They studied photo- graphs and technical drawings of the Vemork plant. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat next to us on the kitchen chair he had asked me earlier to bring into the study. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was studying the map and leaning on a large metal staff. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But the most serendipitous aspect of the CPS program—for the sake of a study, at least—is how the school-choice game was played. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Even if he did study his hardest, would he be able to catch up on the math he needed to solve the problems on the exam? Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph put on the broken watch and decided to recreate the beloved study he remembered from America. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I climbed back on the lawn mower to study the...proverb, Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Juan Perón, who later became Evita’s husband and the dictator of Argentina, studied Hitler and his Italian sidekick, Mussolini, as role models. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When I was majoring in Asian-American studies, I took only one relevant course, in theater set design, for a college production of Madama Butterfly. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The astrologer brought out his charts, and after much study he named January second as the most auspicious day.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We also studied a lot of geology, which I didn’t expect. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I stayed in his room after school and waited for the other twisted criminal minds to come join me for ninety minutes of forced study. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Even my studies at the Kennedy School took on a new significance. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Thus, they were seldom overlooked by schoolmasters who recommended promising students for study abroad. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get home from school, I find Mama in the kitchen, her citizenship study guide open on the counter as she stirs a curry on the stove. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It’s only kids like Lorraine and me that get stuck with seventh-period study because we have to stay around for an eighth-period class called Problems in American Democracy. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t studied the photos as closely as I should have. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Father looks at me, making his own calculations, studying my face and especially my eyes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

After spending a few days studying atomic bomb physics, Hall went to work with a team led by the Italian-born physicist Bruno Rossi. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were piles of books in his study. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I tell myself that the majority of people in study hall are fine people. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He studied the flames, trying to determine their exact location. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“If you live in Arkansas,” the ad read, “study this picture and know shame. When hate is unleashed and bigotry finds a voice, God help us all.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She studied the floor, waiting to see what Henry would say. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his first, the study of English literature seemed in retrospect an absorbing parlor game, and reading books and having opinions about them, the desirable adjunct to a civilized existence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His eyes, with arching thick brows above, study me. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

All these consequences of radiation have been duplicated in laboratory studies by a large group of chemicals known as radio- mimetic or radiation-imitating. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t up to me. But I’m glad to see it live on. Now, Daryl R., put that away. It’s study time. And don’t call me Lady Bug.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

There are more words on the other side of the wall, all having to do with the unit we are studying, “The Use of Human Subjects in Medical Research.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Lycaon studied him like a new type of meat in a butcher’s display case. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When Selvam came home that night from his studies my husband broke the news to him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last year, before his expedition to the North, he’d gone on to say, “And how do you spend your time when you’re not diligently studying?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

As a teenager, he watched the tradesman in town whenever he could, studying theircraft. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It can be studied quantitatively or qualitatively—or, as my father once put it, horizontally or vertically. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

After breakfast, Lily leaves to go to a study group, and I start back up to my room. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

They spend an average of four years studying with him. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them are in the shed, studying a broken oar. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The other is for sociology with a minor concentration in women’s studies. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He studied his son like he was trying to memorize his face, and suddenly a cold feeling washed through me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I fly down the stairs and kick open the door to Madoc’s study. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The way Hazel was studying Leo made him feel uneasy and self-conscious. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It would be essential, however, to see this study replicated in different locations. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Reading thoughts isn’t like reading a book, General. It requires study—” “Can you read her or not?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And as the words roll off my tongue, I discover what the students are studying. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She studied it for a second and okayed or nixed it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t you have a social studies test to study for? Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied them for a few days, trying to figure it out, looking for individual faults. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I was just telling your wife, I do a little ministering. I study and classify the fauna. I observe a great deal, and probably offer very little salvation in the long run.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I need another moment where every wild card is in the same space at once, and I’ll get to be physically close enough to them in order to study their info. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He would probably dismiss her with some admonishment to study more and play less. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I choose a peach-colored pencil and study my face in the mirror. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would tend to Chiron until his leg was fully recovered, and keep studying Daedalus’s laptop, which had engrossed her for the last two months. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I saw that the best thing I could do was get hold of a dictionary—to study, to learn some words. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents had always stressed the importance of my studies. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

"Let me see . . ." Through the rear-view mirror I could see him studying a wafer-thin watch, replacing it in the pocket of his checked waistcoat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked around the screen, studying the tear as I aimed the phone’s camera lens around the clearing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I would spend my days in your father’s house, up in the study, reading your mother’s old books, listening to the news, watching the commu­nist propaganda on television. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They studied the way Pete blew his nose, that they might get it right; they studied his sneeze, his laugh, the self-important way he flipped through his calendar. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever misgivings he’d previously had about them seemed to have been abandoned, because he was fastidiously studying Nkrumah’s journal while two little girls decorated his curly hair with flowers. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Leo studied the cliff top and muttered under his breath. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She looked at it as if for the first time, studying the wallpaper pattern carefully on the top half before allowing her eyes to fall to the numbered grid on the bottom. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The study of variation and dip evidently depended on collaboration between navigators and intellectuals, but so did the whole science of cartography. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She didn’t read or write much, and she hadn’t studied science in school. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s intense study of the game and incessant playing came to remarkable fruition. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Whether we put up poems or photographs or even paintings is up to us, so long as the work is ours and we can tie it in with our study of the Harlem Renaissance. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that Sergeant Maples availed himself of the opportunity to study kendo with an expert. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

People had heard of it, especially the three village teenagers who studied English in school and often dropped by to discuss life in what they called, "Ny." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Milo studied Yossarian diffidently through the corner of his eye, hesitating tactfully. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In those days it was not thought at all safe for a young, single girl to go into the wilds of Africa and study animals. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Wallace came up with further data when he began working with James Neel, the geneticist who studied the Yanomami response to measles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I studied Arnold while he passed around matching leather notebooks. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There we studied, talked, and even danced until the early hours in the morning, and it became a kind of headquarters for young freedom fighters. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was founded in 1912 by a group of black intellectuals, many of whom had studied in England and America. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was completely awake now, and he studied the faces of the men. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he looks again he studies the face more closely, still thinking that perhaps it’s a mistake, that a tap on his father’s shoulder will wake him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Born twenty years after Elizebeth, Davis had studied math in West Virginia during the Great Depression, then struggled to find a job that used her talents. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He got quite involved in studying the clouds. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Opposite us, I can't help but also study the larger-than-life mural portrait of Tariq that cropped up on the wall behind where he died. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Most students took at least a month of study before Cammar judged them ready to move on. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He visualized the map he had been studying on the train from Anchorage. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The next time we saw him, he was in uniform, assigned to motion study training in assembling and disassembling the Lewis machine gun and other automatic weapons. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

By studying the strengths and weaknesses of commanders he had served under, he had collected shards and fragments of the speech he would one day deliver to men who looked upon him as their commander. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I studied the wide boards on the floor and listened with care. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jenna got to school super early, since her mom dropped her off before work, and liked going straight to class to study before school started. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I would like to study at Performing Arts because of its academic program and so that I may be trained as an actress.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

They put cells in culture dishes and expose them to radiation, drugs, cosmetics, viruses, household chemicals, and biological weapons, and then study their responses. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Jack’s arms were crossed now, and he studied Mr. Remora the way you might an abstract painting. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Whenever Dad started to do a new motion study project at a factory, he’d always begin by announcing he wanted to photograph the motions of the laziest man on the job. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we studied birds, maybe we could learn to be free. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

To recognize the differences between the two, we studied an impact crater in Arizona and volcanoes in Hawaii. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bob swept his broom around the base of the altar, occasionally crouching to study the ground as if looking for something. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Like Emma should have felt a twinge in her side when she was sitting in social studies class and realized, Oh no! The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He said I had an ear for languages, that if I studied hard I could be a translator for world leaders. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied the leaves clustered beneath his feet. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a weird morning: three kids were called down to the main office during social studies, and then in French they’d had the second intruder drill. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I'd studied Spanish in high school but had no idea whom she was calling or what they were talking about. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He studied the floor, as if he saw something extremely interesting there. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She dipped her finger into the cup, studying the purple liquid as it dripped off her nail. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Hour after hour, day after day, week after week, study, more study, and yet again study. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The reformers, Gold writes: strove for ways to reduce time spent studying, because long periods of respite could save the mind from injury. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Doubting that Christianity or Protestantism was a precondition for the Scientific Revolution leaves plenty of scope for studying the interaction between faith and science: e.g. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I studied Latin Roots all morning, for the test. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Their crime was conducting unthinkable research on Jews without consent—sewing siblings together to create Siamese twins, dissecting people alive to study organ function. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I knew that he was particularly well-informed on the Afro- American’s plight, as for years he had lived and studied in America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he worked two jobs as a lab technician at the morgue to support the family, while still studying when he had time. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She had recently completed her studies at the Jan Hofmeyr School of Social Work in Johannesburg and was working as the first black female social worker at Baragwanath Hospital. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew a great deal about radiation sickness; apparently he had studied it even before the war. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He and I wowed the people who came to see our exhibits, telling them about our studies and what it was like to fire off a real rocket. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As drunk as Pop Pop is during the week, he gets me to church every weekend and makes sure I study hard to make straight As. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The art teachers signed on first, followed by the social studies teachers, so now paper links are under construction all day, not just before and after school and at lunch. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“What are you studying these days?” he says to me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He bent over the case, studying the figure inside. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He knew he could forget about studying tonight. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Though the only classes worth studying for are Modern Social Thought and Vocabulary. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He stooped over the metal tray containing the letterpress blocks and studied them closely, tapping to make sure that I had wedged each block firmly in place. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He handed it to her, studying her face the while. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The study was halted, then resumed a few months later using consent forms. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

However, detailed archaeological studies have shown that complex irrigation systems did not accompany the rise of centralized bureaucracies but followed after a considerable lag. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

His next task, to get to the treasure left by a gold miner in a more intricate and difficult maze, at first defeated him when he tried to solve it prematurely, without sufficient study. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The nature of parties has been imperfectly studied. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I studied him in his chair, Unable to stand, to wash, to pull on his pants. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s the password to get past the gargoyle outside his study,” said Harry in a low voice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Soon they reached it and could see for themselves the display Hollister had been studying. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She studied the pattern, shades of dull browns, starting nearly black in the center and spinning out lighter and lighter to a dirty yellow at the outer edge. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

After weeks of robotically studying the birds, Roz knew what each bird would sing, and when they would sing, and eventually, why they would sing. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Tapestries still hung on the walls of the living room and my mother’s books still crowded the shelves in Baba’s study. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I lived in West Helena an undeterminedly long time before I returned to school and took up regular study. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dark leaves of laurels and holly obscured the view, but he reached through and thrust them aside to see the side of the house clearly, with the broken study window sharp in the moonlight. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hollister studied her for a moment, his one tired eyelid dipping down as it always did. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

After getting three college degrees and spending some time traveling, she will end up teaching social studies in middle school. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

In retrospect, it is unlikely that Mendel actively faked his studies. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Rupa deserved to study and learn as much as he did. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

But Galileo’s story will have to wait, while we catch up with the other great development in science in the Renaissance, the study of the human body. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I suppose I could have reviewed them in terms of how familiar they are to me or to American readers, or the order in which the studies were done, or even alphabetically. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The study that founded modern biology was buried in the pages of an obscure journal of an obscure scientific society, read mostly by plant breeders in a declining Central European town. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Someone who studied natural philosophy was a ‘physiologist’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

August, though, turned off the television and studied May, frowning. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

To cover it he waded a little farther, pushed aside the last fringe of papyrus, pretending to study the bright colored sails that dotted the river. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“The wheelchair!” cried Reynie, dashing to Mr. Curtain’s chair to study its buttons. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I liked to do that, study those old snakes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced at Mother and said, somewhat weakly, I thought, “I resolve to study hard so I can get into the university next year.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He studied my face for a long second and then nodded. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He paused and for a moment seemed to study his hands, which were riddled with liver spots and trembled at times: Nels suffered from an advancing neurasthenia. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The man scowled as he studied Ucho, as if the boy were smeared in fresh llama dung that was unpleasant to the nose. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She studied my face for a minute, and then pressed her hands to her cheeks, smiling. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

We walked down a hall and into his study. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod and pretend to study the oar, but the truth is, I can’t tell where it broke. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I distract myself by studying the details of his outfit. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“What exactly do they teach you at school? Do you study history? Geography?” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Maybe that it’s hard to study. How about we work on something else to do with art?” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

In recent years, economists have spent a great deal of time studying Mavens, for the obvious reason that if marketplaces depend on information, the people with the most information must be the most important. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I encouraged everyone to start studying early in the morning. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jaja walked past the study a few times, but when I looked at him, he shook his head—he could hear nothing through the closed door, either. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

At eight o’clock Doctor Copeland sat at his desk, studying a sheaf of papers by the bleak morning light from the window. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She studied poetry and the plays of William Shakespeare, and she wrote poems of her own. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I had seen very little of Brother Jack after beginning my studies with Brother Hambro. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They encouraged him to study constantly, to read through their meals together, to stay up late reading, to stop wasting time with his friends. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps as a result, a child’s economic background is a better predictor of school performance in the United States than in Denmark, the Netherlands, or France, one study found. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She said possibly she might and he negotiated with her for some Parisian studies to reach him in time for the holiday trade in December. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, faith faltering, Helen studied harder, walked more, bought new clothes, wrote her parents less. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watches me, his face a study in contempt. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remained standing there for a moment longer, studying her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“When the atomic war comes we’ll all die and when UFO people arrive they’ll dig us up and study our culture.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then, late one afternoon while I was studying the messages of the spiders with my teacher, Mama herself came to his wasi in need of healing. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Finley made them sound as if they were naturally brilliant, and I studied the images, trying to discern who they were. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Rented or not, it’s still out,” Bruno said, carefully studying the license. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

From time to time I caught Stick studying me in the mirror, and we would laugh together in a way we never had before. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Lin was now in her final semester at Yale, studying architecture. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Except for where the paintings hung, the walls of the study were completely covered with stuffed and mounted heads of every imaginable type of beast—from tiny rabbits to a massive, antlered elk. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“He mentioned you giving up the art club and basketball and using the time for studying.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The first symptom of the trouble appeared when Madison studied Hamilton's proposal for the funding of the domestic debt. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He built her face in front of him and studied her wide-set eyes, delicate nostrils, mouth smaller than he liked but sweet, small firm chin, and back to her eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Four days before the hearing, they’d received the results from a study done by a forensic sciences firm in Salt Lake City that had asked the question: Was it likely that Reggie had hydroplaned? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

In study hall, I overhear people talking about Aimee Hall’s mom. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Coups begat coups, he said, telling us about the bloody coups of the sixties, which ended up in civil war just after he left Nigeria to study in England. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Winterbottom was in his study, phoning his wife’s friends to see if they had any idea of where she might have gone. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The man studied him and scratched his beard, which was the exact same shade of red as Joseph’s hair. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But it was better than studying the corpse of the Eye Eater, which Chaol had spent the past few days investigating. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The sister, who had taken on a job as a salesgirl, in the evening studied stenography and French, so as perhaps later to obtain a better position. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But if you’re serious about teaching at a school someday, you’ll need to study a lot more and get much better training than we can give you here. Just think it over, okay?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Some of these notes are discarded as fruitless, while others are tucked away to form a storehouse of motifs and studies for later use. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anna took classes in Mumbai while I studied here in New York. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was courteous and solicitous, questioning me in a fatherly way about my studies and future plans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrote about how hard it was to study or to sleep at night with the constant sounds of fighting in the hills outside town. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I could do studies of mouths and noses and chins. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was continuing to study the game, but he spent more time exploring his theories on religion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We cannot understand science without studying the history of these foundational concepts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He was certain that researchers there would quickly study and identify them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Turner left his father’s study, climbed the stairs to his room, and put on another perfectly white and starched shirt. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She reached up and tugged on the curtain and studied the dust as it rose up in the air and swirled and swooped. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

She would serve his food, a plate on a tray taken to him in his study or in front of the TV in the kitchen. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But then he had been transferred over to the law buildings, for his clerkship and studies. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We have been studying the origins of science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Dad comes in, asking, “How are the study buddies?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

"What is your name? Oh here, I have it," he said, studying the chart. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She surely does favor them,” Miss Trotter said, studying my mother. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Practice lets out early, which is good because I need to study before TJ gets home. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I also went to Cuba with a group of Johns Hopkins students to study the island’s arts and culture—a trip I used to try to find my long-lost great-aunt and other family members. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

