| 单词 | take on |
| 例句 | “No way we could take on Shroudeds if the Nightbeast also joined in the fight. And, yes, we were so close,” Valley said, spinning on Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The questions now were coming from Rindlisbacher who, curiously enough, had taken on a bit of the good-cop routine, with Singleton asking the more pointed questions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Even so, even taken on their own terms, his statements were, surely, far too idealistic, far too theoretical, to deserve respect. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Compliments like that are part of the parental responsibilities she took on when she evicted me from her womb. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z At the woman’s sandaled feet, the two wispy animals took on solid form. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Following the same route they had taken on Sunday, the marchers reached the entrance to the Pettus Bridge, then continued across the bridge to U.S. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why would you take on extra work, special with it being so cold and dark in the morning?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She took on a role, Wyatt said, that wasn’t typical of victim’s advocates. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z To her surprise, though, people were wary of taking on twins. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I’m about half a dozen weapons short of what I’d like to have to take on a horde, but it’ll have to do. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Here the sun mellowed, took on the cast of late afternoon, and the shadows seemed to fall a bit longer; the forest had sunk into a deeper silence, magnifying what sounds did arise. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The spy’s glare was so ferocious that he looked ready to take on Iorek himself, never mind the unarmed Will; but Tialys was in the wrong, and he knew it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then I gave my husband the baby and told him to take it to his family, and I gave him all the money we had taken on raids to take to my family. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are behaving like a spoiled child, Kaede, which only goes to show that you are not prepared to take on the responsibility that this journey would entail.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z My bedroom began to take on the appearance of all rooms when the owner goes away. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z No one liked to take on such a job. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It means exactly that. Perfect. Not a hair out of place, not a worry line to be found. Calm. Collected. Ready to take on whatever came next.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Shay’s voice took on the tone of her daily round of complaining. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And when I complain about homework—even a little bit—she reminds me how Papi took on extra lawn jobs so she could go to college at night. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Miss Saunders has redone her classroom, like she does for every new book we take on. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Yet they overcame their fears and took on the responsibility in order to save their stricken city and its people. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Odin said nothing, save only, “No vengeance will be taken on Hod. Not yet. Not right now. Not at this time. We are in a place of holy peace.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z His voice had taken on a different edge, and Stella felt even more nervous. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Most of the discussions were about items too large to take on board: antiques, furniture, expensive carpets. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She “takes on all the toil and worry of the painter’s life and is so willing to pose, I believe I’ll be a better artist with her than if I had won Kee Vos.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In even the tiniest neighborhood around the singularity, the curve takes on almost every conceivable value over and over and over again. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The lighting itself took on the air of a Midnight Dinner, with no questions permitted as to the ingredients or menu. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She could not take on more hours than she was already working or she would have no time for her classes, and as it was she was barely making ends meet. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z All other askers I take on a case-by-case basis. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Serran summers are always blistering, but the heat in the Weapons Quarter takes on an animal esurience. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z When we listen to the music of Bach, or Gershwin, or Sting, or Alicia Keys, we are being taken on a journey of chords, a ‘progression’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The Chancellor’s eyes had taken on a curious look by this point but he pushed it aside as he said, “Is there anything else you would like to say?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Now that she knew she was a shadowshaper, the painting took on a whole new life for her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z It is ironic, therefore, that later examination of the photographs taken on that expedition showed the errors were as great as the effect they were trying to measure. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Even after I was clearheaded, I wasn’t sure if he had saved my life by taking on Cato or if I’d imagined it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The asphalt under Ishtar's bare feet cracked, and everything around her and Nergal took on a hazy glow. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Afterward, after the yelling, the apartment took on a sinister hue. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z All she knew was that, crossed with shadow, their family life took on a poignancy sharper than she could stand. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice takes on the slow, deliberate tone of a man talking someone off a ledge. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It took on flesh as if someone were pouring gelatin over its bones, covering them in glowing, transparent gray skin. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He was wearing the rust-colored turtleneck sweater he used to take on fishing trips, the one she had knitted for him before the war. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway, you’ve got the words smooth on yore tongue. Well, you air ten now; I reckon that’s old enough to take on a sizable job.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The computers had taken on water and were nonoperational. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z This was Argos, trained as a puppy by Odysseus, but never taken on a hunt before his master sailed for Troy. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Not even an empathy link. Just ... a temporary wave of exhaustion. Primal emotions. Your pain washes over me. I take on some of your burden.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It means taking on family members as unofficial patients with their edema and diabetes. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Citizens in another Delaware town refused to allow one ship from Philadelphia to land and take on fresh water, and they attacked and sank another. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He told me he wasn’t taking on new fighters but that if I was ever in D.C. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z But this story, though false, took on a curious life in my imagination. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Aunty Uju had taken on a new lightheartedness; she wore a tiny anklet in the summer, a hopeful flash of gold on her leg. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The word took on new meaning for Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z So it was rage, rage and a determination to take on a man’s role anyhow that made him press Nel about settling down. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Only their top halves had taken on a scarlet-and-golden hue, as if someone had dunked them halfway in a bucket of fire and then plopped them back on the lawn. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "And quite another to take on England, the greatest power in Europe." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Given the responsibilities for other lives he’d taken on, disregarding symptoms of hepatitis for a month seemed almost a selfish act to me. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I’m finding myself troubled by this set of new apprentices. More specifically the apprentices taken on by Honorable Scythe Faraday.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Until that moment, I had thought he could take on the world, if he had to protect me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ask the Thief Lord if he would take on a job.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The conversation then shifts to chatter about my team’s district win, and discussion of our first section game—we Fulton Firebirds take on the Decatur Red Devils. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Finally Sam Gardiner grew tired of waiting and taunted his foes by taking on a role of smugness and boasting of his immunity to Wortman’s vengeance. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z In any case, the result was that I finally gave way, albeit by saying: 'Miss Kenton, I hope you realize that the responsibility for taking on this girl rests squarely with yourself. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z His face took on an expression of alarm. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Still, he sent us across the open field to take on the Rebs. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His take on the boredom was that it “beats working a gallery.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Without a thought about what he was taking on, he announced that he wanted to build her a house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Children from poor places had been taken on exotic holidays. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I saw clearly the toll it had taken on her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z "Sir? Would you take on a passenger? Here, let me set these barrel staves under the wheels." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The economic hardships of the last few years had only sharpened the distinctions between them and the boys they were about to take on. 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 ready to take on the world. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “We are loath to let you go, my lord,” he says, and the words seem to take on a special, bittersweet resonance coming from his mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z To take on such edgy and controversial material and fail would surely be far worse than presenting a production of Beauty and the Beast that falls just a little flat. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Don’t take on so,” said the Duke of Westminster. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Because often old men’s voices grow high and reedy and they take on a mincing walk. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They still ache from the beating he took on top of the train a few weeks ago. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z My trip to Chicago to plead his case took on greater significance than ever. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But that day in Alice Manfred’s house, as he listened to and returned their banter, something in the wordplay took on weight. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice instantly took on a much harsher tone. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Little by little the town names along the way began to take on a frank industrial tone—Port Carbon, Minersville, Slatedale—and I realized I was entering the strange, half-forgotten world of Pennsylvania’s anthracite region. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Come dark, however, the island takes on an offshore atmosphere of relaxed morals. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The tears went slowly down his cheek and the fire made them take on the colors of blue and green and red. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Once it was settled that the three of us would go, the journey took on an alarming, expanding need to hurry that was like a walloping great thundercloud assembling around me. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z They felt sorry for us so they sent us comic books to take on the airplane with us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I showed him some of the pictures I took on my phone. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Together they took on the butcher, his oldest son, the butcher’s wife, armed with boiling water she had prepared for scalding pigs, her mother, and a passer-by. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes began to glow and his voice took on the throatiness he used in sermons. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “If he wants to take on the job, tell him to send one of you with his answer. I will then arrange a meeting with my client.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She took on the flavor of whoever else was around. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And the hand reached out and gently touched him and he said, 'Now, you must take on the burden. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I shouldn't have taken on this case, he thought to himself. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Sculpture takes on a heightened physical presence which demands that we look at it. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here it comes,” said Willis, and lofted the ball into the air, so that it rose into the silver light and took on its own halo. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z These women of courage take on new challenges and adventures. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z She was bringing in outside writers for the first time and taking on broader issues of interest to young women. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z With Mo at my side, I could take on anyone and anything. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics or love. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s to receive ten lashes for her incompetence. If you’re intent on helping her, perhaps you wish to take on her punishment?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I had let go of my dream of reading about when I was sixteen and took on responsibilities to help feed all the little ones that came to our family. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Bells was breached, taking on water so fast they barely got out with half of what was in the holds...and that wasn’t much, not after sailing out there so long. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We knew this from photographs taken on earth through telescopes, and also those taken by spacecraft from up close. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They took on a rotating variety of chores such as gardening and soap-making. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The child’s yelp was still echoing in my head, as if it had taken on a life of its own inside me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She was struggling to become someone else, and maybe felt the pressure more than the rest of us because, as I say, she’d somehow taken on the responsibility for all of us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The dark, shadowy waves rose higher and the room took on motion. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He was in good health, so he’d offered to take on the job of caretaker. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z With so much weight in the stem—Bull, Jasper Jr., plus the engine—the bow tilted upward and the johnboat began taking on water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The cycle was so regular that its pattern took on a clear form: an up-and-down movement, wavelike. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was beautiful, with a light in her eye, like she wanted to take on the world. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z But everybody knew what “Soaphead” meant—the tight, curly hair that took on and held a sheen and wave when pomaded with soap lather. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Rapier,’ could you please give us your take on the various stories we’ve been hearing about the Chief Death Eater?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I don’t think anyone will be shocked to learn I don’t want to have my school picture taken on October 22. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z His attention network took on a predictable load as his performance imploded. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But if she tried to take on one more language, she thought, she might explode—like the almond trees with their billowy blossoms. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z But when he heard her humming to it, he played the second verse, and then the third, and while his fingers took on the chorus, he turned to look at her. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “You make it sound as though we were just sitting around having a splendid time while you moan and take on.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I don’t think my parents understood yet the challenge they were taking on. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z With the sun and sky just a pinprick far above, the light around takes on a dimming azure shade. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The federal government would take on—which is to say, assume—all the accumulated debts of the states, most of which had their origins during the war. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z By the end of that first day the word useful had taken on an alarming meaning. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Piper stared at Annabeth with awe, just starting to appreciate the huge responsibility her friend had taken on. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He let the blanket fall and his blue denim shirt spot, while the rain took on more solid drops. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, Noodles had a big mouth, but he couldn't take on those old heads. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The names of the stations begin to take on meaning and my heart trembles. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lips had taken on a greenish tinge—or was that just Frank’s blurry vision? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Lying motionless, I stare at the water stain on the ceiling for so long that it takes on more and more details that make it look like Farooq. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Those extra hours we took on added up.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “You cannot prejudge people in this business,” he said over and over when we met, and each time he used that phrase, his face took on a look of utter conviction. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They are sad that Vincent seems to have taken on their burdens, something Theo definitely does not want him to do. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was nearly noon be- fore I realized that we had taken on another passenger at the inn last night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He took on a frustrated look from trying to find words to express his complex emotions. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Mark Antony, a brilliant general who served under Caesar, took on Caesar’s duties as head of state. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z For Leo, the quest had now totally taken on a new dimension. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He said nothing, and they walked along more soberly now, watching out for the bush that Iorek had mentioned, and silenced by the thought of what they might be taking on. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Travis’s voice took on an angrier tone than Dill had ever heard before. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Then he was to address the master politely, explain about his bad hand, and ask to be taken on. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They weren't in any position to take on another kid. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z "The streets are full of strong boys. The day you take on an apprentice without a fee will be the day the Wall comes down. Who paid for him?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Quang-ha opens the apartment door and we both can see right away that the room has taken on a totally different quality. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The Chincha elite, afraid to take on the Inka army, always chose compliance over valor, and were rewarded with plum positions in the colonial government. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I can take on my fear, especially in a controlled environment like this with lifeguards and arm floaties. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And then it would come to him again and he would be restless and eager to take on a new task. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Tonight the mob takes on their fiercest competition yet,” the voice-over began. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The mixture took on a reddish color, almost the color of blood. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As minorities across the country were gradually beginning to take on more significant roles in politics, business, and entertainment, our family had become the most prominent example. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z At the same time, my mother started moving up at the real-estate company she worked for, taking on more responsibilities and earning a better salary. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The spittle transformed and took shape as her fingers moved, and in moments it had taken on the appearance of a man and stood naked before them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z This is what school government is about—students uniting to take on a tough problem that affects all of us. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z That turned out to be fortunate, because it left him free to take on a new project that soon landed on the NDRC’s plate. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Without the Masks we are men, but with them we take on the powers of the spirit world. And the powers must be fed!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She had taken on quite a bit of water and listed to one side. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z His froglike face grew calmer, and even took on a slightly sanctimonious expression. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I would first take on the concept of a quota. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I don't watch, but I can hear the snarls, the growls, the howls of pain from both human and beast as Cato takes on the mutt pack. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z With everyone in the neighborhood taking on African names and trying to go back to Africa, I was anxious to learn more about the place of our ancestors. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The next question was obvious: Would Lawrence take on the task? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She could not take on Brigid’s fate as well as her own. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s like a dream where time takes on a new sort of meaning. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I let Pasqual and Louis, one of our most trustworthy employees, who was taking on more responsibility all the time, know that I’d be handling the Gorens’ yard myself that morning. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She had taken on an extra job in this week before Christmas. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I got older, Dad’s hospital joke took on more meaning than I think he intended. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It had taken on a wistful, dreamy expression. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The African diplomats were taken on tours of the North Carolina Mutual offices, where they were shown row after row of black workers in starched white collars. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The bus stopped at the outskirts of town to take on more passengers. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Once we got to the Cottages, though, the essays took on a new importance. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice took on a real formal tone, but it was hard to tell if he was being serious. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I was one of the youngest Miss Avocet ever took on,” she said proudly. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The girls looked out to sea where the ship was taking on water. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z We don’t know Marina Raskova’s personal take on the Great Terror. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The property begins to take on its old groomed look of a park. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z For better or worse, the coming decades were to be about music taking on the task of reforming humanity, dreaming up a new Utopia and leading the arts to unite mankind. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z What they want is for me to truly take on the role they designed for me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I suspect, however, if I ever take on an apprentice, it will be for a different reason entirely. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He worked downtown and took on a wide variety of cases, from traffic tickets to criminal defense. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “What do you know about taking on a partner?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And when I got to the part where Reb Saunders had asked me about the wrong gematriya, his face took on a look of astonishment, and he put the glass down on the table. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z His face took on that wounded expression he got whenever the world called his bluff. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Inej hadn’t taken on the crow and cup, the tattoo carried by any full member of the Dregs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “So, like, a take on Two Truths and a Lie? I like it.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He had taken on the face and form of Ceyx drowned. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In a year or two, I could have had her ready to take on a housekeeper's post in some small residence. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The Giver’s face took on a solemn look. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z His face takes on a special look when he concentrates. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of townsfolk stood about silently watching the boats returning from Cambridge shore and taking on yet another scarlet-coated cargo. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In re-pose, it had taken on the strained, disconsolate expression that is written on the countenance of so many Southern Negroes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If I could sink deep enough into the game, it felt like I could take on the whole world. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I knew I couldn’t take on this giant water-bed salesman alone. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z His brow creased angrily for a moment, then smoothed as his eyes took on a knowing look. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The colonel’s face took on a look of surprise. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just can’t believe it. Well done, you. It’s been a very, very long time since he’s taken on a student.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She hadn’t realized how much of a toll the years of judgment and criticism, implied and expressed, have taken on her. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The cliffs of blue ice lining our path take on a darker, more ominous color, and the frozen beasts inside them start to look alive. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Things get complicated when a pronoun, like any good understudy, takes on different guises, depending on the roles it plays in the sentence. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Our relationship had taken on this pattern: I gently prodded him to do something; he would mull it for days or weeks. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And as she read, America’s mythologies began to take on meaning, America’s tribalisms—race, ideology, and region—became clear. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They felt triumphant as a train pulled in, took on white passengers, and then chugged out of the station with no blacks aboard. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My teacher, Mrs. Lester, had a garbage bag full of extra clothes she took on bus trips. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z When we were done, his face took on a distant look and then he turned to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His voice had taken on an unfamiliar modulation, his delivery slower, the temperature of his entire being much lower. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Pedrito took on a certain gravity, became an important man around here. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His face took on a new intensity as he raised it above Martin’s rude coffin, squeezing it like he meant to drive his fingers through. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The crickets talk in code; the night takes on an electronic tingle. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He took on three first graders during a snowball fight because one of them had thrown a piece of ice. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Salvador’s face had taken on a dark, sullen look, and his eyes flicked constantly to the door. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Spare us all the melodrama, Faraday. This is, after all, the consequence of your decision to take on two apprentices when one would have been sufficient.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The midwife intimidated her, and when intimidated my mother took on a weightless quality, whisking about every time the midwife made one of her slow, solid movements. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Next, her head would bob a bit and her eyes would take on the intensity of a wild predator. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He tries to take on a more serious tone, unsuccessfully. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z On this cool summer night, all he wanted to know was if Z could get him some information and if he could take on a project down in the holler. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I did a double take on a Clorox jug to be sure it wasn’t a shark’s head. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My father, meanwhile, has taken on a new responsibility at home. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She went to check out Harvard but was disheartened when an admissions officer pointedly harassed her about her father’s politics, when all she wanted was to be taken on her own terms. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Under the chandelier light, her red hair took on a strange, unnatural glow. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The pumpkin vines also took on the personality of jungle plants. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Nina spoke Kaelish like a native and loved the challenge of taking on a new identity in every town. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Mia, from her reading at the library, recognized them all, but found that after she’d stared at them for long enough, they took on new contours, like faces of people she loved. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At first it was shapeless, but as it drew nearer it took on the look of a man. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Running a small business was a heavy load to take on, but I loved working on Louellashop.com so much, it didn’t feel like work. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The numbers began to take on a life of their own, which was at the same time the life he gave them. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He went back to concentrate on his work as if nothing had happened, and his voice took on a restful strength. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A group of ragtag soldiers could take on the most powerful country in the world. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z She could not find a reliable concert manager who was willing to take on a young black singer, so she and Billy had to make all booking and travel arrangements themselves. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z As he came nearer, his face took on a look of concern. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Below the text is a picture of me that Edie took on the bus the day I hadn’t blended in my sunscreen. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z All the installments hadn’t been paid and she took on the responsibility. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They asked FeedTech to take on payments for research and repairs. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We put all the clothes I was taking on my bed, and she folded everything neatly and put it inside the bag while I watched. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z When he saw the plaque under the peregrine falcon, the one that was just plain wrong, the day took on a different tone. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And not only on this problem, but on every issue he/she has taken on in the past week. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I thought that no man in his right mind would take on Narciso’s brute strength, but Tenorio had and so he must be desperate because of what was happening to his daughter. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She wished her father had never taken on the Jake Steel franchise, but it had become one of his most popular roles. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Chloe leads us to the same room we were in before, and Hank comes in holding a clear plastic version of the cast he took on Tuesday. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The Confederate forts had been taken on November 7, 1861, and Port Royal and St. Helena were being used by the Union Army as supply stations. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But as the dot grew larger, it turned blaze-orange and took on the shape of a helicopter. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Positions taken on crime policies typically cohered along lines of racial ideology. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z His break came in 80 bc, when he took on a hot potato of a case that had been turned down by bigger names. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z We passed through a town and stopped in front of the posada, and the driver took on several packages. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Sometime I am going to take on a whole village by myself, just like Rambo,” Alhaji told me, smiling at the new goal he had set for himself. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They take on a dark, metallic green color, looking as if they will burst like a water balloon. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If anyone could take on a war god, his grandmother could. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z At this key moment, as analysts scrutinized the U-2 photographs of Soviet bases in Cuba, one of the secret documents handed over by Penkovsky earlier that year took on a special significance. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As a result, the organisms of distant lands like Australia and Madagascar evolved in isolation for millions upon millions of years, taking on shapes and natures very different from those of their distant Afro-Asian relatives. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he was taken on as an apprentice. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He started to take on freelance copyediting jobs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There had been a succession of professional ball teams in town since May 24,1890, when the Seattle Reds took on the Spokane Falls Spokanes. 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 agreed that Hyena would take on this task the first day, and he was duly left there, while all the others went off in search of food. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Constitution—with a couple of short sentences, solemnly agreeing to take on the country’s every concern. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z George’s voice was taking on the tone of confession. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Another took on the shape of a pyramid. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I think back to when I got my temperature taken on intake this morning, the flashing numbers on the thermometer blaring out a strong 102. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The suspicion was taking on an uncomfortable solid shape. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jody curried and brushed until a pile of dead hair lay in the stall and until the pony’s coat had taken on a deep red shine. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, come now, madam: you must not take on. I was only having my joke.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The average age in our platoon, I’d guess, was nineteen or twenty, and as a consequence things often took on a curiously playful atmosphere, like a sporting event at some exotic reform school. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can't confirm it, but I think he's planning something else. Something big. Something that doesn't involve Darin. But how can we save Darin and take on another mission? We don't have enough men.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She sounds like she is ready to take on the world. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z As we came out of the hotel that morning they glittered in the early morning sun, and under the influence of those two-sided accessories, what happened next took on contrasting tones. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He wasn’t sure if it was possible to use up a ventus by inhaling it, but, if he was going to have to fight, he’d better take on Kym before he ran out of oxygen. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z From what I later understood, he finally backed away from taking on the responsibility of those eight mouths to feed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But we were angry and eager to take on the state. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It now preferred to take on the shape of a slim golden bracelet around her wrist. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Besides, as the mattress took on moisture, it would get heavier and harder to pull. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Her lips were still against his and her words suddenly took on a different meaning and she moved back and pulled her dress over her head in one fluid gesture. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Shanti gave instructions to the girls heading into the surf toward the mangled half plane, which was taking on water quickly. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z His own ships crept along the shores of the Disputed Lands to take on food and wine and fresh water at Volantis before swinging south around Valyria. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His long face took on a hard expression. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He did save my life by taking on Cato after all. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, Harry,” she said wearily, “it’s a pile of utter rubbish. This can’t be what the sign really means. This must just be his weird take on it. What a waste of time.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z More blood flow means they are taking on a greater load. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Ophie’s duties at Daffodil Manor took on a rhythm that, while not soothing, was at least predictable. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z There are times when surfing where you’ll take on a wave only to realize the bottom’s dropped out of it and so suddenly without warning you’re free-falling down the entire face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z 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 It is a distinctly 1960s take on the Gospel of St. Matthew, a sort of period piece within a period piece that was initially criticized for its flower-child vibe and hippie-dippie costuming. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Your heart hasn’t taken on the chill of the sea. Plus, you have talent. Talent, talons, tally, envy—your talent will turn the ship green with envy—mark my words!” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She had never known that ice could take on so many shades of blue: sharp lines of indigo like the deepest sea, aquamarine shadows, even the glint of blue-green where the sun struck just so. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In 2000 we had taken on the subject of race, not as a political construct or an exercise in demography but more intimately, as a force in how we live our lives. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She was hoping this testimony was going to seal it, vindicate all the effort, the pretrial preparation, the way she and others had extended themselves to take on Reggie. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He was staring at me, but his eyes had taken on a milky quality that I recognized at once. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Everyone is Auntie and Uncle or Mr. and Mrs. But Soojin taking on a new name just doesn’t seem right. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He needed cooperation and commitment from all of the kingdoms in his territory before taking on the Parthian Empire. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As the sun drops behind the distant mountains, the light in the east takes on a blue haze. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z When seasoned by the subtleties of accident, harmony, favor, wisdom, and inevitability, luck takes on the cast of serendipity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He never liked to brag, but I could tell he was proud that he had taken on four bigger, tougher kids, even if they were girls. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Bush had asked Ernest to take on a roving brief for the committee, injecting himself into any area encountering problems as “a sort of fire department.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She had a level of fearlessness that you have to possess to take on something like she did. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Her skin had taken on an unhealthy pale green cast. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Clark's list took on a life of its own. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His expression began to change; his young face took on the sad look of the older men around him. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z A tanker stood over against Seaside, taking on oil. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We were taking on a huge issue, but now I had the benefit of operating from a huge platform. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I took on a security job, swing shift at a furniture warehouse in Sunnyvale. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The black would mean he’d have to take on the position of one of the fighters. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom told me that her mother, my Teta, had lost four children in Egypt to various things, some even at young ages, and yet no one saw the toll it took on her. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z My father, a simple principal, was taking on the two most powerful and dangerous forces in the country. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Subdued, resigned, Papa’s life—all our lives— took on a pattern that would hold for the duration of the war. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s good. Why not? I like to take on a little load. It lets the poison out. Don’t you like champagne, Kate?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You always were the protector, even though I was born first. It’s time to let me take on my responsibility, Janey. It’s way past time.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It wasn’t as swollen as before, but it had taken on a yellow tint from my assortment of fading bruises. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Heaped in the middle of her room were all the possessions she could not take on a honeymoon. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, seeking out magazines and books and films and secondhand stories about America, his longing took on a minor mystical quality and America became where he was destined to be. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Peach gurgled as my dog swirled away from us and Peach took on a mouthful of water. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The sky took on a light gray color. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The air around me heated, taking on a charge I recognized. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “And, just as important, an oath taken on this spear is unbreakable.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It was only later and by degrees that they had seemed to take on significance. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Some words take on new, unexpected definitions that you can’t find in the dictionary. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She pushed the prosecutors to go after Reggie, then took on the cause of texting and driving, amassing a binder of evidence for media and legislators. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z So by the early years of the nineteenth century, fossils had taken on a certain inescapable importance, which makes Wistar’s failure to see the significance of his dinosaur bone all the more unfortunate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “As your guardian I have responsibility for you, yes. Fortunately, I am not the only individual in the world willing to take on this responsibility.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Her eyes took on the colors of the sky and the cobblestones, alternately brown or blue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His face took on a sour, skeptical expression. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She remembered how Frank stood up for her in Portland, shouting, “She’s a good person!” like he was ready to take on anybody who denied it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Why not let a church with more resources take on this task? Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The terrible sounds he’d heard escalate for the last hour took on a high-pitched, mechanical squeal, like a robotic death yell. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z His father called it the wounded duck but to Ben the hand and wrist took on the shape of a cobra prepared to strike. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That thought, along with everything my dad said and the obvious toll this has taken on my parents, hits me in the gut like an unexpected punch. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes they took on the softer cast of ignorance or thoughtless prejudice. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Her voice took on the spittle-flying hiss normally reserved for the word vengeance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I’d seen many of them take on more responsibility and blossom both professionally and personally, even under the glare of the harshest lights. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I took on the trench and conquered Challenger Deep,” I tell him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Root’s face took on a green hue through the quartz pane. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Trees danced and swayed, dust and leaves rose up around us in boisterous swirls, and our jackets and outerwear took on sudden lives of their own, leaping and flapping about us. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In times of action her face took on a sudden new composure, almost serene, the fuzzy blue eyes narrowing into a tight, intelligent focus. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The council had extended his curfew; it was death to be taken on the streets after the evenfall bells had sung. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z One time, I took on the whole class and won. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Haymitch stares at it, puzzled, and then his face takes on a strange intensity. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They take on form and color, and the voice is as familiar and true as if my brother is standing in front of me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The city filled up again and took on its normal, preplague pace. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “Do you think your father might be interested in taking on any help?” he asked. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Ready to take on the world, we say.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But, as I got older and started getting game, the name took on a new meaning. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z As for the dog, he’s sort of taken on his master’s stooped look, muzzle down, neck straining. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z They began taking on physical form, like walking corpses, but they seemed confused. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then I go onto the site itself and read the last post, written the day before the party—two opposite takes on the book Julie Plum, Girl Exorcist. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Teachers and administrators have an obligation to make dignity for everybody—not just the popular and the conventional—an urgent educational concern, in the same way they’ve taken on racism and other forms of bigotry. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The opposite was true: they seemed to talk only to heighten their anticipation of the next bite, and when the next bite came, their faces took on a look of utter absorption. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But with a monotone voice and that far-off look she’d taken on since Dad had left with the lost Council, it was hard to take in the message. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She thought that she understood; he took on more than he could fix, so of course he wanted reassurance. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Then, suddenly, those words “Your viewpoint is going to be particularly valuable” take on a whole new meaning. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He never said anything, but I think he figured that, as when we were kids, we both stood a better chance if we took on the world together. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He was writing in response to a letter Leila had written to him a few weeks earlier, asking the senator to take on texting and driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z There were photos of the dive team, taken on the banks of Salem Harbor. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The little girls took on that task, happy to find beetles and hoppers in the grass and bring them to Yellow-wing. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For my part, I took on the job of locking the house each night when my father was away. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was taken on October 13, 1976, by Frederick A. Murphy, then of the Centers for Disease Control—on the same day that Nurse Mayinga wandered around Kinshasa. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But after a while—longer than it had taken on the way there—he still hadn’t said it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z "No. I want him taken on to the castle." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If she took on more hours, he reasoned, she would make enough for them to have a real sofa, real meals, perhaps a TV. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Now it was the varsity’s turn to take on Ky Ebright’s boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Or will I be taken on Sunday instead? The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And Orange Juice had not only cheered me up; she had also taken on both our feelings of seasickness. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, our trip took on a new tone. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It’s always busy around this time, so I take on some extra shifts and drive a lot of nights. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Henry Deforest took on the formidable task of providing food for the city; Samuel Benge took charge of carrying the sick to Bush Hill and seeing that the dead were properly buried. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Her voice had taken on anxiety; behind the relief which she could not hide, I sensed her troubled uneasy mind moving from doubt to doubt. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I spoke, the mist took on a golden sparkle, as if the bottom of the clouds had been dipped in glitter. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It seemed as though he had taken on, too, Achilles’ strength, and no man of the Greeks could stand before him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She paused, cleared her throat, her tone taking on an ever deeper seriousness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He took on the burden of organizing it all for the rest of us. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z For Contarini, experience had taken on a new kind of authority. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Then a shadow detached itself from the rocky incline and took on the general form—if not the exact appearance—of Milligan. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They took on a color that you can usually see only in sunsets. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Matt Creighton smoothed the fair hair back from the boy’s forehead and, when the air took on a chill, covered him with an old jacket. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally she was taken on by some pickers heading home, stopping for a week’s work here and there, wherever they could find it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Wilson's glazed eyes turned out to the ashheaps, where small grey clouds took on fantastic shape and scurried here and there in the faint dawn wind. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z His hammy pink face had taken on that dangerous scowl which only appeared when he was extremely cross and somebody was for the high-jump. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The elevation gave it the dignity of a stage and everything that happened there took on the aura and significance of performance. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Root’s face took on that familiar purple hue. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z A nurse guy came in and told me I had to leave, that visitors weren’t allowed, and I asked if she was doing okay, and the guy said, “She’s still taking on water.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I did feel ready to take on the world. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “No. Just the one of both of us taken on our wedding day. Why?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Five days out of Gig Harbor, the Ocean Queen docked in Petersburg to take on fuel and water. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It had taken on a ghoulish quality; Taylor had affixed several black shirts to poles outside her cave and lit them to make torches. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The giving and the taking on the location of the permanent national capital had been positively fierce ever since the question had come before Congress in September of 1789. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The fact he’d navigated his unusual upbringing so successfully seemed only to reinforce the idea that he was ready to take on more. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Now it has taken on the taint of meaninglessness. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z His face took on a strange expression—one I was to see only a few more times in the years to come. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad decided to take on the task of buying me a typewriter. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I am still weak, but nimble enough to take on The Beast. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Yes, Nixon knew he’d just taken on the toughest job in the world. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Of course, it’s hard to separate real memories from the videos of me that Dad took on his camcorder. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I remember that when I was four, a woman in the building was taken on as my caretaker during the days when Mama worked. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z All ships were steamships and these old steamers would take on hundreds and often thousands of tons of coal in one go. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The next one is old and kind of grainy, like it might have been taken on a cell phone. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z At first the prices had been so modest—a few hundred dollars per piece—that Mia sometimes had to take on two jobs, or even three. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The old mansion, painted white since the time they had brought the pianola, took on the strange look of a mosque. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Smooth and golden, it began to take on a glow and fragrance. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As the trail twisted along the river, the patrol began to take on a nightmarish quality that would become all too familiar to soldiers in this war. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z As time went on, the concern un hooked itself from the fear and took on a life of its own. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There they were, in his living room in New Haven, awash in soft jazz and daylight, and she looked at him, her good, bewildered man, and felt the day take on a sad, epic quality. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There is no doubt that it has multiple origins, nor that it takes on a wholly new importance with Descartes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Neither of us correct his take on our relationship. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Throughout their conversation, Sticky’s expression had grown more and more dejected, his big eyes sadder and sadder, so that at last his face had taken on the exact gloomy look of that miserable man Milligan. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z My racket takes on a life of its own, a bolt of energy. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “My responsibilities as High Blade would make it far too difficult to take on apprentices. You should be flattered, however; not just one, but two scythes have come forward—one for each of you.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We watched Milton’s adult character forming during those years, taking on the no-nonsense attributes of our future father. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I ask, pointing to a picture taken on a beach. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Then his ugly face took on a look of profound and outraged sorrow, so simple and truthful that his nakedness in the window-light was dignity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Eva took on administrative duties for our new project, which were pretty challenging given that federal dollars came with all kinds of complex reporting and accounting requirements. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "I'm much obliged but I couldn't take on any more work." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Two days a week, she joins the women, taking on this second job now that there are four more mouths to feed and the money she gets from part-time teaching isn't enough anymore. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z When reciting its texts, one raised and lowered one’s voice to replicate the natural pauses provided by commas and periods, stopping for emphasis or to take on a questioning tone. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He unhooked his thumbs from the belt loops and made himself more upright, taking on a self-conscious air of menace. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Each candle changed subtly as it was put in place; its flame rose thinner and higher, taking on a golden- white tinge instead of the cold, threatening blue. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice took on a tone I had never heard before. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z A week ago, Harry would have said finding a partner for a dance would be a cinch compared to taking on a Hungarian Horntail. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Tom and Eb were sullen and resentful for days that their prophesies of an easy victory should so early have taken on a hollow ring. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z With each visit, Morrie seemed to be melting into his chair, his spine taking on its shape. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes have taken on a furious glow, but he still holds back. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z "Project Elrond" had taken on a dark connotation throughout the Space Center, veiled in secrecy. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Derby says I should be glad he was willing to take on all that debt. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The sea lions felt it and their barking took on a tone and a cadence that would have gladdened the heart of St. Francis. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Though backshifting usually occurs when someone said something in the past, it also occurs when a proposition was generally believed in the past, as in This meant that Amy was taking on too many responsibilities. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “It’s rotten. The wood’s all eaten. Look ye, see when I pull? Warps. You see there? Gentlemen, we is taking on some ugly water.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The boat rocked down again, and we took on more water. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z You have to understand what it’s like, taking on a big city: I’m exposed to all sorts of ignorance and criminality. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z You can be sure, Omakayas thought, her face taking on a faraway, haughty expression, she would be slow in answering! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He simply wasn’t sure that the United States had the military strength to take on so many formidable foes. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Edward soon took on the job of matching mothers and babies. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “And did you also guess that within a day at most, Kronos will bum away that mortal body and take on the true form of a Titan king?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Rectal temperatures taken on monkeys being sacrificed were not elevated. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps because philosophers tended to be men and greenwitches tended to be women, the argument took on an overly heated tone. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m late,” Axel says, ready to take on the steps. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Above the rooftops the sky had taken on a reddish glow, and with evening coming on the streets came to life. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z His eyes were taking on that exhausted faraway look he’d had when he was clinging to the black walnut tree. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The light was fading and the air was taking on an evening chill. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The dark skin of his face took on a greenish pallor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Every object in my room had taken on a flat, grayish aspect. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Among those three hundred people gathered at the distracted-driving summit, there were vigorous voices of people who lost family members, who created MADD-like groups to take on distraction. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He could see that the blind man’s face had taken on a worried look, too, at the news. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z There were certain small-scale projects I chose not to take on. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We set down outside of Marshall because they was taking on workers at the new lumber mill. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, the bombings in Birmingham took on a new twist for me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This may have been made easier for me because I was something of a social outcast, taking on the overwhelmingly Mormon and sometimes oppressive and conformist atmosphere of my school and town. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The dog paced back and forth, his voice taking on a preach- erly kind of grandness. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Well, I am. Two people with glorified butter knives ain't going to be able to take on that many shamblers, especially when a few of them look to be new turns.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t like to take on anything I can’t blow away.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “In the wake of the Tonist tragedy, conclave takes on a certain...resonance, don’t you think?” she heard someone say. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When he ran out of high school kids to whip, he took on Pete and thirteen other college runners in a two-mile race at Compton. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I thought about the physical toll actually getting to the Olympics had taken on my body and then considered the emotional toll as well. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In the years following the Civil War, alcohol drinking in America took on a whole new look. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z His face took on the sad veil of someone trying to get used to sacrificing what he wanted so badly. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Dulmo discovered nothing; but his concept of discovery was soon to take on a life of its own. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z His dark face took on the serious expressionlessness of a man who is nearly always alone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Lily’s voice rose and took on a hurt tone. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Immediately Vishnu takes on his full cosmic size. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z This was an era in which the Church’s unquestioned supremacy truly began to crumble and mere mortals took on the responsibility of creating the world around them. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The group took on the additional tasks with zeal, because space looked like “a hell of a lot of fun.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The minimal funds the city allocated to black neighborhoods depended on the stand black leaders took on desegregation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The Trask house had never been gay, but lived in only by Charles it took on a gloomy, rustling decay. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z So as I sat in the living room that night, I took on the full responsibility of finding my parents’ killer—even if it turned out that the killer shared my DNA. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z It was the second time he’d taken on a true dump and restored it to perfection. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The girl’s voice took on the edge of a blade sharpened on a stone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He began quoting from the oath he took on the day of his induction. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Then, brimming with confidence, he overreached by taking on both the US Army and the most popular television news anchorman in the country, Edward R. Murrow. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z We then took on another hundred new cases after the decision banning mandatory life without parole for juveniles. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But every once in a while they step out of character and take on the role of nouns. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His face takes on that distant look it wears when he’s working something out. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Ever since he discovered the venue for the challenge, he has been slowly taking on more responsibility for the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The world they represented, of philosophy, science, literature—an entire civilization—took on a life that was distinct from the life I had known. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her eyes took on a life of their own, drifting through the room. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She thought of the photograph at the art museum, which now, in her memory, took on a secretive, sly tinge. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My declaration to end our forty-eight-hour estrangement didn't slow down my dad's crying, but I could tell his emotions had taken on a different form. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He found that he was often angry, now: irrationally angry at his groupmates, that they were satisfied with their lives which had none of the vibrance his own was taking on. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The routine of the ship took on a horrible monotony. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The fact that Lazar Sidelsky, one of the firm’s partners, would take on a young African as an articled clerk — something almost unheard of in those days — was evidence of that liberalism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And I’m not sure if any of us are ready to take on the Director and his real-world consequences. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Selling me the drugs was no problem, but listening to my increasingly manic thoughts and opinions was far too much for one person to take on a daily basis. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But Sir Fabian took on a superior air, as he squeezed Jeanne with his thin, strong arms. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z As the numbness crept into the hand, or stole past the foot and up the leg, the flesh stiffened and grew cold and the victim’s skin took on a greyish hue, resembling stone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At the edge of the town he found a filling station and stopped to take on some gas. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z When he decided to drop to 170 and take on Connor Herrera, Coach O tried to talk him out of it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But sometimes, individual Cherokee took on temporary taboos - maybe to cleanse their spirit, or because they knew, from listening to the spirit world or whatever, that the taboo was important. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I embroider this scene again and again,” Kira said, “and sometimes—not always—my hands begin to move in ways I don’t understand. The threads seem to take on a power of their own.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z As if in slow motion, frame by frame, the world would take on the old logic—absolute silence, then the wind, then sunlight, then voices. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that weird buzz that the air sometimes takes on when you’re sitting alone in silence, or the faint hum of a computer monitor. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Austin taught Fuller to take on the upper class in the black community with the same zeal and uncompromising spirit that he used in confronting the white power structure. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But I get the impression she’s taken on nursing as a sort of penance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As recognition slowly came to him, his face took on an expression of great sadness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It also took on the meaning of someone parasitic, living on the flesh of others. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The visit with my cousins took on a routine as dull and uninspired as the previous days had been exhilarating. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z As I understand it, at first Doña Charito was insulted at the de la Torre request: she was an artiste; she took on apprentices, not children. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Why would I take on the risk inherent in stealing information from you when you’re willing to tell me everything about yourself for free? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She flipped the canoe back over; it immediately started taking on water. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Sunlight reflects off the buildings, and the air around us takes on an orange tinge. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The legal game was on now, taking on its own life. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Lucky Girl’s face took on a shade of panic. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The truth was, I was tired of taking on people who ridiculed us for the way we lived. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As a prelude Joe and his freshman crewmates took on the varsity crew in a football game of their own and were unceremoniously crushed by the older boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “We need to talk about that. You keep taking on charity cases, you’re gonna drive down the fair market value of my man’s brain.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z For a split second, one took on the icy visage of Boreas. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He took on big, monopolistic companies, deeming them “hurtful to the general welfare.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Riddle had no reason to disrupt his colt’s schedule to take on Seabiscuit and accept a risk, however small, that a fluke would cost his horse the championship. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She became a vice president of the elementary school PTA and took on its newsletter. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z We strengthened Wick so that he could infiltrate your shadow fellowship and take on the role of the Lucera; Or Lucero, in his case, one of the other Sorrows added. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The security guy double takes on Dalton’s passport, because his hair is brown in the photo, but now it’s bleached blond. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The sharp peaks of her stiff knees and elbows made the sheet take on the shape of a small iceberg. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My questions have multiplied, twisted, taken on new form. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z By keeping to this route, I hoped to reach home in about half the time it normally took on other streets. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Travis drives me to school because the project I did for our book report is too hard to take on the bus. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z As you proceed from one level to the next, the tunnels take on gradually more complex geometric shapes, and the number of enemies and obstacles crawling up toward you multiplies drastically. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When your boss says you should be more of a team player, that means she wants you to take on more of her work. thick as thieves. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But the arrest had taken on an entirely different cast by the time they were brought to Camp Greyhound. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She took on the full responsibility and recognition of breadwinner and returned to church. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The following morning, we started speaking to each other as if awakened from a nightmare or a dream that had given us a different take on life and the situation we were in. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Even so, his eyes look glossier, and the blue irises take on a lovely, reflective sheen. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The electron doesn’t fly around the nucleus like a planet around its sun, but instead takes on the more amorphous aspect of a cloud. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z And Russia would represent the kind of opportunity Paul and Jim had hoped for when they’d taken on Peru: a chance to affect health policy for the poor on a global scale. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z This concern has to do with the toll taken on our brains when they are overloaded with information. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Everything from eating to seeing something gross is taking on a whole new meaning to me. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At thirty her hot brown eyes had turned to agate, and her skin had taken on the sheen of maple struck down, split and sanded at the height of its green. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Fighting the urge to argue, Otto did as told and took on a stiff pose, like a robot about to go jogging. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Your name,” he said, the words taking on a sudden edge. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I just returned from Winter Conclave and have been given this ring so that I might take on an apprentice.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The skin of the thing that had once been a little girl took on a horrid grayish pallor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “You’d think he was running a whole fleet of ships, single-handed, to hear her take on.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh—certain furry beasts that took on the personality of a dead person.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His face took on a mix of surprise and pain. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z In short, everything an intelligent person takes on a trip in the event they might need it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She avoided the sun and used creams in elegant bottles, so that her complexion, already naturally light, became lighter, brighter, and took on a sheen. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Without the magnetosphere anyone unfortunate enough to step into sunlight would pretty quickly take on the appearance of, let us say, an overcooked pizza. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “We have only two men lodging here. Somehow Aunt has managed to take on a dozen Hessian brutes. She requires our assistance.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, days after I became a qualified paratrooper, I would take on that role. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z His sardonic mind glowed and his speech took on its old singing rhythm. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z As Christmas neared, the walk to school took on a different tune. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “He hates making mistakes. I always tell him the only bad one he’s ever made was marrying me and taking on my kids.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Nigerians took on all sorts of names here. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Good old Butler, the only human ever to take on a troll and win. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She considered transforming herself into a raven and taking on a bit of its cunning or an eagle and taking on a bit of its fight. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Lyra was lighter than the rucksack but awkwarder, because the rucksack’s weight was taken on the shoulders, whereas carrying Lyra, Malcolm soon remembered, involved both arms. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Suddenly the responsibility and relative sacrifice meant something completely different, like a landscape taking on new colors, or all the furniture in a house being rearranged so that now everything appeared perfectly in place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The air took on a wintry sting as night fell, and in the morning, as I headed up the trail, a glaze of frost sparkled from the rhododendron leaves. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to take her back to the street where I had found her, but Fd already disturbed her rest and had taken on her soul as my own personal responsibility. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z As I told my staff, I’d rather go deep than broad when it came to taking on issues. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Hopefully it’s a pack of man-eating wolves that we have to take on with our bare hands.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His voice had taken on a hard edge, putting us in our place, as they say. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, when Aunt Eva lit the holiday candles, broad hands encircling the light, her plain face with its deep- set coffee-colored eyes took on a kind of beauty. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was trying to speak insipidly, yet everything I said to Tibe seemed to take on a double meaning. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He feels like a dog that has to be taken on walks to get his energy out. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Once they came upon Acorn, who was evidently being taken on a tour of the same kind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I can see the wall of fog, which has taken on a pearly white quality. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Once, we did take on Tía Flor, who indicated her large house, the well-kept grounds, the stone Cupid who had been re-routed so it was his mouth that spouted water. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Aint you done enough moaning and slobbering today, without hiding off in this here empty room, mumbling and taking on. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Illinois may have been ready to take on the issue of segregation, but the rest of the parade leadership was not. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z As Aunt Loma got used to Camp being gone, though, she seemed to take on new life. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It should immediately be apparent that in a culture in which experience was taking on a new significance, the term ‘fact’ was invaluable because it identified that type of knowledge which is grounded in experience. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The old man clears his throat, and his face takes on an expression still more holy. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The nickname began generations ago, but each generation took on the mantle of justifying it. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes her voice takes on a hard edge when she talks about her little girl. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her pulse slowed, her eyes grew bloodshot, her skin took on the pale-yellow color that gave the disease its name. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Some people on the trail take on an almost mythic status because of their idiosyncrasies. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I keep listening, my picture of Alice and her pig taking on new dimensions. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My voice took on the strident tone of virtuous outrage which automatically arouses suspicion. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I explained to her that I actually agreed with her take on To Kill a Mockingbird, which was one of my favorite books. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She also kept doing little favours for me, like making me sandwiches, or taking on parts of my cleaning rota. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, you have no money, so you walk on to take on this new work. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I gave her a traveling bag to take on her honeymoon. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The Trunchbull was in such a rage that her face had taken on a boiled colour and little flecks of froth were gathering at the corners of her mouth. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I had never thought of boats starting from nothing, of taking on bones under their bodies. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In his hand, the stone took on a dull light as if it were awakening at his touch. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Pier new project was to take on the Bring Mariam Home campaign. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I got way too much to do to take on your chores, too.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Ever since her own parents died, these visits from her mother-in-law had taken on extra importance, and she’d putter around the house, cleaning and cooking, biting her nails as she went. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But I didn't think I was ready to take on the responsibilities of running a nonprofit law office. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z These rides that the family took on Sunday afternoons had become rituals and much too important for Macon to enjoy. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Each candle changed subdy as it was put in place; its flame rose thinner and higher, taking on a golden- white tinge instead of the cold, threatening blue. The Dark is Rising 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Staring at it dissolved its outlines, but within a few paces it had taken on a vaguely human form. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z My own speaking would sometimes take on an edge of combativeness. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And then there were the problems of my taking on more responsibility in the Company. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned forward slightly and his manner took on a shrewd and significant air. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Instead his voice takes on a more urgent tone. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Had to do something. Some things ain’t meant to be heard by everybody. Too many people hear a thing, and that thing takes on a life of its own.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Instead of a faceless state or community, crime victims were featured at trial, and criminal cases took on the dynamics of a traditional civil trial, pitting the family of the victim against the offender. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z How were they supposed to take on a whole fortress with no time to plan and barely any kind of team at all? Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A few weeks later, he established eight task forces to take on the job. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Not till the first stripes of dawn start appearing down the valley in front of us do we stop to take on more water. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Of course, Adam would choose to dress up for the symphony and a 1960s sharkskin suit could’ve just been his cool take on formal, but I knew there was more to it than that. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The house took on a life of its own, hatching piles of dishes and laundry and newspapers and dust. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z She had taken on even more importance in Durham’s black community when Howard Fuller left to take a job organizing union workers in Greensboro, eventually serving as chairman of UOCI. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I want my first steps into my new life to be ones I take on my own. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Especially when June says, “You’re like a dog that has to be taken on walks to get his energy out.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I watched with the profoundest satisfaction as five days of grime ran down my legs and out the drainhole, and noticed with astonished gratitude that my body had taken on a noticeably svelter profile. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I waited for Jennifer to finish her grumbling because I wanted her take on my new book. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It began like any other calamity that strikes the poor but quickly took on the characteristics of a divine punishment. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But now my brave, proud Pashtun father has taken on the pots and the pans! Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Knot had taken on the project of teaching Nailer to read, and it hadn’t taken long for Nailer to begin resenting the tedium of book learning. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing her white uniform and was on her way to take on other traumatized children. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z His eyes widened with surprise, then slowly took on a look of understanding. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z As we went out, I could hear her scolding the children, who were wailing with disappointment at not being taken on our outing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought with her dried fish and fresh water for us to take on our journey. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But the eastern perceptions of the rivalry often took on an element of snobbery, and this rankled western athletes and fans. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They had lacked the resources, then, to take on the citadel, but they were never going to tolerate it forever. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She was Terryl Warner now, married, with kids, and a track record for taking on tough cases as a victim’s advocate. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z When a human being is fed upon and consumed by one of them, especially in Africa, the event is telescoped against horizons of space and time, and takes on a feeling of immense antiquity. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Bright and early the next morning, the brains assemble to take on the problem of the Nut. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I knew we didn’t—we’d taken on a big mortgage, he had some debts left over from a bad business deal his father had coaxed him into pursuing—1 just had to deal with it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch as his eyes take on a faraway look. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t believe that was my burden to take on, yet at the same time I wanted to show them that if they gave me a chance they’d see we were more alike than different. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He knew the Doctor meant he wasn’t to cry or take on. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mike, who was taking on the qualities of a golden retriever, walked faithfully by my side to class. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Artillery has stopped for the moment, and the predawn fires inside the walls take on a steady middle life, an adulthood. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z This is especially true for girls like myself who don’t take on a more masculine presentation.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He had bathed in the River Styx and taken on the powers of the greatest mortal hero, Achilles. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “If we do things properly, it will undoubtedly take on a life of its own.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Baba spoke in a low voice, the one he took on whenever I embarrassed him in public. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And like the attacks on Catherine O’Leary, these often took on a nasty tone. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z My take on it, working in a place where physical confrontation was always possible, was that most men, meeting other men, instantly asked themselves: Could I beat him in a fight? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When I finish—when I win—I’ll be on my way back to New York and never have to take on another hunt again. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After they were broken in, they might take on other tasks or, if they were lucky, get a place at the factory. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Kym’s alien features took on an expression that almost resembled sympathy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Close up, it looked like the sort of thing you might take on a high-tech picnic. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t want his gentle friend to suffer the way he had, taking on the memories. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z This being a direct rather than a representative democracy, membership of the demos, or sovereign body, was by right rather than by election, and every decision was taken on a one-man, one-vote basis. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Then a cooling hose blew and he lost power and started to take on water. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Who is it you want to take on the carousel? Me or my mother?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Cari’s mother, Candy Lightner, vowed to take on drunk driving and founded Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, later renamed Mothers Against Drunk Driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The ragged fur, in reverse, took on the look of shorn velvet. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In these places where they practice, their potent magic takes on many shapes. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Many reformers took up this cause before they took on other social issues, such as abolition and suffrage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z A hired boy took on a few, and Chris Beeston reluctantly agreed to don women's costume again, and for a time the sharers scheduled the plays with the fewest female roles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “I have been. I usually work every other day, twelve-hour shifts. But I took on some extra work this week. Covering for a friend.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When I took on the disguise of a polite young lady, I could often escape her closer scrutiny. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But instead of coming back with another defense, his face constricts, his eyes take on a shiny squint, and tears begin to seep out, his body giving way to hopelessness. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Her voice had taken on some of the hard edge of Pima and Nailer’s own inflections. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Then she took the warm melted wax from the candle and covered the clay dolls with it so they took on the color of flesh. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly the shapes around her took on form. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was already beginning to take on the attributes of a relic. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z By August, Houseman had taken on most of the writing himself. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The anticipation of what might happen was overpowering, a suffocating blanket of misery and fear that began to take on a life of its own. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z School takes on a nightmarish quality, like a house full of ghosts that won’t quit bothering me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She should have said that it was not a crude revenge, or a scorekeeping, but took on a redemptive significance for her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z With his newfound sight, the young Roosevelt was ready to take on whatever came next. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z She also took on various domestic service jobs from some of the club’s members. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Elinor’s voice took on an edge that Ash had never heard before. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the opening speech the next day, Jim Kim said many people had asked him why a small organization like PIH had taken on such a costly and difficult project in Peru. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z On his way to Min’s house early one morning, as the plum trees took on their gold and scarlet autumn garb, Tree-ear spied the potter Kang wheeling a cart toward the kiln site. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I needed to hear her take on the awful situation that was tearing my sister apart. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Mr. Flux clasped his hands behind his back, pinched his lips together, took on a troubled posture. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The criminalization of infant mortality and the persecution of poor women whose children die have taken on new dimensions in twenty-first-century America, as prisons across the country began to bear witness. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Better to avoid such questions, better to pass quickly by with a cheerful word than to stop and ask, for who would lightly take on the burden of feeding another mouth? Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Stepstones they had taken on grain and game and fresh water, after the long voyage along the bleak and barren coast of Dome with its shoals and whirlpools. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had taken on a careful and calibrated charm. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They crept beneath the twigs and leaves, settled themselves in the smooth, curved trough—which soon took on some of the warmth of their bodies—and slept at once. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “In my country,” he said, “we come to the point quickly. Mr. Poirot, I want you to take on a job for me.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z And I can also understand why he would shun taking on such a tremendous responsibility. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s barely been twenty-four hours, and it’s kinda taken on a life of its own.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z To Celia’s ears, the sounds no longer resolve into words, and she frowns as her father’s responses take on the same muddled quality. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Her fleeting victory had left in its wake a vast, echoing space, because she had taken on, for too long, a pitch of voice and a way of being that was not hers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Jesus, I thought, jesse took on a University of Chicago dean over free will? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And she slept and ate and took on her body this soft smooth flesh. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The strain was gone from her face and she was smiling, but she was tired too, having recently taken on a second job. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Sons carried on the outside work; they took on the boats and the fields as their fathers grew old. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I’m not doing anything,” Clancy said, his voice taking on an edge of ice. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z To cope, they took on an experienced radio and theatre actor, Paul Stewart, as an associate producer. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z They knew almost from the start they had to take on the world. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He cleared his throat, his eyes gleaming and his voice taking on a deep, incantatory quality, as though he had told the story many, many times. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d never seen him take on a community project on his own. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He took on the elaborate manner of little girls when they are mimicking one another. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z What I didn’t know was that O’Dell and Sherman, who had taken on the job of setting our rockets up on the pad, had also noted the wind’s effect on flight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z To their number the fleet had added nine new prizes taken on the seas, so the sum was fifty-four... but the captured ships were cogs and fishing boats, merchantmen and slavers, not warships. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There he would make an even greater mark on science by taking on the core question of atomic structure. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We ended up taking on almost one hundred new cases following the court's ban on life imprisonment without parole for kids convicted of non-homicide offenses. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z ‘Don’t let him hurt me, sir! Don’t let him turn me into anything unnatural! My old dad would take on so. I meant no harm, on my honour, sir!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The sky was stained and colored; the clouds were thickened; the mountains took on an iron taint. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z My nerves were in a state of constant tension, my face took on a stiff, non-committal expression, beginning to look like Brother Jack's and the other leaders'. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z "There, now, Daisy," said her mother, stroking her hair, "he's just a little elf-touched, that's all. No need to take on so." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Grandma showed up on my birthday six weeks ago with Grandpa’s old riding mower. I’ve taken on, oh, a few yard jobs since then.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The chicken was browning nicely, the skin beginning to crisp and take on the toasty tones of oiled wood. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z How will I teach it to want to take on another person’s suffering? The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I had always been my father's favorite, and it seemed fitting I should take on a mourning my mother had never bothered with. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It occurs to her that maybe Terry’s reluctance to take on this project has as much to do with avoiding this kind of maudlin moment as avoiding the work itself. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “That appears to be their take on the matter. What is your own opinion?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “To the best of my knowledge, a scythe has never taken on two apprentices and set them in competition for the ring,” she continued. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z So she flew on, never losing sight of the angels, and gradually as she came closer they took on a clearer shape. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t be very good bread to take on a journey. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a serial over-committer, I was coming to understand, taking on new projects without much regard for limits of time and energy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His eyes took on the look of glass, reflecting back to something I couldn’t see. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She was more than ready to take on any new job she was given—the tougher, the better. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Memories take on life, a valid life, that is more vital, more real than the actual event. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “He will build you this desk and chair in exchange for your help, sir. He humbly requests that you take on the job of tutoring me in math.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “There are only ever thirty agents per outpost. They take on only the most dangerous missions.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z With each reading each book took on new life, exposed new angles to the story, with the result that I was never bored. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, Japan became even more determined to conquer new territory, new sources of raw materials—even if this meant taking on the United States. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The photograph had been taken on a sunny day, and the sunlight brutally exaggerated the planes of his father’s face. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z We’d take on extra work after school and put everything we earned into the piggy bank. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She winced, taking on his language only to convince him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z In this casual exchange with Jackie, she was on the cusp of taking on a case that would test her willingness to push through obstacles, setbacks, authority figures. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z This lady’s grandson might be facing life imprisonment without parole, but given the overwhelming number of death penalty cases on our docket, I couldn’t rationalize taking on his case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When he flew, his body, so long and graceful on the ground, took on the appearance of a thick, stumpy cylinder, from the front of which his red beak projected between his round black eyes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost all of the photos were taken on the day he was released from prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He started to take on freelance copyediting jobs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Startled by her rosy take on bus life. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I was freelancing then, working at home, and just keeping up with the few book cover assignments I’d taken on was a major effort. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the one thing our mother always said: Never take on more than you could bear. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z All of these expressions, but especially 0/0, could take on any value you desire them to have, depending on the functions you put in the numerator and denominator. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The boat took on cargo and turned right around and went back to Slovenia. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Odysseus was determined to drive the suitors away by force, but how could two men take on a whole company? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of him like a wise grandfather, who was still in impeccably great shape and good enough to take on any opponent on the strip if need be. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “What were you thinking back there in the gym, Percy? You’d take on Dr. Thorn all by yourself? You knew he was a monster!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z What might’a hurt the most was the fact that all the photos that I had taken on Rose and me’s architecture tours were gone. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The weight of the young man’s arm took on a quality of something beyond human flesh. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Brother McKinnon’s voice took on a dangerous hush as he jabbed Dill in the chest with his index finger, punctuating his words. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He takes on all the parental tasks for himself that Gina’s a little sloppy about. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z And risking Zara’s anger—not to mention taking on all those boys. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Even my studies at the Kennedy School took on a new significance. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He had dropped down on to one knee and with head bowed seemed to be pushing at the trolley before him, which for some reason had taken on an obstinate immobility. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Did I thank her for taking on such a risky topic? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z As they came closer they seemed to take on something of a glow. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Arriving in Washington with the same sort of desire and energy to contribute, though, she’d been roundly spurned, pilloried for taking on a policy role in the White House’s work on health-care reform. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There were already dozens of people at the house, and the entire scene took on the aspect of a celebration. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the silence, my stare seemed to take on its own weight as if it could pull Ma into looking at me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She had just woken from a nap of twenty minutes, which she had taken on a temporary bed made from newspapers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z To entice him to stay, G.F.’s father offered him twenty-five dollars to set up his own business right there on Cape Cod, a challenge and an opportunity that G.F. agreed to take on. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Normally Miss Honey was terrified of the Headmistress and kept well away from her, but at this moment she felt ready to take on anybody. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Dancing had started, indeed the party was beginning to take on depth and vigor. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, if I did take on a student—which I haven’t done in years, mind you—I certainly wouldn’t waste my time teaching someone who doesn’t want that scholarship...or have you changed your mind?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The result was the famous Mason and Dixon line, which later took on symbolic importance as the dividing line between the slave and free states. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I had had my picture taken on the first day, wearing something my mother had put together for me, something between Little House on the Prairie and British manor attire. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Within a year, Mia had sent Anita another set of prints—each chronicling something’s slow decay: a dead cottonwood, a condemned house, a rusting car—that she was ready to take on. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Somehow Paris has transformed Black Lightning and me into that oxymoron Sahara and I were talking about—a combination of contradictions that take on a new meaning together. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And Vincent, now almost twenty, enthusiastically takes on the role of sage older brother and mentor. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He trained and took on real matches and everything. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My grandmother’s face took on a sly, comical look. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Danuta’s voice has taken on a ridiculous German accent, very accusing, which makes Helena giggle. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z |
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