While he confided his troubles to his old friend, Jim Weston, he cast envious glances at other fellow actors, more fortunate than he, who were entering a red-curtained chop house close by.
That morning he had breakfasted but meagerly, and when again the hunger pangs seized him there would be no chop house for him.
She saw his red tongue lolling, heard the chop-chop of his iron jaws and caught the wicked gleam of his eyes.
Marian fancied she could hear the chop-chop of his frothing jaws.
And he can chop you some wood and bring your water.
At the door he remarked, quite in his accustomed manner: "I'll send Dave over in the morning with more blankets and have him chop some wood.
He looked considerably the worse for his week's absence, the old Yorkshire-woman said, as she waited upon him while he ate a chop and drank two large cups of very strong tea.
They would chop while he hauled the logs to the brook.
Jimmy threw himself into an attitude, snatching a small hatchet from the waistband of his trousers, and made believe to climb a tree, chop a hole larger, and draw out an animal, which he seemed to be swinging round by its tail.
But with your axe you can chop off limbs of sufficient size for the raft from fallen trees, and with ropes made of the inner bark of trees you can bind your small logs together in such a way as to hold them firmly.
Chop a notch near each end of the two short logs; in these notches place the ends of the poles and nail them securely.
You can then chop one side of the log half-way through and turn around and chop the other side until the second notch or "kerf" is cut through to the first one on the opposite side, and the two pieces fall apart.
After you have cut the first chip in logging up a tree, chop on the base of the chip, swinging your hatchet from the opposite direction, and the chip will fall to the ground.
Chop notches on the outside logs where the ropes are to pass over them, and they will keep the rope from slipping out of place (Fig.
How to Chop Wood= Trailing and camping both mean wood-chopping to some extent for shelters, fires, etc.
While working stand on the log with feet wide apart and chop the side of the log (not the top) on the space in front between your feet.
Chop up three salt anchovies with a dozen capers into very small pieces; strew over the salad; add a plain dressing and toss lightly before serving.
Chop up a sweet Spanish pepper, add a tablespoonful to the salad.
Chop up a dozen capers with a few tarragon leaves; strew over the salad; serve with a plain salad dressing.
Chop up two hard-boiled eggs, add to the fish, and serve with a plain dressing.
Chop wood, carry water," Martin said and launched into an explanation of the latest fund drive.
Chop wood, carry water," Arthur said, trying to remember where he'd parked the Land Rover.
Take the fresh root stalks and rootlets, gathered in spring on the first appearance of the flowers, and chop and pound them to a pulp, and weigh.
They went on until they entered the forest, and there set to work to chop firewood.
I should be a fool to go back to Upper Burma; where they would chop off my head, if they knew that I had been down to Rangoon when the English were there.
Six men could carry him, in a blanket, until far enough away for them to chop poles, without the sound of the axes being heard by the Burmese.
Like enough, he will chop off the heads of some of the men that ran away, and pick out some of his best troops for the search.
Cut the egg in half, take off the white part and chop it; stir this into the white sauce.
Chop the potatoes and beef and add these, with the seasoning; when the under side is brown, turn it like an omelet.
Cut the oranges in halves and take out the pulp with a spoon; then scrape the skins well till they are clean and not very much of the white lining is left; chop the rest.
But, Mother, if you had nice roast-beef slices, you would not chopthose up, would you?
Jack thought he could crack and even pick out nuts without injuring his dignity, so he went to work on a panful of pecans, and, by the time Mildred and Brownie were ready to chop them, they were all ready and waiting.
I'll fry some bread cut rather fine, To place betwixt each chop of mine; Some spinach, or some cauliflowers, May ornament this dish of ours.
The Chop I choose is not too lean; For to cut off the fat I mean.
Then he told her to take the herbs home and chop them all up and to put some in every basket and pot she had and to cook the rest for supper.
A pregnant woman may not make a mud fireplace for if she does her child will be born with a hare-lip; nor may she chop vegetables during an eclipse or the same result will follow.
Fulmer says you may see many a man who has a stake in the country taking his chop there; and, because sobriety is considered a pint of decency, they never drink more than a pint of wine with their vitals, which is very proper indeed.
O that my poor father were alive to see his boy Jack going to Westminster, to chop sticks and count hobnails, in a carriage like this!
He nodded to me as though we had parted the day before, and ordered a chop and a small hock.
Joseph Mason could lay more feet of stone wall in a day, could plough more land, chop down more trees, pull more stumps, than any other man in New Hampshire.
The king will patch up a peace between the duchess and you, and chop off my ears and nose as a liar and common scandal-maker.
I hold to be labour eno'--but chop Latin and logic and theology with Saint Aristotle (is not that his hard name?
What a pity he didn't have an axe to chop himself out!
Chop a cabbage with 1 large onion and 2 stalks of celery and 2 peppers; season well with salt and sprinkle with pepper.
Cut out the centres lengthwise; then chop cooked chicken to a fine mince; add the yolk of a raw egg and mix with cream.
Remove the chicken and chop it fine; then add to the soup with the yolks of 3 well-beaten eggs; let all get very hot.
Remove the chicken and chop fine and mix with chopped parsley, the grated rind of 1/2 lemon, 1/2 teaspoonful of paprica and a pinch of nutmeg.
Chop the white meat of cooked chicken and turkey very fine and mix with 3 chopped truffles and some chopped parsley.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "chop" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