After spending the entire bus ride home from competitions studying and doing homework, I’d stumble to my room and fall asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Alicia's father studies the diagram while Dad unscrews the metal bottom of the blanket controller. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I studied the house he had pointed out. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She released me and turned to study me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When the children had studied Morse code until dots and dashes swam in their heads even with their eyes closed, Rhonda called them inside. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But when I sat down to study I nearly always fell asleep. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She studied piano, too, until her mother, impatient for her favorite songs and frustrated with Claudette constantly practicing scales, stopped paying for lessons. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

They sat facing each other in a booth, and Jean Louise studied the napkin container, the sugar bowl, the salt and pepper shakers. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Mira, my study partner from sophomore Spanish, waves to me when I walk in. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

This worldwide migration has been studied and graphically described by the British ecologist Charles Elton in his recent book The Ecology of Invasions. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He concentrated, instead, on studying barnacles, writing papers on geology, dissecting sea animals, and tending to his family. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Your alpanas get better every day, Daughter,” Father said, studying the design she was creating on the threshold. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Before the hornets could seek out new victims, Basil ordered the defenders down to the gatehouse study, where they had a celebration snack. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I also knew I wanted to continue studying the Arabic language and find ways to practice so I didn’t lose the momentum I’d acquired in Morocco. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I got up and walked around the table in her study. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He picks up one for Italy, full of illustrations of the architecture he had studied so carefully as a student, has admired only in photographs, has always meant to see. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She studies the handwriting and says, “I don’t think so.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

In the midst of the bustle, Charles studied his barnacles, and the older girls, Annie and Etty, had their lessons together. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They then have study hall together, and he spends all of it stroking her and talking to her about the movie they saw last night. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The young man studies his face in the mirror. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He grabbed one of Alfred's hands, studying first the knuckles, then the palms. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is studying me as if trying to figure out my angle. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Most of the study focused on the Johnson years, covering Johnson’s misleading public statements about the Tonkin Gulf incident, and everything that followed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

All I do know is that this business about professions and studies and salaries and so on—it makes me sick, it is and always was disgusting. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat on her bunk, using one of Daedalus’s 3-D-rendering programs to study a model of the Parthenon in Athens. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He studied the monitors, counting under his breath....There! Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“The cat is one of the tokens from that board game,” said Sierra, who had been studying Lemoncello games the way Kyle had been studying libraries and books. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I cracked my laptop to study for a little while before bed. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried to study in the living room, but Josh wanted to watch TV, so they took their stuff into the kitchen. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Theoreticians then study the resulting music and discover good ways of explaining it to the audience and to other composers and performers. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He closeted himself with her father in the study. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Really. The test will be here before you know it. That needs to be your priority. Gina says that Sonny’s been studying for two hours a day. You could learn something from him.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Even at sixteen, David knows what he wants to do: go to college and study medicine. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“But you studied. I didn’t study at all,” he was like. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But only 17 percent of those who had entered in the mid-1990s made the switch within five years, according to a separate study. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Classic style ignores the hired help and looks directly at what they are being paid to study: All children acquire the ability to speak a language without explicit lessons. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I wish that I were old enough to just go live in the Amazon and study the plants there, because it is possible that one of them holds the key to the cure for cancer. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The excitement of my flight had blown away any thoughts of ending my studies with the shaman. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She studied every student in the halls, wondering if one might be Babbage. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Her chance came when she was offered a fellowship to study in Germany by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, a foundation that awarded educational grants to African Americans. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Emily tried to study the pages with him but couldn’t shake that feeling of being watched. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She had been correcting social studies papers and had just finished reading Noah Gershom's essay on the First Amendment when the thought flew into her head. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Man is born, grows up and dies according to certain laws that have never been studied,” Quetelet wrote. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I studied a collection of metal boxes with locks and keys. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He studies the people milling about on the landing across from where he stands, every one of them with their gaze locked on the new arrivals. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Then she again took his hands and studied them carefully. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied me up and down, like he was trying to figure me out. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The assistants are graduate students who help Dr. Zamborska’s research while they study for advanced degrees. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ekman was then a young psychologist just out of graduate school, and he was interested in studying faces. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

My plan was, as I taught, also to study, to take graduate courses in English literature and possibly writing. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

And by the time I walk into social studies, I’m a mess. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Moral was Amelia’s territory of faithful attendance at Sabbath worship and prayer meeting and Bible study, and she couldn’t ask for consideration on those counts. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Hannah says she saw Mrs. Santos come to pick Edna up after our disaster in social studies, and it didn’t go well. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s nothing like normal Zamani. It takes years of study to learn; even then, not everyone can pick it up.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The woman, a doctor studying at Tulane, had been feeling the same way, like an exile in her own country, and they laughed at how delirious they were to see each other. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They turned down another hallway, and she studied the stranger’s finely crafted sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The books piled up on the wooden desk are ones I recognize—the same books Taryn and I study for our classes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The lamps were also lit in the study or library, and I found the Count lying on the sofa, reading, of all things in the world, an English Bradshaw’s Guide. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Before we end this gallop through early astronomy, it’s worth asking why the ancient Greeks didn’t achieve more in their study of the heavens. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Then he studied everything he could find on astronomy over again. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lana studied Jones’ face, but his eyes were invisible behind the smoke and dark glasses. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flips through the first studies quickly, back views. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Once, he had told Kingshaw to lie down on the study floor. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She studied maps and the Tourguide book of the American Automobile Association and reviewed every field trip her class had ever taken. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t play with dolls anymore, but I like to study Dad’s gift. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She was looking at him in the way a hawk hanging lazily in the air might study a mouse on the ground. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The ladies pretended to study the sky and the little garden behind the cathedral. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched me study him, but when I squeezed the straps on my shoulders, his eyes latched on to my backpack, and a suspicious look crossed his face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They went to Tijuana for a couple days to do some study about these wild rabbits they got down there. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Alone in his study, he was committed to his theory of natural selection, the theory that would leave God out of creation. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sure as hell don’t want to study Alexander Hamilton. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The three guests, drowned in the pounding beat of the phonograph, silently studied the rose-colored walls and the floral patterns on the linoleum. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had studied Sweden’s progressive approach to the rehabilitation of criminal offenders as a graduate student and had long marveled at how focused on recovery their system appeared. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"Sorry you're so crowded," he said, moving the car into traffic, "but I'm studying for my permanent teacher's license and I've been collecting every scrap of paper I can get my hands on." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In April, while I’m studying for exams and before the buds come out, my brother Stephen gets arrested. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Polly tiptoed to peek into the adjoining room, which was obviously Mr. Derby’s study. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amy studied her reflection in the oven door, arranging her white bangs and liking what she saw. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She turned it in her fingers, studying the dark red surface. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But you must work and pray with us and study God’s purpose for you. Sister Isabel will be your guide.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I study my French and try not to bother him too much while he prepares the next day’s lessons. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was around that time that I began speculating in the stock market, and I spent hours studying the ups and downs of international finance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was that she wanted to study the Richardsons both when they were there and when they weren’t. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Like Garfield, he taught in a country school before studying to become a lawyer. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When I looked back up, Liam was studying me, his light eyebrows pulled tight together by some unspoken thought. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He kept studying his hands, wiping at them with his white Subway-brand napkin, though I doubted they were dirty, since he’d eaten a salad. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I remember Hassan and I crouching that next morning outside my father’s study, as Baba and Rahim Khan sipped black tea and listened to breaking news of the coup on Radio Kabul. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He presses his lips together for a long moment, studying me, then seems to make a decision. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

After she left, Jaime drowned his sorrows in study and work. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said he was proud of how far I’d come in my study of the Quran since he visited. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

At last I could study Hugo without pretending not to. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Can you imagine all of its neural pathways? That would be fascinating to study!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Hold that on it. Now, will you need the morning free to study your daunting part, do you think?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled out her map and studied it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when it came to college, they had assumed she would go somewhere practical, like Pitt or perhaps Penn State, to study something like business or hotel management. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As we were walking out the door, Lily studied my new hairdo—which was half up in a barrette, with the rest hanging down my back. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

His fastidious sense of superiority lined his voice as he waved her in and asked her to wait for him while he finished up in his study. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In my study sessions, Colonel Tadesse discussed matters such as how to create a guerrilla force, how to command an army, and how to enforce discipline. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They studied each other warily, and Hazel fought the urge to run. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Gary sat, calmly rocking in his chair, watching Deborah’s every move, like a doctor studying a patient. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

After sliding into the booth, I take out my social studies book. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Whether it had been built that way, or because he had used magical trickery to make it so, Slughorn’s office was much larger than the usual teacher’s study. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In another study, researchers at the University of San Francisco appear to have found more evidence of the cost of constantly consuming information. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Soon the horizontal surfaces in his study were covered with barnacles from all over the earth. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they shift from Marlena to the open door with studied indifference. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My father and I were studying Sanhedrin—slowly, patiently, intensively, not leaving a passage until my father was satisfied that, at least for the present, we understood it fully. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

For some few weeks, I continued my studies as before, Dr. Trefusis guiding me without remark through stories of slaves who had achieved greatness. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pressed my face to the door glass and studied the sky. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“It paid for her to study music at the University of Michigan.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Lou stops to watch artists at work, and I join him, observing his reactions as he studies each canvas. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pippin was standing studying the sky and weather. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The mellow eyes of the man followed the boy’s puzzled glances as they studied the strange warm world in which he had suddenly found himself. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It worked out well, actually. When I was fired I had just started classes here, and they were able to give me some work in the offices. I’m studying to be a cameraman.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He assigned each of the twelve notes in the scale a different colour, based on Opticks, Sir Isaac Newton’s 1704 study of light, colour and diffraction. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

But the suspension of study privileges had an unintended benefit, and that was that I began to read books that I would not otherwise have read. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here and there, in research widely scattered and sometimes not undertaken as a cancer study at all, we see glimmerings of the first light that may one day illuminate this problem. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

My social studies teacher, Mrs. Dorothy Taylor, was a small, thin woman with short, curly hair and light blue eyes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Ophie ran down the stairs quickly, and when she reached the bottom, she was surprised to see the old ghost from the study standing in the middle of the foyer. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The Commandant closes the study door and circles me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Took a gig after school at Ray’s, just helping out with little stuff, y’know? For work study, and for some extra cash for the house and stuff,” I explained. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You probably don’t know this, but it’s not just granny folklore. One published study shows that the soup inhibits the movement of neutrophils, the most common type of white blood cell that defends against infection.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The Duchess set about studying Annette and shortly found her adversary’s tragic flaw. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I blinked the moisture from my eyes and studied their faces. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Karl shakes his head at me when I try to tell him about the scientific studies Mr. Campbell set forth in his Soil Culture Manual. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He halted my fledgling study of alchemy, limiting me to chemistry instead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I stared out the window while kids took turns bragging about their social studies projects. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Finally, when our English teacher, Mr. Nicoll, asked me for the millionth time why I was too lazy to study for spelling tests, I snapped. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It had even permeated Lord Fredrick’s study, where she now sat across from the man himself, waiting for him to speak. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It was her nightly test for me while I was studying skin transformations. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Sitting next to her on our couch, I studied her lips, searching for burns. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

You see, he and his mother had started studying the flying techniques of other birds. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“No, thanks—I have to get some studying done. But I’ll be glad to come back for you.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I study him, to see if he’s trying to cover his conversation with Rhiannon. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I wonder,” Nat said, “if a captain would let me take my notebooks on board and study between ports?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last class of my old professor’s life took place once a week in his house, by a window in the study where he could watch a small hibiscus plant shed its pink leaves. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked again at the swells, studied them. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer studied the swank carefully, trying to divine if she was a liar. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He propped himself on his elbows and studied her as she polished her tools, noticing how carefully she lifted and cleaned each one. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mark Antony had studied public speaking in Athens as a young man and had developed a keen appreciation for the Greek customs practiced throughout the region. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I studied her as she slowly turned the pages and read some of the comments out loud—as she stopped to laugh again and to explain who had written them. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He studied her for a moment, then positioned his legs similarly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He glanced away in a studied, offhanded manner. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

What time I didn’t spend studying or in the Archives I spent on the road to Imre, braving the coming winter wind, if not looking for its name. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But he remembered from his science and technology studies at school that the search planes used heat-seeking devices which could identify body warmth and would home in on two humans huddled in shrubbery. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’d memorized all my lines, but at rehearsals I sat alone, pretending to study my black binder. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

One part of the study looked specifically at the impact on students involved in theater. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Son, have you been studying wholeheartedly? This scholarship is a chance to have a different kind of future. A life of hard labor—is that what you want? For your hands to look like this?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

After the Banks/Switzer dance duo left the floor, I studied this one group of kids that sort of stood out, where everyone looked particularly happy, especially hip. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

This led him on to mechanics, where he did important work on momentum and studied the nature of centrifugal force, demonstrating its similarity to gravity, and improved on Galileo’s treatment of the flight of projectiles. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Here, standing on the living room’s rift cut pine boards and studying the carved spandrel ornaments on the staircase, she seemed to have come to a place long destined for her. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long after Thomas has escorted me back to my apartment and left, and long after midnight has passed, I sit awake at my computer and study Metias’s crime report. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

If one man studies Torah, the Master of the Universe is already in the world. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She asked her neighbor for help studying Greek, a subject most often studied by boys. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But the ghosts didn’t seem to want to hurt her, so Ophie began to study them. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

And by the time she had done all this and put Poppy to bed, she still had almost half an hour to study the fragments of paper. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But, if you still want to study, you could bring your notebooks along for all of me!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studies my expression again, and slowly, slowly tips my chin up. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had intended to go back to his apartment after the drink, and study, and order in some Chinese food. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Neither Harry nor Ron bought any ingredients at the Apothecary, seeing that they were no longer studying Potions, but both bought large boxes of owl nuts for Hedwig and Pigwidgeon at Eeylops Owl Emporium. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Matt already had books on wildlife, camping, map reading, and survival that Tam Lin fully expected him to study. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conner hesitated a moment, studying me, and then returned to blowing things up on the screen. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I was like a scientist studying a specimen. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I’m not entirely sure what she was studying. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Seeing Mother in the library studying so intensely inspired me to want to do the same thing. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Settling in Berlin, she roomed with an elderly couple who spoke only German, devoted herself to an intensive study of the language, and began vocal studies with Kurt Johnen, one of the city’s best-known teachers. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

She studied one of her own paintings quietly, then handed the glasses back to Lori. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of becoming an artist, he used the money to pay for an education at Westminster School, where as well as his academic studies, he learnt to play the organ. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen, he heard her voice from the study, shouting a long string of words that he could not make out and did not want to. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He never said much, but he studied Cole the way a person looks at a chessboard planning the next move. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

"No, not just yet. I promise I'll study harder. I want to become an engineer, like you, Baba." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Before long, she was collecting again, adding text and sketches to her study book. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A study at the University of Michigan compared people’s ability to learn and remember information under two different conditions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I held up the phone and studied it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Um, actually, I have a lot of studying to do. Maybe another time?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I had given up studying for an LL.B. degree at the University of the Witwatersrand after failing my exams several times. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat studying the twisted matrix of routes in red and black with his finger at the junction where he thought that they might be. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I have a science test this week that I’ve been studying for a lot. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I get to do so many exciting things and go to so many exciting places, but so much travel while trying to keep up with my studies and exams isn’t easy. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And then there was a list of the dictionaries that Mrs. Granger thought would be “acceptable for home study. ” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leon, entirely at one with himself, lolled in his chair, wine bottle in hand, studying its label. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Whenever there’s a test I study at home for twenty minutes and get back to my Sims and stories. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

But the copper one licked a sharp Zoom ice lolly and studied the ice-cream chart. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

But as he studied the mountain, his right hand slowly formed into a fist. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I took care she should never want for anything that could contribute to her comfort: she soon settled in her new abode, became very happy there, and made fair progress in her studies. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

This time of the day, most of the brothers and Sons of the Six are busy studying, praying, or patrolling. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As he pursued pre-med studies, he began making friends among African American, Asian, and Hispanic students. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Sierra took a deep breath and studied her old grandfather, the blue veins along his crinkled arms, the deep-brown eyes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Edward,” I emphasized, “is not going to help me study. He’s gone away somewhere for the weekend.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

These studies have called attention to parts of the puzzle, but they provide only pieces of the needed broad synthesis that has been missing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

As she strokes and suckles and studies her son, she can’t help but pity him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rishi studied everything there was to study in her face—every curve and line and shade of color. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It had long been a leader in education, establishing one of the first kindergartens and introducing practice teaching to further the studies of its students. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

He studied the column for a few minutes before handing it back. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom and Auntie Gemma had him for social studies and homeroom in high school, and Lola often invites him and his husband to our parties. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Mom has stopped eating to study my face. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He studied the scene with narrowed eyes as if he could sense that I’d just come dose to death, the way a wolf can smell fear. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He took out the dagger and studied it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She’s studying art, something she missed out on when she was younger. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

After studying in the Soviet capital of Moscow, he spent much of the 1920s and 1930s traveling through Asia, organizing covert communist groups. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“The study of insects is called ‘entomology,’” Mrs. V said. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Check it out, you guys,” cried Akimi, who was studying a row of Styrofoam heads sporting hats. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

All the trainees from every department have been studying and practicing like crazy. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

"Just a minute, now," he said, studying the sample, "just a minute . . ." I watched him nervously, waiting for him to throw a fit over the gray tinge and hating myself for feeling nervous and afraid. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we wandered out to the patio and through another door to a study hall, and then into a kitchen. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I done studied about it many a time. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Nico studied his face — his sea-green eyes, his grin, his ruffled black hair. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He had studied Seabiscuit’s past performances and knew that the horse did not run his best in mud. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that they are being forced to go back, he’s been using new vocabulary, like a tourist studying foreign phrases for a trip abroad. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he was studying me carefully because I was so small, wondering if I was really old enough. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robert Ellsberg cheered aloud when he heard the Pentagon study had been published. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Smith walked him every day and studied his gait. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jo’s face was a study next day, for the secret rather weighed upon her, and she found it hard not to look mysterious and important. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was studying in Italy when he discovered the others there. They were much more civilized and educated than the wraiths of the London sewers.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When he heard about the doctors’ resignation, he asked to see the records of patients in the study. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was past midnight when Theo finished his homework in the dim light of the study lamp. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You sure you’re just not afraid of competing?” he asked with studied quietness. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Then he did French for an hour. Then he studied Russian. Then he would read philosophy. He did that religiously, every day.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

They were not in the empty house at all; they were in Digory’s house and in the forbidden study! The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

One evening at the end of a long day of study, Salva sat down at the family computer and opened his e-mail. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she spoke quietly about Ted’s future, his need to concentrate on his medical studies, why it would be years before he could even think about marriage. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And soon we shall be eleven. I’m sorry we did not have more time for your studies, Yanek. Just do your best.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And what does a person with such a romantic temperament seek in the study of the classics?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I leaned back against the rough siding of Uncle Chester’s house and studied that Montana sky. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’m prepared to sacrifice my sleep for a long night of studying. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Plain old cereal or drive-through burgers or Skittles arranged by favorite color while studying. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Probably studying in his room or hunched over his cipher books or logic puzzles with Steve defying gravity, like a diving board of hair sticking off his head. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We were at the museum, having our usual social studies class, this time staring at old sculptures. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Twin studies had originated in Francis Galton’s work in the 1890s. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She thought I didn’t have my priorities straight and that I couldn’t keep up with my studies, so that’s why I had left. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He pulled the overalls aside and studied her smooth white flank. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But that evening, as Sam was walking home and twilight was fading, there came the once familiar tap on the study window. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He studied me silently, his eyes slightly narrowed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could ask anything else, our social studies teacher, Mr. Jay, loped in, balancing a stack of folders and a cup of coffee. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Unable to make a decision, the matter was referred back to the committee for further study. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Avianca accident so perfectly illustrates the characteristics of the “modern” plane crash that it is studied in flight schools. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, there was the spotter plane that we’d all talked about in Vern’s study, the one that was going to locate the sharks for the fisherman to tag. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“The bejeweling committee has studied your apprenticeships,” Scythe Mandela announced to them, although it was meant more for the entire conclave. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I can tell he’s studying me in the dark, trying to figure what’s it to me. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed Mrs. Dent had not studied that science: though, as she said, she liked flowers, “especially wild ones;” Miss Ingram had, and she ran over its vocabulary with an air. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I studied business and met a lovely woman who became my wife. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Zvezda turned his head a little, studying her with a single eye. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

A. To create her magnificent new book, Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, Maria took elements from the studies she painted in Surinam and produced complex full-page designs in watercolors. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“She’s been studying martial arts since the second grade. She was on the Municipal Children’s Martial Arts Team. Their demonstration was even filmed.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And so much more. This is the only study guide you’ll ever need.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Maya, Kareem is a sophomore at Princeton,” my mother says, “studying engineering.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Frank studied the two of them, quietly marveling how the tension between them had disappeared. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Late one night when Nancy was in her study, the snake oozed out of the rafters and hung in front of her face, staring at her with lidless eyes, and she screamed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But those studies in there aren’t even close to being finished. I just started them last night.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He had sent two sons away to study law. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m at my desk finishing up the studies for Mom’s sculpture, really working for a likeness. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Listen to this. ‘I continue to do well in my studies and am first in my class in calculus and Greek. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

She studies for tests early, and keeps a training log of her running, and her nail polish bottles are arranged in an orderly rainbow in her bathroom drawer. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She turned around before we stepped inside and studied me again. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Still studying? Take all of them, why don’t you?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except I’m predestined to lose because my resolve is weak, and now I’m starting to feel like I have to make this wasted study time worth his while. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Evidence has recently been emerging from molecular studies of the disease-causing microbes themselves. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The rope tying her to the tree dug into her waist, and she spent a few moments unknotting it while she studied the boy, asleep in the same position he’d been in the night before. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Shaking it off, I sink into a seat and keep studying, diving into scene two. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He studies the items in the window, and his reflection in the glass, wearing the cap she’d bought for him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s obvious that she’s studied almost nothing for the citizenship test. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The two are basically the same thing, so as soon as Galileo had a telescope he could use it to study flies, for example. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He lent her the textbook he had studied while attending the University of Glasgow, and she completed her first Greek grammar lesson before breakfast. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

For now, I drool over seed catalogs and study up on how to build a fence. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

That study was for him a command to worry more about his patients’ material needs than about their beliefs. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The notion of studying German or abnormal psychology flitted through my head. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He had, after all, actually dealt with yellow fever firsthand, while Currie had merely studied the disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Curtis comes over a lot so we can study together. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I had a scholarship for college in the fall, where I would live on a beautiful campus, studying subjects I love. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I pressed my nose close to the plastic case and studied the jelly donut and the twist with chocolate frosting. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Clara was able to move, she pushed Esteban out of her way, rose with great difficulty, and left the study, trying to walk as erect as she could. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sounded boisterous and merry, as they had in Lord Fredrick’s study. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She studied the black ring on his finger. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"I'll let you get back to your studying, but I have one thing to add to what your father said. I think they can’t take what’s here”—she touched her forehead — "or here.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Also, studies of Australia and Can ada have since established a similar link between legalized abortion and crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

They studied wrinkles, reflections, shadows, wood, glass, and fabric. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Had I been physically stronger, had not my new tensions sapped my already limited energy, I might have been able to work mornings and evenings and still carry my studies successfully. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied the photograph surreptitiously and then closed the magazine and put it back where it belonged, on the top shelf. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cain studied her face as if he could read it, as if he could hear something Chaol couldn’t. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

So it seems to me I have two choices: I can wait for that study to be done or I can decide that it’s better to be safe than sorry and buy foods without atrazine. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He looked over the heads of the passengers pretending to study an Ex-Lax advertisement. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied the note, then added the date and time. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Pneumococcal pneumonia after influenza infection—the epidemic within the epidemic—was of such concern that the ministry had deployed teams of scientists to study the bacterium and develop a vaccine against it. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The man studied the store window as if he were assessing a painting, and then went back inside. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In my first year, I studied English, anthropology, politics, native administration, and Roman Dutch law. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stomped over to the doorway to Mom’s study and yanked the door open. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

She studied me with an extra, bemused curiosity, as if trying to place where I came from and how precisely I’d landed on her doorstep. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He had had nothing but the books he studied and the things he copied into his notebooks. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I signed up for trig, I certainly thought it would be more exciting than the deep study of triangles. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She took a step back from the tapestry to better study the entire scope of it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He studied the small heap of light blue cloth still held in place by the machine’s presser foot. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turn to face her, and she pretends to study the water instead, as if embarrassed to be caught looking. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She came back to herself and studied Jam for a little bit, the sadness lifting from her eyes. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“But I’m going to study harder now, Baba!” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

After about a year, though, he concluded that the amount of time he was spending practicing the accordion was impinging on his chess studies. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly every Sunday afternoon that year, I thumbed rides to War to visit Dorothy for study sessions. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Anya remained next to her mother and watched as the man with the winged helmet dismounted and studied the various postings. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The queen studied the wives, daughters, and mothers who filled the benches. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Among other things, he studied the nature of light, using prisms and lenses. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

One day Mother Ermentrude, seeing me studying intently, asks me to help tutor the girls of the convent school. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He turned around and around, sword ready, studying the brightly lit staircase. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In 1693, they made a proposal to the Admiralty for an expedition to find ways of improving navigation at sea, in particular by studying terrestrial magnetism in different parts of the globe. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

My father himself never talked to me, except when we studied together. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Despite her calming words to the children, in the privacy of her own heart Penelope was still haunted by Cassiopeia’s plaintive cry at the sight of the wolfs head in Lord Fredrick’s study. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

At school when we commenced studying Romeo and Juliet, the drama that might or might not be going on up at Grandpa’s house laid itself down on every line Shakespeare wrote about love or marriage. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I studied the letters on the tombstone, letting them tell me their story. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

In his twenties now, Horace made a mechanical instrument that helped his father study how far a stone moved vertically. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had studied demographic records in both Peru and southern Arizona. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But there are differences. The social studies I’ve read . . .” “They don’t deal with any basic difference in human nature between black and white,” I said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I studied his face—his wide nose, his round cheeks, the lines in his forehead, his eyes squinting at his heavy thoughts as he sipped. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Children who brought home poor grades were made to study during the afternoon, and were tutored by the older ones and Mother and Dad. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a great Talmudist, but he had been trained in a European yeshiva, and I didn’t think he would take kindly to the scientific method of studying Talmud. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I still didn’t speak up much in class—that would have been calling attention to myself or embarassing to the other students who did not do so well in their studies. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is a psychologist by training, but he also studied mathematics at MIT, and the rigor and precision of mathematics clearly moves him as much as anything else. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

For traits such as hemophilia, this was straightforward: one hardly needed twin studies to establish heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He liked to play in the alley and paid little attention to his studies. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a lot he doesn’t know, but studying art makes Vincent happy. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Packing up her daughters, her art supplies, and her precious study book, she headed south to Amsterdam. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“She didn’t give me details. Must be about the study abroad program,” she says with a smile. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The mission would study the effects of space on a geriatric astronaut. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Jethro sat at his sister’s side and studied the page to which she had turned. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied her face, decided she was serious, and put his leg back inside the cart. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hopes she will finish her studies in business administration and eventually form her own family in Honduras. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He chose to study it at a time when cotton was one cent a pound and the Finches had everything but money. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She mop her face up with the napkin, then scrunch her eyebrows together like she was studying on sumpin’. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Diana blinked and tilted her head as she studied him over the gun. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The short sofa cramped her so much that she had to make up sleep in study hall at school. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I would study it carefully, memorize it, find the various commentaries—those which were not printed in the Talmud itself could always be found in my father’s library—and memorize them. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Shouldn’t we take time to study it, sir?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had studied it carefully, for two minutes, three, five, and in the silence the class grew uneasy. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I study the cards I have left in my hand, confused. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The coyote studied her but then he shook himself, recognizing the ploy, and dropped to the scent again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She put her glasses on to look at it and spent a long time studying his face on the computer screen. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, what are you studying for, you already know it all.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The whale was enormous, rising so that its front half was totally clear of the water, towering over him, looking down on him, studying him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

After supper, Lena cleared the table and they all went to the study. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“He hasn’t even started studying! And he overslept and missed the practice test!” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Dad leaned into the photo and studied it closely. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

By analyzing families that possessed intergenerational histories of mental illness, the study found striking evidence that bipolar disorder and schizophrenia shared a strong genetic link. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

If this was not the case, however, we could not see how the DNA molecules packed together to form the crystalline aggregates studied by Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It had formerly been my endeavour to study all sides of his character: to take the bad with the good; and from the just weighing of both, to form an equitable judgment. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You need to study war, punk. Hostages. You take somebody to control somebody else.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a bad thing to study your own body,” he said. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

They spend a whole morning in Vincent's study looking over his schoolwork and talking about religion, theology, and God. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He went back to the gable and stood studying what he could see of the house beyond the corner of the barn. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“He was a man who studied crime and planned his career. His brain might have given science valuable aid.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Richard said that he was a history major in college and studied World War I and read about his assassination in some books. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if you could make a study of the dead, Stevens thought from time to time, you could make a study of the living, and make them testify as no cadaver could. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He studies the ornate balconies like a burglar, gazes through the blue panes of stained glass until he spots her with the Spaniard, naked and sharing a cigarette. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oops, I forgot. Ms. Keaton said it was a study period,” I say, feigning a look of dawning remembrance. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

And, in fact, as soon as they were in the open, Hanako saw a woman walking by, seemingly studying them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I had already studied everything that was taught there except French, music, and dancing,” she wrote, “so I devoted myself to these accomplishments.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Lourdes studies the colors wrestling to unravel, flaring like certain male species of birds. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have my own. We can study together.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I’m thinking it might be something I should study, if I get the chance.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“It took me a month of studying the alphabet before I could string a word together.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When would she have had time to study it? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He began by making a slow circle around the bird, studying her from every angle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

When the Germans invaded, Flerov had put his studies aside to serve in the Soviet air force. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He classified the lines he studied into stratifications of importance, always eliminating the not-quite-perfect continuation and seeking what he called the “true move,” that which could not be refuted. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Almost two-thirds of the students at Kabul University were women now, Babi said, women who were studying law, medicine, engineering. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You understand in your study of medicine the requisite of a dying declaration,” he said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

So that part of it sounded good; but I wasn’t so sure about all that studying. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such studies will no doubt be directed largely toward measuring the effects of radiation, but it must not be overlooked that many chemicals are the partners of radiation, producing precisely the same effects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I used to read a lot about America before I had to study so much for the university exams. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Pay attention now, young mouse. We must study this bit by bit. Let’s take the first two lines: ‘Who says that I am dead Knows nought at all!’” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

According to a study done by one advertising research firm, whenever there are at least four different 15-second commercials in a two-and-a-half-minute commercial time-out, the effectiveness of any one 15-second ad sinks to almost zero. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t so crazy: we’d pass older students bent over chess sets, in window seats or on the grassy slopes, and Ruth would often pause to study a game. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

During final exams, if we started to fall asleep while studying at night, they would bring a bucket of cold water, put our feet in it, and say, “Keep going!” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Bernard told me later that he thought he might never see us again—he thought we were crazy, that the plan to study the chimps was highly dangerous. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He studied medicine, but found it not to his liking and turned instead to farming, which he followed in a relaxed and scientific way on the family estate in Berwickshire. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He inspected every wooden joint, stood off to study paint samples on a shingle. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Griswold clasped his hands in his lap, studying the Poe bust as he talked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Qhorin sat in his saddle, studying the eagle for a long time. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Hi!” she said, her voice as calm and plain as their social studies teacher. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The professor agreed it would be a good, contemporary end to their studies. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

And my dreaming eyes wanted to study Pap’s wound long and hard. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Here he brightened up; “I am pretty indifferent about it at present. Life is all right; I have all I want. You must get a new patient, doctor, if you wish to study zoöphagy!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I've been studying at Mumbai Girls' Convent School since I was small. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Besides, watching a mouse in a maze was more fun than social studies or spelling. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

David, quiet David, is full of long, drawn- out, rambling opinions about social studies. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He might have studied the saxophone had he not been born to immigrant parents who considered even pot holders an extravagance. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

They did not, as a glance at the faces of most modern New Guineans makes obvious, and as detailed studies of New Guinean genes confirm. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I read and studied and wrote, and my teachers noticed. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they had access to DNA from Henrietta’s children, they could not only solve the contamination problem but also study Henrietta’s cells in entirely new ways. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He wanted to read more—not just chess journals—acquire more money, continue his religious studies, and possibly meet someone with whom he could fall in love. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As we passed one of the little Conch houses, Murray paused, studying it. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you were a woman,” I asked, “would you still study law?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And, too, it was the most happy and excited she had seen the children since that awful visit to Lord Fredrick’s study. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

As the Cold War escalated, some scientists exposed Henrietta’s cells to massive doses of radiation to study how nuclear bombs destroyed cells and find ways to reverse that damage. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He danced around it for a minute, studying it, then he stamped it out. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Passing the university exams and then studying hard to go until the end, the farthest of all that we can go in school. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

As Chronicler gathered his paper and quills, Kvothe studied the angle of the sun through the window, a pensive look on his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And for your information, the Human Rights Club is studying civil disobedience. Like Rosa Parks. The wrappers are just a side project.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

But as I walk toward the door of the study, a door I have never even seen closed until :this moment, I can feel my mind begin to race. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He knew his brother would be in his room, not going through his things, but studying them. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Syme had produced a strip of paper on which there was a long column of words, and was studying it with an ink pencil between his fingers. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The final outcome of the Chicago study is further testament to the power of incentives: the following year, cheating by teachers fell more than 30 percent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Prison is not a great place to be, but I try to keep my head down and focus on my studies. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

While he lectured about my inappropriate behavior, I studied the inky little stars and hearts I had drawn on my arm that morning. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I came back to my room and found my father standing in the doorway that led to his study. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Like every other room in the old house, Mr. Benedict’s study was crammed with books. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The study looked specifically at how older adults could be taught to improve attention using a driving simulator. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Later that fall, I buckled down and studied for a do-over test, going on to pass it handily. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Alfred studied a printed poster on the wall. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth had a quick mind, and she did well in her studies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I like to think my aunt Helen would now have that good job she was studying for. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Euwe, a doctor of philosophy in mathematics who had taught at the Amsterdam Lyceum, was a former World Champion, having defeated his predecessor in 1935 with a studied and logical approach to the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As he goes to get it, I study some of the family portraits on display. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Curtains flap and papers rustle and the two adults have a standoff in the study. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You went all the way to Maine to ask Vern about the study?” she asked. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

His knee: they must have wanted to study his unusual physical abilities, his speed and agility. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The dartboard hangs precariously on a wall in the study, between tall bookcases and ornately framed oil paintings. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He studied at night, by the lamp at the kitchen table. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am still studying them today, with the help of a Tanzanian field staff. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t even use the study, because it had a window out onto the driveway, through which Old Chao might see him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

One is the world of the thing they study: the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop, the development of language in children, the Taiping Rebellion in China. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

She captured both butterflies and moths, studying their differences. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But the material P. D. had placed on the two bed tables fascinated me so that I studied it and made notes without sleeping until dawn. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, this study in the Times showed that state police are more likely to pull drivers over to the side of the road if they have dark skin. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The three children came close to study it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stealing quietly out of the gatehouse study the dormouse headed north, staying well within the deep shadow of the wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Next door is a smaller room, the bedroom and study of the two young ladies of the family. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The study doors are those that face one as one comes down the great staircase. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But in fact Charles was the first person to fully study and classify barnacles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

You need to know that I've studied your case very closely. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He studied Neel’s map for what seemed like a long time. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Together they drive through the town, along the familiar tree-lined roads, his father asking after his studies. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he’d burst through the back door and stride into the house to where Tyler sat studying in his room. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You know, one of these days I’m going to study Chinese,” said Cammy. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Extensive study and practice are needed to be able to identify and understand these more complex progressions. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He studied the frightened faces of the villagers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

One study suggests that the standard crime news “script” is so prevalent and so thoroughly racialized that viewers imagine a black perpetrator even when none exists. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t know a word. I’m very stupid about studying anything, can’t bear French, it’s such a slippery, silly sort of language,” was the brusque reply. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a thud Neel plunked down on the chair Headmaster had vacated, the chair crafted so lovingly by Baba, the chair that had carried him through those long, long hours of studying. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, I get called on in social studies to answer a question. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

This idea—that effort must be balanced by rest— could not be more different from Asian notions about study and work, of course. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

James intently studied the pencil he rolled back and forth under his fingertips. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It is this kind of guidance that distinguishes middle-class children from children of working-class and poor families, according to sociologists who have studied how social class affects child-rearing. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t studied math since long division, and the concepts were unfamiliar. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’ll just let matters take their course and concentrate on studying and hope that everything will be all right in the end. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Rich, poor, Panhandle, Gulf, city, country, Texas is the obsession, the proper study and the passionate possession of all Texans. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was the way she studied me so hard that made me feel like she could see right through me to the brocade wallpaper behind me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was mediocre in English, social studies, French, and computer science, and well below average in math and science. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

We had a good thing going, studying in the library together after school and gossiping about everyone in our grade, just like we always had. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The man, who looked to be in his early fifties, took the paper and put on his glasses before studying the paper carefully. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

They had to study the night skies through their telescopes every Wednesday at midnight and learn the names of different stars and the movements of the planets. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I said I would come over to his house that Shabbat and we could talk some more then, I was busy now studying for finals, and I hung up. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

His dad pushed him to study more and harder, but he wasn't the kind of prodigy who goes to college at eleven. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Right. If you want to study something else, I can help too. How’s your grade in calculus?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His back was hunched over from untold nights spent studying. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Find something, that intrigues you and study it with all your heart! The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Adam said, “You two have studied this. I only got it through my skin and not much of it stuck. Then Cain was driven out for murder?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sends Theo a study of it and waits eagerly for his response. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Back in the study after dinner, I drew my chair close to the earl. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was in training for veterinary pathology, the study of disease in animals. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably a social studies teacher, hired to coach a blood sport. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The first time Papa asked him, the day after Palm Sunday, Papa could not open his door because he had pushed his study desk in front of it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

And she would tell him about her classes, what paintings she’d studied that week, and her favorite, the real reason she woke at four thirty every morning and stayed up late every night: photography. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She pushed the book toward them, and Harry and Ron read: • The ancient study of alchemy is concerned with making the Sorcerers Stone, a legendary substance with astonishingpowers. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Spreading it on the sand, he gets down on his hands and knees and studies it. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean back and study the Girl's face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

In the spring we studied King Lear and Hamlet. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

This made die opportunity to study a function of how much money one had. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of us entered into this game with great gusto, sitting in our studies and nibbling each bar with the air of connoisseurs, giving our marks and making our comments. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

His sister's lovely green eyes studied him without the least hint of affection. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was as though we were studying their requests, even at school, for we certainly didn't want to upset any of them. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I studied his face, trying to read it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah. Really excited to advance my education in Greek, Ancient, and Modern studies, you know. I kind of want to name my son Achilles because I think there’s a lesson here about downfalls.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Emily pulled the pencil from her ponytail and sat on the floor to study the paper further. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Climbing up to the bell, he rang it several times, studying the sound. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the children of families that valued scholarly pursuits, Ernest and Merle both were inculcated with the virtues of study and knowledge from an early age. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In social studies, while we were drawing latitude/longitude maps, I opened my notebook and stared at the photo inside—my friend Annabeth on vacation in Washington, D.C. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my eyes and studied my feet. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As Mom studied Diego across the table, her fingers twitched, itching for a cigarette. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Nigro couldn’t take time off from his teaching schedule to accompany him, nor could Regina leave her job and studies, especially since she’d been home ill with a chronic lung problem for three weeks. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The study, with its additional room, seemed enormous. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m sympathetic to Chip's troubles. But school is important. Alaska would have wanted, I’m sure, for Chip’s studies to continue unimpeded.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I studied the pattern of pink roses on my plate. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She seemed to have forgotten all about motion study, her career, and the household back East. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, Ralph had gone to meet with him, as he was supposed to, and had walked back, and now was supposed to be studying. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was deep enough that she could crouch within, and she took a moment to study the other competitors. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There was only one door to this study, no other way out. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

At that, Howard’s head shot up from studying his bingo card and he stared at me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Trey’s blue eyes, so like Dad’s, study me. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Reyna studied the giant’s handsome, cruel face, his glowing mechanical eyes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I pull back, and for a moment, I just study his face—the thick eyelashes fanning across his flushed cheeks, the constellation of freckles on his nose. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to do a little project that I like to call living history. Where we study the different generations that make up our society.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It involves a study of...forces which bring greatness to the social group.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I spent the next few months studying the module and memorizing all of its maps and room descriptions, in anticipation of the day I would finally figure out where it was located. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He chose the Ohio prison because its inmates had cooperated in several other studies without resistance, including one in which they’d been infected with a potentially deadly disease called tularemia. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“These actually make me want to study,” Sam says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

To Mr. Varatollo, the social studies teacher, everything was Italy this, Italy that, Italy, Italy, Italy. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Naturalists could catch, preserve, and study specimens among themselves, of course. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And so, once Mrs. Caruthers had her lunch, Ophie returned the tray to the kitchen and then made her way quietly to the study, where the very busy ghost resided. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

When I pressed myself against a porthole’s glass, I lifted my face up out of the water and so was unaware of the eyes studying my mollusk. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I busied myself by studying the shadows on the ground, the corners of buildings, and how, as people crossed the courtyard, their shadows imitated everything they did, just as younger children imitated older ones. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He did not want to leave, could not bear the thought of going back to sit in Susan’s study and type and wait for Susan’s subdued knocks. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

So his conclusions about the human body were mostly based on studies of other animals and were incorrect in many ways. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I thought they had to be studied through telescopes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studies every photograph of every painting, and he spends an awful long time on each drawing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I picked up a mug in front of a doctor studying the chess board. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, the study only went up through 1968, to the end of Johnson’s presidency. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I dug through old copies of Sports Illustrated to look for pictures of major-league ballparks’ outfields so that I could study the patterns the grounds crews left behind in the nap of the grass. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

After the meal, a servant was waiting for her in the corridor with a message: Sister Ailan wished to see her in her study. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I lean close to Apa and study the ticket in his hand. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

"I always wore gloves. You got to understand—gardening ages your skin faster than a month of sunbathing. Not that that matters now," he said wryly, studying his wrinkled hands. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He studied her jeweled nose ring with his yellow eyes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the police department, to be sure, pulled out and carefully studied the files on the Nation of Islam, and appraised us with new eyes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emblematic of this rocketing growth were the Olmec's neighbors in Oaxaca, the Zapotec, whom Flannery and Marcus have studied for more than two decades. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Since he was suspended from school for a week, Jake spent Monday morning alone in his room, studying the treasure map image on his phone, trying to learn Spanish from online videos. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He found the box of badges in the headmaster’s study and gave them all out again.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He leaned over to study the torn news clipping. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad took over the room with the stove, and it became a combined living room, master bedroom, art studio, and writer’s study. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He studies her face for some measure of how far her recollection can be trusted. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kat, like Salim, had been studying it at school. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At first it seemed to be hopeless,” Pa writes to Theo, “but it has gradually got better, particularly since we agreed that he will stay with us for the time being, to make studies here.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I thought ’bout it when I was supposed to be studying and when I was supposed to be doing chores. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He continued to study Rick intently, his face turgid; Rick could not fathom what Garland was thinking. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

At the piano sat a young girl with glasses on, studying some sheet music in the not quite adequate light from a single overhead bulb. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I studied Gran’s wise face, curious about her faith. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

As a boy he taught himself to read parts of the Bible in Hebrew, and before we came to Africa he made us all sit down and study French, for the furtherance of our mission. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was fine, even necessary to fuel the brainiacs through late-night studying marathons. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Masaccio’s Holy Trinity, 1425, in Santa Maria Novella in Florence, is the earliest rigorous perspective painting to survive, and is evidently dependent on Brunelleschi’s studies. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When I hear something unusual, it’s my nature to get quiet and observe, to study. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The guy named D studies himself and grins, gently patting his fro. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Silently they study me as I walk to the metal table in the center of the room. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes study my face, moving up and down, then side to side like she’s checking the distance between my ears. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She had studied the statistics and done the research; she knew her parents weren’t getting back together. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She raised her head and caught James studying her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He spent his days in a borrowed office, working on a study of recent international crises that he hoped would be useful to government policymakers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In how much time he spent alone in his study, and in how often he went out, how late he stayed? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As a teen in Pittsburgh, he had studied electronics. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“That’s what my mom always says: ‘Go to school, study hard, then go to medical school, study even harder, and marry a nice doctor.’” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At all these studies Ged was apt, and within a month was bettering lads who had been a year at Roke before him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her X-rays and CT films were mounted in a viewer for Farmer to study. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I heard once about a girl who disguised herself as a boy and went into a yeshivah to study Torah. I do not believe it.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied her like he wasn’t seeing his daughter—just the young lady he wanted her to be, once Clarion Academy got through with her. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dad takes another bite of cornbread, looks at me for a moment, then goes on studying his cereal. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he stood over the table, studying the pieces of a new puzzle, moving them around, looking for the corners and edges. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I had begun correspondence studies for my LL.B., a bachelor of laws degree allowing one to practice as an advocate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a great storyteller, but forget about his studies or the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre or the cafes of the Champs-Elysees. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since Elnora allowed me to study this book that so entranced me, I tried to please her by attending chapel services with her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I came up with the idea of creating a skit to show how banks charged interest on loans, since we were studying how to figure percentages in Mr. Milo’s math class. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m okay. I just have to go home and study.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Adam studied his brother’s face until Charles looked away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Twelve hours a day, seven days a week, is a lot of study time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In Gilly’s social- studies book there was a picture of a Muslim woman of Saudi Arabia, with her body totally covered except for her eyes. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

From about eight o’clock, he would work in his study for an hour and a half, when he would take a break to listen to Emma read letters or a novel. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied, ate, slept, and wrote to Abra, and this was his whole life. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He scratches at his thick red beard, wrinkles his fat nose, and studies me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

In late fall of my junior year, my study hall teacher announced that a meeting was being held after school for students interested in joining the club. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I may have procured it while I was in the Kuhani's study.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As they began the long walk back to their mother, the heavy languor of the afternoon soaking into them, Ben studied his mother. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young woman spent her time studying with the nuns and went so far in her training that she asked to become a nun herself and remain in the convent. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The mother studies the young man a moment. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

During one of our study sessions in late November, I worked up the courage to ask Dorothy to the Christmas formal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then they laughed with clear young scorn at a man so old as this and they said, “No, grandfather, and no one studies the Four Books since the Revolution.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

‘Or to shepherds. But Mortals have not been our study. We have other business.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, Penelope hurled herself into the study. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

In her shy, soft-spoken way, she helped me feel confident about my studies, and by the next progress report, my grades had returned to normal. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Her mother’s study smelled of flowers.“What shall I do?” asked Coraline. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Smith dropped far behind, frowning and dipping his head to study his horse’s stride. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The studies examined household food trash and found that traces of passenger pigeon were rare. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A subsequent study conducted by the attorney general of New Jersey found that searches on the turnpike were even more discriminatory than the initial stops—77 percent of all consent searches were of minorities. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I have”—he paused to study the floor as if the word he needed could be found somewhere near his left shoe—“concerns.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still holding The Gold-Bug, Emily studied the pile and considered which category of fan she fell into until she realized she was different. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The College will not free him for war, but in the summer of 1862 he requests a sabbatical for study in Europe. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You could relinquish him to an orphanage here, then file an orphan petition. Start your 1-600 form and your home study while he’s in a safe place.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was glad to see that we’d be studying the history of Pennsylvania. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost unquestionably the eagles so long studied by Mr. Broley were predominantly fish eaters. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The idea that excellence at performing a complex task requires a critical minimum level of practice surfaces again and again in studies of expertise. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Already you are studying the foreground for a way down to the stream over the steep rocks and wondering if that notch ahead will get you through to the neighboring valley. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you willing to study so we can be on television?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Anyone who studied the early years of Sudan might have seen civil war in its future. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one tells me this; I find it out by studying the schedules that are posted, under glass, on the wall outside the break room. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In short, the themes of GGS seem to me to be not only a driving force in the ancient world but also a ripe area for study in the modern world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

According to one study, during a twelve-year period, the number of people returning from prison back home to “core counties”—those counties that contain the inner city of a metropolitan area—tripled. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

So ten years earlier, Charles had left Edinburgh and had gone off to study theology at Christ’s College, Cambridge. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my own case, studying under the auspices of the University of London was a mixed blessing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Ram? I have to study. I have exams.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Apollo studied me, but he didn’t say anything, which I found a little creepy. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Not only were they studying as though they had exams every day, but the lessons themselves had become more demanding than ever before. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Some nights Dr. Morales was actually on the TV news, giving updates along with other scientists who were closely studying the mountain. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

I study the soldier's face: blue eyes; tan skin; nice, defined jaw. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I went through it, page by page, studying all the pictures and running my fingers lightly over the caterpillars and the bright wings of the butterflies and the many patterns on them. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, all the more reason to study it now, don’t ya think?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Leo closed the top of the sphere and studied its concentric circles—similar to the ones on the workshop door. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Although millions of fever cases were studied and thousands of autopsies performed, not much new was learned about the disease during the entire nineteenth century. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

While they recounted and sported, I pretended study, regimental discipline at that early date not having yet surrendered to the negligence of tactical despair. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And she had created a record of study, just as scholars did at universities. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, you dropped out of your engineering studies. So what are you doing now? Your mother and I don’t have a very clear idea of your life up there in Marquette.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

UC Berkeley’s medical school would not get over its disdain for John’s studies for years, until the situation was finessed by the creation of a separate laboratory for radiation science in 1942. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Hazel studied him warily, like she wanted to believe it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Frank studied a map of Alaska that he’d found in the seat pocket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Usually when Lynn got home from school, we would go to the market, where we studied the treats for a long time before picking out what we wanted: often a powdered-sugar doughnut. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The same is likely true of at least one other study, called “The Use of Deep Temporal Leads in the Study of Psychomotor Epilepsy,” which involved inserting metal probes into patients’ brains. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

