturdy labourers returning to their village with a pocketful of money and purchasing a plot of ground or a cottage. The Hills and the Vale

Because I wear nice pretty clothes do you suppose I have a pocketful of money? Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part

There's nothing as skittish as a pocketful of dollars in a dress suit. The Blue Goose

The prince, who had brought a pocketful of sweets to give to Rosette, added his word. Old-Time Stories

And they say too that your name is Fabula, and that Fabula means just the same as a pocketful of lies. Timar's Two Worlds

But he kept going from room to room with a pocketful of chemicals, making some kind of tests. Let'Em Breathe Space

This Phil tells straight-forwardly,—how he was passing through the orchard with a pocketful of apples, which a neighbor's boy had given, and how Reuben came upon him with swift accusation, and then the fight. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865

In a short time we had broken off with our hammers whole pocketfuls of stalactites and petrified moss. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education.

She rambled around restlessly for a few moments, then, taking “Ivanhoe” and a pocketful of cookies, went out into the orchard. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John

The lady was about to make a pocketful of money; and had offered to share it with him. The Landleaguers

"He carries a pocketful of cracker crumbs for the pigeons." A Yankee Flier Over Berlin

Campfires took the place of blankets, a pocketful of raisins, a few shelled peanuts, some sweet chocolate bars provided satisfying feasts. A Mountain Boyhood

A pocketful of corn, peas, or other large grain is now needed for scent. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911

Visions of a pocketful of money haunted me almost day and night until we arrived on the battle field. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail

"But they're both 'bobtails!'" exclaimed her poor husband, in an agony of apprehension lest the cars should start off, and cause his sons to fall on their pocketfuls of torpedoes. Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly

He had brooded over his lack of it and had remembered Jardin's assurance that to have a good time in school he must have a pocketful of money at all times. Battling the Clouds or, For a Comrade's Honor

I gave her a good pocketful of money, and told her to write for more when she needed it. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West

A lion is represented by one scout, who goes out with tracking irons on his feet, and a pocketful of corn or peas, and six lawn-tennis balls or rag balls. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911

He left home with a light heart and a pocketful of bullets, and took a short cut through the woods toward Barrington. True To His Colors

Mrs. Ricketts was no mean philanthropist in her way and a certain wag once wrote— Here comes Mrs. Ricketts With a pocketful of tickets. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century

Mr. Wimpelmeyer could afford to slap every one on the back and jingle his pocketful of change in the most reckless fashion. Anderson Crow, Detective

My brothers and myself always take a pocketful to school to eat with our luncheon. Harper's Young People, November 18, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly

Send out a "hare," either walking or cycling, with a pocketful of corn, nutshells, confetti paper, or buttons, etc., and drop a few here and there to give a trail for the patrol to follow. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911

Some Dons, unable to believe that a man without a University education could teach them anything, would lecture him out of their little pocketful of knowledge about Oriental life and literature. The Invader A Novel

Such a frightful tearing away of the veil we have worn over our eyes is like the examination of a pocketful of horrible things in a dead body suddenly opened. Germinie Lacerteux

Such young men as these earn good wages, and now and then make extra time, and come home with a pocketful of money. The Toilers of the Field

And he had no end of money, he was always chinking a pocketful, and talking of what he should buy. The Girls of St. Olave's

The following morning found him on the front seat of the Stenton stage, sharing with the driver not his customary cigarettes but more portentous cigars from an ample pocketful. Mountain Blood A Novel

I was positive that my end had come, and the thought of expiring away from friends and with a pocketful of prepaid around-the-world tickets was not agreeable. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan

The latch lifted, the door swung in,—and I jumped to meet Macartney with not one thing on me but some fool snowshoes and a pocketful of useless cartridges. The La Chance Mine Mystery

He held his pocketful of nuts with both hands.... Jewish Children

It was like a man with a pocketful of money chuckling over a coin he had found in the street. Northern Lights

"If you had given a reasonable price for it," said his brother, "you might have had enough left to have bought a pocketful of good things." The Printer Boy. Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth.

It was something of an adventure afterwards to put a hand into the pocketful of lobster claws and prawn spines. A Poor Man's House

To be a gentleman, in his opinion, meant having a pocketful of money. In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia

I had a pocketful of nuts, and no one to play with. Jewish Children

“I have found another likely looking stone since I last spoke to you; and Lady Olivia, here, has a whole pocketful, but most of them, I am afraid, are rather more than doubtful.” With Airship and Submarine A Tale of Adventure

I always buy at the lollipop-shop, On the very first day of spring, A bag of marbles, a spinning-top, And a pocketful of string. Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk

It was not full yet, and he emptied into it another pocketful. Seven Little People and their Friends

Each carried a rifle, a shotgun and a hunting knife, and each had a pocketful of shells. The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger

But that he was alive—that he had gone out into the world, possibly with the hope of finding a fortune and sometime coming back to mother and me with a pocketful of money—Yes! Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers

Prof. Smith: A man could take a pocketful of the various kinds of nuts and go around his fence corners and plant a few. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912

Towards evening the old man jingled a pocketful of coppers. Shining Ferry

In a short time he had drawn a pocketful of silver, and going out soon overtook Jud Carpenter. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills

I saw him the next time I called, a fat boy with his spiked mustache on glazed cheeks, and a pocketful of rattling gold junk, a racing car on the curb. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

He had spent a pocketful of money, or had it stolen. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers

Nevertheless, as it isn't much trouble, I would advise anybody to take a pocketful of hickory nuts out with him when he goes for a walk and plant one every little way. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912

Eve carried a pocketful of rose petals and threw them into the air as she went. Mistress Anne

My father had just died; I was a green kid with a pocketful of money. Laramie Holds the Range

That night I went to a music-hall—according to the next morning's papers—and broke up the show by throwing a pocketful of solitaires to the chorus girls. Colonel Crockett's Co-operative Christmas

Ye see, Camden wasn't nothin' of a place,—'twas jest as if somebody had emptied out a pocketful o' houses and forgot 'em. Oldtown Fireside Stories

"There's a brave pocketful there," said I. "Tut!" cried he, scornfully. The Frozen Pirate

I always had a pocketful of money for I got two and six a day. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History

"Yes, I brought along a pocketful," answered Sam. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall

Bring a bit of bailing wire, A pocketful of nails, And half a dozen wiener-wursts For every man that sails. The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes

Joseph-Marie waved his empty sleeve in farewell, happy in our promise to look him up some day in Vallauris with a pocketful of cigarettes. Riviera Towns

You had secured from the grate in his study a pocketful of ash, some scraps of torn leather—bloodstained—and some few other fragments. The Sins of Séverac Bablon

The jay he is after is some man generally from the smaller provincial cities, who has artistic or theatrical aspirations and a pocketful of money. Jersey Street and Jersey Lane Urban and Suburban Sketches

