At night the squat-framed, asthmaticturnkey tramped the dim-lit iron gallery before one of the long honey-combed rows of cells.
Suddenly, at the further end of the gallery, he discerned a shadowy figure emerging from the archway there, and running on before an officer, and impetuously approaching where the turnkey stood.
The turnkey entering just then with two bottles of wine, my father took one from him and filled an empty glass that stood on the table.
At the most the turnkey will expect five shillings.
Our turnkey rapped on one of the closed doors, and half-flung, half-kicked it open; for a box had been set against it on the inside.
She took a step away and swayed; the turnkey came forward compassionately to lead her out.
And, bowing with an air of light mockery to the court, he turned, erect and easy, to follow his turnkey out of the hall.
Thus taken by surprise, Bill returned the blows with interest, and the combatants were separated by the turnkey when in a rather breathless condition!
The turnkey was heard coming along the passage when Ben was in the act of fitting on the new appendages, and the key was actually in the door before the last shred of them was thrust into the hole in the floor, and the loose plank shut down!
When the turnkey entered the cell, Bill seized him and clapped his hand on his mouth.
I mean for to make a dash when the turnkey comes in the mornin'; will you help me?
In the preparation of the umbrella, the first difficulty that met them was how they were to conceal their private work when the turnkey came in the evenings to take away their materials for sack-making.
After traversing several passages, the turnkey stopped before a small door studded with iron nails, and, selecting one of his huge keys, opened it, while the soldiers ranged up on either side.
His was one of those faces which, once seen, are always remembered, and the very turnkey felt some awe when he approached him.
At this moment the turnkey opened the outer gate of the prison, and brought a large lamp, which he placed in the hall, so as to economise its light for three of the cells.
This circumstance, and the murky and fetid air which he breathed, unnerved Tengelyi so much, that he paid no attention to the words of comfort which the turnkeyaddressed to him.
The Lodge or entrance & occupied by the chief Turnkey h.
I was never locked into my room, and I could at all times pass into the yard, and was within call of the turnkey and his family; and the communication to my friend Mr. Waddington's apartments was always open.
Bright, who was a stranger to Mr. Berners, came up and passed to the door of the cell, which was opened for him by the turnkey in attendance.
At the sheriff's ring, it was opened by the turnkey in attendance.
The turnkey on duty that night went with the carriage to unbar the outer gate for it to pass.
With a few parting words, the turnkey and the constable left him, went out, and locked the door.
When the turnkey had left the cell, and locked them all in together, Valentine addressed himself to soothing Fannie.
Having no manly principle to sustain him, he fell from one stage of rascality and meanness to another, until he succeeded at length in getting himself appointed as an under turnkey in Castle Cumber Gaol.
How the dubber served the cull with hung beef; how the turnkey beat the fellow with a bull's pizzle.
Then for a time turnkeyin the prison of the Republic.
No finer effort of genius has been shown than the pathetic episode of the death of the Chancery prisoner: “The turnkey led the way in silence; and gently raising the latch of the room door, motioned Mr. Pickwick to enter.
There is no means of doing the thing so long as the turnkey remains in the day-room or the walking-yard.
The receiver went away, shrugging his shoulders with rage, and the turnkey conducted Nicholas back to the interior of the prison.
I mean your obstinate avoidance of all the other prisoners, and never speaking to one of them; the turnkey has just been talking to me about it, and he says that for your own sake you ought to associate with them a little.
As soon as he has left the yard we shall have a quarter of an hour to ourselves, and the nose will be cold meat before the turnkey can return.
The old turnkey kept his word; and when Boulard left the parlour, Germain entered, and Rigolette was only separated from him by a light wire grating.
And the rain began to fall, and the prisoners, quitting the yard, took refuge in the day-room, the turnkey being still in attendance.
Pique-Vinaigre was standing up near the stove ready to commence; near him was the Skeleton, also standing up, and with his eyes intently fixed on Germain, ready to rush upon him the moment the turnkey left the cell.
Amongst the prisoners called into the reception-room by visitors, the one the farthest off from the turnkey was Nicholas Martial.
At this moment the turnkey suddenly returned to the apartment.
Wait for me here," said the turnkey to the Chourineur.
He called the turnkey who was devoted to him, and sent sent him two or three times at intervals of one hour to see if the priest was still by the prison gates.
The turnkey made the sign of the cross and went out rejoicing.
Chance placed us next to each other in the world," he said to himself, while the turnkey was putting the cell a little in order, "and we have practically done each other all the harm we possibly could.
His patience was strained to the utmost when he saw the turnkey himself move his lips while he repeated the Latin words.
At this the rascal told the turnkey to give me a taste of the lash, and after this had been done I was set at liberty.
I was delighted to hear that my infamous turnkey was outside, for since his explanation of the iron collar I had looked an him with loathing.
He saw the same turnkey unfettering a man With little expedition; And he chuckled to think of his dear slave trade, And the long debates, and delays that were made Concerning its abolition.
He saw a turnkey tie a thief's hands With a cordial try and a jerk; Nimbly, quoth he, a man's fingers move When his heart is in his work.
The door opened and a turnkey entered, a figure in striped clothes with him.
Midway of the line a turnkey unlocked a door in the barred wall and two links of the human chain detached themselves and entered--one stooped and crafty and cringing; the other clean-cut and erect with no stamp of vice upon his face.
As they were starting for the fatal journey a second turnkey appeared, to say that through some accident only one of the wagons was ready, and that consequently only eight of the sentenced ones could be driven to the guillotine.
The turnkey will give this letter to-day to Tallien.
A few hours after receiving this letter the turnkey brought to the prisoners the bulletin of the executions of the preceding day.
Another time the turnkey began to read the list: every one listened with grave attention, and at every call a clear, cheerful "Here I am!
I cannot explain the reason of all these changes; but I know that when the gate was shut on us, the turnkey said we had gone into a home that would last as long as the war lasted.
Before the turnkey withdrew he asked Thaddeus whether he wanted anything?
The hangman looked unhappy, and The turnkey blew his nose.
On arriving at the jail, the turnkey informed them that it was against orders to admit any one after dark; but he intimated that the matter might be arranged with any one of the constables who had brought the prisoners there.
Nearly all the party concluded to make the attempt, and a call was made upon the turnkey for envelopes.
So, when Geoffrey had been in prison some three weeks, and one day the turnkey came and said that some one wished to see him, Geoffrey thought of Mrs. Carey at once.
Outside was heard the measured step of the turnkey pacing to and fro.
I will take it to her in America," said the old man; and he hastily thrust the note into the breast of his coat, as the turnkey entered.
I stood near the door as the turnkey had pushed me in, staring stupidly about.
You do wrong,' said the turnkeywho had accompanied him.
Now, one morning, while I was playing something to please our prisoner in her cell the turnkey brought us a visitor.
If he wishes to plead in forma pauperis, the law allows the warder to charge six shillings and eight-pence for leave to go to the Court and half a crown for the turnkey to take him there--what prisoner on the poor side can pay these fees?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "turnkey" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: bull; commandant; custodian; governor; guard; guardian; jailer; keeper; screw; warden; warder