We stood in the ruts of an old wagon track while Millard studied the map, turning it sideways, squinting at its microscopic markings. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He pulled it free and studied the blade. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The authorities rued the fact that they had allowed us study privileges, and Badenhorst was determined to rectify that mistake. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was in Paris to study, and that was successful. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Perhaps as early as the night he brings home an assignment from school and finds the house too noisy for study. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Artemis hard-copied every page, tacking them to the walls of his study. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In the fall of 1980, Maya Lin was a senior at Yale University, taking a class on funereal architecture, studying how cemeteries and monuments reflect attitudes toward death. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

What he was saying, instead, was something very similar to what Nisbett and Cohen argued after their hallway studies at the University of Michigan. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I felt better ’cause that meant he knowed that note was powerful important and needed to be studied hard. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I studied each chess piece, trying to absorb the power each contained. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied the Brown Pelican for a long moment. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

While the stories were vivid, the lectures were abstract, treatises on obscure philosophical subjects, and it was to these abstractions that I devoted most of my study. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, the Fertile Crescent is by far the most intensively studied and best understood part of the globe as regards the rise of agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

If you studied physics at Harvard, then you know how to talk to an army general who did engineering just down the road at MIT. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Then, after my fifteenth or twentieth missed day of school, I sat in my social studies classroom with Mrs. Jeremy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was like the Bible studies in Oklahoma. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I wish,” said my father one night as we were eating our meager supper in the cabin, “I wish you could do a little studying of a night. You know, keep up your schooling.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually these instructions are reasonably clear, although you may need to study the music for a minute to get the "road map" clear in your mind. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The new recruit, Rosalind Franklin, had just finished studying coal crystals in Paris. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She said she wouldn’t give me her notes but that we could study together, so after class I followed her to her dorm room. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

On Friday nights, he is a host for a Bible-study and dinner party for seventy or eighty Christian students, who serve themselves heaping plates of pasta before breaking into study groups. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She shook out a cigarette, lighted it and studied. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't mind. It'll give me somebody to talk to—and to study lines with." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They’d just studied that unit in English class, so Aru could snap her fingers in rhythm and start shouting about neon fruit supermarkets, but she didn’t think that would be helpful here. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wanted to drive the idea of studying Kabbalah from my mind. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But someone also suggested a study room. I think your idea fits perfectly with that. Let me make a few calls while you hang out, okay?” he says. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

An uneasy feeling settles over me that lasts throughout the day, and bubbles up inside me again during social studies. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I passed through to the kitchen; but then arrested my progress toward the window, and stepped quickly into Mr. Jonathan Gitney’s study. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Did the government know of my intention to study in America, and was this an effort to stop me? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandma was in her junior year of studying nursing at Incarnate Word College, and she’d gone with a girlfriend to a party. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

‘The following are to report to the Headmaster’s study at once,’ he said. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to study those ancient scrolls we got. There’s got to be all kinds of new weapons I can make. We’re going to hit Gaea’s armies with a whole new arsenal of hurt.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Indeed, during the Middle Ages the only Westerners who studied math were the Christian monks. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He stood now in the doorway to his study, wearing the woolen sweater, the scarf, and the round, black skullcap. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But Pinmei stood still, curiously studying Lady Meng, who, against the whiteness of snow and ice, looked like a painting come to life. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A cranberry bog under study contained 34.5 pounds to the acre. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I did not ace the social studies test—I never do—but I did well enough. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He piled research material, hate pamphlets, news clippings, letters and other items on my bed for me to study at night. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mutual is a case study of this color-caste system at work. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pena had become interested while abroad in using genetics as a historical tool—studying family trees and migrations by examining DNA. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Percy studied the constellations—the ones Annabeth had taught him so many years ago. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I put the mint chocolate chip ice cream into the freezer and followed Mrs. Windermere to her study. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I try to study and do my homework to keep my mind off of the food shortage, but the sound of my stomach growling doesn’t help. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Robert Cohn spent the mornings studying Spanish or trying to get a shave at the barber-shop. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The registrar turned away to the light to study the notes scribbled on the label he had pulled away from the man's shirt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until after his father died, in his last year of college, that the country began to interest him, and he studied its history from course books as if it were any other subject. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Note to self: Don't ask Michelle to be a study partner. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

In any case, may I be assured Father will study that sheet?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He paused a moment, studying me, then nodded. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Never had Citra been so happy to have studied her scythe history. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Captain Hudson grinned at Charlie and said he wished he could stay around a while to study with him, but he was just about to up anchor and clear for home. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The study lamp cast a round yellow pool between us. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held up the coin, studying the woman’s profile, with her wavy hair and crown. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Similarly, a California study reported that an estimated 30 to 50 percent of individuals under parole supervision in San Francisco and Los Angeles were homeless. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Lockton studied the boy, then looked over to Bellingham, who was inspecting one of the opened crates with a nervous Charles by his side. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will be coming to study with me. I assure you I have a great many books. I will make the necessary arrangements, and then we shall be on our way.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Rook showed his older brother to the study of the Head Sister, but Antain could have made it there blindfolded. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And that’s how Mr. Abbas agreed to pay my sister five dollars for every mug rug she gave him at the next Bible study, which was after the summer. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I tucked her in next to me, her hair tickling my chin, and fell asleep still smiling, knowing that if I studied hard, one day I’d not only be a rootworker, I’d be an artist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The local newspaper wrote an obituary, but made no mention of his experimental studies. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Lots of people do understand the Arabic. Some who memorize the Qur’an may not, but maybe for them it’s a first step in their study.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I relaxed against him as we studied the landscape below us. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t studying him while Papa wrapped up the liniment and made change. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

To the fiercely inquisitive Greeks, the study of living beings had been intimately linked to the question of the origin of the natural world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Sit down, everyone,” Mr. Fabian says, “and open your social studies books.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She hasn't moved once from the front window, promising she'll make us all leave immediately if she hears a noise coming from the study. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Pastor Tom made his hands into a steeple and studied his fingernails. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some economists consider the findings of the new studies murky; it cannot be definitively shown that mobility has fallen during the last generation, they say, only that it has not risen. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Nailer absorbed this, studying how the island used to be connected before the sea rose and isolated it, comparing his memories of Bright Sands Beach mapped against this paper version from long ago. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tats joins me at a study carrel as I’m reviewing arguments against humanizing Caliban. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

One study suggests that the entire increase in the prison population from 1980 to 2001 can be explained by sentencing policy changes. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They stood in the yard studying the facade. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Is Integrative: Provides excellent opportunities for integration as a natural entry or pivot point to other subject areas such as social studies, history, literature, language, and all of the arts. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

When I turned in the drawings based on my scientific calculations to Mr. Ferro, he studied them, asked a few questions, and then called in Mr. Caton to do the work. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I glance over at Chian and study the scar. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Others who studied insects were wealthy, learned gentlemen with far more resources than she. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And David had thought then how much he hated to study, hated the whole process of school. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mayday used to be a distress signal, a long time ago, in one of those wars we studied in high school. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his study they prayed together for an hour, and then Father MacPhail granted the young priest the preemptive absolution that would make his murder of Lyra no murder at all. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He threw himself into studying everything that came before him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Natural history devolved into the study of nature without history. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I held out my hands to pick her up, but she pulled back, studying me shyly from my mother’s arms. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I’d take the Wave galleys and sit at one of the desks, my back firm, a pencil behind my ear, studying the pages for typos. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If they ask me questions, if I cannot answer . . .” “Religion, you must say you want to study religion,” said this smart girl. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In three months, the change in Rowan’s physique was obvious, and he spent more time than he would want anyone to know studying the change in the tall mirror in his bedroom. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He studies me, up and down, and speaks. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I aim to do a bit of studying,” she said. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Trotter put her fork down and studied him. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

At the door of the study I paused, overcome as always by the high shelves packed with books like a library and the dark wood of the walls and jalousies. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But I don’t care if you study on something all your life, it ain’t gonna stick like if it happen to you personal. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I crouch on the living room floor with the Maritimes fiddle music going on in the background, the Toronto Star spread out underneath my elbows, studying the picture of her on the front page. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She looks for a passion and finds it in the study of physics. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I'm studying Talmud with my father,” I said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was a scene much like the one I had just left at the university, except here no one was studying, and some of the people wore dressing gowns. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He studied her with critical eyes and saw no change whatever. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the steamy panes of the glassed- in cubbyhole that served as the coaches’ office, they could see Ulbrickson and Bolles hunched over a desk in their flannel suits, studying a piece of paper. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t believe that. I’m so glad Mother sent me to study with you! I want to know everything you do.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"I still have a good eye for clothes. I know just what I want. And I have an appointment at the beauty salon, too. Besides, you have to study. Pick me up in three hours." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When we were ready we carried the cake and mugs of coffee to my father’s study. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crawling closer, I studied the spot where the cubs had been. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Tell her you’ll think about her as you study for the upcoming test. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But a study funded by the Ford Foundation and other private donors found that nearly 30 percent of California public schools provide no courses at all in the arts. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He dropped out of high school in England and took the GED here and now is a freshman at Lost Cove U. studying mostly literature, art history, and photography. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She had a big science exam in a few days; she figured she might as well get some studying done. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The type of girl who blew off studying and yet filled her favorite books with sticky notes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“They started their race studies with the Herero and concluded with the Jews. Of course there’s a connection!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, later that night, when Citra was sure Scythe Curie was asleep, she went to the study, got online, and retrieved the pics—which was easy to do since they were tagged. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The only proper object of study for the educated man, he declared, was ethics. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t study and work hard, you’ll end up a taxi driver like your father.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Back in my seat in the passenger car, I would study them and try to figure out what was worth what. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

All afternoon I pottered about in my study with my housekeeping chores, and by the time I finished, there were six new box files on the shelves. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Critics of the study point to the selection process as a major flaw. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

He studies the wax women in the Sears window, then strolls back the other way. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had tried to cogitate and to discipline himself to study. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He has an assignment for his son: Yifeng will please study his Older Sister. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She runs her fingers through my scalp and finishes by studying my face again. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He has started sketches and studies for an oil painting he thinks just might be worthwhile. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A study he’d been working on for four years could any day be accepted into Nature, perhaps the most prestigious journal in his field. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The old man studied the triangle for a full minute. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I take it you spend a lot of time in your father’s study?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Undoubtedly such inquiries are essential in the initial stage of any study, for lower minds. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed my studies with Dr. Trefusis inveterately; for reading, once begun, quickly becomes home and circle and court and family; and indeed, without narrative, I felt exiled from my own country. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Biological-control studies, on the other hand, are never so endowed — for the simple reason that they do not promise anyone the fortunes that are to be made in the chemical industry. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I pretend I am studying the cobwebs under the roof. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

She converted one of the two bedrooms into a study and wrote there, standing often by the window to look down at her new Roland Park neighborhood, the restored row homes shielded by old trees. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Lina brought out the Instructions, and Clary sat down at the table to study them. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

To tell him I loved him, I studied far into the night. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rested against the side of the hut and studied the marsh. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, in December 1963 he sued the hospital for access to medical records related to the study. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Besides reading, writing, and the study of history and the stars Robin was given certain duties in the routine of the church. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

We see O’BRIEN looking at him, studying him closely. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lewis studied mutants in which the organization of these segments was disrupted. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She began to study the men and women around the neighborhood whom she knew were Muslim. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But I found it difficult to study and concentrate like I once had. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He caught a glimpse of a black squirrel moving through the snow-covered branches of an oak, and paused to study the silvery web of an empress spider. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For years, I studied my sister's yearbooks and covertly read the messages her friends scribbled in the back pages. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Meeks didn’t look at her as he studied the scrap of his name. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Twelve o’clock: I resumed my studies in the attic, reading about deans, priests, ministers, popes and...whew, it was one o’clock! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She studied the pegs, planning her next jump. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I study the fake wood pattern in the closest cafeteria table and try not to show how much I suddenly wish I could be scouting Squaretail Brook with him. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Ultimately, it led to the establishment of ethnic studies departments where courses were offered in such fields as nineteenth-century black history and Hispanic-American folk art. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and other physicists had spent a few years studying fission. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When something went to a committee for study, the people always joked about it. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The school year has just ended, and on my top-secret final exams I scored the second highest in social studies and the highest in science, out of the entire eighth grade. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the bottom up, I study the topography—layers of water, moist soil, dry earth, rock. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She had read about the Imperial Russian Ballet in Saint Petersburg, where the world’s greatest dancers went to study and perform. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He glances at me now, notices me studying him, and pauses for a second. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Aunty, Papa’s schedule says we should study in the evenings; we brought our books.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

With the encouragement of his brothers, he began studying the tenets of the Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Relief pours through my body, the kind of relief you get after passing a test you didn’t study for. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Emily studied the book on her lap, as if the beetle on the cover might start talking and give them the answer. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“You studied medicine for a while, didn’t you?” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My love of music, and my desire to study it, had been compatible with my idea of what a woman is. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The committee left for Washington to study the evidence and report on whether an appropriation was warranted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The most comprehensive studies of racial bias in the exercise of prosecutorial and judicial discretion involve the treatment of juveniles. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I wish I’d done nothing but study her for all of my seventeen years. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The Abbot studied the wonderment in Matthias’s eyes as he asked him a question, the answer to which the wise mouse already knew. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

While I agreed, I could not accept that we should therefore disavow studying. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She studied each and every inch of it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

If I could draw like that, I’d study animation when I grow up. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The ladies’ eyes studied the sign, the earring, die scarf, the cutlass, and pleaded for him to move along. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And many students, having studied first the book and then the Playboy interview, wanted to hear in person this so-called “fiery Black Muslim.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can be the best individual oarsmen in the country, but you will be of no service or use to this squad unless you whip up your class efforts. . . . That means study!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was made very clear that the entire contents of the study—the very existence of the study—was to be kept secret, even from the president. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Here, in the evenings, they studied blacksmithing, carpentering, and other necessary arts from books which they had brought out of the farmhouse. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She wanted to ask him where exactly his brother was coming back from and what he had studied, but she didn’t. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A righteous man, a tzaddik, studies Torah, for it is written, ‘For his delight is in the Torah of God, and over His Torah doth he meditate day and night.’ The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He picks up a photograph of my family and studies it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Adam was studying the rug between his feet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The lessons had been difficult, and he was relieved he did not have to study anymore. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

She studied her own work again, looking for some way to salvage it, then sighed and put down the needle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’m not that smart, so I have to study pretty hard. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I want to make movies. Forever. As a career. I want to study film, in school.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He’s studying Astrophysics at a university in California, having finished his undergraduate degree in two years instead of four. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I studied Tica with my hands and my heart, listening to the spirits around us and the new life growing inside her. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

In his early years in the country, while still enrolled at Harvard Medical School, Farmer himself had wondered about this, and devised a study that followed two groups of TB patients. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Very much a man of his time, Copernicus was strongly influenced by the humanist movement in Italy and studied the classics associated with that movement. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I pictured them hovering above the cave, studying our footprints, preparing their assault. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“They study them,” said Doc patiently and he remembered that he had answered this question for Hazel dozens of times before. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The results of Braman’s study have been largely corroborated by similar studies elsewhere in the United States. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He studies Werner awhile without saying anything, wearing a look not of disappointment but tired amusement. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Shadrach studied his sketch and added a row of x’s to represent the Confederates. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

And already I have begun studying Arabic, which I think is going to be the most powerful spiritual language of the future. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sitting cross-legged on her bed, studying her nails. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When my studies were canceled, I was still in the midst of pursuing my LL.B. at the University of London. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was regal in her bearing and, like all of us, very serious about her studies. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the old man studied it awhile and said, slowly, gingerly: “I.. . see . . . the .. . ball.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They are fine for rote learning, but the study of naming requires a level of dedication that ravel such as yourself rarely possess.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After I ate, I took out my root notebook to study what I had written. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The tall man accepted the book, holding it at arm’s length to study the cover before Clyde grabbed it and flipped it open. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Uncle studied the cork and then worked the point into the cork as if he were a diamond cutter. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But laboratory studies have shown that even skilled readers have a little voice running through their heads the whole time. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He tries to act like he’s not even interested in school, like there’s no point in studying hard, or dreaming about tomorrow, or bothering to graduate. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do you want to go study in America?” he asked. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not this weird obsession with my studies again. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, after the contract work was finished, he was asked to remain on the job to install his motion study methods within the factory itself. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Another quick study, just like his father,” said Mr. Stonecrop. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She seems to be studying the fiddleheads very carefully. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I was studying the sky like I was an astronomer, except it was daytime and I didn’t have a telescope, so I was just an idiot. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I checked the cell phone after every class, and finally, just before social studies, I felt a buzz. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hunt, McKim, and Peabody had all studied at L’Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris; Van Brunt and Post had studied under Hunt; Van Brunt had been Peabody’s mentor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I can be here forever and ever, studying all the art and walking up and down the dramatic marble staircases. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I listened to the music, not paying much attention to the lyrics, and studied the few couples dancing. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

A mix of neighbors, teachers, and kids that had a study hall or two with him. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

They have created a fake Earth and fake high school to study me and my reactions. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Thus my studies altered forever in their essential nature as in their outward form. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the best explanation we have of this process comes from the sociologist Annette Lareau, who a few years ago conducted a fascinating study of a group of third graders. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“If I need to study, then so do you.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She noticed Jason studying her, as if he knew exactly what she was thinking and didn’t like it any more than she did. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He continued to eat, munching on the apples as he studied the huge breaks in the walls. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It would also validate this emerging field of study. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He turned his head to Anya so he could study her with his good eye. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“It was our old house, the one we lived in until I was five. I went to the wall every day to look. I studied the stain.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Tiflin answered her tone was so changed that Jody, outside the window, looked up from his study of the stone. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The “assistance” provided by snitches is notoriously unreliable, as studies have documented countless informants who have fabricated stories about drug-related and other criminal activity in exchange for money or leniency in their pending criminal cases. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Just studying,” she replies, which makes no sense at all. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“But that’s not anything you need to study about, that’s not any of your concern. Don’t you study about other folks’s business till you take care of your own.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Joe was standing on a gravel bar in the Dungeness River, studying a pool, looking for salmon, and the sound of rushing water muffled the warden’s footfall. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She attended high school in the suburbs of Seattle and was a second-year student studying sociology at the University of Washington when she first saw Shin in a YouTube video. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Carefully, furtively, he studied their faces, trying to guess their thoughts and moods. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I think maybe I want to study dreams when I’m old enough to actually choose what I want to study. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

James C. Evans, an MIT engineering graduate, ran the school’s trade and mechanical studies program before accepting a position as a Civilian Aide in the War Department in 1942. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mamaji studied in Paris for two years, thanks to the colonial administration. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So, I’m studying with Brij and Matthew on Sunday,” I said, closing my locker. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Do you have a plan for making up the work you missed last week and studying for finals? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second lord, the straight-backed old man in the mail bymie, studied Reek with flinty eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sheet of paper he thrust into my hand was similar to the schedule pasted above my study desk upstairs, except he had penciled in two hours of “time with your cousins” each day. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I studied the big cement columns in the building. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As in so many other fields, the study of attention broadened and deepened as the twentieth century sped along. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She was studying me, and then finally she said, “Look, do you mind if I spend the night here?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to be in my room, studying, Grandpa,” Sam says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Absolutely. As a matter of fact, we’ll use this test as a learning tool to study for the real competition. But anyone is free to see the test and check their responses.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I looked forward to her visits because they gave me time to study. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He reads about how the pyramids and Greek temples and Medieval cathedrals were built, studying the plans of churches and palaces in his textbook. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Oftentimes he studies us, copying our movements, and he seems to know which words will provoke us to laugh or talk back to him, or be shocked. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if that was too long, but he claimed he needed at least that much time to make a thorough study of the island’s bird colonies. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It seemed that he had made some kind of parallel between my studies and his sports. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As a neurologist, my focus is perception. I study how the brain processes information from our senses and how it relays that information back to the rest of the body.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Today, my Fantasticos, we are going to jump from our social studies unit and talk a little bit about some famous people. People I bet some of you know.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I looped the bracelet around my wrist and studied the silver and gold charms. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Antain stood outside of his uncle’s study for nearly an hour before working up the courage to knock. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“He's in his first year at university. He wants to study engineering.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

When I first sought Keeth’s advice, he asked me how much studying I did of my competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I study the charts of isobars and isotherms. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The son of a country doctor, Wilkins had studied physics at Cambridge in the 1930s. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I go into the study, a room I’ve pretty much avoided since my meeting with President Snow, and dial Peeta’s number. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I took her hand in my own and studied it. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“We can handle this, right?” he said, holding my hand one night as we sat in his upstairs study and finally began to really talk about it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I’d thought by picking something that I’d studied in Cuba, the whole thing would be easy to do, but it was hard to express myself in English when all my thoughts were in Spanish. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Gwen and her cousins ran through Charles’s study to get outside, but it felt “faintly holy and sinister, like a church.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got out his notebook on navigation and studied it all over again. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Steadying himself, he carefully turned the map around and studied it through his half-glasses. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I studied the clouds’ dark shapes—flocks of lost sheep straying across a desolate wasteland, blown to rags and tatters by the wind. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling leaned an elbow on the arm of his chair, patiently studying Emily. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The door to the study swings open, startling us both. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Of particular interest to a brainy, idealistic youth such as Farmer, Virchow helped define the field of medical anthropology—the study of human health and disease and public health care systems. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Of course, Bobby was obsessed with chess and spent hours playing and studying it, but perhaps not any more than musical prodigies practice their craft. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Still, he studied her face, hunting for signs that she’d betray them, that she’d pull a Sloth and stab them in the back. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

For ten seconds Chapter Eleven studied my documents, detecting no forgery, as the clouds burst overhead, and I made him get me one more piece of cake. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“It is troublesome to explain in this language. In any language. Ask Elodin—he makes a habit of studying such things.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The real challenge was finding time to study. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Diallo’s murder sparked huge protests, resulting in a series of studies commissioned by the attorney general of New York. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Rashid grabbed his arm and pulled hard, but Tad held his ground as he studied the stairs. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But to study cancer, I realized, is to also study its obverse. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I knew this because ever since I started corresponding with Martin, I had been studying African geography. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Even with Mami’s help, I hardly have time to study or do my homework. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I dropped out of all those math classes. I’m studying English now, like Daddy did.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was beginning to understand that if I put in extra hours of studying, I could often close the gap. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Nighttime was too full of danger to encourage anyone to relax and study stars. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I mopped and studied and tried to be the Jeremie everyone was proud of, you were washing cars, dodging taptaps, defending Lally. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles knew that he was seeing up close, in his family, what he was thinking about and writing about in his study. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, a study by the Vera Institute found that during the first month after release from prison, people consistently were more preoccupied with finding work than anything else. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She thought about becoming a dental assistant, but was leaning toward radiation technologist so she could study cancer and help patients who were getting radiation treatment like her mother. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She worked so hard, teaching all day, then studying at night for her master's degree. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He pushes up his glasses and studies his options. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When I once failed to pass an exam in my studies, a few colleagues asked me why, and I responded, to much laughter, “Don Davis!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calista asked when she was showing me some more art tricks on Thursday, after we both got sick of studying spelling flash cards. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Postgraduate study was not permitted, but they made an exception in my case because I had established a precedent when I was in Pretoria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His study of the moon’s libration shows that he was looking for new observations with which to solve cosmological issues. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“That’s from Shakespeare’s Richard the Second, which, of course, you will never, ever read, unless you go to college and study English lit, as I hope some of you will do. ‘ Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“A person who applies motion study can be in and out of the tub in the time it takes one record to play.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the bell sounds after social studies, I scrunch my shoulders up and press one ear into my shirt. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

"And why were you wasting precious time listening to an overaged delivery boy with an overactive imagination when you should have been studying." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

John Henry watched Ayanna leave, then turned and studied my eyes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She lived in a cheap basement flat on the fringes of a very refined neighborhood and studied her betters. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She studied Percy with her luminescent golden eyes, and he wondered how she could be so calm. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The exam is only on the stuff we studied in class. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She raised her head and caught James studying her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

To make sure he studies hard and stays out of trouble, please, do not let my son off the grounds except to come home. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stonecrop went to the door of the study. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I heard Danny’s capped shoes in the apartment hallway outside the study. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Our only diversions are reading, studying and listening to the radio. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

From that day, my studies took on a new intensity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

After dinner one night, as I’m washing the dishes, he studies me with concern. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A young black man, eyeless behind space-age sunglasses, studied the little dossier on the thigh next to his. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of it made me dizzy—like I could study jellyfish for the rest of my life and never run out of new things to learn. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Ms. Brennan, I just asked the students to sit. Have you studied karate or other martial arts before?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

For two more weeks, she did nothing but study the clients’ cards which were more detailed than the file box headings. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

One was black and one was green, and both were looking at him, studying him, weighing him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The two scientists were studying the forces between atoms when they realized that their measurements didn’t match the forces that had been predicted. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Liyana had mentioned more than once that she and Rafik would be studying at the American Library in Jerusalem on Saturday. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The greater families were also concerned with events in the Kingdom at large, and many of their members studied its ancient histories and legends. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He pauses, tilts his head, studies me with curiosity. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

After twelve months at Head Office, we trainees were all sent away to various Shell branches in England to study salesmanship. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She studied the pups hoping they had a simpler way of expressing their love for him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why must she use this sort of envelope?” he asked angrily, studying the little circle of a Planetarium Station, New York, postmark on the thick tan paper. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had the entire third-period study hall convinced she was going to die of leukemia in freshman year. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some chatted with neighbors, some looked up at the gilt ceiling, some studied the pattern of the Oriental rug. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Becker came back from lunch, he studied the diamond- ring display like he always did, but he didn’t even glance at the watches. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Math certainly came in handy when you drew that map of the island, didn’t it? Think you might study any harder now?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

It is not decipherable in the moment, but eventually it will offer a picture of what is happening inside the study subject’s brain as she’s asked to distribute her focus more widely. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I sought to be where I was, studying the stars with my teacher. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She is a “quick study” and has been able to educate herself in virtually any area that interests her. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I was now with boys and girls who were studying, fighting, talking; it revitalized my being, whipped my senses to a high, keen pitch of receptivity. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy studied her for a second, then asked almost with disbelief, “America-gaeri?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I spent my days studying or helping Mother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He studied them anxiously in the darkened room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The longer Nhamo studied the miserable creature, the more certain she was that he was the only member of his troop on the island. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the highest vantage point you can make out only the brain’s two big hemispheres, so I began with studies of split-brain patients and other discoveries that locate language in the left hemisphere. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Frank turned toward the last basilisk, which was curled at the edge of the clearing studying them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I studied Dante’s face as he threw his tennis shoes with all his strength. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Grandpa made no response, and Seth kept studying his shoes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“You are what you are because you didn’t want to study,” Lourdes says. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I should’ve been studying up on these things while I was laid up in bed instead of messing around with that darn clock I hadn’t even gotten half together yet. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

On Monday last, midway through a Divination lesson, your Daily Prophet reporter witnessed Potter storming from the class, claiming that his scar was hurting too badly to continue studying. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I want to go talk to Mr. Lyons in his office. I need his help on an extra-credit social studies project.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Horrified, I leaned closer—the word mutilated had electrified me, it was the only thing I could see on the page—but Henry had turned the paper over and begun to study the other side. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But really what he was planning all along was to let her study for five whole years only to render that degree useless in the end. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Saturdays, I try to get ahead on my studying so the week isn’t too crazy. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Then Ranee notices that her granddaughter is studying his hands. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He rubs his chin as he studies me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

As a sociologist, Colin's dad studied people, and he had a theory on how to transform a prodigy into a grown-up genius. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

What was our kitchen, hallway, bathroom, my bedroom, my father’s study and our front room, was here the portion of the synagogue where the worshipers sat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Seated, Emily gave an efficient shake of her milk carton and asked without further ado, “Do you like to study?” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, he spoke to me privately in the small parlor he had converted into his study. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t even going to pretend to study. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

As an only child, she had always studied how siblings interacted with one another. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Armpit studied the knobs, then turned the air conditioner to MAX. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He had handed over to her all the good crystalline DNA used in his original work and had agreed to confine his studies to other DNA, which he afterward found did not crystallize. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Preliminary experiments,” he wrote, “indicate that there are probably no serious difficulties in the way of obtaining protons having high enough speeds to be useful for studies of atomic nuclei.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He studied as he walked, as he ate. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was studying a grease spot on a Hungarian diplomatic passport. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right: Astronauts studying the rock formations in Meteor Crater, Arizona Charlie Bassett and I standing by our improvised desert home Two views of the “Wheel.” Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several documentary films had also been made about him, and I’d studied those, too. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

All throughout the years that he lived in Budapest, Bobby studied Russian almost every day, and he used Olga to correct his grammar and pronunciation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t really expect Maya to get engaged. She’s not even eighteen yet. She has to focus on her studies.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Were you one of the biologists who worked with Mom and Vern on the study?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Go online and study a handful of them. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Nor were we permitted to lend books to other prisoners, which would have enabled our poorer colleagues to study. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little ones explored the little patch of woods while Dicey studied the map. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pages make a lovely crackling sound as I study the treatment price list from her generation. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

In the 1990s Black reviewed thirty-six studies of South American Indians. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Only 1.4 percent of them marry in any given year, the Urban Institute study found. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mac had studied law and was adept at putting the authorities on the defensive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thursday night, me and Calista studied and studied with the flash cards. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The Station Inspector studied Hugo, his eyebrows scowling. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He was studying Luke as intently as Luke had been studying him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at the grandfather clock guarding the study’s corner. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Later that night, I was passing by my father’s study when I overheard him speaking to Rahim Khan. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I come upon them as I move through sleeping streets to the meadhall, and though I know what they are, I pause and study them, picking at my lip. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the ground floor, people sat at rows of long tables, eating or studying together over stacks of books. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

No offense, Merci, but I want to study my spelling words with somebody else. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I had the great luck one summer of studying the three-toed sloth in situ in the equatorial jungles of Brazil. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t wait for anything, not even to study the flat expanse of blue water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was open and free to just about anybody who wanted to play—or study—the game with him, although he did charge a token fee to some for individual lessons. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I had studied a hom; but I never had been exposed to one. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother studied her plate for a long moment before she looked up at Grandma. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is lovely to see you as well. Why, I was just telling my girl that she missed a very moving discussion on moral responsibility at our last Bible study.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Deliberate and thoughtful, he had an ability to study each situation before choosing a course of action. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

For three days we studied the photographs of the victims as they appeared on TV. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She kissed me goodbye again and said I should study too. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Ben then concentrated on studying the individual players at the other end of the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied her, the honesty in her eyes, the frank openness of her face, and his shoulders relaxed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Señor Fidencio’s grandson. He studies in a school to be a mechanic and works at night as a dishwasher in a café.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I took a shower, reviewed material for the social studies exam I had missed, and hung a clean shirt on the drawer pull of my bureau. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mostly it was just a question of work and time, and with the ship pitching around and the hydrofoil gears all cleaned and lubricated, all Knot would let him do was study. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

They argued that studying should not be a conditional privilege but an unfettered right. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the next seventeen years he was based at home in The Hague and devoted himself to the scientific study of nature. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was pretty sure theirs mostly came from books, hard work, and old-fashioned studying. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Whichever side of the selected subject was assigned to me, I’d track down and study everything I could find on it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some were sitting on the grass or benches studying. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

This time he found fabric in front of him—heavy green velvet: the curtains of the study. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

To me they were like treasures from a museum, things a person could study to learn about another time and the people who lived back then. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now he saw the use of them, and he intended to study them carefully for his future escape. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I studied my father, sitting on the pale gray living room sofa in his blue striped pajamas. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He studies each movement as Gimpy rolls out the dough into a long roll, breaks it off and twists it into a circle, pausing now and then to sprinkle it with flour. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she wrote a short, simple note, and with Laurie’s help, got them smuggled onto the study table one morning before the old gentleman was up. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally we came to Gatsby's own apartment, a bedroom and a bath and an Adam study, where we sat down and drank a glass of some Chartreuse he took from a cupboard in the wall. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

When there was nobody about, he hid himself in the old gatehouse den which had once been Methuselah’s study. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Up at six-thirty, breakfast by seven, private study time for three hours in the morning and in the afternoon, and orchestra rehearsal before dinner. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied her face to see if it was still tired, if she looked sad. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I could study more, but I don’t really need to. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I studied at my desk and waited for other people to come online. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

But with Daisy near him there was a strong desire in him that would not go away with study. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I pull out my phone and look up the study. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

While my cousin and her friends shower in the open, I wait on a bench, pretending to study my class schedule. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I understood everything when she explained it, and got hundreds on a social studies quiz and a science lab thanks to her. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit gazed at the throng, stirring gently in the sunshine; Woolf studied War Admiral, watching him unravel at the starting line, whirling in circles. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think that when I get home and can study it, I may be able to figure it out. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It is because of what we study. Because of the way we train our minds to move.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Plunking it onto the paste, they goaded it forward and discovered to their delight that its footprints did indeed match those of the fossil Buckland had been studying. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You aced that social studies quiz and made all those shots in the basketball game because you ate jelly beans?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Dill studied the carpet for a moment, fixating on the discolored patch that sometimes caught his eye while he sat playing his guitar. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

When the catalogs came, I would take them to my room and map out plans for four years of study. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I put on a pair of dangly silver chandelier earrings and grab my sweater, then study my reflection. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

In certain diseases and abnormalities studied by these investigators the number differed from the normal. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

After dinner, when we had all gathered round the fire in the study—Mrs. Harker having gone to bed—we discussed the attempts and discoveries of the day. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She took it out on those of them who were still in school, threatening to load them down with extra lessons if they didn’t get their minds on their studies. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I include research on the climate of our area, the ideal plants that can be grown here, and a study of the benefits of green areas in living spaces. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Tess studied Genie’s face, waiting for the punch line that, after a moment, she realized wasn’t coming. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

To me that noise always sounded as though the Headmaster was firing a pistol at the ceiling of his study. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The stuff doesn’t make a bit of sense to me, either,” said Sticky, “but I don’t have trouble remembering it. I can help you study, Kate.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was a computer interface there, which Citra used for her studies—because unlike Faraday, Scythe Curie did not shun the digital when it came to learning. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Once, when they were in a meeting, he sent a note fluttering down to her: “My dearest—I sit here studying your features. You are perfectly beautiful!!” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A guy in Washington, DC, who studies how they evolved. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The same way he does when we study for tests or before a big game. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

In 2005, members of the Native American Havasupai Tribe sued Arizona State University after scientists took tissue samples the tribe donated for diabetes research and used them without consent to study schizophrenia and inbreeding. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I told him I was studying hard because I wanted to become either a veterinarian or a geologist specializing in the Miocene period, when the mountains out west were formed. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mom was sitting at a booth, studying the menu, when I arrived. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Charles decided to study worms more closely—their behavior and how their movements affected the ground. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the previous three days, he had done nothing but study every step of the operation he was about to perform. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maman made our eating table into a study table, with everything neatly in place—notebooks, two pendls, the knife for sharpening, and a candle stuck in a bottle. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Danny came over to our apartment that night, and I took him into my father’s study. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“This unassuming style promotes study, that’s why we adopt it,” returned Laurie, who certainly could not be accused of vanity, having voluntarily sacrificed a handsome curly crop to the demand for quarter-inch-long stubble. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Burt says its part of the esperimint and they will make fo- tastats of the -rip- reports to study them so they will know what is going on in my mind. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bull studied the two cards and began to laugh. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

For once he was glad to be studying his lessons—studying helped take his mind off worse things. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Much more clearly than anything in Mr. Ludsbury’s study I could see his face now, grimacing in wide, obsessed stupefaction. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Klein, the social studies teacher, tells me to take off the hat, but I give him some lame excuse and he lets me keep it on. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Little can be said in favor of prison, but enforced isolation is conducive to study. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

John studied the label with the devout attention a good Christian might give to the holy sacrament. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He left and went into his study and locked the door. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ve studied it again and again over the past few days. The body was totally destroyed.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They studied every stream, every walnut tree, every bear cave, and every flint-stone deposit in their vicinity. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

With just a few days before conclave, he and Citra stayed up late studying in the weapons den. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He studied at night and went through the heavy wooden doors into the school at a run, every morning. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we studied geotropism by observing how our plant grew toward the ceiling, even after we tipped the plant on its side for a few days. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I study the youthful parody shape in the mirror: the stomach lipped tight by muscle; the shoulders rounded by chin-ups; the arms veined strong. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bent over the rock pool and studied her body. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no way to get to the living room except through the study, and I walked around behind my desk, opened the door, stepped inside, and closed it quietly behind me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

My father's study was the same size as my room, but it had no windows. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

"So," she says to me after we've reached the end of the block, "tell me about yourself. How do you know Judith? Are you in university? What are you studying? Do you have a boyfriend?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

There are academics, of course, who study what we already know, but to what end? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“The exams will therefore take place as usual, and I trust you are all studying hard.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you can have a vacation from school, but I want you to study a little every day with Beth,” said Mrs. March that evening. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

On appeal, one judge compared the study to Southam’s HeLa injections, the Tuskegee study, and Nazi research, and the case eventually settled out of court. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The latter sat facing Poirot, and for the second time Poirot studied that unprepossessing face, noting the false benevolence of the brow and the small, cruel eyes. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Orange juice, bacon, and eggs are the perfect study food. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

They made their way to the study, Ishmael leading. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was a born anatomist and so devoted to his studies that he sometimes illicitly borrowed limbs, organs, and other parts from cadavers and took them home for leisurely dissection. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Kate read it three times, looked back at the date, studied the cook’s signature. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Another study suggesting falling attention spans found that we are even spending less time with the apps on our mobile devices. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He studied me with those magnetizing tawny eyes of his, eyes that had haunted my daydreams since the day I met him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s doing the whole baseboard—but he’s studying the windows, too. See how he steps back to look up?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The weird thing was that when the scientists brought some up to study in a lab, the fish had sensed the light and had grown eyes. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A serious lady in thick black glasses even suggests I be taken to her lab and studied. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Ignatius rolled down one of the rear windows and studied the fender that was pressed against the wall. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My social studies teacher was a man named Mr. Straight. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But why now, right in the middle of his studies?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, there had to be somebody to run these machines, to check the nuts and bolts of executions, to study it like an art. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was the Marked Girl, worthy of studying with the Villac Uma himself? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“We have a test on Friday. I have to study.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t finished high school, but she had read lots of books, and she studied everything and everybody all the time. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A decided change from the closed attitude they projected while studying for finals. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it came to the classroom, he said that Boobie was diligent, studying for tests when he had to and doing homework. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

How was I supposed to eat, work, study? The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He studies the sheet like he needs glasses. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had probably completed biology by now, she guessed, and would be studying higher mathematics, or astrophysics, or biochemistry, one of the subjects that was whispered about, when they were young, as incomprehensibly difficult. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her first husband had been a coachman but “studied jury” to win her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard work, but maybe easier than what you do here, and you’d have some time to yourself, to study or just rest.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Washington insiders knew it had to be someone among the select few who had access to McNamara’s study—and someone who had turned against the war. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I study myself in the mirror one more time and dab concealer around the patch of zits that have decided to accompany me on my first day. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“I like to study. I play all games. I read books. I hate the piano. My father’s an engineer. My mother’s a landlady. I have eight cousins, and we all are Chinese.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

But studies show that more than 90 percent of juveniles who are interrogated by police don’t wait to talk to an attorney and don’t understand the rights the police have read them. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He had seen rooms like this in books when he was studying Shakespeare. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He studies the photo in my passport and then stares at me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She quit studying school lessons at night so she could have more time to spend on music. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sitting with those magazines, it was as if he were studying the chess equivalent of Plutarch’s lives of the Roman generals or Vasari’s lives of the artists. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Turner looked up and down the shelves of his father’s study—the first room in the house that had been readied. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

In the absence of such evidence, patterns of discrimination—even patterns as shocking as demonstrated by the Baldus study—did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I pretend I'm busy with my studies and college applications when Didu asks me to quiz her. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were going to help your mama study,” he grumbles. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

As soon as she mentioned money I pretended to be distracted and fortunately, in the doctor’s office, there were plenty of plastic medical models of internal organs to study. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Dad put his glasses on to study the magazine. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

In the corner was a cursive capital W. She had studied the twins’ penmanship notebooks to make sure she got it right. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Teresa, sitting next to him, was a study in concentration, her tongue sticking out the corner of her mouth as she traced lines up and down, side to side. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And the study of the Cosmos provides the largest possible context. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grabbing the copy of Cluny’s invasion plans she studied it briefly, then stuffed it into her belt. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I studied the building for a long moment. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The crowd wandered over to help us study the fragments like tea leaves. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

If you were an alien who came to Earth to study its life- forms, you wouldn't even think the two of them were the same species. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to study it, of course,” I said, wondering what on earth I would do with this monster. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Didn't you study this in evolutionary biology?” he asked. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Every now and then I studied the map above my father’s desk and pictured Mr. Pirzada on that small patch of yellow, perspiring heavily, I imagined, in one of his suits, searching for his family. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“And, uh, I used watercolor paint because it can wash away easily, just like the memory of the Ibo revolt unless we keep studying it.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Go. Only thing I better hear is you studying.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mainly, her politics consisted of studying and writing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

People were falling in love, getting married, going to drug rehab, learning how to ice-skate, getting bifocals, studying for exams, trying on clothes, getting their hair cut, and getting born. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Woodhull had studied the Vanderbilt family, and she collected additional information about them from a friend, Josie Mansfield, who was the girlfriend of one of Vanderbilt’s competitors. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I studied pigments and tinting to match antique patinas. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He knew he had to study his idea in minute and exacting detail, in an organized and disciplined way. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the years, a series of “audit studies” have tried to measure how people perceive different names. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

They explained that by their studies of the past three months the pigs had succeeded in reducing the principles of Animalism to Seven Commandments. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She wished she had studied up, but Latin never came as easily to her as Greek. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He leaned over to study the torn news clipping. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He twisted around to study his face to be sure. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, in Vilnius. Next year, when you’re sixteen, you’d be allowed to enter. If accepted, you’d study with some of the most talented artists in northern Europe. Would that interest you?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

In fact, studies suggest that white professionals may be the most likely of any group to have engaged in illegal drug activity in their lifetime, yet they are the least likely to be made criminals. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I pat him with my feet and study Ritchie all night. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

No matter how hard the job assigned to her, she could always pause for a moment in her work and watch the slow drift of the clouds overhead, study the swift flight of the birds. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are studying American history for the ninth time in nine years. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not like to study,” she says, shaking her head, “but Mother Ermentrude is a great patron of learning. Our library has many treasures. One day I will show you.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They both study the number in his hand. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She shined a small light in his mouth, lifting his top lip, studying his gum line and the sockets where the teeth had once been. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Twenty years earlier, at the request of Chicago’s South Park commissioners, Olmsted had studied both Jackson Park and, to its west, Washington Park, and the broad boulevard that connected them, called Midway. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

D level prisoners were not allowed to study. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not long after I read the Science study, a reader sent me the following quotation from Sigmund Freud. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

During the next few days Paul and I drove to his church after school to study and to work on making posters for our campaigns. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

At last Louis wrote to say that he had managed to get enough money for me to begin my study. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s heavily infected. This is Ebola Zaire in a monkey that was exposed through the lungs in 1986, in the study that Gene Johnson and I did.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in Nicaragua I was studying to be in the priesthood. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Jack’s arms were crossed now, and he studied Mr. Remora the way you might an abstract painting. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Some recent studies suggest that it has declined over the last generation. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

As the coach talked, Jason studied Leo with concern. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Do you remember studying geography in school?” she asks me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then there was social studies class, which I usually call nap time because we never study nothing social. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I would much rather have a governess, Father. I would study very hard if I had a governess.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had been studying the book very closely and had learned how to do just about every magic trick it talked about. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Dill pulled on the shirt, buttoned it up, and studied himself in the mirror. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The tragedy would be studied for years, become legendary. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Lawyers like to study precedents, similar cases that have come before. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We were busy almost all the time, with work, study, resolving disputes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neel had been given the entire front half of the hut for sleeping and studying late into the night. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I climb down, and while the rest of the girls disembark I study the gates. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Dimple studied him closer while he talked to Isabelle, but couldn’t see it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The study provided a strange interior solace—answering some of the questions that had so haunted my father and grandmother. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes studied me as though I were the patient. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nods at Marco, who slips away, rejoining them upstairs in the study with several large notebooks and rolls of paper in hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Other studies suggest that threads in the eye can indicate personality tendencies, and that maybe eyes are a kind of window to the soul after all. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She strained to look through the window of the study, but it was just a dark mullioned square overhung with creeper. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked to read and study and be by himself. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I kept returning to Ellis Park to watch him play, to study his mannerisms, and to weigh his attacks on apartheid. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sitting across from her in the waiting room and I knew that sometimes, she was studying me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Over lunch, he told Robert about the McNamara study, and what it revealed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

This stoicism, this Henrylike dedication to my studies and general contempt for the things of this world, won me admiration from all sides, particularly from Henry himself. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I think they do, Ronan,” she says, studying him and looking all worried. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

In the study, Ophie once again found the man sitting at the desk, still murmuring about accounts and shipping fees. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

After leaving the Mayo Clinic, Gey spent several days in New York City at Sloan-Kettering for another study, and he underwent chemotherapy at Hopkins using a drug not yet approved for use in humans. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Carpenter and his wife had six children; when two of them passed from yellow fever, he sold them for anatomical study. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He stepped up to a blank monitor, studied his reflection. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

When Justice won a scholarship to the University of Kentucky law school in Lexington, Price went with her, to graduate school in family studies. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The symptoms he was seeing reminded him of a sickness that had swept through Philadelphia back in 1762, when he was sixteen years old and studying under Dr. Redman. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Enough writing has survived to give, when coupled with archaeological studies, a vivid picture of Nudzahui life. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

George brought the cards together tightly and studied the backs of them. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Leale lifted the president’s eyelids, studied the pupils and understood the seriousness of the wound: It was a brain injury. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And although he was studied by the top doctors in Europe, he remains a mystery to this day. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under pointed advice from several sources, I limited myself to three fields of study in the upcoming term. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She studies me a moment, then says, “We lost to Mount Vernon by six points. They swept the four hundred and won the four-by-four-hundred. It lost us the meet.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

This basically meant letting Colin study and setting “markers,” which were exactly like goals except they were called markers. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The combination of olive oil, hearty vegetables, and cheese that comes from goat's milk, mixed with decent servings of fish and meat, had been shown in numerous studies to promote longevity. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

My mental project that fall was a study of all the hands of the classroom. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure, but you’ll need to concentrate on your studies. You won’t have time to work and get involved in extracurricular activities like you have here.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

‘You’re a mania', Jason decided, the word coming to him from his studies at Camp Jupiter long ago. ‘A spirit of insanity. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It looks exactly like Learn About the United States, my mom’s citizenship study guide. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

By the light of the flickering candle he studied his face curiously. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“We’re not interested in a military coup, General,” the head of Embassy intelligence replied in studied Spanish. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after Harris’s HeLa-chicken study, a pair of researchers at New York University discovered that human-mouse hybrids lost their human chromosomes over time, leaving only the mouse chromosomes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Not like a medical doctor, but an astrophysicist—a scientist who studies the planets, stars, and other objects in space and how they work. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Traces of her smile remained as the rest of the class filed in for social studies. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I study a scrolling list of her info. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He sat on the edge of the bed and studied Rowan’s face. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Darwin has hunted rheas in Patagonia, studied owls outside Buenos Aires, and scaled a waterfall in Tahiti. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She was in university, studying to become a secretary, but I didn’t want us to have to rely on the money she would be making one day. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Her dad studied a group photo of his beloved Beats for so long Emily wondered what he must be thinking about. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The smallest part of Rowan’s day, just before dinner, was spent in book learning—but Rowan found that the mental training helped him retain the things he learned without the repetition of study. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I study Coach, scared of what he might say. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He had some studying to do—it was the end of May and there were finals—but he decided to cook dinner. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

With one of the highest IQs in the study, one might have expected Hodel to discover the structure of DNA or something. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

That, perhaps, is a lesson for history, and I'll leave such decisions to Jack and his ilk while I try belatedly to study the lesson of my own life. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neighborhood differences have also been studied: How stressful is a neighborhood? Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I thought I was studying but after a while I saw that I was just looking at the book but not thinking about the math. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He tested the heft and strength of his hoe handle and studied me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the dark trackers turned and studied the horse and watched his ears. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other two are filled with students studying. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

At the head of the bed was the door that led to my father's study. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Turner drummed his fingers on the polished surface of his desk and studied my calculations, slowly turning the pages. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

You will recall that she had expected she might be scolded for entering Lord Fredrick’s study and perhaps falsely accused of taking the almanac. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

We then studied until 5 P.M., followed by an hour’s break for exercise and dinner, and then study hall from 7 until 9. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, when the economists eliminated the $3 fine in the seventeenth week of their study, the number of late-arriving parents didn’t change. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Ignatius chewed with a blissful savagery, studying the scar on the man’s nose and listening to his whistling. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is your study packet for this unit. Take a look at page one with me.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in an easy chair and held up one hand and studied it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They studied the pieces of map but he’d little notion of where they were. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, it’s convenient. During lunchtime, I go there to read or study. It’s the best library in the city.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Once I was sitting by myself at the table, studying arithmetic, when I heard a rustling behind me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

