| 单词 | poky |
| 例句 | I didn’t need to carry that doggone picture around, this wasn’t how I remembered Momma anyway, Momma was always excited and jumpy, not sad and poky like this little girl. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z That poky bit of hair standing up on his head—he’d watched that thing bob around when he’d been running behind it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z That poky bit of hair standing up on his head—he’d watched that thing bob around when he’d been running behind it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z IBM had relocated a great many northerners, and together we made relentless fun of our new neighbors and their poky, backward way of life. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Her face had gone so white, the freckles stood out like tiny brown poky dots. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There are a few poky stores—one that buys used goods, another that sells fake jewelry. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z If the Laurences had been what Jo called ‘prim and poky’, she would not have got on at all, for such people always made her shy and awkward. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “How do you think you’re going to keep still for four hours in this poky wardrobe? Let me go and look in the corridor, m tell you when it’s clear.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z There were some effective moments in the Adagio, but after a graceful opening oboe solo from Anne Marie Gabriele, the Allegretto turned poky. L.A. Phil concert favors theatrics over polished music-making 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z A plainly dressed man in a poky attic flat is expecting a visitor. Shining City 2010-09-01T21:30:00Z And dusty, poky Truevine was so isolated that nobody ever heard what became of them, though they became famous. Review: An Account of Black Albino Brothers in Beth Macy’s ‘Truevine’ 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z There’s something unifying about piling into a poky cabin or carriage as you embark on a retro-feel overland adventure. 'Don't play Truth or Dare with your mum': how to survive a family holiday by train 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z No amount of resourceful set dressing can convince us that this poky MGM backlot is a perspiring slab of French Indochina in monsoon season. The 10 best summer romance films 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Food for thought: If you’d been a little pokier in sending the bowl, you might be using it at this very moment to display some succulent Honeycrisp apples. At Least You Don’t Have to Buy a Gift 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z My daughter is the best thing in my existence, but I can quite clearly separate loving my daughter from not enjoying 10 different doctors waggling their poky things up my chuff. I got pregnant by mistake. Was I ready for single motherhood? 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z Ricky's was a poky little club on a backstreet in central Leeds, which every Tuesday hosted an indie pop night called Kaleidoscope Pop. Extreme noise terror! What are the loudest gigs you've ever been to? 2012-11-08T15:34:27Z After a poky 2011-12 season, the show’s restored verve seems to have energized its excellent cast. Mike Hale’s Top 12 Television Shows of 2013 2013-12-13T19:28:37Z Machen is equally good at evoking a labyrinthine London based on his own poverty-stricken years spent in poky garrets. Your books of the year 2012-12-28T22:55:18Z It's got about as much substance as a snowflake, but it's amusing and distinctive, and makes a great introduction to this poky but stylish new King's Cross comedy space. Rory Sheridan's Tales of the Antarctic – review 2012-09-25T17:06:09Z Natives of Fife and British Columbia respectively, they are musicians familiar with wide open spaces who are also capable of sounding as if their work was spawned from the world's pokiest garage. Readers recommend songs about bicycles: The Results 2010-07-29T21:30:00Z Sometimes you cut your finger on a poky throne. All is not right with Alicent: "House of the Dragon" and the King's choice 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Upstairs, partition walls were removed to open up the poky bathroom, where cascading house plants and bright encaustic tiles remind Maria of her childhood in rural Argentina. Setting the scene: a home with a dramatic flourish 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z They travel round the coast of Cornwall, picking up ingredients and inviting the producers to dinner in their poky galley while the Levellers fiddle away in the background. TV highlights 01/07/2013 2013-07-01T06:00:09Z So Jonnie Irwin shows them three places in the Dales, which are dark and poky, and it rains the whole time. A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 2010-06-18T22:00:00Z In part this is because service can be poky and a bit green. The 20 Most Delicious Things at Mercado Little Spain 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Watching the two in succession is like transferring from the express to a particularly poky, poorly ventilated local. Television Review: ‘The Lady Vanishes’ on PBS 2013-08-15T21:28:57Z It is dark and dusty inside Lemmy's poky Los Angeles rent-controlled apartment, situated in a modest block close to Sunset Strip. Lemmy: The Movie ? Grace Dent's TV OD 2011-07-15T23:06:31Z Give a volunteer a smart, witty, only occasionally poky primer on the science of reading. ‘Language at the Speed of Sight’ Fights to Reopen Our Closed Book on Literacy 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z And it doesn’t hurt for a book about a poky farm community to have a rock star lodged somewhere in its collective history. Books of The Times: ‘Shotgun Lovesongs,’ Nickolas Butler’s Debut Novel 2014-03-09T19:24:51Z A highly engineered experienced, the pokies appeal to a fundamentally different player than traditional games such as roulette or blackjack, Schull says. Ka-Ching: pokies documentary reveals what makes the machines so addictive 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The back door leads to a poky kitchen, tiled brightly in the taste of a previous tenant. NW by Zadie Smith – extract 2012-08-17T21:55:12Z That’s not very comforting to folks stuck in a long line on an entrance ramp, waiting for the privilege of heading down the highway more pokily than they could jog. One car per green: Why the lights on freeway onramps can't end traffic jams 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Driving this are electronic poker machines, or slot machines - known colloquially here as the pokies. Australia has a 'pokies' gambling problem, but is change coming? 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Heading into a state election on Saturday, the conservative coalition has promised to rein in the powerful "pokies" industry in a jurisdiction with nearly one-tenth of the world's million machines, second only to Las Vegas. In Australia, state election challenges powerful slot machine industry 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The NSW poker machine industry has amassed the most "pokies", as they are called in Australia, of any jurisdiction outside Nevada and the state's powerful pubs and clubs lobby has significant influence over political leaders. Australia's biggest state unveils plan for cashless poker machines 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z In a world of cautious Catalans and poky Petroffs, the King’s Gambit can guarantee an interesting outing. A romantic chess opening that gets few dates these days 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z True, one wall was mirrored, but it fooled no eyes, and the small dark stage and square of parquet dance floor made the space feel even pokier. Taking stock of the vanishing landscape of 'Russian Hollywood' 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Australia has just 0.33% of the world's population, but a fifth of its pokies. Australia has a 'pokies' gambling problem, but is change coming? 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z His plan has raised hopes of anti-gambling campaigners, who blame the "pokies", planted in 2,300 venues across the state, for leaving hundreds of thousands of Australians financially ruined. In Australia, state election challenges powerful slot machine industry 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Almost all runners, whether veterans or newcomers, poky or fleet, youthful or antique, share one bond. Does running really wreck your knees? 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z "Australia has pokies the way America has guns," said Wesley Mission, a nonprofit organisation which supports problem gamblers, in a policy document. Analysis: Slots to smartphones: pandemic sends Australia's gambling problem online 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z “Australia has pokies the way America has guns,” said Wesley Mission, a nonprofit organisation which supports problem gamblers, in a policy document. Analysis-Slots to smartphones: pandemic sends Australia's gambling problem online 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Advocates say NSW, with half of Australia's pokies, is "the beating heart" of gambling in the nation. Australia has a 'pokies' gambling problem, but is change coming? 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Campaigners say the cost of harm from pokies outweigh grant benefits. In Australia, state election challenges powerful slot machine industry 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Newsom and the Legislature should agree on a plan this summer — something more like the State Water Project than the poky bullet train. Column: Many California kids can't access Wi-Fi for schoolwork. Newsom wants the state to step up 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z The Nuggets average 97 possessions per 48 minutes, ranking 28th in the league, ahead of only the pokier Heat and Knicks. How Nikola Jokic Became the Favorite for the N.B.A. M.V.P. Award 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Related Cities are transforming as electric bike sales skyrocket Cheaper and lighter, but also perhaps a bit pokier, especially when attacking hills? Rad Power Bikes’ latest model, the RadMission, is its slimmest and cheapest electric bike yet 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z "Every time you'd go out with friends, there was pokies available," she says. Australia has a 'pokies' gambling problem, but is change coming? 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Residents and visitors didn’t like seeing the poky and mirthful bears trapped, darted or killed, so Searles’ peacenik approach, featuring a combo of voice commands, air horns and firecrackers, slowly gained converts. It's words, not bullets, for the 'bear whisperer' of the Eastern Sierra 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z The biggest question awaiting Elway at his annual state-of-the-team news conference Monday was whether he’s all-in on Lock, who came off IR to inject moxie, mobility and modernity into Denver’s poky offense. John Elway declares Drew Lock starting QB heading into 2020 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z It is an incredibly poky and moreish salad, which is delicious against anything – bread, ham, cheese, other vegetables, genuinely anything and sometimes makes people cough, but I don’t mind that. My search for the perfect salad 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z It was described as a "small detached house", though it was poky, little more than a shed, and the rent was high for someone earning only 800 euros a month. 'I rented a mouldy flat from the deputy mayor' 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z It also points to a failed lawsuit against a pokies manufacturer in 2018. Australia has a 'pokies' gambling problem, but is change coming? 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z It’s a little poky, the plot only intermittently makes sense, and the special effects look noticeably cheap. Reviews: Harrowing disaster thriller ‘Mine 9’; Scott Adkins in ‘Abduction’; and more 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Another, also not exactly delighting in the hills, cheered me on as we made our poky way to the rest stop at mile 20. Seattle’s not just the country’s most bike-friendly city. It’s a biking community. Here are the reasons we ride. 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z In any case, it reemerges with the same 139-minute running time as before, and it remains a terminally, sometimes enjoyably overstuffed potboiler that moves to its own poky, meandering rhythms. Review: Andrew Garfield gets lost in the L.A. noir puzzles of 'Under the Silver Lake' 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Britain’s Guardian newspaper wrote that it was “never a very comfortable arrangement at the poky embassy,” with a tiny office also serving as a sleeping space, a shared bathroom and access to a tiny kitchen. Who is Julian Assange? Arrest of WikiLeaks founder spotlights a showy yet enigmatic figure 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z It was never a very comfortable arrangement at the poky embassy, however. How Ecuador lost patience with houseguest Julian Assange 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Eight months later Flake sits in a poky New York dressing room almost as confined as that elevator. Jeff Flake: 'I'm still comfortable' with my record on Brett Kavanaugh 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Clubs NSW is a ruthless lobbying machine dedicated to protecting its $4bn a year in pokies revenue. The Alan Jones-Opera House row proves Sydney is in thrall to the gambling industry | Tim Costello 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z The screenplay, which Audiard adapted with his longtime collaborator Thomas Bidegain, has a loose, shambling structure and moves to its own poky rhythms. Review: John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix play 'The Sisters Brothers' in a soulful, stirring comic western 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Match of tournament I watched the group match between Spain v Portugal in a poky hotel room in Volgograd on a 13-inch TV made at least a couple of decades ago. World Cup 2018: Guardian writers pick their highs and lows 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z In Victoria, the heartland of Australian Rules Football, 90 percent of Australian Football League teams operate their own pokies, generating more than 93 million Australian dollars in revenue last year. Australians Are the World’s Biggest Gambling Losers, and Some Seek Action 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Many commentators also pointed to Labor's proposals to remove poker machines - "pokies" - from clubs and pubs as a defining issue. Gun control row clouds Tasmania election 