| 单词 | poke into |
| 例句 | He had found Kingshaw in the conservatory, poking into the geranium pots with a cane. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The picture shows a woman knitting on a streetcar, with the ends of her knitting needles poking into the people beside her and her ball of wool unrolling down the aisle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Every now and then, I poked into the soil at the base of a trunk. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When his eyes fell on her own second-grade school picture with two missing front teeth poked into the corner of Sitti’s picture frame, he pointed and made a question mark with his hand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z After lunch the next day, the boys wandered through town, joshing one another, poking into shops, taking pictures with their new cameras, buying a few souvenirs, exploring corners of Kopenick they hadn’t yet seen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Aunt Elizabeth couldn’t see what was poking into her back, Aunt Lydia said. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The zigzag chain link at the bottom pokes into my belly, but I wiggle through. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it wasn’t so bad, having your business poked into just a little bit. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He looked so pathetic, crammed in behind the counter with the board of keys poking into his back, that for a second I actually felt for him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He flopped down on his mattress, letting its itchy stuffing feathers poke into his back as he glared at the ceiling and tried to figure out how it had all gone wrong so fast. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I roll my tomato between my hands, the prickly stem poking into my palm. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z His sharp eyes seem to poke into me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They were painted on pieces of paper, and the papers were pierced by twigs and the twigs were poked into the ground. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She opened the oven, peered into the freezer, poked into the salad compartment of the fridge. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The needles poked into my arms and shoved into my armpits, making me tear up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “How dare you come poking into my tent and commanding my two friends to leave? How dare you tell the Chinese to leave?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I wiggle around, trying to find a place that doesn't have twigs poking into my back. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Tubes seemed to be poked into him in many places and they rattled when he moved. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama’s flowers were poked into every corner and onto every surface—bachelor’s buttons, snapdragons, asters, Shasta daisies, and huge buckets of sunflowers. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In my memory, the stick poked into my side over and over again, and I grew angry once more. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He stopped me with the end of his club, poked into my chest. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z With everybody smooshed together, poking into your business all the time? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what tickled worse: inhaling dust mites, or Viper’s sharp whiskers poking into my bare leg. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I had known all along the inevitable outcome and that I dared not poke into his knapsack of misery, even with the offer to help him carry it. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Collapsible chairs were poked into the still-soft ground and a large wooden cross was hung from the center beam at the rear of the tent. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But the man would not poke into that fire; nobody suspected him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The men were silent, bent over, poking into the pile of grey ashes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Black pebbles and the ancient gray cinders the mountain had thrown poked into his backbone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I had to keep hefting it back up around my shoulders because the straps wouldn’t hold tight, and every time I did that, another fork or knife found a way to poke into my spine. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z According to the instructor, “You can poke into the eye sockets about two to three inches and a few seconds later, they’ll be looking at you and saying, ‘What happened?’ Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them, just poking into the picture, was the front wing of a car—certainly not theirs, and further off, an oasthouse looming over a brick wall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He felt a rib poke into his back. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun’s silver rays poke into my palm. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z You'd have trouble describing the murderer, except for those eyes – which are in any case just a couple of dots poked into an empty face the colour of the road. Edvard Munch: a head for horror 2012-06-25T17:30:01Z Nina then begins poking into Sophia’s life, trying to understand what happened to both their soured relationship and her best friend. | 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan': Ties That Bind: Life-Sustaining Friendships Transcending Life?s Brutalities 2011-07-14T23:41:45Z For those who like fiction, the idea of crafting a character who is the stand-in for the novelist is more interesting than poking into a publisher’s financial records. The 10 most important books of 2016 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z As a teenager, he observed veteran vaudeville comedians in action as he poked into night spots along the boardwalk. Jack Carter, Comedian Who Brought His Rapid-Fire Delivery to TV, Dies at 93 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z By the time it’s through, the filmmakers, Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills, have poked into murders in places like New Jersey, Florida and New Mexico and taken viewers through a gantlet of sordidness. Review: ‘The Killing Season’ Examines Long Island Case 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z I’ve poked into many more of Ms. Oates’s novels and have put them aside, anticipating similar reactions. Books of The Times: ‘Carthage,’ by Joyce Carol Oates 2014-02-05T21:32:23Z San Francisco photographer Sean McFarland pokes into the dark recesses of the gardens and forests that persevere as development marches on and comes back with a new way of viewing nature. 16 top entertainment picks to kick off 2012 2011-12-28T21:43:08Z The boat poked into the brush, Nigel hanging over the edge. Leaping Caimans and Tasty Piranha in the Wild Amazon 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Travelers walked by with their dogs, or poked into the office to pick up sundries from the honor store or coffee from the lodge. A travel trailer of one’s own: The historic Sou’wester Lodge on the Oregon coast makes a perfect creative retreat 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z The inspector should also poke into nearby siding to determine whether it’s rotting and check whether the flashing slopes correctly away from the house. Gap over windows should not allow water to get inside 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z The guitar poked into interstices with pings or echoey chords or scratchy syncopation or dissonant counterpoint. How Pop and Jazz Wrapped Up the Past in 16 Boxed Sets 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z I have fully internalized that lesson and very rarely poke into any comment threads nowadays. Tracy Clark-Flory: "Our culture is totally ignorant around the realm of sexual fantasy" 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Come early and poke into its many corners. Things to Do in New York: History, Funk and the Queens Night Market 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Instead, the more he pokes into the son’s disappearance, the more Ben becomes the object of government warnings, scrutiny, and, finally, violence. A Traitor to His Tribe 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z But Nacho’s prime concern is that “cops are out there right now poking into my business.” 