| 单词 | task |
| 例句 | Over time, I will find better ways of completing my tasks. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z There was no need for Mapmaking or taking notes; their only task was to get to the end and start making their way back, searching for things previously unnoticed—anything. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It looked like a sleeping giant covered with ants as the builders went about their task. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Livingston’s first task was to scrub the hyperbole from the claims that Lawrence and Edlefsen had made. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “You are excused, Son Who Honors His Father. Go now to the First Craftsman and find out your task.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The biggest and most difficult task he had with the book was to make it short enough to be readable. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I performed a few final tasks related to my escape plan, then logged out of the IOI intranet for the last time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Instead, he talked about world population and the task of the world’s scythes, if not to level it, then to wrangle it to a reasonable ratio. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She eased it away and turned her attention to the task, still dizzy from the sense of oceanic gladness that surrounded her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I never thought to feed the fire, that had always been a servant’s task. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He thought about all those months he’d spent creating the Argo II. Somehow, making a boat to sail from Ogygia seemed like a more daunting task. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They do so with an awareness that their task is far from over. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z It’s an admirable effort, but you’re unlikely to ever be called upon to execute the task. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z My other task for Saturday is to find a place to live. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In most adversarial situations, to prove your own case is to disprove your opponent’s—though rhetoric being as slippery as it is, the task is seldom precisely symmetrical. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Thomas couldn’t help shaking his head—here they were, about to embark on probably the most dangerous task of their lives, and Chuck was curious where he’d gotten his nickname. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “White folks can't help their ignorance. And it's our task to learn to cope with it, if we want to stay alive and keep our peace of mind.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was a big task pressing in on us, a big responsibility: to shoulder some power, to uproot the dictator’s thugs, to be effective and thorough with-out becoming vengeful. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z On their return, the animals were furious with Jackal, who had failed in his task all because of his greediness. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The task ahead of them was treacherous and scary. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A number of us hoisted our defense counsels on our shoulders, which was no easy task in the case of Issy Maisels, for he was such a large man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Clarke had the heartbreaking task of writing a full inventory of the damage; by half past nine in the morning, her hand was already starting to cramp. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The feelings were strong enough to destroy one human boy, but he fought through them, concentrating on the knowledge of himself and his task. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At the end of the task, every number in the stack of papers she produced matched the computer’s output; the computer’s wit matched hers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I do my best, he thought, it is not the easiest of tasks, without a woman beside me. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z These self- appointed tasks would occupy her during quiet, hot days of her summer vacation, and her mother would look on in disbelief, sipping watermelon sherbet in front of the fan. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z This task fell to the beleaguered York, who served as their go-between, shuttling between Berkeley and Chicago, where Teller had set up his Super lab in exile. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The New York Times said: G. M. Pennington faced a daunting task in tying together the dozens of disparate threads in the Bloodfall series to bring things to a satisfying conclusion. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “It’s been over twenty minutes, young lady, and for such a simple and easy task. Why?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z On the eve of a joint meeting of all the task forces in October 1955, Strauss cautioned Lawrence against any attempt by Stassen to co-opt his reputation for the cause of disarmament. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z That task was evidently so difficult that there have been only a few occasions in history when people invented writing entirely on their own. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Are very passionate in all that they do and step out in front to do what must be done to accomplish every task with quality. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The task of sorting through Codman’s accumulated papers and of taking over the exposition work now seemed beyond him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I was left alone with Sass, who found one task after another for me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Our task is done and it cost us nothing more than a journey.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z From this task she went straight to tidying the near-empty ward at the end of the day—straightening lockers, emptying ashtrays, picking up the days newspapers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Were we finally going to begin that important but secret task only we Navajos would accomplish? Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be a daunting task just to enter the Inner City, much less find the palace and the king. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z All I hear is the click of keys as Cara works on the task at hand. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But work as fast as she could, when she and Judith finished their task there was time for only a flying visit. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Prometheus, then, took over the task of creation and thought out a way to make mankind superior. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither spoke of Nuthanger Farm, but Hazel showed plainly enough that for the future Fiver, when he gave advice, would have no hard task to get him to accept it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But by his tenth attempt, he could almost match Minho at the task. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “The second task starts in ten minutes, and Harry Potter —” “Ten minutes?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She assigned to Jamie the task of looking through the books of photographs of Michelangelo’s work to find pictures of Angel. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Their attention would turn to the overwhelming task of bearing the memories themselves. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z My first quarter at Lowood seemed an age; and not the golden age either; it comprised an irksome struggle with difficulties in habituating myself to new rules and unwonted tasks. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The first task of Blink is to convince you of a simple fact: decisions made very quickly can be every bit as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Smith was satisfied that the horse understood the task before him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “If that was the first task, I hate to think what’s coming next.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I did the shopping at home, and I fell into the pattern of the familiar task gladly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Her first day of trying to keep Mrs. Caruthers happy, a task that Ophie now understood to be impossible, was finally at an end. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She remembers how astonished she was, and yet her focus was necessarily on the task at hand. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Everett spent months preparing—researching the battle in journalistic detail, which amid the fog of war was no mean task, then polishing and memorizing his speech. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Soon there’d be an article about her, about being a Spare, about invoking the impossible task. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z One of the tasks he had to oversee, in 1710, was the move away from the cramped quarters at Gresham College to larger premises at Crane Court. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z It was simply not up to the task. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In effect, we have redefined the task of science to be the discovery of laws that will enable us to predict events up to the limits set by the uncertainty principle. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Without money or connections, moderate tasks consumed entire days. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Depending on the complexity of the driving task, it may take fifteen seconds or more after you’ve pushed ‘send’ before you’re fully back in an unimpaired state.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He stared at Harry for a moment, and then said, “Good luck with the third task.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Well, I admire your thoroughness,” said Bigwig, thinking to himself that his secret task seemed to be even more hopeless than he had expected. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t mention this; he and Hermione hadn’t discussed what was coming in the first task much; he had the feeling she didn’t want to think about it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “The races were notable for the lack of clothing worn by the contestants and the serious way in which they went at the task of winning five-dollar gold pieces.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I know this will be a difficult task, since anyone Peeta shares childhood memories with would most likely be from town, and almost none of those people escaped the flames. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He had referred to this enormous task before. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We shall help you, because that’s the task we’ve been given. But you must let us know what you intend to do.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z This struck us as a curious task, and we wondered what had provoked the change. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A normal child would have abandoned the task long since. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z We read, we pray, we do our tasks and our chores. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The sight of the turnovers made Jo sober again; and when the two went out to their daily tasks, they looked sorrowfully back at the window where they were accustomed to see their mother’s face. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely, the Oracle couldn’t have seen their task already. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z These exercises distracted my mind from the menial tasks that fell to me as the lowest of Gertrude’s ladies. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z After his initial terror eased, the tasks had quickly become routine, yet the environment felt strange. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That task completed, he shaved, changed into his best suit, and proceeded to load both a semi-automatic .22-caliber rifle and a Ruger .22-caliber revolver. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Even today, crossing a vast, splintered wilderness of ice would be a risky task requiring special vehicles and a big support staff. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And I will not end up with the unpleasant task of killing him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It surprises me how much strength the task requires, and soon my face is damp with sweat, despite the cold. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The task of building a worldwide network of tracking stations that would maintain two-way communication between the orbiting spacecraft and Mission Control fell to Langley. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z If so, time was precious; for, now that he had achieved a certain amount of distribution, he could, by choosing his own time, complete the task unobserved. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It is the ambition of this book to offer a framework for how to think about this task and manage it to our maximum benefit. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Both knew that the important task was now to pinpoint the attractive forces. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z How was he to begin his dangerous task? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The things Scorpius saw after the second task . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Now I can see that Adam is concentrating on the new task at hand. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For this task the stone ax was their basic tool. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I’m not sure why they give him this task when we could just walk over and retrieve it ourselves. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Rachel was mad that day she got to flapping her gums because Auntie Aggie had set her to peeling potatoes, a task that she thought was beneath her. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Malcolm turned to his homework, constructing figures with his ruler and compasses, a task he normally enjoyed, but he couldn’t focus on it at all. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I immersed the sponge and turned my focus back to the task, trying to pretend the scar wasn’t there. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I have...I have been given a sacred task by the Elf King. I will not...” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “In this task we must not be enemies.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “We are just agents of God picked out of all humanity to perform this unpleasant task. Do you think I like the fact that I have to do this, Ben?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Miller didn’t know that, so she said, “Thank you, David. Let’s stay on task.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Still, the task of making a seagoing clock or watch was far from solved: such a timepiece had to remain accurate despite changes in temperature and humidity, and despite the movement of the waves. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Claire had been given increasingly more demanding tasks in the lab, but they were still tedious and repetitious. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As you can imagine, convincing my parents to let me spend part of my summer on a tiny island off the coast of Wales was no easy task. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He did not risk so much as a glance in search of Gebu, but shortly after Pai had set him working at his first task, he saw Gebu emerging from the scroll room. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Still, it placed upon men such as Powell and Donovan the necessity of synthesis of complete robots,—a grievous and complicated task. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z My mother seemed defeated too by his absence, as he had long supplied her with companionship; and she and I went about our tasks without pleasure, slept without release in dreams, and ate without satiety. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You couldn’t even solve your own task,” scoffed Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They divided the food preparation into separate tasks performed by different workers. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z The myriad factors affecting innovativeness make the historian’s task paradoxically easier, by converting societal variation in innovativeness into essentially a random variable. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Magdalys could tell that just having a task to do made all his earlier worries seem to fade away. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z And precision of language was one of the most important tasks of small children. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Unlike other fathers to whom this task had fallen, he gave no instructions to his son. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Like clockwork, everyone ran to their morning tasks. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Psychologists are still teaching animals to perform various tasks by punishing them with electric shocks every time they make a mistake. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Some fear that Potter might resort to the Dark Arts in his desperation to win the tournament, the third task of which takes place this evening. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “You don’t understand. This is a task for warriors. We can’t be burdened with a girl. When I said ‘we’ I meant...” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z It could be something as small as someone being named River and being an excellent swimmer, or as significant as Valley’s name being the key to their impossible task. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Our task is to raise them in this new place we’re going to. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z If there’s no task for you on this ship, you become ballast. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The task of finding fission neutrons was dumped in the lap of Alvarez, then a junior researcher still searching for a career-making project. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This cheers him, keeps him on his task. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “It cannot be too early to commence the task I have to fulfil,” thought I. I rose: I was dressed; for I had taken off nothing but my shoes. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Frypan’s task was to take all the nonperishable food out of the kitchen and store it in the Homestead, in case they got trapped there—Thomas could only imagine how horrible that’d be. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I pinched my wrist to banish the thoughts and turned my attention back to the task at hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z If Sass had let me creep quietly about my tasks, I would have been content. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not well; I have so many tasks to finish, I shall never be caught up.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He worried that Chicago would not be up to the task. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We hope you had a safe and restful holiday and have come back ready with a positive attitude to successfully handle the academic tasks before you. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wonder what the tasks are going to be?” said Ron thoughtfully. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The same pride one takes in more consequential tasks outside of prison one can find in doing small things inside prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her serenity and the rhythm of the task helped soothe Tree-ear’s raw nerves. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Ending the drug war is no simple task, however. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The paintings displayed beautiful women cheerfully going about their tasks, but a few old photographs pictured gaunt crones with backs bowed by years of heavy labor. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z And then he said, “They will not act as segregationists or integrationists, but as soldiers called to active duty to carry out their assigned tasks.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The question is, what is Parky going to do now. You are a grown man. You must want control back, yes? This began as your task and it should be yours to the end.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They were never going to solve the impossible task this way, but it was too late to turn back now. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “The third and final task will take place at dusk on the twenty- fourth of June,” continued Bagman. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The task required both hands, and I glanced about, wondering what to do with the play book. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “You’re not in trouble here. It’s a simple task. You found a book that belongs to someone else. Retrieve it and give it back.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And in the half-light of evening the dung carts had come out, attended by half-naked slaves whose task it was to shovel up the steaming piles left by elephants both great and small. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a task to be accomplished for Kaz or the Dregs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z All he could do was lamely try to outrun a flying machine, an impossible task. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But my small delight vanished when we arrived to find that our morning's task was to whitewash the roof thatch. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The substitute Laborers, who would be given a different holiday, took over all the necessary tasks: nurturing, food delivery, and care of the Old; and the community was free. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Back to daily tasks after the excitement and holiday of the Handfasting, Tall Andras knelt in the field and meticulously tied together the thick branches that would form the body of the mommet. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The experiments use video game technology to challenge people to distribute attention, then use imaging to measure brain activity during the task. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z One of my tasks for the mission was to see how plants grow here, in various combinations of Earth and Mars soil and atmosphere. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At some tasks that one might reasonably suppose to reflect aspects of brain function, such as the ability to form a mental map of unfamiliar surroundings, they appear considerably more adept than Westerners. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When the first orphans were found huddled near a blacksmith’s forge, Israel and two others were given the task of finding shelter, care, and support for them. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z First, those who had offers had to find him, not an easy task because he kept changing his address, gave his telephone number to virtually no one, and didn’t have an answering machine. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But even the best software isn’t smart enough to assign trees reliably, so writers cannot offload the task of minding the tree onto their word processors. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Hodor was given the task of bearing Bran back to his bed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z With the same diligence he’d brought to the task of soaking up chess knowledge, Bobby around this time started a relentless search for general knowledge. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He finished his fussing and surveyed his store, almost like he was scanning the room for what task he could do next. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The first stop was the south-east corner, where Foremole and his crew had a monotonous task: night and day they monitored the grounds for sounds of tunneling. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There are other tasks they may be able to perform. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I pushed everything out of my mind, save my task. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She asked him to clean her eyes, and even though he found the task unpleasant, he did as she asked. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My task consisted in attending meetings until the late hours of the night, taking part in discussions, or lending myself generally along with other Communists in leading the people of the South Side. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The remaining camaradas who weren’t sick were tasked with chopping down some trees to make spare paddles—also at Roosevelt’s insistence. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The men said that the women had taken the tasks that rightfully were theirs and now that they had become hunters the men looked down upon them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Without eyes, even the simplest task was perilous. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My friends, this is much; it is a terrible task that we undertake, and there may be consequence to make the brave shudder. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She was absorbed in the task of tracking down the disappeared, comforting the victims of torture who returned with their backs flayed and their eyes unfocused, and searching for food for the priests’ soup kitchens. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Slopper was tasked with putting that together, and he thrived under the responsibility. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Menial tasks in South Africa are invariably performed by Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The first task we were given was to clear a massive plot of land the size of a football field. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The Voice had promised that they were almost done with their task. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Shrink, I told myself, curling my spine down, bending my face to the task in front of me, shrink and disappear. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In other words, jockeys squat on the pitching backs of their mounts, a task much like perching on the grille of a car while it speeds down a twisting, potholed freeway in traffic. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The Black Hats yelling “Get ready, Airborne!” brought me back to task. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z So in the end Link and Grandma formed something of a friendship as they discussed all the tasks surrounding Nana Healey’s care which compelled them to get to know each other. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I like having tasks set before me so I can busy myself without thinking too much. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “The opposite of a Tentacle is a simple task, something that’s placed before you and that you do without question. That’s what they have in here.