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z Indeed, former Victorian gaming minister Tony Robinson has described the NRL as “a franchise of the pokies industry”. The Alan Jones-Opera House row proves Sydney is in thrall to the gambling industry | Tim Costello 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z “We think the damage that is being done by pokies in some of our poorest and most needy suburbs needs to be addressed.” Same-sex marriage and euthanasia mean annus horribilis – Catholic bishop 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Then it slowed to become one of the world's pokiest glaciers, creeping about 2 centimeters a day. Why slow glaciers can sometimes surge as fast as a speeding train—wiping out people in their path 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Western Australia is the only state or territory that bans the operation of pokies outside casinos. Australians Are the World’s Biggest Gambling Losers, and Some Seek Action 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z The result is hundreds of paintings jammed together nonsensically, often in poky rooms, and the creepy feeling of a tycoon controlling you from the grave. How tech giants are ruled by control freaks 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z If only the Labor party, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and the Catholic church would follow this lead and quit their pokies empires and associations in NSW and the Australian Capital Territory. The Alan Jones-Opera House row proves Sydney is in thrall to the gambling industry | Tim Costello 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Six major airlines fly directly to what was once a poky airport. An Infallible Insider’s Guide to Charleston 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The whistleblowers allege that staff were told to alter poker machines, known in Australia as "pokies", to remove some betting options. Casino denies slot machine 'tampering' 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z State budgets are increasingly made up of revenues from the machines, and legalized gambling, including from pokies, accounted for 7.7 percent of total tax revenues for Australian states and territories in 2016. Australians Are the World’s Biggest Gambling Losers, and Some Seek Action 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z She says machines, known in Australia as "pokies", breach consumer law. Former addict sues over slot machines 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Buford Highway in Atlanta, once a poky road of car-repair shops dwindling into farmland, is now lined with restaurants from dozens of countries. Cooking in the American south 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Two years ago, says a longtime resident, the site of the mall was a swamp, and Mae Sot was a poky little border town with two small grocery stores. South-East Asia’s future looks prosperous but illiberal 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Hearings take place in five poky courtrooms behind reinforced grey doors where the public benches, scratched with graffiti, are completely empty. Inside Trump's secretive immigration court: far from scrutiny and legal aid 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z A lot of the action is internal, which means the plot isn’t always easy to follow, and the pace crosses the line from “deliberate” to “poky.” Patience is rewarded in suspenseful 'Berlin Syndrome' 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The high cost of Australia's addiction to 'pokies' Former addict sues over slot machines 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Fans of action-angled survival horror like Dead Space or Dying Light may balk at the game’s deliberately poky controls or undemanding opponents, though granted that’s no failing. Review: Resident Evil 7 Looks Backward for Better and Worse 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z The Palace of Westminster is a maze of sticky-carpeted little bars, poky wood-lined offices and forgotten meeting rooms up twisting staircases. How to be a good bastard 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Anderson, he told the third-year running back it was imperative for him to start fast in 2016 after poky beginnings to the last two seasons. Luck, Miller out to show their worth Sunday 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Details of the report suggested the economy wasn’t as poky as the headline figure suggested—consumer spending was strong, and there was a big drag from companies cutting inventories that ought to be reversed later. The Divide Between GDP and Jobs 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Had the film and its poky lead characters at least managed to pick up the sluggish pace, experiencing “Buddymoon” wouldn’t have felt like such a slog. Minus the honey, comedy 'Buddymoon' is a slog 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z I’m cranky about poky performance, with videos that sometimes take forever to download, if they do at all. Once-diehard fans fear iPhone has lost its magic 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z As in his 1994 "nine-inning" film "Baseball," the subject suits the director's deliberate, even poky pace, and the air of what might be called critical nostalgia that colors all his films. Ken Burns' 'Jackie Robinson' documentary is a lump-in-the-throat trip that goes beyond baseball 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z I joked: “Maybe they think the problem is poky aging Jewesses”. My sister wants to vote for Donald Trump – but I won't let him divide us | Linda Boroff 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z So Saturday’s Weird Animal Question of the Week thought we’d look at some of the planet’s pokier animals and why, for them, slow and steady wins the evolutionary race. Why Do Some Animals Live Life in the Slow Lane? 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z In October in Singapore, the cart moved 500 people along winding paths in a large public garden and even avoided collision with a poky monitor lizard. Will Self-Driving Golf Carts Steer Way for Autonomous Cars? 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Ms. Cooke-Johnson, 75, a retired lieutenant for the city’s Emergency Medical Service, said she got about 10 neighbors to agree and thought that she would have upgraded from her poky DSL service by now. New York City and Verizon Battle Over FiOS Service 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z We are in a poky flat in a Scandinavian suburb, without a millionaire sportsman in sight. Free football streaming: how illegal sites keep outpacing broadcasters 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z There are pokies in just about every pub or bar. The high cost of Australia's addiction to 'pokies' - BBC News 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Crisis and Shelter, two charities for homeless people, found that households resettled in the private-rented sector considered them pokier and more poorly maintained than council-run houses. Mean streets 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Searching Twitter for "slo-mo" and "fireworks" yields some gloriously poky audio and video examples captured by real Americans. Slow motion fireworks are great, but the sounds are even better 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z A kale salad badly needed some sort of counterpunch in the dressing, citrus, say, and some massaging