'Better Call Saul' recap: Free a gangster from jail -- or else! 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Instead, their voices poke into our consciousness in shards, like flotsam and jetsam carried by a rushing stream of consciousness. Review: ‘The Encounter’ Is a High-Tech Head Trip Through an Amazon Labyrinth 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z But one can feel, and share, her delight poking into some of the past’s more cobwebbed corners. Becoming ‘Self-Made’ Stars in a Secular Age 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Unwilling to “poke into” that family’s affairs, he backed out. In the Lower Ninth Ward, an Artist Renews His Purpose 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z I poked into the grocery bag, found the nectarine I’d bought, wiped it down on my pants leg and took a bite. The secret to punching up your summer beverage game 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Even prettier are the shots of the majestic oil well pumps, silently poking into the ground over and over again, gnawing away at this small town’s stasis. | 'Boomtown': A Little Place That Finds Itself Receiving Big Money 2011-01-29T00:03:18Z Then use the pointy end of a paper clip or safety pin to scrape any narrow notches and gently poke into the clogged ignition port or burner holes, which is where the gas comes out. The ultimate step-by-step guide to a clean stove 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z The needle pokes into your skin, piercing it so the tattoo drips into your flesh. This DIY tattoo trend will make you wince — or want one yourself 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z “Very distracting,” she said, poking into the heap. Review | La Vie on the Wharf is so bad I’m only writing about it as a warning 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z I stuck one foil-wrapped dish into the cooler, with a digital thermometer poked into the molten potatoes. Thanksgiving Aha! moment: No crowded oven should ever come between you and your perfectly warmed potato gratin. Jonathan hires Perry, as he often does, to poke into the bungled kidnapping and find what the cops missed — which, whaddya know, turns out to be plenty. Review | In one of summer’s best new shows, Perry Mason gets what he’s always lacked — a personality 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z By the 16th century, European ships were poking into every bay, inlet and river. ‘Icebound’ Takes Us Back to the Arctic, in All Its Terror and Splendor 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z The murders are certainly macabre, but the best fun is running all over the city with these amiable partners, meeting the denizens of the night and poking into this vast repository of ghoulish secrets. Marilyn Stasio Finds Herself Rooting for the Bad Guy 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z They are meant to last as long as regular tattoos, but are known to fade eventually depending on how much ink is poked into the skin and how deep it goes. This DIY tattoo trend will make you wince — or want one yourself 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z In the courtyard, watch them traipse through the garden and poke into an airstream that turns into a star-viewing station after dark, telescope and all. Free (or Cheap) Things to Do in NYC This Weekend 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z A small hole poked into a piece of cardboard will allow sunlight through as parallel rays—that is, as focused light suitable for imaging. How to See the ‘Ring of Fire’ Annular Solar Eclipse of October 14 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z That’s where the elevated land mass literally pokes into the moisture stream and helps focus it. Parts of California face ‘flooding emergency’ as storm kills at least 2 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z So why poke into things that pair so perfectly with beer and make the sports-watching world a better place? How the ‘boneless wing’ became a tasty culinary lie 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z One of them helped tug a filament of the stratosphere low enough that the summit of the 6,288-foot mountain poked into it. ‘Historic Arctic outbreak’ crushes records in New England 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z With a screwdriver or an awl, poke into the wood; if it goes in more than ⅛ inch, rot has probably begun. Advice | Is a dilapidated playhouse worth repairing? 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z I sat on a camp chair with stiff spikes of bunchgrass poking into the canvas. How I found myself befriending a wild fox 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z And he altered his training regimen to close any holes that had been poked into his game. Taylor Heinicke spent the offseason building his game — and his Legos 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z However, both writers are concerned with closed societies — villages, or the village-like neighborhoods of London and Dublin, where you constantly encounter the same people, all poking into your private business and gossiping about it. Perspective | Barbara Pym’s humor and stoicism are a welcome tonic for our times 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Cobblestones poked into sneakers and flip flops, wending their way through the neighborhood’s numerous bouchons. In Lyon’s network of hidden passageways, footfalls of the past 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z This was not just pious poking into the past. Jerusalem Archaeology Modernizes but Runs into Ancient Problems 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z She worries about Chinese spies poking into her personal life, even in the United States, which is why she and her husband want to withhold their names. Review | This is Seafood channels a lifetime of experience into one tasty takeout 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z He told an officer in a statement that he alerted flight attendants that he felt pokes into his skin. Federal complaint filed against man over flight diversion 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z One of them declared that the hunger pains felt like knives being poked into her stomach. Perspective | Radio host Joe Madison is on a hunger strike for voting rights 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Carlos was startled to see Buck sitting on his thighs holding a syringe poked into his elbow pit. Victims, graphic videos lay bare the horror of Ed Buck's deadly 'party and play' fetish 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z This land building explains why the river’s delta pokes into the Gulf of Mexico, a swampy snout teeming with wildlife, marshy grasslands, and watery bayous darkened by ancient cypress trees. Rerouting the Mississippi River could build new land—and save a retreating coast 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Sam, compelled to solve the crime, goes poking into the past, knowing that he might learn some things he’d rather not know. Why John Sayles’ quietly compelling ‘Lone Star’ is well worth revisiting | Movies with Moira 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Maradona basically weaved around and through half of the England team, starting from just his side of midfield, and finishing his slalom run with a short poke into the net as he fell. If you were there, you will never forget Maradona in Mexico 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z Maradona basically weaved around and through half of the England team, starting from just his side of midfield, and finishing his slalom run with a short poke into the net as he fell. If you were there, you will never forget Maradona in Mexico 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z The charred corpse of a giant sequoia poked into the smoky haze. Hundreds of towering giant sequoias killed by the Castle fire — a stunning