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z We greeted them as we passed, and they briefly acknowledged us before returning to their task. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z You were also required to perform physical tasks now and then, such as lifting the professor’s head to a comfortable spot on the pillow or placing his glasses on the bridge of his nose. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “The law binds my hands and my actions. You must return with your mistress,” he said, concentrating on his task. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam was right, the books desperately needed to be sorted, listed, and put in order, but that was no task for stewards who could neither read nor write. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “And you have only toiled a few months! Would not a life devoted to the task of regenerating your race be well spent?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Jon tried to grab him by the scruff of his neck and haul him bodily inside the ring; no easy task; the wolf weighed as much as he did, and was stronger by far. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She had no idea how she was going to solve an impossible task, especially not with Valley and Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Hornet's task was to make sure that the money from his raids was not spent too quickly. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He still had things he had to take care of, like figuring out how to fix that wheel on the model truck, and the even more important task of catching a new Michael Jackson. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z A task force of over two dozen Philadelphia police officers, Baltimore City and County police officers, and ATF and FBI officials flooded their uncle’s narrow three-story row house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I have of course already devoted much time to developing my bantering skills, but it is possible I have never previously approached the task with the commitment I might have done. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Besides, his tasks were those of a hireling; no matter how expertly he did them, he could not hope to progress to anything better, as even the most stupid apprentice did. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z After tea he wandered off on the pretense of carrying out some fictitious task. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Tie had sneaked off his ship to try and find out what the first task was going to be. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He hurried up to his con, and Nailer, without any specific task, followed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z When the curly-haired girl left the room not two minutes later for some task or another, V scooped the glossy white book off the bed. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Then we’ll turn time again, make our way to the lake, and reverse the second task. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z They loiter over the task, loading the dishwasher, wiping down the table and the butcher-block island, washing and drying the pots and pans. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I cannot bear to see her struggle with simple tasks, so I set my book down and offer to help her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Anywhere else, that would be something to do, a necessary task, cleaning up after herself. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Judging music sounds like the simplest of tasks. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “It will be no easy task,” he said with a sigh. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Our task is far from done,” said the grave voice of Adaon. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Many had been separated from loved ones during the fire and now had the daunting task of searching through a ruined city for them. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The other white office workers paused in their tasks and listened. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But there is no compelling evidence for telepathy, and the communication of such information remains the task of artists and writers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he set about the laborious task of transcribing it into code and addressed it in an ordinary envelope to an insignificant part of central London. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Added to all her other chores was the task of clarifying the syrup brought up to the house. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Your task is to retrieve your own friend . . . leave the others . “She’s my friend too!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The central task of such an epistemology is not to explain why we have been successful in our pursuit of scientific knowledge; there is no good answer to that question. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Communications were not very efficient in those days, particularly in the townships where few people owned telephones, and it was a frustrating task to oversee a strike. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have a difficult task ahead of us,” the reverend said, his voice carrying throughout the room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He runs down his checklist of the tasks that must be done for tonight. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Yes, it was an important task, but Omakayas still didn’t want it. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Before I go, Percy Jackson, I have a small task for you.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z After a little thought, the pigs sent for buckets and milked the cows fairly successfully, their trotters being well adapted to this task. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z By the end of the meeting, design tasks were already being parceled out. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There were at least three employees tasked with answering it, but Dad leapt for the receiver as if he’d been waiting for an important call. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Once again Holmes’s method of segregating tasks and firing workers was proving successful. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The wood catches, and he feeds the fire patiently, absorbed in the task. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “It would be wise for you to return it, stolen or not. Darkness only creates communication stones for important tasks.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Since there was no liaison between the Brotherhood and the community leaders I assigned myself the task of creating one. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As you might imagine, though, no one wanted that task. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Ordinary people do better at a task when they focus on it, not try to juggle it with another task. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The uncles smiled and nodded as Redemption and Jam greeted them, then fell back to their tasks, a low hum of conversation flowing across the wood of the table. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “We will see, young hero. She has a hard task ahead of her when you arrive in Rome. Whether she is up to it... I do not know.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Any task Catelyn asked her to turn her hand to, Brienne had performed deftly and without complaint, and when she was spoken to she answered politely, but she never chattered, nor wept, nor laughed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She went to the cafeteria, greeted her coworkers, ate the morning meal, and began her assigned tasks. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Reek, my name is Reek it rhymes with weak Reek bent to his task. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On the third day, just after lunch, the hands were recalled from the fields, the washwomen and cooks and stable hands interrupted from their tasks, the house staff diverted from its maintenance. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The lower he sank, the wilder and more irresponsible he became, the more splendid she and her task became. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps she’d noticed how much they were helping him, when he ought to be working out how to do the task alone? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Put a little into the hole each time Zahotep raises the drill, that the bit may cut deeply. When the sockets are finished, I will set you another task.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z This is my least favorite task, almost as disgusting as washing diapers. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “One of your tasks will be to sweep the front porch, steps, and walkway every day until the snow comes. Rain or shine,” Mrs. Byrne says as I follow her to the front door. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It was a huge task for a boy to do alone. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The plan was that Nadya and Katya would drop their bombs while Marina and Olga, flying two minutes ahead of them, would have the terrifying task of purposefully attracting enemy fire. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But as soon as you complete your assigned task, you report to the team leader to be assigned to help someone else. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And so, talking to herself, the spider worked at her difficult task. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Ramo had the task of keeping the abalones safe from the gulls and especially the wild dogs. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z His own strength, he feared, was not equal to his task. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z But that experience did not prepare me for the task of writing these pages where my own life is the subject. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z More disturbing is the new habit of plucking away at my shirt or my khakis with whichever hand can be freed up for the task. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Even this one easily executed task, retrieving the wallet of a man they’d held in a cage a few yards away, seemed, in the context, an act of great courage and empathy. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z During one long, exasperating endgame, it began to rain, and neither he nor his opponent would let the storm stay their appointed task of finishing the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He had only been given one instruction: that it was the task of the guards to prevent anyone from coming through the gap in the wall from the village, by any means possible. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But as such it was her terrible task to conduct the sacrifices, not actually herself kill her countrymen, but consecrate them by long-established rites and deliver them over to those who would kill them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Moody says he didn’t see her anywhere near the judges’ table at the second task, or anywhere near the lake!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “It seems we both have impossible tasks ahead of us.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z If you had been on the lookout for possible patterns in the lists of words, there is no way you would have completed the task that quickly. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z With fingers unused to such tasks, he untangled my hair and brushed it until my head ached. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “It requires the energy of all the people, and it is a sacred task that honors the gods.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It was hot; the water was heavy, but the task turned out to be fortuitous for her—and for me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It was not a very demanding task, but by ancient standards it was the state of the art. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Ladies and gentlemen, in five minutes’ time, I will be asking you to make your way down to the Quidditch field for the third and final task of the Triwizard Tournament. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Now then, it will be your task to identify the man, find his immediate family, and invite them to Falling Water so that I may grant them immunity.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Grande,” my mother went to her and hugged her, “it is such a difficult task we ask you to do, but you are our last hope.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm said, “You turned our dinner party upside down, Tandy. This chop is appropriate, fair, and equitable, and furthermore, for your penalty, you must execute this task while standing on your head.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z After I’d completed that horrible task—perhaps the worst task of my life—I tried to focus my fractured attention back on Sergeant Capricorn Caputo. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z It was no easy task for a stranger to become a regular at Hobie’s. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I find that I am suited to the task, and that I enjoy it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Then we would have the impossible task of deciding whether one was right. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I manage the old man’s shave—a task that usually involves all three of us—and then drag him out to the area in front of the horses. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The three girls sat outside in the yard until one of the women assigned them the task of washing glasses and stacking plates on the table. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z To me, with my vast ignorance, my Jim Crow station in life, it seemed a task impossible of achievement. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, I had one more task to perform before bedtime. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re going to Chihuahua,” I lied in perfect Spanish, a task that was not difficult, since Spanish was our first language. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Few married women worked outside the home, but their days were full of tasks every bit as necessary as their husbands’ to keep the family afloat. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Is that so? Wonderful. I hope you will allow me to offer you some refreshment before you undertake your task.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z These applications operate like traditional software programs and can handle a wide range of business tasks. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z And overhanging them all was the task he had to do. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a most formidable task, for the roof soared to nearly twice the height of the bell tower. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z My housekeeping tasks fall on the same day for every job I take: on Monday, I oil up the furniture. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His heart didn’t seem to be in his task. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Kit had not found a single one of these tasks to her liking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “It is doing nothing that is hard, Uncle. Set a task for us, any task, and you shall find us as leal and obedient as any prince could hope for.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It is not an easy or pleasant task for men shackled together to use a sanitary bucket in a moving van. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But it is a daunting task; the Washington Post has called voter suppression “the civil rights issue of this era.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The hoot-owl miners were the safety and rock-dust crew, assigned the task to spray heavy rock powder into the air to hold down the explosive coal dust. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Today, thanks to the white reaper, Wayne Robbins alone could keep up with the task. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z No task is more urgent for racial justice advocates today than ensuring that America’s current racial caste system is its last. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The first task was bringing the rioters to justice. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Distinguishing the voice of God and the voices of those around us is no easy task. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Let me tell you, apprehending a fairy is no easy task. Slippery critters. The trick usually involves appealing to their vanity. Even then, takes quite a bit of know-how.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Her tasks moved her continually away from us—her senseless shadows, a husband and living daughters. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The task was to assure Lawrence that Berkeley would continue to support the Radiation Laboratory at its accustomed level and open the doors for the expansion he was already contemplating. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z With you and your faithful servant, Gandalf will go; for this shall be his great task, and maybe the end of his labours. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Much of her work came from the sisters Rosenblum downstairs, who did fine finish work and gladly passed along to Mam the more tedious tasks. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But for Marina, they accepted their tasks determined to make her proud. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude and delicacy.’” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Cremonini went on to publish a lengthy book on the heavens in which no mention was made of Galileo’s discoveries, for the simple reason that they were irrelevant to the task of reconstructing Aristotle’s thinking. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At Sidley & Austin, I was part of the Chicago office’s recruiting team, tasked with interviewing Harvard Law School students for summer-associate jobs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I had never asked for any special consideration, but now I asked Dr. Bright, as humbly as I could, to be excused from the task. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z ALBUS: So we just need to mess up his chances supremely badly in task one. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I’ve heard this speech, or one like it, often enough before: the same platitudes, the same slogans, the same phrases: the torch of the future, the cradle of the race, the task before us. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The right’s only task was to advise the military in the elaboration of new edicts and new laws. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, the man had saved his family and could’ve died before completing his task—it was a mighty thing. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The seventh-grade teachers of Stirling Middle School did not put any thought into the important task of assigning field trip partners. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Contemplating the task ahead would not make it easier or the water warmer. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In fact, my mom was leaning way down by the garbage bag, examining the vomit, and any interruption of this bizarre task seemed unwise. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The task that remains is to cope with our interde-pendence—to see ourselves reflected in every other human being and to respect and honor our differences. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank had been given a huge task that would most likely get him killed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z If they could not solve the task, they would be turned into toads. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z What I don’t tell him is that I can hardly get out of bed most mornings, that simply getting through the day feels like a monumental task. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z John Kikulski, a rousing speaker much beloved in the Polish community, was tasked with energizing the eastern Europeans. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She had hardly gotten used to the idea of being a Spare; now she’d have to deal with whatever the impossible task would be. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z "You will rise to the task; it is only necessary that you work hard and follow instructions." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When Chandra went to her, Sass said, “It would not be such a bad thing if your dowry were to include a quilt. Let her make one if it doesn’t keep her from her tasks.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “To show you,” Wilbur Mercer said, “that you aren’t alone. I am here with you and always will be. Go and do your task, even though you know it’s wrong.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The conference underlined one of the most important and demanding tasks before the ANC: to transform an illegal underground liberation movement to a legal mass political party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon after the Civil War, the Freedmen’s Bureau established schools for blacks, a task also undertaken by many churches and missionary societies. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “A task, I suppose. Whatever he’s been doing, I’ve got to carry on. It makes as much sense as anything else.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was about three-quarters of the way done with my gruesome task of charitable self-mutilation, my mother barged into the bathroom. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "I am grateful for your service, sisters," Catelyn said, "but I must lay another task upon you. Lord Eddard was a Stark, and his bones must be laid to rest beneath Winterfell." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Your Grace,” he said, “I fear your eunuchs are ill suited for the tasks you set them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So frenetically had he worked during the time surrounding the emissary’s visits that he was ahead of schedule on all his tasks. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Surely, it seemed, there must come a moment when all the tasks would be done and some brief leisure earned, yet always a new chore loomed ahead. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z That allowed him to accomplish his task as quickly as possible. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When I mumbled my thanks, she was so absorbed in her task that she acknowledged my departure only by staring at her hands with a deeper frown. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If the computer’s operating system was rewritten, computer scientists realized, the machine’s time could be shared; the computer could be trained to handle hundreds of tasks at the same time. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But evidently the bearers had a task to do, for they gathered themselves and moved farther along the terrace, ignoring the cries and mumbles from inside the litter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Cook was too busy, and Mama had her own tasks; Mrs. Caruthers was too mean, and her sly, handsome son was never around. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “I have received your task from the Oracle. Thank you, Sybell,” the Gran said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Then Goddard turned to Scythe Volta and asked how his task was coming. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She guessed that this tall man, both stern and gentle, might think her merely wayward, like a child that has not the firmness of mind to go on with a dull task to the end. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Every warrior wanted to be chosen to help him with that task. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z But there’s something else that is very interesting about Gottman’s system, and that is the way in which he manages to simplify the task of prediction. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z This morning Dad has taken the liberty of delegating tasks through passive-aggressive Post-it notes hidden like Easter eggs all over the house. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Last night, she assigned me a task—come up with at least 20 possibilities. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They were doing that in addition to the other media and tasks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The new division of labor meant that a worker only had to be taught how to perform one task. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z My task was made much harder by Celia, still trying to get Miles’s attention. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “I would’ve gone down in the first task if you hadn’t told me what was coming.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His task was the same as the previous day’s—to fill the cart with wood, and this time unload it at the kiln site. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They had already taken over many household tasks. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I washed Mother’s hair this evening, which is no easy task these days. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z In fact, we wouldn’t even have to give them a task. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It was only a short way, yet they found it no easy task, for Boromir was a man both tall and strong. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Better to stick to your task. You have plundered this dead man’s property, you have all the toys you need to keep you alive; now may we move on?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In the early hours of February 4, 1999, however, the four officers cruising down Wheeler Avenue failed at this most fundamental task. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Marlee. The threats go in a separate file. I’m afraid this is not an appropriate task for you. Perhaps you could go back to stuffing envelopes?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The task force formed to investigate the city’s options was called, ominously, the “Segregation Committee” and included two of the board’s most ardent segregationists. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The lady who sewed those letters several days ago tsked over the task. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The third and most important task of this book is to convince you that our snap judgments and first impressions can be educated and controlled. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Come to think of it, do we have to pay for everything we need for the impossible task? I’m only twelve,” said Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The children who watched the fast-paced show were less able to follow directions and, in a separate set of tasks, showed less patience. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was a way to make the work go faster, to take their minds off the difficult task at hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They worked as an assembly line, with each man assigned to specific tasks that he applied to one identical house after another. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Marguerite, more comfortable behind Mother Ermentrude’s desk than in a messy kitchen, waits to be given a task. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Both my parents are focused on their tasks, speaking to each other in hushed voices. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “The Council felt I was best suited to this task, as we’ve had dealings before.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The aim of this chapter is simply to reflect on whether traditional approaches to racial justice advocacy are adequate to the task at hand. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Moreover, the new agricultural tasks demanded so much time that people were forced to settle permanently next to their wheat fields. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Though she remained attentive, occasionally her mind wandered to her own task that loomed ahead. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bob Rutherford, who was sitting next to him in the booth and spent his days in the herculean task of trying to sell real estate in Odessa, felt the same stirrings. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the daunting task of following the greatest hero in American history, Adams faced a double dilemma. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Hurley was faced with the heartbreaking task of selecting which few to keep. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It was all he could do to swallow his impatience and not ask Gwydion, then and there, what his task would be. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “He got it to transfer to other tasks, which is really, really hard to do,” she says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I had no time for a prentice's lessons, or a prentice's tasks. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z This had been a difficult task, for they all suffered brain drains as their leading scientists returned to prewar academic posts or accepted jobs stem ming from their newfound eminence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mama needs to complete a task—one that should have been completed a long time ago. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z In effect, he was saying that when someone is finished texting, their minds can still be so absorbed in the task that they do not know what is going on around them. 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 short break marked by the dry season, from November through February, you busied yourself with side tasks. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z And so the task of watching over my younger brother and me fell to my sister. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Rebutting those propositions one by one is the task of the speech that follows. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I had long since learned to look for the easiest way of pursuing a task. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z If you want to succeed in this task, you must no longer think about your mother. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z All day, while at some task, he would pause and giggle, then smother it with his hand, looking at me out of the corner of his eyes, shaking his head. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The game was called NeuroRacer, a three-dimensional driving game that asked the subjects to drive while simultaneously doing perceptual tasks, like recognizing objects around them. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Transcribing the oral number system into written form was a simple task: people just needed to figure out a coding method whereby scribes could set the numbers down in a more permanent form. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Fiend,” I exclaimed, “your task is already fulfilled!” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z No, not on the creative end, she said, but would he want to help with ticket sales and other administrative tasks? Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z A few weeks later, he established eight task forces to take on the job. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z More and more American and European companies are outsourcing significant research and development tasks to India, Russia, and China. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Soviet players were traditionally serviced by a team of seconds, each performing an assigned task. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She was very cold and deliberate, and moved about the kitchen with a furious concentration on her tasks, scarcely looking at him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I became forgetful, concentrating too much upon trivial tasks. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And not just that, but I’ve now undertaken the task of gender-swapping this brilliant movie, which means people are going to be doubly interested to see what I do with it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Like Hermione, he seemed to want to concentrate on getting Harry through the last task before they concerned themselves with anything else. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was the task of the sons of the Ixhiba or Left Hand House to settle royal disputes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He shared the tasks with them, working as hard as anyone. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Eagerly he set to the task of finding the correct answers. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He became so absorbed in his task that he forgot about the guards, who ran toward him, shouting. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Dame school ended in mid-August, and a hundred new tasks waited to fill the hours. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z If I’d once been someone who threw herself completely into every task, I was now more cautious, protective of my time, knowing I had to maintain enough energy for life at home. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He could engross himself in an inconsequential task for hours without growing restless or bored, as oblivious to fatigue as the stump of a tree, and almost as taciturn. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There are normally twelve girls in the house, counting the old ones, a Greek cook, and a man who is known as a watchman but who undertakes all manner of delicate and dangerous tasks. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In the scientific tradition, our task is to find them. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Louis warned me that it would be a long and difficult task. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Ron and Hermione were supposed to be studying for their exams, which would finish on the day of the third task, but they were putting most of their efforts into helping Harry prepare. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z These systems were modeled on the theories of Frederick Winslow Taylor, an industrial engineer, who argued that companies should be run “scientifically,” with each worker’s task minutely analyzed and quantified. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was, as it turned out, an impossible task. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Which was, of course, nearly impossible once they were assigned the same tasks in the afternoon, day after day. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The letters I and N were clumsily traced on it, and it looked as if the hand that set them down had found the task very difficult. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The total effect is rather surreal, especially when one sees Les Africains moving about attending to their tasks in this mechanized setting. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When the high chancellor finished, it was my task to close the casket so Mother could be lowered into her grave. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Snape, who had not spoken at all since setting Harry his task, finally looked up at ten past one. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It was these tasks that took up far more of Ophie’s time. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z This was a tough task, since Soviet agents didn’t know which American scientists were working on the atomic bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He would go to work and perform his tasks in a somnolent haze. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Still, once yoked to a concrete experimental goal, the eleven-inch proved itself worthy of the task. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Govan was then ailing and not going to the quarry, and he was given the task of counting out eight squares of toilet paper for each prisoner per day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The task is by no means a hopeless one. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I became her official suitor without having to perform any superhuman tasks because, despite her awesome beauty and her innumerable virtues, Rosa had no other wooers. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not at all like the ordinary robot, attending to his specialized task at the station with the intensity of a deeply ingrooved positronic path. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It's technically the truth, and right now it seems easier than explaining everything else, about me, and Bas, about how finding Mirjam feels like a task that will put order to the world. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But when he’s preparing potatoes, beans or vegetables, he seems to be totally absorbed in his task. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Afterward she went about the task of restoring a semblance of order to the mess the police had created. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not doing the task, I don’t know how —” “Harry Potter will do the task!” squeaked the elf. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I notice that Marcus, who is supposed to selflessly offer himself up for every task, does not volunteer. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z All of them, however, tell of the unending futility of the task the forty-nine Danaïds were compelled to pursue in the lower world as a punishment for murdering their husbands. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As she watched Jason work, she admired how easily he did each task, whether it was fixing a door or oiling saddles. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Just one day to forget about the task, and their fighting, and the Nightbeast. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It is another task that cannot be done, no matter how hard you try. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Luke had nine problems and four minutes to do them, already an impossible task even without Toby yammering. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It will give you a small sense of pride, and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another.’” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I had just flushed and washed my hands while performing the strange task of looking at my bruised and broken face, but only in glimpses. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Beyond that, her only task was to find the boy and the girl, and then play the serpent, whatever that meant. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I will then deliver your impossible task in accordance with Twelve Towns Laws. Until then, you remain Witchlings.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The idea that excellence at performing a complex task requires a critical minimum level of practice surfaces again and again in studies of expertise. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She savored his looks and blue calm and craved the moments when, in the course of routine tasks, their bodies would touch. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I hold up my drawing, showing the intricate plan I spent most of the morning working on, every detail perfectly accounted for and coinciding with a different person and a task. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z And then there’s just everyday tasks; Dr. Atchley got lost heading to his lunch talk and a phone came in handy in finding the correct steakhouse. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was a tedious task, and it wasn't until several tries that they finally found one where a "Nicholas" was registered. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z It didn’t take too much effort to concentrate on my task for the day, a paper on Macbeth that was due Wednesday. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Lawrence now faced the task of climbing down from his discredited position without sacrificing his dignity or the Rad Lab’s youthful reputation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He saw ahead of him the heavy labour of rebuilding the windmill from the foundations, and already in imagination he braced himself for the task. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z 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 It groans and screeches with its task, mechanically swallowing the contents of a foul-smelling dumpster. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “And the task of casting such a work calls for a specific image in an audience’s mind.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z If anything, the NACA’s response to Sputnik would only intensify the process of change, as the herculean task of safely navigating the heavens was divided into myriad smaller tasks, tests, parts, and people. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The pressure might have buckled a lesser individual, but no one was more up to the task than Katherine Johnson. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Making himself useful as always, he took upon himself the Sisyphean task of keeping all those Modernist surfaces sparkling. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I watch as the guards shoo internees away and minders usher us to our tasks. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z 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 Unless an engineer was given a compelling reason to evaluate a woman as a peer, she remained in his blind spot, her usefulness measured against the limited task at hand, any additional talents undiscovered. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I love to see them working, so faithful to the task. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z As much as he could, Bran preferred to dress himself, but there were some tasks—pulling on breeches, lacing his boots—that vexed him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Um, just to talk about the impossible task. How it was a big responsibility and blah, blah.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The task seemed impossible, and overwhelming, but someone would have to help them. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She asked with the highest respect for the natures of the brainy fellas she worked with, and she asked knowing that she was the right person for a task that needed the finest minds. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z S/he begins to have abnormal difficulty in concentrating or suddenly becomes hyper-focused on tasks, resulting in s/he losing track of time and/or neglecting him/herself or others. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There his task was to stop the North Vietnamese from firing rockets into Danang. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Very well. You have my blessing. I will consult with the Oracle, and your task will present itself in the next few hours.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Come to watch Harry in the last task!” said Mrs. Weasley brightly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then she and Blanca set about the task of covering all the furniture in sheets and blanketing the house with mothballs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She would arrive at any hour of the day, like a flock of goats, and would unleash her feverish energy in the hardest tasks. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I had counted on each of you for tasks which will be clear later.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Those left behind had the task of going on with life even as the harshest snow fell, the bitter cold deepened, the game hid, and the fish sank deeper into the lake. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The animals agreed to this and Elephant, who was the strongest, was given the task of swinging Hare round and round with his trunk. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z On another occasion, as Schindler strolled across the factory floor, he caught me away from my station, watching a complicated machine as it was being redesigned to perform a different task. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Suddenly I realized that this unprofitable task of his was probably nothing more than a method of whiling away the early morning hours, much as other insomniacs do crossword puzzles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit was accelerating, his rhythm building, his mind narrowed down to his task at the urgent call of his rider. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t sure how she was supposed to solve the task with her bully and someone she didn’t even know. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Being chased by witches and warlocks, battling monsters, even defeating demons, was nothing compared to the task of facing the reality of our father’s abandonment. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The tasks Eurystheus gave him to do are called “the Labors of Hercules.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you don’t know what the second task is —” “Dobby knows, sir! Harry Potter has to go into the lake and find his Wheezy —” “Find my what?” and take his Wheezy back from the merpeople!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The first night they woke up the prisoners at two in the morning and made them do pushups, line up against the wall, and perform other arbitrary tasks. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I am going to help him, you see, because the task he’s undertaken is the greatest in human history. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One of my first tasks at the store is to help decorate for Christmas. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I resolve to be diligent with my tasks and not fall asleep when I say my prayers. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We knew that the blowing-up party was inside to carry out its part of the task, but we did not know how things were going.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If an in-mate misbehaves in the mess hall, every newjack learns, you don’t take him to task in the mess hall itself: That could inflame his friends and start a riot. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Remarkably, this figure does not include drug task forces funded by the DEA or other federal agencies. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z His first task was to make sure that the words were always clearly audible. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z For many years it had been the task of the first girl to go to the river for water. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z But neither of us was prepared for rendezvous or space walks, and both tasks could be very complicated. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Meanwhile, stand ready. Your task will be given soon enough.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z In order not to become bored, he dedicated himself to the task of repairing the many things that needed fixing in the house. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Mom said that anyone critical of her driving could help with the task. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He sat down on the plank bed, his back against the wall and the slate on his knees, and set to work deliberately at the task of re-educating himself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It was the king of Syracuse who asked Archimedes to determine whether his crown was pure gold or had been mixed with lead, a task beyond the abilities of all the scientists at the time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z There were days at The Maids when I got my own tasks finished fast enough that I was able to lighten the load on others, and I feel good about that. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t believe how happy he felt; he had Ron back on his side, he’d gotten through the first task, and he wouldn’t have to face the second one for three months. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Anthony turned the fund-raising task over to a group of local women who raised $42,000, but then they stopped collecting money, as if they had reached their goal. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But the truth is—or so they taught me—that he, too, serves Lord Frith and does no more than his appointed task—to bring about what must be. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Naked I was sent back — for a brief time, until my task is done. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She also liked the way Polly talked to her constantly, making sure she knew the words for each food or task they encountered. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent most of my time focused on the critical task of finding food. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Revolutions need dreamers, too, however, and this quality had led him to the task nearly at hand. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I listen to him breathe, and he strokes my fingers idly, the task at hand forgotten. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He, Harry, had told Cedric exactly what was coming in the first task — and Cedric’s idea of a fair exchange had been to tell Harry to take a bath. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Another study from the University of California at San Diego found that creativity is enhanced when people let their minds wander, or when they do the most menial of tasks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was a task that was growing in complexity as I handled more cases and saw the myriad ways that things could go wrong. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The owl dropped its letter onto Harry’s seat and began zooming around their compartment, apparently very pleased with itself for accomplishing its task. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z All we would have to do is give them some task measuring how hard they were willing to work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z They were just beginning to grasp the task that lay ahead: the task of believing that it had really happened, that the citadel had really tilted. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When it comes to the task of understanding ourselves and our world, I think we pay too much attention to those grand themes and too little to the particulars of those fleeting moments. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Whenever she saw the little girl stop to look at the trees, the sky, she repeated the same harsh-voiced warning: “Overseer’ll be settin’ you a task any day now. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The task both saddens and satisfies her at the same time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z If only I had as much spare time as you evidently do, then I would happily reciprocate by wandering about this house reminding you of tasks you have perfectly well in hand.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Their task seemed so impossible that, figuratively speaking, they were like people attempting to put out a huge fire with their saliva. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Just when I thought my task was impossible, I felt the hook slide under the tough leather. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Penelope watched the three of them at their tasks, cheerful and innocent of any wrongdoing. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Digging, bending over, and bagging samples were trivial tasks. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Wood-elves tracked him first, an easy task for them, for his trail was still fresh then. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z If the Hall of Elders held records of everything, even impossible tasks, maybe they would find new information about the Cursed Toads too. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Aristaeus must seize him and chain him, a very difficult task, as Menelaus on his way home from Troy found. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Organizing the charrette with such a quarrelsome crew was itself a task. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Woundwort would give them tasks—to search for hlessil in a certain direction or to find out whether a particular ditch or barn contained rats which could later be attacked in force and driven out. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then as autumn came they set to their tasks afresh, practicing new magic. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z But the more letters you wrote to me, and the more of yourself you gave, the more daunting my task became. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “It shows them that I care enough to make sure they do their tasks correctly. That’s what my father always taught me. And what business is it of yours, anyway?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is the end of me. Woe! Woe to the world! I never completed my task!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Every task we were assigned was just glorified busywork to keep our hands moving, our bodies occupied, and our minds dead with boredom. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Dad took moving pictures of us children washing dishes, so that he could figure out how we could reduce our motions and thus hurry through the task. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Naomi pulled open the door to the cafeteria cleaning supply closet with no more thought than she’d given to any other task over the last two days. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Of course, New Guineans tend to perform poorly at tasks that Westerners have been trained to perform since childhood and that New Guineans have not. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Every task simulated an actual situation we might have to deal with as correction officers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Our first task is to pick items to stock the wagon with using the money we have. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Yes, Father, Cluny the Scourge is dead. I have done my task.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Of one thing I am glad: if it was that the Count carried me here and undressed me, he must have been hurried in his task, for my pockets are intact. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z One of the benefits of being the athlete that is often overlooked is that it forces you to work harder, to keep your head down, and grind through whatever task lies ahead. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Anyway, yesterday and the day before they needed someone else to do all these challenging tasks while they found another drudge to replace her. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I decided therefore to occupy myself with some further tasks in the billiard room, assuming she would after a while see the ludicrousness of her position and leave. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Together, they handle some of the more tedious time-management tasks Clock Watchers are responsible for.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Is eating just a task that we have to get done as fast and “conveniently” as possible? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow morning you must all line up here, and we will select people for various tasks that have to be carried out.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z For every 5 minutes the child follows directions and stays on task, she earns a star-shaped tab. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It was just a small thing—an inconvenience, really—that made the task of landing a plane just a little bit more difficult. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The black nurses did their best to care for, comfort, and clean up the sick and dying, but their task was overwhelming. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “Surely this is a task meant for one of your own.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He turned the ingot out and tried to lose himself again in his tasks; but the thought of Gebu, like the ache of a tooth, was hard to lose. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He wipes his nose, spits, and gets back to the task at hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She tasked the oldest students with looking up each reference from the song in the Bible and figuring out who were the “eight who stood at the gate,” then writing about one of them. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “None of your mockery! Release me. I have to complete my task lest...lest...” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude and delicacy.’” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z To create one nation has proved to be a hideously difficult task; there is certainly no need now to create two, one black and one white. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z But he also described machines for pumping water, sawing wood and performing other industrial tasks. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Spaulding proved more than equal to the task; his business sense rivaled that of Buck Duke. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z On the Saturday before the first task, all students in the third year and above were permitted to visit the village of Hogsmeade. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We stood at attention as he told us that the work we would be doing would last six months and afterward we would be given light tasks for the duration of our terms. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so weak that basic tasks required tremendous effort. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was unnecessary, because however the scythe accomplished his task, it was done quietly. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “If you stay on task I’m sure you can get a million done on time.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Tomorrow he would begin the task of breaking down the empire of Opium. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The first task of a coxswain is to steer the shell on a straight course for the duration of a race. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, you know, I’m a Spare witch, with an impossible task and a Nightbeast to defeat.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z From now on, it is our task to suspect each and every one amongst us. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “I’d never seen it before,” Dr. Strayer said, adding that the challenge of the dual tasks “are designed to destroy most people.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A few years ago my mother had died and since then Ulape and I had tried to do the tasks she had done, Ulape even more than I, being older. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t recall when I was assigned this task, but I do remember the captain explaining it to me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The Ancient and his little beast trudged off through the papyrus, and the boys went back to their tasks, Ranofer strengthened by the unaccustomed food and companionship, and buoyant with the thought of more tomorrow. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z When Hazel had told him what he was to do, it had seemed to him that his task would consist of leading the dog on and persuading it to follow him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When night fell Granny assumed the task of seeing that my brother and I bathed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities both local and national had to spend every penny in their treasuries and every second of time in the sole task of dealing with the chaos. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z With that small task accomplished, she studied the face that was illuminated by the sliver of glave. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When one tired, the other took up the task, putting Lupita through her paces. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Once you set yourself the task of identifying needless words, it’s surprising how many you can find. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Yet, if I read it well, you are of the few I would welcome here. Indeed, you may stay if you choose. Surely you can entrust your task to your friends.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z From the age of three it has been planed and polished, pared down, harnessed wholly to the task of storytelling. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve got my own tasks for Amelia; your laziness is not an excuse for taxing my girl.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Three schools pick three champions to compete in three tasks for one Cup. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “The letter Z,” he said, squinting at his task at hand. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The task took three hours, but my knuckles were bleeding in a quarter of the time. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The next few hours are spent doing tasks no one else wants to do—snipping stitches, basting, sweeping up, collecting pins and putting them in pincushions. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The Gran had been called away to another town, the Uncle indisposed, just like they had been during the impossible task in 1965. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Parting from Heqet inside the gate, Ranofer hurried into the shop to begin his first task, that of helping the weigher and the scribe issue each man’s portion of gold. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Tatterfell strokes my hair briefly, as though I am a drowsy cat, and then returns to the task of sorting my dresses. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She continues her tasks, smiling the same awful, contented smile. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I don’t know why such a simple task makes me so nervous. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “But this girl is preferred. And the boy—the son of Poseidon. You can see why those two would be most suited for the task.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Like so much else in the captain’s world, the scarecrow is dedicated to a pointless task. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He wanted to serve his father, to give him some great gift, to perform some huge good task in honor of his father. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Translation: As people get older, they have more and more trouble keeping up with switching tasks and focusing under demanding circumstances. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But now that she was trying to accomplish the task for the first time by herself, all her fragile hope was shattering. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She said he could come out on a holiday sometime and she’d find tasks for him to do. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Her task had been to instruct the prince in the doctrines of the Faith, and she had done that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Now that I knew how the story came out, I could concentrate better on my task. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a hard task catching fish every day, especially if the wind was blowing and the waves were high. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She let me know at once that the task was an impossible one. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I went without sleep, without eating, even missed my father’s birthday to complete the tasks and please Dr. Lange. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I had never been assigned definite tasks before and I went to bed a little frightened. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The long, airless tunnel that stretched to a pinpoint before them brought home forcefully to Powell the exact magnitude of the task accomplished by the First Expedition, with their crude robots and their start-from-scratch necessities. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Persuading the fighters to surrender their weapons was a difficult task, but at last it was done and we could begin to right things. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He would never have given up, although it was discouraging; the crucifix around his neck and the rifle at his back were twin tokens of his absolute determination to complete the task. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z That morning Dallben had given him the task of washing the oracular pig. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Young Crazy Horse was given the second task. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z After they had finished their task, they told their parents what had happened. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z When we go back to our regular desks I make a big show of adding the task to my homework list. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Please don’t dawdle, young William. You have a task ahead of you.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Like so many other times during the impossible task, Seven felt helpless. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z My skills had improved under my father's tutelage, and I could now perform the tasks of a more experienced craftsman. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Either find a way to complete the tasks I have set before you, she would tell us, or die in the attempt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Yellin went immediately to Falkbridge’s Alehouse, first sending all save two Brutes off on various tasks, keeping a noisy one and a quiet one for his own needs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The investigation revealed that the task force seized large amounts of money, but also small amounts, and then dispensed it freely, unconstrained by reporting requirements or the task force’s mission. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z We get back to the work at hand, all of us practiced in our assigned tasks. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Now at last they turned their faces to the Mountain and set out, thinking no more of concealment, bending their weariness and failing wills only to the one task of going on. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z His next task, to get to the treasure left by a gold miner in a more intricate and difficult maze, at first defeated him when he tried to solve it prematurely, without sufficient study. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Despereaux's brothers and sisters soon abandoned the thankless task of trying to educate him in the ways of being a mouse. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z A bee flies from one blossom to another, burying half its body in the petals, emerging coated with pollen, intent on its task. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I was thrilled to realize that it was only one of the tremendous rebuilding tasks under the direction of young Dr. Azzam, who had just been my host. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Certainly there were great difficulties and hard tasks ahead of him; when the time came he would handle them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It was my unhappy task to explain it to him. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My back ached from hunching over my task for so long. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z However, the difficulties besetting our task are so great that we cannot hope for more than tentative and incomplete answers. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z From then on if she caught me reading, she would call me lazy and set me to a task or send me off to the village on an errand. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The kids asked me questions, some about vegetables and the tasks at hand, but also things like “Where’s the president?” and “How come he’s not helping?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z After the midday break the boys separated to different tasks; but Ranofer’s head rang with the words all day: “Thank you, thank you, thank you!” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z On the contrary, from the next room Úrsula perceived the peaceful rhythm of her sleep, the serenity of her tasks, the order of her meals, and the good health of her digestion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z But as Jonathan resumed his tasks, his mind turned to uniforms, the new New Jersey uniforms. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z So far the murderer has had an easy task, since his victims have been unsuspicious. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z With only about two hundred kids in our class, it wasn’t a difficult task to manage, and like I said, Cade Hernandez had the ability to make anyone do whatever he wanted. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Passing under the protection of the Yard ’s Great Gate allowed workers a small smile of relief and permission to apply their minds and bodies to the tasks at hand. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Captain Newport says he will travel to Werowocomoco to accomplish this task. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Elowen was regarding her coolly, as if she were merely an unpleasant task to take care of, little larger than an insect she could crush beneath her shoe. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Even tasks as simple as tying her boots he forbids her to do by hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Yes, it's a very important task, but I am supremely capable. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The priest sagged faintly: he had hoped his task was over. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They valued Mary’s help for this task, as she on her own could squeeze into narrower gaps than the mulefa, and, with her double hands, work in tighter spaces. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She clapped her paws together in a brisk manner, urging her companions to resume the task. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Rontu all this time was running up and down the reef barking and leaping at me, which made my task harder. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z And after that he would travel to Islamabad to take the government to task for not protecting its citizens. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z These extraordinary capacities of life have been ignored by the practitioners of chemical control who have brought to their task no “high-minded orientation,” no humility before the vast forces with which they tamper. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But what if he wasn’t up to the task? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Having three separate address books makes her current task a bit complicated. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll learn plain cooking for my holiday task, and the next dinner party I have shall be a success.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Four dogs guarded his bed at night, one at each corner, and a young pig named Pinkeye was given the task of tasting all his food before he ate it, lest it should be poisoned. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The great forward gallop of industrial capitalism has brought new tasks for the rhetorician’s tool kit, too. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The entrance hall contained a few last-minute stragglers, all leaving the Great Hall after breakfast and heading through the double oak doors to watch the second task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Oh, I had sent my girl in to find my pearl hairpin, and was just fetching her. I’m afraid sometimes even the smallest task is beyond poor Jane.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She enlists the help of her teenage ‘daughters’, the Flower Maidens, in her task of sexual entrapment. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The three of them would probably be happily imagining what deadly dangerous task the school champions would be facing on Tuesday. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The weak force engages in more miscellaneous tasks, mostly to do with controlling the rates of certain sorts of radioactive decay. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Proving this mathematically was horrendously difficult using the traditional techniques available to them and Halley and Wren were willing to admit that the task was beyond them. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Knowing what the enemy was up to became the essential task of America and the Soviet Union—and the key to the world's survival. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Palmer was given the task of finding out whether the elaborate educational curriculum that had been devised for Sesame Street by its academic advisers was actually reaching the show’s viewers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I know why: It is a thankless task, but tomatoes are the least of it. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The first task was to divide up what space we had for sleeping. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He swept between them as they practiced, looking just as much like an overgrown bat as ever, lingering to watch Harry and Ron struggling with the task. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Because I was kept busy at all my other tasks, the stitching took many weeks. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The second task would lay perfume on the air and gladden noses near and far. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She sets me to work “zoning” the Bobbie Brooks knit summer dresses, a task that could serve as an IQ test for the severely cognitively challenged. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They had not killed the Nightbeast, but they had stopped it, which was enough to satisfy the impossible task. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Her cousin wasn’t exactly idle, but she was never given the really difficult tasks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Jenny had studied it with him, and together they had mastered something of an understanding of the battle; they knew that it was a task Shadrach Yale would have set for them. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed an impossible task for an industry that as recently as 1938 had only provided the Army Air Corps with ninety planes a month. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Mama narrowed her eyes at Pinch so that he would know he was trusted with an important task. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Part of the new production method’s genius was its division of labor into unskilled tasks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The conservative Durham Morning Herald had only praise for the mob, which, according to the paper, “performed its task quietly and in a well organized manner.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She was busy tending to the poor in a task that had neither beginning nor end. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The enormous fireball showered dangerous radioactive fallout over task force personnel who were thought to be safely out of range. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Three camaradas were assigned the difficult task of clearing the path of vines and dense foliage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Jonathan nods in acceptance, distracted by the task of setting up his stereo components. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “The impossible task is a pointless tradition,” erupted Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “A simple task,” began the Humbug, suddenly wishing he were somewhere else, “for a brave lad with a stout heart, a steadfast dog, and a serviceable small automobile.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Since Lily isn’t driving me to the mission until ten o’clock, I continue to fill the morning with the task of walking. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z This year, however, it was the third and final task in the Triwizard Tournament for which he needed to prepare, but he still didn’t know what he would have to do. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It will be her task to extract them. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z What pleasures could have been squeezed between the fan folds of unending tasks? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His own task was to tend the brazier and make certain that the fire did not go out. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My poor lover was tormented, forced into exile, given horrible tasks to prove her worth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She was allowed to sleep later than I was in the morning, was given more food to eat, and had fewer tasks than I did, always the easier ones like airing the quilts and pillows. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z One of their first tasks, Doss told me, was to draw up an "earthquake and volcano hazards plan"– a plan of action in the event of a crisis. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Two more men entered, and I began to transcribe: It was obvious at once that this would be no leisurely task, as copying those sermons back in Yorkshire had been. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z So the task of building a new society—with the many opportunities it embodied—fell to the coloreds as well. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z At that time it was believed that insecticides — then inorganic chemicals — would solve the problems of insect control, that the only task was to induce fruit growers to follow the recommended methods. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I consider trying to catch part of the show, but am afraid that if I cross the lot I’ll get shanghaied into some other task. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But the planters instead preferred to pay by the “task”—they insisted that they wouldn’t pay a worker until he had completed a specific job. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z If I hadn’t failed that IQ test I wouldn’t be reduced to this ignominious task with its attendant emotional by-products. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Often it would take all a leader’s courage and skill to complete his task and bring his rabbits—or some of his rabbits—back to the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then, Seven knew how she would end the piece about the impossible task. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The immediate task at hand was to carefully review, cut, and splice selections from the four hundred thousand feet of raw film she had shot at the 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It makes the task of crossing a loaded arena, locating Snow, and putting a bullet through his head look like child’s play. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She scrubbed her hands and was set another task. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z That has been the task of my kindred, while the years have lengthened and the grass has grown. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Behind them, the two big knights raised their heads from their fetid, stinking task. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z They couldn’t take the impossible task back now. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He took it one shovelful at a time, and tried not to think of the awesome task that lay ahead of him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Now,” she said, sensing the enormity of the task facing her, “I had to find my family in all of this.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Mother sips orange juice at the counter, looking over a list of tasks for the day. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The soft drink had been named for the digestive enzyme pepsin, he sagely told us, and so was suited to the task. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The Voigt-Kampff test had been administered to Polokov; that part could be bypassed, and he could go directly to the task of destroying the android. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Boys who hung about and eavesdropped on the men’s conversations would be called upon to perform certain tasks—slaughter chickens behind the cooking huts, chop firewood. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z As Scoob sets about his task, his mind returns to all the things he doesn’t know but wants to. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The first task of the tournament took place at the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z John Adams, who gave the problem more concentrated attention than anyone except James Madison, was periodically tempted to throw up his hands and declare the task impossible. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And I am to stay on my uncomplicated task of rendering a man’s life and ambition and leave to the unseen experts the arcana of human interpretation. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But Alyce minded little, for she thought not of her tasks but of Edward’s face and the abundance of bread and cheese up at the manor looking for a hungry boy’s belly to fill. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He envied her the specificity of her task, so unlike the elusive nature of his. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When I had completed my tasks, Mr. 13-04 and I set out for his rooms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Scott Mathis, the Big Hill Trading Company owner who was friends with Hale and Mollie, was asked to supervise the grim task, and he went to the cemetery with his undertaker and a grave digger. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Her mind was all in a maze because of the cruelty of the command; and, indeed, it was of no use to start a task so manifestly impossible. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Hunting had been their task for the day. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z But after realizing the futility of that task, he simply hung up on the calls that began early in the morning and continued long into the night. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z So they turned back to the task of deciphering. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He had promised his father that he would bring her back to Dome, but more and more he wondered if he was equal to the task. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He bore the boy easily enough/ though he looked none too happy with the task. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She herself remained in the corridor looking out at the snow and Poirot remained with her, leaving M. Bouc to the task of searching the luggage. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z T. Arnold Hill was tasked with leading the new Chicago branch of the National Urban League. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z This is no easy task when each of her hands holds a grenade. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z That flapping hand commands my execution, but to her it is just crossing off an item from a list of tasks, the only logical progression of the particular path that she is on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But Jordan had no skill at fixing and repairing and he quickly gave up the task with a curse and a kick to the bed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When I turn to look out over the deck, other crewmen are busy with tasks assigned by the captain, or just milling around. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z My first task is to find a place to live. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I cannot care for you. I have no idea how to raise a young lady. That is a task best suited for women.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Now he could devote his full attention to the task at hand. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Evidently the task of forging a brotherhood of scientists would fall to the two brothers themselves. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A champion was selected to represent each school, and the three champions competed in three magical tasks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Chandra was willing enough to help me, but she gave little thought to a task. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He sounded angry, as if it were beneath his dignity to carry out such a trivial task. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Two years later, she and her unit were assigned at least one task that was utterly safe—creating new code systems for the Treasury Department. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I’d never understood the size of my father’s task in the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, she often stayed on task through lunch and late into the evenings. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There was one task, however, from which Father excluded her. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Meanwhile she awaited him without boredom, unperturbed by the enormous task she had taken upon herself: to embroider the largest tablecloth in the world. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not, admittedly, the most subtle of strategies, but you will appreciate that this particular task, though no doubt important in its way, hardly took the highest priority at that moment. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He did not see the task as a ticket to fame, so he designed what he called a “quickie experiment” involving a single neutron detector placed in a stairway outside the cyclotron room. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Protecting the true identity of the mole was Cherkashin's first task. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I do my best to clean it, but since the dishcloth was also purchased before we went into hiding and consists of more holes than cloth, it’s a thankless task. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There’s just a stack of tasks that you tackle. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I realize that it will be very difficult to accomplish some of these tasks. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The various techniques let researchers understand which brain regions control what functions, and how tissues and tasks get impacted by different activities, say, when a person tries to multitask. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Guiltily Ranofer broke into a run, but he entered the courtyard to find the morning weighing already over, and everyone scattering to the first tasks. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z With the third hurdle behind us, we still had a couple of more tasks to perform before our day was over. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, humans can perform very intricate tasks with their hands. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She was tasked with running assembly instead of Headmaster Clarkson, who was busy in his office with the materials Elle and I had sent. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z She bent in dedication to the task even as he swapped their offspring. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes, he told her, it was the way death came: a drifting-away when one’s tasks were accomplished. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We speak of a task to be finished.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Off in the distant horizon lay the reality that the task of reaching the necessary energies would overmatch the elegant bench science of Rutherford’s generation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Every morning at seven, my father gathered his sons, divided them into teams and sent them out to tackle the tasks of the day. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z You’ve only done one task; whoever put you in for the tournament’s got plenty more opportunity if they’re trying to hurt you. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The task of emptying three rooms, practically empty to begin with, leaves him exhausted. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Joey,” she said, “I want you to listen to Mrs. Howard and do everything she tells you to do. We’re going to give you a little extra help with sitting still and staying on task.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel that America’s past is too shallow, her national character too superficially optimistic, her very morality too suffused with color hate for her to accomplish so vast and complex a task. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z New tasks arise, such as bunching up the carts left behind by customers and steering them to their place in the front of the store every half hour or so. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My main task at Annie’s is to keep her company while we dream up new ideas for our 1,001 Cool Things to Build List. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z They spoke but rarely, and then in quiet tones, as if they held some great reverence for the task set before them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Thus the artist’s hands, however modest the task they may have to perform, play an essential part in the creative process. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning she devised another task for Psyche, this time a dangerous one. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The Gran gestured for the Spares to come forward, and as they stood there lined up, she made a giant X over their heads, magic to seal the contract until the impossible task began. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Our task is to fell a Nightbeast. They are really hard to find, and once they find you, it’s usually too late. This is our chance to get to it while it’s weak.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z For one thing, he was confident that, this time, he had done everything in his power to prepare for the task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She said the devil would certainly take me to task for my sin. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were irritatingly garrulous, prone to fits of chicanery, and often surprisingly incompetent at what seemed to Indians like basic tasks. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then still another speaker followed and described the tasks of the Communist party of the South Side. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The U-shape would soon be a complete rectangle, and the demigods had really taken to the new task with gusto. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z We found a land whose tasks called forth the deepest and best we had; and we built a nation, mighty and feared. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And in the evening, the dead would crowd around the back porch while the girl spoke to them, taking notes and promising to carry out one last task for those who asked. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They keep their tasks and names very carefully separated. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z For the first time, I missed Jim, missed his strength, his ability to focus on nothing but the task at hand. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “We have to check that your wands are fully functional, no problems, you know, as they’re your most important tools in the tasks ahead,” said Bagman. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Everyone was looking forward to the third task, which would take place a week before the end of term. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Iorek Byrnison took not the slightest notice, but continued to rub the seal blubber all over his armor, the care and attention he was paying the task reminding Lyra of her own devotion to Pantalaimon. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z That would create difficulty for Stassen, for international pressure to suspend tests was growing—indeed, the Soviets had proposed a test moratorium in May, just as Stassen’s task forces were coming together. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I loved the little jolt of satisfaction I got anytime I finished off some small organizational task. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Some women did indeed spend their days in rote service to the day’s task, plotting data with blithe indifference, routing torrents of numbers as nonchalantly as the calculating machines they cradled. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z "For now, let's focus on the task at hand. If your mom says it's cool, will you join?" Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She whips out a clean piece of paper and starts setting out tasks. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “We boys had the task of convincing our parents not to do business with Jews,” said Albert. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z If I waited and said nothing, she returned to her writing task. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z But the fact was, I suppose, there were powerful tides tugging us apart by then, and it only needed something like that to finish the task. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry Ford declared that the perfect assembly line factory worker would be a blind man because he could learn one exact task and repeat it endlessly for the rest of his life. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We had fancied our task would be different, only to find we were to be trained for heroism as though we were circus-ponies. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She: I shall have to call you in tomorrow morning, as well, to do this task for me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Then, without describing the daunting task faced by black nurses or praising them for acting fearlessly when everyone else had fled in terror, he attacked them. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Dadi is all full of busy tasks and making noises with her teeth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Indeed, it is to the credit of the apostrophe that it can manage the task. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z On the whole, Harry had to admit that even with the embarrassing prospect of opening the ball before him, life had definitely improved since he had got through the first task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The men of the Night’s Watch were brave enough, but they were far too few for the task that confronted them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This one explored whether the task of driving actually interfered with the task of talking on the phone. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was painful to know that even if they survived the Nightbeast, even if they solved the task and avoided being toadified, their lives would still be worse than rats on a boat. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z To Lewis Powell, the former Confederate spy who watched Lincoln’s speech with Booth, will go the task of killing Secretary Seward, who, at age sixty-three, is currently bedridden after a near- fatal carriage accident. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Sighing, Gabe looked around the clearing on the riverbank, the place he had claimed for his task, the place where he was now spending hours every day. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Here we have another kind of legacy, one that turns out to be perfectly suited for twenty-first-century tasks. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I wasn't any good at construction, but I could drive the truck to pick up the crews and deliver supplies and work odd tasks in between. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Livingston threw himself into his new task with characteristic single-mindedness, even training himself to operate the tube on some early patients. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But he had no practice in child-surveillance and, as he soon discovered, it was a very difficult task. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Harry was finding it hard to think about the future at all; he felt as though his whole life had been leading up to, and would finish with, the first task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Speaking to reporters became a part of the task of attending Central High School. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Nationally, narcotics task forces make up about 40 percent of all Byrne grant funding, but in some states as much as 90 percent of all Byrne grant funds go toward specialized narcotics task forces. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Of course, she knew that when the next morning came she would have to set out again, and that this task would have to be performed every day until the rains came again. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She was about to ask the little girl to repeat her name, but the clever child had been watching the other two and beat Penelope to the task. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I sigh loudly, dreading the task at hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Iorek roared above the clangor, “Hold it still in your mind! You have to forge it, too! This is your task as much as mine!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It would be a daunting task for a veteran general much less a military novice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a good three miles away, and would require a portage over the highway, but Zeitoun was happy to have a clear-cut task. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The task of hunting out the last remnant of the ruffians was left to Merry and Pippin, and it was soon done. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And so he worked, thinking and planning and calculating, waiting for the one thing he needed to complete the task that so terrified the Oblation Board. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Thomas had returned to his own quarters to work, and Kira too with extra lamps lighted by the tender, had settled to her task, stitching carefully throughout the afternoon. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind coursed through the possibilities: He was busy, assigned more tasks. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Pouring mustard tea on the girls’ cuts and bruises, and keeping them at their tasks with spellbinding tales of her Baltimore days and the child she had cared for there. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She worked at this task all day, pausing only to wipe her forehead of the beads of moisture that sprang from the hard work she was doing. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The chief task facing the next several generations was to consolidate control of the North American continent. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She wanted everything—all seven rooms and their myriad tasks—done in five days. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z For new pretties, they seemed so determined, so focused on their task. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I felt that somehow they expected me to perform even those tasks for which nothing in my experience—except perhaps my imagination—had prepared me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Recognition of those factors emphasizes the unexplained residue, whose understanding will be a task for the future. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She gave me an “I mean business” look and tapped on my tasks list. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to banish everything I've just seen from my mind; it's the only thing that will let me focus on the task at hand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He said his father, whom he has seen struggle to balance the tasks of home nurse with trying to pay the bills, had grown heroic in his eyes. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He had set himself the task of drawing and committing to memory the bones of the hand. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I wander off a bit before anyone can give me my next task to do. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Then she resumed her tasks with the magnetic dusts and the new fruits to be plucked from the crystal walls. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The first task of these leaders was to punish individual Cherokees who attacked whites, and to deal with the white government. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His task was to help rebuild neighborhoods and bring back jobs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Navid whined all day, even though he was given the simplest task of making mashed potatoes. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Once he had finished this task, he slipped into the skin and bounded out of the house. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z There is a seemingly obvious quality to his conclusions: Simple tasks take shorter time and that time grows with the complexity and type of process involved. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The first task in accomplishing that is learning exactly what one must do to survive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 One of the tasks of the Maneuver Loads Branch was to examine safety concerns provoked by increasingly crowded skies. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “All right, Camila and Mya,” I say, giving them their task list and joint box. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Suddenly I was unsure that I was up to the task of copying a whole play. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The third task is clean, so let’s start there, shall we? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The news was broadcast over and over, and each time it ended many of the neighbors joined the voice intoning, To save Biafra for the free world is a task that must be done! Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In fact, failing the first task only made him more determined to win the second. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Meaning: They don’t need as much of their brains to process information and therefore might be able to add on more tasks without overloading the system. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Ruth had been picking at some moulding flakes of wood on the bench beside her, and for a moment she seemed completely absorbed in this task. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Crick could then buckle down to his thesis task of investigating the ways that hemoglobin crystals shrink when they are placed in salt solutions of different density. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z In the meantime the task before us is grave and invites our strongest emotions. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The most important medical task that faced them was Blackborrow’s frostbitten toes. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Then, sitting down to our task, I made it perfectly clear: “This is against my better principles.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a very difficult task, and it took a long time. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I was in so much pain watching him attempt to do a simple task, which was impossible for him. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z When Brother Jacques used the word a sixth time and a weary battalion of students struggled to their feet to perform their task, Obie saw a small smile play on the lips of the teacher. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But if I truly did not wish to be sniggered at, my first task would have to be to change my reeking clothing. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z If I sit, there's a good chance I won't be able to get up again, that I won't even remember my task. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Elizabeth was thus given the task of seeing whether Bertrand would be free to join us for a meal with the Cricks at Portugal Place. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z After refilling, and making sure the suit was still not leaking, I had a few immediate tasks to take care of. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It provided a chance for Forever Witchlings to close their circles by completing an impossible task. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Since she was responsible for the kitchen, Aunt Elinor decided it was up to her to take Bill to task. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Rupa’s next indoor task was to sift through a bag of uncooked rice from the market and pick out the small stones the vendors mixed in to make it weigh more. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z But for animals it is a hard task, as they must scrape at the soil with their feet and it is slow, slow work for them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Over and over again, a cycling of tasks, of failures, of problems. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z When I looked up again, his hands were hovering fretfully in the air, like I was doing a complicated manual task and he was itching to help. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In the case of the Koreans, one kind of deeply rooted legacy stood in the way of the very modern task of flying an airplane. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “You two have accomplished both tasks as quickly as I expected you would.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The task, in other words, is to understand how reliable knowledge and scientific progress can and do result from a flawed, profoundly contingent, culturally relative, all-too-human process. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As a result, they could use them for both a delicate task like milking a grazer and the rough business of tearing and shaping branches. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Ladies and gentlemen, I give you—the final of the Triwizard tasks. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z They would attend to their evening tasks, preparing for the return of the village men, who would need food and fire and the wrapping of wounds. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the bear had taken the measure of the task, and in the certainty of his movements the little spies began to see some quality that muffled their scorn. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I rolled his toes between my fingers, lost in the task. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was yet one task remaining for Tree-ear before the emissary arrived, and it was not a task assigned by Min. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “And that’s a task that includes protecting Lyra,” the aeronaut reminded him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z So awed was I that it was a moment before my eyes fell on the figure at the writing desk, bent over some close task. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Then it was simply a matter of inching the weapon close enough to be graspable by one hand, and then it was an even simpler task to slash his bindings. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Using this information, it was his task to devise a strategy for flying the bomb over enemy territory, releasing it on target, and getting away before the massive blast killed everyone in the plane. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Believe it or not, you will find this task incredibly hard. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z We worked at our dusty tasks beneath the summer sun; later, we played for tavern dances. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “It is too dangerous. You are my heir, the future of Dome. Your place is by my side. Soon enough, you’ll have another task.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z No longer was he the budding craftsman who in spite of a menial position in the goldhouse could teach apprentices their tasks. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He, Frank, and Hazel had an impossible task to complete before then. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Strauss made the most of his influence over Lawrence by urging him to appoint Teller to the task force and keep thinkers of the Oppenheimer stripe off it. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And not long after that it was he himself who had the task of crowning our present Queen in Westminster Abbey with half the world watching him on television. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Get to him and Engorgio his head and watch him float out of the lake — away from the task—away from the competition . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “You have enough to worry about. This is unrelated to your task; you must focus on that. Let me take care of this. Teamwork, okay?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Their task was to choose the most effective method for producing the fissionable fuel for an atomic bomb from among five options, none of which was appreciably better than the others. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He undertook other surprising tasks in our household, too, on his own incentive. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As they veered sideways over the city of Regalia, Gregor was reminded of the gravity of their task by the manic activity below. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “You’re going to look a real idiot if everyone else knows what the next task is and you don’t!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was pretty overwhelming trying to solve their task and worrying about Valley, but at the very least, there were others helping the Gran. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I tell Feathers of each impossible task the king gave the prince to perform for his freedom. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It proved to be a hopeless cause and an endless task. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But Bobby approached with dedication the daunting task of learning many of the substantive ones. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Why was she so upset, and would she be able to shake off whatever was bothering her so we could focus on the task at hand? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Ophie completed the rest of her afternoon tasks, which were few, and sat with Mrs. Caruthers until it was time to leave. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z While construction crews began expanding roads and nailing together new buildings at Los Alamos, Oppenheimer turned to his next task: “a policy of absolutely unscrupulous recruiting of anyone we can lay hands on.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Why not let a church with more resources take on this task? Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z ‘Not he! When his tools have done their task he drops them. But you must go dangling after him, dawdling and talking, and riding round twice as far as you needed. “ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Come now, friends, we have a task to finish.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The question embarrassed and sobered me; it made me realize my parochialism and just how unprepared I was for the task of serving my people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Pa didn’t intend for me to work hard, Big Ma had been promising to hand down the task of ironing Ma Charles’s bedsheets to me since the last time we came south. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I carved a massive cake of beeswax into bits and rolled them in my hands until they softened— no long task, for a burning heat came down from Helios, lord of high noon. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They all seemed to be making an effort and doing their best, although the smaller rabbits—especially Pipkin—clearly found the task an awkward one. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But the task she’d set herself was only half done, so Ophie finished washing the remaining windows as quickly as possible. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Comparing texts word by word turned out to be quite the consuming task. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Once you’re done arranging the typeset, let Mr. Weiss take over the rest of the printing. I have a task for you.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He must not be asked to perform tasks in any area where an error might jeopardize the success of our forthcoming conference.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Winnie was up and about, I undertook the task of teaching the new mother of the household how to drive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Only fifteen hundred field federal agents were assigned the enormous task of enforcing Prohibition. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The story of the African boy went that after he came aboard, he helped out on deck with various small tasks, a kind of apprentice. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “While I am gone I have a task for each of you.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Rowan’s task was not as visceral, but was even more troubling. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The S.O.E. was a secret British organization tasked with carrying out acts of sabotage behind enemy lines all over Europe. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “My father laid this task on me, not you. Go home, if that is what you want. By whatever means you like. I am staying.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “But he’s right, Harry,” said Hermione, “you have still got two tasks to do. You really ought to have a look at that egg, you know, and start working out what it means. “ Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He buckled once more to the task of explaining that he was sure better times lay ahead—and as he did so, felt himself the least convinced of any. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z These soon took a pleasure in doing their work well, in keeping their persons neat, in learning their tasks regularly, in acquiring quiet and orderly manners. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z But the moment he finished his task at the printer and turned around... The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In the beginning it was good to have repetitive tasks that didn't require speaking much English, but I knew I didn't want to spend the rest of my life doing this kind of work. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z These were tasks that, more and more, she did at the clinic where she’d recently, finally, started her practice. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed this was no easy task in Peru’s jungle climate. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Our task now is to help Lyra, and her task is to guide Will to his father. You should fly back, agreed, but we must stay with Lyra.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "This morning he commanded me to ride ahead with all haste and ask Grand Maester Pycelle to convene this council at once. He has an urgent task for us." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z By evening, they began the time-consuming task of hollowing out and shaping the hard yellowish wood into a canoe. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z A regular contractor would have wanted weeks to complete the task, and would have used heavy machinery. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Yet from time to time Arawn sends certain of them outside Annuvin to perform his most ruthless tasks. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “But the task’s not till tonight!” said Harry, accidentally spilling scrambled eggs down his front, afraid he had mistaken the time. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Of course I shall be ready, Mother,” Ana said, tossing her head as if the task was no more difficult than selecting which dress to wear on the appointed evening. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to know. You just have to feel compelled to do the thing, the impossible, important task at hand. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “I saw a Berg dropping in at the last second before I swung down,” Mark said, bringing his mind fully to the present and the task at hand. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “We would have done, earlier. But his task was over once he’d led us to you.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I got ready methodically, concentrating on each little task. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In their zeal to purify usage and safeguard the language, they have made it difficult to think clearly about felicity in expression and have muddied the task of explaining the art of writing. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The reason that the task is so challenging is that the main resource that English syntax makes available to writers—left-to-right ordering on a page—has to do two things at once. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “It will be the task of the nation,” Hitler said. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "Have some of this cheese, it goes splendidly with the wine. Tell me, why did you choose Deem for that unhappy task?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I elbowed him and pointed through the bushes to keep him focused on the task. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Item four: Our task is to find Martin’s sword. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Their vocabulary of appearances, predictions and causes is perfectly adequate for the task. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The War Department hired women to pose as mannequins and stand in the windows of Norfolk’s Smith & Welton department store, their task to entice other women to apply for war jobs. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She understood— maybe not exactly where she was or where they were going—but she understood the boundaries of her life, and the tasks that needed doing within those boundaries. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In this particular case, of course, I had been set a slightly extraordinary task, but I had nevertheless not been neglectful to incorporate 'margins' wherever possible. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I've been gone from my daily tasks for nearly an hour. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z So Katherine and I spent our free time polishing silver, dusting bannisters, beating carpets, and a dozen other randomly assigned tasks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Specifically, they were going to watch what happened as Reggie tried to juggle tasks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And any books on previous impossible tasks were housed in a forbidden section, which you needed special permission to access. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z There was an old man attending to some task beside the house, and an old woman leading the goat toward a stool and a bucket. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He finished his fussing and surveyed his store, almost like he was scanning the room for what task he could do next. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z New tasks—small and large, medical and personal—and their bwats were added throughout the day. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Their task was to get behind the soldiers. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z This is not such an easy task when the snowdrifts are piled high as a Chicago skyscraper! Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But everyone was turning away now, the crowd dispersing, people returning to their usual daily tasks. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z But even with this incentive, getting through the law books in Justice Strauss’s private library was a very, very, very hard task. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z If we are going to get the most out of art, we will have to learn how to look and think for ourselves in an intelligent way, which is perhaps the hardest task of all. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a task made much easier by the way the grounds were laid out. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He had lain down in the Churchmouses’ bed for a well-earned rest while his army was going about its allotted tasks. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Early that morning a boy began to taunt me as though he had been assigned that task. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z True, the task would not have been easy. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “But, Artemis—” “This task is too dangerous even for the Hunters. You know where I must start my search. You cannot go there with me.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Is this supposed to be part of the task?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But also in the littler things, having a partner lightened the load, could even make the arduous task of filling my family's table enjoyable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Regularly, each morning after he had finished his breakfast, she performed her self-appointed task, till he came to look for her ministrations as much as he did for Thornton’s. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z As a student, his work was confined to administrative tasks, record-keeping, and providing assistance in treatment, suturing, and other minor tasks. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All these, however, were mere distractions compared to the single most important task on Burnham’s roster: the selection of architects to design the fair’s major buildings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z This task would belong to a group of composers whose lives overlapped and found focus within the walls of one great city: Vienna. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Within the boundaries of the impossible task, of course. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He was a soldier and patriot, for whom no task was too small. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d been so proud of our division of labor, we forgot the most important cleanup task of all: Mrs. Kluck’s brand-new ice cream machine. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z We work in quiet camaraderie until the task is done, and sleep calls. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Time only seemed to move when she could assign herself a task. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They then began the grueling task of lugging the seven empty canoes out of the river and up the steep riverbank to the portage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “It will not play tricks on you. As for you, Ranofer,” he turned interested eyes on the younger boy, “come with me. I have a task for you.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He behaved as though he had performed those same tasks many times before. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Dunstan had done guard duty many times before, but hitherto his task had consisted of simply standing, and, on occasion, shooing away children. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But desperate as that road might be, his task was now far worse: not to avoid the gate and escape, but to enter it, alone. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I was feeling something more than fear as I rode: It was fear with a purpose, fear devoted entirely to the task of being alert. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Atlas, seeing a chance of being relieved forever from his heavy task, gladly agreed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a difficult task, but as such, one that demanded to be carried out with dignity. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “The mayor's inside, and we’re tasked with keeping him safe. So, are you gonna let us pat you down or not?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I was to be a justifier, my task would be to deny the unpredictable human element of all Harlem so that they could ignore it when it in any way interfered with their plans. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Let us hope it does not come to that. If Gaia does wake . .. well, your task will not be easy. But, if you win, remember your promise, Pontifex.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The third years emerged from Transfiguration at lunchtime on Monday, limp and ashen-faced, comparing results and bemoaning the difficulty of the tasks they had been set, which had included turning a teapot into a tortoise. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z On the site in Blackfoot, he dreamed up strange tasks for me to do, as if he thought my doing them would remind me who I was. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The Army had given him a tentative diagnosis, probably the best diagnosis he would ever get, and he had been left with the unpleasant task of trying to salvage the lives of the remaining animals. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This was by far the most dangerous task. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I stumble over my feet trying to reach her before she’s already finished the task. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z They were way, way up, and she knew that after they’d solved, or failed, the impossible task, they’d never be able to sit this close to a game again. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She did not have to wait long for it to begin; in fact, she had barely made it through the task of giving the children the day’s spelling words before the summons came. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Ten thousand men and ten thousand machines worked ceaselessly through the night under powerful arc-lights, and the massive task was completed only just in time. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Each person had an assigned task, the putting away of chalk, erasers, papers, books, pencils, note paper, paints, and demonstration material. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “So it looks as if the task of retrieving it will be up to you, my small friends.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He realized the numerous ways that they could serve their country by performing socially useful tasks. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It was an interesting design and seemed likely to work, although he did observe to himself that the shape of the kiln seemed unsuited to the task of bending glass. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Yet after all my task was not an easy one; often I would rather have pleased than teased him. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a melancholy task, for he was reminded of another afternoon when he’d done the same chore. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “The thing is, you can have fun and make jokes, but when it’s time to be on task, you have to be on task,” he says. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Crazy Horse’s task was to decoy the Long Knives. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z ‘But do not give up hope! Gandalf is greater than you Shire-folk know — as a rule you can only see his jokes and toys. But this business of ours will be his greatest task.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Political reform efforts were no longer adequate to the task at hand, he said. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z That’s fast, and you were able to perform that experiment quickly because you were able to concentrate on the task and block out distractions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He was sentenced to be hanged inside the penitentiary, and White, though opposed to capital punishment, was given the grim task of overseeing the execution, much as his father had done in Texas. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It showed that a person’s decision making is impinged by something as simple as a modest memory task. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The first task was to pull out all the mosquito netting and stitch it into tents to cover our four identical cots and my parents’ larger one. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She had killed Elowen, and she had a superstitious feeling that it was her task to bring this to its proper conclusion. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then I braced myself again to my horrid task, and found by wrenching away tomb-tops one other of the sisters, the other dark one. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “You’re telling me you have actually been tasked to help the Pandavas? What is this, your penance for committing so horrible a sin?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Each sagged under the weight of their heavy task. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Most of us will be untroubled by that sort of dilemma: decorum is fitting the language to the task. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He was not so dumb as to believe that rescue was an easy task. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z They bring us stories like Patrick the magician, engaging the top- down systems that want to find answers, complete tasks, follow narratives. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Both of them were hardworking leaders—they had proved that within their opposing organizations—and they threw themselves into this task. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “A maze. The third task’s really very straightforward. The Triwizard Cup will be placed in the center of the maze. The first champion to touch it will receive full marks.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Harry’s nerves mounted as June the twenty-fourth drew closer, but they were not as bad as those he had felt before the first and second tasks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She was tasked with sorting and classifying them, with her unit’s help. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z If faced with the Solomonic task of sacrificing the life of one newborn for an indeterminate number of fetuses, what number might you choose? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Sarai was the only one who had no part in the mundane tasks of their days. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He said nothing, and he did not smile, but watched her, wondering to what task this preamble led. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Dear Brother Adam,” the letter said, “I take my pen in hand to hope you are in good health”—he always started this way to ease himself gently into the task of writing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Doha was tasked with running errands and bringing water and food to the patients on the second floor. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z His estimate came in for ridicule when Stassen presented the task force findings to the National Security Council on December 22. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I’d done this for my mother and sisters countless times but never performed such an intimate task on a stranger. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His only duty in the household was to issue orders and to marshal the energies of his wife and children to tasks that he would assign with a sense of exigence. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Named and unnamed, they were noticed moving about the city, performing the tasks other shunned. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Transportation, ploughing, grinding and other tasks, hitherto performed by human sinew, were increasingly carried out by animals. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Then you two shall go into a corner and finish your task, and we will hear it and judge it before we end our merrymaking.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z This will make my task that much easier. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “They will fill up with Jack Roses, and it will be the task of rabbis to educate them. It will be your task if you become a rabbi.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z From this one can extract another notable observation: princes must delegate distasteful tasks to others, while pleasant ones they should keep for themselves. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Reese, for example, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals described a drug task force completely corrupted by its dependence on federal drug money. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The human mind is simply not up to the task. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z None of these tasks requires zero; civilizations functioned perfectly well for millennia before its discovery. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z SCORPIUS: But, just a minute, isn’t—wasn’t—the second task took place in the lake, and you’re not allowed to leave the school building. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z My thoughts wandered as my fingers worked their way through the fleece with a knowledge that came from having done this task for many years. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes in the middle of sowing or reaping or tilling, or the innumerable tasks the land demanded, he would stop and straighten up, breathing hard and trembling. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Briskly, Cecilia moved about her tasks, mixing milk and water to egg powder, and setting out a pot of jam and three plates and cups on the table. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The morning ritual went on, each worker accepting his portion from Ranofer and carrying it to the courtyard to begin his task, while the scribe kept strict account of every grain. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “They mean that Martin, carrying on through you, has a great task to perform.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Among the members of the inspection task force, Lawrence and Mills were willing to entertain the idea of a test ban in principle but were pessimistic that it could be adequately monitored. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Our hardest task is teaching people to count on a future: to plant citrus trees, and compost their wastes for fertilizer. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy heard the other kids yelping and backing away, but he stayed focused on his task. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The task was a formidable one, but the dwarf labored at it every day, scratching away as best he could as he sat cross-legged on the cabin roof. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had got through the first task, he had survived. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His brilliant eyes were looking into the distance as if he were already thinking about the great revolutionary task that lay ahead of him. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Bridge saw her mom mentally checking this task off of her to-do list. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z And although such a task was normally left to the servants, Volta did not complain, because it gave him a perfect excuse to eavesdrop on them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z With no coat, no money, no contacts, and no idea of where he should go, it was a formidable task simply to stay alive. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Every bit of his energy is poured into accomplishing the task of saving Lincoln. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “The task before me,” said Poirot, “is to make sure of the movements of everyone on the train. No offence need be taken, you understand? It is only a matter of routine.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one, the household tasks had been turned over to Lyddie—cooking and churning and cleaning and caring for the babies. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It was Rutherford who had assigned Cockcroft the task of splitting the atom and personally paired him with Walton. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “You have awfully hairy legs, Charlotte,” said Wilbur, as the spider busily worked at her task. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z There were a dozen men moving here and there about their tasks, but no one took the slightest notice of him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z One by one, the Dauntless soldiers in front of me step away to perform one task or another. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And yet everyone agreed that to lead a huge project, involving the juggling of dozens of complex tasks, Groves was the right choice. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence further assured Groves that, if Oppenheimer failed in his task, he would step in himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Now, no three-year-old would ever be legally allowed to ride on a coaster like the Cyclone, but Malcolm and Maud thought their children were up to the task. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The first task was draw-ing steadily nearer; he felt as though it were crouching ahead of him like some horrific monster, barring his path. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But with every struggle the task seemed harder and with every strain the glimmering ribbon became stronger. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, our offer to speed that task by giving them the Cambridge molds for making the models was only halfheartedly received. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z His task was so small, so monotonous, and so utterly lacking in interest that he found it almost impossible to keep even part of his mind on it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Saying the words turned the horror into a task, an assignment. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Stopping the floods of the city seemed an impossible task. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “There’s only a few more tasks on my list before you can come home with me,” she said to me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z During Kaede’s first year, she had been assigned a task suitable for a Chancellor’s daughter: sitting in the library and marking down the names of every student who came and went. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “And if I let a gust of wind or a sprinkling of rain turn me aside from these easy tasks, what preparation would such sloth be for the future I propose to myself?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Now on to my next task: sitting around with nothing to do for twelve hours. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Though the Indian number system was useful for everyday tasks like addition and multiplication, the true impact of Indian numbers was considerably deeper. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The palace would send only an expert—a true connoisseur—to handle the task of commissioning work. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I applied myself to my daily tasks and lessons at the theatre and, to my surprise, began to actually enjoy them. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “The Uncle was using forgetting hexes on the Gran and Alaric because he wanted them to forget that the Spares were going to solve the impossible task. Rulean just stopped them.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z In Chicago, despite the tireless efforts of his young lieutenant Harry Codman, the work was far behind schedule, the task ahead growing more enormous by the day. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Sacrificing the monkeys had been a difficult, disgusting, and disheartening task. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 No scientific bureaucracy existed in the government to assume the task, so Watson created one on the fly. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I let him into the shower, allowed two officers and an inmate through the center gate, and then returned to the task of trying to clear W-gallery. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Between flight cancellations and Farmer suddenly changing his mind about where he was going and for how long, his travel constant monitoring—a task that fell on the shoulders of his brand-new assistant at PIH. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z They are yet looking for a land whose tasks can call forth their deepest and best. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Looking at great art is not such an easy task, for art rarely reveals its secrets readily. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In this case, the primary task was considered to be the talking—that was the top-down goal—while the driving was secondary. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As the day of Richard’s birthday celebration drew near, she was given a list of tasks each morning that found every moment of her day filled. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Their souls are taken from the battlefields by Valkyries, the warrior-women charged by Odin with the task of bringing the souls of the noble dead, battle-slain, to their ultimate reward. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “The champions’ families are invited to watch the final task, you know. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The emissary was slightly surprised at the ease of his task, but could find no objection, so he turned the soldiers and the box around and began to travel back to the palace. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z My father and I used to do a similar task together when I was very young. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z So she set forth for herself and for her brother the task of learning everything about the museum. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Most are not so blessed. The gods gave me only greendreams. My task was to get you here. My part in this is done.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Their task was eased somewhat by Lawrences unassailable reputation as an accelerator builder. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Though she pretended to take no notice of my work, even complaining that I was neglecting my tasks, I would sometimes come upon her looking to see what I had stitched. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “But I have a sacred task. Maybe that is protecting me against these—Specters.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z For my final task, I dab on a bit of bronzer and a claret lipstick like I promised my mom. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z But it's cold outside, and the coffee is real, and despite what I just told Mrs. Janssen about my millions of tasks, I actually have an hour before my parents expect me for lunch. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z At these meetings members pay their dues, are given party tasks, are instructed in the party’s interpretation of world events. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the slab had to stay moist, it must have been built and covered quickly, a task requiring a big workforce. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They licked their lips: and the dogs muttered that they had been promised the task of carrying out the sentence. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are plenty of carpenters who will assist with the windows, if you don’t feel up to the task yourself, Elihu,” Bellingham said. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He auctioned off his roosters to the highest bidder, recruited men, bought tools, and set about the awesome task of breaking stones, digging canals, clearing away rapids, and even harnessing waterfalls. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It is a foul task the sheriff has set us to, and I ain't sure why we ain't allowed to harvest the whole lot of them. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z For three years, I’d given myself to it with zeal, taking responsibility for the largest and the smallest of operational tasks, right down to restocking paper in the photocopier. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I think that the task of figuring out how to combine the best of conscious deliberation and instinctive judgment is one of the great challenges of our time. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z 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 These are “executive function” tasks, meaning they engage the prefrontal cortex, that all-important part of the brain involved in focus. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Presently Heqet remarked cheerfully, “Solder making is the easiest of tasks, if this is all there is to it.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z When that day comes, you must take no pleasure in the task, but neither must you look away. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z McWhorter was tasked with fielding all types of calls, usually from angry, crazy, and/or drunk citizens. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Having sympathetic warders facilitated one of our most vital tasks on Robben Island: communication. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But even now he could tell that there was something wicked planned, and he took with him two very important fly whisks that were good for all sorts of tasks. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Though—small and weak as Kaz was—that was no easy task. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The External Mission not only had to create an organization in exile, but had the even more formidable task of trying to revitalize the underground ANC inside South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My profiteering shopkeepers will be useless for this task. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z How can a wife keep her husband’s household in order if she has never dirtied her own hands, Huang Taitai used to say as she introduced me to a new task. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Even walking is a difficult task because my joints hurt whenever I move. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, of course, the women left briefly, to wed, to give birth, or simply assigned to some other temporary task. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only after stopping many times that she managed her task, and when she had returned she felt as if she would never be able to walk again. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z My parents were so busy keeping up with all the little tasks that went into running the place that they didn’t have time to see the bigger picture. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z This federal grant money has resulted in the proliferation of narcotics task forces, including those responsible for highway drug interdiction. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The deck of Black Betha churned as crewmen ran to their tasks, pushing through the soldiers who always seemed to be in the way no matter where they stood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Figuring out how, exactly, to do that is no easy task, however, when your felony record operates to bar you from any public housing assistance. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I just didn’t know if I was strong enough to finish Yakov’s last task for him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z My father told my mom that Bijan was a great Persian knight tasked with helping farmers whose crops were being attacked by wild boars. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Simply give me a task and I will complete it. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I tried to retrieve the paper, but he kept it from me—an easy task, considering our relative heights. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z There was no real point to the task, but my father showered us with compliments when the two sides dropped to the floor. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Now understanding the maze’s algorithm, he took up his pencil again, cut though the Gordian knot, and completed the task. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For now it was enough to know that she and the Incorrigibles would remain together at Ashton Place and that Lady Constance might serve as an unlikely ally in the task of solving this puzzle. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z They order me about, and the more menial the task, the better. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The Bell calculator accomplished the same task in a few hours. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I've lost the will to do the simplest tasks, to do anything but lie here, staring unblinkingly through the canopy of leaves. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z As afternoon turns to evening, he has us counting falling stars, which is a dull but relaxing task. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Some fool noticed this lunatic quality and gave her the task of "boosting morale" among us. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She suspected that Judith had chosen this task on purpose. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Unlike eagles, humans could choose when and where to ignite a flame, and they were able to exploit fire for any number of tasks. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your first task,” Mrs. Turton said, “is to pick your lab partner. Pick wisely, because you’ll be together all year. Groups of two, please.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I hope they didn’t waste them on mindless tasks: kindling the evening fire and cutting vegetables for dinner. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Exempt from the end-of-term tests as a Triwizard champion, Harry had been sitting in the back of every exam class so far, looking up fresh hexes for the third task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Liam worked silently, his light eyes focused on the task at hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He not only tutored me and challenged me, but he made me realize that hard work — that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task — is joyous. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z For them there was no yesterday or tomorrow, only the living moment of today; their only task was to annihilate the enemy that confronted them in any manner possible. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The task proved hard indeed, yet in the end it was done. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I’m gonna write a piece about the impossible task for the Squawking Crow. Or try to anyway,” Seven said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z My primary task would be to keep Otto’s curious fingers away from my wounds. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Was he more likely to text and drive than the rest of us, or, when texting and driving, to be less able somehow to juggle the tasks? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Now he was the man in charge, however, and his first task was to fill out his team. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And so, the day before the midwife’s departure, Jane set Beetle a score of tasks to accomplish in her absence and made ready to leave without the girl. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He discovered that more complex tasks not only took more time, they introduced a new wrinkle: more error. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The task of the algebra student is to figure out what number x is. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She felt emptied of everything; she only existed to hold the bow and to ready the arrow for its task. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “There’s no way any of the other tasks are going to be that dangerous, how could they be?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I hope you will all be as eager to accomplish your tasks once they are set out,” said Gwydion, drawing a sheet of parchment from his jacket and spreading it on the table. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z There was no reason to think that they wouldn’t continue to poach more tasks that were currently completed by hand. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He intended to prepare the people for the long task of rebuilding the South. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven realized that they all had the strengths that might come in handy for this impossible task. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Even so, it was found necessary to leave certain tasks undone. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z His task was to bring Cerberus, the three-headed dog, up from Hades. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the cauldron would be in Gwydion’s hands and the long task ended. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z My tasks were simple but many; I milked the cow under her supervision, gathered eggs, swept, and was through in time to serve breakfast. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z This, finally, is a task I know I can accomplish. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I arrived at work early to finish my tasks from the previous day. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He flew about his tasks, buoyant with triumph and overflowing with energy. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The way I see it, it’s an impossible task. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He undertook the very difficult task of shoving a chair over to the window. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a hopeless task, given all the stacks of Mom’s junk and the hole in the ceiling and the disgusting yellow bucket in the kitchen. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I slump down against the rocks, momentarily forgetting about the task at hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I was overwhelmed by the task of counting negativity, because everywhere I looked, I saw negative emotions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z No task is more urgent for racial justice advocates today than ensuring that America’s current racial caste system is its last. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z This left me on my own to face the difficult task of improving myself so I wouldn’t have to hear their reproaches, because they made me so despondent. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z We went along with Alexia’s grand plan because it was easier not to have her involved in our tasks. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z James and Maybeth began the slow task of trimming back the honeysuckle hedge. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She had sent her article, the one about the impossible task, to Valley, and Valley had insisted her mom could help make it better. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I think about what I'd do if Du Barry had assigned us this task. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Then he switches off the light, to preserve its battery, and goes at his task in the darkness. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The newcomers needed to store their harvests for the winter, a task most efficiently accomplished with a communal granary. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The fact that we received this incredible honor confirmed that indeed we had taken the right action by moving forward through this dangerous task. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Other urgent and patriotic tasks that North Koreans have been urged to shoulder include “Let’s Breed More High-Yielding Fish!,” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z This simple task had taken up her day. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Little did I know how much I would still need that support for the next task God had in mind for me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “He has a younger sister,” Maa said, “so you will have help with the household tasks.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 It’s a pleasant change of pace, something finite in contrast to her current, overwhelming, ongoing task: to prepare for her departure, picking the bones of the house clean. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The devil’s daughter, in love with the man, gave High John a magic ax and plow to complete the task. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As we get to each house, Liza assigns our tasks, and I cross my fingers to ward off bathrooms and vacuuming. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt that somehow they expected me to perform even those tasks for which nothing in my experience—except perhaps my imagination—had prepared me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Because she had suspicions the two strange Durmstrang boys she met before the first task were somehow involved in the disappearance of Cedric’s wand. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “You’re not in trouble here. It’s a simple task. You found a book that belongs to someone else. Retrieve it and give it back.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On Saturday, Malcolm was free, once he’d done his morning tasks at the Trout, to cross the bridge and call at the priory. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “We’ve been over this, David. Our task is to hold this city loyal, nothing more.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z All the seniors had been tasked with submitting a baby photo for the yearbook, and the deadline was soon. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z When a new book arrives, my first task is to remove the wrapping, a process that involves scissors and more than one broken nail. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In moments, my brother has created a plan for cleaning the house, broken down by task, time allotted, and which kid is doing what. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z A simple task be-cause Brother Leon insisted that all kinds of cross- indexed lists be kept so that you could tell at a glance just where students stood. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Please note that the garden is wet and so I cannot do the weeds at this time, but please be assured this task will be completed by the end of the weekend. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z That difficult task accomplished, he glanced round him whilst waiting for the next course. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go on to your next task, friend, I’ll see this done. Many thanks for the lesson.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The next question was obvious: Would Lawrence take on the task? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In addition to all my new roles, I was given the task of copying out the individual sides from the book of each new play. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Every other task he performed was related to search and rescue. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It was like struggling with some crushing physical task, something which one had the right to refuse and which one was nevertheless neurotically anxious to accomplish. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He stopped his task and stood near the tree in case the strange animal should be coming. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “But, ma, it is just small help. You are equal to the task,” Esther said, smiling. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Once a clock has started, it performs its tasks automatically, but it cannot regulate itself. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z ALBUS: I don’t think Scorpius said, but when we returned after failing to fix the first task, I was suddenly in Gryffindor House. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The flowers the Cursed Toads had been meant to find for their impossible task. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But who, I wondered, forcing it below my consciousness as I turned to the tasks at hand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The Scythedom uses the Thunderhead for countless tasks—but to us, it’s simply a database. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Picture albums, address books, receipt-keeping, these were the happy tasks of people completely staked to one another, so that they could produce a chit on demand, order and reorder their memories for a future day. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I know not how she occupied herself before breakfast, but after that meal she divided her time into regular portions, and each hour had its allotted task. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z William “had made a reputation so startling that I regarded the task of catching up to him as being altogether hopeless.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After Vladimir's death, the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs was tasked with protecting the Black Book from Moreau and those magician apprentices who avoided capture. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The resulting document, which became known as the Durham Statement, acknowledged that the nation’s primary task was to win the war against fascism abroad. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And immediately the loving huntsman had forgotten everything else, but was busied about his task. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Milking was one of his tasks at home and the familiar pattern of sound soothed him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Now that Lyra had a task in mind, she felt much better. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I have failed in the task you set me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The task of putting the words and faces in the right categories suddenly became more difficult. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It was always an impossible task, and that was precisely the point. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The burden fell most heavily on Martin Kamen and others tasked with isotope production. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At the same time, it is only fair to point out that my task in this instance had been of an unusually difficult order. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z To that fantastical end, the government regularly enlists the masses in miserable tasks dressed up in noble slogans. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Dad decided to take on the task of buying me a typewriter. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z There are normally twelve girls in the house, counting the old ones, a Greek cook, and a man who is known as a watchman but who undertakes all manner of delicate and dangerous tasks. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Although they seemed more interested in smoking and telling jokes, slipping a beet into my underwear unnoticed was no easy task. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z With a carefully tested combination of iron, potassium, and calcium, it will give you a new spring in your step and you’ll be able to accomplish the many tasks asked of you throughout the day. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She forced her mind to split into two parts—one intensely focused on her task, one playing the role Sciron needed to see. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When the three men had gone out to their tasks Van Helsing asked Mrs. Harker to look up the copy of the diaries and find him the part of Harker’s journal at the Castle. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z All my energy now hones in on my task. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mama had told her that this was a task reserved for teachers’ pets. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She began restoring order, remaking the beds, kicking off her high heels to mount a chair to fix the curtain, and setting the twins small achievable tasks. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was the kind of day when mundane tasks were needed to reduce the building tension. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For the rest of the journey she kept her skirt unbuttoned, hoping he would return to the task. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The hardest task for me was writing a final paper for my science class. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z It would be Milligan’s task to lead the search for all the unfortunates who had ever set foot upon Nomansan Island; it would be Mr. Benedict’s to restore their memories. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The days until the first task seemed to slip by as though someone had fixed the clocks to work at double speed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was the hardest task she had ever undertaken. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z For the truth was, it was extremely refreshing to be out in the summerhouse after many continuous days in the main building and neither of us was inclined to hurry with our tasks. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As the book keeper was ill, Sander was given the task of holding the play book and throwing out lines to players who were floundering. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z By the evening before the second task, Harry felt as though he were trapped in a nightmare. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z On the bench I notice my heartbeat slowing, my muscles cooling, and I begin to feel a wonderful sense of having completed a task. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Breakfast was a very noisy affair at the Gryffindor table on the morning of the third task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Tentacles is my term—the Tentacles are the evil tasks that invade my life. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z A poster on the wall in the office cheerily displays the number of calories burned per minute at our various tasks, ranging from about 3.5 for dusting to 7 for vacuuming. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next days, however, the roster of tasks grew longer; and I perceived that this was to be my lot. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Get me the coordinates as precisely as you can. This is the most important task you have ever undertaken. Begin at once, if you please.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Mired in low-level tasks, Elizebeth must have longed to do something more to help win the war—especially since her own children were headed into harm’s way. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z On a practical level, living on a five-hundred-yard-long mesa was a daunting task. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Dr. Strayer said that there was a long history of research into the concept of switching costs, the time it takes to refocus after moving from one mental task to the next. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But he had always admired Matty, who had tended and helped Seer with such devotion and undertaken village tasks with energy and good humor. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She left my side, and I stared stupidly at my task. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Do the gods have some other task for me? he wondered. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She only rose early in the morning because Mrs. Caruthers liked to have her first cup of tea with the dawn, and now that Ophie lived in Daffodil Manor that task fell to her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z If I could honestly invest the hapless actor in this fateful drama with feelings of a loftier cast, my task would be easier and I would feel confident of the outcome. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 The body of Homo sapiens had not evolved for such tasks. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z David Chen has been an employee of the Orange County Water District for nearly a year now—and lately they’ve given him increasingly stressful tasks. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I had to empty the queen’s close stool, which before had been Cristiana’s task. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Were there more firms like Levy Pants, 1 do believe that America’s working forces would be better adjusted to their tasks. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish more than ever that I could be with you right now, for your father has undertaken no small task; but since I cannot be there, you must love him doubly hard. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the worst task yet, as Psyche saw when she approached the waterfall. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The most crucial tasks which will face the government and the ANC will be to reconcile these two positions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps when Call came home—perhaps—well, at the very least when he came I could turn over my tasks to him. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is believed that dybbukim possess the living so that they may perform tasks they were unable to complete in life. What were those words he had you write, Alter?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The deacons sped to their tasks and asked us to go into a room and talk with a man “chosen and anointed of God.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z While I went about my usual tasks, she spent most of the day in the courtyard with Sass, so Sass could brag about Chandra’s good fortune to the neighbor women. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Comparing texts word by word turned out to be quite the consuming task. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Occasionally, by chance, Kit would find herself alone, and rushing through her task at double speed, she would steal down the path to Blackbird Pond, hoping that Prudence too had been able to escape. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” said Harry, “we haven’t seen him since the first task. The Daily Prophet’s saying he’s ill.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Years ago, before his time, potters in Ch’ulp’o had been engaged in the enormous task of making those very tiles. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Since the magazine was about a dozen pages long, she meticulously continued this task throughout the meal. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z "You will rise to the task; it is only necessary that you work hard and follow instructions." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Helmuth takes his time, stretches out each task to pass the morning. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The air was bright Ralph, faced by the task of translating all this into an explanation, stood on his head and fell over. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He had put the golden egg upstairs in his trunk and hadn’t opened it since the celebration party after the first task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “We did solve our task, but by that point, we had decided to take the Uncles’ identities, so we chose not to tell the Gran. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z By using forced civilian labor to do these tasks, the Nazis could send more soldiers to the front. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z One of his first tasks was to convince the generic manufacturers that reduced second-line antibiotic prices could still result in significant revenues and profits. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z For his successors, in fact, the main task was not to discover whether Indians’ ancestors had walked over from Eurasia, but which Europeans or Asians had done the walking. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In June, when the berries ripened, they took their caddies into the fields and began the task of picking. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I go through these festive tasks like a sleepwalker. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The Black Guard is tasked with ensuring the loyalty of the military. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Ragear ambled proudly along, thrilled that he had been specially picked to accompany his Chief on such a vital task. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They were Maryknoll nuns, members of that missionary order whose special task is to go into a country, with knowledge of its language, and convert its people to the Catholic faith. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama couldn’t see the ghosts who crowded around the living as they went along their daily tasks. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I sit down on a stool in front of the mirror, and she stands behind me, her eyes dutifully trained on the task at hand rather than her reflection. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z In the study, undergraduate students were given the task of choosing what snack they wanted to eat, whether a delicious yet calorie-rich chocolate cake with cherry topping or a serving of healthy fruit salad. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The party leader demanded that writers be assigned the task of producing pamphlets for the use of trade unions. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought only about each step, and not the impossible task that lay before him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Helping one another in their daily chores as they walk the path of life together, each performing her appointed task. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I undertook the task of personally conveying his apologies. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The landlord's wife did not actually shout, but one could hear her talking incessantly both late into the night as she and her husband went about their tasks, and again from very early this morning. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Answering that question is the second task of Blink. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He lit another cigarette to curb his hunger and tried to reduce his task to the basics: you walked across the land until you came to the sea. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He tried to turn his thoughts from Hen Wen; reaching Caer Dathyl was the task he had undertaken and that in itself would be difficult enough. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z If I can’t master the first task they give us, how will I ever make it through stage one? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The one who first created stories, and who’d awarded them to Anansi after the Weaver had completed three seemingly insurmountable tasks. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The elders, the old men leaders, had chosen him for a special task. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z She looked forward to the task— they would take turns pounding the vegetable into a wooden bowl with a stick almost as tall as Amari. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The recruitment and training of volunteers was one of the essential tasks of the campaign and would in large part be responsible for its success or failure. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To take a break from this task, which required us to bend our upper bodies toward the ground for hours, we fetched cassava stalks, cut them into shorter pieces, and placed them in the holes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z So if people generally believe that mice are spontaneously generated in straw, then the task of the philosopher is to explain why this is so, not to question whether it is so. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I was used to it by now—his devotion to the never-finished task of governing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He wants to run back to the hut and never carry out this dangerous task again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She spent long hours out in the country by herself, spoke little, withdrew completely into herself and went about her tasks with a chill hopelessness that daunted me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “I shall have to resort to the scenery to keep me occupied,” she thought, turning her mind to the task. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z For years, the chemist harbored a bitter resentment of Lawrence, who had plainly dumped the task of firing him in Cooksey’s lap and absented himself from the Rad Lab while the deed was done. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He imagined himself explaining that he couldn’t do the task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I guess everyone settled into the regular tasks of autumn. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There, a man asked me to help him pour tea, a new task. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z This could be the end of the task for him. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z From an extraterrestrial perspective, our global civilization is clearly on the edge of failure in the most important task it faces: to preserve the lives and well-being of the citizens of the planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He signaled an order to the waiting bard, then bent to his own task. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z As she walked about the yellowing hillsides or worked at easy tasks, her lips were curled in a perpetual fatuous smile. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “The task you four are attempting is very difficult,” said Mrs. Gause. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “And let’s do this quickly. Your first task is to line up quickly.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z What task would I set for him to perform? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z You can see how useful this assumption is to a child faced with the extraordinary task of assigning a word to everything in the world. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But there were still a few tasks that required the skills of the master butcher. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As fantastical as America’s space ambitions might have seemed, sending a man into space was starting to feel like a straightforward task compared to putting black and white students together in the same Virginia classrooms. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I did my best not to give away anything of my exasperation on discovering that a task I had thought all but behind me was in fact still there unassaulted before me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Finn slowly turned in a circle, taking in the immensity of his task. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z My second task is to write my name on the inside front cover. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He felt more confident about this task than either of the others. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “But what we need right now are people with the skills to get out of the city unscathed, and I think Dauntless training makes them highly qualified for that task.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When it came to feeding them he had no imagination, but that particular task he was up to. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Your task is to help him find his father. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the past few days Clara had reverted to her visionary tasks, speaking with apparitions and spending hours writing in her notebooks. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Petra tried to remember, but her mind would not stay on task. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He stared at Harry for a few seconds, then said, “You fly very veil. I vos votching at the first task.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I whiz through the bathrooms and even manage to complete the kitchen while the others are still on their initial tasks. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Right now, I don’t care about much else but the two tasks before me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z To green activists, as the University of Wisconsin historian William Cronon has written, restoring this long-ago, putatively natural state is a task that society is morally bound to undertake. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He knew now, and the knowledge was hard, that his task had never been to undo what he had done, but to finish what he had begun. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It was said they were brethren and sistren, each tasked to watch over a particular piece of the world—the skies, seas, jungles, deserts, mountains, and realm of the dead. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z This task was made easy for Mushie, of course, by his long arms and grasping toes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I turn my attention back to my task and lunge upward along the wall, grabbing for each brick. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jean de Satigny settled his wife provisionally in a hotel and turned his attention to the task of finding them lodgings worthy of his new status. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Frustrated, he turned his sharp mind to other tasks, such as the study of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The jail met with his approval, and he planned to turn himself in there after he completed his task. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Over the past weeks in Paris, in the hours between other tasks, he has narrowed a list of seven lapidaries to three, then to one: a half-Algerian named Dupont who came of age cutting opal. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Philosophers reduced the scope of their inquiries so much that Wittgenstein, the most famous philosopher of this century, said, “The sole remaining task for philosophy is the analysis of language.” A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After the two men left the village, the task of clearing more of the land between the trees began. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes—if you like to put it that way—I refuse. They had to do with—with a task I had undertaken.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an arduous, backbreaking task: hours of work to gather mere handfuls of rice. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It is difficult to foresee any end to the necessity for this task in the immediate future, but then one never can tell. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He was the wrong person for this task, the wrong person in the wrong place. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes scan all the boxes, the list of each of our tasks. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “I tell you now, none of us has ever set on a more perilous task. I ask your help, for I mean to attack Annuvin itself to seize I Arawn’s cauldron and destroy it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Her mind was following the tiger—her tiger—and was busy with the delightful task of naming him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z To Sam in the leading boat was given the task of watchman. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Three weeks to solve a mystery, three weeks to complete the task, three weeks to fix this or they’d lose their magic and be Witchlings forever. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She is carrying herself through the day, and it’s not an easy task. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z "It's not like we can do anything about it if he falls behind. This is a pointless task." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Table manners, she mentally added to the long list of impossible tasks ahead of her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, if I were to proceed with the task my plan would be to interview the relatives of Mrs. Lakes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I refuse to shy my way anymore through our Chinatown, which tasks me with the old sayings and the stories. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We set ourselves to the task of eating her cooking, fried plantain and the luxury of some canned meat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If they need to restrain me or silence my terrified howls, they can sprout a dozen tentacles to accomplish the task. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The first thing is to realise exactly what he has done as yet; we may, then, get a light on what his later task is to be. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z And from that time on, she used one hand to knot the fibers, sharing the task with a female zalif who had become her particular friend, fingers and trunk moving in and out together. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z At the War Department, Grant reads telegrams from his commanders in the field, issues appropriate orders, and takes care of a variety of administrative tasks requiring his attention. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The other Gladers settled themselves, turning in with their pillows and blankets for the impossible task of sleeping. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He did not give any reason for having changed his mind, but merely warned the animals that this extra task would mean very hard work; it might even be necessary to reduce their rations. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Each man fell to the task of killing as many as he could. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Seven had to try to stay calm, even though the monster was mere toadstools from them now, and she was beginning to think their task would end them before they could even begin it. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The chief and others warned against this new phase becoming an excuse for neglecting the essential tasks of organization and the traditional methods of struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Sutic would have been moved officially into the category of the elderly this inspection year, excusing him from the demanding physical tasks he so loathed. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Your fingers have still not perfected the task. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Some men would have given that task to a steward or a squire, but Lord Eddard had taught his sons to care for their own weapons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The blood had caked black and the task needed patience. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “My heart will be lighter when our task is done,” Adaon said at last. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sure he will put his mind to the task of studying hard now, sir,” Baba said. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z No amount of searching for aspirin powder or performing other menial tasks is going to be enough to distract me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I require your assistance in a most urgent task.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z One more and his task would be done. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z After the group divided up into several subcommittees, each one responsible for a different component of the charrette, they came to the task of selecting chairmen to guide the charrette. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z "I beg you the honor of acting in your place. Give this task to me, my lord, and I swear I shall not fail you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It had indeed been an awful strain on him; and had he not been forced to his task by more than human considerations he could never have gone through with it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Katherine Johnson, suffice it to say, was very nervous about the momentous task she had been handed. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The task that faced me was to push it down the rocky shore and into the water, a distance four or five times its length. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z We should neither of us shrink from the task—awful though it be to contemplate. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He had two choices — try and move, or send up red sparks, and get rescued and disqualified from the task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It seems like an overwhelming task, a mountain of adversity, separated from what few friends I have and a plain full of shamblers between me and where I want to be. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They’d traveled all this way without thinking very hard about the task ahead of them. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z With so few possessions, Penelope did not take long to complete her task. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Har! A task I’m well suited for, crow. On your way!” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The new president faced a daunting task in Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I don’t mind the task, but I hate having to roam around the woods barefoot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The task of cleaning his room, which she now always carried out in the evening, could not be done any more quickly. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone else in the company was occupied with some task. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z |
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