to soften the poky greens. A Roast, Long-Tested, and Other Reinventions 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z Uniform branch formats are being replaced by a range of set-ups, from large flagship “stores” to poky ones with just a couple of desks. The great pruning 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Laura began gambling on slot machines, or pokies as they are known in Australia, when she was 20 years old. The high cost of Australia's addiction to 'pokies' - BBC News 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z The startling power of the music derived partly from its inelegance: poky, sullen introductions led to off-kilter paroxysms, as the drummer frantically tried to keep pace with the hoarse singer, Roger Miret. Outpunking the Punks 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The better-off residents live in bigger, brightly painted homes, while the poorer ones live in poky, unkempt tenements on a different street. Why segregated housing is thriving in India 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z The nation’s biggest companies are being especially poky about filling openings; at firms with at least 5,000 employees, vacancies stay open on average for 69 working days before a successful job offer is made. The Big Freeze on hiring The White Sox’ plodding, poky 9-6 victory over the Cleveland Indians allowed plenty of time to browse the concessions for an evening meal. A Baseball Binge Woven From Dreams 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z "Around two-thirds of all gambling losses are through the pokies and in Australia that amounts to around A$9.8bn a year." The high cost of Australia's addiction to 'pokies' - BBC News 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z The low growth in data centers might not be as poky as it seems, Mr. Lovelock said, since “companies are moving from planning projects to doing projects.” Bits Blog: Tech Spending Recovers, but It’s Different 2014-04-02T11:30:05Z Crack one open, and there might be a delicate skull bone inside, but nothing big and poky. Rotting Balls of Fish Flesh Invade Southern California's Salton Sea 2013-10-30T19:15:00.453Z As usual, it didn’t occur to me that my old iPad might be the least bit poky until I tried the new iPad. iPad Air Review: Slimmer and Sleeker 2013-10-30T02:50:23Z Predators, while they appear fearsome and otherworldly with their blind, bulbous, alien heads, run on relatively poky snowmobile engines, and they're surprisingly fragile. Open Sky: After Transforming War, Drone Use Takes Off on the Home Front 2013-01-31T13:05:24Z By contrast, the fastest movie to $1 billion box office was “Avatar,” which took a poky 17 days. “Call of Duty: Black Ops II” grosses $1B in 15 days 2012-12-05T17:04:00Z She was rather curious to see what sort of letter Mariquita would write, and made up her mind it would be "nunnish and poky." Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z Your talents are wasted in that poky little house on College Green. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z By the end of their poky search to find the right general manager to get back to the Super Bowl, the Bears might find it necessary to make a deal with the devil. Bears GM search is curious 2012-01-26T01:14:00Z "It is poky, and dirty, and unfurnished, and quite impossible," said Peggy with finality. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z "We used to have a house, of course, before uncle died, and you know how poky rooms seem after that." In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z Whether "nunnish" or no, it was not "poky," but pleasant, very cheerful and bright, and very affectionate. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z Louie herself gave him her bath before she set out of a morning; she did so in a waterproof and little else—why, the splashed condition of the wall-paper in the poky little bathroom explained. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z The pokiness of the poky house did not trouble me, but its situation was detestable. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z They are the pieces of furniture from that poky old place in the Vale of Health. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z Why, those people in the poky little house over there, with only four rooms and a front door they can't open, have never had the decency to call upon me. The Black Poodle And Other Tales 2011-08-30T02:00:37.963Z The ship was clean and civilised, though very poky. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z “Dunellen is a poky little place, but Nan thinks it is splendid.” Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z Many new care homes today are rabbit warrens of corridors and poky rooms. Care home crisis requires reform, not fire-fighting 2011-07-29T13:03:32Z It's nothing like the Consolidation, of course, but it's such an improvement on that poky old Holborn place! The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z “Home to that poky Philadelphia, where tea and rusks, or a morning visit are the only diversions?” laughed Harriet. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z But what a blessed piece of luck it was that I happened to put my head out of the window at that poky little station. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z She had refused; working on, in her poky "rooms." The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z After years of grotty flats and poky "starter homes" that ended up being second and third homes too, that windfall from great-aunt Annie is going to be put to good use. Rice house 2011-05-06T10:19:08Z "In spite of having been brought up in the pokiest way in some provincial town, as I understand, that girl has a thoroughbred self-possession quite remarkable," said Mrs. Griffin. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z The back seats look a bit poky, but the boot is surprisingly large. Car review: Audi A1 2011-04-09T23:05:20Z No, indeed, we walk or we hire a nice old poky horse and runabout from the livery stable. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z I read part of that poky Manual last night, and I couldn’t find a single thing there that would authorise a Chief to call down a member of the Tribe outside of Woodcraft meetings. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z I was never so dull in my life as on that poky little yacht.” Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z No poky little cabin for me, nor an attic at the top of the house; long stairs are a terrible bore.” The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z It is monstrous to think of burying his talents in a poky little hole like Whitford. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z How can you, Lieutenant Ekdal, who were such a keen sportsman once, live in this poky little hole? Mr Punch's Pocket Ibsen - A Collection of Some of the Master's Best Known Dramas 2011-02-19T03:01:38.583Z And the rooms are not too small for me—poky was the adjective you applied to the dear little things. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z Sometimes when I drive round to see them, I wonder how I ever managed to support existence in that poky place. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z It was dreary, intensely cold, the flat was poky, its cosiness seemed to have deserted it, it had become a tawdry box. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Dear Emmy,—Don't be poky because you find us gone. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z That night in the poky flat, after the girl had gone to bed, Mrs. Wimble observed to her husband: 'Do you know, Joe, I think a little change would do her a lot of good. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z If Palin has shrewdly anticipated the Tea Party's rise, the mechanics of her operation are a little pokier. Palin in Progress: What Does She Want? 2010-12-09T09:00:00Z I found its performance acceptable—not as swift as the Kindle, but considerably faster on both startup and in operation than the poky Nook. 2010-02-08T15:28:00Z Life in some poky place abroad or in the country, received on sufferance or not at all. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z The poky, stuffy shop in which he worked came into my mind, and my heart was sore for him. Yiddish Tales The three promptly constituted themselves a council of war in the poky little mess-room, and Ned Parsons was ready with some valuable advice. A Traitor's Wooing He is in the lumber business, and lumber is awfully poky. Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 Having seen you all makes the idea of toiling and moiling here pretty poky. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 "Kicked about, never enough money, poky houses, a rattling two-seater, or a dogcart, a dog's life for a pretty woman," Jimmie had said lightly. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Why, you've got the pokiest crowd over here I ever heard of. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction "But, honest, Helen, it's goin' to be so lonesome an' poky!" Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 "About the poky little shop, do you mean?" asked Madge shyly. The Eagle's Nest What is the use of all my lovely clothes in a poky little bit of a village? The Daughters of a Genius This wretched poky little hole-and-corner village, where people grovelled away their lives by the score of years at a time; what was it to him? A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance You get rather sick of a poky little hole like Gandela.” In the Whirl of the Rising It was what Eastern people call very "poky"; but the language addressed to us by the premature boy had made it a matter of personal self-respect for us to get to Sisson's that night. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 Just then the peculiar expression of her sober friend's face startled her, and she added, with one of her merry laughs, "provided he was not a poky old bachelor." Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier They examined the present poky fowl-house and run, and then they surveyed the land, and each one gave an opinion on the matter. Better than Play Don't leave me in this poky little place by myself,' pleaded Vava. A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends “You’ve never grown up and got dull and stiff and poky like most grown folks.” Cloudy Jewel He wants me to be a poor man’s wife––starting again, he calls it––while he earns a salary and we live in a poky house and I do the cooking. The Gorgeous Girl "Nonsense, Tom, don't be poky, come back and drill." Red, White, Blue Socks. Part Second Being the Second Book of the Series All the other cubs in the wood can run about as they please, and why should we be kept in this poky old cave? Red, White, Blue Socks, Part First Being the First Book We shall hope to see you sometimes; it's a poky little street, and you'll be glad to get out of it, though even Belgrave Square will seem sooty and confined after Lomore.' A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends "Just the same, I am glad we didn't go with those poky Fussy Curls to their meeting." Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery The miserable weeks went on, in the poky house crammed with children. The Rainbow I don't know how she managed to send Cyril to Oxford; but we had no house all that time, only poky little lodgings. Lover or Friend Maggie had seen Laburnum Villa, and regarded it as one of the most poky suburban residences she had ever had the pleasure of entering. The School Queens Harvey knew that Nellie and the “Up in the Air” company would pass through Tarrytown on the pokiest day train leaving New York over the Central. What's-His-Name She thought that would be a most worthy object, though somewhat poky. Betty Leicester A Story For Girls You are more concerned by what your neighbour does every day than by what he might do if he were suddenly spun, whirled, jolted out of his poky orbit. The Pagan Madonna Ours must seem such a poor, poky little place after this, and yet we were all so pleased with it. Lover or Friend “But I shall be in hot, stifling London, in a little house, in poky lodgings; to-morrow, at this hour, I shall not be having what you call a good time.” The School Queens There were plenty of places a-top of the cave, where you could sit and keep dry even at high water, though it would be "sort of poky," too. Eyebright A Story But you just swallow it all, and then you get to be so poky a body has no comfort in life. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York Oh, nothing's the matter, only she's poky, and doesn't seem to fit in somehow. A Little Country Girl The surface car is a poky car, It stops ’most every minute. Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds So it did not seem at all a poky or stuffy house though it was so small. My New Home ‘I know—not in the real sense,’ said Phœbe, blushing; ‘but surely he ought not to live in this dismal poky place, with such mean furniture, when he can afford better.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster “I can't help it, mamma; Battles is slow and poky,” he fumed. Five Little Peppers at School It was rather poky; for my aunt and her servant had gone to bed, and there were queer creaks and noises now and then, as there always are in old houses. A Little Country Girl It stops for a lady, an auto, a hoss, For any old thing that wants to cross, This poky old, stupid old, silly old, timid old, lumbering surface car. Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds It's rather a poky place, you know, mamma, and in India I suppose the houses are all enormous. Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls I’m going to refuse to grow old and poky. The Prairie Mother And it was the pokiest, most rubbishy, lackadaisical village I ever saw. The Mission of Janice Day I do think waiting for a steamer is the horridest, pokiest performance in the world! Patty's Success Some of the boys we knew were in the chorus of Assyrian youths, but the solo cast was made up of older people, and Nell found them very poky. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays What would his life be if he could never get out—he is so active in spite of his lameness—if he had to lie always in his poky little room? Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls He had not been solemn and poky, as she had prophesied, and the fact nettled her. Six Girls A Home Story Every one's out and I was trying to read a poky old book. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World I don’t believe there’s such a stupid, poky, little old place anywhere else in the world. Mr. Opp "He favors Sherwood because she attends his poky old lectures on architectural drawing and pretends she likes them." Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves She seems to have gone to live in a very poky place. A Young Mutineer It took us a clear week to work our way up to the County Down coast It was there we landed, in a poky little harbour. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 What a frowst I Fancy sitting in that poky little carriage with both windows shut. Lady Bountiful “It will be awful poky, I wish I could go to New York and the theatre every night.” The Girls at Mount Morris “But, ‘Earth’s so poky,’ still he mused; ‘It must be finer far To play I Spy across the sky, And skip from star to star.’ Zodiac Town The Rhymes of Amos and Ann It's in a most poky, fashionable part—an odious locality, where poor Art hides her head. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World "Kendall Major's missed it, I tell you, going off to that poky architectural show," she declared to Miss Jinny. Miss Pat at School But I'm due in a poky little place in Massachusetts called Enderby. Elsie Marley, Honey Stores on farms are poky places, and the things always hidden away in inaccessible spots. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa She said they wanted change of air, as they were looking quite cooped up in our poky town. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls “Why,” cried Miss Jemima, “I hope we are not to go on living in this poky little place!” The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn I found him in a tiny, poky little attic, and there we waited for three-quarters of an hour whilst Rolt was being sent for. The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade August 1914 to March 1915 I do so hate anything slow or poky or stupid. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore I was dull, uninteresting, poky—no more the Sallie Cox that other men know than I am you. The Love Affairs of an Old Maid My heart is broken; but I mean to have some enjoyment, which I couldn't, if I stayed here with you and that poky Miss Standish. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes The twins had lost all relish for their well-planned tricks, and the others, down-stairs, found the usually wild and hilarious day almost unbearably poky. Prudence Says So Lady MacNairne was furious, because it was too cold for Tibe on deck, and he wasn't allowed below in the tiny, poky cabin. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon But what a poky place they were living in. Amos Huntingdon You do live in a poky little house, don’t you? More about Pixie Mother will be disappointed, and everything will be duller and pokier than ever...” The Fortunes of the Farrells How small and poky and drab the home drawing-room would appear in comparison! A College Girl Clearwater was a dear, sweet place, but, after all, it was only a poky little village. Sisters Three Can’t you imagine how his hostesses would stare if he asked them to call upon me here, in this poky room! The Independence of Claire What a difference it might make in that dreary, poky Dull Street parlour, where she sat all day! Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life "Of all the mean things that ever was the pokiest long time in unwrapping its wings, this butterfly's the meanest." Ting-a-ling Waiting for the two-bit elevator was nerve wracking; hospitals always have such poky elevators. Highways in Hiding I hate Cousin Henrietta's receptions—dull, poky affairs—where Mrs. Parkinson weeps into her teacup and the Misses Pyncheon are apt—most apt—to recite a little Browning. White Ashes How would you like to be a High School-mistress living in poky lodgings, not able to have a holiday because she can’t afford two rents, and getting only one present all told?” The Independence of Claire Don't for a moment think I mean to criticise Mr. Billings, Mrs. Stannard; I really like him, very much; only it's so poky not to have the band now. Marion's Faith. Soon after lunch they went aboard the Canton, which they found to be a small and poky vessel. Chatterbox, 1905. The children are behaving as well as can be, and Sykes too; and it's not a poky house, by any means. Sarah's School Friend You have to wait at South Lawrence in a poky little depot, and you get some played out—at least I don't, but Jill does. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform And they say Luke wasn't no poky rider, either. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch Life at Russell had lost for the time being so much of its customary gayety as to warrant Mrs. Turner's discontented descriptive of "poky." Marion's Faith. I think it is awfully small and poky. Ruth Arnold or, the Country Cousin "This boy must have found it a bit poky, riding you," Twinkleheels remarked to Ebenezer one day when he noticed that the old horse was actually wide-awake. The Tale of Pony Twinkleheels Then Bevans got under way and moved along at the same poky gait as before. Raw Gold A Novel "But won't it be rather—poky—just sitting in the front room by yourselves all evening?" asked Prudence doubtfully, ignoring the offended twins. Prudence of the Parsonage London is a poky place, but we adore it. My War Experiences in Two Continents Marjorie did hate those tedious "exercises," and she was glad for her mother to see how poky it was to drum at them for an hour. Marjorie at Seacote "What a poky old thing you is!" she said. A Little Mother to the Others Their calls will be just the poky, polite ones. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 Well it isn't so dreadful After all, for we don't dine till one; How can people say church is poky!— Point Lace and Diamonds Oh, some poky little hotel near the station. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes The St Nicholas Club, “a delightful, poky, dark, exclusive little old club of the Dutch families,” is the only place in which he finds peace. Matthew Arnold I never did like you, and I never will, and you is awfu' poky in that bonnet. A Little Mother to the Others "This is a thousand times better than poky old Deerfield," asserted Ben. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 I do wonder what is the reason, That good men are all like Joe Price, So poky, and stiff, and conceited, And fast ones are always so nice.— Point Lace and Diamonds It is pleasant here at Elmwood, only the house is not as grand as I supposed, and there are not as many servants, and the family carriage is awful poky. Miss McDonald But how is Lesbia to settle well if I bury her in that poky little village? Uncle Max I've been badgered within an inch of my life by confounded women in shabby dresses and poky bonnets all day. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week They are very wealthy, and Eugenia has had the best of everything so long that I'm afraid she'll find the Valley dreadfully poah and poky. The Little Colonel's House Party Fancy Manrico has forgotten to give them the usual initial brooches, and they feel the wedding is a poky affair, and take no interest in it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 29, 1892 Nothing but dust and shabby old houses and poky people who knew nothing to talk about, and to-day—oh, to-day it's dear! Mary Cary "Frequently Martha" It is so silly of you trying to make yourself miserable, and living in poky lodgings. Uncle Max "Oh, Archie, isn't it a poky old place, and doesn't it smell of rats and must?" Bessie's Fortune A Novel In the funniest, pokiest, queerest little house that you can possibly imagine; I discovered three charming, well-bred girls. The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls So I did," was the regretful reply, "you see it was awfully poky, having to sit so still. Idle Hour Stories What's lots of fun for two is awful poky for one. Marjorie's Maytime There is Mr. Cornell, who has made all this, living in a little poky house in a street with a couple of maids, his wife and daughters dressed in the homeliest manner. The Life of Froude Then, too," he continued, "I'm an Andover chap now, but find it awful poky. Bessie's Fortune A Novel "No," said Eleanor, with a sigh, closing the book and folding her hands, "only—I didn't suppose you ever could become a prosy, poky old church-member." All He Knew A Story But Kittie says she is just as nice as she can be, and not a bit poky, and so active and interested in life you'd think she was young. Different Girls But, Grandpa," said Marjorie, who had suddenly begun to feel more confidential with her grandfather, "why, then, do you and Grandma want us children to be so sedate and poky and quiet and good? Marjorie's Maytime She's an awful poky person and needs new teeth, but she says she's so sick of mending pants, she wishes some days she was dead. How It Happened What a haven that poky and silent place was; what a blessing the conventions were, and the proprieties. Christopher and Columbus "Please tell me what I have said or done that was poky or prosy," asked Bartram. All He Knew A Story The day dragged on; the flies simply swarmed in my poky little room. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time It was an awful poky party," said Marjorie, "but I think we ought to give Grandma credit for meaning to give us pleasure. Marjorie's Maytime A girl like her couldn't go about a little poky place like this without all the young men knowing her. The Doctor's Dilemma He could not go into the poky den, evil-smelling and airless, of the concierge. The Magician Says they 're wofully old-fashioned and poky,—look like Canadians and poor folks. Homes and How to Make Them It was a hot, gusty day, and I found the shelter of my poky little room the most comfortable resting-place, although instead of a chair I had but a wooden case to sit on. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time I only know I want the ride, and this road is stupid and poky. Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times How can you, Lieutenant EKDAL, who were such a keen sportsman once, live in this poky little hole? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 23, 1891 "Cash is so poky!" complained the salesgirl to her companion behind the counter. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir By the time we reached the ranch, I was just beginning to realize that, socially, Shepherd's Ferry and the Nueces was a poky place. A Texas Matchmaker Do you suppose I gave up my position at school in order to live in a poky little hole at eighteen pounds a year? Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) Instead of finding another small villa like Hillview with a breakneck stair and poky little rooms, I found a real old cottage. Penny Plain Mr. Crofts was in, his small clerk said, and the sham detective followed the real one's card into the inner chamber of the poky offices upon the third floor. The Shadow of the Rope Coming here was like a resurrection; and I never grudged the time when I was face to face with a nasty, poky, useless life. Father Payne Your uncle and the padre here are too poky. A Texas Matchmaker Surely you don't think I'm going to live in a poky house in Park-road—the very street where my school was, too! Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) There is nothing at all to do, but to take poky walks. The Gate of the Giant Scissors He lives in a poky house in a suburb, and works harder than anyone I know. The Silent Isle She just lies there in that poky room waiting for death, always absolutely patient and affectionate and sweet-tempered, grateful for everything, never saying a hard or cross word. Father Payne What I mean, let's not shatter its morale by some poky chance meeting with a lot of people round, whom it is none of their business what you and I do or don't do. The Wrong Twin They'll just sit around stiff and poky—most of them look as if they would. Polly and the Princess A most dingy, poky sort of a place, so I cleared off to search for something better. Bullets & Billets Comparing it mentally with the poky Chelsea flat where I and my sister kept impecunious house, I realized other points as well. The Damned It was a poky little shop, and the man was arranging furniture outside on the pavement very cunningly, so that the more broken parts should show as little as possible. The Phoenix and the Carpet And we thought when the cab began to go up the hill towards the Heath that perhaps the Uncle lived in one of the poky little houses up at the top of Greenwich. The Story of the Treasure Seekers I was tired of our submerged life in the poky little flat, especially now that we had money enough for better things. Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman If the Laurences had been what Jo called 'prim and poky', she would not have got on at all, for such people always made her shy and awkward. Little Women In polished, shiny wood, it was a representation in miniature of that poky exclusive Heaven he took about with him, externalizing it in all he did and planned, even in the grounds about the house. The Damned She is just dull and poky and never seems to have a good time. Anne of Green Gables It's a great deal nicer than I thought; I thought it would be fearfully quiet; I was sure it would be awfully poky. Daisy Miller Then he went and ordered his younger son to marry a poky kind of a girl, that no one liked, to add another big estate on the other side, and that was different. Freckles And it was in that poky, cage-like den he breathed his last. The Centaur "There is a life to lead in a great place bigger than all Europe, instead of being stifled up in this little bit of a poky England, every profession choke full of people!" The Two Guardians or, Home in This World Gracious, how poky he was; she was glad that she wasn't dragging along at his side. Java Head And I thought what fun it would be to marry him, instead of some slow, poky farmer, and have a beautiful house, and servants, and lovely clothes. The Old Gray Homestead Of course my nurse has plenty of time for dressmaking with only one child of four to look after, and—and—one really gets no new ideas in a poky place like this. Sir George Tressady — Volume I I dare say: in some poky little lodging or other! The Vicar's Daughter I'd rather have any ugly, poky old den that was next door. Mary Olivier: a Life It is all dark and poky, you know. What Katy Did "Yes, but what it means is stiff, poky, awkward; and nobody else has ever called me that!" With the Procession So do I," said Midge; "I looked in a botany book once, and it was awful poky. Marjorie's New Friend It seemed to me that I had never seen anything so beautiful as the view of Paris from my poky window. The Mischief Maker Perhaps I should kick if I had to go back to a poky office, instead of a free, open-air life. The Mountebank Holy Russia is a country of wood, of poverty... and of danger, the country of ambitious beggars in its upper classes, while the immense majority live in poky little huts. The Possessed (The Devils) Lady Bassett viewed the place discontentedly, and said to herself, "What a poky little place for a writer to live in; how noisy, how unpoetical!" A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day Well, it's a game,—a brand new game, and none of your poky old go-to-sleep affairs either. Marjorie's New Friend "He must hate to do such poky work." Five Little