loss 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Fingers can be poked into their “funny holes”, and the resemblance to the children themselves, who earlier ran about like “little dogs” is intensified by the comparison to “puppies”. Poem of the week: On a Pebbly Beach by John Birtwhistle 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Embassy, is grieved by the loss of his friend and starts poking into the circumstances of his death. Here are 6 mystery recommendations for fall, including ‘The Paris Librarian’ | The Plot Thickens 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z In the spring, it poked into two court fights over mail-in ballots — in Alabama and South Carolina — in filings called “statements of interest.” How Trump’s ‘Voter Fraud’ Lie Is Disenfranchising Americans 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z He dubbed his manner of research “soaking and poking,” or acquiring vast quantities of information about governance while poking into the details of political campaigns. Richard F. Fenno Jr., preeminent scholar of Congress, dies at 93 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Those holes that Sherry poked into the Baltimore turf help produce better roots, which should be helpful if the season stretches deeper into the fall. Fields of green: Mild winter, no games aid ballpark grass 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z And it doesn’t help that the officers are poking into Rachel’s past. Review: A single mother pursues justice in `Hide Away’ 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z The company wanted to poke into the limitations of the piano’s traditional design, and challenged designers to the task in 2015. Roland made the Cybertruck of grand pianos 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z On the one side, he had to poke into the dirty business of a $15 billion-a-year agency that believed it had legal and presidential sanction for “enhanced interrogation techniques.” Why John Durham won’t save Trump either 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z The long eighth is another peninsula green, this time on a natural point poking into Lonetree Reservoir. Ohoopee Match Club and Ozarks National: Golf Digest's 2019 Best New Course Winners - Golf Digest 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z At 22 miles, Pike poked into the lead, but was unable to pull away. Daniel Romanchuk and Manuela Schar Win N.Y.C. Marathon Wheelchair Races 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Other spiky, totally barren branches probe a small red island and poke into the hillside, like a mosquito piercing the skin of a host to extract sustenance. Natural landscapes turned noxious in photography on view at Blum & Poe 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z It took an hour to race around the grounds, poking into the gift shop, garden store, conservatory, greenhouse, various gardens and an 1888 one-room schoolhouse to discover answers to our clues. Not a speed demon? Summer bike rides inspired by lavender and 1920s glamour take a leisurely pace. 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z But here are some possible areas U.S. antitrust cops might poke into. Google’s activities under scrutiny by US, Europe regulators 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z Nose pokes into a neighbouring port might result in a food reward from a separate food port. Closing in on what motivates motivation 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z The boys walk fast, poking into bins and barrels and drain ditches, stuffing soda cans and plastic bottles into their sacks. To survive in Kabul, boys scavenge for treasure in the city’s trash 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z State Department and U.S. delegation to the International Boundary and Water Commission are working with Mexico on one of the few unfinished areas — the luxury homes and a tennis court that poke into the U.S., New US-Mexico border barrier charts tricky course near homes 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z State Department and U.S. delegation to the International Boundary and Water Commission are working with Mexico on one of the few unfinished areas - the luxury homes and a tennis court that poke into the U.S., New US-Mexico border barrier charts tricky course near homes 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Just about everywhere we turned — whether poking into galleries or cafes, or strolling the beach — we felt a buzz of creativity, whimsy and high spirits. You’re going where? Pensacola, Fla. 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z “I wish there were a way to prevent other people from trying to poke into what we’re doing here in Iowa,” Shoemaker said. 'He's so openly racist': why does Iowa keep electing Steve King to congress? 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z From his home in the English countryside, Mr. Wilkinson, 47 years old, said that he had no idea of the scale when he first began poking into a few of his bank’s dealings. How One Stubborn Banker Exposed a $200 Billion Russian Money-Laundering Scandal 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Stephano’s lines sound as though they were written for an old New York schemer poking into dives for easy marks. 'The Tempest' at the Old Globe: Kate Burton casts a benevolent spell as Prospera 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z I’m always curious about the future of a story, not about poking into every detail of its past. Where should Star Wars go after Solo’s box-office disappointment? 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Other neighbors reported him shooting at squirrels, poking into a rabbit hole with a stick and setting his family’s dog on another neighbor’s piglets. How a scrawny misfit turned into Florida’s worst school shooter 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z The contemporary, busy interior includes pieces of wood poking into the air, which, from the outside, makes it look like the chairs are up and it’s closed. Seattle ramen ranking: Which of Capitol Hill’s 5 new places is best? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z In the 1980s, the golf potential of this 220-acre swollen thumb of land poking into the Atlantic had many course architects excited. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z When Pulisic tore open the left side of the Panama defense 11 minutes later, slotting a cross that Altidore simply poked into the net, the game — 19 minutes old — seemed over. With Christian Pulisic Driving, United States Steers Closer to World Cup 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Something sharp pokes into you, and tremors radiate micro-pulses of pain that jostle me within your folds. The daughter you've always wanted : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Sprawled on the boarded-up balcony of a two-storey house, the barrel of his rifle poked into a hole cut in the wood, the Philippine army sniper calls for quiet before taking his shot. Snipers, bombs, mortars - Philippine troops battle against Islamists 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Just outside the town of Brunswick, Maine, the Harpswell Road runs along a finger of land poking into the ocean. Elizabeth Strout’s Long Homecoming 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Now, however, a Danish filmmaker is poking into a few pioneer stories for a Danish television documentary about immigration to America from the Scandinavian country in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Danish television documentary to explore Nebraska and Iowa 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Cameras and sensors poke into the business of this grove, logging every act in the leaves’ annual drama as they bud, unfurl, color and fall. Seeing the forest for the trees: What one oak tells us about climate change 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Behind him, small groups of family members and police poked into the ground with poles, feeling for human remains beneath the soil as they slowly worked their way across two-meter by two-meter plots. Mexican parents find drug-war mass grave, expose official apathy 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z