Emptied

Examples

• I should like that well enough, dear,' replied Charlotte; 'but tills ain't to be emptied every day, and people to get clear off after it. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Madame says it will make you sleep, chou-chou, said Goton, as she received back the emptied cup. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• So far I had seen no one and I sat down by some bushes along the bank of the ditch and took off my shoes and emptied them of water. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• I said he might, and he shook hands with me again, and emptied his glass and turned it upside down. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• When he had swallowed a little, he took the glass himself and emptied it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Only answering with a shrug, the man filled the footless glass, and Riderhood emptied it: looking amazedly from his daughter to his visitor. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The quiver was not emptied, nor the bow unstrung. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The entire lock can be filled or emptied in fifteen minutes and forty-two seconds when one culvert is used and seven minutes and fifty-one seconds, using both culverts. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The vials of pharisaical wrath will be emptied on our heads for our share in this business, he said; but I defy every calumniator. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The man, after looking at me for a moment, turned me upside down, and emptied my pockets. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• He ate all that was placed before him, emptied his bottle of wine, called for a glass of rum, and smoked his cigarette with his cup of coffee. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• There were six troopers and six of us, so it was a close thing, but we emptied four of their saddles at the first volley. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Mr. Sleary emptied his glass and recalled the ladies. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• In which, to show his sincerity, he forthwith pledged the company in a draught which half emptied it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Those agents were not always able to replenish the coffers of their employers so fast as they were emptied. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• She had drawn a little gleaming revolver, and emptied barrel after barrel into Milverton's body, the muzzle within two feet of his shirt front. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• A drawerful of plates is emptied into the magazine. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The captain had emptied his revolver and was reloading as the charge was made. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• There was only the one pistol found in the room, two barrels of which had been emptied. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• He did not turn me upside down this time to get at what I had, but left me right side upwards while I opened the bundle and emptied my pockets. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The milky juice is emptied from the cups into a tank and lime juice is added and it is then allowed to stand. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• He emptied his glass, got up, and stood at the side of the fire, with his heavy brown hand on the mantel-shelf. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• When the box was filled with heads, the machine was driven in and emptied. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Riderhood emptied it to the last drop and began again. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Five o'clock struck, the loud dismissal-bell rang, the school separated, the room emptied. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Mr. Winkle emptied his glass, and placed the bottle on the coach-box, by his side. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The girl emptied the stiffened mould into my hand, and I devoured it ravenously. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Thousands of gallons of water were brought in tanks from neighboring cities, and were emptied into the empty reservoir from whence it trickled slowly through the city mains. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Your stomach must be emptied. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• The stranger filled, and emptied. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.

Typist: Molly