I was there, and I carried away as a memento of the occasion a pocketful of red, white, yellow, and blue chips. Children of the Tenements

Every one who has ever served with Weatherhelm knows him to be a good seaman, and an orderly, well-conducted chap, who wouldn’t, for to get a pocketful of gold, have become a rascally mutineer.” Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor

Collecting a pocketful, he returned home with his spirits completely revived. The Gilpins and their Fortunes A Story of Early Days in Australia

A pocketful of money furnished him all the language he needed to speak, and the cards were dealt to him as a matter of course. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania

She opened a dainty leather purse, while the lawyer paid his debt from a pocketful of small change. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life

I had till then forgotten my pistol and pocketful of cartridges. Old Man Savarin and Other Stories

And, boys," he said to them, as Jim and Asa very reluctantly untied the knots of their bonds, "any time you want a pocketful of pears to eat just come and ask me. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's

So,' says he to the chief officer, 'send a hand aloft with a bucket of fresh water for the poor brute and a pocketful of ship's bread. The Honour of the Flag

Oh," thought Jack, "what would I not give for my handy little Mannlicher, and a good pocketful of cartridges. Jack Haydon's Quest

The last traces of that autumnal scorn toward "such foolishness" vanished as he became the owner of two shooters and a pocketful of the more common marbles. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life

Well, I'll tell you now that he didn't," was the answer, "nor for a pocketful of red stick-candy which he took from a jar. Dixie Hart

We wanted to dig a pocketful of spruce gum. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's

That is why he carries his documents about with him, on him, in his pockets, like a sneak thief with a pocketful of stolen goods. Phantom Wires A Novel

He had brought back a new species of orchid, several undescribed beetles, and a pocketful of coontie seed. In Search of the Unknown

"I couldn't, Sir, not for a pocketful of crowns, and your good lady, so to speak, within hearing." News from the Duchy

A pocketful of the pungent seeds industriously nibbled while the discourses were at their dullest kept us awake and filled our minds with flowers. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth

"That's that old sugar lot up by the big ledge, where Willis and Ben were making syrup," said I. "Ad, whatever did you do with that pocketful of auger chips?" A Busy Year at the Old Squire's

I soon found that night trains "on the line" pay little attention to such minor matters as tickets, and I have a pocketful that have never been taken up. Soldier Silhouettes on our Front

There were wholesale fruit stores, where a pocketful of apples was sometimes to be had for the prompt delivery of a message; bakers' and confectioners' shops, where sweet cakes were sometimes given to him. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts All on a summer's day"— And then he changed his song to— "Sing a song of sixpence, A pocketful of rye, Four-and-twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. The Mysterious Shin Shira

In addition to this, our friend was never without a pocketful of intellectual bon-bons for them. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3

What he wanted them for I could not imagine; and later, after sunset, as we were going home, I asked him why he had carried away a pocketful of auger chips. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's

"Oh, sure!" says I. "I carry a pocketful of halves to shove out to all the bums that presents their business cards." On With Torchy

Bessie, rich in the possession of a pocketful of money, was most truly glad to hear it, and a great feast of fruit ensued, with accompaniments of galette and new milk. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax

Indeed," he continued, turning towards her with a swift, transfiguring smile, "I am not a village prodigy going to London with a pocketful of manuscripts. The Survivor

Knox wrote a letter to the British Government that would have made an enemy of the most affectionate twin brother—all mere legal twists and turns, as agreeable as a pocketful of screws. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II

Night had now closed in—a keen, boisterous, wintry night, making the pocketful of coals that ornamented the grate peculiarly acceptable. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour

No, I didn't, either, for I knew it was like trying to enjoy a sound sleep in a powder-magazine with a pocketful of matches, to trust my love to her! The Witness

No. He happened to have a pocketful o' money, and so they let him sling his hammock in the town, where he could spend it. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow

"Friendship for him, an empty purse and a pocketful of ambition." The Grey Cloak

Take a pocketful of cigarettes, my dear Mr. Chetwode, and make your way homeward. The Lighted Way

To the amazement of the clerk, he turned out a pocketful of small coin on the table and played it all in "gigs," "straddles and combinations." The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories

You are acquainted, I suppose, with his famous story of the WHISTLE, and how he bought it with a whole pocketful of coppers, and afterwards repented of his bargain. True Stories of History and Biography

Oh no, he would not take all that trouble for two poor pocketfuls of money. Pepper & Salt or, Seasoning for Young Folk

He wouldn't hurt the girl, he told himself, with a twinge, for a pocketful of money. One Man in His Time

Many a time did the Laird bring home a heavy pocketful of stones, at the thrifty gude-wife's bidding, but they only proved to be the common stones of the mountain-side. Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales

"It's loaded already ... here is a pocketful of extra bullets." Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative

A grey turn to a top and bottom, a silent pocketful of much heating, all the pliable succession of surrendering makes an ingenious joy. Tender Buttons Objects—Food—Rooms

I wish I had a pocketful of sudden deaths, that I might throw one at every thief of a musicianer that comes up the street. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities

Have you taken a look at my pocketful of heathen idols there yet? A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches

Had a gad for the wheel mules, whip for the swing team, and a pocketful of rocks for the leaders. The Ramrodders A Novel

You must have a pocketful of gold pieces. The Child's World Third Reader

You could pick up a pocketful in a short time. With Rimington

Get a pocketful of dry rice from the Chink. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West

"A pretty face is worth a pocketful of gold." The Dangerous Age

"That was not my affair," the proprietor said, lazily rattling together as he spoke a little pocketful of twenty-franc pieces. Tales of Wonder

But Long Island commuters are nurtured to a tough and perilous his, and I clambered the Alvina's side without dropping hat, stick, or any of my pocketful of manuscripts. Shandygaff

Whenever he produced money, it was in pocketfuls and handfuls. The Pleasures of Ignorance

Bell's face was wreathed in smiles when he came in and unloaded a pocketful of sovereigns on my study table, saying, when trade was brisk, "I could sell myself if I was little pigs!" Grain and Chaff from an English Manor

I was seized with terror lest I should lose the gift that was worth "a pocketful of gold." The Dangerous Age

Over these I rejoiced like a yokel with a pocketful of butterscotch and peanuts. The Art of the Moving Picture

A vest pocketful of powder and shot would last a good hunter till he starved to death for there was not a living thing to shoot great or small. Death Valley in '49

Nevertheless, I assert that many a forest was once a pocketful of acorns. Chivalry

I wrote to them the other day, to tell them of my happy prospects, and now, instead of a bundle of congratulations, I’ve got a pocketful of bitter execrations and reproaches. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

If he was so unselfish, why didn't he go in there himself and take a pocketful of jewels and go along and be satisfied? Tom Sawyer Abroad

He promised to bring me a pocketful of apples and pears, and then he kissed his children, said good-bye, and set off. Wuthering Heights

