1 A slatternly calico wrapper hung from her shoulders and the wisps of her thin grey hair were drawn away from a high forehead and fastened at the back by a broken comb.
2 Scarlett had been combing her hair, preparing for bed, when Melanie spoke and she stopped, the comb in mid-air.
3 I can still see those two men sitting on the bench; Otto's close-clipped head and Jake's shaggy hair slicked flat in front by a wet comb.
4 Now, Jake,' grandmother was saying, 'if you can find that old rooster that got his comb froze, just give his neck a twist, and we'll take him along.
5 No one was in sight, the smooth road sloped invitingly before her, and finding the temptation irresistible, Jo darted away, soon leaving hat and comb behind her and scattering hairpins as she ran.
6 There were the means of washing in the room, and a comb and brush to smooth my hair.
7 I then gave up my silver and copper money, my purse, with nine large pieces of gold, and some smaller ones; my knife and razor, my comb and silver snuff-box, my handkerchief and journal-book.
8 I thought it was better to borrow Captain Hopkins's knife and fork, than Captain Hopkins's comb.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 11. I BEGIN LIFE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT, AND DON'T LIK... 9 My hair had known no comb or brush since I left London.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 13. THE SEQUEL OF MY RESOLUTION 10 "I am very glad I persuaded him to receive extreme unction tomorrow," she said, sitting in her dressing jacket before her folding looking glass, combing her soft, fragrant hair with a fine comb.
11 Nevertheless, when she combed her beautiful hair in the morning with an old broken comb, and it flowed about her like floss silk, she experienced a moment of happy coquetry.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IX—MADAME VICTURNIEN'S SUCCESS 12 That evening she went into a barber's shop at the corner of the street, and pulled out her comb.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER X—RESULT OF THE SUCCESS 13 But by good luck the dwarfs came in very early that evening; and when they saw Snowdrop lying on the ground, they thought what had happened, and soon found the poisoned comb.
14 One night last summer he glared at me like Famine and Sword, and it made me feel so low that I didn't comb out my few hairs for two days.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 5: 2 A Lurid Light Breaks in upon a Darkened Understanding 15 He asked for Arina Vlasyevna to comb his hair, kissed her hand, and swallowed two gulps of tea.