133 examples of rocker in sentences

But the queer old boy is definitely off his rocker.

He then made a rocker and commenced the business of washing gold, and thus began the business of mining in California.

The news of their success spread; people flocked to the place, learned how to use the rocker, discovered new diggings, and in the course of a few months the country had been overturned by a social and industrial revolution.

The child was sitting near the open window in a wooden rocker with padded arms and back and covered with calico with a green ground sprinkled over with butterflies and yellow daisies; her head was thrown back against the knitted tidy of white cotton, and her hands were resting in her lap; the blue muslin was rather more crumpled than when she had seen it last, and instead of the linen collar the lace was knotted about her throat.

I would talk to you if you were in that little rocker over in the corner.

He moved towards the cradle, seated himself in the chair, put his foot upon the rocker, and rocked the baby soberly, while my heart sang in triumph.

The leather rocker, too, looked like Ina, brown, plumply upholstered, tipping back a bit.

Ninian had unerringly selected a dwarf rocker, and he was overflowing it and rocking.

Lulu sat in a low rocker.

Monona, get off my rocker.

Angela walked beside Nick through the lighted streets, enchanted with the flowerlike lanterns that bloomed in front of balconied restaurants or places of entertainment, and with the crowding figures that shuffled silently by in felt-soled slippers or high rocker shoes.

Donner Papooses in Bickooses Sutter's Mill, Where Marshall Discovered Gold, January 19, 1848 Plaza and Barracks of Sonoma One of the Oldest Buildings in Sonoma Old Mexican Carreta Residence of Judge A.L. Rhodes, a Typical California House of the Better Class in 1849 Mission San Francisco Solano, Last of the Historic Missions of California Ruins of the Mission at Sonoma Gold Rocker, Washing Pan, and Gold Borer Scene

[Illustration: GOLD ROCKER, WASHING PAN AND GOLD BORER]

There was an iron bed, a willow rocker, and a rude closet for clothes in one corner.

Mrs. Albright settled herself comfortably in the rocker and adjusted the cushion at her back.

"What do you want me to do?" "You know David and Leonora and I went down to Fern Brook last week," Polly began deliberately, seating herself in the rocker which Miss Sterling did not like, "and ever since then I've been wishing it would come a lovely day for you and me to have a little picnic all by ourselves.

Doodles was soon seated in a cushioned rocker and listening to the little old lady's grateful talk.

The door clicked shut, and Polly dropped into a rocker, tossing aside her hat and coat.

That must be lovelyto publish a book!" Polly beamed brightly on the little woman in the rocker.

She was, as usual, sitting in the little rocker under the light and beside the bureau, between the bed and the window.

His fellow, who the narrow bed had kept, Was weary, and without a rocker slept: Supine he snored; but in the dead of night He dream'd his friend appear'd before his sight, 230 Who, with a ghastly look and doleful cry, Said, Help me, brother, or this night I die: Arise, and help, before all help be vain, Or in an ox's stall I shall be slain.

A little later his sister-in-law joined him, and although she sat in another rocker close to Joe's, he found it impossible to engage her in a conversation, try as he might, as she persisted in staring him in the face.

"I could not possibly do so; could I, sir?" "Lady Oglethorpe says you might," returned the Doctor; "and for my part, niece, I should prefer the office of a gouvernante to that of a rocker.

Into the Prince's presence chamber, in fact his day-nursery, they came, and a sweet and gentle-looking lady met them, and embraced Lady Oglethorpe, who made known Mistress Woodford to Lady Strickland, of Sizergh, the second governess, as the fourth rocker who had been appointed.

These damsels had, two at a time, to divide the night between them, one being always at hand to keep the food warm, touch the rocker at need with her foot, or call up the nurse on duty if the child awoke, but not presume herself to handle his little Royal Highness.

133 examples of  rocker  in sentences