| 单词 | works |
| 例句 | I’ve seen his family before because they go out for pizza at the restaurant where my mom works—and they do that every single Saturday night. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “The baker’s daughter likes the lad who works the press. She brings him extra breads and pies. Go ahead, eat.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The Interstate Highway Act brought autobahns to the United States and became the largest public works project in the nation’s history, building 46,000 miles of road with more than $130 billion of federal money. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z This is not figural: Aristotle’s works spent a couple hundred years in a cellar in what’s now western Turkey before someone dug them out in the first century bc. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “My dad works the swing shift. He’s coming here straight from work.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “My husband works in a bakery,” she rattled on pleasantly, openly, as though she had known me for years. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "Good. So... good luck. I hope everything works out the way you want it to." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She lives in the Philadelphia area, about thirty minutes from him, and works as the office manager of a software firm. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Which works out fine, because no one asks about him anyways. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Zamborska is admired by the people he works with, not only for the work he does but also for the kind of parent he is. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I almost said, Team wing, which I guess works too. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Many longer works of music, such as symphony movements, have more than one melodic theme. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Is that how it works?” the little girl asked. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Whoa, hear me out. First of all, she doesn’t hate you. And second, she spoke to the lady she works for, and it looks like maybe you can do your hours there.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Okay, Arnold, if you’re so smart,” Dodge said, “then tell us how it works.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The adults’ entries were delicate works of art, collars and antimacassars as detailed and fine as a spider’s web. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z A similar confusion is satirized by Moliere when he has his pompous doctor announce that his sleeping potion works because of its dormitive virtue. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As your company uses the online business tools offered by Salesforce.com to make your work flow, your business process team may come up with a customized solution that works really well for you and your clients. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z This whole summer after his father dies he works as hard as he can. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I don't quite understand how it all works. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And a help, too, since Mutti works nights at the nursing home and needs someone to check on her boys. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Father had exchanged messages with her through a contact at the electrical works, but there was still nothing about Hershel or our other relatives in Narewka. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Now that the issue was in the works and Belmont was moving forward, Howard sensed that it was time to play hardball. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he leans over the edge with the others, watching as an angler works his line. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He works in construction and treats his wife like a queen and his kids like gods. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z That was not because chiefdoms were more kindly disposed toward defeated enemies but because the greater economic specialization of states, with more mass production and more public works, provided more uses for slave labor. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But that’s not the way it works, in basketball or in life. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z But she works a few blocks away at a new restaurant. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “We are not beggars. We have come for our son Murugan, who works here.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Some young hotshot bookie tries to unseat the runner he works for. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I said, that isn’t exactly how it works!” shouted Mike Teavee. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Whatever it is we're doing here, I don't think it works if we know each other's real identities. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z But maybe the universe works differently in New York. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “We went to this workshop. It really works.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “You know that’s not the way it works. It doesn’t matter what he believes. It’s what Mississippi believes. He’s running for the U.S. Senate this fall and I’m unfortunate enough to know that.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His works wrenched and distorted, as if painted through neurosis. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “My father works for the second largest real estate company in eastern North Carolina,” or “My father is the most important lawyer in this town.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z George Naylor works his fields maybe fifty days a year; Joel and Daniel and two interns are out there sunrise to sunset almost every day. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Thanks to Gott you survived. But you are so thin, liebchen. You look just like your mother, she works so hard. Here, two fat hens for you and your family. And have some eggs.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mom designs postcards; Dad works in health insurance,” I said. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z It is one of those works from which the cold lance of criticism glances without piercing ... The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It would be wonderful to understand how the anthill communication system works. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Rather it is to track the evolutionary process by which success has been built upon success; that way we can come to understand that science works, and how it works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There’s no plumbing and no electricity, but the fireplace still works and there’s a woodpile in the corner that my father and I collected years ago. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z One to hold Hector and his diaper bag on the afternoons when my mom works at the Pizza Pit. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Darwin had reasoned that evolution works via natural selection—but for natural selection to work, there had to be something natural to select. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z "This is Gendry. Strong for his age, and he works hard. Show the Hand that helmet you made, lad." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z This works a little bit like the waves in tubes, above, but the waves produced on membranes, though very interesting, are too complex to be discussed here. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z And since a vast majority of illnesses eventually go away on their own, most of the time it works for him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Well,” I said, “and happy, since he is building this new hospital. My son works for him.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I take a few steps in a row, and when that works out all right I cross the floor to the trunk. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Of all the reasons that we fail to know the truth about mass incarceration, though, one stands out: a profound misunderstanding regarding how racial oppression actually works. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She put the whole works in the toe of a stocking, pushed the wad into a rubber overshoe, and stood it with its fellow in the back of her closet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A team of specialists works long hours designing a strategy for his recovery. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Actually,” says Alyssa, “I don’t have a cousin who works for the LA Times.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The potato salad is kind of an odd combo, but it really works. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z "I worked in that organization for more than thirty years and I want to tell you how the KGB works against the best interests of democratic forces in this country." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “He does work for the government, Lester. I’ve bragged on him a million times. This is my sister’s boy. He works in the governor’s office...the assistant to the assistant.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Aibileen is as exhausted as I am, surely more since she works all day and then comes home to the interviews at night. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “He works in the most boring department,” said Ron. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z This, too, how the love works and then doesn’t: a mutual spectacle of imagination. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just want to know how it works. I’ve never met an Orange before. We didn’t have any at Caledonia.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z On August 24 the executive committee named Burnham director of works. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They used equations that physicists thought were valid, manipulated them in an accepted way, and came out with an answer that didn’t reflect the way the world works. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The way it works is, you shove cotton into the seam between the plank and the keel with a caulking iron, which is like a dull chisel with a wide blade. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you. I’m not really that ludicrous, but thanks anyway for saying so. See? That’s how it works.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I promise they are not dull, for I am not one inclined to sit through pages of nonsense and bloated speech, though perhaps you enjoy works and authors who think very highly of themselves. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I had not read any of Trotsky’s works; indeed, the very opposite had been true. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that I’m dressed, the hair totally works, and I’ve got the rosy cheeks thing and the smoky eye thing and the freckled shoulder thing all happening at once. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It works out contingencies and relationships and sorts through the mountain of information we get from the outside world, prioritizing it and putting flags on things that demand our immediate attention. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z This, in brief, is how the system works: the War on Drugs is a vehicle through which extraordinary numbers of black men are forced into the cage. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z If my dad works in this neighborhood, he definitely has money to help us out. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Afterward they walk together through the Center for British Art; there is an exhibit of Renaissance works on paper, which they’ve both been meaning to see. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There aren’t any chicks right now because it isn’t the time of year when they get them, but Jane, who works at the paint counter, says they get hundreds every spring, and sometimes ducklings too. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Hardly any-body could tell you the name of a city councilman, or a county commissioner, or the head of the public works department, or the planning department, or the fire department. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "About how my mother works in a cafeteria, and about my neighborhood, and all that. He always trying me, and he don't even know me like that. Just wouldn't shut up." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z But, writes the psychologist Michael Howe in his book Genius Explained, by the standards of mature composers, Mozart’s early works are not outstanding. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The human brain works hard to abstract that out. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom works in the mornings and then goes to Oklahoma University at night to get another master’s degree. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Then she did something that generally works pretty well on me: She administered the Silent Treatment. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He was also a major literary figure of the Restoration period, writing on many subjects, including works of fiction. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Ariana said, “We modified our spice cake recipe. That’s why we have to taste all of these cupcakes to see if the new flavor works.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She works with her arms way down in the hole. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z That is why chiefdoms devote so much collected tribute to constructing temples and other public works, which serve as centers of the official religion and visible signs of the chief’s power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z No one is starving or denied medical care, no one sleeps in the streets, everyone works who wants to work. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Molly has decided to think of this job as indentured servitude: each hour she works is another hour closer to freedom. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z By the time Bobby is a senior at Truman, his father is working as an electrician, “but he’s not trained as an electrician, so he works as an apprentice,” Bobby says. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I don’t really care. You know where he works. Go badger him. Maybe that way, you’ll leave me alone.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Here is how it works: Internet-based services companies are emerging today all across the Web. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z It’s never “All right now, Big Mav’s daughter who works in the store.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When he’s not helping his parents, he still works on his art, painting weavers and winter landscapes and gardens and views around the village of Nuenen. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “But she’s working on Friday night. She works pretty much all day every day and every night. So as long as I’m home before ten...” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z All afternoon and into the evening Mack works with Ruby. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z She has a wide open face, like a child, but her generous hip bumps against my thigh as she works to get me camera ready. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z To understand this important information, it is necessary to know who uses this tactic and on whom it works. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The kind of laugh that clenches your gut and works off calories like it's exercise. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He sets up chess problems and works them out, or splits kindling, or goes for long walks by himself with a butterfly book. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He gloats and hums as he works, slicing through my forehead and into the mind behind it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Although the principle of the cyclotron is simple,” Cockcroft wrote after building a thirty-six-inch accelerator at the Cavendish, “the fact that it works is rather surprising.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She sees how the muscle in his cheek works when she unwraps the tape from her ankle and it makes the loud scriiitch. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z As a result, people often underestimate me—which is how I like it “I sleep deeply,” I said, “but my brain works overtime, organizing everything I’ve learned during the day,” I told him. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z “But you always say faith without works is dead, so I would like to do something nice for them.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “But you can never invest too much in making sure this stuff works.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I’ve encountered a geek with newly minted coins from around the world and one who’s written an elaborate digital music script for all of Beethoven’s works. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were magicians in the forest also in those legendary days, as well as strange animals not known to modern works of natural history. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad was working for the same nursery he works for now and my mom was an actress. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Why should someone read my work when all the classic works were available and all of them were better than anything that I could ever produce? Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Uncle Pa Keating comes in the door all black from his job at the gas works. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I thought about calling the practice, bringing forward my next appointment, but I don’t think even their automated system works in the middle of the night, so I went back to bed. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told her to expect us around six fifteen tonight, if that works for you?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Natural Selection...is a power incessantly ready for action, and is as immeasurably superior to man's feeble efforts, as the works of Nature are to those of Art. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It is the middle of the week and she has offered to meet him someplace near his office, so he’s told her to come to the building where he works. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I guess it works for me, too, so, yes, I will accept your offer.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Get on the phone to Brown Thomas. The platinum set number. Reopen my account. Tell Hélène I want a Yuletide makeover. The works.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z After that we go home, and I work on dinner while he works on the dresses at the kitchen table. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Or viruses can bud through a cell wall, like drips coming out of a faucet—drip, drip, drip, drip, copy, copy, copy, copy —that’s the way the aids virus works. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s how it works: I start talking about politics. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I had little time to study these works properly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Khouy occasionally works as a laborer, helping people carry and load heavy bags of cloth, fruit, and rice from their wagon to the new market for a small fee. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When they’d dried the last fork, Heron Man said, “Shall we see if the television works?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Logical deduction works fine for the world of ideas. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Coo/.” “But I suppose I’m also Son, since my dad ran things when he was alive. I guess I’m Frazer, too, since my son works here during the summers.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew that Dad’s political study class, like mine, studied Chairman Mao’s works and Party Central Committee documents. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands brush against my waist as he works. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The appreciation of drawings as works of art dates from the Renaissance, when the artist’s creative genius first came to be valued and paper began to be made in quantity. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But mine works on a different operating system from other people’s. And my wiring’s different too.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z But it works for me and my mom. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Freak works himself up onto the foot of my bed and uses a pillow to make himself comfortable. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z In my reading of Marxist works, I found a great deal of information that bore on the type of problems that face a practical politician. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Weird how this is the last time I’ll be in this park—with flesh and a heart that works.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Other works Ged also did in his days in that village under the steep forests of the Hand, as his power came back into him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z You would think I would have more important things to think about at this particular moment, but this is how my mind works. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z We had access to many unremembered mysteries and detective novels and all the works of Daphne du Maurier, but litde more. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The fishery was where most of the University’s works of hands were made. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “My Instructors in science and technology have taught us about how the brain works,” Jonas told him eagerly. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Klein ran a consulting firm in Ohio and wrote a book called Sources of Power, which is one of the classic works on decision making. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z At his boys’ camp, Kim works day and night in the fields planting and harvesting rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the doodles grew into sketches, the sketches grew into pieces, and the pieces are now “works.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When they’re finally asleep—thankfully Frank’s angry news program works even better than a story tonight—I carry them one at a time from the couch into their bed. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Remember that science never actually “proves” anything; it merely contributes to a growing body of evidence about the way our world works. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Categories, functions, and meanings have to be ascertained empirically, by running little experiments such as substituting a phrase whose category you don’t know for one you do know and seeing whether the sentence still works. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Despite the multiple vantage points and implausible bird’s-eye view, the image works because it constitutes a self-contained reality. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve played ball with the guards twice to see if it works, and it does, so it’s easy.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Still in the works,” the bald one said and pointedly turned his shoulder to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I would walk into the Moorland reading room and fill out three call slips for three different works. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Yeah—he’s a detective. He works for the tourists—looking for lost handbags and wallets. He nearly caught me with one once.’ The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It works like the warm-up, except that now I’m going to mix two entirely separate categories together. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Oliver is an editor at an art magazine; his wife, Sally, works as a pastry chef. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I wish it wasn’t this way, but this is how the world works. It doesn’t mean I don’t love my daughters. I love each and every one of you.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I think she likes watching the reaction when she says she works in the city. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Structural parallelism works not just in poetic and hortatory passages but also in ordinary expository prose. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “And don’t tell me God works in mysterious ways,” Yossarian continued, hurtling on over her objection. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “That isn’t how he works, is it? Who are you going to use as a shield today, Potter?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z My dad works a lot and is an honest man. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I think she works harder than most people do. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She works for a women’s health collective in Somerville a few days a week. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Do you remember Mr. Remora? The book specialist who works for Mr. Griswold?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z "Performing works up a thirst like nothing else—save dueling, perhaps. Adieu, my young friend. Come see us again." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I had bought a cake and some candy, and we had tea and cookies, the works, but neither Hello nor I felt like sitting stiffly on our chairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “It’s really fascinating how it all works,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The only thing that gives away that she works there is her name tag. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The process is almost absurdly laborious—like sculpting a face out of a million silhouettes—but it works: piece by piece, a set of two-dimensional images can be transmuted into a three-dimensional form. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “I know. Mom works a lot and hasn’t had a whole lot of time to decorate or anything. Plus we hope we aren’t going to be here forever.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “It still works,” Father called over his shoulder, heading for the hut. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z She works in Manhattan; it’s like she flew or something. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I thought, nature certainly works differently on mountains than in valleys. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The lady she usually works with pulled a muscle in her back and can’t get out of bed. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Then I advise you to get a good immigration lawyer. Omar Faisal works here in Islamabad. You can tell him I sent you.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Luna needs to know what’s inside her. She needs to know how magic works. She needs to know what death is. She needs to be prepared.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Most of them are drawings of common images—horseshoes, angels, stars, mermaids—but others are pictures of huge works of art after they’ve been tattooed onto actual people. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I still don’t know how the conscious and unconscious mind works, but Dr. Strauss says not to worry yet. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It should be stressed that these works wouldn’t have been easy to read even for an experienced adult player: They aren’t accessible unless a person has the drive to excel in the abstraction of chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Can you believe he's even gonna try working in the stockroom at the store she works at? When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z All his major published works on political philosophy, including his Defence of the Constitution of the United States of America and Discourses on Davila, along with his unpublished autobiography, lacked coherent form. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I left a little late, at half past twelve, with Emmanuel, who works as a dispatcher. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “When you get older, you’ll understand that everything is much more complicated than you ever imagined. You plan your whole life, and nothing works out the way you expect.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A sentence beginning with It is or There is is often a candidate for liposuction: There is competition between groups for resources works just fine as Groups compete for resources. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “I see your father is well versed in the works of Herman Melville.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He is a doctor and he works more than anyone I have ever seen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “That depends on Suraya’s friend who works in the kitchen,” I respond, my thoughts elsewhere. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z In the distance when it is a fine day and my sight is not too dim, I can see the building where my son works. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a small collection of books that came with me to Forks, the shabbiest volume being a compilation of the works of Jane Austen. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Since Ms. Gruwell works there, she made sure that everyone went out of their way to treat us like royalty. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Some days he works twelve hours and comes back home looking like someone beat him with a bat. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I want to be a part of something that works, no matter what the challenge. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The Ptolemys devoted much of their enormous wealth to the acquisition of every Greek book, as well as works from Africa, Persia, India, Israel and other parts of the world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He works all Hours at his Writing, copying out some dirty Volume onto fair, & I believe does not sleep. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I watched it in the sitting room with a lady whose grandson works for NASA. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "Maybe if I found someone who lives across the street, or works nearby. Maybe they would have seen her go in." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Just like him, she works for the military. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z But then, I guess most failed attempts aren’t entirely sincere, because, let’s face it, if you want to off yourself, there are plenty of ways to make sure it works. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It is the way the shape of the land works. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The answer is that she lives with her grown daughter, who also works, plus the fact that she’s worked here two years, during which her pay has shot up to $7.75 an hour. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She only sees her dad a few times a year, and even though Twig’s mom works a lot, she’s always there for Twig, always trying. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It isn't the most accurate system, but it works. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just tell him your father works here. Sweet girl like you? He won’t suspect a thing.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z "It's just as well if you don't. Listen, kid, I'm happy for you. Really. I hope it all works out the way you want it to. So take care, okay?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you like me to show you how that works?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He glows sapphire when he sits over his workbench in the evenings, humming almost inaudibly as he works, the tip of his cigarette gleaming a prismatic blue. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “This isn’t how it works, Jinny,” said Ben, surveying the ragged cushions and the destroyed couch. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Lourdes works on a cleaning crew, then on a factory assembly line. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I’ve read Ulysses, for God’s sake, and half the works of Shakespeare. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “I know how a winch works. Can you take one apart?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She works in Baltimore and lives just outside the city. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z We told him to sneak around it and try to figure out how it works. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The ways of God are mysterious, but if you live it out, just live it out, you see that it always works out. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Just one of its works. Saruman was doing its work all the time, even when he thought he was working for himself. And the same with those that Saruman tricked, like Lotho.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Lourdes’s walkie-talkie crackles as she works her way along the length of river that forms the western boundary of her territory. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, but I read all her pieces, and I know a fellow who works in the office where this paper is printed.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z El works all day Saturday and is going to a party afterward, so I am left alone. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Three afternoons a week and two Saturdays a month, she works at the public library, just as Sonia had done when she was in high school. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Gene regulation works through the transcription of DNA into RNA—which depends on base pairing. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The endeavour of these pioneers was a noble and timely one, and much of what they heard found itself reintegrated into new musical works and styles. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z My mind works smooth, which is why I'm in charge. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I’m only blind, son. My junk still works.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I don’t know anything about this country or the way it works or what it needs to change. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He’d walk into a factory like the Zeiss works in Germany or the Pierce Arrow plant in this country and announce that he could speed up production by one-fourth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s one of mine—a bright pink one—and it kind of works on him. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z But he also had his own printing press, and he was fortunate that, after he died, Kepler saw his unpublished works into print. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He works and pays the rent and buys groceries and stuff. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “They enjoy it. Let them spend a little money on a show now and then. A hill farmer works pretty hard and gets mighty little for it.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just as long as it works tomorrow,” Harry said. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z For a while, when Lourdes works two restaurant jobs, he picks her up when her second shift ends at 11 P.M., so they can share a few moments together. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He works this summer often in a frenzy, with what he calls a high yellow note. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Happy ever after” only works out in stories, not in life—leastwise, not happy the way you think it should be. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z If it is true that “no man is an island,” the same can be said of works of art. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z My sister works on her business plan, and I play Final Fantasy. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Lucky for Mom, some of the old people at the nursing home where Louisa works like to watch The $20,000 Pyramid at lunchtime. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Another fact that doesn’t exactly brighten up our days is that Mr. van Maaren, the man who works in the warehouse, is getting suspicious about the Annex. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z We steal both my ma’s and Ritchie’s barbecues, I ring up and book a jumping castle, and we borrow one of those karaoke machines from one of Marv’s mates who works at the pub. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I can tell that it works by the way it vibrates under my fingertip. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It’s almost eerie how well the next day works out. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z As in longer works, modulation, with its new set of chords, is a good way to keep a piece interesting. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He moves out of his parents’ house, works two jobs, and attends Hunter College part-time. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z This answer always works, no matter what the question. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Why are they taking us? Is it really because Papa works at the university? That doesn’t make sense.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Such works decorated the house, and I was often scolded for accidentally throwing away Robert's Styrofoam cup or Douglas's very special paint stick. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “It is an invention of my own, useful for reading old manuscripts and admiring works of art painted with single bristles of a horse’s mane.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The instructor for her part believed that the text the students used, Adventures in English Literature, which contained selected works by Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser, and Daniel Defoe among others, was too hard for them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "He's a boxing manager and he has a gym. Henry works there. He's had a couple champions." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon after her brothers’ deaths, the restaurant where Lourdes works is raided by immigration agents. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Nobody works like an owner, Lourdes thinks, as she places fresh doilies under the chiffon pies. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother wears expensive high heels all day while she works, even though she works at home. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z But, as Shin found out, they are quite willing to ignore national directives when presented with an industrious North Korean who keeps his mouth shut and works hard for sixty cents a day. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Makes you never want to wake up, but in the end you got no choice, that’s the way it works in this world. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z And when it’s harvest time, I’ll go to the fair and buy a blue ribbon for the girl who works up at the kennels. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Max even stands on a chair and hangs Helena over one end while she squeals, a technique that works better than I would have thought. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z ‘You are getting good at knowing what works for you, aren’t you?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She worked four jobs to save up money and get out of Mexico, and she put herself through college, and now works, like, six jobs. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Guess so. My brain sure works different from other brains.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “My husband works as a women’s clothier, and we employ several local women to make garments to order. We are looking for a girl who is good with a needle.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He works in an office in the city. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z So I tried to play along with the ding ding- a-ding ride cymbal thing that always works for jazz and immediately got the beat all turned around and messed up. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, ‘have fun’ works as well as anything.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Fat Barry, the day manager from the store across town, joins in, and works up a red-faced sweat before the song is over. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z And the whole earth has been corrupted through the works that were taught by Azazel: to him ascribe all sin. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z All works of art anywhere—yes, even such works as Picassos Bull’s Head—are part of similar chains that link them to their predecessors. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Because he works all day packaging candy, he always has problems with his body—cuts, back pains, glue burns, and swollen legs, just to name a few. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z This is the way the roundup works, and it works this way in virtually every major city in the United States. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There were tables, a grandfather clock without dial face or works. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you—or Steve—please illuminate for the class how your cipher works?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It is rather difficult to talk about human memory because we don’t know how the brain works in detail. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We still have it put away somewhere, and it still works. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Brody works as a birthday clown on weekends, so lots of kids have known him since they were toddlers. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z With all its imperfections, modern science is a technique that is sufficiently well tuned to nature so that it works—it is a practice that allows us to learn reliable things about the world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The invitation came through a group called RefugePoint, which works on behalf of global refugees. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A psychologist who works for the NBA took notice and pulled Reggie aside, and the two men talked for two hours. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Listen, I could...I can show you how shadowshaping works better than I can explain it.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “She works there in the bar—nice lady, too. She ain’t going to rest till she finds out who you are.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, It’s amazing how life works in mysterious ways. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The dragon, the griffin, the unicorn, the phoenix, the centaur—these and more are represented in Muggle works of that period, though usually with almost comical inexactitude. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This half-knowledge works in me like a kind of possession, and for a few minutes I’m taken over by it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I love a woman who sings while she works,” Father said. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “My mom works the night shift on Thursdays, so she can probably drive us. We have to make sure we get back to Davis when she comes to pick us up,” Trevor said. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “From 10 to 12 and 2 to 4 six days in the week, I shall confine myself to my old medical works and other college studies including stenography, French and German.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Then they went past the boat works and turned down into the park-like property of the Hopkins Marine Station. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z That is the way an Erudite mind works, and the way an Abnegation mind works, but I am not sure if they are the minds we need right now. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z No mother is ever, completely, a child’s idea of what a mother should be, and I suppose it works the other way around as well. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Life was all pattern and discipline; and the beauty of discipline is when it works. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a simple reason for my having taken to perusing such works; it was an extremely efficient way to maintain and develop one's command of the English language. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “No acceleration—which means the ship works on a principle different from any known.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z ‘I want a experienced mechanic to run this and keep the works in good shape,’ Patterson said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Past the equipment, there was a dusty old paisley chair with a sagging seat, a desk, and a bookshelf above the bed containing the collected works of Soren Kierkegaard. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “My mother works at home, like my father. She makes greeting cards and buttons like this.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Papa works a lot—he has since I was a baby—and Mummy’s always been...Mummylike and distant. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I stopped one with my shoulder, a little ugly, but anything and everything works, as long as it’s a stop. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Your mom works so hard, and she never asks for anything in return. You guys need to start being nicer to her.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z At the time she began her insect studies, Maria’s “database” consisted of bookshops where she might browse any rare works about insects, or studio paintings like her stepfather’s that accurately depicted them. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Don’t ask me to fathom the way a werewolf’s mind works,” hissed Snape. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He often says that people just don’t understand how cleverness works in a child and that all these troublesome things I do are actually signs of strength and intelligence. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We won’t know if it works until we try it—unless you have a better idea.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I’m sitting in the backyard with my drawing pad in my lap while Mom works in the garden, padding its perimeter with bark chips and seaweed. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “After my grandma died, my mom went back to work full-time. She works so much now that she doesn’t have time for anything else....” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He may be killed, as Pellelge was on Four-Taurus, or locked up with madmen, as were the first three Mobiles on Gao, one after the other; yet the practice is kept, because it works. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z That his books couldn’t compare to the works of Ruth Rendell or James Ellroy, and that he wasn’t even fit to tie Elmore Leonard’s shoes. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z For whatever the outcome of our labors in any particular case, we shall certainly learn a great deal about works of art in the process. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They were examining works of art with a toughness and intensity usually seen only in the buyers of new cars or electronics. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “My friend’s cousin works at the Center Theater on Main Street, and he says they have a new popcorn machine and velvet seats.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Muscles and veins ripple his forearm, like the arm of someone who works in fields all day. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked up more of his works at the library and read “The Pomegranate Trees” out loud to Poppy. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s getting on to noon when the old man finally works himself out from under the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z For that I works for many famblies as a maid and raise up lots of white children for their mamas. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t need to know this stuff. I need to know how a rocket works.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Such an approach implies that the sort of knowledge obtained by experiment need not be a reliable guide to how nature works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “He also works at some pizza restaurant most nights after practice. He said he was working last night. But again, I don’t really know what transpired between you two after you left here.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Well, it works that way. But I didn’t originate. . . “ Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, your mother works hard. I love my wife and I love my children.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I think she's running with some man works at the shipyards, anyways. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Since Pa works all day and is tired at night, Big Ma gives me her opinions while I wash dishes. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything about Quinton is there—it’s where he works, where the people who know him work, and even where the people who are searching for him will be. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z A generation of young biologists was now rifling through Darwin’s works to find clues to the theory that had gone missing. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I was literally overwhelmed when, in reading the works of Russian revolutionists, I came across descriptions of the “holiday energies of the masses,” “the locomotives of history,” “the conditions prerequisite for revolution,” and so Forth. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “I should’ve been home sooner. Mama works. I’m supposed to watch him after school.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Now first I will show you how the typewriter works.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z But anything works—video games, my locker combination, bait. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The scream begins in my lower back and works its way up through my body only to jam in my throat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Another of his books, about painting, warns, “Let no one who is not a mathematician read my works.” Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In order to increase his salary he works through the night. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She stomps around the first floor of the house, legs stiff, face red, and she works her way through the entire alphabet of swear words, including some stuff I've never heard anyone say before. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Finnick and I stand with our weapons poised while he works the spile in, but no threat appears. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But in the roundabout way in which God often works, I did find myself back there . . . some forty years after Mama Lessie’s death and thirty years after Grandaddy had died there. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Rhodri is the man who works for Father, helping him do heating maintenance and boiler repair. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Michah works in the building across from the shop, doing odd jobs. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Maybe tonight, after everyone else is asleep...Hazelle often works late into the night finishing up laundry. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z When looking at any works of art, the viewer should consider elements like these, which artists use to create their intended effects. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z A low boil stirs inside, works its way upward, and tumbles out of me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She’s twelve years old and works as a maid for mestizos in Quito, about two hours away. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Jackson works out a guard schedule, and, since I’m not on the first shift, I wedge myself in the tight space between Gale and Leeg 1 and go right to sleep. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Pretend you're someone else, I told myself—someone charming and witty, someone whose voice works. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Señor Fidencio’s grandson. He studies in a school to be a mechanic and works at night as a dishwasher in a café.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I find thirty-two books the library about how the Heart works. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Myron works his lips around his cigar, foul and intimate with his own juices. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Their company has done a world of good, for its land, its workers, the growers it works with, and its customers. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Dvorak’s other notable student, organist and composer Harry Rowe Shelley, may not have heeded the call as conscientiously, certainly not if his orchestral works Souvenir de Baden-Baden and The Crusaders are anything to go by. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “For Fatima—she's a child who works at the estate. I’m teaching her to read.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z What great works of painting, sculpture, architecture, and music vanished or never were created? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Of a sort. The same magic your own body works when given time and a bit of bandage.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Maybe that works for Tiny, but it never works for me. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z “His name is Yassen Gregorovich. He was born in Russia, but he now works for many countries. Iraq has employed him. Also Serbia, Libya, and China.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “A p-sychiatrist is a doctor that works with people who are crazy.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Time to see if this Death Mist works.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Witchery works to scare people, to make them fear growth. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “When you gave him those checks, did you explain to him what a check is and how it works?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Instead, his mouth works its way into the bitter pucker that accompanies any mention of Marcus. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I know that boy. He works for—” “I work for Dottor Massimo now,” Prosper interrupted him as he stood next to Scipio. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Be that as it may,” I say carefully, “if the truth serum works on you, you will be convicted.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I don’t know how root magic works, that’s why I took your notebook. I wanted to see if there was anything in there that could tell me what my skin would be good for.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I know how it works because I seen it done once by a wise man in Uppsala, and that’s the only time I ever saw one before. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Thenceforth he studied the high arts and enchantments, passing beyond arts of illusion to the works of real magery, learning what he must know to earn his wizard's staff. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It is like the world’s slowest roller coaster, but somehow it works, and minutes later we’re at the peak. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “One of his most famous works,” Hollister said, before shuffling back to his window display. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “For example,” he said, continuing what he’d been saying, “I’m very curious about this instrument. Suppose you tell me how it works.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The journey is supposed to take fifty-four minutes, but it rarely does: this section of the track is ancient, decrepit, beset with signalling problems and never-ending engineering works. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a man who works at the Coast Guard station, a civilian named Billy Babcock. He’s got a major gamblin’ problem, you understand? Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The works he admired most were Dante’s; those he despised most were Dostoyevsky’s. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it is subtle—the simple observation of who lives where and works what jobs and who does not. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “That I can well believe. We are looking for my son who is named Murugan, and he works with one Birla, who is a doctor.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Now his works sell for tens of thousands of dollars because some rich person turned the media spotlight in his direction. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He works so hard, in anything but a cavalier manner. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to pretend to know how a criminal mind works.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Memory does not work that way— forward. It only works backward. Yours is not a memory. It is a dream.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Artists created beautiful works to enliven wealthy homes, but they were also craftsmen. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Part of my left lobe has been turned off, and now my right lobe works overtime. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, boloney! There are whole long books about the lost works of Michelangelo. Picture works and sculptor works that people lost track of.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In modern spy talk, his warning meant there was a mole—a spy who works inside the enemy’s intelligence agency—in the Sons of Liberty! George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see her light-blue jeans, her ponytail frizzy from the humidity of the laundromat where she works. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He still works as a security guard in an office building. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If we cannot understand how this works, we are not likely to get very far with human society at large. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not complicated like Daddy and King’s, but it works for us. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I get a Social Security check once a month, though, and that works. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He says no and gives me some lame excuse, like Faith works in another office on the other days of the week. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Then I discover that the air feels nice on my feet when I kick them, so I move my feet up and down as he walks us toward the building where Johanna works. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the year the nuns organized an exhibition and a party, and the dreadful works of art were sold for charity. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He lives just outside Atlanta, where he works for a magazine, running the printing press. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Often, it begins with the legs and works its way up. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Since she works in a laundromat with coin-operated machines, she's always giving customers quarters for their dollars. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For the rest of the day, Miss Celia works in the flower garden, tending to the mums. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z There are doors and windows, true, and walls, and the furnace works. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The physics that works for falling bodies and pirouetting ice skaters down here in the microcosm of the Earth makes galaxies up there in the macrocosm of the universe. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not like keeping a normal crush a secret, because we never talk about our crushes anyway, and it works out fine. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Maybe to make sure everything works out,” he said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “If friends do not matter to you, perhaps you need more incentive. Perhaps I should destroy these scrolls instead—priceless works by Archimedes!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Theo now has works by Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Seurat in his private collection—in addition to all his brother’s paintings. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I’M standing in Brent’s Drugstore picking out Mother’s Lustre Cream and a Vinolia soap bar, while Mr. Roberts works on her prescription. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A man that works hard has a right to his beer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She works quickly, efficiently, but stops just short of being summary. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The sergeant, annoyed to have been called up for nothing, advised the inmate, “Next time, cut the long way. It works a lot better.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But his paintings become a guide for Vincent as he works to develop his own style of painting. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Politicians would sometimes say provocative things—such as that his exoneration just proved the system works—which irritated and angered me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, hell, we just have to do this—I hope it works out.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z All day long he works, fourteen, sixteen hours, with unflagging concentration, his sandals leaving prints in the flour dust on the floor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Put the names of shorter works, like poems, stories, and songs, in ordinary type with quotation marks. books: Gone With the Wind magazines: Newsweek n e w s pa p E R s.- Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But if I quit flute, I’ll have to find a music class that works for me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The relationship between success and IQ works only up to a point. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Galen wrote basic works on healing and anatomy which dominated medicine until the Renaissance. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew they were special from their jeans and T-shirts, their knowing, ironic looks when obscure works of literature were referred to. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He says it's a rare but documented phenomenon, and works like local thun-derstorms. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z But for my part I will risk no hurt to this thing: of all the works of Sauron the only fair. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Arms wide, I angle myself to keep him from getting past, and it works. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z At times he already feels like an artist and has even begun to sign some of his works—just his first name, “Vincent,” often in bright red letters. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “There you go, little witches. That will explain everything you need to know about how your local government works,” Alaric said a little too loudly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The museum purchased the statue last year when one of its curators spotted it during a preview showing of works to be auctioned by the Parke-Bernet Galleries. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I hook up the VCR and make sure it works. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I knew money would be tight at our house as long as Dad was in jail—my mother only works part-time at the law firm, so the pay isn’t so hot. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z As they begin walking to the house, Jeremy works on smoothing out the birdseed on the table. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z As for me, I shall see him with my eyes and with my heart in his works.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But Penelope had not yet dared suggest the children begin composing works of their own. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I am made to see into a small methodical corner of von Linden’s mind, not anything personal, but how he works. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Is your map glowing brighter? Maybe it works like a homing device...” said Mini, poking at the “sprig of youth” design on her wrist. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "His Grace works late into the night and is up again before dawn. The man has far too much to do to be asleep at this hour." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z For one, we don’t have money to buy anything, and two, Lee Lee’s ex works at Target and she doesn’t want to run into him. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “My vaccine works,” he says, taking off his spectacles and wiping them with a handkerchief. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Daddy’s girlfriend, or ex-girlfriend, sometimes eats lunch here. She works in the dentist's office on Stocker—in the building where Daddy has his office.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Secondly, that you are guilty of actions and works which infer a court with the devil, which have caused illness and death to fall upon many innocent children in this town.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The way the system works in South Africa is that you’re arrested and held in a cell at the police station until your bail hearing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I have a good spray that works on frizzies,” I tell him. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z “I haven’t seen your mom in a while. She works so hard.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Yet again, ‘false conclusions are drawn from false principles,’ though at least he does not claim to have tried the method and proved that it works., The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And as in the Hemingway story, if your wounds aren't too bad, it works. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They associated red with the devil and works of evil; therefore, anyone who wore that color must be guilty of evildoing. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If it works, it will restore her vigor and strengthen her blood, and drive out the infection.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Miles works at Meijer. I wanted to see if he was there today.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “I may at that. If you continue your good works.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If the copyists are merely conscientious, they produce works of craft. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “The ladybird thing only works because all ladybirds crawl to the top of the stem and then fly.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway, it was alright. Just worked the counter most of the morning, learned how their whole cash system works and how to make about half of the drinks.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In his job as a pharmacy technician, he speaks little and works way too hard. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z A note tossed to Soon-Lee after she works a formula aloud when no one else could solve it: U sure you’re not a guy? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Bernal, who died in 1992, envisioned an imperium that spanned much of southern Mexico, proselytizing its religion and forcing other groups to send their finest works to its heartland. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z With my eyes still closed, the rice ball works itself slowly down my dry throat and quiets my hunger. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimly, Emma heard Chess mutter, “Let’s see if it works at all, first.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But the way fiber cable works is that each cable has multiple strands of fiber in it with a potential capacity to transmit many terabits of data per second on each strand. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Luce published it in his collected works, omitting my name. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then, at eight, we’re promptly at our desks, and while our father works at the other end of the house, our mother teaches us. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Could be. We’ll let him get used to things again and see how he works out tomorrow.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “You know, a lot of his works were lost. They say lost in parentheses under the picture.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know the name of Dad’s company he works for. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “He just works. He never says a thing!” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Even if none of the rest of my plan works, this wasn’t all for nothing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Every day she works in the rice fields, planting and harvesting rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All I hear is the click of keys as Cara works on the task at hand. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z With a little over a minute on the clock and no time-outs left, Winchell works the sideline brilliantly, the team as precisioned and disciplined as anything in college. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It came about because Kepler wrote one of the first works of science fiction, intended to explain and popularize science. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “See, it works out, though. Now we’re friends, and we can talk about stuff like this.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z At least twenty new literary works that used my father’s life as a subject appeared on bookshelves. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am certified in the practice of acupuncture. You know how doctors study anatomy so they know how the body works?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z In his small library were works of poetry and philosophy and novels by such writers as Somerset Maugham. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Shorter works, even in classical style, are less likely to have complete modulations. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Even though my mom works here, my brother takes pride in knowing where he is. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He knows no more than they do about total reality—less, if anything: works with the same old clutter of atoms, the givens of his time and place and tongue. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I acquired the complete works of Marx and Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Mao Tse-tung, and others and probed into the philosophy of dialectical and historical materialism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The lion was the right mount for me. You and your friend will have to sit on one of the water creatures—each animal works in a different way.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Understand that restrained is usually better than expansive and that unhinged almost never works. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Still, it works out that she’s not leaning against the locker next to mine, since someone’s decorated it up and down with valentine hearts. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Geraldine said her daughter thought she saw you come into the welfare office where she works. That was you, wasn’t it?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My grandfather works there, and we have a thing we do to bring some happy to the people who don't want to be there, but have to be. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I don’t really believe in it save that it works.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Some of them are like Caleb: fascinated by everything, dissatisfied until they find out how it works. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “So what time works best for a rally?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The arrangement with the family works well for me since I am used to long hours of labor. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The third — and perhaps most important — implication of these studies is that persuasion often works in ways that we do not appreciate. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He writes lightning in tiny print in the corresponding wedge, then works clockwise adding blood, fog, and monkeys in the following sections. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I know it’s only Dutch courage, but it sometimes works wonders.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When the piston is driven downwards it pulls on a large beam which works a force pump. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z So does Erickson, the University of Pennsylvania archaeologist who told me in Bolivia that the lowland tropical forests of South America are among the finest works of art on the planet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Like I said, it’s a game we play. It works just like the name says.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “He’s got a big record deal in the works for me.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z During the last stage of the Paleolithic, which began about 35,000 years ago, we meet the earliest works of art known to us. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wish them people I works for could of heard that sermon. They don’t know what they letting theyselves in for.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z These truths I heard in the works of other poets around the city. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Anyway, my mom works on the eleventh floor. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Sandman is an expert who works both sides of the aisle. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z My mother hid from charitable works by going to the movies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “He’s just sensible. A steady worker with quiet ways. I hope it works out all right.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Music, above all, works in sound and time. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “She has a name, dude. It’s Maya. She goes to our school. She works here. But you know that.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The majority of sixth graders sided with the thief, concluding that Vermeer’s early and late works were indeed suspicious. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The music of Mozart, Haydn, and the early works of Beethoven are in this style, which we call classical rather than neoclassical, because the original classical music of ancient Greece and Rome is lost. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He works as a carpenter, making desks and tables, and sometimes he makes license plates. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Diego fingered the book’s cover before flipping through it, stopping at some of his favorite works. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z My other friend works at a lumberyard to make money to buy books. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “I'll say it works! She did me wrist a couple of years back. Miraculous, it was. But the wife and I were sure she'd made you up.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Malachy and I are excited because we know that when your father works and brings home the wages you get the Friday Penny. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Let’s say this all works. How do we get out?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And it had nothing to do with Toby’s perverted idea of how the world works. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I just gave a sandwich to a homeless guy! You’re the one who works for criminals and hangs around with pregnant jailbirds.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “Yes. My mother works in the big plant.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “He works in acquisitions. They bring back books from all over the world. They’re a different breed entirely.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “One of his most famous works,” Hollister said, before shuffling back to his window display. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I guess that works. I’ll look up the actual number tonight. It could be a good project.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Theoretically, we could add another layer and increase the density here if we need to, but let’s test S’meggs and see if that works.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Or that people know me as anything other than “Big Mav’s daughter who works in the store.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z As she works, she whistles a little, off-key. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You’re doing great. Besides, we never know what were doing. It always works out. Remember Circe's island?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z But for those prepared to move aside for a larger passage, it works. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She works her way down, pulling the hair out from under the pillow so it streams down my chest, hiding some of the lines and tubes connected to me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She passed the Degas dancers, the big painting made completely of dots, the Monet haystacks and bridges, and headed into the older works. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The team works on me until late afternoon, turning my skin to glowing satin, stenciling patterns on my arms, painting flame designs on my twenty perfect nails. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The clock metaphor is thus used by Descartes to make an epistemological argument about the limits of our understanding, rather than as an analogy as to how the universe actually works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “And it’s going to be on wheels like you’re going to drive it around? Is that how it works?” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z This way the grass stays short and the cow gets fed and it works out for everyone. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to make sure the key works. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Stop all that. Anyway that’s not how it works in real families. You don’t know anything about it.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because I’m not blind to how Harry works, you know,” she said. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He works at it, oversees his herd and adds to it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He typically works late into his evenings, and on most of his weekends, drawing designs on the computer, drafting plans, writing specifications, building Styrofoam and cardboard models to scale. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Zero is the wrench in the works of both great theories. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z When you find a technique that works, steal it. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fine. That works too. Girls think you have your finger on some hidden pulse of the universe. Like you’re misunderstood.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z My one pair of shoes is not up for this; the autumn mud works the muscles in my thighs until I come to the dry meadow path. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I know a man who works in the munitions plant,” Uncle Moshe whispered. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Beetee essentially gives us the afternoon off while he works with the wire. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z His subject was “Let your light so shine that men will see your good works and praise your Father, Who is in Heaven.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaves not a single descendant, only scattered, partial testimony, His complete works doodles in the dirt? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z "Maybe it works for some people, though. You don't look very religious, Jake." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I like to watch his hands as he works, making a blank page bloom with strokes of ink, adding touches of color to our previously black and yellowish book. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z As Gauguin’s arrival approaches, Vincent works himself into a state of utter exhaustion, fear, and guilt. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Yes, well, Michael has a habit of talking too much. All I can tell you, Luke, is the Lord works in mysterious ways.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And even though Miss Bell works for a white lady who said I will fire you in a minute if I ever see you on that line! Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “He’s...okay. He works a lot. Mom got him an electric razor for Christmas.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A man stood surveying these works, his thin arms akimbo and his fists, one of which grasped an authoritative-looking stick, propped on his skinny hips. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She works hard, waking up early to finish planning lessons and grading papers, going to bed late after squeezing in some dental exams in the evening. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s so much beauty and strength in our history,” she’d say as she’d recite the works of black people who had come before us. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Debbie, who works as a bookkeeper at a private elementary school, has a mobile, expressive face framed by blond chin-length hair. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Do you remember Mr. Remora? The book specialist who works for Mr. Griswold?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “These pills won’t change the way you look. They’ll only affect your brain, undoing what Dr. Cable did to the way your mind works. Then you can decide for yourself how you want to look.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “If this works the way I think it will, we’re going to have to enter the Ice Court empty-handed.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He works it into my kinks and smooths it all over my neck, forehead, and ears. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But the system only works as long as fossil fuel energy is cheap. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Paris was at the centre of the revival of Galenism, and as well as being taught the works of the master, Vesalius also learned his skill at dissection during his time there. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z She put her typewriters under another window, with shelves for her manuscripts and works in progress, and she immediately started thumbtacking index cards with story ideas to the walls. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know what that means exactly, but as long as it works, who am I to question her? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been so focused on finding my brother that I haven’t even given much thought to my magic and how it works. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I asked her earlier if I could do any of the literary works we’d studied this year. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Well, this one is marvelous. You can take it apart and see how it works. And it’s never going to go away.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I try the combination again and it works. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z This definition at least eliminates the confusion of treating as works of art such natural phenomena as flowers, seashells, or sunsets. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Jess, with her bold prints and her Converse trainers and her beauty, her attitude, works in the fashion industry. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He works at home doing tech stuff when he wants. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “That couple she works for called and told her that they were going to be late. They asked her to please take care of supper. She called and ordered a pizza.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My innovation in connection with the filing system must remain secret for the moment, for it is rather revolutionary, and I shall have to see how it works out. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My aunt and her kids aren’t even going to be there until dinner, because she works and they go to some camp. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Hooked it up to a drill, and it works great. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard set that book down and said, “Well, I guess that works.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been begging him to let me, since I’m turning twelve in five months, but he hears too many stories about air-bag disasters from the trauma team he works with at the hospital. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The reality of this is that just like in the book, not everybody works the same or cares the same. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t really know how it works. It’s some kind of series of cables and bells.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “They’re fair. The miller works as hard as any of us hands. The food is plenty and good.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I have to move Mrs. Linga’s house. The guy at the hardware store also works for Mr. Huffer and he’s going to help us.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Throwing down an absurd card only works when you’re ironic, not medicated. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "By what? He's handsome, good education, lovely parents. He works in his father's accounting firm." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sure, I was sold on the whole private-school thing, but now that I know that he works hard for his money, I don't mind this cab ride at all. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Had she allowed reason to rule, she would have realized that Herbert Jemson was Methodist of the whole cloth: he was notoriously short on theology and a mile long on good works. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z My father’s life story stands alongside such monumental works as The Diary of Anne Frank and others. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Therese wears a veil that she wraps around her head when she works, making her look like a Turk. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I don’t think so. Now that we know it works, I think it’ll be easy.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Learn how it works. You can help me set them up.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I was talking to some of the others on my block, and one of them works in the Mess.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He thought: body not much good but the mind works well. l\\vo young lieutenants sat down near him, chewing on com dodgers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z State governments are broadly shielded from recovery for their employees' misconduct unless the employee works for an agency that can be sued. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His works were key texts from the end of the Dark Ages through the Renaissance and French Revolution to the drafting of the American Constitution. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z But his mathematical works were used as standard texts for more than a hundred years, even after the death of Galileo. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The way it works with dice, if you shave just a bit off one side, you supposed to be able to roll more sevens and elevens. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I literally cannot get her to move. It drives me crazy, but it works. So if you’re being physically attacked, try making yourself low to the ground. Flat and heavy.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The sequence works by exploiting a weakness in the first of two chords. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Technological advance required the freest possible pursuit of knowledge, so Holland became the leading publisher and bookseller in Europe, translating works written in other languages and permitting the publication of works proscribed elsewhere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But what I do for Mr. Kreuk works only because my link in the chain is so small. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z One of the complications was that my mother works for Dr. Gershom, who is Noah's father. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “I have a kind that works for most skin tones.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Ms. Sandnes received her master’s degree in social work, became a licensed counselor, and still works at The Children’s Home as the counseling services manager. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “And it works so well when you stand up to him.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Griphook here told me, he heard about it from Bill Weasley who works for the bank. One of the kids who tried to take the sword was Bill’s younger sister.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z On Saturdays we get into the car with him and drive down to the place where he works. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z These works on optics were about ‘perspective’, a term which meant ‘the science of sight’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Dad has already shown me how the whole thing works. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When we enter the fancy hotel where Mom works, I relax in the hushed lobby with the twinkling chandelier. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z When we get back, I tromp up the stairs to our apartment wondering if Theresa’s family has a radio that works. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We were in the middle of raiding the homeowner’s silver—candlesticks, besamim, menorah, kiddush cup, the full works—when the door opened. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I hope this works out,” he was murmuring, flitting around, getting ready. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The university will be more inclined to reward by pay or promotion him who makes some addition to knowledge of an immediately profitable kind rather than him who works for knowledge itself,” he said. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Etienne works at the movie theater near my home. He sneaks me in because Papa Georges won’t allow me to see any movies.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z And even though I don’t ask, she can’t wait to tell me how it works. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Drawings are original works of art; that is, they are entirely by the artist’s own hand. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe if I understand how the body works, if I know what every part of it looks like inside, I’ll understand more. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z You’d think a woman who works in a bookstore would have stumbled into the cookbook aisle by now, wouldn’t you? Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s not how it works, Louis!” a man in a top hat yelled as they shuffled in. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z "Valuable jewelry and various works of art stolen. No trace of the perpetrators!" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Sniffs nose and works mouth and nose like rabbit almost continuously, especially when excited.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Dad, this is Willowdean. We go to school together. She works at Harpy’s, too.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “This is why we set rules about the personal-slash-professional lines at the outset of the relationship. It works for us.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Which is easy since he works twelve hours a day. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “My mind works in mysterious ways,” says Johnny. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z And then, the next afternoon, right after school, she calls the QFC, where The Taker works. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “There you go, lads. And remember, be careful with fire. Once you start it, fire works!” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I watch him down the length of the ship; he grimaces and works his fingers backwards and cannot sit; and none of us can walk about, or breathe any air untainted. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z If it works for someone as friendly as him, I might as well give it a test run. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Yeah, that makes sense. Just show me how it works.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He thinks about the circus frequently, often as he works, and it begins to have an influence upon his work. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In 1543 Andreas Vesalius published The Fabric of the Human Body, in which he identified scores of errors in Galen’s works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And who knows, maybe if everything works out, I can find myself another copy. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow—or the next day—after the rally. I’ll be over to visit. If your rally works, I’ll be walking in the front door.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The Simpsons character Troy McClure is a perfect instance of the way an appeal to ethos works, or tries to. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Well, but you can’t forget, sweetheart. Self-control is so important, especially at school. And using words always works best anyway.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z PIH works closely with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and through their collaborative initiatives, a new generation of doctors and health specialists have chosen careers centered on infectious diseases. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Werner studies it through the glass for a long time, trying to understand how it works. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I hear a zipper running up, and a moment later the complete works of Shakespeare smash into the wall beside me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “How do you know he works for Magical Maintenance?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When Yellin was gone and they were alone, the Count bowed to his majesty: “The Machine,” he said at last, “works.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes you work the stone, sometimes the stone works you. I think today the rock win.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He works so hard and long the farmers have to tell him to stop. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Malloy turns to me and says, “Yes, there will be praying, Betty. But hard work is equally important. Bible says, ‘Faith without works is dead.’” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As it stands, my only issue is that I would gladly trade this body for one that works properly. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She had no gift for small perturbations, mean-spirited resentments, concealed envies, works of charity, faded endearments, ordinary friendly politeness, or day-to-day acts of kindness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know how anything works around here, and I have nowhere to go. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It’s his giggle button—and it almost always works. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It’s too bad I won’t be able to take her with me if this works out. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I guess it’s ironic that Apá works at a candy factory. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I think that this is the way that our unconscious works. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Andrew Yee, an eighth grader whose mother works with Dad at the dinosaur dig, takes my arm and starts leading me out of the atrium. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “I’m very sorry I could do no more for you than roughly sketch how it works,” said Professor Hallgrimsson, getting to his feet with a little effort. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I just hope it works,” Juanita said, pushing the twins back. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I look at people holding hands in the hallways, and I try to think about how it all works. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Pa works harder and longer than anyone else in the village. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In this way, he slowly works his way up the Confederate line. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z In places there were ruined works of stone beside the path, and mounds of green topped with slender birches, or fir-trees sighing in the wind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A major escalator transaction works up a powerful thirst. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “We must also be careful about works of art,” she put in, “if they are of permanent value.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When I asked Weisberg to make her own list, she came up with ten, because she added the architects and the hospitality industry people she works with in her current job. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “How do you know what works for girls? Or maybe you’ve looked these over with Ruth. Sorry, not thinking.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff made no move to arrest the director of works. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In some cases, we know only the tantalizing titles of the works that were destroyed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mama says that old white woman where she works talked ’bout slapping her and Ma said: ‘Miz Green, if you slaps me, I’ll kill you and go to hell and pay for it!’ Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I bend the legs in and fold the table right into the wall—it works! The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z "I want to see her before she works on me," Sylvie demands. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z By now I know how terror works: I let it control me for a few seconds, and then force myself to act. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Nobody had ever planted these flowers, I felt sure, nor harvested them either; these were works that the Lord had gone ahead and finished on His own. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “True enough. Here, let me show you how this works.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “He works for the Public Good. He hurt his leg and I’m helping him out ’cause he has to kill all the rats.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But large choruses, soloists and orchestra were bread and butter to Bach in his Passions, Handel in his oratorios, Mozart in his Requiem and Haydn in his grand choral works. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Mom works so hard—going back to school, putting in extra hours. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She finds a little bus and asks the driver if he has room and if he can make a stop in Dorado at the hotel where my dad works. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Some works of art may demand a great deal of technical discipline; others do not. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Bernard tells Aurier that yellow was Vincent's “favourite colour, the symbol of the light that he dreamed of as being in people’s hearts as well as in works of art.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Mary Surratt’s attorney frantically works to get an audience with President Andrew Johnson so that he might personally ask Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. for mercy on her behalf. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z "Listen, Chris, can you hear me? Just overnight. I found a neurologist, a nerve doctor, who works on problems like yours." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “The food is supposed to be incredible. Snails, fish eggs, the works.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She works with the scientists too, cataloging their finds. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z This works until it's time to order and I decide that because it sometimes loses its makeup, a sandwich is undoubtedly feminine. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The way it works in the hood is that if any mom asks you to do something, you have to say yes. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He climbed up the metal steps to the top of the substructure, an elevated base upon which sat the draw works and the doghouse for the roustabouts and the tool pushers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The narrator, a famed marine biologist named Pierre Aronnax, works at the same museum as her father! All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “That’s not how it works here,” I say, kinda stern, not really liking this much. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “I think one of them works at a meat company. He said he could get me a job if I want to stay longer.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Assuming that works,” said Ayanna, “what do we do once we get to the top?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Maddie stole the cipher key, too. Once you know how a cipher works, it’s easy to break.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Well, curl my whiskers! The young scoundrel has a brain, and it works too. It’s got to be the fourth step, the middle one up or down.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z While everyone else was working to smooth the path toward integration, he could be the monkey wrench thrown into the works to slow the process down. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The Preacher said, “Naw, Leroy, this is something that’s meant to be. The Lord’s putting all the pieces together for you here. He’s rewarding your good works. He’s seeing you get what you deserve.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z If she intends to intimidate us, it works. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “I guess we’re alike, Mr. Blakeslee. I don’t trust machinery. I don’t understand how it works. I can talk to a horse and calm him down, but I can’t talk to that!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the only thing that really works in these countries is the stick. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of Mr. Gideon's vaccine for a moment, but there’s no way that thing works. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The local city library’s collection of African-American books was limited to a few dog-eared copies of Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery and a few other equally innocuous works. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z My one cousin works in a gas station. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Take this apart. Find out how it works. Put it back together.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I say out It loud: “Yank. Yeah, that works.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When I was seven, I used to go to the town square to recite monologues from the works of Shakespeare for the adults of my community. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Some works had a religious theme, others were portraits, and others simply captured the elusive light of daily life with a vibrancy that was missing in post-mortal art. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Dad works all the extra hours he can, even on Saturdays, so Mom can afford to work part-time at home. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z "Is she the one who works for that big NGO in New Delhi?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He works hard, the priest says, to keep police officers on his side. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The neighbor’s Internet is slow, but at least it works. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The chief’s hut looked like any other hut, there were no bureaucrats or public works, the chief redistributed most goods he received back to the commoners, and land was controlled by the community. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He works in blocks of flat color, no impasto showing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “He’s this guy who works at the community center I take Mr. Ram to. Used to take him to.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “No, Trevor! That’s not how the Devil works. This is part of God’s plan, and if He wanted us here then He had a reason...” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But the Lord works in mysterious ways; it was two of the oddest things that come together and saved my life. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “Oh, certainly, if they are in your way,” and sweeping her contributions into her apron, pell-mell, she walked off, feeling that herself and her works of art had been insulted past forgiveness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “But now, Dad seems a lot less happy. He works a lot. He used to read to me, or we’d draw together at night. We haven’t done that in a long time.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “My mom works nights and my stepdad doesn’t get home until eight.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z That is partly true, but Newton has absolutely no explanation of what gravity is or how it works; as we have seen, he admits as much. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Just tell me where he works and what time he goes on break.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He enjoyed playing over what are called miniature games, short encounters of usually twenty moves or less, as if they were musical exercises, works of art unto themselves, usually with only one pervasive idea. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Once the unwinding is under way, a remarkable enzyme called DNA polymerase helps ensure that the copying works almost perfectly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She works, not knowing my misery, and I watch, not knowing hers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Wow. That really works. My skin is silky smooth.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “I mean exactly how it works. That the amount of the check is deducted from the balance in the account? And that the money can run out?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He read and reread the works of Stephen Potter—the English writer who coined the terms one-upmanship and gamesmanship—not as social satire but as a manual of practical stratagems. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She has spent so much time repeating this process that she could recreate the book from memory, but she still does not fully comprehend how the system works. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I suspect the fact that her dad works for the mall management company had something to do with it. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z They remind us a little of Van Gogh’s Starry Night, or works by William Blake or Edvard Munch. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think it works that way now,” I remarked. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She works two jobs, one as a hotel maid and another as a restaurant dishwasher. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “I had to buy materials. And one of the men that works with me had an emergency. I gave him an advance.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I remembered the fireworks the night Rahim Khan had given it to me, the night of my thirteenth birthday, flares sizzling and exploding into bouquets of red, green, and yellow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When he saw our long faces, he quickly added, “Okay, if he works out, I’ll pay him. But only if he works out.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z One of the other drivers told me that he’s loaded and he only works here for fun, but I don’t believe what the other drivers say. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z His father works as a carpenter for a company that makes kiosks for trade shows. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Make it play, Jeremie, to see if that machine works,” I say after a while. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or ye make them works of art if yer so inclined.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “I doubt if it works as often or as well as you say,” he said thickly. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “I know! But every time heroes learn the future, they try to change it, and it never works.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s so good that we didn’t move too quickly, because it works quite well for us to stay. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z "Know what? It don't even matter as long as it works." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z She works up a nice amount of suds in each section and rinses twice. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure this kind of thing works outside of the movies,” Kim tells Adam as she feels along the wall. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Gravity works backward here—the money flows uphill. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “No, no, boy. I’m talking about arcanists. Not some poor chill-charmer who works his way back and forth across caravan routes, trying to keep fresh meat from rotting.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Aunt Ivy used to say, “A man just works from sun to sun. A woman’s work is never done.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Seems like everybody who does have a job works at the auto-parts factory on the corner of Broad and Market. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z "That stuff’ll give you a nasty burn if you’re not careful, okay? Anyway I won't go into how that works, but basically, the light juice gets stored in that, and when you attach these..." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “I am. He works at the shoeshine stand,” his father said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Good-by. They talk about an Austrian offensive but I don’t believe it. 1 hope not. But anyway it won’t be here. Gino will tell you everything. The telephone works well now.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Patrick works his way over to us, basically dry humping as many girls as he can on his way. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Cities differ from villages in their monumental public works, palaces of rulers, accumulation of capital from tribute or taxes, and concentration of people other than food producers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And while he explained how bone healing works, and Maddy started getting into how our mother had had her legs cut off, I bent down and pretended to try to move the chair. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I look up at her to see if it works. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I do know she’s a senior, her parents are attorneys, and she works at a bookstore. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z My job is to make sure the law works for you as well as against you, and to make you a human being in the eyes of the jury. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z The way it works is, T always comes by in the morning around 7:20 because my place is on his way. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I notice he works close by my side, even though there is a long wall of dirt to remove. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Now she’s a paralegal, except she works at a really small law office where she has to be the receptionist and the secretary too. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z One day in class we had pretend elections, to learn how government works. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I know this: a child doesn’t forgive or forget—he works it out. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z All day, instead of laying up in bed, she works on decorating the ten-foot Christmas tree in the foyer, making my life a vacuuming hell with all the needles flying around. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Shows us how it works, then. We want to see some of this magic, don’t we?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z God works, as is very well known, in mysterious ways. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look! This is how a rocket nozzle works, why it’s designed as it is. Did you even bother to read about De Laval nozzles?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Honestly, you don’t understand how this works. People don’t insist on driving random people around for no reason.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Their research suggests that once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It works, and for what it is designed to accomplish it is as infallible as anything in nature. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s not the way the world works... with everyone keeping score.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z "We went to the party because Tasha works the door, so she let us in. When we got there, everything was chill. Just music, food, drinks, and a bunch of people." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “It only works if you hold its aerial, which means you’re too close to watch it. Wait here a mo, will you? Just off to the wood for a waz.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Just a little tip in case you ever have anything to do with fairies. But I think it works only on the blue kind.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Did he find Instructions like the ones you found? And how did he get into the Pipeworks? I don’t think he works there.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “My fleas tickle the yetis into submission. It’s actually a lot like how a Stun Stick works now that I think about it.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Mrs. Pearl works in her flower bed across the street with a little help from Fo’ty Ounce. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z In all such local tragedies time works like a damp brush on water color. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe your brain works on a different operating system from other people’s like mine and you’ve worked it out too. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother, who never married, works for a rich old lady in a shorefront mansion. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z These theories also made testable predictions about the way gravity works. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z "We've tested it all out and run simulations galore. We should be okay if everything works the way it's supposed to." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “These are the good, useful gifts. The more you use them and pitch in around the house the more you can understand how the whole family works as a team.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z While the conditioner works its magic, we eat the breakfast feast Pop Pop prepared: T-bone steaks, cheese eggs, grits, coffee, and orange juice. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z In one of Kepler’s lesser-known works, Volume-Measurement of Barrels, he does this in three dimensions, slicing barrels into planes and summing the planes together. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “He probably got too busy with all the responsibilities of being a husband and father. You know how that is. You know how hard he works.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Small works of goodness over here,” he let his left hand drop slightly, “small rewards over here.