As he marched he sang a bit of doggerel in a high and quavering voice: "Sing a song 'a vic'try, A pocketful 'a bullets, Five an' twenty dead men Baked in a--pie." The Red Badge of Courage

I had tied my sleeping bag on to the saddle, and had with me but two pocketfuls of food. Prester John

"Honey," called Abram softly, "since you brought 'em that pocketful o' wheat, you might as well let me have it." The Song of the Cardinal

He has sold his market produce in Malaga, and depend upon it, has a pocketful of money.' Tracks of a Rolling Stone

She is the natural, own great-grandmother of every child in the world, and her pocketfuls of treasures are his by right of inheritance. How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell

As he marched he sang a bit of doggerel in a high and quavering voice: "Sing a song 'a vic'try, A pocketful 'a bullets, Five an' twenty dead men Baked in a—pie." The Red Badge of Courage

We emerged upon the sidewalk, each with a pocketful of money. John Barleycorn

He seems to have quite a pocketful of money, but nobody knows what his trade is. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Take pocketfuls of love besides to them all at home," was her last word before he closed the outer door on himself. Middlemarch

In any case Marija would bring back a huge pocketful of cakes and sandwiches for the children, and stories of all the good things she herself had managed to consume. The Jungle

You are acquainted, I suppose, with his famous story of the WHISTLE, and how he bought it, with a whole pocketful of coppers and afterwards repented of his bargain. Biographical Stories (From: "True Stories of History and Biography")

Wisi had always pocketfuls of apples, pears, and nuts, that all came from Andrew; for every thing that he had, or could procure, he used to stuff into Wisi's satchel. Rico and Wiseli

But it is wonderful how much courage a pocketful of sovereigns will give. Adela Cathcart, Volume 2

A very little research will reward the visitor with a pocketful of flint knives and scrapers. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe

So though he has a pocketful of it he may as well be penniless. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah

Mother Graymouse went home somewhat comforted and laden with a pocketful of good things which Granny sent the children from the pantry shelves. The Graymouse Family

"It was worth while going," and he felt of his pocketful of diamonds. Lost on the Moon Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds

Clive went off with a pocketful of money to the dear old Poor Brother of Grey Friars; and he promised to return with his father, and dine with my wife in Queen Square. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family

Joyously as a schoolboy with a pocketful of new-won marbles, he made his exit from the ruins of the hardware store, and started back toward the tower. Darkness and Dawn

We drove straight to a bank, however, and in a few minutes had each a pocketful of gold. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885

A pocketful of "high-grade" might be worth several dollars. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond

We'll toss for it,' taking a shilling from a pocketful of loose cash, always ready for moments of hesitation. Phantom Fortune, a Novel

But he didn't have no money to carry out his inventions and as I had a pocketful I couldn't exactly figure how to use, I agreed to back him in his wireless dirigible. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic

Fitz watched him curiously, and when he reached for the third pipe, said:— "No, Colonel, none for me; smoke a cigar—got a pocketful." Colonel Carter of Cartersville

In his boyish, elemental way he just wanted to take a revolver and a pocketful of cartridges, and prowl. Uneasy Money

The little tailor, not idle, gathered two pocketfuls of stones and with these climbed up a tree. Types of Children's Literature

"If my policy is carried out, my town lot'll be worth a pocketful of gold-plated watches or a stud of spavined mares." The World for Sale, Complete

"If my policy is carried out, my town lot'll be worth a pocketful of gold- plated watches or a stud of spavined mares." The World for Sale, Volume 2.

He had another way to get money, and that by hatfuls and pocketfuls at a time. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03

Well, the Frost Giants carried these boulders about, and dropped them down miles away from their homes, as you might take a pocketful of pebbles, and drop them along the road as you walk. The Stories Mother Nature Told Her Children

The Irishman was secretly munching caribou suet from the pocketful he carried. Smoke Bellew

When we'd both earned a pocketful of money, what did we do? The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet

Arthur, who had a pocketful of sugar and was dividing it impartially between the two horses, turned at the sound of the voice and gave her an approving glance. Glenloch Girls

Oliver had a tip for each of them; one of the things that Montague observed was that in New York you had to carry a pocketful of change, and scatter it about wherever you went. The Metropolis

"As for these gentlemen," he said to Noel, "let them go where they will, but first give them food and drink and a pocketful of money." If I Were King

In point of fact, Quartiano at the time had a pocketful of blackmail letters, and after four weeks paid a good ransom and got back his boy. Courts and Criminals

The men were all glad enough to step up and take a snifter with the stranger, who after so long a voyage they reckoned must have a pocketful of the wherewithal. The Dock Rats of New York

I came up with a pocketful of news and have almost forgotten to tell you about it. Glenloch Girls

I'll bet she carries a pocketful of dried toads and—and keeps live lizards in her hair. Heart of the Sunset

The doctor stayed as long as he could, and did his best to enliven the dulness by producing a pocketful of Tauchnitzes, and sitting talking while the patient dozed. Magnum Bonum

Before nightfall the boy Mohammed rose to feed the Mosque pigeons, for whom he had brought a pocketful of barley. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2

Honey was skipping stones over the lake from a pocketful of flat pebbles. Angel Island

"There, Charles," said the grandmother, "wouldn't a vest pocketful of those bugs or germs be a big enough dose for one acre?" The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life,

As he spoke they were joined by the old man's daughter, who, after begging at many houses, returned with a pocketful of lentils. Veranilda

So Allen wrote to Bobus's friend at Oxford, but he of course did not keep a pocketful of Hungarian Counts. Magnum Bonum

No sooner had he found himself in the metropolis, alone and free, with a pocketful of money, than a delirium possessed him. Eve's Ransom

He had still a pocketful of cartridges, and there in a coign of the old battlements he would prove an ugly customer to the pursuit. Huntingtower

Here he had been engaged on the twofold business of surveying the disposition of the English army and in gathering a pocketful of fruit which remained upon the tree's topmost boughs. Red Eve

A pocketful of roast chestnuts—and no mess nor trouble! The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910)

I wouldn't be that young Mr. Morrison for all that great pocketful of notes. Havoc

Now, St. Nicholas had a pocketful of hazel-nuts, which he kept cracking and eating as he trudged along the road, and just then he came upon one with a worm-hole in it. Twilight Land

For a certain period a pocketful could be picked up in five minutes. Paul Kelver, a Novel

He did recall the very strange man who walked around Earthquake Island—where Tom and some friends had been marooned recently—walked about with a pocketful of what he said were diamonds. Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers, or, the Secret of Phantom Mountain

Much or little, she gave or paid out of her pocketful of jangling silver. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale

For provision on the walk, for he did not want to hurry, he carried with him a pocketful of bread and cheese. The World Set Free

And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves. Twilight Land

Reluctantly Martin yielded to the claims of the grocer, paying his bill with him in full, and receiving in change a pocketful of jingling coin. Martin Eden

