Poked

Examples

• The Lord and Master, Pilar said and poked a piece of wood into the fire. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Amy poked the fire and said nothing. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• And Laurie poked the fire to hide a little twitching of the lips that he could not control. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• With this, Fagin poked Mr. Claypole in the side, and they joined in a burst of laughter both long and loud. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• I wish you had been poked into cells and black holes, and run over by rats and spiders and beetles. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• And Mr. Grimwig poked the fire with a flourish. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• I poked it out, and it ran under the bookcase. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• And stealthily rubbed her little hands behind him, and poked a few exultant pokes with her two forefingers over the crown of his head. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• As he opened the door the cross-grained greyhound poked out her sharp muzzle from under the sofa, and barked and snapped at him. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I poked again and said, A little faster, then off he went, helter-skelter as before, and we resigned ourselves to our fate. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• You know, Andy, critturs _will_ do such things; and therewith Sam poked Andy in the side, in a highly suggestive manner. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Amy followed, but she poked her hands out stiffly before her, and jerked herself along as if she went by machinery, and her Ow! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• With that, I poked tremendously, and having done so, planted myself side by side with Mr. Drummle, my shoulders squared and my back to the fire. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Carefully he inspected them, felt of their limbs and poked them in the ribs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• He poked it out, at this speech, some inches farther than usual. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.

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