So they designed and constructed new rods with pinholes poked into the sides. With ‘Get Well’ program, Metro tweaks older rail cars — and makes fixes on new ones, too 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z “The election was like a needle poking into a bubble.” Political Divide on Campuses Hardens After Trump’s Victory 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z He said they learned that plywood used by the burglars was bought at a nearby Home Depot and that torches from a Brooklyn welder were used to poke into bank vaults. Feds: NYC bank burglars stole $5 million in cash, diamonds 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z There was a sea-green splotch hovering over his neck, with a long tail that poked into his nose, and one ear was radioactive yellow; the nose was honking blue. The Mysterious Metamorphosis of Chuck Close 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z As Reynolds pokes into the mystery, he accidentally entangles himself in a web of dark, small-town secrets that the locals never want to see exposed. ‘Burn What Will Burn’: suspenseful, hard-boiled crime novel 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Her breasts – 48C, she would later inform me – poked into mine. Susan Faludi: getting to know my father, the woman 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z After leaving her job, she began to poke into the city’s hidden corners - specifically, into hospices. Drawing portraits of dying people taught artist about living 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z After leaving her job, she began to poke into the city’s hidden corners – specifically, into hospices. Drawing portraits of dying people in hospice taught this artist about living 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Holes were poked into my knee, cartilage was removed, bone was micro-fractured, and then I was sent home. Tech, necessity, and the discomfort of sitting with ourselves 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z So reluctantly, he finally agrees to poke into it. Review: ‘Where it Hurts’ is superb detective novel 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z At Chimp Haven, the animals use sticks to poke into a mock termite mound to taste a sweet substance keepers placed in the mound. Government Research Chimps Set to Retire 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Parr remembers the needles that poked into Steve’s back and the diagnosis of a brain tumor. Decades later, Tarpon Springs shrine still draws faithful 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z She curls up into a fetal position, the wooden toucan poking into her thigh, the puzzle pressing against her arm, the purses softly bunched up under her head. “Honey Bunny” 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z One officer carried a pole Wednesday that she used to poke into rain-swollen drainage ditches. South Carolina charged as officials continue to look for her missing 5-month-old daughter 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z One twin's heart poked into his brother's chest, wrapped in a common membrane with the second heart. 3-D Printing to the Rescue 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Many employers only look for criminal convictions and even then limit how deeply they poke into the potential employee's background because the tests are expensive to conduct. Why checking a potential employee’s background is legally tricky 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z After Christian Eriksen lobbed over when clean through, United went ahead as Walker poked into his own net when attempting to tackle Wayne Rooney. Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z The snout of Guajira, sniffing the Caribbean; the square tail of Amazonas, poking into Brazil. “Honey Bunny” 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z So, last winter, Birdsong went out with a metal rod and began poking into the soil, looking for the marker. Bluesman Brenston gets new marker 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z The streets near her home were reduced to piles of rubble and the charred remains of buildings poked into the sky. Germans listen to fading voices of war's last survivors 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z On the right side of the water North Korean factories poke into the sky. Is Kim Jong Un the Last Bad Bond Guy? 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z I latched on to connected locals and poked into a party where the gracious young Carnival Queen showed up, along with the regional governor. Second Biggest "Carnaval" After Rio Is In Barranquilla, Colombia. A Terrific Surprise. 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Bai’s thesis is that journalism — indeed, American culture — turned a corner back in 1987 when reporters, obsessed about character, went poking into the private lives of political figures. What if the FBI had succeeded in exposing Martin Luther King Jr.? The nose matters, because people don’t gawk at it even when it pokes into their business. “Foxcatcher” and “The Homesman” Reviews 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z Construction cranes poke into the sky as they continue a building boom that has been under way ever since Crow arrived. Arizona's big bet: The research rethink 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z On a recent day, at the guest house of Meyler’s aid group, More Than Me, Berlinda puttered around the freshly painted rooms, poking into this and that, much as any 4-year-old would. War-torn Liberia already had too many orphans. Then came Ebola. The subsidiary of the Russian natural gas giant is in the cross hairs as new sanctions poke into the energy sector. In New Sanctions, E.U. Inches Dangerously Close To Russian Gas 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z A mix of spaniels and retrievers, they scamper up and down the walkways, peer under benches and poke into trash bins positively quivering with excitement over the prospect of finding something that warrants a prize. A hawk, some dogs and several hundred people help prepare Wimbledon each day As the air temperature poked into double digits, its warmth made the work day bearable for dozens finalizing preparations for Saturday night's outdoor game between the Blackhawks and the Penguins. NHL vs. the elements at Soldier Field 2014-02-28T02:31:00Z Then a thermometer was poked into Lepchenko’s ear to take her temperature, which the trainer said was ‘'not too bad.'’ Heat Becomes a Decisive Factor at Australian Open 2014-01-16T13:38:24Z Lowry, Rugby League was set in places where smokestacks poked into leaden skies, spreading a sooty veneer over bowed figures. Letter From Europe: A Division in Rugby, and in England 2013-12-05T10:12:21Z That was made clear again Tuesday when the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subcommittee poked into the need to spend $10 billion or more improving the Pentagon’s existing arsenal of B61 nuclear bombs. Pentagon: We Need Smaller Nukes 2013-10-31T20:05:23Z I had brought my nail clippers, and using them, I was able to reach between the metal bars and poke into the cement between the bricks. Twelve Minutes of Freedom in 460 Days of Captivity 2013-08-28T18:07:36Z She so disliked having others poke into her life, he said, that she would turn a garden hose on reporters nosing around her house. City Room: The Day: After Petraeus and Broadwell, Considering the Ethics of Biographies 2012-12-11T14:16:35Z For More Pianos, Last Note Is Thud in the Dump SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. — The Knabe baby grand did a cartwheel and landed on its back, legs poking into the air. For More Pianos, Last Note Is Thud in the Dump 2012-07-30T02:19:01Z Given the risk of pesky FBI or Congressional investigators poking into their business, wouldn’t Chinese companies be better off just ignoring the U.S. market and focusing on China? Phone Maker ZTE Looks to U.S. Amid Lawmakers' Concerns 2012-07-17T15:27:58Z More eerily, the system pokes into your search habits and starts to feed you information you are glad to see, but were unaware you wanted to see. 