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例句	pocketful I returned home with a pocketful of money that melted into the bottomless hunger of the household. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he got a pocketful of matches and a rag and the can of kerosene. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Sterling told him many drunks had stopped by wanting to buy some and that they could have made a pocketful of change had they been able to supply them. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “To have so much money you don’t notice if a pocketful of Galleons goes missing.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The instant the needle hit that record, he'd loosen his tie and become something other than the conservative engineer with a pocketful of IBM pencils embossed with the command think. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She just keeps smiling at me like she’s been doing for a month now, like she’s got a pocketful of paper money. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Sweet Jimmy would be back from downtown with a pocketful of Dimes. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Within fifteen minutes, I’m sold out, and I go home that afternoon with a heavy pocketful of change. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He came out behind the house one day with a pocketful of change and was startled when he saw the price tags I’d taped to each rock. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “You just cost me a pocketful o’ coppers.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Others, like physicist Jeff Gore, head of the advocacy group Citizens to Retire the Penny, are simply annoyed that we carry around pocketfuls of low-value coins, calling it “a big, horrible waste of time.” The penny may be worthless, but let’s keep it anyway 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z There is plenty about it I don’t miss at all -- and a few things I do, like a certain sore satisfaction and a pocketful of hard-earned cash at the end of a long night. A Labor Day tribute to restaurant workers, cooking and serving food they can’t afford to eat 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Amy, writer, London I’ll be taking my little people on a walk of the neighbourhood, them holding buckets and me with a pocketful of sweets. Forget trick or treat! 10 new ideas for Halloween family fun – from eerie origami to pumpkin spotting 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z He has proved to be irresistible media catnip : flamboyant and fast-talking with a bottomless pocketful of scoops and quotes. Perspective \| Stormy Daniels’s lawyer is a media star. So why is he threatening journalists? 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z A dry, clacking chuckle follows, like the sound of a child rattling a pocketful of pebbles. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani: 'For us it was cinema or death' 2013-03-01T08:00:05Z Mitchell uses similar designs across each video – floral dress, daisies, writing desk and pocketfuls of knick-knacks such as rings, keys and passport photos – but offers crucial, if subtle, changes. Five Truths brings new clarity to Ophelia's demise 2011-07-21T10:35:22Z Lee Mack writes and stars as displaced Lee in the flatshare comedy, where tonight things take a potentially sinister turn when Tim returns from a work do with a pocketful of a suspicious powder. Tonight's TV highlights: The Sinking Of The?Laconia 2011-01-06T00:05:01Z After leaving the country, Mr. Erhard settled in a friend’s apartment in Tokyo, with, he said, no more than “a pocketful of cash” to his name. The Return of Werner Erhard, Father of Self-Help 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z This year’s Master Drawings shows resemble a pocketful of lenses, each offering its own magnified close-up of some aspect of drawings infinite variety. Art Review: Drawing an Escape From the Chill of Winter 2011-01-27T00:35:08Z Beyond the honor of appearing onstage, the winner takes home a pocketful of cash. Have at thee! Special Forces veteran revives medieval combat skills. 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z "I am not come here to laugh or to jeer, but for a pocketful of money, and a skinful of beer," goes one version of the custom. 11 odd Victorian Christmas traditions 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Mr. Jones goes to visit a depressed working-class neighborhood and returns with a pocketful of soppy clichés. Books of The Times: Get Your Bling and Adidas Tracksuit, Wayne, a British Class War Is Raging 2011-07-12T20:59:50Z This week sees the release of his debut album, “Belamor,” a pocketful of intimate electro-pop gems from a queer Latino in exile. This Week in Latin Music: How the VMAs won Latinos; Bad Bunny on WhatsApp 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Joan’s parting charge for you was to find a “pocketful of happiness” each day. Actor Richard E. Grant processed his grief by writing and name-dropping 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Trump never leaves the house without a pocketful of revenge. Opinion \| Mitt Romney reminds us of what we’ve lost in American politics 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z And yet, for all their faults, into the last eight stride Barcelona: laboured, sluggish and a team dangerously reliant on one man’s pocketful of miracles. Lionel Messi scales heights to sink Napoli and book Barcelona's passage 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z A group of Allied soldiers dig a tunnel out of a Nazi prison camp, pocketfuls of dirt at a time. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z “You walk in and you have a pocketful of what you think are brilliant ideas,” he said. From Game of Thrones to The Crown: the woman who turns actors into stars 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z I always have my iPhone, my battered Olympus digital recorder, a small spiral notebook and a pocketful of pens taken from cheap hotels. Documenting Sports With Tech, or It Didn’t Happen 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Each section is so big that the three conservationists - dressed in neat white overalls and equipped with pocketfuls of soft brushes - must clamber around on tables and chairs. Spring-cleaning India's most magnificent tent - BBC News 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z The RAC urged more hospitals to put credit, debit card, mobile phone and contactless payment facilities in place so fewer drivers would be "expected to carry pocketfuls of change in order to park legally". Hospital parking 'unreasonably stressful', says RAC - BBC News 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Armed with everything from a few Lego bricks and a pocketful of draughts pieces to snazzy, specially made computer graphics, he had a talent for using numbers to tell exciting stories. Hans Rosling, statistician and sword-swallower, has died 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z But The Boxer is more insular than such interpersonal turmoil, speaking of of a private, inner struggle: “I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises.” Simon and Garfunkel – 10 of the best 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z “I had a whole pocketful of hundreds,” he told me. TMZ Redefines Celebrity Dirt 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z He carries a pocketful of quarters, which he flips one at a time to workers, along with a public shout-out for work that's outside the box. A friendly Bureau of Land Management bureaucrat defies expectations – and gravity 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Lithe and sinewy despite a months-long layoff from mine work, Gillon flicks a cigarette into Cement Creek without thinking, curses loudly and produces a pocketful of menthol cigarette butts to prove he is no litterbug. Mine waste that fouled river isn't the only such sludge hidden in Colorado mountains 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Today, thankfully, you no longer need a pocketful of quarters to enjoy one of the world’s most iconic video games. Here's How to Play Pac-Man for Free on Its 35th Anniversary 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z The fire now is on the right, stoked by the Koch brothers, Rupert Murdoch, and a pocketful of hedge-fund billionaires. Robert Reich: Hillary’s values aren’t the problem 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z But there's nothing like sidling up to one of Konami's 359 cabinets, my childhood sweatpants weighed down by a pocketful of quarters, and watching the afternoon disappear. 