1 But this measured delivery made his words more impressive, and mourners who had been dry-eyed before began now to reach for handkerchiefs.
2 As for Hugh, he could drive a delivery wagon if he still wanted to work for her.
3 The auto, the telephone, rural free delivery; they're bringing the farmers in closer touch with the town.
4 As spectators there assembled one youthful grocery clerk, stopping his Ford delivery wagon to stare from the seat, and one solemn small boy, tugging a smaller sister who had a careless nose.
5 Every whale-ship takes out a goodly number of letters for various ships, whose delivery to the persons to whom they may be addressed, depends upon the mere chance of encountering them in the four oceans.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 71. The Jeroboam's Story. 6 Yes, it was a running delivery, so it was.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 78. Cistern and Buckets. 7 The delivery boys hung about the kitchen when they brought the groceries.
8 Anna's to drive us down in the Marshalls' delivery wagon, and we'll take a nice lunch and have a picnic.
9 When I came upon the Marshalls' delivery horse, tied in the shade, the girls had already taken their baskets and gone down the east road which wound through the sand and scrub.
10 I know not that their delivery is at hand," returned the doubting David; "the leader of these savages is possessed of an evil spirit that no power short of Omnipotence can tame.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 22 11 During the five minutes or so that Mr. Chillip devoted to the delivery of this oration, my aunt eyed him narrowly.
12 After the delivery of this communication, which he shot out of himself as if he were loaded with it, Mr. Dick sat down with greater gravity than usual, and looked at me.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 45. MR. DICK FULFILS MY AUNT'S PREDICTIONS 13 Levin was only waiting for the delivery of his wheat to receive the money for it and go abroad.
14 But the rains began, preventing the harvesting of the corn and potatoes left in the fields, and putting a stop to all work, even to the delivery of the wheat.
15 ON the ninth of January, now four days ago, I received by the evening delivery a registered envelope, addressed in the hand of my colleague and old school-companion, Henry Jekyll.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis StevensonContext Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE