| Some of those who were caught playing hookey were taken back to school, while others had their names and address taken. |
| His solitary walks on the opposite side of the street had not even, from the first, escaped the scrutinizing eyes of Mr. hookey. |
| But all this time I was sufferin like hookey with awful spasms of whoopin cough. |
| So saying, he retreated as slowly as he entered, leaving Mr. hookey utterly stupified and bewildered. |
| When I played hookey from school, my teacher wrote a letter of thanks to my mother. |
| The next day, Aunt Polly punishes him for playing hookey by making him whitewash their entire fence. |
