A slatternly maid poked her head in through the open door.

I must confess that, this time, it made me appear considerable of a fool, and the papers poked sly fun at the attorney who had walked blindly into a trap which, now that it was sprung, seemed so apparent.

"Who poked fun at me, first and last?

But the compradore, dragging his bundle of sharp halberds, poked an inquisitive head out past the captain's, and peered on all sides through the smoke, with comical thoroughness.

Mr. Mussey asserted that his engines could at a pinch deliver twenty knots an hour; yet day in and day out the Sybarite poked along at little better than half that speed.

Luke poked a good-sized piece of the sake under the cage cover.

Again very softly Piers poked at the blazing logs, his eyes fixed and intent.

The magician poked out his huge lips.

She poked around in her fruit with her spoon.

THUMBLING There was once a poor peasant who sat in the evening by the hearth and poked the fire, and his wife sat and span.

I am as delighted at getting into my first house as was my little son when he poked his chubby legs into his first trousers.

Ah! the renewed shouts of laughter from those merry, but more timorous damsels, who, from their secure surroundings,those becoming barriers adopted at the dictate of Parisian caprice and retained with feminine pertinacity,had poked fun at our forlorn limpness!

Whenever they go bobbing into the hall from the carriage, and catch a glimpse of my little physiognomy poked out from behind a policeman's cape in the rain, I daresay they think I am wondering and admiring with all my eyes and heart, but they little think they're only working for my dolls!

"You 'poked' awfully, Etty.

a horrible big Mugger poked its nose up through the bottom of the chatty and said "Ha ha!

I sank down into a chair nearly breathless in his sitting-room, and he took my cloak, and then poked the bright fire that was burning.

He had journeyed about the world, poked into some queer places, and in Japan had himself tattooed.

Cairns and Bedient kicked off their shoes into the tall, moist grass, and luxuriously poked their feet into the coolness; and presently they were watching unfold a really pretty bit of action.

The Tagals were poked out of their positions, and in a sure leisurely way that held the essence of attraction.

It was only when Dorothy poked out her head from behind a rock almost in front of them that they saw the entrance of what looked like a real cave.

it seemsbut I have got ita Bank-of-England note of £100locked up in that desk;" and he poked the end of his cane against the brass lock of it viciously.

I poked my forefinger towards her, and glared at her.

Bim, who had roused himself to see the visitor off, came and poked his nose into the bundle.

"He poked away around the wooden covering of the rail, but nothing happened.

When she started off the Jap followed and poked her with the pole.