Packed
[pækt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Pack
Typed by Lloyd
Examples
- Compared with the vast gilded void of Mrs. Hatch's existence, the life of Lily's former friends seemed packed with ordered activities. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The post-chaise drove up to the door shortly afterwards; and Giles coming in for the luggage, the good doctor bustled out, to see it packed. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Above this layer should be about 30 inches of dry sawdust or turners shavings, well packed up to the level of the top of the joists. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The Vicar, after a glass of port, was obliged to hurry away to a meeting, and the shy nephew, who appeared to be an invalid, was packed off to bed. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I received my instructions and packed up for the journey the next day. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Fill the space between the two with sawdust packed closely and cover with a heavy lid made to fit neatly inside the larger box. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- He lived in Englewood, New Jersey, and the very night he had packed his trunk the house was burglarized. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Here the light was dim, and the masses of people were pretty closely packed together. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Inside that bar there are several permanent magnets, packed on each side of the ends of the coil of wire, the poles of those on one side being the opposite of those on the other. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The shoes next go to the packing department, where they are taken off the lasts, inspected, marked, tied together in pairs, sorted and packed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Stiff, coarse straw will not answer unless packed very solid; finer and softer, as of thickly sown oats, is better, and the walls which it forms need not be quite so thick. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The sensitive plates are left to dry in dark rooms, and when the coating has become absolutely firm and dry, the plates are packed in boxes and sent forth for sale. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Sliced bacon, fancy sausage and other specialties are usually packed in a separate room, into attractive cartons for the retail trade. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They were packed into a basket, and the shopman awaited the answer to his inquiry, 'Where shall we send them to, sir? Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Holmes spent the evening in rummaging among the files of the old daily papers with which one of our lumber-rooms was packed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is as closely packed at its outer edges as it is in the centre, and then the habitations leave suddenly off and the plain beyond seems houseless. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I have been carted out of Marseilles in the dead of night, and carried leagues away from it packed in straw. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I thanked fortune that I had one, too, notwithstanding it was packed up with the baggage and was ten miles ahead. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The basket packed in silence, they brought her bonnet to her, and smoothed her disordered hair, and put it on. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Westward rushed a multitude of automobiles packed with soldiers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The people in the temple plaza and in the streets for a distance of a full mile were standing as close packed as it was possible for them to get. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Her bag was all packed with the things she would need at the hospital and the baby things. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It should also be well packed, especially next to the wall of the silo. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The fat is then packed in cloths set in moulds and a slowly increasing pressure squeezes out the pure amber colored oil, leaving the stearine behind. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The Germans used a board about a foot wide on which to roll the ball, and then improved on this by using cohesive mineral substances solidly packed together. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The popularity of the admirable English company was at its height, and the Shaughraun always packed the house. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Soon we were packed in it, as warm and as snug as at a fire-side; and the drive home was, I think, still pleasanter than the drive to the concert. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The shops were blazing and packed with women, in the streets were men, mostly men, miners of all ages. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The window in the cold room has three sets of sash, well packed or cemented. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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