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Meanings of poke the fire in English

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Usage of poke the fire in English
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He stretched himself, and came round his trestles to poke the fire.
Hilda Lessways
2
You can poke the fire with it without burning the paper.
The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 / A Weekly ...
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On her way back to the kitchen she paused to poke the fire.
For my Country’s Freedom
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Just as I looked at him he stooped down to poke the fire.
Basil
5
Early, and he leaned forward nervously to poke the fire that needed no poking.
Jewel Weed
6
The crowning human virtue in a man is to let his wife poke the fire.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1
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She got up from the settee and went to the fireplace to poke the fire.
The maltese falcon
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He himself stood, and began to poke the fire.
The Unclassed
9
He ceased even to poke the fire,- avastmistake!
Study of a Woman
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They've all got titles, and object to being asked to poke the fire without-Honourable-and-with-Exceeding-Brightness-BeamingBaroness This!
Farina
11
A Representative wishing to poke the fire, upset one, and nearly set fire to the wooden flooring.
The History of a Crime / The Testimony of an Eye-Witness
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Brown continued lightly to poke the fire.
The Brown Study
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Farwell leaned forward to poke the fire.
The Place Beyond the Winds
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May we poke the fire?
Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story
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Bartley took the poker in his hand and proceeded to poke the fire; but somehow he did not look at the fire.
A Perilous Secret
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He began to poke the fire in protest, but a smile gave the lie to the moroseness and solemnity of his expression.
Jean-Christophe, Volume I
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