| 单词 | account book |
| 例句 | He walked to the table and laid the letter in front of her on top of the account book. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I asked, presenting the account book and the eyeglasses. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Kate sat at the head of the table with an account book open before her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z After lunch, I was visited by Mrs. Flagg and a frowning clerk with a spotted face who carried an account book, an ink pot, and quill. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her handwriting was impeccable—small, soft, and elegant numbers filled the pages of her account book. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Just when she was trying to count up something or write in an account book. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z And then the account book proper, with debits and credits on facing pages. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He did not wait for her to sit down before opening the account book and paging through to a section marked with a ribbon. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Her account book showed her six most recent sales, all shipments to the Underworld to decorate Hades and Persephone’s garden. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Kneeling near the lamp, Ash pulled out volumes on history and trade regulations, old account books, and a small, cloth-bound journal written in a fine hand. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother didn’t speak French and I had never seen her do anything but add and subtract in her account book. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On a winter evening Adam looked up from his account book. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She put the letter in the account book and closed the cover. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Each of their names was carefully recorded in account books. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z If you read Madison’s correspondence during this same time, you get the strong impression that the problem went much deeper than any shuffling of account books could ever satisfy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He signed the account book and took the eyeglasses. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "Must be a bill collector," Hoo said, frowning over his account book. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincent is a jack of all trades: he supervises shipments, keeps the account books, runs errands, and does whatever other odd jobs need doing. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Well, papers and account books and bills of sale, notes, figuring— well, we went through Father’s things and there wasn’t none of that.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But he did start recording every pound he spent in a pocket account book and would continue that practice for the rest of his life. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Otherwise, the mind could end up a slave to the trivial, set to sweating over account books or to outwitting our business competitors. ‘Self and Soul’: Mark Edmundson’s biting critique of modern complacency 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z In his 1910 biography, he called it “untrue,” noting that Hamilton’s own account books included entries showing him purchasing slaves for himself and others. Alexander Hamilton, Enslaver? New Research Says Yes 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z In 1891 some descendants auctioned much of the family’s memorabilia, which included items signed by George Washington, his shoe buckles, walking cane and violin, along with deeds, correspondence, account books, surveys and wills. Owning George Washington: The Auction 2011-04-06T21:53:42Z He then appeared at Herman’s office where he announced that he had found Bunky’s account book and knew that the debt was Herman’s. 'The Knick' Recap: Dismay and Despair in Season 1 Finale 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z In the paper, titled “‘As Odious and Immoral a Thing’: Alexander Hamilton’s Hidden History as an Enslaver,” Jessie Serfilippi, a historical interpreter at the mansion, examines letters, account books and other documents. Alexander Hamilton, Enslaver? New Research Says Yes 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z But BTS’s impact is not limited to its management company’s account books. BTS’s ‘Proof’ Opens at No. 1 as the K-Pop Powerhouse Takes a Break 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z It includes the first four folio editions of the plays, printed copies of works wrongly attributed to Shakespeare, exquisitely detailed account books of London theaters. Critic?s Notebook: ?Making History? and ?Remembering Shakespeare? at Yale 2012-03-22T22:50:43Z This lively book resurrects Roxelana by digging into letters, account books and diplomatic dispatches to illuminate a life meant to be hidden from view. The Woman Who Smashed a Glass Ceiling in the 16th Century 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z This month researchers discovered an account book reference to the 18th-century Windsor politician Oliver Ellsworth’s buying a clock case made by his neighbor Thomas Hayden. Antiques 2012-03-29T22:27:47Z Not their account books, but the nine volumes that contain the sum of their hermetic knowledge and reveal the secrets of the ancient mysteries. Review | For fans of Indiana Jones and Dan Brown, an adventure story for the ages 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z The twist, though, comes in the fact that the figure squats not on paper designed for watercolour but on a sheet torn out from a pre-ruled account book. Watercolour at Tate Britain - review 2011-02-05T00:05:30Z It’ll be like Amelie, but if instead of freeing garden gnomes from people’s yards, we liberated them from pesky taxes, and if instead of gnomes, those were the account books of private equity firms! Opinion | I just want this bill to have some fun (and help the rich avoid taxes)! 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z She regularly went door to door with an account book and a tin box, inviting them to entrust her with their nickels, dimes and quarters. Perspective | In 1902, a remarkable and charitable house opened in a part of Southwest D.C. known as Bloodfield 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z There's also an account book belonging to Revere's descendants and a sign painted black bearing the name of Revere's son, Joseph W. Revere. 1 dead after Seattle area avalanche 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z There’s also an account book belonging to Paul Revere’s descendants and a sign painted black bearing the name of Paul Revere’s son, Joseph W. Revere. Paul Revere family artifacts found in attic up for auction 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z In eastern Ahmedabad city in Gujarat state, devotees worshipped their account books as the festival also marks the start of the new Hindu financial year. AP PHOTOS: Diwali marked in Asia with celebrations, prayers 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z He searched the museum’s library and archives and found photographs and account books that contained more hints. The Woman Who Made van Gogh 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z She said she expects to return only to return its account books. Pandemic fear: Church to apologize for funeral refusal 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Police raided the offices of the Park brothers last week and confiscated leaflets, account books, mobile phone data, computer files and other materials related to their activities. Seoul police say they’re questioning anti-North activists 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z Police said officers visited the Seoul office of Park Sang-hak to confiscate leaflets, account books and other related materials. SKorea police raid office of anti-North leafleting activist 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Places such as the account books of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who helped finance the escapes of fugitive slaves. Perspective | In following Bubba Wallace, NASCAR rightly walked away from a despicable history 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Again, she is able to cross-reference firsthand accounts by former slaves with other sorts of sources, such as slave traders’ account books and bills of sale. Review | White women’s long-overlooked complicity in the brutality of slaveholding 