pile

Albert vented his anger on a pile of newspapers, which he sent flying all over the office by switching them violently with his stick; after which ebullition he departed—not, however, without walking several times to the door of the press-room, as if he had half a mind to enter.

I’ve had to compete with some of the sharpest wits going to get my pile.

The long platform was almost deserted; the only living creature in sight being a girl who was sitting on a pile of shingles at the extreme end.

I just said, ‘Dear God, please take the flat close to a pile and I’ll do the rest,’ over and over again.