As he took the tea tray into the study, he said, “Sah, those flies are telling us something.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Of course Nigro had let him take the test again; I and a couple of others helped him study before he did, because he was a nice guy, hapless but good-natured. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I worked my way through graduate school studying writing, I became fixated on the idea of someday telling Henrietta’s story. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Leon studied the mill house, the oven, and the stone table. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Wilder, who majored in gender studies in college, had been working with students to show support for Sasha. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Shady studied Jinx, letting his words find their mark. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The principal was studying records that must have been sent over from Gilly’s former school, Hollywood Gardens Elementary. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

For example, in our study of geology, we could go only so far by looking at rocks in a laboratory. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Investigators at the Royal Victoria Hospital at McGill University found two thirds of 150 cases of uterine cancer studied by them gave evidence of abnormally high estrogen levels. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Guess so,” he said, and tried to return to his studies. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Within a few months of our arrival, the authorities announced that those who wanted to study could apply for permission. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In school we studied American history including, for the first time, slavery. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Theresa had begun her internship; they had all studied up on the three branches of government, and so advanced from permanent residents to citizens. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The calculus of intelligence is a fascinating study. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Later, he told a newsman that though he hadn’t studied the offer in detail, he’d decided to play the match because “there’s an awful lot of prestige of the country at stake.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Springing a test on us on the last day. Ruining the last bit of term with a whole load of studying.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He got off track and fell behind in his studies. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

In fact, prison enabled me to study far more intensively than I would have if my life had gone differently and I had attended some college. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another case of men devoting their lives to studying more and more about less and less—filling volumes and libraries with the subde linguistic analysis of the grunt. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The desolate picture of wildlife loss had changed little when the biologists resumed the studies broken off in 1955. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The grownups and the children joined hands and stood there, studying the new sign. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He listened with eyes that studied my every twitch and expression. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

A girl who has to stay up late studying for her physics test. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It’s another teacher- enrichment day at school, and Molly is studying for finals. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Beethoven, inspired by study of and admiration for Handel and Bach, merely had the idea of appending to a symphony something you might expect in an oratorio. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She set her pencil down for a moment and studied what she’d done. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It lay across her knees and, with a perplexed frown, the tip of her tongue between her lips, the girl was studying the weapon curiously. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Malpighi studied philosophy and medicine at the University of Bologna, graduating in 1653, and became a lecturer in logic at Bologna, before moving to the University of Pisa in 1656 as professor of theoretical medicine. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Koffi's heart began to drum fast and hard in her chest, and she silently swore as two men entered the study. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He wants to study government and be a Minister of Justice in a very different Africa from this one. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t even a baseline from the previous study, given the low use of cell phones at the turn of the century. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Every so often I studied Sam for signs of fatigue. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They rustle along the paths of the Jardin des Plantes and wind through the museum galleries; they echo in high dusty redoubts where shriveled old botanists study exotic mosses. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Reilly studied her drink furiously in the hope of turning up a roach or at least a fly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I put the beef back, I studied the loose board in the back of the pantry. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Klein studied nurses, intensive care units, firefighters, and other people who make decisions under pressure, and one of his conclusions is that when experts make decisions, they don’t logically and systematically compare all available options. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He turned and studied the beach and the dunes beyond. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I go to the library and stack books on a table: geographical studies, histories of the Far East, travelers’ journals. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t make me study for two hours. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I will go out alone today. The two of you will attend to your studies.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Virtually the same applies in Egyptology, in which the study of the Ptolemaic “late period” has long been the neglected stepchild of a discipline engrossed by the Rameseses and Thut- moses of high antiquity. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

By instinct or by study, he had an exceptionally firm grasp of the human imagination and how to appeal to it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The third — and perhaps most important — implication of these studies is that persuasion often works in ways that we do not appreciate. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied as the horizon developed, finally, a bit of skin — land! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was happy because I knew that as soon as Blanca finished studying, she would talk with her mother a little, maybe have some coffee, and then return home too tired to talk. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Some recent studies suggest it has even declined over the last generation. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I studied the dark walls covered with darker sketches. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure he will put his mind to the task of studying hard now, sir,” Baba said. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Preston’s office looks like the master’s study back at Rose Hill. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He was studying political science at St. John’s at night, working afternoons for a caterer and volunteering whenever he could for John Kwang. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day at the end of social studies class, it’s me who is lingering. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I’ve got an exam tomorrow, so I better put in an extra hour of study. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Granddad’s study I stood on the desk, splashing bookshelves up to the ceiling, holding the gas can far away from me. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“He studied with a famous doctor in Maputo. The doctor told him to kill a close relative so he could force the spirit to serve him.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

If one man studies Torah, the Presence is with him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He worked with animals too and, having studied in France, he even dabbled in the new practice of embalming bodies before they were buried. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She studied his image, his hands tied above his head, his eyes rolled heavenward, arrows protruding from his chest and sides, and felt a great sympathy for him. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

His humans would peel these layers, one by one, and study them. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I can feel Old Joe studying my face as I walk by. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I stay there for a while, quietly studying it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Irene was studying her bare toes, pretending like she hadn’t said anything important. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I study the bulletin board at the back of the store where people put up notices. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished for him to remember me as I used to be, to remember how we used to study and play together. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Genetics, he called it: the study of heredity and variation—the word ultimately derived from the Greek genno, “to give birth.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I look around the gallery, and I can’t wait to get up close, really study the work. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Around this time—1834—the word scientist was first coined, beginning an era that gradually professionalized the study of the natural world, and began to divide it into ever more specialized fields. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After studying the three lists given above, can you think of examples of alternate uses for music? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Do not let Fayge’s father hear you say that. He insists only studying the Torah will do.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wood floors creaked as I moved to the study, where I found Dad, leaning on his crutches, looking at the photos on the wall. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The president greeted me and took me to his study. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to keep up with her studies when she had to “make dresses and comb hair for other folks.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She says that I will study all types of music and art when I go to Crest Lake this September. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“A fascinating trio they are, though. Suitable for scientific study, what? I suppose you want to hear the story of where I found ’em.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Observers in those boats, studying the boys through binoculars, thought both crews looked tired. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They studied the night skies from the mountain- tops and listened to the winds at dawn. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Regina yelled at Bobby, with the not-so-subtle implication that if he spent just a fraction of the time on his studies that he devoted to chess, he’d be a stellar student. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It stood to see you better, study you, then went on its way eating berries. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He placed his gun against the tree and studied where they were. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

After his study was done, Farmer returned to the States and did additional research. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Then he was in the study, carrying a tray with three glasses of tea, sugar, spoons, and some of his mother’s cookies. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, Monday. Baachan especially would like you to go to school and study hard. That way...” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"You could use a night off anyway. You've been studying like crazy." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So you work in a record store while you study to become a teacher? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We studied it, in a moment of silence. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gurfein then asked if the Times would voluntarily stop printing for a few days, to give him time to study the case. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“The emerging picture from such studies is that ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert—in anything,” writes the neurologist Daniel Levitin. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Stepping away from the door, I studied the rest of the wall. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The more he studied this simple dream the less he could understand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’m ten minutes early to meet Sonia for a study session, and as I wait, I can’t help but overhear the boisterous laughter of two men. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edna worked several hours with much spirit She saw no one but a picture dealer, who asked her if it were true that she was going abroad to study in Paris. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she grabbed her purse and her keys, gave me a peck on the forehead, and left me at the table with my social studies homework. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

But when I had to give up my studies I learned very quickly that none of it really mattered. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“You know, studies show that cramming the day before a big test is actually worse for you than just taking the day off.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She slid her mother’s cell phone through her curtain-like waterfall of hair, studied it silently, and then announced in a bored voice, “It’s from those kids’ mom.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Admissions went about as well as could be expected, considering I couldn’t study. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After this he had gone to Europe to study under the most skilled surgeons and doctors in the western world. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

The young white man explained distinctly, loudly, that he had been in the Orient for a while, and now was studying at Columbia. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

One widely cited study was conducted by the San Jose Mercury News. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Because I took such interest in my studies and in that good goal of becoming a teacher, time no longer crawled by like a snail trying to get to the top of a big stone. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No. I just come here to study sometimes. I'm still in high school." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

By October he's drawn one hundred studies of figures—all since Theo's August visit. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I gotta say: I've been reading your sermons and studying your books for six months now, and it feels like all I have to show for it is frustration and a sense of defeat. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The judge studied Sandy McSouthers' prizefighter's face as he leaned against the open doorway. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were studying Chairman Mao’s latest directives and related documents from the Central Committee. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their primary goal was to bombard uranium to obtain sufficient plutonium for study. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

After studying them for a few seconds, I have to look away. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I knelt on the carpet, listening to my father but studying this stranger, and felt suspended between them, drawn to each, repelled by both. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He studied things he thought they would approve of. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So we were paying for all our studies at full tuition out of our own pockets. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He then pursued his studies with more vigor than before and decided at last to enter the ministry. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

For me, the madrasa was a place for religious education only; I would go to the Khushal School for all my other studies. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And I ain’t nowhere near as good as her in my studies and schoolwork. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I see the way he studies the writing, his eyes squinted, his face pinched. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Tad walked to one of the narrow windows and studied the parking lot below, looking for Frankie’s white Mustang. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My throat starts to dry up as I stand on the stage and study everyone who has come together to help my community. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

My fifth period, study hall, was the only class he wasn’t in. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

That day, locked in his study, he wept with disappointment and rage. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down and started talking about them and studying them. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I woke up every morning at six to study—because it was easier to focus in the mornings, before I was worn out from scrapping. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Exams are coming up, not so? You will study?” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since we’ve been studying the Holocaust, it has made him think about all the people he knows who have been killed. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Economics is, at root, the study of incentives: how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He studied theoretical physics and threw himself body and soul into work on entropy, a process at the heart of thermodynamics, which seemed to hold much promise for an ambitious young man.* A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

"I have classes, so I need time to study. A couple shifts would be great." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When Hayes first heard Marian sing, he urged her to start professional studies, but her family had no money for high school, let alone voice lessons. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Why wasn’t more time in school spent studying things that were unknown or not understood instead of things that had already been discovered and explained? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

My major in international relations with a focus on North Africa was no longer an abstract area of study, it was what I was living, eating, and breathing every day for three months. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

This is the tangent, and mathematicians realized that it is extremely important in studying motion. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“It says in your application papers that when you leave here, you wish to study electrical mechanics in Berlin. And you are an orphan, is that correct?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They walked along the shore while his uncle studied the treestumps, puffing at his pipe, a manila rope coiled over his shoulder. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

This revolutionary spirit is even breaking out in social studies class. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Your median student in those studies comes from a family making over a hundred thousand dollars, and that’s in nineteen ninety dollars,” Cohen says. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

In social studies I scored ninety-nine percent on the final test on the United States Constitution. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

In my house, this room used to be Tom’s study. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I’m done with my fries, she slides half of hers onto my plate and studies me as I eat. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

So when the class reassembled, Matilda went to her desk and began to study a text-book on geometry which Miss Honey had given her. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

William had a comfortable place in a settled society and suffered none of the hardships experienced by Kepler; he studied at the local grammar school, then went up to Cambridge in 1558. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The Ancient was still studying him as if trying to see straight through his eyes into his heart, and Ranofer was beginning to feel alarmingly transparent. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Today, however, we remember him for his landmark study of the affliction then called the "shaking palsy," but known ever since as Parkinson’s disease. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“This medicine they got her on..He studies his seeds. “I think it’s working. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

So he made arrangements for her to attend a course of study at the University of Rochester in America. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fin studied her student, with her serious expression and windblown hair. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Reinforcing that finding is research by Dr. Gloria Mark, a professor at the University of California at Irvine, who found through survey studies that people are happier at work when they use Facebook more. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He studies my face, and I feel self-conscious, wondering if they’ve noticed I’ve only had two bites of meat and a quarter of a potato, and worrying I’ll somehow get in trouble. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Against my will, I recall the way he held that sword in the study with Balekin and the sloppiness of his technique. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In still another comparative study, DDT was found in the tissues of fish from a hatchery where the water supply originated in a deep well. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Fischer responded within seconds, prepared by his night-long study of the game, and a few moves were exchanged. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I won’t be like the others who go to study at that school and never come home.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then all night, until my eyes do not want to stay open, I study for the Friday spelling test. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Zero was no longer an enemy to be avoided; it was an enigma to be studied. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Joffrey waved a curt dismissal while he studied Sansa from head to heels. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The manager followed Holmes to his second-floor office and there in the pleasant cross breeze from the corner windows studied Holmes’s drawings of his kiln. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

There was no time to stop and study them, because they had already reached the bank, and were climbing out. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I had built the machine but had not included any devices for studying disintegrations.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Around me, kids are going back and forth between the social studies and the science room where the wall usually is, and they don’t seem nervous at all. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

One day I had come to my studies in lower spirits than usual; the ebb was occasioned by a poignantly felt disappointment. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I hated to wake Rosaleen, so I pulled the wooden picture of Mary out of my bag and propped it against a tree trunk in order to study it properly. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Richardson tipped her head to one side and studied her tenant. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even have to do any special studying to prepare for that one. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the Army-Navy store, Dicey studied the shelves of goods before she made her purchases. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank Luzerne went to the morgue on Wednesday night and, after counting the number of bodies, he studied one by the flickering light of a candle. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

But by studying its essential features, researchers may be able to smooth the rough ecological edges of conventional agriculture. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Toby felt his face flush as he studied the girl standing before him. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

If I could just confirm that case study. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

As for me, my place was in the house of study, or so they said. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Wilbur was studying the web, a pair of whiskers and a sharp face appeared. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Come into my study,” said Sir Charles, and held open another door off the hall. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I figured I should probably be pretty proud of myself too, because Betsy and I had studied really hard, and I knew that was why I did so well—the studying. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was putting together her final report on the Recluse case for a study Princeton was doing on near-filicide as it relates to child abuse by proxy syndrome. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I studied her and all that made her pretty because I agreed with Michael Foxman. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But as I studied the closely cropped head and the boyish slenderness of his neck, I decided he was just not used to riding around with ladies. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, studies indicate that people become increasingly harsh when a criminal suspect is darker and more “stereotypically black”; they are more lenient when the accused is lighter and appears more stereotypically white. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She saw how hard I worked with my studies, and how I struggled to fit in socially. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I'm at the study door, then I glide into the room, my feet leaving tracks in the soft pile of the carpet. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She studies me as I dangle, her eyes as dark as mahogany. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

We gave it to Mr. Grant, who reviewed it, looked at my birth certificate, studied my report card, then wrote on the top of the form “7–18.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The formation of a third hydrogen bond between guanine and cytosine was considered, but rejected because a crystallographic study of guanine hinted that it would be very weak. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She studied the other kids at school like an anthropologist, trying desperately to fit in. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Six or seven students turn to look, some sitting at terminals and some studying at tables by the windows. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the study, between bottle sips of brandy, he attempts to work. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

This time there was no growling rebuff over the prey: instead, the cat sat down a few yards away, studiedly aloof and indifferent, then painstakingly washed down the length of his tail. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the more we studied, the more I knew I’d never be able to get all ten right. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Reducing the black-white test score gap,” wrote the authors of one study, “would do more to promote racial equality than any other strategy that commands broad political support.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

As I studied it, I began to develop a theory: Somewhere in the OASIS, Halliday had re-created the Tomb of Horrors, and he’d hidden the Copper Key inside it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I had studied English since the third grade, but it had never been my favorite subject in school. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Frustrated, he turned his sharp mind to other tasks, such as the study of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Plantagenet’s “artistic” work has all been forgotten, but his erotic studies of women and automobiles remain popular. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As I walked toward the door I supposed that Quackenbush was studying me to see if he could detect a limp. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It isn’t easy for her to study at home; her baby sister, a spoiled little two-year-old, plays in her room all day. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She tilted her head, studying me with something like amusement. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He said something to the pilot, who nodded and looked at Brian through the windshield with a strange look, a studying look. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I have exams to study for.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She just said, “Oh,” and studied her Bible bingo card. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Although I wanted a miracle in school, and knew full well that the miracle should somehow involve academic study, in reality I spent my time reading. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I could tell from the occasional silence that filled the study while Danny would be downstairs getting the tea. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

For instance, Nick learned in social studies class that people who buy stuff are called con-sumers. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although Regina had spent six years studying to be a physician, she left before completing her degree, took the baby to Paris, and settled there, working as a teacher of English. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She handed a computerized printout to Lieutenant Shucker, who studied it suspiciously. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

For decades, the Princeton study was cited as evidence that the Halloween broadcast caused mass hysteria. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Its first owner had planned to study it with care, perhaps to write a refutation or a commentary, for it was bound with alternate blank pages on which notes could be made. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Next Dr. Zinchenko studied the holographic statues projected into black crepe-lined recesses cut into the massive stone piers that supported the arched windows from which the Wonder Dome rose. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Little is known about what he studied there. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“No, I need to stop by the stationery store to get stuff for studying anyway. I’ll go.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z