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Letters and account books show the Luthers owned more cows and pigs than anyone in Wittenberg, a town of several thousand at the time. How a Runaway Nun Helped an Outlaw Monk Change the World 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Abe announced a major government spending program a year ago, and the data suggest the money is beginning to find its way from account books to the real economy. Japan’s Economy Grows Again, in Longest Streak in 11 Years 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Jefferson’s personal account books record at least four overnight visits at Oak Hill, likely trips between Washington and his Monticello home. Oak Hill was a haven for Jefferson, Confederate cash 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Callie Stapp, the curator, said the apothecary carried everything from quinine to lamp oil to window glass, judging by the entries in an 1861 account book that shows James Green buying all of those things. ‘Mercy Street’-inspired experiences show other side of city 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z A client who owns 32 minibuses pays roughly $1,500 per bus per year—about 3% of revenue—to three gangs, an expense that appears in the account books as “special collaboration”. The gangs that cost 16% of GDP 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Before the advent of the typewriter, history - registers, account books, correspondence - was handwriting. The lost art of reading other people's handwriting - BBC News 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Ms Rousseff is fighting moves to impeach her over allegations she manipulated Brazil's account books to hide a growing deficit. Brazil's Lula jumps to President Rousseff's defence - BBC News 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z However, she is facing impeachment proceedings over allegations she manipulated Brazil's account books to hide a growing deficit. Brazil corruption: Is the government in crisis? - BBC News 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Period letters, journals and account books provided detailed evidence of Washington’s many furnishings, as well as those of his aides, who worked, dined and slept alongside him throughout the war. Refurnishing campaign brings new life to George Wythe House 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Political foes of Ms. Rousseff, who allege the president manipulated Brazil’s account books to hide a growing deficit, opened proceedings to remove her from her post two weeks ago. Brazil’s Supreme Court Clears Way for Impeachment of President 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z And in his account books, which he maintained for nearly sixty years, he kept track of every cent he ever spent. Genius and Insanity: Do You Need to Be Crazy to Be the Best? 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z In this photo by Bikas Das, a Hindu priest marks a trader's account book with holy symbols on the Bengali New Year in Kolkata, India. Image of Asia: Opening an account book for the new year 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z The Ibama agents took careful records of what they'd found, including the account books that carefully noted payments to the local police. Giving the rainforest back to the Awa 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z Royal documents including a letter from the young Bonnie Prince Charlie to his father, Prince James, and Queen Elizabeth I's household account book go on display for the first time at Windsor Castle on Saturday. Royal Archive documents revealed 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z To bring awareness on his costs, the farmer must also keep an account book, which is once a year reviewed by the Action Center. Coffee in Yunnan, China (II): The Breakthrough of "4C" labeling 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Law firms, also eligible for claims under the deal, began to look at their own account books. How a Gulf Settlement That BP Once Hailed Became Its Target 2014-04-26T23:47:14Z Business owners consider it auspicious to open their new account books on the first day of the new year. Image of Asia: Opening an account book for the new year 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z "I can't say no," said one woman to me, and she showed me the account book containing her debts. Viewpoints: Impact of Syrian refugees 2013-08-24T00:20:19Z Jefferson kept track of every cent he ever spent in his copious account books; as president, he also drew up a mega-chart of all the vegetable markets in Washington, DC. A Country Built By Obsessives 2013-08-06T11:15:00.580Z Of course it isn’t just in the boardrooms or on the account books that Dortmund and Bayern Munich offer genuine contrast. Goal: Champions League Preview: Dortmund Resilience Will Be Tested Without Götze 2013-05-24T06:15:01Z He also found entries in account books indicating that the factory took orders to produce clothes for Disney, Sears and other Western brands. Disney and Sears as well as Wal-mart used firetrap factory 2012-11-28T15:59:00Z It is a great pity that the separate guest-house account book referred to has not survived. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The old account books, growing yearly more curious and valuable, show that the majority of the old pioneers joined heartily in the undertaking and did valiant work in building the old University. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z The account book is also pressed, but not in the same way as printed books, as the former has its groove pressed quite out. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z Several merchants who had sent their account books to the Custom House for safety lost them in the great destruction which followed. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z He died in 1838, leaving a valuable technological record in the completeness of his journals and account books. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z "We'll each have an account book," said Fairy; "and I'll put down in mine, how many times I sweep the verandas each day." The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z On March 11 Washington's account book shows that the expenses of the trip were �1.8.0. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z For account books, only the best and strongest paper—ruled or printed—is used, always according to sample. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z Nor should there be omitted the form of a tradesman whose position next to the auctioneer, and whose telegram and account book in hand proclaim his occupation. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z The entries in Burnap's account books do not state that these inexpensive compasses were constructed of wood, but it seems to be sufficiently conclusive that they were. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z She looked carefully through the desk first, through old account books and files of papers and bills, but came upon nothing that touched upon repairs made to the house. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z In 1455 its account books, still preserved among the archives of Jesus College, show an income of �70 per annum, equivalent in purchasing power to some �1,200 at the present value of money. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The corners of account books must always be rounded. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z "Impute" or "reckon" reminds us of an account book, with its columns of debt and credit entries. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z There was nothing else in the room except a few shelves filled with account books; and there was no covering on the floor. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z The merchants were to surrender their account books to the French commander. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Mr. Kimball was engaged in looking over an account book, and making notes of his recent purchases, with the amounts they cost, and so was too much occupied to talk. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z The manufacture of guard books for bills, letters, &c., comes into the same department as the making of account books. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z The entries in the account books of the firm are all in the handwriting of Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z He never entered an item in the account book. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z With it, the clerk gave me an envelope—one of the hotel envelopes, sealed and containing a thing which felt like a small account book. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z After supper, which was not finished until rather later than usual, Mr. Kimball busied himself with various papers and account books. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z Cheaper kinds of account books for temporary use are often made with fixed backs; the packing is simply omitted, but the head and tail are pasted a little to make the turn-over hold better. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z However, he formally turned over to Mr. Willoughby a table, four chairs, several account books, and a letter press, all being the property of the United States of America. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z The bazaar account book was closed with relief, and the butler and cook dismissed. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z And glancing at the dilapidated account book she touched, I wondered what power it could have had to change her triumph into an agony. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Do you remember the little pile of account books that you wound up, and put in your writing-table drawer, that last morning in April, thinking that if anything happened, he would find them there—afterwards. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z I wish I had kept an account, but when young I did not know the value of a journal and account book. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z The ninth reckoned differently;--he made up a small account book between himself and God. Ovind A Story of Country Life in Norway 2011-10-13T02:00:43.280Z In absence of mind she dotted the margin of the account book, her thoughts far away. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Monsieur Bonticu looked up from his account books with a rueful smile. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z "Yes; it's in the vault where we keep the account books, and there's no time lock." The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z They reached Stirmingham the same evening, and next day Aymer was formally installed in possession of a bundle of papers, ledgers, and account books, which he was to balance up. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Afterwards he saw her through the open casement, sitting at her desk, and apparently making entries in an account book. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Mr. Errington emptied the bag, and delighted Jill by giving her a formal receipt for it, and entering the sum in an account book. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z On the very next day, while he was absorbedly poring over a small account book that he kept locked carefully in his desk, he found her standing beside him. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z On the table were several heavy ledgers and account books, all bearing the names of tradesmen in the neighborhood, with several files of accounts, bills, and invoices. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z For the solution of the other, the old lady turned to her account books, and found the leading items in the column of receipts to be as follows:— �. The Widow Barnaby Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:16.980Z Her interest centered on her account book, the latter did not trouble to raise her eyes as Muriel spoke. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z Ruyters turned to his quartermaster, who was holding an open account book, quill pen in hand. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z I want to buy candy whenever I feel like it without having to register it in the family account book under the head of "sundries" and "cough drops." Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z He stood looking over an old account book, and, without glancing up, said fretfully: "Well, what is it?" A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z "This is just the place I've been looking for ever since Father gave me an allowance," grinned Roger, whose struggles with his account book were a family joke. Ethel Morton at Chautauqua 2011-05-04T02:00:16.097Z As O’Brien, in high good humour, having communicated the side-splitting joke to Mary and Finnerty, was busy over his account books, Kelly came in. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Adjoining the mill on the north was the general business office, containing the account books of the Association, the most valuable of which were saved by Mr. Sears at the risk of his life. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z At her office the evening passed very rapidly, between her account books and the sauntering in and out of one and another of the blind men. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z “What, with your nose over an account book, and every time you happen to look up, old Crampton staring at you as much as to say, ‘Why don’t you go on?’” The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z Yes, she keeps her account books and money in there, things she uses in her work. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z He was casting up figures in an account book, and murmuring numbers to himself. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z They had none either, but Jack produced an old account book with some blank sheets in it, which we decided would do quite well. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z He showed me names on his account book that made it look like a history of France. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z “Mother him!” muttered Harry, as he took his place at his desk, opened a big account book Crampton placed before him, with some amounts to transfer from one that was smaller, and began writing. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z The Marquis, with several account books and Mr. Merridrew, who had ridden over from his office on a motor-bicycle, had settled down to a laborious evening. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z "This house is miserable now," said the old bookkeeper in the office, as he put his pen behind his ear, and closed the account book. Riven Bonds. Vol. I. A Novel, in Two Volumes 2011-02-16T03:00:38.687Z There I set the lamp on the table and spread the old account book out before me. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z In the second was a miscellaneous collection; which consisted of a variety of account books, with specimens of ore, wool, and other products of the Island Continent. The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z It's no joke, let me tell you, to get on the wrong side of the account book with a Balbi.' Vestigia Vol. II. 2011-02-04T03:00:22.950Z "Boys, boys!" shouted Mr. Harkness, hastily springing up from his account books and jamming a sombrero on his head. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Some of the original account books are at the Library of Congress. Washington: First in War, Peace -- and Accounting 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z From county record offices and church account books, he teases out traces of William Brewster, William Bradford and the other principals who would later found the colony. Book Review - Making Haste From Babylon - By Nick Bunker 2010-05-21T16:55:00Z Meanwhile taxi drivers stayed off the job for a second day, protesting changes that would oblige them to issue receipts, keep account books and pay tax according to their income. Greece Approves Plan for New Taxes and Pay Cuts 2010-03-03T16:09:00Z “There never was before I came a minute book, a letter book, or an account book; and it is not possible to obtain a clear idea of our affairs.” The True Benjamin Franklin We added over $3 more in the account book with the market, and read with delight the grand total of $40.80 already in two weeks. The Idyl of Twin Fires All these have for a commentary chronicles, poems and account books, so that the history of armour may be followed in detail. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" In the presence of the Senate he tore up the account books which Cato had called for. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men Let me see your account book, then, queen of spirits. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 If he stayed at home, it was in company with his head clerk, and for the purpose of checking his account books, or looking over the names of doubtful electors. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Oh dear, oh dear, if Anna Maria knew how my storeroom looks, and my account books!' A Sister's Love A Novel Even the ledgers and account books had been removed, and at this discovery the same thought came to both: “Antonio.” Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch On the shelves above were the account books of bygone years in which were indelibly recorded the extravagances of more than thirty years of St. Mary's men. Sinister Street, vol. 2 When her mother and sister had gone to bed, she took out her little account book and began to figure, then all at once she flung the pencil down in disgust at herself. Nancy of Paradise Cottage By the account books of this rich monastery, about the beginning of the fourteenth century, three books only appear to have been purchased in forty years. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The assistant to the meat-dealer had to keep in all fourteen different account books. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology "This account book—" Before she could finish, there was a loud pounding on the door. Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery Katrine, in a flannel shirt of her favourite rich blue, was busy with account books at the centre table. An Unknown Lover Papers and account books lie around him, and are heaped up in the background, and on his left, resting on a thick volume, stands a fat purse. Great Masters in Painting: Rembrandt van Rijn Once more they turned to the account books and the papers before them, for Hankes had many things to explain and various difficulties to unravel. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day A Mr. Baxter, a stationer at Lewes, showed me a farmer's account book, which is a very complete thing of the kind. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time "Penny, what were you starting to tell me about an account book?" questioned Mr. Nichols as they paused. Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery He came over to the table, and sitting down near Captain Macedoine, opened an account book. Captain Macedoine's Daughter I’ve just been copying out my part in an account book—a little more handy to put into one’s pocket. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 For this purpose a set of account books, in which the examples for practice are to be written out by the learner, and a Key for teachers containing the solution, accompany the book. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected Here, in this account book, is a price list of all such articles as I buy. A Daughter of the Forest She opened the account book to the item which had drawn her attention, but in the dim light it was difficult for Mr. Nichols to make out the fine writing. Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery From time to time he would refer to a volume that had the appearance of a ledger or account book and to which he seemed to attach great importance. Eagles of the Sky With Jack Ralston Along the Air Lanes His name in common with most of the early settlers is found in the account books of Simonds and White in the year 1765. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 His desk, where the lamp had been lighted, held nothing valuable to anybody other than himself: manuscripts, account books, some personal papers strictly non-negotiable. The Bandbox The administrador opened a limp account book, held his pudgy forefinger against a page for a second, then shut it decisively. The Missourian Here it is—the missing half-crown—slipped under my account book! The Thirteen Little Black Pigs and Other Stories He took a little account book from under his pillow, and with trembling fingers thrust it before his visitor. Berenice In glancing over the leaves of the old account books the first thing likely to attract attention is the extraordinary consumption of West India spirits and New England rum. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 Christian Frederik, however, had sent regular monthly extracts from his account book ever since he had been at the Institute in Christiania, and these extracts were scrutinized by his father with unfailing rigour. Skipper Worse Spent a delightful morning with them, reading back through those old account books. With a Vengeance —But, wretched man, you will ruin us! the treasurer shouted, brandishing his account book. Letters from my Windmill My account books are in duplicate—you know? Occasion for Disaster The old account books bear evidence of being well thumbed, for Indian debts were not easy to collect, and white men’s debts were harder to collect in ancient than in modern days. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 There were bottles of drenches for cattle, and pots of ointment for rubbing on sprains, and some account books. The Broom-Squire His ledgers and account books were not there. Carmen Ariza At his death in May 1766 an audit revealed massive shortages in his treasurer's account books resulting from heavy loans to many Tidewater gentry and political associates. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 I promised father to help get up his account books.” In the Shadow of the Hills Rotil’s jocularity disappeared as he entered the sala where quill pen and ink and some blank sheets from an old account book gave a business-like look to the table where four candles made a radiance. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Of all books the most detestable are account books. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists We had a table and benches made of boards, and Stubbs made me an armchair and a desk for my account books, papers and stationery. A Gold Hunter's Experience "You can certainly tell by your private account book." Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 We have also been given our active service pay book, a little account book in which we have our pay entered. “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went The red book was a little cash account book such as Twaddles had seen Father Blossom use. Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School On his desk Clara saw his account book, a pile of bills, and old cheques, and it was not difficult to guess the cause of his trouble. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists The Principal was seated at her desk, studying an account book, and to judge from the jerking movements of her mouth, she was in a state of mind quite the reverse of amiable. The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life A national association of women have charge of the place, that it may be kept in repair, and the relics—furniture, pictures, account books, library, etc.—be preserved for coming generations to see. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services And the common heading on your Venetian merchant's account book is 'For God and Profit.' The Saracen: Land of the Infidel In George Washington's household account book for 1793 appears an entry showing a purchase of coffee from Benjamin Dorsay, a Philadelphia grocer, for eight dollars. All About Coffee The driver had been busy with an account book and now he touched up 47 the horses. A Modern Cinderella In a household account book that a friend allowed me to see I found the following entry. Home Life in Germany Raphael had his account books before him, but his thoughts were elsewhere as he raised his head frequently and looked at his brothers. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story My grandfather kept such a store and I've seen some of his old account books. One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America He found an account book there, and said you must have delivered his load for him, and that he would never forget your kindness.” Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail He was an exact and particular person, and never let his careful dissipation prevent him from keeping a precise record in his account book. Highways and Byways in Surrey The account books were all lost—who could claim or prove a debt? The History of London I never was expert at addition, for, in summing up a long column of pounds, shillings, and pence, in the family account book, it seldom came out twice the same way. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville But as you don't need it any longer I will hand over the account books to you to-morrow morning; and you had better give Nazar Khan some orders about dinner. Captain Desmond, V.C. Just an ordinary account book, ruled for the keeping of small affairs, but arranged with every page inscribed by the trembling fingers of this all-thoughtful friend. Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life I stepped inside the door, but he was occupied with an account book, and when at last he looked up there was no speculation in his eyes. The Foot-path Way The babu is exceedingly fond of wheeling on the Maidan whenever he can escape from his account books. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan On which Borrow exclaimed, “Pray what books do you mean, ma’am—do you mean my account books?” Old Familiar Faces I turned my personal note in on the account book for the doctor’s bill. The Wind Before the Dawn The vellum binders use hollow backs made in this way for great account books that stand an immense amount of wear. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians Ralph rode every day to the town to labor over heavy account books in his cramped little office and he always brought home a sheaf of papers under his arm. The Windy Hill The book containing this journal is an ordinary pocket memorandum or account book measuring 6 x 4¼ inches and covered with split calf. Journal of an American Prisoner at Fort Malden and Quebec in the War of 1812 The royal officers, after the severest search, could find not a single compromising document in the Templars' houses, nothing but a few account books, works of devotion and copies of St. Bernard's Rule. The Story of Paris Mr. Force went into the little den at the back of the hall, where he kept his writing desk and account books and held interviews with his overseer or his attorney. Her Mother's Secret At a writing table, poring over what looked like an account book, he looked the picture of comfort and respectability. Luke Walton These figures were taken from their own account books, which were seized by the United States government after the Dufours fled to Paris. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade He held his hat in his hand, and had under his arm a couple of account books. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Due to differences between the dimensions stated by Marestier and in the Vail account books and what the graphic scale in Marestier's engine drawings produce, the exact dimensions of the engine are uncertain. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 He extracted with a sigh of regret twelve deniers of fine gold and laid them on the table, which was crowded with balances, files, scissors, gold-scales, and account books. The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country This ill-treated tale was “published” when I was ten, but an old schoolfellow recently wrote to me reminding me of an earlier novel written in an old account book. The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly An account book hangs up in the cabin, in which each passenger enters the number of meals or other refreshments he has had, makes his own bill and hands over the amount to the stewardess. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland He sends Mengino to his drugs and the young girl to her account books, while he buries himself once more in the study of his newspapers. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Reference in the account books to an error in Dod's draught of a piston proves that Dod designed the engine. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 "If you are in a hurry you had better not wait, for he hardly ever gets here till eight o'clock," said the young man, as he went to the desk and opened an account book. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk Mrs. Bovey frequently called for her charity account book to see if it kept pace with her expenses in dress, which was always very handsome. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account He turned the office and its force over to them; gave them the freedom of the account books and the safe. Still Jim He took an account book from his desk and opened it at a page marked "Bosambo." Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country She replied abruptly, turning over the leaves of her account book; irritated by this contradictory sense of being obliged to feel she had done an injury when she knew she really had not. The Privet Hedge I know enough to be able to check the account books, and he knows enough to be able to understand a technical report. Damned If You Don't A table, large enough to accommodate a student’s lamp, several account books and a blotting-pad, completed this uninviting galaxy. The Flaw in the Sapphire It was probably in a bad state, for he had it bound; there is an entry to that effect in his account book, 30th March, 1899. The Samuel Butler Collection at Saint John's College Cambridge He opened his father's chest and took out his account book. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder If the affairs of a family are to be conducted on business principles, the family account book cannot be neglected. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy They were packed away with some old account books—bad debts, I once heard father call them. From Farm to Fortune or Nat Nason's Strange Experience As he retired that night, he examined the columns of his account book, and had every reason to be satisfied with his success. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway Butler destroyed his early account books when he made the Skeleton Diary of his life which is in Vol. The Samuel Butler Collection at Saint John's College Cambridge He sat, in his black suit, with his account books, in an office room on the second storey. My Reminiscences For your letters I returned and except the two words, or rather the one word, "household" written twice in an old account book, I have no other. The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III It grew into a large business, increasing greatly the labors of the Purchasing Committee, involving a new set of account books and a salaried accountant. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience Two years had he spent in grinding at its account books, perched on a three-legged stool, and now he found himself suddenly cast loose on the world. Digging for Gold Adventures in California After his death the remaining account books were destroyed except these two. The Samuel Butler Collection at Saint John's College Cambridge A stock certificate or two peeped from a closed account book. Every Man for Himself Nancy hastened back to Mrs Chopper, whom she found sitting with a candle turning over the leaves of one of the old account books. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook He was lolling back in an easy chair, with a cigar in his mouth, a jug and tumbler, containing some potent mixture, by his side, and account books and papers before him. Mark Seaworth Except ledgers and account books, probably not a volume of any description was to be found in Mr Bracher’s establishment. With Axe and Rifle She provided herself with a huge account book, marched about the house jingling an enormous bunch of keys, and would allow no one else but herself to weigh out provisions in the store-room. More About Peggy He was at once admitted, and found Don Hermoso seated at a large writing table, which was strewed with account books and papers. The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection Cotherstone, who was turning over the leaves of an account book, replied just as curtly. The Borough Treasurer The upper part of the bar is used by Messrs. Childs, the bankers, as a store room for their past account books. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland As, for example, that in the factory there were old account books that he must go through. Christmas A Story Mrs Beeton, the account book, and the keys were more in evidence than ever, and it was fully a fortnight before the second relapse recurred. More About Peggy She now found them a valuable record, and she hired a young girl to paste them in six large account books. Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian Cotherstone began to fidget with some account books and papers that he had brought from his house. The Borough Treasurer Well, folks," said Davy, picking up the new account book and pad of checks, "where is that famous restaurant that you've been talking about? David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story The old account books that he wanted were not here on the shelves, nor in the cupboards of the cold adjoining rooms. Christmas A Story “I can’t bear to think of their leaving me,” smiled Grace, looking up from the account book on her desk. Grace Harlowe's Problem The child scribbled something in an old account book. With Those Who Wait "Oh, it's nothing much," remarked Pett, with a laugh as he drew from the brief bag what looked like an old quarto account book, fastened by a brass clasp. The Borough Treasurer The chamberlain brought with him the account books. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 When he had gone through the piles of account books in a closet and those he sought were not found among them, he remembered the trunkful up in the tiny loft. Christmas A Story Mr. French sat on one side, Mr. Kirby on the other, of a handsome, broad-topped mahogany desk, equipped with telephones and push buttons, and piled with papers, account books and letter files in orderly array. The Colonel's Dream I know your way of dealing with account books. The Simpkins Plot Past this I lighted the lamps and busied myself with the account books. Branded Uncle Lyman seldom touched pen and paper except when an item was to be set down in his account book. Confessions of Boyhood He thrust the thing back where it had been and went on with his search for the account books. Christmas A Story In her turn she also examined the cloak, and departed to refresh her memory by looking at some account book. The Silent House But the eyes which had guided it beheld the half-breed at the counter sprawl across the account book which had yielded him so much satisfaction. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon No. A young man with a pen behind his ear, and another with an account book in his hand, were setting down a number of figures, while a third counted and weighed. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" I can think of no more entertaining account book than one which should show the acquisition and outlay of a boy's money; his financial statement from his fifth to his fifteenth year. Confessions of Boyhood He remembered now—he had kept his first books in the back of the account book that she had used for the house. Christmas A Story For an hour every evening he laboured perseveringly at "his work" with form books, The Sportsman, and huge account books. The Loom of Youth One stood behind the counter leaning over an account book of considerable proportions and was absorbed in its perusal. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon Tradesmen took their account books away, for fear of further troubles. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men Men who had helped build the city the day before, now appeared in aprons and began keeping account books until a monetary system could be devised. The Space Pioneers The Man�bo had no account book to rely upon in his dealings with the trader, but trusted to his memory and to the honesty of his friend. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Nyoda asked her questions on the things she had learned, and asked her to explain to the girls how much better she had gotten along since she started to keep an itemized account book. The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping He picked up his account book, and strode to the door, and held it open as a hint to the Indians to leave. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure As from other entries in Mr. Moore's account book we know that two ounces cost him one shilling, we may wonder what Mrs. Moore was going to do with her half-ounce. The Social History of Smoking Kitchen Account Book.—I have found a kitchen account book is a very useful record. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Here, for instance, is a very funny fact solemnly recorded in an old account book. The Book of Art for Young People The little account books were brought out and studied, until Dexie felt sure she understood what ought to be done, though she doubted her ability to put the knowledge into practice. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces At one side were two tables that served as desks, and on a shelf against the wall behind them rested a row of musty ledgers and account books. Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale There is no other reference to tobacco for her in the journal and account book. The Social History of Smoking The open side contained several account books and legal and patent papers. The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective He peered about in the safe; there was nothing else in it except a few old account books; but he could not find the letter! In Luck at Last He went to his chest in the vestry and took out a book—a cheap account book, ruled for figures. The Ship of Stars And beside it was a heap of account books—the entire records of the office, which Bart had supposed were destroyed in the fire at the old express shed the evening previous. Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent Beside the fire-place had been one of those ancient presses in which the old farmer had kept his whisky, his pipes and his account books. Captivity The old diaries and account books tell the tale. Woman's Life in Colonial Days Now, into my tone, as I spoke to the forelady bending over her account book, I put all the force I knew. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls A flat-topped desk stood in the middle of the room—a relic of the lamented Jackson Owen; in one corner was an old-fashioned iron safe in which she kept her account books. A Hoosier Chronicle He glanced about the place briskly, gave a start as he noticed the heap of account books at Bart's elbow, and looked both pleased and puzzled as his eyes lighted on the safe. Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent Some of the ship's logs and also an account book are preserved by Mr Loy at Keld Head Hall, and from them I have been able to obtain some interesting facts. The Evolution of an English Town For your letters I returned, and except the two words, or rather the one word, 'Household,' written twice in an old account book, I have no other. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals The account books were dragged to light, where iniquity in high places was registered in inexorable figures. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times Mr. Price, the secretary, was making entries in an account book. The Lion's Share We were put into a corrugated iron shed near the station, the floors of which were four inches deep with torn railway forms and account books. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria Some of the entries in the account book are curious. The Evolution of an English Town Doctor Bond felt in the pockets of my father's coat; and so for the first time we found his account book and his wallets. The Way of a Man I used to work in the smoking-room and he always was at the next table, also at work, on his ledgers and account books. The Congo and Coasts of Africa The account book and the pitiful heap of coins touched her. The Lion's Share His account book, still in existence, also proves that he was engaged in the manufacture of shovels in 1775. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 4, January, 1885 For your letters I returned; and except the two words, or rather the one word, “Household,” written twice in an old account book, I have no other. Lady Byron Vindicated A history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time He had collected from various sources, as his account book later showed, a sum of over five thousand dollars, which he must have had in gold and negotiable papers in his saddle-bags. The Way of a Man The charges for fees and entry of receipts of money were not in an account book, but stowed away in a drawer in Lincoln's desk, among the papers in each case. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him We entered it through his office, which contained a table, three or four chairs, and a few account books. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life His early poems were scribbled on scraps of old account books and wrapping paper. Shandygaff For your letters I returned, and except the two words, or rather the one word, 'household,' written twice in an old account book, I have no other. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 470, January 8, 1831 I don't know his name, but his shop is dirty and full of account books. The Bed-Book of Happiness The old churchwardens' account books bear witness to this fact. The Parish Clerk Why, when anything goes wrong with their trumpery account books, or their trashy money, these poor folk are like blind men who have lost their staves. Hillsboro People We can tell the acreage under cultivation by looking over the account books of the makers of farm implements. Emerson and Other Essays Apollonius was told to bring the account books into the old gentleman's room at once. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig He took a penny bottle of ink and a pen out of the bookcase, and also, from the lowest shelf, a bag of money and a long narrow account book. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories For your letters I returned; and except the two words, or rather the one word, 'Household', written twice in an old account book, I have no other. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) Tommy, fourteen years old, arrived home for the holidays, and at his father's request produced his account book, duly kept at school. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations He pointed out the exact spot on his bureau where they were to place the account book each month while he slept. Against the Grain I've just been copying out my part in an account book—a little more handy to put in one's pocket. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections The bank's credit is sold in the form of its promises, the evidences of which are its receipts, depositors' account books, drafts and checks on other banks, and bank notes. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II It could be carried on only with great difficulty without his presence and without his account books. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) "There is a sample of my secretary's work," said Bishop Albertson, as he handed an account book to his friend, "and it is as accurate as it is beautiful." The Mystery of Monastery Farm Mrs. Crilly is seated on sofa, going through a heap of account books. Three Plays Opening account book No. 6 B, the explanation proceeds. Hodge and His Masters Washington also kept cash memorandum books, general account books, mill books and a special book in which he recorded his accounts with the estate of the Custis children. George Washington: Farmer Mother," she said quietly, looking up from her account book, "we can't live on fifty-five dollars a month. The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers No more striking argument in favor of conscientiousness and literary dignity could be found than that afforded by a comparison between the first page of this account book and the last. McClure's Magazine December, 1895 But the little man bent over the desk, and began to write in an account book. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 Each sale was recorded in a small account book; and long after we had grown to the years of discretion, our mirth was excited by accidentally meeting with this juvenile record. A Grandmother's Recollections In one of his account books I find two pages devoted to striking a balance between what he won and what he lost from January 7, 1772, to January 1, 1775. George Washington: Farmer After two days' performance of these honourable duties, the Commissary of Police made a descent upon the inn, arrested the landlord and landlady and carried away my account books with him. The Aspirations of Jean Servien It was made clear to me by the account books, that every person employed was properly paid. The Uncommercial Traveller When several ledgers and account books were laid before him, with practiced hand he turned to what he wanted. Her Father's Daughter This was his account book with the organization. The Cruise of the Jasper B. From his account books we find that he ordered them by the dozen packs, and his diaries contain such entries as "At home all day over cards, it snowing." George Washington: Farmer Problems such as whose account book the bonds are listed in, when they will be redeemed, etc., are of only superficial concern because the principle objective is to spread overproduced money around the country. Down with the Cities Ninette Simplon is a shrewd girl—a girl whom I have always suspected of having an account book in place of a heart. Baron Trigault's Vengeance She bought a budget-plan account book and made her budgets as exact as budgets are likely to be when they lack budgets. Main Street His account books and his business correspondence, such as it was, lay accessible to the curious. Jean of the Lazy A Till now she had done well, been prudent and exact, kept her little account books neatly, and showed them to him monthly without fear. Little Women Carefully kept account books of her personal expenses were mixed up with billets dous, paints and pomades, moneylenders' circulars, belladonna and cantharides. A Book of Remarkable Criminals But to the old man there wasn't a difficult—or a dull—mark in that entire set of dirty, dog-eared little account books. The Conflict Mrs. Lippett had a big black account book into which she jumbled any facts that happened to drift her way as to the children's family, their conduct, and their health. Dear Enemy Flora was her class poetess and I don't believe she has a literary thought or a book in her head now except her account book. Star-Dust That morning, before the accident happened, I was in and out of the private office a good deal—carrying in and out letters, and account books, and so on. The Talleyrand Maxim The door was open, and Austin sat at the roll-top desk, which was littered with account books, transfer sheets, and pedigree cards, typewriting vigorously. The Old Gray Homestead Jane went in search of her father, found him asleep in his chair in the little office, one of his dirty little account books clasped in his long, thin fingers with their rheumatic side curve. The Conflict It contains the old churchwardens’ account books, the parish registers, lists of briefs, and often many other papers and records which bear on the history of the parish. English Villages It took Katy a little time to find her purse, and then she wanted her pencil and account book, and Elsie had to move from her seat at the table. What Katy Did Just as I got near enough to see the account book open on the folding cover of the bureau, she started up, and, turning, revealed the face of Laetitia. The Portent & Other Stories I used to pore over the old farm records in my father's hand at Stone Ridge in the old account books stowed away in places where a boy loves to poke and pry. The Desert and the Sown The former contains the lecture-books and other printed volumes, the latter seemed to be filled with note and account books. Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published In the churchwardens’ account books of the period we read of sundry sales of church plate. English Villages She tore a sheet of squared paper with red lines from an account book. Jean-Christophe, Volume I But, wondering whether he had made a mistake, he opened his wife's account book and began to add up the columns. Married In his hand he held the little yellow account book and in this he buried himself, striving to wipe from his consciousness a scene being enacted before his eyes upon the street. Windy McPherson's Son He brought home account books and papers from the office and spread them out on a table in the living room. Poor White Many of these account books date from pre-Reformation times, and disclose the changes which took place in the fabric of our churches, the removal of roods and other ecclesiastical furniture, during the Reformation. English Villages “Do the girls know?” asked Miss Prescott, following upstairs to a comfortable bedroom, evidently serving also the purposes of a private room, for writing table and account books stood near the fire. Modern Broods For a time they engaged in happy talk, but Kit reopened his account books when Grace went home. The Buccaneer Farmer Published in England under the Title "Askew's Victory" Then she took down her account book, and, finding the page where the mother's charges were written, made a great dash all down the page, and then wrote at the bottom, "Paid." De La Salle Fifth Reader The husband worked every evening, neatly footing up the account books of some tradesman, and often far into the night he sat copying manuscript at five sous a page. Short Stories Old and New The churchwardens’ account books are even of greater value to the student of history than the registers, priceless as the latter are for genealogical purposes. English Villages In the account book of one of them were items recording certain sums having been paid to Mr. Judson. Excellent Women There is an entry about him on the royal account book of "Special service … performed for His Majesty." Pictures Every Child Should Know A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People Not the least among them, as she regarded it, was an account book. The Earth Trembled For three painful hours he examined the account book of his conscience; what no man had dared to tell him before, the fool had told him. In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales I recently came upon an entry made by my father in an old account book against his father's estate: "To one day going to the post office, 3s 9d." Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian He saw Cook put the account books on the small table, he heard her, he also comprehended her. The Head of the House of Coombe He returned with the fly leaf out of an old account book. The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings An account book will cost but a few cents. Business Hints for Men and Women His taste for figures grew more pronounced; he surrounded himself with account books, letter books, and diaries; he took note of every penny that passed through his hands. Spring Days I think we can put up cot-beds, temporarily, in the loft over the first barn, where father keeps his account books and other business papers. Polly of Pebbly Pit She carried a pile of small account books but she brought nothing else. The Head of the House of Coombe The old man went to the table, on which was a common account book. Bound to Rise Among them you will find the account book. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 The grocer seized his account books. and the maid her black silk dress. The Pink Fairy Book She lighted the gas-jet there, arranged the light exactly to suit her, and then lifted the large flap of the desk and drew forth some account books. The Old Wives' Tale It lit up the little table near which she had sat and the first thing she saw was the pile of small account books. The Head of the House of Coombe He resumed business with his account book, and I whispered to Fred and Will what advice he had given. The Ivory Trail Tavernake, who kept an account book in which he registered even his car fares, put five shillings in the man's hand. The Tempting of Tavernake Each one of us has an account book, wherein is written accurately the income and expense. Yama: the pit His steps were more briskly taken when he left his desk and turned his back, in the quiet eventide, upon ledgers and account books. Lizzy Glenn or, The Trials of a Seamstress She actually picked up one or two of the account books and glanced at the totals. The Head of the House of Coombe So the two men walked back to the desk upon which lay Wilkinson's account books. The Two Wives Or, Lost and Won From his dwelling Mr. Lawrence hurried to his store, and spent an hour there in examining his account books, and in making calculations. Words for the Wise Have a look, here is her account book. Yama: the pit Beside a sheet of foolscap on which he had been jotting down notes lay in neat piles the typewritten Report of the Forlorn Widows' Fund, the account book and the banker's pass book. The Fortunate Youth However, when he was twenty-six he boldly told his father that the world outside was of deeper and wider interest to him than account books. The Malady of the Century Her smile apprised her husband that he was trapped, and he put down the account book in natural irritation. The Treasure On the credit side of my account book I have something that can be carried over into 1921, whereas most people can only carry over Hope. Letters of Franklin K. Lane They kept an account book, and set down all they spent, and balanced against it all they earned, putting the difference, which was often more than they hoped for, in the bank. A Daughter of the Land We can picture him, anxiously studying his account books, with his elbows on his desk, and imagining a thousand ingenious means of meeting his financial troubles. Honore de Balzac These memoranda are sprinkled through the account books of the East Indiamen out of Salem and Boston. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors Promptly, on every Saturday evening, the Treasure presented her account book to Mr. Salisbury. The Treasure Then, for the first time, the frown passed away entirely from Miss Prettyman's face, and the papers and account books were pushed aside, as being of no moment. The Last Chronicle of Barset The account books that have come down to us from colonial days show that his handiwork earned him a fair living. The Armies of Labor A chronicle of the organized wage-earners After a time she went to her desk and took out a bundle of bills and some other letters, also an account book and a bank book. The Green Mummy On one side was a desk covered with account books, and against the wall were sacks of seed. The Champdoce Mystery Justine placidly referred to an account book which she took from a drawer under the pantry shelves. The Treasure She laid a pencil and account book beside him and turned away. A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories It was a letter written upon a leaf torn out of an old account book, whose ruled lines had undoubtedly given his partners the idea that it was a bill. From Sand Hill to Pine Captain Shadrach and Zoeth, following their niece to the store, had peeped in and seen her sitting at the desk, the safe open, and account books and papers spread out before her. Mary-'Gusta While he spoke the Counsellor had taken the little bottle from beside his account books and was turning it over and over between his fingers. The Champdoce Mystery An imperial commission went to the latter's house, where his account books and his strong-boxes were minutely examined; but in vain, for no trace could be found of a deposit made by the Elector. The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot She reached for a dusty account book on one of the kitchen shelves, and, bringing it to the table, began slowly turning the yellowed leaves. The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields The Steward was sitting at a big desk, covered with account books. One of Ours After a while he threw the account books upon the top of the chest of drawers, put on his hat and coat and announced that he was going over to the depot for a "spell." The Depot Master I then took M'Gill's account book of algebra home with me, and at my leisure put down a number of gross caricatures of Mr. Wilson here and there, several of them in situations notoriously ludicrous. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner He got out an old account book and pored over it a long time. He Fell in Love with His Wife A large volume of account books, countersigned in many places by Monk, are now in the possession of my cousin Francis Darwin. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 One was unfastened and contained old ledgers, account books and the like, none being of any interest. The Pit Prop Syndicate He looked for a moment over his pince-nez in Ivor's direction and then, without saying anything, returned to the grimy little sixteenth-century account books which were now his favourite reading. Crome Yellow They carried long account books, and called out the transactions—"Delaware and Maryland sold to Beaumont and Company," "Delware and Maryland sold to Tighe and Company," and so on. The Financier, a novel He never entered an item on the account book. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War And the business of a notary's account books, as my husband used to say, is to tell just enough, and not to tell any more. The Brick Moon and Other Stories The following recapitulation is entirely accurate, being taken from Mr. Barnum's own account books: The Life of Phineas T. Barnum The valuable account books, papers and in some cases large sums of money had vanished, the loss of the accounts being a severe calamity in a business sense. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire I have got a duplicate key—I always insist on a duplicate key of the place where she keeps her account books. No Name The rest of the space was filled with Ephraim's dirty old account books, jumbled higgledy-piggledy with collections of printed, unbound sermons, such as used to be sold forty years before, in the great Puritan time. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger Then, for a time, he dwelt alone with his family, his account books, and the Evil Spirit that rules the lands under the equator. Tales of Unrest Then taking up his account book, he cancelled with the greatest care all the entries of the amounts he had just paid away. The Count of Monte Cristo He lit another cigar, opened a drawer in his desk, extracted therefrom some bank-books and small personal account books. The Riverman Please pass me that book over on the far corner of the table, the account book with the gray cover.” Martin Eden I examined also a few of the old account books, in the same hope. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger I would ransack the phases of my development from the first shy unveiling of a hidden wonder to the last extremity as a man will go through muddled account books to find some disorganising error.... The New Machiavelli |
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