'Google Now's' Terrifying, Spine-Tingling, Bone-Chilling Insights Into Its Users 2012-07-03T16:07:53Z This done, a silver tube with a strainer at the bottom is poked into the decoction, and the drinker sucks the liquid up through the tube. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z With a poke into Andy's ribs, they started off at full speed, their shouts of laughter coming faintly on the wind. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z Both exclaves, barely 14 miles apart, poke into the strait, guarding this chokepoint of naval traffic between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. | Borderlines: Fighting over Parsley 2012-01-03T05:23:04Z A pistol was poked into Jafta's belly and he was also put in his "palace." Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z When Ty's head poked into view as through a curtain, for eddies of smoke were all around the scout, the child began to dance up and down, and clap her hands. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z I reckoned there had been quite enough excitement for one afternoon without poking into any more rough water against a rain and head wind. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z "Well, Nosey," answered Coffee Pot, "suppose you try—your nose is long enough to poke into anything!" The Mary Frances Cook Book Adventures Among the Kitchen People 2011-12-06T03:00:20.300Z They spent the rest of the daylight poking into every corner of the ship, and in the dark fo'c's'le Macro made a find of surpassing worth. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z And off she hurried, with George's pan, in a moment to be occupied poking into the dirt with a stick. The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields 2011-11-11T03:00:26.697Z He has a determined, dreadful nose in the middle of his face, which, when poked into my countenance, cuts into my soul like iron. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z "If I——" "Stop it!" she cried, jumping up, and making a dash for the fire, which she proceeded to poke into extinction. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z Sometimes the spoon was poked into the other boy's ear; sometimes it hit his nose. The Mary Frances Cook Book Adventures Among the Kitchen People 2011-12-06T03:00:20.300Z Of course the striped-faced monkeys came peeping out in the wrong time, and, after a good deal of poking into the tree, one of them was caught. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z At first, every one was eager to write, and plump envelopes were carefully poked into the letter-box by one or other of the sisters, who felt rather important with their Washington correspondence. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z He would no longer heed Father Leo's suggestions, but set him aside as a meddling priest who had better not poke into mundane concerns. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Being a rear-rank man on the about face, I presently felt the stick poking into my ribs and the command: “You step out here.” Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z It was he who encouraged Lily to go poking into the houses of poor folks who didn't want her, all winter. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The next morning the children were awake bright and early, wanting all sorts of things to eat, and poking into odd places where they should not have gone. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z Allan was never in Ayrshire in his life; but had his materials from some old fellow who went about poking into every corner and raking out every false story about Burns. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z Nightfall again saw us perched along the rail, fishing rods poking into the blackness and pulling up squid for our daily sampling. Squid Studies: Changing Seas and Shrinking Squid 2011-06-20T22:15:00.277Z He poked into the bushes with the barrel of his gun and soon brought forth a fat, white rabbit which he held up with satisfaction. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z Poor Bessie ran one way, Aunt Morton another, and Billy, who happened to be at home, poked into all the nooks and corners for the runaway. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z Its healthy twin Opportunity has logged 18.5 miles so far — surpassing the distance of a half marathon — and poked into three craters. NASA to Abandon Trapped Rover Spirit 2011-05-24T23:08:30Z For ever squatting with her nose poked into a book reading some wickedness or foolishness I'll be bound.... Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z And while he was doing this, Grandmother Magpie came by, and as she was always poking into other people's business, she asked what was the matter. Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk 2011-05-09T02:00:03.903Z He put the probe near the banana, then against the skin, then poked into the fruit — two five-minute runs at each spot. Essay: Is This the Poster Food for a Radiation Menace? 2011-04-11T20:27:54Z Helen took my mother upstairs, while Frances was running all over the place on her own, poking into everything. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z Located on a nose of land that pokes into the Pacific, Crescent City is pocked by jagged outcroppings of rock and residents are familiar with the roiling gray surf. Crescent City Journal: Sleepy California Town, and a Tsunami Magnet 2011-03-17T01:33:26Z For Obama tweets are a stick to poke into the revolving wheel of the Middle East to help it spin when it slows, but never to start or finish it. Barack Obama's tweeters advise UK diplomats to get their digits out 2011-03-16T18:18:36Z He occupied the morning about the works, poking into odd corners, questioning the workmen, making suggestions to Billy. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z I was fond of poking into and turning over old things up in the garret, as I hinted before, or I had archæological taste, to give it a dignified name. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z "Absurd," said Her Grace, as she poked into the down pillows and lace-edged sheets arrayed among the inlaid petals. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z In the complicated marriage between Mr. Bloomberg and those he governs, there had always been an unspoken understanding: He ran the city well, and they resisted the urge to poke into his private life. A Signout Sheet for Bloomberg Trips 2011-02-06T23:51:57Z In summer, with temperatures poking into the triple digits, the noise and fumes become unbearable -- the sky above the city seems to condense into a superheated, tea-colored broth. Prague as theme park. Plus: Cairo! 2011-02-03T01:30:00Z A further tale of great length was in progress when Dr. Hickey's Mephistophelian nose was poked into the best parlour. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z Palm tree boards poked into the mosque in rows like toothpicks create a permanent scaffolding that allows residents to swarm over the building to replaster the mud, an annual February ritual involving the entire town. Ancient City in Mali Rankled by Rules for Life in Cultural Spotlight 2011-01-08T23:25:02Z Penny poked into several of the boxes and barrels. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z He tossed the greenbacks and the heavy poke into the lap of the girl who was now sitting up cross-legged, her back against the rock. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z As the Notre Dame coach invoked all that was wholesome and good about the guys in gold helmets, the cyber hunt to identify the player and poke into his past continued. Standard far from gold at Notre Dame 2010-12-19T01:22:00Z There's a helicopter landing pad on a pier poking into New York's East River at the end of Wall Street. Farewell to Wall Street 2010-10-06T23:05:00Z They poke into your device with screwdrivers and pens, recharging your credit, answering queries on behalf of a company they do not work for. Currents: A Winning Formula for Hard Economic Times 2010-07-23T11:40:00Z The evening begins a week of lectures, discussions and performances that poke into various nooks of science. World Science Festival to Start With a Big Bang 2010-05-20T18:32:00Z An 11-year-old girl, doing homework on a living room couch, looked up to see a stranger's face poking into her dining room. After 13 years, police still hunting for the East Coast Rapist 2010-03-16T04:00:00Z We walked the cobbled streets, poked into frescoed houses, taverns, and baths, and took an eerie comfort from the 2,000-year-old shapes of families huddled together, trying to ward off disaster. Lessons of a $618,616 Death 2010-03-04T22:00:00Z If Johnson was a physical force — an arm around the shoulder, a full-body lean, a finger poking into the chest — Mr. Obama is an intellectual one. Gentle White House Nudges Test the Power of Persuasion 2010-02-24T03:10:00Z Pound the bushes, though, before you go poking into them. Into the Primitive I like to be poking into other people’s affairs, it keeps one from thinking.” Dolly's College Experiences “Next time we go poking into a place like that, let’s poke in a stick first, or throw a stone, to make sure there’s ‘nobody home.’” Unexplored! He had grown somewhat and could run about without tripping up over himself every few steps; and as he grew a little older he was always poking into strange yards or around new corners. Two Prisoners When I was dealing in black magic and making prophecies by poking into the steaming entrails of virgin goats, I at least had my self-respect. The Book of Gud He examined the floor boards to see if any had been pried loose and even poked into the rag bag. Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery "We've lost all our stones," said Sylvia, kneeling at the edge and breaking off a stick to poke into the muddy depths below. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story It was no longer dangerous to drink with him; for though, from habit, he continued to poke into grievances, he never, on the following morning, pursued the subject further. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 They dug into the snowdrifts, poked into the brushwood, scouted into the forest in the faint hope of finding something that would cast light on Horace's fate. Northern Diamonds "Is anybody here?" the Doctor would call, as he poked into a dark angle. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North A large pad, or bag filled with sand, was poked into the back of my head, round which the hair was gathered tight, and the whole tied round with a leather thong. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment It was easy to see everything quite plainly, from the placing of the pokes into the chest, to the throwing of the key into the stove, and the destruction of the picture. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon For ten minutes more he rattled on to me at intervals, through the bathroom door, poking into my past and arranging my future like a clairvoyant. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia Horace took it, poked into it, and turned it over. Northern Diamonds It is unfortunately indisputable that religion was poked into the quarrel. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) I'd knock my best friend out of the door if he come poking into my private matters. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas Rick and Scotty helped the frogmen poke into every possible place without finding more than a pair of rusted cutlasses. The Wailing Octopus Why, he made a big hole, with two incisors, in a big pippin, and bit the finger presump- tuously poked into the little mouth to arrest the peel! Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 She should not poke into the cold house alone for the first time since she had inherited it, and encounter the desolation of change. Old Crow He had no object in his wanderings, but loved to poke into the oddest and most out-of-the-way corners of the town. The Deaves Affair I could feel things poking into my back before I landed; I always get the creeps when there's death around, and that last sound had been just that—somebody's last sound. Let'Em Breathe Space In the goldenwing family—as perhaps not every one knows—a repast is not over with one poke into an open bill; it is a far more serious affair indeed. Upon The Tree-Tops They poked into cupboards, turned over mattresses, peeped into bureau drawers and boxes and a score of other articles too small to have hidden anything human. The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories But there were so many fascinating corners to poke into that another half hour ticked by before they could finally tear themselves away. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars A light step, a little boot poked into view, and Ruth bustled down the ladder. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story His particular business, as Fred saw it, was not to poke into other people's private affairs, but to get the clothes of Sam dry as soon as possible. Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School I have an almost invincible repugnance to poking into bushes and thrusting aside branches to discover who has hidden there. Upon The Tree-Tops There was no poking into nooks and corners this time, but straight to the bureau went they. A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays “Katherine and I want to go up the hill a little way and poke into that ravine up there; it’s so dark and mysterious looking.” The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars We ourselves had the most profound contempt for these girls who kept poking into our games. The Harbor A little lower down, poking into the invisible brook through the paling, was the eldest boy, silent from sheer delight in the unexpected pleasure of coating himself with mud without remark from Nettie. The Doctor's Family I had the muzzle of a rifle poked into my ribs. Rimrock Trail He nodded as he slipped the poke into a side pocket, and the cabin grew very silent. A Man to His Mate Presently he began to explore the hollow, poking into all the rabbit-holes with his stick. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker The door opened noisily and a wild-looking head, with long, tangled hair, was poked into the room. 'Lizbeth of the Dale She was sick for a week—and I took care of her—as I would a sick pup—and she began to get well and want to play and romp and poke into everything. It, and Other Stories "I saw it poked into my face by some one prowling before my cot." Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands Some raider may 234 have poked into this lagoon of mine. The Pagan Madonna Wasting his time poking into the affairs of termites—and acting, by George, as though those affairs were of supreme significance! The Raid on the Termites Then they turned a corner, and the car came to a standstill with her bonnet almost poking into a great clump of rhododendrons. Captain Jim After supper we put the poke into the kettle. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine He poked into the library, and in a nausea of discomfort he conversed with Mrs. Cowles, Mrs. Cowles doing the conversing. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Until, from the corner of his eye, he saw Alfy poking into a little wall-cupboard that was his own property and used to shelter his dearest treasures. Dorothy on a Ranch Friedrich dropped his partly filled poke into the ready, uplifted hand. A Tar-Heel Baron He was perhaps lying under a great mass of seaweed in a deep pool, when a pole came walking along and poked into his side. The Children's Book of London Out on both ends of the boat, poke into closets and barber-shop and captain’s office—everywhere there is a chance a man, a passenger man, might be.” Dorothy's Travels I told them a tale every afternoon, when the light was getting dim, and the fire was poked into a bright blaze; but I came to the end of my store at last. Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) A length of fuse was poked into the touch-hole and the end lit, sufficient length being given to allow the lighter to get round the nearest corner before the mortar fired. Between the Lines They are eternally poking into corners with a feather duster. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Pop was poking into two of the large mound-shaped cases that were sitting loose and open on the right-hand seat, as if ready for emergency use. The Night of the Long Knives He had never even poked into a shock to disturb Master Meadow Mouse or one of his cousins. The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse "Without presuming, preaching, or poking into things that ain't none of my business, I want to say that I don't blame you one mite, cap'n," he volunteered. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Like a dog on a country road I must poke into as many holes as I can. Mushrooms on the Moor It's the long thin kind—the kind that pokes into everything. Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's By that time I'd poked into all the Pilot's pockets I could get at without stripping him and found nothing but three irregularly shaped blobs of metal, still hot to the touch. The Night of the Long Knives "I don't see a single any," remarked Allee, poking into every nook and cranny in hope of finding their treat. At the Little Brown House He ain't much addition here when he's fidgeting round, poking into everything and suggesting it better be done some other way. Walter and the Wireless I advised them to search with the greatest care, and to poke into places that they had not disturbed before. Mushrooms on the Moor And yet it is one of the best drawing features of the show, and the same people remain night after night to see the meat poked into the cages. Side Show Studies “I wonder what Craig is thinking now, with his old bug eyes poking into that fog and doing him as much good as if he was stabbing a mill pond with his finger!” Joan of Arc of the North Woods Then we go round systematically, climbing over on the barrels, searching under sacks, and poking into recesses, and after all occasionally missing one or two in our search. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell The boat's nose poked into the further bank, and the boatman demanded his fare. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain "That is better than having a bayonet poked into your inside," I said, by pantomime. Bulgaria It was Judith with her kimono over her nightdress and her bare feet poked into her slippers. Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge Daily the inspector of seals made his solemn round, poking into the forbidden chambers, into the lofts, into the cellars. The Lure of the Mask Skeptical in attitude, a cold listener, obviously impermeable to mere verbiage and affected by the logic of facts alone, he had a ruthless finger ready to poke into the interstices of a loosely-woven argument. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. These latter Master James evidently preferred poking into his eyes and nose, rather than his mouth, and evinced far greater anxiety to sit on the table than on the chair. Agatha's Husband A Novel In consequence of this animal’s thieving propensities, which led him to be constantly poking into every hole and corner of the ship in search of something to steal, he was named Poker. The World of Ice Jane tidied the room as usual this morning, and yet here you are, poking into every corner, and arranging and rearranging everything. Aunt Judith The Story of a Loving Life We poked into all of them, but found nothing more terrifying than a few bats and owls. The Four Pools Mystery It was not pleasant to have the iron-bound cover of a heavy chest poked into the small of one’s back without leave or licence, and the entire article being subsequently deposited on one’s toes! She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. The floor was searched, the plates and dishes lifted up, the mugs and chalices, every possible and impossible place was poked into, but without avail. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 He looked around the big room, poking into some of the closets that lined it. The Cosmic Computer This was about all that we could do to it, and play safe by not poking into it too much. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies I poked into every one of the cabins, but found nothing suspicious about their appearance. The Four Pools Mystery Bumpus certainly has got a big bump of curiosity, and is always poking into everything he can think of. The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol He wiped an ash-tray carefully and poured the contents of the poke into it. Where the Sun Swings North "And not a hiding place in or outside the house that the boys haven't poked into—including the meadow as far as anyone could throw from the bedroom window." Murder at Bridge When he reached her bedroom, he poked into every cranny and corner with the handle of his brush. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers He has a determined, dreadful nose in the middle of his face, which, when poked into my countenance, cuts into my soul like iron. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle We've got something to do," he said hastily, "without wasting time poking into old shacks. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch I don't like to go poking into it alone. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure You have been poking into it with a little stick, and you think there are insects beneath it. The Insect Folk Chilled by my reception, I moused about for a while, poking into boxes and bundles; then raised my head and inspected the landscape. In Search of the Unknown I want no pilgrims from Dubuque, no naturalists from Woodchuck Lodge, poking into the landscape or under the stumps for spires and foxes and boa constrictors and things that they cannot find outside the book. The Hills of Hingham He ran away from home at fourteen and joined the Merchant Marine, and in that service poked into most of the queer seaports on the map. I Married a Ranger Again the hard object poked into his ribs. Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X A cross little animal poked into wakefulness in the midst of its nap in the sun might have responded in much the same way. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel One, that if it had been suicide, Mrs. Fleming wouldn't want it poked into; she'd be more than willing to let it ride as an accident. Murder in the Gunroom Val, roused by my action, began to poke into the drawers of the dressing-table; but his search was just as fruitless. Up in Ardmuirland Perhaps he is armed with a club, and may take amiss the use of an instrument that has to be poked into his ears, or what not. Anthropology Binko grunted and slobbered his acquiescence and sympathy, with his wise old fat head poked into his master's arm. The Man and the Moment Mine pokes into my business at all angles and insists on so much attention from me that I don't know how I'll amount to anything in this world. The Golden Bird But here you're just your own master, and there's no law and no religion and no relations nor newspapers to poke into what you do nor how you live. The Exiles and Other Stories The limousine meant a long, tiresome run at good speed through streets that she longed to travel afoot, slowly, with a stop here and a stop there, and a poke into things in general. The Poor Little Rich Girl He went back, and with the aid of the tongs poked into the cavity. A Splendid Hazard True, men have been here, some few poking into the dust of ancient ruins, more seeking minerals, and now and then one, fleeing the law, to be followed relentlessly by such as Roderick Norton. The Bells of San Juan She poked into secluded spots unearthing rare specimens. Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics "The People" have to be poked into the fighting mood—their ears have to be scruffed—they need speakers, literature, marshals, inciters—hurrah of partisanship. The Ramrodders A Novel Two big blue eyes stared at him from a hood and two mittens were poked into his face. A Reversible Santa Claus In my hand was a slender dogwood switch that I had been poking into the holes of the digger-wasps up the hillside. Roof and Meadow I had bad luck at first; but in the end, with a couple of "hand-outs" poked into my shirt, I chased for the train. The Road Zip followed the boys about the barn as they poked into all the nooks and corners. Six Little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's How Roger hated the very thought of poking into another man's life! His Family Their talk is bright, aimless, rambling, not without dives into the depths, and pokes into your personality, above all, engouement the most absolute, and desire of intercommunication the most insatiable. The Bed-Book of Happiness He poked into nooks and corners of the room upon all sorts of pretended orderliness. Broken to the Plow Two of us adhered to the regulation short skirt and bloomers, but the third girl wore trousers, poked into the top of her high boots. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter Her eyes was big and sad, Cap, and dimples poked into her cheeks when she laughed. Pardners Vancouver, in 1792, poking into an unknown harbor, found a good landing-place at a cove around the first point he rounded at his right. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment Sitting on the floor, making extracts from these tomes, one has the half-guilty feeling of being caught poking into a tomb. The New North I dismounted and knocked on the door, when, without a word, the door was thrown wide open and a half dozen guns were poked into my face. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days His face radiated into a smile that brought out the whole chirography of fine lines, and his eyes disappeared in laughter like two raisins poked into dough. Every Soul Hath Its Song Each morning, dragging themselves out into the maelstrom, they took sticks and poked into the drifts for dogs. Pardners I think I must have been almost asleep, because I know the real rain surprised me, like something I’d forgotten, and a very sharp, cornery rock was poking into my back. Us and the Bottleman The scows have their noses poked into the bank, the men have built smudge fires in front, but we decide that the best way to escape the mosquito is to go to bed. The New North Instantly, almost as Merritt's hand had flown to the lever, the nose of the Flying Fish poked into the sandbank and her motor with a gentle sigh came to a stop. The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol But we cannot go poking into people's lives and studying their motives and judging their fundamental moral standards! Sex and Common-Sense He goes poking into the very crater, half strangling himself in its poisonous fumes, scorching the shoes off his feet, and once, I believe, he lost most of his hair and eyebrows—a narrow squeak. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 We were a little anxious, therefore, as to how Teddy would take our little terrier, with his fussy, youthful self-importance, and eternal restless poking into other folks' affairs. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays In consequence of this animal's thieving propensities, which led him to be constantly poking into every hole and corner of the ship in search of something to steal, he was named Poker. The World of Ice The idly inquisitive spirit which is never at rest save when it is poking into forbidden corners, Christ always checks and condemns. The Teaching of Jesus Doctor Fenton poked into the bowl of his pipe with a broad thumb. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 There are other musicians whose private affairs I need not repeat here, and yet others' that I have not poked into. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 He poked into the Ghetto, into Chinatown, Greenwich Village, and Little Italy; he peered into jails, asylums, and workhouses; he sneaked through factories and hung about saloons. The Nine-Tenths Don't you go around poking into other computers, too? Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel If you go poking into the bank in the dark you might stove the canoe on some log. An Outcast of the Islands Old women and amateurs have invaded the upper apartments, pinching the bed-curtains, poking into the feathers, shampooing the mattresses, and clapping the wardrobe drawers to and fro. Vanity Fair "I'm going to get a stick and poke into the log." Joe the Hotel Boy At first, everyone was eager to write, and plump envelopes were carefully poked into the letter box by one or other of the sisters, who felt rather important with their Washington correspondence. Little Women "What is all this?" he asked, studying the clear tubes entering her nostrils and poking into her arms and belly, the wires and probes taped to her impossible little body. Undo, a Novel By Joe Hutsko Lucy Gray had been on Secret Service that day, but did the observing from the windows of their house, as my Familey was at home and liable to poke into my room at any moment. Bab: a Sub-Deb So we took long sticks and began poking into the weeds. Laddie; a true blue story I was going by, I'm sure, without thinking or expecting a nod from men of that glib kidney when in my working clothes——' 'You always will go poking into town in your working clothes. A Pair of Blue Eyes Then, down at the far end, his small face poked into an open volume, he saw Roger. The Haunted Bookshop Betty had disappeared, and the old scoundrel was having quite an enjoyable time poking into matters that did not concern him and disapproving of them on general principles. The Fortune Hunter They both found a straw, which they poked into his ears. Hunger Why must this woman come poking into a man's most private affairs? Under the Skylights The night wind soughed into the room through the open window, drifting a piece of paper about the floor, poking into the gloom of the interior beyond. The Web of Life I don't believe there is any old dusty, forgotten corner of the world that he hasn't poked into. The Lady of the Decoration Quietude reigns; a tendril or twig is occasionally threaded or poked into the nests. My Tropic Isle It is difficult to make an estimate of ourselves by poking into our own sentiments and supposed feelings and convictions, and the estimate is likely to be wrong. Expositions of Holy Scripture Simson lighted his taper and went peering about, poking into all the corners. The Open Door, and the Portrait. Stories of the Seen and the Unseen. "We girls haven't really made a thorough examination of the attic yet, and I'm just dying to poke into all the corners." Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners I'd love to be a reporter and go poking into all sorts of places. Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College The velvet purses that used to be poked into the pews on Sundays on long sticks were missing, and I asked about them. The Making of an American The fingers wriggled around in the depths, poking into every corner, searching most anxiously. Her Weight in Gold Mamma, would not it be more sensible to keep their dress in order, than to go poking into Hebrew, which can't be of use to any one?' The Young Step-Mother Puff seemed delighted with her new bed, and, after curiously sniffing and poking into all the nooks and corners of it, she curled up and began to purr herself to sleep. Marjorie's Vacation After the bombardment was over the redhead again poked into view, and the fugitive made a movement with his hand to indicate his poor opinion of such useless business. The House Boat Boys Blast it all; no business to go poking into this; no business at all! The Shepherd of the Hills It so happened that I was sitting next to this particular mother who had been poked into a comfortable seat by her careful daughter. Nerves and Common Sense He had chased out of sight a cow that had poked into the cultivation. On Our Selection Well, you want that carrion poked into the earth, instead of lying atop of it. Under Two Flags A German, fat and heavy, fell half-way through the rafters, and a bayonet was poked into him as he stuck there. Now It Can Be Told A quiet knocking aroused him in the long, tranquil bedroom; and Herbert's head was poked into the room. The Return Well, for one who pokes into other people's affairs as you do, you don't know much. The Burgess Bird Book for Children There was a smile on his face as he tied Billy, and, coming down, he poked into everything in camp and asked innumerable questions. The Young Forester He struck at the weapon with his paw, and, when it was poked into him again, flung himself upon it, biting the naked iron with his teeth. Michael, Brother of Jerry On their hands and knees he and his friends, when they wanted any, would grovel for it, poking into corners, hunting under boxes, groping among broken furniture, feeling between cracks and crevices. 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