| 单词 | unable |
| 例句 | The storm blew out of the north, sending big waves against the island and winds so strong that I was unable to stay on the rock. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “But we’re going!” he said, unable to suppress the exhilaration in his voice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The coroner removed the bodies hours ago for autopsy, but Eduardo’s family still remains, unable to leave, as if waiting for his ghost to return to the place he was last alive. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I built you tents you hardly ever see. I have had so much of you around me always and I have been unable to give you anything in return that you can keep.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Now that the woman had woken, he seemed unable to look at her anymore. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As the wagon rolled forward, I kept my eyes on the floor, unable to look Frankie in the eye. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Though unable to move, Booth opened his eyes and attempted to speak. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was very struck by your injury. And when I took your arm in my hands to examine it—” He paused, as if he was suddenly unable to go on. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I waited for my opportunity, impatient, unable to stop my toe from tapping. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The new government was unable to cope with its country’s needs, and failed crops resulted in a horrific famine that lasted into 1922 and killed millions. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He remained shut up, absorbed in the parchments, which he was slowly unraveling and whose meaning, nevertheless, he was unable to interpret. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I looked up now, and saw a curious thing: Behind Mr. Sharpe, Mr. Gitney was trying to rise out of his chair, but seemed unable so to do. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She glared at Bruce Bogtrotter who was sitting on his chair like some huge overstuffed grub, replete, comatose, unable to move or to speak. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z When the parachutes finally opened, the men floated toward the ground, still unable to see anything around them. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t know what to make of the whole arrangement with Maxine, but as odd as the terms of the invitation seem he’d been unable to refuse. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Paid next to nothing, people convicted of crimes were effectively enslaved in perpetuity, as they were unable to earn enough to pay off their debts. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “We’ll be on the other side of the checkpoints.” said Matthias, unable to keep a hint of admiration from his voice. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He ran, and the gebbeth followed a pace behind him, unable to outrun him yet never dropping behind. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Better to face this now, though, so that it doesn't take me by surprise later, so that I don't find myself paralyzed and unable to feel my way back to myself. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z After several days of waiting in the empty house, listening for any sound at the garden gate, she decided go for a walk, unable to stand being inside for another minute. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I lay trembling, thinking of Teacher Sarah and unable to sleep. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, unable to believe in her own endurance, despite her already quieting heart, she stepped out of the cocoonery to take a last look at the world she wouldn’t be leaving for another fifty-eight years. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She wiped her eyes and said in barely a whisper, “I feel like a broken drum—hollow, crushed, unable to make a sound.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched the leaves uncurl and spread upon the surface of the water, unable to bear drinking the precious stuff. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z For a moment Mr. Curtain trembled violently, unable even to form words in his fury. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Others froze, unable to decide what to do. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z It had gotten caught in the net and, unable to reach the surface to breathe, it had died underwater. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They did not adopt pigs, of which there were few or none on the islands, and which they would in any case have been unable to feed without agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She glanced in surprise at Omakayas, trapped, and then unable to hide her amusement, a big grin spread over Mama’s face. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Ignatius shouted, unable to contain himself any longer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose it’s a good thing to be unable to forget anything—being able to keep every instant of my life crammed inside my head. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z When she progressed to squealing and shrieking, many of the men turned away, unable to take any more. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z His mind, as though shying away from something, seemed unable to concentrate. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “That would be your mother, I believe...Medusa’s two children were trapped inside her, unable to be born. When the original Perseus cut off Medusa’s head—” “Two children sprang out,” Annabeth remembered. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She felt undeserving, unable to sink with Obinze and his mother into their atmosphere. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z That way, even as a pretty, unable to comprehend why she would ever want her brain fixed, Tally could at least read her own words and know what was about to happen. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z So he purchased a book on trigonometry but soon found himself unable to follow the geometrical arguments. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The softness of her voice was unable to hide its intensity, and she was already pushing Pinmei into the darkness. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He immediately became paralysed with shyness, and sat blushing at his papers, unable to begin. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z As Karl Johnson explained to me, “I’ve seen young physicians run from these hemorrhagic viruses, literally. They’re unable to work in the middle of an outbreak. They refuse to get off the plane.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My brother, sisters and I, unable to fully understand why our parents had to constantly be on the run, would always ask our mother to explain. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of the ensuing chaos, they were unable to give her a proper funeral, as she would have wished, ana were forced to bury her in a hurry, without speeches or tears. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The things I felt, I was pitifully unable to express in the one- page letter that went every day to Mr. Elijah Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Viruses fall apart under ultraviolet light, which smashes their genetic material and makes them unable to replicate. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I shivered, unable to escape their drowning, endless depths. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ptolemaic astronomers were unable to agree on whether Venus was closer to the Earth than the sun. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I am unable to discern him clearly because the bright morning sunlight has for the moment reduced him to a silhouette. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Pedro Tercero still had trouble reading, but his curiosity and desire accomplished what his schoolmistress had been unable to do with all her canings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood frozen, watching the deadly scene, unable to do anything. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was like a sparrow in a storm, unable to find a safe branch to cling to. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Yet they were unable to venture into the open sea, and none reached America, Australia, or remote islands such as Madagascar, New Zealand and Hawaii. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “But ten,” I repeat, apparently unable to process a simple piece of information. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Pointed in the wrong direction, trapped outside their own history and unable to retrace their steps because their footprints had been swept away. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After all these months, lying there, unable to move a leg or a foot—how could he find perfection in such an average day? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Since you’re kind of...well, incapable of moving right now, we figured you might want to know what you’re unable to see.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They were unable to guide or hold the cart, and the wheel came in contact with a stone . Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As Wes’s new friend left, he excitedly walked over to Red, unable to hide his grin. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Helene’s face is white as bone, her mind, like mine, unable to take in the travesty occurring in front of our eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I went through the days with a stunned consciousness, unable to believe what had happened. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But unable to resist one more line, he leaned closer. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “The Vigils will help,” Archie said, unable to contain himself any longer. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood there unable to give him any of the support I guess he expected me to give. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z After that fateful contact with endrin, this normal, healthy child became little more than a vegetable — unable to see or hear, subject to frequent muscular spasms, apparently completely cut off from contact with his surroundings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Zombielike, my mother pointed at the package, unable to utter a word, her face a mask of indescribable horror. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In other words, science evolves, and it does so because theories that fail to develop, or that are unable to adapt in the face of new discoveries, are eliminated. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In all these years, he had been unable to weep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z For some reason, he was unable to look Dumbledore in the eyes, and spoke instead to his knees. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z After a moment, unable to think of anything to say, I left them sitting by the fire and walked toward the wagons. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But he was numbed, unable to say or do anything. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Eric watched the scurrying woodlice that were so frantically unable to avoid the flames, and thought of the first fire just down there, on the steeper side of the mountain, where now was complete darkness. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Owing to the pressures of our shared commitment to the ANC and the struggle to end apartheid, we were unable to enjoy a normal family life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z John suddenly mumbled, leaning forward, laughing, and then falling back unable to hold his head up. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Finding herself unable to read more than individual letters, she fetched Muriel. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I was unable to move until my brain had somewhat unscrambled itself. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It terrified her, to be unable to visualize tomorrow. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He knew that if he didn’t find the RV soon, he would be physically unable to continue. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z These places are unable to provide for the long-term needs of so many distressed adults and frightened children. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Chandresh watches him from a short distance away, unable to see clearly why he has halted, though he might be conversing with someone. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But I was unable to see any solace in that, and only cried out in the same torment, “Then why did they shoot him? Why is he dead?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I stood, unable to look away from Teren, the grey shirt, the red blood, the white bone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But he is unable to balance well and while he attempts a graceful leap, it ends up being something closer to a planned fall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They are often unable to provide for, or meaningfully contribute to, a family. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But the consensus came about through this conversation: This community needed to stage a demonstration outside the campus during school hours, something that would be dramatic, distracting, and unable to be ignored. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Dad nodded in agreement, unable to hide the worry on his face. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Tommy Pothead is working but must have done one too many bong hits, because he’s unable to comprehend the map. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Sweating profusely day and night, training in the sun, unable to sleep in stifling hotel rooms and YMCAs, lacking any appetite, virtually every athlete lost a huge amount of weight. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z And Elizabeth found that she was watching Gabriel, unable to find in the man before her the brother whom Florence so despised. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Why, unable to foresee the result, did they nevertheless make that choice? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Aureliano got undressed, tormented by shame, unable to get rid of the idea that his nakedness could not stand comparison with that of his brother. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He had graduated from Howard University in 1929 and took a seat in the school’s inaugural one-year master s degree program in mathematics—the same offer Dorothy had been unable to accept. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As he drew nearer, I found myself unable to move. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z In the end, Montaigne was unable to publish The Discourse because it had already been published by Protestant rebels and condemned as seditious. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Every morning I wake up unable to open my eyes because both of my lids are glued together. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Was it to conceal something they were unable to wash away? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But clever as she was, even Penelope was often unable to predict what would set them off. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z ‘Sam!’ cried Frodo, feeling that amazement could go no further, and quite unable to decide whether he felt angry, amused, relieved, or merely foolish. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I... I do play in a band,” Adina said, unable to keep her cool. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She sat across from me in a recliner that seemed unable to stop rocking back and forth after she’d sat down. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Annabeth felt like she was hanging over the pit again, unable to pull herself up, unable to maintain her grip—left with no good options. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Oh, please spare us!” begs Isabel, unable to find the patience to keep silent. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Without documentation, Hrdlicka was unable afterward to make head or tail of the houses, storage pits, hearths, and burial wells he uncovered. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “And bring something back as proof,” she adds, unable to keep the hint of triumph out of her voice. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Once again I walked through Kraków in a daze, this time unable to believe my good fortune. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z By the time he wakes up, hung-over, at three in the morning, she has vanished from the room, and he is unable to recall her name. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I lay in that mahogany bed, tossing this way and that, unable to sleep. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But when she asked them, they seemed not only unwilling, but unable to answer. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z One scrawny boy with a moon-round face stood on his tiptoes, unable to see over two girls who seemed to be blocking his view on purpose. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Very hard when I realize he's unable to move an inch on his own. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It looked around owlishly with wide, dark eyes, but seemed unable to support its own head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But no matter how often they repeated the words, with many different inflections, they were unable to wring any more meaning from them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He ran in an agonizingly circuitous pattern, weaving and stumbling, falling once, but immediately on his feet again, running slowly, unable to escape anything. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” I say, unable to translate into speech the emotions swirling through me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But that’s not true, because if I’m unable to go to his room for a day or two, I long for him as desperately as I ever did. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He's big and broad and unable to slip through the small gaps in the crowd like I can. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She shrugged, but was unable to hide the flash of anger. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z For down South he'd be unable to get a job on the honey wagon. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Just another Holy Being, Nathan thought, unable to feel any excitement. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “If you are unable to manage it properly yourself, I will step in. This has gone on too long already, but I shall give you some time.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Celaena tried to sit up straighter, cursing herself for being unable to move without wanting to faint from pain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The U.S. government, contending that many Osage were unable to handle their money, had required the Office of Indian Affairs to determine which members of the tribe it considered capable of managing their trust funds. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I went for supper that night, but was unable to eat. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The Rabbi Jachanan, unable to keep silence any longer, begged the holy man to explain the meaning of his dealings with human beings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He found himself unable to see, but he let the hot tears flow and just held her close. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Both of us pretend we’re not petrified about being unable to swim. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “I told you there was something wrong with that Prince person,” Hermione said, evidently unable to stop herself. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I look at the jurors, unable to read their faces and tell if they really want to hear my words. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z My eyes go back to the name, unable to believe what I’m seeing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The fence was almost invisible, and the quad bikers, moving fast toward him, would be unable to hear the warning sound over their own engines... Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Citra went back to her place, unable to look at Scythe Faraday, and he said nothing to her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And unable to contain her curiosity, Minli forgot about her thirst and began to follow it. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z But Alba was unable to sleep, for the door of her cell opened and a man walked in. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Some nights he dreamed he was drowning, unable to find the surface. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Clara felt the ground shake and was unable to keep her footing. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and even more intelligent than college professors. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Lionel was either unwilling or unable to speak up at once. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z From Sonia he learns of how their mother spends her evenings, alone in her bed, unable to sleep, watching television without sound. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When Arthur had been unable to take a strong-arm castle by assault, he had caused tunnels to be dug under selected parts of the wafl. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And whether from the fact of sleeping in new surroundings, or from the loss we had sustained, I was unable to sleep again. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z If he became too absorbed in rubbing a particular horse’s nose in his defeat, he risked being unable to regain his momentum when the closers came after him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I shook my head, still unable to quite understand. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Everything ached, and even without the speed I was unable to sleep. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “If Lawrence needs more money and is unable to get it from the government under the conditions which will give him complete freedom of action, I would be in favor of our stepping in.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I stared up at him, unable to answer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I had let it get away from me, had been unable to bring in the political issues. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Muhammad always stopped abruptly when he was unable to speak any longer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I tossed on my bed, unable to sleep. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “They are much simpler tools than the Whisperer, hardly more sophisticated than metal brooms. Otherwise my Executives would be unable to operate them.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z His father, Harry, his dreams shattered, had fled for the wilds of Canada, unable to cope with what he had seen in his wife’s last moments. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The ward was filled with children who were sick and unable to walk or perform basic activities, like playing with toys. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Tension fills up in my chest, and I shuffle to my room, share my day with Darlene, and hit my pillow hard, unable to shake the uneasy feeling that’s settled in my bones. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It wasn’t dead, but it was unable to fly. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I sucked in my breath, unable to even imagine that. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z This made her scream even louder, but her screams proved useless, as she still was unable to gain the attention of a single child. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She must have broken her rule against drinking that night for when she arrived she was stupid with liquor and unable to understand that the ambulance had already gone to Flushing. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Music!” concluded the necromancer in ecstasy, unable to make the smallest beginnings of an imitation “Hallo,” said Kay, opening the door of the afternoon school room. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I whispered, unable to hide my deep dismay. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He didn’t care: He’d just accomplished what the finest players in the world had been unable to do on twenty occasions during the previous nine months. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But I’m unable to move or run away. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He tapped his thumbs together over his interlaced fingers, unable to think of anything else to ask this stubborn child. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She reached up and put her arms around his neck, and pressed her face into his fur, unable to speak. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Every other time he had been unable to get the dream straight in his waking mind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Now he was drawing near the bridge below, and Frodo’s staring eyes followed him, unable to wink or to withdraw. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z "I seem unable to stop you," Robert grumbled. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They came to a stretch where Matt had been unable to find a peephole. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They hesitated among the thick heather, unable to see more than a few feet ahead. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s where I stood, with the snow falling on me, unable to summon the will to move. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The terrified reptile, unable to speak, ran up the tree and hid among the fronds, the gift still lodged in its throat. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Citra sat through the wedding ceremony, but excused herself before the reception and took a publicar back to Scythe Faraday’s house, unable to bear another minute of it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “What is this?” said frozen Mr. Flux, unable to intervene. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The woman was unable to answer his question. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z This is a ridiculous thing to say because, of course, the bane of my existence is that I’m sick and unable to leave my house. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I begged between games when one brother or the other would sit back with a deep sigh of relief and victory, the other annoyed, unable to let go of the outcome. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In these close quarters, I was unable to back up without the risk of ensnaring myself in the ropes or breaking my ankle in one of the gaps between the floorboards. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Nowadays the great unsolved problems in mathematics are stated in terms of conjectures that mathematicians are unable to prove. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Ignatius bellowed, unable to remain silent any longer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She was unable, after prolonged and insidious interrogations, to ascertain the causes of Amaranta’s prostration. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Even Artemis’s extensive set of Allen wrenches were unable to find purchase in the tiny grooves. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Blaine needed what she was unable to give and she needed what he was unable to give, and she grieved this, the loss of what could have been. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I stood trembling in front of Phineas, still holding his crutches in place, unable to turn and face Brinker and this joke he had gotten into his head, this catastrophic joke. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Jason saw a dozen more scenes like this from Nico’s point of view....And they left him stunned, unable to move or speak. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Once there, Fuchs was unable to contact Gold, knowing the army listened to phone calls and read the mail. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed quite unable to resist him and formed a line. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As the horse and rider began to fade into the distance, Pinmei kept staring, unable to look away. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z However, we are sorry to inform you that due to funding restrictions, we are unable to continue your financial aid for the 1981—1982 academic year. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Even the temp agency I had signed with had been unable to find me any type of consistent assignments, so I had no dependable income coming in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Dicey grinned at him, unable to stretch her mouth wide enough to let out all the feelings his silly stubbornness let her feel. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I would listen, listen, listen, with my head in my hands—till finally, unable to stand it any longer, I would reach down into Mme. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The way the collar of his black jacket lay across his neck made her unable to sit still. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Unable to diagnose himself, in severe pain, and unable to continue with his work, he presented himself to Dr. Antonia Bagshawe, a physician at Nairobi Hospital. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Owen—unfortunately delayed—unable to get here till tomorrow. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z This last request caused confusion in the stadium’s cafeteria, as they were unable to supply the skyr. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Because of the large volume of mail I receive, I am unable to write personal responses. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He may have been unable to return home to Poland to die, but his heart had never left it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Ashen and spent, Pollard said that the rail had been slow, and that he had been unable to get outside without fouling Rosemont. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There were words on the paper, but the Monroes were unable to decipher them because they were in a totally unfamiliar language. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z In some way he was unable to fathom, he was convinced he had done him some unforgivable wrong. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She thought she could hear the clank of the chains, could see her brothers watching her die, unable to do anything about it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They themselves eat in shacks like these, and if all the shacks like these disappeared in Lagos, they will go lunchless, unable to afford anything else. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It is the best gift she can think to give him, if they are unable to force a verdict from either of their instructors. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z If the pack disintegrated too soon, they would be unable to launch the boats and maneuver in the jumble of broken and grinding ice, and unable to find a floe large enough to camp on. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The King had looked at him closely, unable to see whether he was pleased or frightened or merely being polite. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They try to drag themselves backward, unable to breathe, coughing and choking and gasping. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Jacobs sputtered, unable to form a sentence. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But its administration was utterly unable to reconcile its responsibilities as a disinterested servant of the public interest and those of an owner of a commercially valuable patent. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “One day you might be unable to control your tongue after all, and I’d land back in that ridiculous story again. No thank you very much!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He would be unable to breathe or call for help and would die from lack of oxygen at 3:18 P.M., Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Axel leaps from the bed unable to keep his legs from moving. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Rats never stopped eating our palms and feet, and we often were unable to walk or handle anything for days because both areas were like open wounds. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was struggling, unable to fly, its body and wings coated with grime. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z I doze and I wake, unable to really tell the difference. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “The drones were unable to collect the underwater plants. So, the Collective will need to forage samples in person. Risk is high, so the Zeta unit will collect these among other specimens we need.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But then I imagined him being physically unable to Heimlich, and me having to reveal that it was all a ruse, and the ensuing mutual humiliation. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Her grandmother is in her eighties, bedridden, all but senile, unable to eat or talk. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Ron sat watching her, and Harry looked from one to the other, unable to say anything. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In spite of all his distress, he was unable to suppress a smile at this idea. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Marshall Laird, who has described this incident, compares chemical control to a treadmill; once we have set foot on it we are unable to stop for fear of the consequences. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z When the mounted archers rode back crestfallen, saying that they had been unable to shoot the boy, Sir Meliagrance knew what was going to happen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In their unquestioning acceptance of their own superiority, whites were unable to entertain the possibility that many blacks considered living next door to whites as the cost of obtaining adequate housing. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I sat one day with a man who’d gone off young and healthy to an overseas deployment, leaving behind a pregnant wife, and had come back quadriplegic, unable to move his arms or legs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But in any case an elaborate mental training, undergone in childhood and grouping itself round the Newspeak words crimestop, blackwhite, and doublethink, makes him unwilling and unable to think too deeply on any subject whatever. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “You came to visit me,” she says, unable to hide the pleasure in her voice. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But it’s not as simple as all that; the various authorities who had to approve such a step were unable to reach a quick decision. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Since sending in the Marines three years earlier, Johnson had been unable to bomb, fight, or negotiate his way to victory in Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I walked to and from school alone, unable to befriend the sassy girls with budding figures or the boys who leaned against fences and lampposts to hiss and leer. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He careened around the turns with such reckless speed that Smith began to fear that he would be unable to hold his arc and would tumble over sideways. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They drag themselves, unable to see, salty seawater burning their eyes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z My parents, unable to bear the hostility, had sold their home and all their furniture and left for Mexico where they hoped to find a new life. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He swung his right arm upward to shake Harry’s hand, but at the last moment seemed unable to face it, and merely closed his fist and began swinging it backward and forward like a metronome. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When he talks, his throat or tongue will of a moment seize up, and he be unable to speak more. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It was, of course, being unable to see that made all the sounds so frightening. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The old priest, kneeling, has one knee on his beard and is unable to lift his head. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the words are out, I am unable to make my lips work again. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z That’s the other powerful motivation—the customers, or “patients,” as I can’t help thinking of them on account of the mysterious vulnerability that seems to have left them temporarily unable to feed themselves. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It is one scenario to be unable to attend school for lack of academic standing or financial resources. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “There isn’t one,” said Harry, still disoriented by the sudden appearance of all these people, unable to take everything in while his scar was still burning so fiercely. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She felt like she was watching a baby drown, unable to do anything to save it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Werner, unable to bear it a second longer, calls for the maid. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Nathan looked at Darkness and was unable to discern any facial features. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Koppel imagined the two men together one day, one unable to speak, the other unable to hear. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But until this moment, neither the AOC nor the Olympic Rowing Committee had hinted that they would be unable to send the winning crew to the games. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “First offense!” he finally yelled, unable to take the lousy play of the second-team offense any longer. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I nudged Tanu, who seemed unable to move, and we began to lead the rich lady from room to room. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Everyone flees before it; everyone yields to its impetus, unable to oppose it in any way. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “You see my state,” said I. “I would come with you if I could; but indeed I am quite unable. If you take me from here, I think I shall die by the way.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The majority of such escapees die rapidly, unable to thrive or reproduce in novel surroundings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Finally, unable to stand it any longer, he switched on the light. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z One week previously he had returned home, without any voice, unable to breathe, and almost skin and bones, with his wandering trunks and his wastrel’s accordion, to fulfill the promise of dying beside his wife. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Seriously frostbitten, lying insensate in his tent, at least for the time being he was unable even to speak. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z They knew that the black man had all the strikes against him, that the white man kept the black man down, under his heel, unable to get anywhere, really. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He seems unable to decide what to do. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Professor Lupin can tell you —” Harry said, unable to stop himself. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He stares at me, and I stare back at him, unable to look away. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I began imagining myself a handless beggar in the market, unable to even use the bathroom. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Even she admits she was unable to put her finger on it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Gabriel Witter, unable to sleep in complete darkness, had finally started to get rest since the television arrived. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z They lie in their huts, whole families together, unable to move. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That's how I feel now, trying to remember how to breathe, unable to speak, totally stunned as the name bounces around the inside of my skull. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He was awake but unable to speak, whether due to the swelling or due to emotion, I’ll never know. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He stared at her, unable to think of another opening. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was trembling with fear but unable to cry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z This made sense, seeing that the shark was dead and, therefore, unable to raise its head and snap her in half. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z "Just where shall we start? Perhaps it's something that I'm unable to handle." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z People screaming, running about frantically, but unable to help. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He climbed into bed, exhausted but unable to sleep. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I stood there before the whole court, crying in an infant’s endless wail, unable to stop myself. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And try as he might, after hearing her voice, he’d been unable to slip back into his imaginings of her that time. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z All day the labour went forward, while the men of Minas Tirith looked on, unable to hinder it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I spent the next day in our room, playing football on mute, at once unable to do nothing and unable to do anything much. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I tried to get up to leave, but was unable to sit up in bed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He was unable to get himself out of it and so he was very pleased when he saw some people walking by. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Despite the pleasure of his revenge, he was unable to sleep. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Lou was delirious and snow-blind, completely without sight, unable to do anything for himself, muttering incoherently. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Merope shook her head frantically, pressing herself into the wall, apparently unable to speak. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I stared at her, unable to move, not wanting to move. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It is common for aspiring jockeys to be so rubber-legged upon dismounting from their first circuit around the track that they are unable to walk back to the barn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For the very next day he had become ill and unable to move his legs. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He felt hot and scared and unable to breathe. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Now they would think her mother was a total nutcase, she thought, unable to even look at them. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I follow Cain closely, unable to make heads or tails of our direction until the high, arched walls of the amphitheater rise up in front of us. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z True or not, he was obviously unable to contribute to the support of the household on South Street where he lived with Harriet. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A profound sense of isolation grew in him as he pushed onward, unable to find any of his friends in the swarm of people. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Hooper's eyes were open, but for a moment he seemed unable to focus properly. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z But he was unable to put what had happened to his son out of his mind. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Having no nib, I was unable to write another word about ‘The Life Story of a Penny’, but I was made to finish it the next afternoon instead of playing games. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He led her to a fetid lavatory where she was unable to wash because there was no water. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She flinched to her right, and all of a sudden the raft tilted sharply, and, regrettably, I was unable to follow her instructions. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They have been unable — Here her voice broke off, and there was a pause, during which I could hear a sigh, a collective sigh from those around me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Most days he'd woken up in a sweat, unable to shake the image of her towering over him, dragging him back to prison. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Of course, when the animal struck the smooth ice its legs splayed and it skidded, unable to regain its balance, no longer able to flee. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ages had been unable to lift Brutus’s head and the bottle at the same time. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I leaped up from the table, knowing that I should be ashamed of what I was doing, but unable to stop, and screamed, running blindly from the room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, when Dad was unable to stand it any longer, he’d shout out something to challenge the priest. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Yet he was unable not to love her. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you like us to call 911 for you? If you’re unable to get to the emergency room, we can send an ambulance for you.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “At this time, we have been unable to figure out who emailed the student body the, uh...the image,” he continued. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “And we’re going to have to be extra careful for the next few days to make sure nothing’s—” She breaks off, unable to say the words. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Anthropologists who interviewed the Aché recorded a case in which a band abandoned a middle-aged man who fell sick and was unable to keep up with the others. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When you are unable to read the omens, they will help you to do so. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I just sat by him, unable to think. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I stared at her, unable to hear another word. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His physical disabilities alone would have ensured his dependent role; for his skin was unable to stand the sun, and the light affected his eyes. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like a stupid fool, unable to say a word, I couldn’t even understand what was being said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z This number was so large that the Greek system of numeration was unable to handle it; Archimedes had to invent a whole new method of denoting really huge numbers. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I’m still largely unable to move, open my eyelids, raise my head. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Greek philosophers were unable to untie that bundle; therefore, they were ill-equipped to solve Zeno’s puzzle. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Have there been any bodies that have been found with unusual bruises or wounds? Or bodies that were unable to be washed. Someone my age or younger.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was extraordinary that she was unable to resist him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But I stayed where I was, unable to move. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Even a year after the accident, I was still unable to discern the pattern. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They rose as one and—— And suddenly stopped, as if frozen in mid-air, unable to move, staring ahead in terror. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Though, of course, Marco has been unable to rehearse the most important part. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Three and a half years of nights like these, unable to sleep, thinking of another vanished boy, another vanished life that was once his own, and waiting for dawn, and slop-out and another wasted day. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I groped around for my regular glasses—unable to find them in this new bedroom, upstairs in this new house. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But in training, we weren’t sleep-deprived, unable to see clearly, and choking on smoke. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He nods and then unable to help myself, I ask, “You said I was her, that first day in church. Who did you mean? And how could your mother have prophesized about me?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It would have been worse if she had been stuck in her transformed state, unable to say good-bye. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Although I often urged others not to worry about what they could not control, I was unable to take my own advice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason I was unable to answer her. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The rabbits were slow and hesitant and Chervil himself seemed unable to rise to his usual brisk manner. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In careful tests, they are unable to predict the character and future of people they know nothing about except their time and place of birth.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I've stumbled repeatedly and managed to regain my feet, but when the stick slides out from under me, I finally tumble to the ground unable to get up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The constant probing with unsterilized fingers and instruments introduced bacteria that the president's body was unable to fight. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Thessicher kept staring at him covertly, unable to believe that he was who he said he was. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “It is ongoing. Again, I am sorry you feel we have not been proactive. However, at the moment, I am unable to...” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z On their own initiative the Congolese seem unable to produce much in the way of hair—half of them are bald as a bug, even the girls. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After she stopped teaching, Dottie had kept herself busy volunteering at the library, until Alzheimer’s clouded her brain and left her unable to take care of herself. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Lourdes, unable to burden her family with both of her children, has split them up. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He smiles but I can only nod back, unable to let go the clench of my teeth. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He hoped that the Communists would prove unable to hold the country. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But tonight he is unable to divide his attentions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He stopped there, unable to say any more. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I also knew that in London I would be able to obtain literature on guerrilla warfare that I had been unable to acquire elsewhere. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I did, I would be paralyzed with embarrassment, unable to return the insult. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought back to my darker days after college when I battled depression and uncertainty, unable to find a job in the corporate world like my friends. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When the day was done he hurried from the shop, unable to meet the goldsmith’s kindly eye. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Instead they lowered her to the ground where she thrashed and screamed, apparently unable to recognize any of them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Without cash, they were unable to hire carpenters and masons to rebuild their homes. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “What kind of a place is Expectations?” inquired Milo, unable to see the humor and feeling very doubtful of the little man’s sanity. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “You announced a rest stop. The whites all got off,” I said, unable to believe he really meant to deprive us of rest-room privileges. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt tired suddenly, and unable to cope. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I sat and stared at it for a minute and then, suddenly, unable to bear it a moment longer, I put on my coat and started out towards the ravine. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But when he tried to ask whether the baby was a boy or a girl, he found he was unable to speak. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “And you didn’t see that coming?” said Harry, unable to help himself. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I pause, unable to pass by without listening for his answer. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was unfair to be surrounded by bathwater and unable to use it! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I was frightened; it is not a pleasant sensation to know that someone is about to hit you and you are unable to defend yourself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And in that moment, I suddenly felt unable to stand up any longer. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “And you have terrible sideburns,” I said, unable to come up with anything better. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Not standing there in front of her, dumbly, unable to make myself understood. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z At first, huddled in her sepulcher, unable either to stand up or sit down despite her small size, Alba managed to stave off madness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Julia, however, seemed unable to mention the Party, and especially the Inner Party, without using the kind of words that you saw chalked up in dripping alleyways. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Ambassador Rahel, unable to cope with seesawing changes in her life, had raveled herself like a sausage into the dirty airport curtain, and wouldn’t unravel. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You realize that the vast majority of them here in the South are unable to share fully in the responsibilities of citizenship, and why?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Mr. Archie said, “How can we help you boys? I don’t think we can actually help, since we’re unable to move, but we can still point you in the right direction.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The veterinarian was unable to pinpoint his origin and Clara decided that he was from China, because most of her uncle’s baggage was from that distant land. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon, unable to concentrate, she stopped reading and put the book over her face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A second cold, wet hand touched Anya’s other arm, and this time she nearly choked on her own tongue, still unable to make any appreciable sound. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z We use the word ‘Epicurean’ to mean someone who seeks physical pleasure but, in the Renaissance, Epicureans were materialists and atheists and consequently unable to acknowledge any good other than physical pleasure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Along the way, unable to contain himself, Mohammed jumped in and swam alongside Deeb and the other contestants. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Dumbledore’s Army!” he shouted, and there was an answering cheer from the crowd, whom Voldemort’s Silencing Charms seemed unable to hold. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He was still checking the Marauder’s Map, and as he was unable to locate Malfoy on it, deduced that Malfoy was still spending plenty of time within the room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z We sat in the dark in front of the hospital, unable to leave the vehicle. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Your Majesty,” he said formally, “I come as a representative of my father, King Cai Simin Tan. He regrets that he is personally unable to respond to your invitation.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And she felt a pang of pity as she imagined the dragon, alone, unable to fly, endlessly struggling between trees and branches. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Helps that most folks are unable to see the little critters,” Maddox said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Her dæmon fell limp on her shoulder and flapped his gorgeous wings once or twice before fainting, and the woman herself seemed to be unable to stand fully upright. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian swore at Milo and held two aspirins out to ashen lips unable to receive them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He found himself choking in mud, unable to move or see or breathe. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “His finest hour,” said Fred, unable to keep a straight face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He fumbled around in it for silk thread but, unable to find any, decided that cotton would be fine. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He looked with dread toward the doorway, not wanting to look but unable to resist the temptation, remembering his old nightmare. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z While we were unable to distinguish between rough places and soft places, we did not need to make such distinctions for landing-site selection. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, I feel as if Tariq himself is folded between her palms, unable to slip away. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Arson, too, was a growing problem, as blacks, still unable to obtain justice in the white man’s courts, torched property belonging to their victimizers. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The black prisoner, he said, symbolized white society’s crime of keeping black men oppressed and deprived and ignorant, and unable to get decent jobs, turning them into criminals. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary was the only daughter who remained at home; and she was necessarily drawn from the pursuit of accomplishments by Mrs. Bennet’s being quite unable to sit alone. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The black engine was zooming right toward Hugo and he was caught, unable to look away, as though he were watching a movie. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He choked and retched, trying to continue on his way despite being unable to walk straight. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There were no relatives at hand; and as Arthur had to be back the next day to attend at his father’s funeral, we were unable to notify any one who should have been bidden. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z As I started to speak, I was afraid with my old fear that I would be unable to pronounce the Spanish words. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Sheep became bumpily sheathed with the stuff so that they looked like big ambulating wasp nests; birds, having absorbed the zoquete in their feathers, labored erratically through the air, almost unable to fly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, honey, it isn’t. But folks have got to move on as well, or else they can just get trapped in a moment, unable to do what they must. To live.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They’d been unable to send one the night before—a night crew of Helpers had been working on the plaza, filling cracks and replacing broken stones. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And finally—unable to help themselves—they burst out laughing. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z All week, I was unable to focus on anything my teachers were saying. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Amari wanted to scream, Mother, get up, oh, please, get up, but she was unable to say a word. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I slept in fits, unable to separate dreaming from waking. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I’m furious, unable to explain I already learned fractions and how to purify river water. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z You were simultaneously anxious for them, and unable to look away. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I shrank into Elnora’s arms, shaking from the awful news, unable even to speak. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He stared at it, aghast, unable to take in what he was seeing...the wand that had survived so much... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The FBI was unable to tie Fuller to any crimes and NCF director George Esser, Jr., backed his man, adding a warning to all those who would attempt to kill the messenger of urban grievances. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He stood by the closed door, unable to open it. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only had he lost, but he’d been unable to prove to himself—and the public—that he could win a single game against Spassky. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For the rest of the day she remained in the kitchen, unable to watch the miscellaneous horde of yard sale scavengers pick over her personal possessions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Howard, unable to control his jubilation, jumped up and down with the fans. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Continentals are unable to be butlers because they are as a breed incapable of the emotional restraint which only the English race are capable of. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z All morning, I’d been unable to care about anything else, not the van Gogh poster and not video games and not even my class schedule, which the Eagle had brought by that morning. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z A metallic tinkling intermingled with new screams as hundreds of the pitching stakes outside uprooted, unable to bear the tent’s new strain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There I was, standing a stone’s throw from the Third Gate, but unable to reach it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The porous legal system seemed unable to contain him. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “And there,” cried Gareth, unable to contain himself, “the king pight many pavilions, and there was great war made on both parties, and much people slain!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was absent-minded, unable to remember the one thing which he ought to have told his pupil, and he listened to their difficulties with an impatient ear. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I was oddly annoyed when I was unable to get parental help with a homework assignment. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They had physical dexterity that people today are unable to achieve even after years of practising yoga or t’ai chi. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Or he might be unable to give the letter to Cecilia at all because she would be keeping her distance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “What I’m doing is absolutely appropriate, and you know it,” I said, trying to keep my voice low but unable to preserve my sangfroid. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She blinked, her breath catching, for a moment unable to speak. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Minerva Mirabal, you are as complicated a woman as ... as ...” He throws up his hands, unable to finish the comparison. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been tense through it all, unable to relax. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I thought of machinery—automatic, constant, unable to be stopped. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z All that morning, she sat at her desk unable to concentrate on what Mrs. Rappaport was teaching. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z In an inspection of the building, however, its agents had been unable to find anything they could identify conclusively as a Merchant product. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She sat there, panting, unable to believe she’d just yelled it out at him like that. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But that’s the whole point of the Persian flaw—it’s there to remind you of all the other flaws, and even the flaw that makes you unable to see them in the first place. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The weaker ones fell backward and were sucked underfoot, unable to pull themselves up. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And here he was, tied down, unable to move. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I nodded, but I was unable to put into words what I had felt back there. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They stared at each other in confusion, unable to speak, sensing that something delicately established might slip from them. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Night after night the spirits spoke with me, and morning after morning I lay there frustrated, unable to recall their message. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The National Guard was unable to restore calm, and the president ordered nearly 5,000 army troops onto the streets of Detroit. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “If I lose,” the old man said, “I’ll be dead, unable to give you information. How does that help you?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They were already on a road she was unable to steer them from. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I was overcome with ceremonial feelings but unable to remember the proper formula. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “My job is to rest,” you echo, and are mad at yourself for being unable to offer anything but an echo. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z For example, if the electric charge of the electron had been only slightly different, stars either would have been unable to burn hydrogen and helium, or else they would not have exploded. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry said in disbelief, unable to imagine two people less likely to fall in love. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Fine,” I pouted, unable to glare as effectively as I would have liked. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I felt tossed about, unable to hold myself in place. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The TV shows pictures from Florida: a man unable to stand because of wind, cars abandoned, trees lying on the ground. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z There were, simply, times that he saw and times that he was unable to see. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Retracing her steps, she found herself unable to carry the heavier bag in one hand, so she hoisted it up to her stomach and hugged it with both arms. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke gulped, unable to keep thinking in his new identity quite yet. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a matter of discretion that was also a matter of survival, a matter of being unable to live the life they would otherwise have to lead. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Kit and Judith, each lost in her own thoughts, stood together near the wall, unable to join in the merrymaking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There seemed to be no way that he was in the city and unable to call. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I'm too stunned at first, too unable to process what has happened. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The Polish army, no matter its bravery, proved unable to stop the flood of German soldiers who had crossed into Poland and quickly moved east. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Several wrestlers, boxers, and weightlifters had eaten themselves out of their weight classes, and some were unable to compete. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z His opponents felt sure he would be unable to do so. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I just stare, unable to find my words. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The principal, unable to prove the deception, but certain that it had happened, finally let me go. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He stops in the middle of the trees, looking all around him as if unable to believe that there was another person who had just been here. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z So less thought had to be given to the procession of teenagers who leave ghetto high schools disadvantaged, badly taught, unable to find decent jobs. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark ran toward the double doors of the exit, unable to take his eyes off the scene below, observing it with a strange mix of horror and curiosity. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then she drew some other pictures but I was unable to say what these meant. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I was left on the shore with the waves washing over me, unable to drown. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z It was why the Uncle could use the Gran’s weapons, why the Gran was unable to join the fight against the Cursed Toads until their necklaces were broken. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I just lay there, breathless and unable to move. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Alone on his bed, unable to concentrate on what he was reading, he would imagine how Amanda looked naked, wrapped in her long black hair with all her noisy adornments, like an idol. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, Mike,” I called, waving back, unable to be halfhearted on a morning like this. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I just stood there, unable to think of anything to reply. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My limbs are frozen, head to toe, and I stand there with my power-up in my hand, unable to budge an inch. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I looked up, unable to contain my own enthusiasm. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The gentle snow gully Fischer and Lopsang had been gingerly descending ended here amid outcroppings of loose, steep shale, and Fischer, like Gau, was unable to handle the challenging terrain in his ailing condition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “It ends when one of you is unable to continue,” says Eric. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Shaking and unable to stand, he crawled back to his sleeping platform. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Al Ulbrickson arrived on the float breathless, crouched down by the boat, and found himself characteristically unable to find words. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was her fate always to know the disaster that was coming and be unable to avert it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Too little wood and you bent too quickly to listen to other people’s ideas, unable to stand on your own. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I continued playing but was unable to concentrate because I kept the corner of my eye on his restless hands, the elegant fingertips that danced against the pale blue fabric of his pants. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In case anything went wrong and either of them was unable to meet, Yatzkov set up an emergency system. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason he was unable to fly now. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Harry’s body became instantly rigid and immobile, and he felt himself fall back against the tower wall, propped like an unsteady statue, unable to move or speak. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I begin to move, clasping the hands extended to me, touching the sound parts of those unable to move their limbs, saying hello, how are you, good to meet you. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I was disturbed to discover that first day that Winnie was unable to attend. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, knowing how utterly foolish the question sounded, yet unable to think of anything else to say. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Nothing gave them pleasure because they were unable to receive it. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It crouches there, terrified, unable to move, hoping to save itself by its immobility. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z She shivered, and found herself at the same time unable to account for the excitement she felt, which made it difficult to remember why it was so odd to wake up happy in Hill House. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, its existence is so ephemeral that medical researchers are unable, without special procedures, to sample it before the body has destroyed it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z When his wife had a heart attack soon after the charrette, C.P. called Howard in a panic, unable to think what to do. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She seemed unable to look at any of them, and it sent a bolt of anger through Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The birds became more exhausted, unable to land, unable to eat. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a skill he had taught himself long ago, being unable to perform more vigorous work because of his bad leg. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He must be lying on his belly and unable to turn over. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When the receptionist tells him she is waiting in the lobby he feels the anticipation rise in his chest; all morning he’d been unable to concentrate on the elevation he was working on. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Johnson was convinced the battlefield was not where he had been unable to win the war. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Since he was sick and unable to help with the workload, he tried to give his food rations away. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Pollard clung to his back, unable to regain control. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z With the two men keeping to either side of me, I was unable to confront them both. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z They seemed unwilling to go, unable to move. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Alex stumbled to his feet, unable to see or hear, not even sure anymore where he was. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z That my walk across London ended at the church on Clapham Common, and that a cowardly Briony limped back to the hospital, unable to confront her recently bereaved sister. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z If you were a young person in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, you were unable to separate your fear of Stalin and his henchmen from your genuine patriotic fervor for your Motherland. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They gaped at each other, unable to talk, huffing and puffing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As flames licked up the sides, Anya stood by, unable to help. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z We flipped through the pictures, looking at women who were fat, thin, long-haired, short-haired, dressed as nymphs, amazons, nuns, and courtesans, but I was unable to decide because they all looked like trampled banquet flowers. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She was breathless and seemed unable to stop talking, her usual shyness melted away by relief. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The moon shone down with what felt like merciless force, but it was unable to penetrate the canopy of the leaves. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He had me sit down and very politely informed me that, “due to unforeseen circumstances,” my lawyer had been unable to come. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Mantell was an excellent doctor and equally gifted bone hunter, but he was unable to support both his talents. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In the end, he might start wandering about, unable to think sensibly, or plan where he was going. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They will be suspended in the void, unable to tell if they are fixed or moving because there will be no landmarks for them to recognize. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Then she turned and ran into the house, unable to bear his gaze. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Bonnie holds the bun as if she can’t quite believe it’s real and then sinks her teeth into it again and again, unable to stop. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She let that hang, and Briony stared at her, unable to keep the horror from her expression, and unable to speak. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Through all of this I pace, drawn to the drama, unable to keep still. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Napoleon was hesitating between the two, unable to make up his mind. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Often he was unable to continue work and was forced to lie down in the hut for a while. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Aurum snarled and snapped in frustration, unable to hurt the enemy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Approximately 80 percent of criminal defendants are indigent and thus unable to hire a lawyer. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Future operations would do even more to improve my looks—fix up the bumps and scars they had been unable to remedy this time. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Then suddenly, unable to contain himself longer, he burst out: ‘Your bow, Legolas! Bend it! Get ready! It is Saruman. Do not let him speak, or put a spell upon us! Shoot first!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Though unable to see, I could smell the air and realized I wasn’t at my home. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He told me that for days and nights past—weary days and sleepless nights—he had been unable to speak with any one, as a man must speak in his time of sorrow. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He saw Hermione point her wand, not toward the outside, but into his face; there was a bang, a burst of white light, and he buckled in agony, unable to see. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When she is unable to avoid the matter further, she makes a pot of tea and begins to tackle the mountains of paper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He was going to go stand in the dock, unable to speak or understand English, and everyone in the courtroom was going to assume the worst of him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Two years later when her case was reported in a medical journal she was still unable to walk. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He seemed totally unable to collect his wits. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I fidgeted with my hair, unable to meet his eyes. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Even if you had a device that could travel backward in time, they say, you would be unable to do anything that would make any difference. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Aurelia stood motionless, numb now, unable to feel anything but the deep dread of what the next few hours would bring. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She sleepwalked through the morning, unable to think of anything but closing her eyes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Panting and bleeding, she stopped, unable to go farther. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I crouch there, for once at a loss, unable to move. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “You vile woman,” I yell, unable to contain myself. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The moon hid behind the clouds, unable to stomach the wretched scene. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But what if she had been unable to stand between her son and Voldemort? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Martin Adams, exhausted from his summit climb, “had collapsed into a sleep; he had nothing left,” according to Boukreev, and was clearly unable to help. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Scythe Curie stopped and turned, unable to find the speaker, so she addressed them all. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And worst of all, I knew they were forcing me to accept things on their own terms, and I was unable to leave. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached twenty without knowing how to read or write, unable to use the silver at the table, wandering naked through the house because her nature rejected all manner of convention. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And I would watch it with sorrow and disgust, unable then to imagine what he was going through, too far into my own junior high school survival. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Scragg struggled feebly, fighting for breath, unable to stop his tormentor. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But when Mimir was not with him, Hoenir seemed unable to come to a decision, and the Vanir soon tired of this. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z As those unable to see clamored with questions, agitated shouts and murmurs of wonder resounded. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z At first, I lay stunned, unable to move or defend myself even when he began hitting me, punching me with his fists. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z If anyone had the gall to ask why the door had been locked, Jackson would respond that it hadn't been locked; the students had simply been unable to open it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It was only because Ligaroti was so fast, Howard said, that Woolf was unable to execute the plan. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z During the next half-hour, things moved so swiftly and so silently that Sophie, crouching in the giant’s ear, was unable to understand exactly what was going on. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lenin is in Delhi now,” Comrade Pillai came out with it finally, unable to hide his pride. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She went back to gazing about the wreckage as if still unable to believe what she saw. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z They stood all around her, yet they seemed unable to reach out their hands and grab her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I glared at him, unable to think about what he’d just said. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The first was that England was “tottering to her fall,” that her economy was collapsing and “she must soon be a bankrupt and unable to maintain her naval superiority.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands of black men are unable to be good fathers for their children, not because of a lack of commitment or desire but because they are warehoused in prisons, locked in cages. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z When we were all afoot the guards would take us out to the plant to work; but after the third or fourth of these examinations I was unable to get up. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “I would be grateful,” I say, unable to hide my eagerness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Mr. Robichaux, unable to think of anything to say, asked, “Why don’t you get a priest to talk to your boy?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His tears were a mixture of anger, forgiveness, anguish, and exultation, the emotions overlapping and bleeding into one another, so that he was unable to separate them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “You—you came back,” Ophie said, unable to keep the excitement from her voice. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z These officials were quite unable to recall situations where cooperation had not taken place “at the Washington level.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She deleted his voice messages unheard and his e-mails unread, and she felt herself sinking, sinking quickly, and unable to pull herself up. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Peeves clutched at his throat, gulped, then swooped from the room making obscene gestures but unable to speak, owing to the fact that his tongue had just glued itself to the roof of his mouth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I gripped my own fork, unable to speak for a second. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And there is your flaw, Kym had warned, being unable to step away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But in reality his is only a little boy, a little boy who feels helpless and unable to protect his own family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was unable to move when she went into that curious trancelike sleep. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Each knew that, alone, he would be unable to achieve the synthesis of an accurate and coherent world system, which they both felt to be imminent. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Throughout the night I would toss and turn, drenched in a cold sweat, unable to sleep. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed unable to believe what he was reading. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z "You know, you could come home with me," I said, unable to hold my tongue. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He remembers being unable to see anything at all; for the first hours he thought that perhaps, like his grandfather whom he was on his way to visit, he’d gone blind. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The philosophers of his day were unable to refute the paradox. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I've been unable to escape since the Hunger Games began, but this feels different, much more personal. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I lay flat in bed like a corpse, unable to generate the energy to toss and turn. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z His eyes were dark caverns that the light seemed unable to penetrate. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He lay with his arms spread wide, gulping at the air, unable to speak or breathe. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Eventually, he found himself unable to meet the interest payments. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Don José had gone crazy and been unable to finish this colossal project. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But they do not know how, and are unable, to maintain their position. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z My brain was almost unable to accept that he was here. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z She tore the top slowly open, and then stood there, holding the telegram, unable to pull it out to read it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z If I let go of the trunk, TaShon will be unbalanced, unable to hold it. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z And there I was, on the sidewalk, watching them file past, unable to move. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Through its eyes, I can see her staring back at me, eyes wide, unable to move. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The difficulty was obvious: a silver chain attached to the bird's foot had become entangled in the twisted stub of a jutting root, and the bird was caught there by it, unable to move. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I stand in the doorway, unable to leave even though I know what is going to happen next. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I tossed and turned every night, unable to sleep straight through. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I was unable to meet Presto’s gaze now. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Tex John Smith was presumed to be prospecting for gold somewhere in Alaska—though lawmen, despite great effort, had been unable to locate him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “And since you seem unable to stop them, I wish to change some plans. All the gates have been sealed to my castle except the front one, yes?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z His fingers were clumsy, unable to find their rhythm, and he faltered in his steps. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Now he was paralyzed, unable to make up his mind. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z He sounded surprised, as if he were unable to imagine something that Forks couldn’t offer. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Dimple had tried to explain that she didn’t need to do that—that Dimple, in fact, was the one holding back in the non-relationship, but Celia seemed unable to grasp the concept. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I took two steps and then I fell, landing on top of a pile of boards, sick to my stomach and unable to catch my breath. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For Loki, the pain of being unable to talk hurt even more than the pain of having his lips stitched into the leather. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “And what went wrong when other alchemists tried to make gold and were unable to do so?” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She breathed his name, unable to return the hug. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I desperately search for Mr. Griffiths, with the hope that he’ll jump in and say what I’m unable to. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I tried a few times but kept choking up, unable to get beyond the first sentences. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I’m so tired, so wired, and so unable to keep my mind on anything but Peeta since I’ve seen the roses. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z What are my parents unable to tell me today? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They were forced to retreat, unable to break past the fierce Lakota and Cheyenne firing. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z It reminds me of the mines and my father, trapped, unable to reach sunlight, buried forever in the darkness. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Salva shook his head, unable to imagine what life would be like in the camp without Uncle. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent that night going over memories and ideas and was unable to fall asleep. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Time freeze-framing as the guy behind the wheel locked eyes with the hitchhiker—trapped in the headlights and unable to dodge the thousand pounds of steel sliding straight at him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Some, unable to book space on scheduled flights, had chartered planes. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath and walked to the window, unable to look at her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She is fully conscious, but unable to move or speak. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I hold perfectly still, unable to inhale a full breath. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I work for hours, obsessively, frenetically, unable to stop cutting into the stone, Grandma and Mom chanting at me with every hit: You crushed his dreams. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It couldn’t, because I was unable to distinguish between the fictional story and the factual backdrop. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As I stood there, unable to run, I recognized a few of the faces and I smiled to break the tension and uncertainty. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I called again, my mind unable to grasp that she could not answer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay there unable to move, watching in horror while the man reached under his cloak, withdrew a gleaming hatchet, and chopped off half of his right foot. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Now he was gone, and Joe found himself unable to focus on anything other than the losses back home. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He turned to Puli, who had bought some marbles which he was tossing up and down in his begging bowl, being unable to use them in any other way. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z People were unable to fathom the full consequences of their decisions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “The boy must be meeting his friend,” Minli realized, and unable to control her curiosity, she crept to the window to peek. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Michael, charmed by this strange new arrival, unable to keep silent any longer, called to her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I began wondering whether it was worth it, going to America, if it meant being unable to communicate with my family. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Guests unable to sleep in their beds, and good bolsters ruined and all! What are we coming to?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He was trying to lift his arms to grab her, but was unable to carry out the intention. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z His mother was always there at the doorway, screaming at them, but unable to stop them as Moss was pulled through the window, away from her, away from safety. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Berrange later revealed in his deft cross-examination that many of the African detectives were unable to understand or write English, the language in which the speeches were given. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood heads down, as in prayer, unable to see me back in the coal. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z At once, I stand taller, unable to resist a bit of pride. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I was unable to do anything about any of this suffering, and therefore accepted it, as they did, placidly. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He may shovel there in that interminable dark, unable to stand; otherwise, crouched upon his knees, sliding upon his belly, with no air to breathe; he who should be at our side. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She is unable to stem the tide of junk mail that will continue to arrive for years, addressed to her dead husband. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z On closer examination the horn had proved cracked, and even after he had cleaned all the dirt out, Jon had been unable to get any sound from it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When I am adrift and unable to navigate, that’s when they come. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z People clapped me on the back, shook Dad’s hand and spoke a rat-a-tat Spanish that I was unable to follow. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Wanda nodded at Moss, so he crossed the carpet slowly, his legs seemingly unable to move without conscious thought. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Those crops were unable to spread south of the Sudan, beyond which they encountered summer rains and little or no seasonal variation in daylight. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He lay on the ground in a half-faint, panting and unable to move for several minutes. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The deaths exist in my mind as a string of meaningless equations, and I stand frozen, unable to solve them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z They are unable to do so, since they do not have forces that are faithful and loyal to them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I watched him sometimes, unable to stop myself — from a distance, though, in the cafeteria or parking lot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She would be in the dream, sometimes with her father, sometimes not, running from house to house, unable to find an unshattered mirror to hold the fragments of her terror. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Her knapsack waited by the door, and she lay in bed unable to sleep. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Right,” I said, unable to restrain my smile. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I didn't pick it up for fear I would keel over and be unable to regain my feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I stretched up a little to see inside the box, unable to glimpse anything, though, but white tissue paper, turning yellow around the edges. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "In the writing I showed you," I said, unable to meet his eyes. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The fall on the floor had failed to stir him, and I would be unable to do so. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Cora hesitated, unable to stop herself from looking at the stairs for a last-minute addition. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Over by the dais, Piper was still on the floor, unable to get up. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was as if Jed had been some kind of link they all shared, and now that it had been severed, his followers were confused and unable to function. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z At nightfall the nuns were exhausted, unable to move, give another order, and still the troop of tireless adolescents was in the courtyard singing school songs out of tune. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He had been unable to complete the experiments, he reported remorsefully. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Stunned, trying to take in what he had just heard, unable to speak, Joe reached out a hand and laid it on the rough-hewn cedar railing, steadying himself. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Dad has lived & you show ignorance in calling him uneducated & unable to understand “the scientific meaning etc” of life’s problems. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He stayed there, staring at Pearl’s window, for what felt like hours, trying not to think about what was happening inside, but unable to look away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His face was set and white: He seemed unable to speak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And still others, unable to tolerate the continual ringing going on in their houses, often left their phones off the hook for hours, occasionally days, which was an open invitation to get murdered. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At least, I must go limp, because I find myself at the base of the flagpole, unable to account for the last few seconds. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He was so weak from the days without food and water that he was unable to raise his head to look at the hare. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Dave Arno, though he had a four-year-college degree and part of a master’s, had managed a Burger King, unable to find any other job in the Syracuse area. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is the twelfth, isn’t it?” he asked, unable to keep the terror out of his voice. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Because of your youth,” he explained, “you have a choice. You may defend yourself — ” She interrupted again, unable to stop. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex said, unable to keep the irritation out of his voice. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z "I overused my arcana to please her. Now they are forever unbalanced. The proteins are unable to regenerate and keep me beautiful. Our arcana help us maintain ourselves, too. They keep us alive." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He explained that he’d been unable to get away at Christmas as planned; things were just too busy at Los Alamos. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood up, unable to bear it any longer, and looked around my room distractedly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z After pacing, unable to sit, Cora did the only thing that calmed her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He looked like an ordinary bank employee, but Alba recognized him immediately and was unable to stifle the shout of joy that rose up from within her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, as Ralph had hoped, the little mice must have moved upstairs, where they would be unable to taunt him about losing his motorcycle. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z They wanted to sell an overcoat and a suit of Mr. van D.’s, but were unable to find any buyers. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The jury was unable to reach a consensus regarding the felony murder charge, and a mistrial was declared on that count. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z For the next couple of orbits, I tried very hard to spot Eagle through my sextant, but I was unable to find it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctors’ puzzlement grows over why I’m unable to speak. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It was as if a ton of bricks had fallen on me, knocking the air from my lungs, making me unable to speak. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z They had just entered the grounds when he spoke, unable to keep his thoughts to himself any longer. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t go away, then,” I responded, unable to hide the longing in my voice. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There was already a line for new student identification cards for students who had been unable to get them at the end of school last year or had lost them. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The boy, either not comprehending or unable to say, gave no reply. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z But as the others began to bed down, I found myself unable to sleep, despite my exhaustion, and I got up and paced the room for a while, watching the children from a distance. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Mrs. van D. sprang out of bed and went downstairs to Dussel’s room to seek the comfort she was unable to find with her spouse. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The Potions master seemed unable to look away. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I asked, unable to keep my voice entirely free of desperation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Lion was angrier than ever before, but he was unable to do anything about his anger. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The other fifteen dropped out, unable to understand the math. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Some find a particular tent so fascinating that they are unable to exit it, opting instead to stay there the duration of their visit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He was unable to move a single whisker. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He’d been unable to get away from his work at Los Alamos. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z One day he brought news that Sissy had given birth to another child which he had been unable to insure since it had lived but two hours. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hush, Walter. Now look, Tristan, over there ” She started playing tour guide as we drove up to the house, and I settled back, unable to shake the tingling feeling that something weird was going on. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Chess shook his head, unable to choke out any words. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Oh, God, oh, God, Yossarian had been pleading wordlessly as he dangled from the ceiling of the nose of the ship by the top of his head, unable to move. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z During all this time, the boy thought about Fatima, and he was still unable to understand his last conversation with her. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay there with my gun pointed in front of me, unable to shoot. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Ash took Kaisa’s hands in hers and looked down, unable to meet her eyes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Peanut Butter Shelley, I’d murmur beneath my breath, unable to remember all the poet’s womanly names. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He had stood beside the man as he got into the car, had opened and closed the door for him, and was unable to remember anything about him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z This time he had been unable to call in a mate, and his chicks had not survived. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z On one occasion he was unable to pay bail for his friend and Antonapoulos spent the night in jail. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He stood up and stretched his back, unable to keep himself from wincing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Our lawyers, who were based in Johannesburg, had trouble seeing us in prison and were unable to prepare our case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I drop the seeds in, I count them out, unable to feel, on instinct, how many are in my hands. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Stanton’s carriage came to a stop, unable to get through the crowd. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His throat felt swollen and he wanted to swallow but was unable to do so. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Though Jonathan, listening to something his father is saying, doesn’t hear, Gogol feels helpless, annoyed yet unable to blame his mother, caught in the mess he’s made. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He tells him about the night that had nearly taken his life, and the book that had saved him, and about the year afterward, when he’d been unable to move. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The subject that grew out of this critical insight, analytic geometry, is essential to understanding calculus; yet our students are coming out of high school unable to graph straight lines or parabolas. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Others are released again, only to find themselves in precisely the circumstances they occupied before, unable to cope with the stigma of the prison label and their permanent pariah status. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Their leaders had been unable to stop urban renewal from rumbling through the heart of the black community like a tank overrunning an enemy redoubt. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z At evening he would walk monotonously around the room, unable to work off a new feeling of energy. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z This way, I figured, he’d be unable to leave the gallery, since he couldn’t reach his clothes, and I could deal with him when I had more time. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother dropped my hand and covered her body with her arms as if she were naked, unable to do anything else. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z For the rest of her life she will recall the shock of that warm, sour liquid, a taste that leaves her unable to swallow another thing for the rest of the day. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I cover the screen with my palm, though he can’t see it from across the room, and stare at him, unable—or unwilling—to say anything in reply. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z There is also the distress, for all concerned, associated with the unwanted child, and there is the problem of bringing a child into a family already unable, psychologically and otherwise, to care for it. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z A few girls cried and some simply stared, unable to process the information. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Or perhaps,” he added, unable to stifle the dread suddenly filling him, “they meant us to find it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “It’s an old court lute,” I said, unable to keep the amazement out of my voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As Frodo lay, tired but unable to close his eyes, it seemed to him that far away there came a light in the eastern sky: it flashed and faded many times. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The usual way of looking at them is as enslaved creatures, captured to supply ATP for cells unable to respire on their own, or to provide carbohydrate and oxygen for cells unequipped for photosynthesis. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He still had nights when he went downstairs to the kitchen, unable to sleep. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I drop the unwrapped Butterfinger into it, unable to imagine my stomach holding down anything solid, and walk away. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “I’m not who I pretend to be,” Celaena said quietly, unable to meet her friend’s eyes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Bingley was obliged to be in town the following day, and consequently unable to accept the honour of their invitation, etc. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I had been unable to catch one of the big yellow ones, even though they were much slower. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She stole toward it, half fearful at being alone, but unable to resist the desire to fill her basket with it, exactly as Zeus had supposed she would feel. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In the rush of the moment, it seemed that Jason had been unable to get Little Jason inside his boxers, and so there it was, hanging out, digitally captured for posterity. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “You’re right, sorry,” said Ron, but unable to help himself, he added, “Don’t get too friendly with him, though, Rosie. Granddad Weasley would never forgive you if you married a pureblood.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She was unable to twist her head to see whose hand it was. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She was unable to resist the temptation; she opened the box. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Kids passing into parties would see him lingering outside, unable to work up the courage to walk in. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Citra was at the dining room table, slaving over a particularly difficult algebra problem, shuffling variables, unable to solve for X or Y, when this new and far more pernicious variable entered her life’s equation. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She was unable to answer questions about what happened and appeared to have suffered a head injury. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Alex lay there with his face against the hard wooden floor, his hands scrabbling against his head, unable to move, waiting for it to end. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “Seventy-three to register. Two hundred and twelve unable.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Even when we offered them for a cheaper price, we were unable to get buyers. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Each time a tune ended I told myself to go inside, but then another irresistible song would begin, and I would find myself unable to leave. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The credit crisis has left businesses large and small unable to get loans, which means they can’t buy new equipment, or hire new workers, or even make payroll for the workers they have. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z But it left her temporarily unable to walk. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The boy told his father the next day of the real reason why he had been unable to bring back fruit from the tree. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She seemed entranced, unable to help it The unicorn did not seem, able to move from the soft grip of her hand on its horn. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I was unable to remember what he looked like, although I had just left him a few hours before, but I thought of the Coleman girls. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped buttoning and grabbed them up, fumbling with them, unable to think what to do, how to hide them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She nodded, unable to thank him or tell him he was her hero or ask which way the road north was. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I close my eyes, unable to contain the feeling inside me and when I open them a second later, it’s like he’s gotten hitched on a hook and I’m the hook. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Though not fatal, they left him weak and unable to walk without pain in his chest. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat up in bed, unable to believe what I was hearing. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Dazed and unable to rise, the man was dragged away by the kapo, who continued to beat him. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Everyone knows the ship could sink, unable to hold the piles of bodies that keep crawling on like raging ants from a disrupted nest. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The Englishman was unable to sleep one night. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z With the same patience with which she dyed tablecloths, sewed lace masterpieces, and embroidered needlepoint peacocks, she waited for Pietro Crespi to be unable to bear the urges of his heart and more. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z But in her fury, Ivy had stared straight into the witch’s eyes, and suddenly, she found herself unable to struggle against the old woman’s grip. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I collapsed back to the ground, unable to move. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z But I nod my head anyway, unable to really look at her. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He flipped from late show to late show in the televisual wasteland, unable to focus. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes his grandmother pulls out a belt at night when Enrique is naked in bed and therefore unable to quickly escape her punishment by running outside. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Astonished as he was, Bernabe went over and picked up the bird and frowned at it, unable to summon the proper words for the occasion. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled away from the window, unable to watch anymore. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, a fine old gentleman,” Miss Trixie said, unable to remember the elder Mr. Levy at all anymore. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I whisper, unable to hide my own smile. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At least the guard was wearing an ordinary uniform instead of drüskelle black, Jesper considered, still unable to shake the image of that banner from his mind. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And when she had been taken from him her imagination had been wholly unable to lend reality to the wickedness of which he stood accused—she, certainly, did not accuse him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The chaplain nodded penitently and hurried past, unable to make himself take the time to apologize. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Organizationally unable and psychologically unprepared to challenge the rule of the Big Men, as the business leaders were known, the mill hands simply endured their lot. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I waver, unable to process this turn in events. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z How could the water be so close, and us still be unable to reach it? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Bloom said, “We have nothing more to say,” pulled Linda back, shut the door and locked it, and leaned against it, shaking, unable to believe the way in which he had stood up to them. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As the countdown squawked from the radio, Lawrence was unable to keep still. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I have been thinking about Jess all day, unable to focus on anything but what I saw this morning. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The place seems unable to decide if it’s natural or man- made. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z To find coolness and a way to avoid mosquitoes unable to fly that high up or unwilling to leave the tender neck meat near the street lamps. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she frowned as she sat in the baggage car, rocking along with the boxes and trunks, unable to see the land she was traveling through. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed so scary to me—a man shot in the back at night, unable to defend himself, with his family watching him die in his own driveway. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It had ended with the Blue Monkey, which the police were unable to find. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Helpless at last, unable to move hand or foot, he prayed for death, but there was no release for him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She fumbled with the purse at her side, either unable or unwilling to take her eyes from me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The young man looked back once, unable to resist, but the princess didn’t notice. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He looked around the house unable to contain his euphoria over his selection of a dwelling. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z So terrible was it that Frodo stood rooted, unable to cry out or to withdraw his gaze. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Firenze was amongst the injured; his flank poured blood and he shook where he lay, unable to stand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The Transvaal Law Society was an extremely conservative organization, and they were seeking to punish me at a time when they assumed I would be unable to defend myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to Claire that he was unable to speak, that his breath was coming quickly as well. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I thought I was sick, though I don’t believe I really was; I was just cold all the time and unable to sleep, sometimes no more than an hour or two a night. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “I made a leap for the hose and had the good luck to catch it. The rest of the boys seemed transfixed with horror and unable to move.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I breathe against the side of her neck, unable to move. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Stupefied with the shock, unable even to move, the sodden rabbits crouched inert, almost pinned to the earth by the rain. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Those labeled felons will continue to cycle in and out of prison, subject to perpetual surveillance by the police, and unable to integrate into the mainstream society and economy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I could only celebrate the Youth League’s triumph from a distance, for I was unable to attend the conference myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet he feels terrified to do so, unable to move. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But he had been unable to imagine what these things might be. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She wondered aloud whether black women are unable to find “good black men” because too many of them are gay or dating white women. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’m not allowed in there,” I say, unable to pull my eyes from his hand. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Neither did the public learn that the Central Intelligence Agency was warning Johnson that even a large American ground force would probably be unable to stop the Communists from eventually taking over in Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z To visit the circus again, if only in their minds, when they are unable to attend it physically. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This was the consequence of Xan’s spell: the child was now unable to learn about magic. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Usually when I find myself unable to speak, it’s because I’m humiliated. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z They were stumbling along dizzy with weariness, and unable to think of anything but their feet and legs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I mean to follow them but I’m glued to the linoleum, unable to move my phantom legs. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But still, Dandy would remain unable to see his children’s accomplishments as any sort of extension of his. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She gasped in disbelief, unable to catch her breath. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When the project was complete, I came up against an unexpected obstacle: I was unable to transfer Rosa to the new tomb because the del Valle family objected. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Grocery shelves were empty, grocers unable to restock. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Lola’s face was so white and rigid, like a clay mask, that Emily, unable to read an expression there, instantly knew the worst. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z One can speculate that grieving parents were unable to let go of their children’s bodies in a society that viewed the spirit as adhering to the flesh. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was silly, after everything we’d been through tonight, how that little promise sent flutters through my stomach, and made me unable to speak. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He moved his hand fishily in the air, unable to describe what he imagined. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I stand statue-still, unable to believe that he could be so stupid. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the big steel cell house door, unable to move forward or back. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “A sense of being unable to judge what was true and what was false? Most people who have been stung and lived to tell about it report something of the kind.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Sorry you had to see that,” Mark mumbled, unable to find anything else to say. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The image is searing: a profligate human swarm unable to overcome the anger of Nature. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I lay there looking at the sky, weary but unable to sleep. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At first Reynie had been unable to answer her, only threw himself into her arms and hid his face. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Tuve’s indignation revived Lawrence’s defensiveness: “It would seem,” Ernest replied, “that you are overstating things a bit with the remark that you are unable to check a single one of our observations.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Thin, snakelike cords burst from the end of Snape’s wand and twisted themselves around Lupin’s mouth, wrists, and ankles; he overbalanced and fell to the floor, unable to move. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z When his feet hit the stone, he fell on his stomach, unable to stand on his wrapped legs. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It broke my heart to see his mother standing there, unable to help her baby. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He stood there, unable to sleep or sit down. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I was obliged during the course of that first morning to go constantly in and out of the room, and so was unable to follow the proceedings at all fully. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Young Herod never went to school and he should have ended up unemployed, unable to read or write, like the rest of them. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I tuck my shaking hands behind my back, unable to speak. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “What news do you mean?” replied Emma, unable to guess, by look or voice, whether Harriet could indeed have received any hint. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z But the children soon came back, unable to resist the scene of such a spectacle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The report came back that due to an unspecified family crisis, the banker’s son would be unable to marry for some years. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned against the wall, unable to stop crying. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Jessie was a statue, unable to move or say a word. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Kleiman went up to him, announced that the man he was expecting to meet was unable to come and asked him to drop by the office to see Miep. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He was pinched perspiringly in the epistemological dilemma of the skeptic, unable to accept solutions to problems he was unwilling to dismiss as unsolvable. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But the king was unable to withstand the firepower of the British and eventually surrendered his kingdom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At her cue, she walked out onto the bright stage, peering into the dim crowd, unable to find her parents in the throng. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She was unable to comfort Aunty Uju because she did not know how. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But this would still be unable to explain why all finches in a single island did not gradually collapse to have identical characteristics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z With a small chill, I remembered: Camilla, her throat wrapped in a red muffler, unable to speak. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As expected, the bacterial remnants had no effect on the mice: they were dead and unable to cause an infection. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Because of the large volume of mail I receive, I am unable to write personal responses. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The court case was about Linda Brown, an eight-year-old African-American girl from Topeka, Kansas, who lived four blocks from an elementary school, but because she was African-American, she was unable to enroll there. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her hip bones rubbed his thigh as they stood in the aisle unable to stop smiling. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Would he have been unable to convince his professors to move his classes to the afternoon? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z African-Americans have always occupied the lowest level of the Southland’s great social pyramid, but as the new century progressed the region seemed unable to decide who it despised more: blacks or poor whites. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Soon he would be unable to move, and then he would have to wait, like a bug imprisoned in amber, for death to find him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I went rigid and silent, unable to meet her eye. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The warder was taken aback by my request and was unable to offer any explanation or produce anything in writing from the commissioner of prisons. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of the large volume of mail I receive, I am unable to write personal responses. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “The fact that I was unable to interpret it did not bother me. It was certainly better to imagine myself becoming famous than maturing into a stifled academic who had never risked a thought.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I shook my head, unable to think of anything safe to say. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Our principle trouble,” Gold later said, “was to decide whether Klaus, for some reason, was unable to keep the meetings if he was still in New York, or whether he had actually left New York.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z What sorts of excuses people had used on that first morning to get the doctor and the locksmith out of the house Gregor was completely unable to ascertain. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z At any given moment there was some necessary article which the Party shops were unable to supply. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Charles got out of bed early on December 30,1838, unable to sleep. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Cadaver was unable to give him any more information about Phoebe’s mothers call. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I dug at the sand, unable to face her. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Women are acutely aware of the odor of a synthetic steroid named exaltolide, which most men are unable to detect. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Completely unable to dispute his theory with anything but the most elementary concerns. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I was not skeptical so much as blank, unable to understand. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The woman frowns pleasantly, unable to recall any such place. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was unable to contain my anger and hurt, which spilled out uncontrollably. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Hazel herself trapped in a glowing maze of light, unable to help. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Up there somewhere in the mountains, Pa, Ma, Keav, and Geak are still trapped and unable to go home with us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at Thalia, unable to believe what I was hearing. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Malia would ask me sometimes over the months that followed as we stood on one stage or another, with celebratory music blasting around us, her young mind unable to grasp anything but the larger purpose. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Finally, I lay face-down in the dirt, unable to get up. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo was unable to find large patches of soil, but she found many small ones. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Research on inmates would come under scrutiny and start being heavily regulated about fifteen years later, because they’d be considered a vulnerable population unable to give informed consent. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Matthias tossed and turned in his bed, exhausted, but unable to sleep. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z How did he know she had not been wounded, for example, and unable to travel long distances? Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Jonathan, his head hurting from being unable to decide what to do, closed his eyes. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she would blockade the door; he would bang and bang, unable to stop himself. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She promised him she would not, but all the next day she passed in weeping, thinking of her sisters and herself unable to comfort them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite his concerted efforts, he was unable to land a lucrative commercial sponsorship of the sort enjoyed by some of his more famous peers. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I sat there, surrounded by the smells of autumn coming through my open window, unable to leave, unable to sleep. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “We were beginning to worry,” Con said, unable to hide his anxiety. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The woman asked him to open his bag, and he did so, making sure that the bird was unable to fly out of the open neck of the bag. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “You might think we wanted to have them after us!” cried Eilonwy, unable to curb her impatience. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I was unable then to use the skill for deeply personal purposes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of it—the calls, the flowers that are every-where, the visitors, the hours they spend sitting together in the living room unable to say a word, mean nothing. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Watch, unable to breathe, as our center fielder, Britt-Marie Hogan—my best girl friend—runs with everything she’s got to keep up with the soaring yellow ball... Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z But Finnick backed away from the water at first touch and lies facedown on the sand, either unwilling or unable to purge himself. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I was frozen on the landing, unable to move. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Human populations of only a few hundred people were unable to survive indefinitely in complete isolation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "All the other accusations—they—they weren't true? But if it's true about the Rogerses—" She stopped, unable to make her chaotic thought clear. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I place the toothbrush back in its holder, unable to use it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Everything would be stuck in one position for eternity, unable to move. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z That her spirit lingered, unable to leave, never spoken of? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She walked down the street past the chocolate-eyed cows and the long-faced horses, unable to keep a smile from twitching at her Ups. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It was an incredible display of strength and courage, but he was unable to find any of the missing climbers. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In 1957, when she knew she was dying, I was in hospital in Oxford having a serious operation on my spine and I was unable to write to her. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “I must be acclimating to the new diet, Chancellor. I apologize,” I say, unable to look at her. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Holmes told his visitors how much it grieved him, truly deeply grieved him, that he was unable to provide any new information to ease the worry of the parents. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But there was consternation among some spectators because they had been unable to hear de Wet’s sentence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go ahead,” I said, unable to think of anything better. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Each time I’d hear myself addressed in Spanish, I would be unable to respond with any success. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She asks me if I saw Otto, and knows the answer when I’m unable to respond. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I nodded and smiled, unable to contain the fountain of hope he had just given me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Many a time my husband stood aside unable to face the fray: if I had not reproached him his distaste of the whole procedure would have led him to starvation. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The cat forced himself into the burrow as far as he could go, and crouched there, unable to turn and face what might come, for the burrow was very narrow. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As I lay there in the hospital bed, unable to move or speak, as soon as I looked into Claire’s eyes, I knew. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She had been visiting friends back in Chicago and thus Geyer had been unable to telegraph the news to her directly. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The early minutes of the game felt like the scrimmage days before against the Under Fifteens; the Fugees were outplaying the competition but were unable to score. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He had outlived all his family and, unable to work, had been forced to sell his possessions one by one, including, at last, the roof over his head. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The goblin was trembling, unable to meet the red eyes high above his. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Now they had all seen—everyone in the shop—and no doubt were scorning him for a poor sort of creature, cringing and puny, unable to defend himself. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z This certainly suggests that Nelson Davis, Harriet’s husband, was unable to make much of a financial contribution to the little house on South Street. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Galton had been unable to discover genes, but he would not miss out on the creation of genetic technologies. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Farmers at work in their fields crumpled to their hands and knees and groped aimlessly about, unable to find their way to their own doorsteps. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Even in Romania, he had been unable to find solace from the ghosts that haunted him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Not everyone,” I said, unable to disguise my annoyance. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z But it was unable to meet this obligation. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I’d probably still be unable to sleep or eat, just a little bit heavier from the lead. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The music master was unable to keep his hands on the instrument and thus was unable to detect mistakes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Along this path the hobbits trudged, side by side, unable to see Gollum in front of them, except when he turned back to beckon them on. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He was floating in utter darkness, unable to see even where the water ended. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I do know that on the day of my big piano recital, he was already walking with a slight limp, his left foot unable to catch up to his right. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Socially awkward, withdrawn to everyone except my grandmother, he was unable to hold a job or live by himself. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Making my heart run wild, my skin turn to ice, my lungs unable to suck air. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z These perky, upright birds had been lost from the ice islands of Antarctica hundreds of thousands of years ago and, unable to swim back, had adjusted to the tropical heat. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Collins, a diminutively proportioned man whose stunted legs had left him unable to walk, was propelled in a wheelchair along the crowded New York City street by a black manservant named Odell. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z What hypnotized her into being unable to move was the fact that the man was coming towards her with his lower garments opened. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, unable to stop himself, he’d walked to this address during his lunch break, wondering what her life had been like back then. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z That night, I’m in bed unable to sleep, wondering if I’m staring at the darkness or it’s staring at me, when Jude opens the door, crosses the room, and gets in bed next to me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Then I had to sit in class all day, unable to do anything about it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Right there as she reached for it, though, she got stuck somehow, mid-straddle over the oranges, unable to bring the other foot over. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry, unable to find the job they had come to Seattle seeking, went on the public dole. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Some reports say she was born frail and unable to fend off disease. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Harry went back to the castle later that afternoon with Ron and Hermione, unable to banish the image of the happy expression on Hagrid’s whiskery face as he had imagined Harry winning the tournament. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I felt like a kid standing in the world’s greatest video arcade without any quarters, unable to do anything but walk around and watch the other kids play. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I was lying in bed, unable, yet again, to force myself to get up and head to school. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She had to train two girls to help her, because she was unable to keep up with the orders. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They hadn’t been physically wounded, but now were unable to do anything. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Although I want absolution dearly, I am unable to face confession. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Sandy’s always been nervous, unable to meet anyone’s eye, even when he’s laughing and excited and happy. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “I see him coming across the lawn. Thank you so much, Mrs. er, Abernathy,” I said, badly flustered and unable to remember the name of her present husband. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He could gauge nothing by these terse replies and he was still unable to see her expression clearly. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I'm floating outside of everything around me, unable to stay anchored. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Frodo waited, like a bird at the approach of a snake, unable to move. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I know,” I say softly, unable to keep the smile off my lips. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z One result of their enormous workload and the frantic hours of practicing nonverbal spells was that Harry, Ron, and Hermione had so far been unable to find time to go and visit Hagrid. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He had enjoyed his Mexican holiday, and still was unable to proffer a bit of kindness to the woman who had waited patiently, busying herself with housewifely duties. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited for half an hour in the bitter cold, regretting that I had not remained in the warm store, but unable to go back inside. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I nodded, unable to speak, whirling about furiously within myself, trying to deal with him, to fit what he was saying to what he had said . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent an entire week bedridden, unable to sit up or sleep. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Just before the Feast of St. Matthew, the twenty-fourth of February, I woke one morning unable to rise from my bed, being very ill. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Chester and I were unable to continue our conversation because a deafening crash commanded our attention. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z We’re sorry we are unable to come to the phone now. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of these, however, he had only many small limbs which were incessantly moving with very different motions and which, in addition, he was unable to control. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z In films and on the vaudeville stage blacks were portrayed as comic dolts, stupid and lazy, unable to speak proper English, much less sing fluently in foreign languages. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The village was run by maroons whom the British had been unable to defeat. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z We make our way round the pulpit, unable to keep from looking where Aaron was, his blood already washed away by the spray. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “My heart is in such turmoil,” I cried, unable to suppress my tears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Cops finding out where you live, knowing that you sell but unable to prove it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Can you imagine being unable to move your own head? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to speak but was unable to push the words out of his mouth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I hung up with a mixture of relief and anxiety, unable to shrug off the notion that I had been tested and had failed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He gestures for her to move to the center of the stage, unable to take his eyes from her as he announces her to the mostly empty theater. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was as good as whatever Ugwu cooked, she was sure, but, except for the chalky pills, she had been unable to taste anything in so long. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Many others, employing cruel means, were unable to hold on to their state even in peaceful times, not to speak of the uncertain times of war. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Lyra cried out in alarm, and then in fear and pain, as Pantalaimon twisted this way and that, shrieking and snarling, unable to loosen the golden monkey’s grip. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I clear my throat, and then I’m unable to contain my happiness. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Though they may harness winds and currents, they are unable to control these natural forces, and are always constrained by their physical design. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I sighed, went back into my tent, and sat on the tarp all night unable to sleep. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In his stupor, he was unable to react in time—the man reached out and tore the Transvice out of his hands, breaking the strap in the process. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He remembered their marriage when they were young and happy and stupid and unable to keep their hands off each other. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I was unable to hear my own sounds, but I knew very well that I spoke English poorly. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I nod, unable to take my eyes away from the tiny thing. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z "I was just unable to grow your seed." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He struggles against it but finds he is unable to speak. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Clearly it had occurred to her that with the green-haired girl unable to take the test, there would be less competition. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew students in college then barely able to read, students unable to grasp the function of a sentence. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As though back onshore, all of France is left to bite its fingernails and flee and stumble and weep and wake to a numb, gray dawn, unable to believe what is happening. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z David stood in front, unable to cross the threshold. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In any case, I would have been unable to do so. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s been unable to sleep. But we got her to take some broth, and she seems to be keeping it down.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Four years later the soil still contained heptachlor, and scientists were unable to predict how long it would remain poisonous, or to recommend any procedure for correcting the condition. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “No, thanks. Alice, did we really...,” he whispered, unable to say any more. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The only terrible beings that even Monster Slayer was unable to kill were those that still attack us all. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And there was Billy, the proud master, watching his gifted disciple from the car, unable to get out because of the pain in his leg and the arthritis. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Horrified and unable to help from the ground where they waited, the pilots of the Rodina had to watch the terrible accident happen. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I am unable to get the scream out of my throat; my heart pounds; my eyes plead with him to let me go. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was sitting in the living room, flipping through the channels, unable to find anything worth watching, when Charlie and Zooey came home. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She didn’t know why, at the sight of anyone unfamiliar, she felt like a fish trapped in a bowl of ice, unable to even gasp for air. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Like Voldemort put on the stone basin in the cave,” said Harry, remembering how he had been unable to Summon the fake locket. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Two full days, and the words unable to reach a verdict and mistrial and later date are still bouncing around in Jus’s head. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I sat paralyzed, unable to move or speak. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The isle they’re both standing on starts to crack, unable to support them both for long, and Penn makes a leap for the next closest isle. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He seemed unable to prevent himself from glancing upward every minute or so. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Briony was close by when her brother came over to talk to Cecilia, who turned away, unable to help, or even speak. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Out of the tournament in both singles and doubles, and unable to visit the black ghettos of Port Elizabeth because of rioting there, I left for Cape Town two days before the week ended. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z If a mutation inactivated even one function, the mold would be unable to grow—unless the missing ingredient was supplied back into the broth. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But the heroic firemen had been unable to save George Layhe. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Only the cumbrous irony of his tone made her feel unreal herself—made her unable to put her own words simply. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes a poem can say what we’re able to feel, but unable to put into words ourselves. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And for a long time he held the egg in his hand, both frightened and astonished and unable to move, his eyes fixed upon the moon. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was twenty years younger than Calvin, but found himself unable to keep up the pace. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She said that Bill had often muttered names in his feverish sleep, but she had been unable to make them out. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And so she stood there, unable to hear his words so long as he was gripping her fingers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She tried to control the shaking in her voice, but in the end was unable to. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z His rabbits would be exposed to view and unable to bolt, except along the road. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Lying awake in the dark that night, unable to sleep, he thought that he would have given anything to feel the heavy thud on the bed that used to announce the old dog’s arrival. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas looked at Chuck, unable to believe he was having this conversation. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I stare at my father, unable to speak. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Handdara is a religion without institution, without priests, without hierarchy, without vows, without creed; I am still unable to say whether it has a God or not. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z "She allowed me to stay on after I was unable to pay my rent." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But his bodiless self had no voice, and he was unable to call down to where they were. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She had been interrupted in a row, and was unable to adjust her expression—the mouth open, the upper lip slightly curled—as she took Briony in. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, Lanre’s power lay on him like a great weight, like a vise of iron, and Selitos found himself unable to move or speak. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She stood where Cecilia had stood, with her back to the sink and, unable to meet her sister's eye, said, “What I did was terrible. I don't expect you to forgive me.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When he had finished, he declared that her case was not within his province to cure, since the child was silent because she did not feel like speaking, not because she was unable to. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He talked feverishly, unable to stop, and he ground his teeth from sheer nervousness. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He took Tree-ear to the temple on the mountainside, but the monks had been unable to take the boy in because fever raged there as well. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z And the last thing Julie needed was for him to wind up in the fourth floor stairwell, unable to climb another step. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I lie on my mattress, with the orange and turquoise blanket pulled under my chin, unable to sleep. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally Yossarian was unable to bear it any longer and cleared his throat. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He came back at last to the stone door of the orc-passage, and still unable to discover the catch or bolt that held it, he scrambled over as before and dropped softly to the ground. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the man straightened, only to stoop again, as though unable to decide if the evidence of his eyes was true. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She answered in the affirmative, and, unable to resist the temptation, added, “When you met us there the other day, we had just been forming a new acquaintance.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The Abnegation deaths are just another weight I am unable to set down. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I was the plain robin among them, longing for freedom and unable to sing for the bars around me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In 1852, unable to bear any more pain or persecution, Mantell took his own life. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He began walking jerkily up and down, evidently unable to keep still. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It was always humid, the steam unable to escape from the small room. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z To tell you the truth, the three orphans were so excited to be out of Count Olaf’s house, and in this pleasant library, that they were a little distracted and unable to concentrate on cooking. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “No,” she said, unable to keep the fear from her voice. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Was I so badly taken in that I was unable to see them for what they really were? Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was even unable to understand large sections of their classic paper published just after the start of the war in the Journal of General Physiology. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I was unable to look at Granddaddy at breakfast. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “It is a worse foolishness to do something foolish and then to be unable to laugh at it later! A fox, then. It was a fox that kept me from the temple.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It needs also to be said that they are unable to write to a public reader. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Later I lay in bed unable to sleep. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment he stood there, amazed, unable to move. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He searched the desert floor to look for more footprints but was unable to even find his own. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was unable to compete with the other bigger shopkeepers whom the easy money to be had from the tanners had drawn to the new town. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are strong winds in the habitable zone which come in eight-hour cycles. Nothing we are unable to time our scouting missions around.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He was unable to turn away from the horror, and he kept muttering, “Some fire.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I’m rocking back and forth, unable to answer, making gagging noises, so Shirley tries, “Here we are! Your big night!” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was not his choice to He dying on a remote island, alone, unable to move. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Bloom waited, still unable to move, hardly thinking. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Jean Louise was unable to readjust herself to calls at six in the morning, Mary Webster’s Hour. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Because of their anxiety about elil and because they were nose to ground and unable to see far ahead, the way seemed long. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to scare it away, but I was unable to move. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I hoped that by myself in the dark, I could give in to the terrible fears that hovered on the edge of my consciousness, unable to break through under Jasper’s careful supervision. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I tried to get in touch with headquarters, but again I was unable to reach anyone. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood, transfixed, unable to see, my body quivering with the roar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z During this time, the family will be housed in a detention center, unable to work and with limited access to education, health care and decent living conditions. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Since the 1990s, North Korea has been unable to grow, buy, or deliver enough food to feed its population. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Moss was not a small guy, a fact he had frequently lamented to himself, but he was shocked when his own feet began to dangle, unable to reach the floor. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z For a few seconds I was unable to look away, imagining myself leaving through it and not coming back. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was quite unable to move, even if I’d wanted to. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z His color rose again as he said it, unable, it seemed, to hold in his resentment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Come on, Mistress Owens. Leave it be. There’s a dear,” said Mr. Owens, when he saw a ghost, and his mouth dropped open, and he found himself unable to think of anything to say. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He was confined to his bed, unable even to raise his head, for six straight days, during the absolute peak of the fever. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z As Taran watched, terrified but unable to turn away, the Horned King’s head swung slowly in the direction of the heights. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I stared at it as if trying to read through the cover, unable to comprehend how it had come to occupy my now-trembling hands. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They quit in droves, unable to accustom their bodies to the new pace of the age. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He would count the minutes until school let out, unable to focus or concentrate. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I would be unable to break a barrier of sound, to speak freely. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Influential criminologists predicted a coming wave of "superpredators" with whom the juvenile justice system would be unable to cope. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I asked, unable to restrain myself from the interruption. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I am unable to move from the chair. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Ares, really a bully at heart and unable to bear what he brought upon unnumbered multitudes of men, fled up to Zeus in Olympus and complained bitterly of Athena’s violence. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I am, moreover, constitutionally unable to make hepatic decisions, and I prefer not to be obliged to, ever. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He is unable to bear the standing and squeezing. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was the wights who’d been hunting us—and here we were inside a cage, unable even to run. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “You sure got you good walls in this building, babe,” Mrs. Reilly said, unable to comprehend the gist of the argument on the other side of the wall. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Celaena was unable to keep a hint of a smile from her lips. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Since then, every evening, Mom and Grandma had fidgeted, going to the kitchen on the landing, finding something to do on the roof, unable to relax as they waited for Dad to come home. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand frozen in the middle of the hallway, unable to breathe. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He cancelled his coming to speak, and as we were unable to get back the money already paid for the rental of the center, Mr. Muhammad told me to speak in his stead. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a single unsteady step, sort of a waddle, as his feet were seemingly unable to land directly in front of each other. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z "I wondered how the Russians felt," he recalled, "knowing I was up here, unable to do anything about it." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Some of those in the gallery had begun to slip quietly away, but the notables on the floor were trapped, unable to depart without the king's leave. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He nodded, but seemed unable to say anything else. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His parents were beside themselves, unable to get him off the computer. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I shake my head, unable to explain and not sure how to respond. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He, Ron, Fred, and George sat together in a corner of the Gryffindor common room, unable to say anything to each other. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Then, unable to keep her idea to herself anymore, she turned to Will; but she had to whisper. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I felt myself turning red, backing away from the upstairs railing, unable to stop looking at her, wishing she wouldn’t look at me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The sun slides behind a cloud and I feel cold, immobilized on the threshold of the tunnel, unable to go any farther. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Though her X-ray photographs were somewhat sharper than his, she was unable to say anything more positive than he had already. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It announced that since the Mount Elgon Lodge’s suppliers had cut off all credit to the lodge, the lodge was unfortunately unable to extend any credit to its guests. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The cases had perforations, evidently to allow the creatures inside to breathe, but Kendra was unable to see into them. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z If you are immobile at that altitude you lose strength in the cold, and then you are unable to do anything. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z This represents the kinds of things that must be done after the fact, in efforts to compensate for the incapacitating effects of certain diseases whose course one is unable to do very much about. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Many states utilize “poverty penalties”—piling on additional late fees, payment plan fees, and interest when individuals are unable to pay all their debts at once, often enriching private debt collectors in the process. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He reached into his bag and pulled out the device, its screen still cracked, unable to turn on. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Cholly stared back, unable to move, until a fly settled at the corner of her mouth. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Without an ability to compose fiction, Neanderthals were unable to cooperate effectively in large numbers, nor could they adapt their social behaviour to rapidly changing challenges. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She awaited my clothes, and I, without a word—unable to refer with propriety to undress—stood hapless and motionless. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It’s someone else in this building, he thought wildly, unable to believe it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “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 Bananas and other tropical Asian crops for which Africa’s climate is eminently suitable, and which today are among the most productive staples of tropical African agriculture, were unable to reach Africa by land routes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Having started this little game, Hemme was unable to stop it without looking foolish. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That it was unable to deal with this boy who spoke the Language of the World. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Cornell seemed unable to get anything going and lingered back near Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Being unable to walk is terrible. And losing my brother is terrible. But we will both have to go on somehow.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “I’m trying to get you fired up, Ben. There’s people come to watch you, son. You ought to go for about forty big ones tonight,” Colonel Meecham said, unable to contain his ecstasy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the flurry of parchment, unable to believe that he’s gone. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I stare at him awhile longer, still unable to speak. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z You’re constitutionally unable to love or understand any son of God who throws tables around. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Anyone, therefore, who wishes to be unable to win should make use of these soldiers, for they are much more dangerous than mercenary troops. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z And I do the one thing my double is unable to do, because she is not desperate enough: I fire. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘But you won’t send him off alone surely, Master?’ cried Sam, unable to contain himself any longer, and jumping up from the corner where he had been quietly sitting on the floor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She reminded him of a young bird flapping her wings, unable to gain the lift needed to take off. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z No. Koffi's thoughts tangled together, unable to process what had just happened. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The others halted, just within the doorway at the hall’s end, and turned, unable to leave their leader to face the enemy alone. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She will be unable to piece together a coherent story of the trauma. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z My father supported him at school, and afterwards at Cambridge—most important assistance, as his own father, always poor from the extravagance of his wife, would have been unable to give him a gentleman’s education. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He didn’t apologize, he just stood still for a moment, fear ballooned on his face, openmouthed and unable to find that condescending glare down the slope of his nose he usually found for me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Some of them followed those they had once loved, clinging to their old lives like barnacles to a ship, unable to navigate any other way. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z My legs feel soft and rubbery and unable to support my weight. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Its twenty-odd rooms are separated into grace-and-favor apartments for those members of the faculty unable to find, or afford, other quarters. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z We remained standing in the Appelplatz for a long time, unable to detach ourselves from this surreal moment. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Olena came at me and just as before, I used the same action to score, ducking to avoid her blade, leaving Olena unable to get her light on. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Even once they were released, California youths seemed unable to escape from the prisons’ grasp. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Finally, unable to trip him up, the white man asked, “Can you read and write?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Golden Gray started to follow him but stood in the doorway unable to go forward or back. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked around the yard, unable to see what might be spooking him. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The tears came without warning, and once started, he was unable to stop them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z For a split second, I’m frozen, unable to move. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Blind, gasping for air, and unable to speak, Anya was convinced these fools were going to crush her to death. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z One lightning-struck soldier survived but was turned deaf, blind, and unable to speak. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z My grandparents gaped at it from the car, unable to move, until suddenly the front door opened and someone stepped out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “What wasn't my fault?” she asked, aware that she shouldn't press them but unable to stop herself. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I was unable to take my eyes off her, the Mistress of Bees, the portal into my mother’s life. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been able to support her when I was practicing as an attorney, but once I went to prison, I was unable to help her. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This belief appeals particularly to one who is unable to compete legally with his fellow citizens. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I journey into night, I feel more and more trapped, suffocated by the slippery bindings, unable to emerge until I have transformed into something of beauty. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The old man was paralyzed with bewilderment, recognizing how worn out he was, when he tried to summon up his fury and his hatred and was unable to find them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There were six camaradas traveling with Roosevelt since three of them were unable to walk. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z And as her mother continued to sing her praises, Ashima, unable to resist a sudden and overwhelming urge, stepped into the shoes at her feet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z After a brief moment our uncle could see that something was wrong, and feeling unable to cope, he called Momma from the kitchen. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, she was unable to suppress her impatience. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The next thing you know, you’re on the floor, curled up in the fetal position, unable to remember how you got there. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He wasn’t inconsolable; he was sick with forbidden magic and unable to perform all the Uncle’s duties because he wasn’t as strong as him. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Brokk walked away, leaving Loki with his mouth sewn up tight, unable to complain. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “We need to speak with Jawad Sahib. It’s an urgent matter, and we are unable to reach him by phone.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Even Constance was unable to stop her eyelids drooping. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z My Father, whose strong hands always seized whatever came along and molded it to his will, seemed unable to grasp what had happened. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Near sunset, Fred and George went up to bed, unable to sit there any longer. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Before he touched it, he was bound still, unable to move. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z She did not resemble the patients in the doctor’s office, those who came glassy-eyed and desperate, unable to sleep or breathe or urinate with ease, unable, above all, to give words to their pains. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It seems that two planes collided, unable to see each other in the dark. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It occurred to me that perhaps he thought I could not face it, that being shy, as he knew only too well, I should find myself unable to cope. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The welcome hiss of wind washes in, or maybe it’s the sea and the wind, her ears unable to unbraid the two. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Why else take so long to choose a dress, or fight over a vase, or find everything so different, or be unable to leave? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I say, feeling anew the disappointment of being unable to cure Therese. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I asked, unable to find any rhyme or reason to the titles. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She’d been ashamed at first, and afraid that it was weakness on her part, to be unable to hate them as she should. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His wife was initially unable to sleep, wondering, “How do you raise two young boys in this kind of environment?” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said John at last, sounding almost angry, unable to bear his thoughts, unable to bear the silence in which Elisha looked at him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z At dawn, discouraged and afraid after being unable to find a boat ride, they slipped back home. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She stood for a moment in deep thought; unable to think of anything to say to help Mr. Tuffett, she stole quietly out of his office. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z At Taran’s, approach, they stopped for a moment, raised their heads to look at him as though sorry he was unable to join them, and returned to their game. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She waited on the hill, exhausted but unable to sleep, wondering if she could really do what Dr. Cable wanted. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The exposition proved unable to hold the Black City at bay for very long. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z For a lap and a half, he ran in the cluster of men, unable to get free, restraining his stride to avoid running into the man ahead. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Eventually they were forced to release me, still unable to diagnose the obvious. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Feeling that you are unable to cope with daily life. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Worried by the noise and vibration and unable to feed, the does kept wandering downstream to look at the body and whisper together about the strange and dangerous surroundings. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He was unable to balance himself on all four legs, so we held him up. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z My drunken brain is unable to process all this. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And we were on our way, but unable to say when. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She remained motionless against him, trembling with surprise and fear, unable to believe the evidence, and finally she turned her head and looked at him with a tremulous smile. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “The fact is,” I said, “that you’re unable, or unwilling, to believe in the fact that I believe in you.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z For his own part, Milton was unable to discuss the birds and the bees with his young daughter, and so I was left, in those years, to figure things out for myself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z This man had also been quite unable to raise chickens since the land was poisoned. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I slide on my bottom, unable to get away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But he refused to let go and instead pulled the noose tighter until the Zhen, unable to breathe, fell to the ground. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She opens her mouth, but I keep talking, unable to stop myself. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Let him think that there was no real threat from me, not until he was flat down on the ground, unable to even remember his own name. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He bit his lip, unable to decide whether or not to go. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When one girl stopped breathlessly, unable to go on, a deputy jabbed her with his club and shouted, “March, dammit. She’s going to march!” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Recognition entered my mind, and I froze, unable to speak. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He stood in the doorway, unable to move. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I dropped to my knees the moment he was gone from sight, unable to hold my own weight any longer. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She considered, and unable to decide, said she didn’t know. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, unable to hide the disappointment in my voice. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Yes, they made it back here alive, but raving mad—unable to explain the horrors they’d seen, and not just because their tongues had been cut out. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath, still staring at the chickens, unable to meet her eyes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She fell in love with him, madly and miserably, overwhelmed with shame at such a love, but utterly unable to conquer it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At 4:30, however, Hall called down to say that Doug was out of oxygen and unable to move. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z So Desdemona agonized, unable to sleep at night as the new baby grew inside her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I take shallow breaths and stare up at him, unable to speak. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Psee,” she cried weakly, unable to reach the remains of the rabbit. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Two days later Anthony suffered a stroke that left her unable to speak. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z However, once the lights went off—Toby unable to get comfortable on the couch because of the bruise his dad had tattooed on his ribs—he finally let go. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Extra chairs had been set up along the wall, and a crowd of people unable to get seats stood in the hall, craning their necks to see in. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And it is clear that white Americans are not simply unwilling to effect these changes; they are, in the main, so slothful have they become, unable even to envision them. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z The transition to an oxidizing atmosphere posed a supreme crisis in the history of life, and a great many organisms, unable to cope with oxygen, perished. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "She allowed me to stay on after I was unable to pay my rent." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up at her, mouth still open, unable to speak. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Bernabe sat there for a while unable to move, staring at the ground, stone-cold scared, and so tight and weak he thought he would vomit. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood there, in front of mounted sandbags, unable to decide which way to go next. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He halted by the first figure, unable to distinguish who it was, but feeling an aura of friendly kinship emanating from it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He explained that without the vote, women would be unable to change the laws that treated them unfairly. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z When either was away, the other was unable to sleep, but would lie awake, wondering when his friend would return. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The farmers complained that they were unable to raise any pigs — the litters were small and the young survived only a few days. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “The one about the bootlegger and the sheriff’s daughter, hands down,” Ophie said, unable to keep the grin off her face. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She drew her fingers along the carved dragon, unable to believe the presence of a dragon on the stone was a coincidence. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Mariam stood at a street corner and watched the passersby, unable to understand how they could be so indifferent to the marvels around them. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z At the summit, I stood uncertainly, unable to decide whether to go on a little farther or turn back and perhaps try somewhere else. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The old man at this point was unable to speak. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I am unable to reply, so full am I with longing for the mother I never knew. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was in the library that we did all the talking we had been unable to do during the year. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z They held to each others elbows, suddenly unable to breathe, it seemed. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z They were unable to pick the lock, and the guard kept making his rounds, shining a flashlight into the room every hour. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I nodded along, unable to hide my smile. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Though poor and unable to read or write, they knew how to work hard, which was exactly what garment manufacturers in St. Louis wanted. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Because somewhere underneath, a part of us stayed like that: fearful of the world around us, and—no matter how much we despised ourselves for it—unable quite to let each other go. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Tremors shook my body with such violence I was unable to rise off my stomach. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He began to see her as an enormous container that held a formless, gelatinous mass that he was unable to view as his own child. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For a few moments he was swept with despair, unable to think clearly. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt wanted to say he didn’t have the key, but he was unable to get the words out. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d seen a fisher hang up and sink on the old struts when it had run itself into the whole mass of towers and then been unable to win free. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Where is the ramp?! he thought, unable to slow down. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But though in his youth he had received prizes for his ability to deduce square roots from memory, he was unable to solve the mystery of his daughter’s disease. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z How was I going to explain my sadness, which I am unable to hide as it takes over my face, to my new family, especially the children? A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He would be unable to continue to devote all of his time and brainpower to the manhunt. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand there in a daze, unable to speak. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I began to read, kept reading, read some more, and found myself unable to put it down. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z As piece after piece of chicken was eaten, I was unable to eat my soup at all. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was working eighteen- hour shifts, and when he could finally lie down on his cot, he was often unable to sleep. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z What made my fear all-consuming was the fact that I observed in many instances that my parents and all the other adults who were supposed to protect me were unable to protect themselves. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I might have — should have — flinched away from his unexpected closeness, but I was unable to move. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z They were beyond monstrous now, some unable to retain a single shape but melting and re-forming with every step. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Because of its shape: flat objects are unable to penetrate the water and remain on the surface. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Elihue, not knowing where to look, was thrown back on his own devices, and “found” himself quite unable to earn money. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z A collision with a small boulder could have sent the spacecraft tumbling wildly out of control, its antenna unable to lock on the Earth, its data lost forever. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If I had explained to my supervisor, Dr. Runciman, why I was unable to work, he would have helped me, would have secured additional funding, petitioned the department for more time. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Some long-buried part of me understands that this is beauty, but I am unable to wonder at it, the way I did when I was a boy. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She held the letter in numb fingers, unable to bring herself to read it in front of everyone. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Once inside the auditorium, she had looked for him again but had been unable to spot him before the house lights dimmed, and the show got under way. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I’d left Lansing unable to dance, but now I went around the gymnasium floor flinging little gills over my shoulders and hips, showing my most startling steps. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe they were on their way, but the postal trucks were unable to get to Birzeit. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I was too scared even to cry; I just felt frozen and unable to move or think of what I should do next. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As Harry took off his glasses and climbed into his four-poster, he imagined how it must feel to have parents still living but unable to recognize you. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They had the best educations, a thousand chances, a thousand connections, and still they’d ended up unable to support themselves. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The Pool of Tears does not even ripple, the surface calm and smooth, and she is unable to grasp a stone to drop within it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was something radiant about Javi; he danced when he walked, like a boy unable to hold back his enthusiasm. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Barris asks when Marco knocks on the open door, unable to step inside due to a lack of available floor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Hour after hour, doubled over with cramps, I sit there reading the label stupidly, unable to think of anything except my own shivering discomfort. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z However, the Angkar keeps them so busy that they are unable to visit us as often as before. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, although virtually all biochemists, including Herman, were unable to understand the arguments of the X-ray people, there was little uneasiness. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Having started a conversation which he could not endure, he discovered himself unable to get back out. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z They wanted to think that he was incapacitated, injured, unable to make it to the phone. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I will be unable to hear it anymore. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Shukumar was soon bored; he was unable to decipher the literary diction, and couldn’t join the rest of the audience as they sighed and nodded solemnly after certain phrases. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Then I turn my face away, unable to look any longer. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I ask finally, unable to drag my eyes away from the paper. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He was either unwilling or unable to take the high road. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He turned his head aside, unwilling to be seen, unable to do better. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt so much pain that I was unable to cry out loud; tears just fell from my eyes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I nod, unable to deceive her in this. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Unemployed, unable to send money to her children in Honduras, Lourdes takes the one job available: work as a jichera at a Long Beach bar called El Mar Azul Bar # 1. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Minli, unable to speak, watched it flutter as if it were waving at her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z There were tears in my eyes, but I was unable to cry because I was too thirsty to make a sound. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Instead, unblinking, she looked at him, unable to hurt him in the way that was demanded and in some undefined way still loving what he was, his kindness, his seriousness, the goodness in his heart. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I am not retiring now because I feel unable, mentally or physically, to do the necessary work,” she told the delegates at the meeting. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Kneeling on the ground, Celaena gasped for breath, unable to find her way out of the hallucination and back into reality. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Yet she always heard the unnatural high pitch of her voice when she said these things, unable fully to convince even herself of her own madamness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z On the drive home, we all wept, unable to console each other, for my sisters had heard the same grim news from Pedrito and Leandro. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z T\\vo died; the other lay badly wounded, unable to speak. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not fond of Stuart and it didn’t bother him at all that Stuart was all wrapped up in a window shade, crying and hurt and unable to get out. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I cry, unable to control myself any longer. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z If Charlotte herself was unable to go home to the barn, at least he must take her children along. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z It had been driving me crazy to be right next to Sing Sing but unable to go inside. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He breathes in the scent of her skin, still unable to fathom that they are husband and wife. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She tossed and turned for over an hour, unable to fall asleep. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of the large volume of mail I receive, I am unable to write personal responses. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The problem was that in the process of jumping, certain pegs ended up stranded, unable to jump or be jumped. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Oh, it was great!” the normally articulate Robert exclaims, unable to find a more expressive way to describe the event. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Frightful was unable to chase the friendly birds. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Kneeling on the floor, unable to stop shuddering, I heard it plainly. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He guesses he has likely outgrown it in the interim, unable to recall exactly what the last suit-worthy occasion was. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She found herself at the center of a whirlpool, able to breathe but unable to break free. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The missionaries built and ran schools when the government was unwilling or unable to do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She fled the apartment on York Avenue, unable to afford it on her own. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z To his shame, he had faltered during the last leg of their day-long climb up to the Eyrie, his stunted legs unable to take him any higher. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Or imagine a woman struggling with drug addiction, unable to obtain treatment, and desperate for money so she can feed her habit. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Since he was unable to grow large crystals of horse myoglobin, he initially hoped I might have a greener thumb. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The water had risen up to the ceiling of the tunnel, so even assuming he could swim in temperatures that must be close to freezing, he would be unable to breathe. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I seemed unable to dare a passionate statement. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But I found myself unable to say anything at all. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They were all outfitted with showy uniforms that looked like costumes from an operetta, but he was unable to make them wear shoes, because they were accustomed to going barefoot and could not adjust. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He being unable to swim, he was holding tight to his drum, which held him aloft, while Clippinger thrashed at the water beside him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He spoke incredulously, as if he were unable to believe himself. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I stare at her, unable to tear my gaze from her face. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The Queen of England was unable to command a champion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Due to an ongoing investigation, I am unable to go into a lot of details at the moment,” Superintendent Cook says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “We’re really going to die?” he asked, unable to accept it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She opens her address book, suddenly unable to remember her son’s phone number, a thing she can normally dial in her sleep. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Violet, I’d love to respond personally to each and every request for assistance, but unfortunately I’m unable to, due to increased customer demand, so I’ve sent this automated intelligence Nina to talk to you instead. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Being unable to sleep in bed, I got up and opened the window. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z And I looked up, unable to contain my surprise. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I supported Chief Luthuli, but I was unable to attend the national conference. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z From inside it, the sounds of angry voices shouting and dogs, their throats hoarse from barking but unable to stop now that they’d caught our scent again. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The theory was so seductive—so artfully vivid—that even the invention of the microscope was unable to deal the expected fatal blow to the homunculus. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z At times I would wake up in panic, unable to breathe. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It happened again and again, and the people had to watch, unable to save or to protect any of the things that were so important to them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Arabs were killing Jews, Jews were killing Arabs, and the British, caught uncomfortably in the middle, seemed unable and at times even unwilling to stop the rising tide of slaughter. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The public wards at Hopkins were filled with patients, most of them black and unable to pay their medical bills. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z After work, Wynn howled along with Carrie Underwood, and I sat in his truck with the baggie on my lap, unable to work up the nerve to give it to him. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Bennet deigned not to make any reply; but, unable to contain herself, began scolding one of her daughters. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He seemed unable to breathe, and his head felt ready to burst. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The fact that I was unable to interpret it did not bother me. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He was almost flat on his back, and unable to move. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He had been asked to speak at the burial service, but as it was his rule not to attend funerals he was unable to accept this invitation. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And you’re constitutionally unable to love or understand any son of God who says a human being, any human being—even a Professor Tupper—is more valuable to God than any soft, helpless Easter chick.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z With Albert being the king—the piece with a ton of value but the one unable to move more than one space at a time. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Overcome with emotion, Mr. Levy was unable to speak, and his lawyer took the microphone. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Sitting in on a Berkeley seminar given by a group of Oppenheimer students in 1940, Fermi found himself unable to follow the mumbled discussion. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I stare at the screen, unable to wrap my mind around such a substantial loss. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He trailed off, unable to form the word. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Kingshaw stared at him, incensed by the unfairness of the remark, unable to say anything at all to counter it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He was exhausted, terrified, and unable to find any rest or peace. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “And what if whatever hurt the unicorn finds us first?” said Malfoy, unable to keep the fear out of his voice. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “It’s just that . . .” Mother paused, unable to go on. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I’d be a torn kite stuck in the dead branches of a tree, unable to fly. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z That night I burned up most of the wood I had collected, unable to sleep for facing my death—if not death here, then death someday. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z American life had so corrupted their consciousness that they were unable to recognize their friends when they saw them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat still for a long time, and then she got up and paced, unable to focus, wondering whether to call him, debating with herself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Even without a king to provide an interruption, he was unable to concentrate. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I nodded, unable to get out my words. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z We seized the bed-cover, made a quick leap, threw it over his head from behind and pulled it round him so that he stood there in a white sack unable to raise his arms. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The light unable to penetrate the depths that surrounded him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z David looked at them both, unable to believe any of it Finally, he found words. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Harry flew through the air, then crashed to the floor, unable to see as debris rained upon him, his arms over his head. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They understood why—the game was getting out of hand—but they were puzzled, unable to understand how a group of kids who seemed so talented in warm-ups could play so badly. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I sat sullenly, unable to concentrate on my book, while two of the men crouched beside me, in my light, and had the following conversation: “I’ve never done this before.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Whites were either unable or unwilling to pronounce an African name, and considered it uncivilized to have one. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But they have so far been unable to confirm his identity and, until they do, have declined to disclose the name. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He called three, four, five, six, seven, eight, his fingers jerking, unable to grip the receiver. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay in bed, only a few seconds from deep sleep, caught in a deadlock of impulses, unable to rise to the land of the living. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They all seemed to be frozen—giant stuffed animals, unable to move. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I have my own ideas, plans and ideals, but am unable to articulate them yet. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I looked around, unable to decide, until he pulled a Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar from the wall. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Although the letter arrived in the morning, I was unable to read it all day. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I stood there unable to move as my sisters looked by the cove wall, as my brothers scrambled to see what lay behind pieces of driftwood. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The coroner, unable to find any marks of violence, theorized that Holmes had locked the girls in the big trunk, then filled it with gas from a lamp valve. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They’d be as close as they could be, yet unable to cross into one another’s worlds. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z A feeling of fear had been growing on him all day, and he was unable to rest or go to bed: there was a brooding threat in the breathless night-air. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Teleologically speaking, ABCDs are unable to answer the question ‘Where are you from?’” the sociologist on the panel declares. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘As yet I have been unable to decide just what is the wisest course,’ he said carefully. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Why was I unable to do this before? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Often refugee children were unable to read or do even the simplest math. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The ugly creature was on its back with its arms and legs flailing, but unable to move because of the weight of the stone on his chest. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I’m unable to travel back to the Third World in my current condition. I barely made the journey to this holy hogan, and I have used almost all the medicine in my pouch.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z On his knees, unable to rise, Jonas tried a second time. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed his shoulders and shook him, unable to yell his name like she wanted to, and his eyes popped open. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Later on that evening my mother came back with a loaf of brown bread and the bad news that she was unable to find a job. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Her laughter snags Gabriel, and puffs of air fill his cheeks, and then in the next breath, Ethan and I are snorting, too, unable to maintain our scowls. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He regained consciousness coated in the blood of his fellow soldiers; he was disoriented and unable to move. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He tried to get into a chapel to pray but was unable to enter. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The kids without umbrellas panic because they’re trapped in the cold, pounding rain, unable to move behind the kids with umbrellas. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But now that she could see again, watching him die slowly from gorgon’s blood poison and being unable to do anything about it—that was the worst curse of all. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As he searches the cans, I stand in place, unable to move or breathe. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It had played out when, for reasons I don’t understand, I was unable to climb through the mirror and send out my sixteen-year-old self in my place. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was sobbing and trying not to, unable to get his breath. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Democritus invented the word atom, Greek for “unable to be cut.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to shove all doubts aside as we arrived through a side entrance to a staging area inside the old capitol, still unable to see what was going on out front. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He had often felt its austere approach before; when it came, it burst in without subtlety, evidently unable to wait. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Tisquantum, afraid of Massasoit’s wrath, was unable to take a step outside of Plymouth without an escort. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly his arm began to shake, and he was unable to write any more. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It is a warfare of limited aims between combatants who are unable to destroy one another, have no material cause for fighting, and are not divided by any genuine ideological difference. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I peek in horror, unable to bear the thought of anyone mishandling the Holy Quran—tearing out the pages and apparently stomping on them. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z |
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