'The Simpsons Arcade Game' was the best game ever based on a TV show 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z His father Joseph grew up in Haiti, the son of a farmer, before leaving the island for the U.S. with nothing more than $200 and a pocketful of dreams. Jozy Altidore of the U.S. looks to strike it big at World Cup 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z “I don’t like political correctness,” said Brown, who showed up to the debate wearing a tie and biker leathers with a breast pocketful of cigars. This is the Best Gay Marriage Debate You'll See All Year 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z But keeping track of these valuable connections means a pocketful of business cards and phone numbers scribbled on cocktail napkins. Tech That Turns Conversations Into Connection 2013-12-23T20:39:00Z Still, prosecutors had emotion on their side — the heart-wrenching narrative of a teenager “minding his own business” who was gunned down as he walked home with a pocketful of Skittles and an Arizona fruit drink. Zimmerman Not Guilty in Killing of Trayvon Martin 2013-07-14T02:09:39Z So on Wednesday, I walked the streets and subway platforms with a pocketful of bills, seeking a mix of people who seemed in need of a small boost. City Room: Found Money Well Spent 2012-11-29T19:36:58Z It's possible to go in loud with an assault rifle and a pocketful of grenades, and engage in frantic, noisy, remarkably visceral gunplay. Far Cry 3 – preview 2012-07-02T10:03:38Z With a pocketful of wired robo-bugs, the walls have ears, even outside when there are no walls. New Frontiers In Market Manipulation: Who'll Be First To Be Front-Run By A Drone? 2012-06-29T13:22:03Z This, I had explained to my daughters the day before, was why I walked around Manhattan with a pocketful of change to hand out, when asked. City Room: Metropolitan Diary: Getting Her Sea Legs in New York 2012-05-04T13:47:37Z But beyond these you need nothing out of the common way, but a pocketful of money. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z Useless lumber in the upper story is worse than a pocketful of oyster shells. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z He was never happier than when on horseback, or when he carried a shot-gun and a pocketful of cartridges. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z It cost him a pocketful of money, but the end justified the means. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z My lad," said the bo's'n's mate, sapiently, "prize money's got a lot to do with wimmin, as you'll find out, especially if you go ashore with a pocketful of it. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Only last summer I was standing by while one of these grafters was making his spiel, and gathering dollars by the pocketful for a “sure shot” rheumatism cure. Quacks and Grafters 2012-02-23T03:00:40.650Z Tiens, and she emptied before me a pocketful of pawn tickets. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z He carried home a pocketful of pennies, which he put uncounted into the landlady's lap. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z In a nation that runs on plastic, walking around town with a pocketful of cash just isn’t as appealing. Clemson Fans Hold Fast to a Tradition Worth More Than the Paper It?s Printed On 2012-01-04T01:01:52Z “I have travelled for a week on a pocketful of dried mealies, and been none the worse for it,” he said. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z I dismounted, with my revolver in my hand; I had a pocketful of cartridges. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z I confessed my fondness for the fruit, and was soon the chagrined possessor of a pocketful of green ones, which this sunburned little daughter of Eve generously offered. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z That night Private Cassius Wyble got hold of two other men’s emergency rations, a bountiful supply of water and a stuffing pocketful of cartridges. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z Now I daresay you have quite a pocketful, the gifts of other young ladies.” Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z No person was allowed to go on a journey, long or short, without a pocketful of letters entrusted to him by his friends, unless he were unusually disobliging. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Tom had taken a pocketful of sandwiches, and gone off for a fishing-trip. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z When the pocket is in place it is getting a pocketful of odors. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z But his attempt to secrete a pocketful of cake, to carry home for Em, was reported by Bobby Roper; and Dicky was hauled forth, deprived of his plunder, and expelled in disgrace. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z I never went abroad without a pocketful of corn, and day by day enticed the wandered birds further and further away. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Alderman sidled up in the manner of Dad's Army's resident spiv Joe Walker with a pocketful of petrol coupons to shift at the policeman's ball. Praveen Kumar's rare style of swing bowling is as bold as it is old 2011-07-26T22:00:09Z “Why don’t you advise him to steal a wheelbarrowful instead of a pocketful?” retorted the doctor. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z They burst them asunder that the sun doth shine through; In clambering for apples the trees too they break, 'Tis well if each home but a pocketful take. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z They do not carry about ready for use a pocketful of poetic-sugared rose-leaves, nor have they the art of making each word serve as an act of homage or a caress. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Some things, after all, could be worse than a pocketful of bread--a pocketful of spaghetti with tomato sauce, for instance! Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z Lopez, the team's owner and chairman, says the first toy he bought with his first pocketful of childhood pocket money was a black-and-gold replica Lotus car. F1 2011 team guide: Renault 2011-03-21T12:00:06Z Never you doubt but I shall cheat in the count, though I have to carry back a pocketful of American pebbles to help me out!” Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z After gathering a pocketful of beech nuts for my own consumption, I proceeded on my way eating nuts and musing on the good judgment of the deer in his choice of food. Camps and Trails 2010-12-20T17:12:16.133Z Meghan Healey was a design student and flat broke several years ago when she handed a man her pocketful of pennies. Queens College Journal: Through Puppets, Bringing Life to Life Below the Street 2010-09-17T18:52:00Z The headgear weighs just 1.6 ounces, about as much as a pocketful of change. Eye-Trackers Help Scientists Learn How Children Look at the World 2010-08-16T23:05:00Z I've got a pocketful of promises that they've made me in different times of how they were going to improve things. Stupak: BP's Hayward to get "sliced and diced" 2010-06-16T19:19:00Z I had a pocketful of cash from selling our house and station in Los Angeles. How I Did It: Bob Moore, Bob's Red Mill 2010-05-01T16:00:00Z Though his assistants were always underpaid — the current three make $7,500 collectively — Magee took pocketfuls of dollar bills from them during sessions of liar’s poker and lunchtime shooting contests. Unusually Talented Coach Is Set for a Record 2010-02-22T07:13:00Z The wheat was ripe and in a few minutes we all had a good pocketful, meaning to make a really substantial meal of wheat porridge next morning. A Kut Prisoner More than one little goose of a girl has cried her eyes out over me; a confoundedly handsome fellow I was, with a pocketful of money. At the Ghost Hour The House of the Unbelieving Thomas And he forgot all about the doctor's words and his own prospects in his bitter regrets that he had not brought a pocketful of nuts. The Voice of the Pack A brakeman who was showing me a pocketful of nuggets and specimens, laughed me to scorn when I bemoaned the scarred and tortured look of the hills in sight. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 In a word, she had behaved like a child who has been given a pocketful of bright new pennies—and believes them to be golden coins. The Gambler A Novel As it was, I was glad of the opportunity to make the passage by boat with my friend the captain, and in so doing, to earn a pocketful of wages. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois A stranger could scarcely get into the Methodist House without being scrutinized as a possible German spy, with a pocketful of poison or powdered glass to sprinkle on the bandages. The Story of Chautauqua He could not do much, but he held pieces of wood steady while his brother hammered, and he collected whole pocketfuls of shells from the beach. The Head Girl at the Gables One of these breeds," said Mitchell sullenly, "got it from a brother of his down by Hickson that a prospector had died here with a pocketful of shiny stones that he'd picked up. Northern Diamonds I took a pocketful of sandwiches with me from the tavern.” Lord Stranleigh Abroad "Or about threatening to pull a law-abiding boy up by the neck because he does not happen to have a pocketful of money with him?" Marcy The Refugee We do not hear of our own sturdy labourers returning to their village with a pocketful of money and purchasing a plot of ground or a cottage. The Hills and the Vale Because I wear nice pretty clothes do you suppose I have a pocketful of money? Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part There's nothing as skittish as a pocketful of dollars in a dress suit. The Blue Goose The prince, who had brought a pocketful of sweets to give to Rosette, added his word. Old-Time Stories And they say too that your name is Fabula, and that Fabula means just the same as a pocketful of lies. Timar's Two Worlds But he kept going from room to room with a pocketful of chemicals, making some kind of tests. Let'Em Breathe Space This Phil tells straight-forwardly,—how he was passing through the orchard with a pocketful of apples, which a neighbor's boy had given, and how Reuben came upon him with swift accusation, and then the fight. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 In a short time we had broken off with our hammers whole pocketfuls of stalactites and petrified moss. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. She rambled around restlessly for a few moments, then, taking “Ivanhoe” and a pocketful of cookies, went out into the orchard. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John The lady was about to make a pocketful of money; and had offered to share it with him. The Landleaguers "He carries a pocketful of cracker crumbs for the pigeons." A Yankee Flier Over Berlin Campfires took the place of blankets, a pocketful of raisins, a few shelled peanuts, some sweet chocolate bars provided satisfying feasts. A Mountain Boyhood A pocketful of corn, peas, or other large grain is now needed for scent. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Visions of a pocketful of money haunted me almost day and night until we arrived on the battle field. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail "But they're both 'bobtails!'" exclaimed her poor husband, in an agony of apprehension lest the cars should start off, and cause his sons to fall on their pocketfuls of torpedoes. Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly He had brooded over his lack of it and had remembered Jardin's assurance that to have a good time in school he must have a pocketful of money at all times. Battling the Clouds or, For a Comrade's Honor I gave her a good pocketful of money, and told her to write for more when she needed it. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West A lion is represented by one scout, who goes out with tracking irons on his feet, and a pocketful of corn or peas, and six lawn-tennis balls or rag balls. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 He left home with a light heart and a pocketful of bullets, and took a short cut through the woods toward Barrington. True To His Colors Mrs. Ricketts was no mean philanthropist in her way and a certain wag once wrote— Here comes Mrs. Ricketts With a pocketful of tickets. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Mr. Wimpelmeyer could afford to slap every one on the back and jingle his pocketful of change in the most reckless fashion. Anderson Crow, Detective My brothers and myself always take a pocketful to school to eat with our luncheon. Harper's Young People, November 18, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Send out a "hare," either walking or cycling, with a pocketful of corn, nutshells, confetti paper, or buttons, etc., and drop a few here and there to give a trail for the patrol to follow. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Some Dons, unable to believe that a man without a University education could teach them anything, would lecture him out of their little pocketful of knowledge about Oriental life and literature. The Invader A Novel Such a frightful tearing away of the veil we have worn over our eyes is like the examination of a pocketful of horrible things in a dead body suddenly opened. Germinie Lacerteux Such young men as these earn good wages, and now and then make extra time, and come home with a pocketful of money. The Toilers of the Field And he had no end of money, he was always chinking a pocketful, and talking of what he should buy. The Girls of St. Olave's The following morning found him on the front seat of the Stenton stage, sharing with the driver not his customary cigarettes but more portentous cigars from an ample pocketful. Mountain Blood A Novel I was positive that my end had come, and the thought of expiring away from friends and with a pocketful of prepaid around-the-world tickets was not agreeable. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan The latch lifted, the door swung in,—and I jumped to meet Macartney with not one thing on me but some fool snowshoes and a pocketful of useless cartridges. The La Chance Mine Mystery He held his pocketful of nuts with both hands.... Jewish Children It was like a man with a pocketful of money chuckling over a coin he had found in the street. Northern Lights "If you had given a reasonable price for it," said his brother, "you might have had enough left to have bought a pocketful of good things." The Printer Boy. Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth. It was something of an adventure afterwards to put a hand into the pocketful of lobster claws and prawn spines. A Poor Man's House To be a gentleman, in his opinion, meant having a pocketful of money. In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia I had a pocketful of nuts, and no one to play with. Jewish Children “I have found another likely looking stone since I last spoke to you; and Lady Olivia, here, has a whole pocketful, but most of them, I am afraid, are rather more than doubtful.” With Airship and Submarine A Tale of Adventure I always buy at the lollipop-shop, On the very first day of spring, A bag of marbles, a spinning-top, And a pocketful of string. Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk It was not full yet, and he emptied into it another pocketful. Seven Little People and their Friends Each carried a rifle, a shotgun and a hunting knife, and each had a pocketful of shells. The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger But that he was alive—that he had gone out into the world, possibly with the hope of finding a fortune and sometime coming back to mother and me with a pocketful of money—Yes! Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers Prof. Smith: A man could take a pocketful of the various kinds of nuts and go around his fence corners and plant a few. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 Towards evening the old man jingled a pocketful of coppers. Shining Ferry In a short time he had drawn a pocketful of silver, and going out soon overtook Jud Carpenter. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills I saw him the next time I called, a fat boy with his spiked mustache on glazed cheeks, and a pocketful of rattling gold junk, a racing car on the curb. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story He had spent a pocketful of money, or had it stolen. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers Nevertheless, as it isn't much trouble, I would advise anybody to take a pocketful of hickory nuts out with him when he goes for a walk and plant one every little way. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 Eve carried a pocketful of rose petals and threw them into the air as she went. Mistress Anne My father had just died; I was a green kid with a pocketful of money. Laramie Holds the Range That night I went to a music-hall—according to the next morning's papers—and broke up the show by throwing a pocketful of solitaires to the chorus girls. Colonel Crockett's Co-operative Christmas Ye see, Camden wasn't nothin' of a place,—'twas jest as if somebody had emptied out a pocketful o' houses and forgot 'em. Oldtown Fireside Stories "There's a brave pocketful there," said I. "Tut!" cried he, scornfully. The Frozen Pirate I always had a pocketful of money for I got two and six a day. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History "Yes, I brought along a pocketful," answered Sam. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall Bring a bit of bailing wire, A pocketful of nails, And half a dozen wiener-wursts For every man that sails. The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes Joseph-Marie waved his empty sleeve in farewell, happy in our promise to look him up some day in Vallauris with a pocketful of cigarettes. Riviera Towns You had secured from the grate in his study a pocketful of ash, some scraps of torn leather—bloodstained—and some few other fragments. The Sins of Séverac Bablon The jay he is after is some man generally from the smaller provincial cities, who has artistic or theatrical aspirations and a pocketful of money. Jersey Street and Jersey Lane Urban and Suburban Sketches I was there, and I carried away as a memento of the occasion a pocketful of red, white, yellow, and blue chips. Children of the Tenements Every one who has ever served with Weatherhelm knows him to be a good seaman, and an orderly, well-conducted chap, who wouldn’t, for to get a pocketful of gold, have become a rascally mutineer.” Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Collecting a pocketful, he returned home with his spirits completely revived. The Gilpins and their Fortunes A Story of Early Days in Australia A pocketful of money furnished him all the language he needed to speak, and the cards were dealt to him as a matter of course. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania She opened a dainty leather purse, while the lawyer paid his debt from a pocketful of small change. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life I had till then forgotten my pistol and pocketful of cartridges. Old Man Savarin and Other Stories And, boys," he said to them, as Jim and Asa very reluctantly untied the knots of their bonds, "any time you want a pocketful of pears to eat just come and ask me. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's So,' says he to the chief officer, 'send a hand aloft with a bucket of fresh water for the poor brute and a pocketful of ship's bread. The Honour of the Flag Oh," thought Jack, "what would I not give for my handy little Mannlicher, and a good pocketful of cartridges. Jack Haydon's Quest The last traces of that autumnal scorn toward "such foolishness" vanished as he became the owner of two shooters and a pocketful of the more common marbles. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life Well, I'll tell you now that he didn't," was the answer, "nor for a pocketful of red stick-candy which he took from a jar. Dixie Hart We wanted to dig a pocketful of spruce gum. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's That is why he carries his documents about with him, on him, in his pockets, like a sneak thief with a pocketful of stolen goods. Phantom Wires A Novel He had brought back a new species of orchid, several undescribed beetles, and a pocketful of coontie seed. In Search of the Unknown "I couldn't, Sir, not for a pocketful of crowns, and your good lady, so to speak, within hearing." News from the Duchy A pocketful of the pungent seeds industriously nibbled while the discourses were at their dullest kept us awake and filled our minds with flowers. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth "That's that old sugar lot up by the big ledge, where Willis and Ben were making syrup," said I. "Ad, whatever did you do with that pocketful of auger chips?" A Busy Year at the Old Squire's I soon found that night trains "on the line" pay little attention to such minor matters as tickets, and I have a pocketful that have never been taken up. Soldier Silhouettes on our Front There were wholesale fruit stores, where a pocketful of apples was sometimes to be had for the prompt delivery of a message; bakers' and confectioners' shops, where sweet cakes were sometimes given to him. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts All on a summer's day"— And then he changed his song to— "Sing a song of sixpence, A pocketful of rye, Four-and-twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. The Mysterious Shin Shira In addition to this, our friend was never without a pocketful of intellectual bon-bons for them. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 What he wanted them for I could not imagine; and later, after sunset, as we were going home, I asked him why he had carried away a pocketful of auger chips. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's "Oh, sure!" says I. "I carry a pocketful of halves to shove out to all the bums that presents their business cards." On With Torchy Bessie, rich in the possession of a pocketful of money, was most truly glad to hear it, and a great feast of fruit ensued, with accompaniments of galette and new milk. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax Indeed," he continued, turning towards her with a swift, transfiguring smile, "I am not a village prodigy going to London with a pocketful of manuscripts. The Survivor Knox wrote a letter to the British Government that would have made an enemy of the most affectionate twin brother—all mere legal twists and turns, as agreeable as a pocketful of screws. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II Night had now closed in—a keen, boisterous, wintry night, making the pocketful of coals that ornamented the grate peculiarly acceptable. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour No, I didn't, either, for I knew it was like trying to enjoy a sound sleep in a powder-magazine with a pocketful of matches, to trust my love to her! The Witness No. He happened to have a pocketful o' money, and so they let him sling his hammock in the town, where he could spend it. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow "Friendship for him, an empty purse and a pocketful of ambition." The Grey Cloak Take a pocketful of cigarettes, my dear Mr. Chetwode, and make your way homeward. The Lighted Way To the amazement of the clerk, he turned out a pocketful of small coin on the table and played it all in "gigs," "straddles and combinations." The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories You are acquainted, I suppose, with his famous story of the WHISTLE, and how he bought it with a whole pocketful of coppers, and afterwards repented of his bargain. True Stories of History and Biography Oh no, he would not take all that trouble for two poor pocketfuls of money. Pepper & Salt or, Seasoning for Young Folk He wouldn't hurt the girl, he told himself, with a twinge, for a pocketful of money. One Man in His Time Many a time did the Laird bring home a heavy pocketful of stones, at the thrifty gude-wife's bidding, but they only proved to be the common stones of the mountain-side. Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales "It's loaded already ... here is a pocketful of extra bullets." Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative A grey turn to a top and bottom, a silent pocketful of much heating, all the pliable succession of surrendering makes an ingenious joy. Tender Buttons Objects—Food—Rooms I wish I had a pocketful of sudden deaths, that I might throw one at every thief of a musicianer that comes up the street. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities Have you taken a look at my pocketful of heathen idols there yet? A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches Had a gad for the wheel mules, whip for the swing team, and a pocketful of rocks for the leaders. The Ramrodders A Novel You must have a pocketful of gold pieces. The Child's World Third Reader You could pick up a pocketful in a short time. With Rimington Get a pocketful of dry rice from the Chink. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West "A pretty face is worth a pocketful of gold." The Dangerous Age "That was not my affair," the proprietor said, lazily rattling together as he spoke a little pocketful of twenty-franc pieces. Tales of Wonder But Long Island commuters are nurtured to a tough and perilous his, and I clambered the Alvina's side without dropping hat, stick, or any of my pocketful of manuscripts. Shandygaff Whenever he produced money, it was in pocketfuls and handfuls. The Pleasures of Ignorance Bell's face was wreathed in smiles when he came in and unloaded a pocketful of sovereigns on my study table, saying, when trade was brisk, "I could sell myself if I was little pigs!" Grain and Chaff from an English Manor I was seized with terror lest I should lose the gift that was worth "a pocketful of gold." The Dangerous Age Over these I rejoiced like a yokel with a pocketful of butterscotch and peanuts. The Art of the Moving Picture A vest pocketful of powder and shot would last a good hunter till he starved to death for there was not a living thing to shoot great or small. Death Valley in '49 Nevertheless, I assert that many a forest was once a pocketful of acorns. Chivalry I wrote to them the other day, to tell them of my happy prospects, and now, instead of a bundle of congratulations, I’ve got a pocketful of bitter execrations and reproaches. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall If he was so unselfish, why didn't he go in there himself and take a pocketful of jewels and go along and be satisfied? Tom Sawyer Abroad He promised to bring me a pocketful of apples and pears, and then he kissed his children, said good-bye, and set off. Wuthering Heights As he marched he sang a bit of doggerel in a high and quavering voice: "Sing a song 'a vic'try, A pocketful 'a bullets, Five an' twenty dead men Baked in a--pie." The Red Badge of Courage I had tied my sleeping bag on to the saddle, and had with me but two pocketfuls of food. Prester John "Honey," called Abram softly, "since you brought 'em that pocketful o' wheat, you might as well let me have it." The Song of the Cardinal He has sold his market produce in Malaga, and depend upon it, has a pocketful of money.' Tracks of a Rolling Stone She is the natural, own great-grandmother of every child in the world, and her pocketfuls of treasures are his by right of inheritance. How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell As he marched he sang a bit of doggerel in a high and quavering voice: "Sing a song 'a vic'try, A pocketful 'a bullets, Five an' twenty dead men Baked in a—pie." The Red Badge of Courage We emerged upon the sidewalk, each with a pocketful of money. John Barleycorn He seems to have quite a pocketful of money, but nobody knows what his trade is. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Take pocketfuls of love besides to them all at home," was her last word before he closed the outer door on himself. Middlemarch In any case Marija would bring back a huge pocketful of cakes and sandwiches for the children, and stories of all the good things she herself had managed to consume. The Jungle You are acquainted, I suppose, with his famous story of the WHISTLE, and how he bought it, with a whole pocketful of coppers and afterwards repented of his bargain. Biographical Stories (From: "True Stories of History and Biography") Wisi had always pocketfuls of apples, pears, and nuts, that all came from Andrew; for every thing that he had, or could procure, he used to stuff into Wisi's satchel. Rico and Wiseli But it is wonderful how much courage a pocketful of sovereigns will give. Adela Cathcart, Volume 2 A very little research will reward the visitor with a pocketful of flint knives and scrapers. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe So though he has a pocketful of it he may as well be penniless. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah Mother Graymouse went home somewhat comforted and laden with a pocketful of good things which Granny sent the children from the pantry shelves. The Graymouse Family "It was worth while going," and he felt of his pocketful of diamonds. Lost on the Moon Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds Clive went off with a pocketful of money to the dear old Poor Brother of Grey Friars; and he promised to return with his father, and dine with my wife in Queen Square. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Joyously as a schoolboy with a pocketful of new-won marbles, he made his exit from the ruins of the hardware store, and started back toward the tower. Darkness and Dawn We drove straight to a bank, however, and in a few minutes had each a pocketful of gold. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 A pocketful of "high-grade" might be worth several dollars. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond We'll toss for it,' taking a shilling from a pocketful of loose cash, always ready for moments of hesitation. Phantom Fortune, a Novel But he didn't have no money to carry out his inventions and as I had a pocketful I couldn't exactly figure how to use, I agreed to back him in his wireless dirigible. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic Fitz watched him curiously, and when he reached for the third pipe, said:— "No, Colonel, none for me; smoke a cigar—got a pocketful." Colonel Carter of Cartersville In his boyish, elemental way he just wanted to take a revolver and a pocketful of cartridges, and prowl. Uneasy Money The little tailor, not idle, gathered two pocketfuls of stones and with these climbed up a tree. Types of Children's Literature "If my policy is carried out, my town lot'll be worth a pocketful of gold-plated watches or a stud of spavined mares." The World for Sale, Complete "If my policy is carried out, my town lot'll be worth a pocketful of gold- plated watches or a stud of spavined mares." The World for Sale, Volume 2. He had another way to get money, and that by hatfuls and pocketfuls at a time. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 Well, the Frost Giants carried these boulders about, and dropped them down miles away from their homes, as you might take a pocketful of pebbles, and drop them along the road as you walk. The Stories Mother Nature Told Her Children The Irishman was secretly munching caribou suet from the pocketful he carried. Smoke Bellew When we'd both earned a pocketful of money, what did we do? The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet Arthur, who had a pocketful of sugar and was dividing it impartially between the two horses, turned at the sound of the voice and gave her an approving glance. Glenloch Girls Oliver had a tip for each of them; one of the things that Montague observed was that in New York you had to carry a pocketful of change, and scatter it about wherever you went. The Metropolis "As for these gentlemen," he said to Noel, "let them go where they will, but first give them food and drink and a pocketful of money." If I Were King In point of fact, Quartiano at the time had a pocketful of blackmail letters, and after four weeks paid a good ransom and got back his boy. Courts and Criminals The men were all glad enough to step up and take a snifter with the stranger, who after so long a voyage they reckoned must have a pocketful of the wherewithal. The Dock Rats of New York I came up with a pocketful of news and have almost forgotten to tell you about it. Glenloch Girls I'll bet she carries a pocketful of dried toads and—and keeps live lizards in her hair. Heart of the Sunset The doctor stayed as long as he could, and did his best to enliven the dulness by producing a pocketful of Tauchnitzes, and sitting talking while the patient dozed. Magnum Bonum Before nightfall the boy Mohammed rose to feed the Mosque pigeons, for whom he had brought a pocketful of barley. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 Honey was skipping stones over the lake from a pocketful of flat pebbles. Angel Island "There, Charles," said the grandmother, "wouldn't a vest pocketful of those bugs or germs be a big enough dose for one acre?" The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, As he spoke they were joined by the old man's daughter, who, after begging at many houses, returned with a pocketful of lentils. Veranilda So Allen wrote to Bobus's friend at Oxford, but he of course did not keep a pocketful of Hungarian Counts. Magnum Bonum No sooner had he found himself in the metropolis, alone and free, with a pocketful of money, than a delirium possessed him. Eve's Ransom He had still a pocketful of cartridges, and there in a coign of the old battlements he would prove an ugly customer to the pursuit. Huntingtower Here he had been engaged on the twofold business of surveying the disposition of the English army and in gathering a pocketful of fruit which remained upon the tree's topmost boughs. Red Eve A pocketful of roast chestnuts—and no mess nor trouble! The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) I wouldn't be that young Mr. Morrison for all that great pocketful of notes. Havoc Now, St. Nicholas had a pocketful of hazel-nuts, which he kept cracking and eating as he trudged along the road, and just then he came upon one with a worm-hole in it. Twilight Land For a certain period a pocketful could be picked up in five minutes. Paul Kelver, a Novel He did recall the very strange man who walked around Earthquake Island—where Tom and some friends had been marooned recently—walked about with a pocketful of what he said were diamonds. Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers, or, the Secret of Phantom Mountain Much or little, she gave or paid out of her pocketful of jangling silver. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale For provision on the walk, for he did not want to hurry, he carried with him a pocketful of bread and cheese. The World Set Free And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves. Twilight Land Reluctantly Martin yielded to the claims of the grocer, paying his bill with him in full, and receiving in change a pocketful of jingling coin. Martin Eden
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