Peppers Grown Up It's a burning shame that you should be buried alive down in that poky Sandypoint, with your cleverness, and your accomplishments, and good looks, and everything. A Terrible Secret "And they will, too," declared Jess, with a nod of her dark head, "that poky old Harding and his crowd won't have a word to say when they are over." The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise After dinner, a simple meal served in the poky little dining-room, she made an excuse to go to her room, and there sat for a long time, deeply reflecting. The House of Whispers She had no desire to spend her valuable time in various poky Continental towns, and she had many excuses for not doing so; the proper education of her children being the chief among them. Mother Carey's Chickens I want you to get back to your London slums and write your stuff there and have it played in your own poky little theatres. The Cinema Murder Stupid, poky, old chestnut; nobody wants to come to buy things, they only come because they think they have to. Patty at Home If you had to live in that poky little house in Marlborough, I guess you would not find anything very broadening about them! A Beautiful Possibility What I mean is——" she paused for a moment, wrinkling her brow, and then went on: "London isn't like this; it's full of poky holes. The Happy Adventurers The Sultana had granted her that privilege, provided she would use this remote and rather poky attic, because it was so essential she should be quiet and undisturbed. This Freedom She was pressed against bony ribs; a rough arm squeezed her wretchedly; long, poky fingers tortured her flank; her legs draggled dismally. Once Aboard the Lugger "Come, Polly, what is the use of reading this poky old book?" urged Molly. Half a Dozen Girls As the years passed we became great friends, and I loved nothing better in an idle hour than to smoke a pipe with the General in his poky little office at Police Headquarters. The Making of an American Mother, without consulting me, has invited a poor and poky cousin of ours to spend the holidays with us also. From Jest to Earnest For a few minutes Lady Croston contemplated the possibility of existing on eighteen hundred a year, and what Chancery would give her as guardian of her children in a poky house somewhere down at Kensington. Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales But I foresee these poky evenings right along, don't you? Two Little Women on a Holiday "It is very poky," she announced, as she pulled a bit of hair out from one of the holes in the cushion, and fell to picking it to pieces. Half a Dozen Girls Let's do something," said Daisy, restlessly; "it's poky, just sitting here, doing nothing. Patty's Butterfly Days "I wouldn't be a woman for nothing at all," Jimmy fully agreed with him; "they have the pokiest time they is." Miss Minerva and William Green Hill He lives there all alone in that poky bank-house, and nobody ever goes near him. He Knew He Was Right Nina wandered about in a daze of pleasure and satisfaction for another half-hour, paying attentions to Mother's poky friends with a sparkle and charm that amazed them. Harriet and the Piper He won't; he'll take some poky old maid who will cuddle him when he is sick, and keep out of his way when he is well. Work: a Story of Experience What matters is to have a clear sense of structure, and that, at all events, cannot be secured by poky and fretful treatment. At Large She does not realise the poky restrictions of the new life. The Altar Fire You know they're really horribly bored in that poky old Faubourg. Madame De Treymes For four hours, Mavis sat terrified and alone in the poky room, during which her pains gradually increased. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl And they went into the poky living room, which smelt of meals, and had tea, and the sort of barren talk that the presence of the third person necessitated. Sisters Saints must have been poky people, and it is poky people who care to read about them, I think. Alice of Old Vincennes No, this was all, all there was of it: just these two miserable little poky rooms! Australia Felix He had too long chafed under the dusty, poky attitude of the old regime. The Titan There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa. Missy "I wasn't very sick, and that made it all the worse being down in a poky state-room when I wanted to walk." The Kentons "What is the use of our all crowding each other up in this poky little place?" he said. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 The first person I stumble over literally stumble over in her poky, dark little drawing-room is, of course, the Hawley Boy. Under the Deodars Why do you dress yourself in this odd poky way? The Wolves and the Lamb Sometimes they had poky old lectures in that Opera House. Missy When supper was announced, Polly happened to be talking, or trying to talk, to one of the "poky" gentlemen whom Fan had introduced. An Old-Fashioned Girl I wouldn't have you go prowling about this poky old place for anything. Thankful's Inheritance Or, if you would but wear a decent-shaped bonnet, instead of always wearing those of the poky shape in fashion when you were seventeen.” A Dark Night's Work K.—Governess seems a pretty woman: weak eyes, bad figure, poky, badly dressed, but doosid pretty woman. The Wolves and the Lamb And I really think a trip of this kind would do me more good than just hanging round a poky newspaper office. Missy This will spoil me for my little poky room. Put Yourself in His Place The first person I stumble over—literally stumble over—in her poky, dark, little drawing-room is, of course, the Hawley Boy. The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition "One hundred and thirty pounds a year for this poky little hole?" he groaned. A Simpleton You remember it—a poky hole I always thought it, but it had a lot of green stuff over the door—looked very pretty from the other side of the river. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green The man to whom, at the end of the first month, we tried to sub-let it, characterised it as “poky.” Novel Notes "Ah," said she, "I should never do for a poor man's wife: I'm so fond of soft furs and things, and I don't like poky rooms." Put Yourself in His Place All his privations you have shared for instance, you went with him and lived for years in a poky little lodging, and denied yourself every single luxury. We Two, a novel I don't want to be rude, but I must say that the young men of the present are a dull and poky lot, poor fellows! Ivanoff Among the reminiscences of Lincoln on the circuit, are his "poky" old horse and his "ramshackle" old buggy. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War And Arthur and I went rowing, and walking in the woods, and clamming, and that poky little village seemed to me the best place in the world. The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million But we couldn't have gone on living in that other poky little hole, William. The Garden Party and Other Stories Nonsense," said my aunt, suddenly; and this aroused us; "it's a poky hole, as I told her it would be. Paul Kelver, a Novel Yes, he supposed it was a poky little house. The Garden Party and Other Stories "It's not a poky hole," she replied; "it's an old-fashioned house, near the river." Paul Kelver, a Novel Oh, say!" she cried, with glee, "ain't those poky places the limit? The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million |
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