This he does whilst pretending to shuffle them, and almost always in the midst of an animated conversation about the hand which has just been played.
When a Greek has substituted a pack of cards, arranged a chapelet for another, and has made a false shuffle which does not alter them, he will easily know what cards his adversary holds, by looking at his own hand.
It may be said that a false shuffle is not cheating, since the cards are but retained in their original order.
To obtain these results, may not a person, in spite of himself, be led into neglecting to shuffle the cards too well?
I saw one of the coaches go down the street a little while ago," continued Vandover, still watching Ellis shuffle and deal.
There was a continual going and coming, a monotonous shuffle of feet and hum of talk.
No more at evening did the men shuffle along, like a disorderly mob but marched in companies along the brick-paved street that ran by the factory door.
The men did not shuffle off alone but marched along the street shoulder to shoulder.
What differs it if men march coming from work, swinging along shoulder to shoulder or shuffle aimlessly along, and what harm can come out of the singing of a song?
He would begin his double shuffle of joy whenever a group of boys made their appearance.
He had no need to pick his path: the well-stairway, like a screw pinning the upper to the underworld, transmitted to him every whisper andshuffle of the footsteps he was pursuing.
Then suddenly, while he looked, there came a muffled tramp and shuffle in the street, and on the instant a figure rose from the well of blackness below, mounting swiftly towards his door.
The dealer has always the right to shuffle last; but should a card or cards be seen during his shuffling or whilst giving the pack to be cut, he may be compelled to re-shuffle.
The dealer's partner must collect the cards for the ensuing deal, and has the first right to shuffle that pack.
When the pack is cut, should the dealer shuffle the cards, he loses his deal.
He does not shuffle or prevaricate, dodge or skulk; but is honest, upright and straightforward.
On the other hand, the miscalculation of time involves us in perpetual hurry, confusion, and difficulties; and life becomes a mere shuffle of expedients, usually followed by disaster.
Lon picks up the soiled pack of cards from the table and begins to shuffle them mechanically, nor does he once turn toward the apparition.
There was a sudden movement and quick shuffle of feet, then a laugh, the laugh of a strong man, deep-chested and resonant.
Sit, and put your hand on my shoulder, and shuffle down after me," he said.
She heard the shuffleof the man's feet and the closing of the outer door and then Beale came in, and his face was troubled.
She was turning back to her office, undecided as to whether she should remain until his return or close the office entirely, when the shuffle of feet brought her round.
It was a shuffle and a creak such as a dog might make if he brushed against the chair.
He dare not move it any farther, for he heard now the shuffle of feet, and occasionally the sound of hollow voices, muffled and indistinguishable.
Not a whisper in the court; not the shuffle of a foot.
He would advance upon them holding one wing up as high as possible, as if to strike with it, and shuffle along the ground toward them, scolding all the while in a harsh voice.
Every shuffle of the cards brought these mild, brilliant days uppermost.
I nodded comprehendingly, and in the pause that ensued I heard Mason shuffle to the door and fumble with the lock.
After an appreciable interval we heard a shuffle of feet in the hall, and a thin, emaciated-looking chap opened the door.
As we waited we heard the sound of a door closing, and then the shuffle of feet and presently the door opened a crack and Orton's near-sighted eyes peered at us from the aperture.
Across the Sok I followed him, hearing always the shuffle of the slippers amidst the din of voices and the hurrying of many feet.
Did Warriner still shuffle in the Moorish slippers as he walked?
There was a certain grandeur about it which impressed me,--the perpetual shuffle of the looms, the loud, clear song of the wheels.
I'm going to sit on it cross-legged, like a tailor, and shuffle myself over.
Men complaining of the 'peace which is near their extinction,' have but to shuffle with the sex; they will experience as remarkable a change as if they had passed off land on to sea.
In fact, the void of plot, drama, shuffle of excitement, reflected upon Nataly.
Take a Pack of Fifty-Two Cards, Shufflethe same well, Seven times.
Again take in hand your Pack and Shuffle it yet smartly, there being Forty-nine Cards now left in it.
And to take a grosser example, this is also what happens when we shuffle playing-cards.
At each shuffle he changes the order of the cards, and he may change them in many ways.
I scrambled to my feet, seeking to shuffle to one side out of his immediate sight, but a heavy hand closed instantly on my ragged collar and held me fronting him.
They wrestled with it sobbingly, to the noise of their harsh breath and the shuffle of their straining feet on the grit of the road.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "shuffle" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