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This seems to reflect something about how the mind actually works. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Her mom is an attorney, and her dad is the first black chief of surgery at the same hospital where Aunt Pam works as a surgeon. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Your use of a double negative actually works here,” she continues. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Henry does Web stuff from the barn they converted into a home office and Willow works at a nearby hospital. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Other inmates paid up to five packs of cigarettes for one of these little works of art. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They may be so deeply mired—or so happily ensconced—in their relationship that they have no perspective on how it works. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z For he works so much it is exemplary. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z One of the advantages of being a good listener is that you learn a great deal about how the world works. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Dad works at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and in some ways, it’s my second home. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Instead of answering me, he pulls out one of my recent works of art from his drawer. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “My father is starting a new business. He works seventy hours a week. Sometimes more.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “Occupational therapy. David works on writing, jumping, stuff like that.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Con: Dad works all the time and is never home. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “We can go and look for the cat. All I’m saying is that you don’t understand how the world works.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z It appeared that amid the splendour of their works of hand the hearts of the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain were troubled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z "Here's how it works, Mr. Wing. I'm going to ask you a question, and you're going to give me an answer. Let's start with an easy one. How old are you?" Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “I bet her she didn’t have the guts to stand there as I tried. It works out well, really.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But we stay in the kitchen because this is where she works. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z But weirdo me, I was bom with too much grease inside my skull, and it got all thick and muddy and disgusting, and it only mucked up the works. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Glóin began then to talk of the works of his people, telling Frodo about their great labours in Dale and under the Mountain. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z As a reader works his way through a text, the next challenge is to keep track of the ideas that run through it and to discern the logical relationship between one idea and the next. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He’s home for meals, and bedtimes, but he works whenever he can. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Oh, I get it. Because my mother works for your mother?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The excuse works, mostly because everyone knows that Katherine and I don’t really get on well. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Asriel,” she called innocently, “may I see how the machine works?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Alice works her way underneath the tree in crouch position and starts passing bags and boxes down the line, and everyone talks at once. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “He’s just a normal boy. Until one day he wakes up and no one can see him. He’s turned invisible. And he tries everything, but nothing works. So he goes here.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z After Galileo applied the telescope to astronomy and news of his discoveries spread, Kepler developed his ideas about optics to explain how the telescope works. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “This woman. She is a healer, near Tu Do Street. She works in exchange for rice wine. All the time, drunk.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you give him another one,” Hab asked, “and stand right over him while he works it?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z These works of art were tacked to the windows, where they’ll stay until we come out of hiding. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Most days Frau Elena works close by, wearing a torn ski jacket she has found, mumbling to herself in French or singing songs from childhood. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z For a while Dad’s counting concentration trick works. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “Quite ingenious how it works, given all the time differences,” he said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Quite often, the King’s Army launched their artillery towards our works without hope of the shells reaching us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It works, though, and like magic the nervousness melts away from Stella’s face. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” I mumble, ’shamed again to not know yet how the library works. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z We asked courts to recognize that such a judgment cannot rationally be passed on children below a certain age because they are unfinished products, human works in progress. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The fireplace actually works; this is one part of the house that has been finished. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think the fruit trick works with this. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “For some people, treatments work really well. For others, vitiligo is tougher to treat. Sometimes it takes a while to find what works. But maybe...” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “We are going to place decorations with Velcro or toothpicks or glue—whatever works—on Sydney, our H-5 holiday snowman!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z However, no municipal works projects—such as putting in a sewer system to eliminate the polluted “sinks”—were initiated to change the wretched conditions. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “He probably works around here or lives here or something. It’s not really that common of a name.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Dad works on the door detail and the internal floors, which make him swear a lot but he finally figures it out. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z "I just got mine and all I can tell you is it works fast. And by fast, I mean FAST." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “She cooks for me from time to time—and she works in the coroner’s office. In my line of work it’s always good to have a friend there.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Most thought it was Ares 6 in the works. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “The pressures you been under, if it works at all, it’ll be a miracle.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I like to come here, to his old palace, because it pleases me to see his works in ruins. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And I was talking to Mr. Land who works on the kichen floor and went to school with me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “But it works good,” he answered, starting down the trail ahead of Tayo, “it works real good. That’s the main thing.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Only a small fraction of its works survived, along with a few pathetic scattered fragments. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Made me mad to have her anger raining in on the warmed-up feeling I had with Pa talking to me just like he used to when he had a farming plan in the works. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I don’t even know if my voice works. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “She works hard in the kitchen. She taught herself by watching videos and getting cookbooks from the library.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z That works and so does this—or it always used to with my mother.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” Angela said, “I dreamt about the black man who works in the restaurant near the post office. Him and my father.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In truth, he works hard, though he doesn’t spend a cent of what he earns. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z They were stacking up in my head like loaves in the factory where Uncle Terry works. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “You scream, and I’ll make sure it never works right again, understand?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I learn, in a couple of hours of scattered exchanges, that Melissa was a waitress before this job, that her husband works in construction and her children are grown. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them is my friend, a beautiful, brilliant woman who works in advertising. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I have technology. Then language arts 3rd. You do, too, right? We should have all our core classes together. That’s how it works.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Of course no writer works that way, but that is irrelevant. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “I have never before, in all the numerous works for which I have been broadly responsible, trusted as much to the discretion of an assistant or co-operator,” Olmsted wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “No matter. The more people out driving, the more cars I sell. Someone sees you driving and someone else will buy it. That’s just how it works.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mother works at Broome Real Estate and Bookmarks. She isn’t home much, but if you have a pen, I’ll give you her number.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She kisses me, works some kind of magic until the sense of frustration and sorrow rushes from me and she sinks into my arms. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Our money problems haven’t disappeared, but I see how hard she works—the way my whole family does—and it makes me do the same. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “My truck works just fine, thank you very much for your concern.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Mami brings her ironing board into my room to keep me company while she works. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z And the way my mind works with language, even when I’m hearing other languages, they get filtered into English as I’m hearing them. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Before he peels away to hobnob, he says he has a thought about another way to illustrate the way attention works, and how easily it can be fractured in the modern world. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And—a trick that works for politicians to this day— he taught himself to remember people’s names. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Debussy’s 'Gardens in the rain’, though, was composed in 1903, a good thirty years after the Impressionist painters had first begun exhibiting their works to a disconcerted Parisian public. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Over time, Barack and I would take steps in this direction, hanging more abstract art and works by African American artists on the walls, for example, and mixing contemporary furniture in with the antiques. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The two boys played in the boat works yard until a cat climbed the fence. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet, even though looking at most works of art is a pleasurable enough experience, to appreciate fully what’s going on requires certain skills and knowledge. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z When everyone else leaves for the day, Vincent stays and works, copying the forms with “angelic patience.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She works her mouth around the peppermint and onto the passion fruit now, nice and slow. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Sonia and Tara can swim at the British High Commission club only because their father works for a British company. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Your mother, she just looks at me real serious and says, ‘Jean, running only works if you’re moving towards something, not away. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z That does not count as math, because one does not have to understand how it works or what it means in order to think that it looks sort of beautiful. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “It’s in the works,” he said, standing up to dismiss me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had worked upon my hands and knees, stooped it seemed for days, fortifying Breed’s and Winter’s Hills, raising works upon the scarred streets of Roxbury near Boston Neck. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He is highly educated and works and lives independently. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I asked Mom how adoption works last night, when she was doing the dishes. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z A competent soldier, but a man who works with an eye to the future, a slippery man, a careful soldier; he will build his reputation whatever the cost. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only because I’m black and almost everyone else is white, but because their mothers are the kind of people who hire housekeepers, and my mother is the kind of person who works as one. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “That’s the way respect works. No talking back. Remember what I said. You two better be perfect.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z You only came here, it isn't your place, you've got to do what I say because your mother works for us.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Yeah, he’s twenty-seven. A lot older than me. He works on the farm with my dad and grandpa.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “It works on a spring to hold the gas in. When I pull it down, some gas escapes outta the top, and we lose buoyancy and go down.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Grandma works a very busy job and still cooks amazing meals. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They were six weeks away from Operation Peacock, and this was a serious wrench in the monkey works. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It’s not hard to read Poole’s answers and get some sense of how his mind works. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But if the introduction is a complete sentence, especially if it’s a long one, a colon works better. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I figure I have enough attitude to kill a few people myself, only it never works on the right ones. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We sit on her porch, or I watch while she works her small jungle, snapping off dead leaves, forking rotted manure into her camellias, talking under her breath. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I bought it from Miracle Max and it works for sixty minutes.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I guess if you think regretting it makes Arman a nice man, then this story works for you. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z At least this is how I think it works. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Bates works for Unlimited Cleaning Services, a company that supplies housekeepers with a checklist of the clients’ requirements. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “And the transmitter only works for one simulation, right? What happens to it after that?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The way it works is that all the candidates sit up on the stage in folding chairs, but it is only the presidential candidates who make speeches. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z It is, so far, entirely a human invention, evolved by natural selection in the cerebral cortex for one simple reason: it works. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He works every Thursday and Friday night now, so usually it’s only me at home. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I don’t even understand how it all works, why I’m here in the state that I’m in or how to get out of it if I wanted to. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And remember, my dad works at city hall. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Van G.’s brother, who works as a painter, has arrived here.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z One of my suitors gave it to him to plug into his ears so he can stay asleep while Mommy works. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z It had a kind of light-colored glow that set it apart from other ancient works. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z As my heart exalted Allah, my mind began to take in information about Allah’s works. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “This is a pretty pleasure-ground, sir. This spot and these beautiful works upon it ought to be kept together by the Nation, after my son’s time, for the people’s enjoyment.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z To my father, my best pictures, sketches, maps, and works of art, including frames. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Oliver who works on the mixer quit yesterday. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Who else among royalty, in his time, would have had the giant talent to write Shakespeare’s works? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She drops off some clothes at the dry cleaner’s where her sister’s former husband’s sister works. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “True, but it only works when the people have a conscience,” my mom says. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I believe Father Olufemi has several of his works in his study; he keeps the oldest volumes there. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Namitha works for a company called Growing Stars, based in Cochin and Fremont, California. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Others warned Smith that War Admiral’s bad works may have been designed to fool Smith about the colt’s condition. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She works at the ticketing counter for a big airline at Philadelphia International Airport. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “He works for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. And I think you know his son, Cedric?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Of course, I hear we might run out of light bulbs before that, and then it won’t matter if the generator works or not.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We all know this is how it works. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z In class, Mrs. Brown tries explaining how an embargo works. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I want a house on a hill like the ones with the gardens where Papa works. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Louisa is always bringing Mom food from the nursing home where she works. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I have seen the future and it works! October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Probably the suspense is killing me, but I will just have to wait a few years till he works out the final answer, tune in for the next thrilling installment, he writes, in block letters. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And hiding the thing he loves most under a table works for him because he’s never cared about getting anyone’s approval. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z "He's busy. He works most of the daylight hours, and arranging rocks to spell a message takes time and energy." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He works every third Saturday, and his phone rings on Sundays when there is a problem with the supply of potatoes or apples. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t we have control over whether or not this works?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She speaks English and works a regular job. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Working with Daniel was the first time in my life I realized you need someone from the privileged world to come to you and say, “Okay, here’s what you need, and here’s how it works.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Everyone who works,” said Francie, “has this one thing together: They remember about bringing home their first pay.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “She works real hard all week and I like to give her a little present, to let her know I know what’s going on.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Some thought it was a completely new program in the works. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not if the persons primary achievement is playing a sport. But if you can make a case for their significant contribution to history, like through activism or humanitarian works, then maybe.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Not only that, but he had begun to use English translations of the German works he had been reading, and they did nothing but confuse him even more. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z And my group is weird, but it works. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z But something tells me that whoever these people are that Quinton works for, they mean every word. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Georgia O’Keeffe called some of her works “equivalents” because their forms were abstracted in a way that gave the emotional parallel of the source experience. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A piano tuner works by listening to and timing these beats, rather than by being able to "hear" equal temperament intervals precisely. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z "Who you think works the door? Me, that's who. I see all the freaks, the hustlers, the crazies, all them. They all gotta come past me." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Clayton, you know how this works. Raise your hand, and wait to be called on.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z What if this serum works, and I become a slave to the simulations like everyone else? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He works to remain calm during these conversations, not to accuse her of meddling, as he once would have done. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The assignment was: Many writers and filmmakers have used the classic story of Romeo and Juliet as the theme for their works. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “You don’t know anything about root magic! That’s not how it works!” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z When I use my Christian name it works as though someone else spoke it to me, it has more power. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s stuff as works for us, the dead, who have to fight to be noticed at the best of times, that won’t never work for you people.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z My anatomy & physiology class tells me how the human body works, but it can’t tell me how the human mind works—not the brain, but the thoughts and memories. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Grandpa’s way works because he is able to subtly shame people with their own words. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z In the end, works of art exist in order to be liked rather than to be debated. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She said that God works in mysterious ways, and it just so happened that she had inherited some land in Texas when Grandma died. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “You understand how this works better than anyone. Everybody will want to hear their story, and every time they tell it, people will talk about what you did here.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z What do I say when the waiter asks, "Which wine, sir"? The same principle works with exclamations inside exclamations, and with sentences that have both exclamations and questions. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like to a T stop, if that works?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “You should talk to your dad. Seriously. Sometimes we have to remind our parents that we understand how the world works.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Now he’s going to talk my ear off about water filtration and how it works. Though I guess I might prefer that to what he wants to talk to me about.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Even without the fair he faced an intimidating portfolio of works in progress, chief among them the grounds of Biltmore, the Vanderbilt estate in North Carolina. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Yeah, that works. So. Okay. Are you free tomorrow at, like, eight?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “We’re going to open up these frogs and see what makes them tick. You never truly know how an organism works until you see what’s going on inside.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z DRACO: Yes, you do, a nurse, works here. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Around Cange people whispered that it was obvious Farmer had the gift of healing, but they added, “Doktè Paul works with both hands”—that is, both with medical science and with the magic of sorcery. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He works fourteen- hour shifts in the neighborhood plant's friction stoves and always comes home rubbing his eyes from the smoke. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z But if they can’t find anyone to come in for the second half of the split, Mom has to work the whole three-to-eleven shift, which means she works from seven a.m. to eleven p.m. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “After being with me. Except one. A very cynical man. Phil Resch. And he’s nutty; he works out in left field on his own.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The sap must have gummed up the works, because a deafening crack echoed down the mountainside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z This is ridiculous because she’s a doctor, and because she works in a notepad factory. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It works pretty well for them, and it always works for me. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “I heard Ron’s dad telling his mum. Mr. Weasley works for the Ministry of Magic.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z After this affair the sticky, close atmosphere works more than ever on our nerves. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “So this is how reincarnation works?” asked Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Satan is no joking matter. Satan has no body. He works with weak flesh.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Spider works fine,” she said, crawling onto his shorts and on top of his shirt to his shoulder. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z One works as a counter girl at Nielsen’s General Store, one at a bakery, another at the Hemingford Ledger as a receptionist. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t really think it works that way, Mom,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It works, and I find myself close enough to see that he has double-knotted his shoelaces. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “My Lord”—his arms were spread open wide before the congregation—“your Lord, works in mysterious ways.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Gassed in France and back to Limerick to work in the gas works. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It would have been easier if he could believe there were some motive, some sort of revenge in the works, or some other manner of scheming. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “If that hasn’t happened by now, it isn’t going to. We’ll be careful, and we’ll make sure to get back before dark. We’ll be fine. We have the salt. That stuff works like acid.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She works in the middle of us: feet flat on the floor, she leans forward in her chair, takes our green plastic tub full of fresh garlic on her lap, breaks up all the doves. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, “How do I know it works?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She tells him that she works for a small firm, a husband-and-wife team who operate out of a brownstone in Brooklyn Heights. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But Liam says, “What are you talking about? He could be a safety, or a punt returner, or a running back. Being smaller works for those positions.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Next period will be a study hall. You can study Chairman Mao’s works by yourselves.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her remains were burned, her works obliterated, her name forgotten. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They know my mom works here and have seen me here before. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z "I will follow these children, wherever they go, and record their works and their miracles," I say. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Once we know about how the mind works—and about the strengths and weaknesses of human judgment—it is our responsibility to act. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Would you—or Steve—please illuminate for the class how your cipher works?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Rufus does a mock Harlem Shake to either impress me or make me laugh, and it works on both counts, mainly because his confidence is glowing and admirable. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Just think. If this works out, I can take in less laundry,” Ma said. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He passed a strip-mining works, huge blue arc lights burning in the dim midwinter daylight. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The dance works like this: pole holders lay long, thick bamboo poles flat onto the stage. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z If Monte Verde is correct, as most believe, people were thriving from Alaska to Chile while much of northern Europe was still empty of mankind and its works. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In some ways it’s familiar and works like back home. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Now she’s looking for a new job as a nurse, and works a lot of overtime to pay off student loans—and because we’re saving up to move out of Lola’s house. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I’m used to the way this universe works. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z No longer did my teachers lay open for me the book of Nature and speak of botany and zoology; no longer was I given the works of Shakespeare and Pope to con. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I had kept begging Buddy to show me some really interesting hospital sights, so one Friday I cut all my classes and came down for a long weekend and he gave me the works. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z "They told me he works at the same place your father and I worked." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When did human beings start creating works of art? History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not actually sure how this whole dead thing works. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Okay, so the journal prompt was “Pick any character in Mark Twain’s works and explain how he or she is changed by his or her experiences.” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaves, and I sit back, the AffloVest making my whole body shake as it works. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z That he plays football, dates Lisa, and works for his dad at the station. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Deckard works as a “blade runner,” a special type of cop who hunts down and kills replicants—genetically engineered beings that are almost indistinguishable from real humans. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He was led back along a passage, past more works of art, up a staircase, and then along a wide corridor with thick wood-paneled doors and chandeliers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “Secret formula. My mother uses it on her hands, and it always works,” I told her. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Wes’s mother, Mary, works in medical technology, specializing in elder care. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “If you’ve got a spare hour or two sometime, I’ll give you the technical gobbledygook to explain it. All I care about is that it works. I'd die without someone to talk to.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Lydia’s dad is a dentist and her mom works too, and they don’t have our debts. No use comparing yourself to her.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z ‘God works in his mysterious ways,’ she said, which was her stock reply whenever she didn’t know the answer. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m sitting on the edge of my seat the whole time Nico works and realize I’m hardly breathing. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Patti explains how a balance works while I watch the man pack the lentils for us. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “We’ll stay here until late morning,” he says as he works. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He starts by reminding us what a criminal is, and explaining how criminal warfare works. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Frederick works his mouth as if to chew air. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The talk somehow works in their favor, there’s a shield in the language, there’s no fair way for us to fight. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In going over the works with Burnham I find him constantly repeating to his Secretary: ‘Tell Ulrich to’—do this & that. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The noise could be heard from the boat works to La Ida. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "Moira thinks this is only the beginning. She's got a friend who works the police beat for the local news out there, and she..." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I will dedicate my life to your good works.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “She works really hard and is the most honest person I know—more honest than me.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Aunt Keang tells Meng he is the head of our family now and needs a wife to help look after us while he works. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are because the Lord, to quote a great woman, works in mysterious ways.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The world's a headmaster who works on your faults. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s good to see you. Hope it works out.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “From the white people she works for, sir.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s giving a tenth of your belongings and your works to the Lord.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Well, yes. With a whole bunch of rules and regulations and controls, that’s pretty much how it works.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z She says she is very sorry, that he must know she usually works afternoons and is not accustomed to the liquor and then the lateness of the hour. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Generose works as a cleaning attendant at a hospital in Fort Wayne. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z My recent favorite is a snowman that works in a furnace factory. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Nothing is a mean answer, but sometimes nothing works. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z One "container" that works very well to produce standing waves is a thin, very taut string that is held tightly in place at both ends. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “I don’t think their phone works,” I said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But as he was taken up in the universities of medieval and Renaissance Europe his works became a textbook of acquired knowledge, not a project to provoke further enquiry. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Constantijn admired the painter Rubens, and “discovered” a young artist named Rembrandt van Rijn, in several of whose works he subsequently appears. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Communism only works in theory, and goes against human nature. This place won’t last.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Okay, well, here’s how it works. We talk to each other. You tell me whatever you want. I never tell anybody any of the things you say.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z We may pause briefly before a famous masterpiece that we have been told we are supposed to admire, then ignore the gallery full of equally beautiful and important works around it. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama works even longer hours on the weekend, so she won’t be home until really late. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “You good-for-nothing! You were only hired because your brother works at the desk!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Wilderness appealed to those bored or disgusted with man and his works. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You need a real manager to make sure this doesn’t get outta control and that it works to your advantage.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It’s two boys and a girl, and she works in the chemist part-time. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Her friend, who works at a clothing store, says she has cash. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Here’s how it works: When searching for something, you fix its visual pattern in your mind. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Any mention of her ‘works’ always had a bad effect upon Jo, who either grew rigid and looked offended, or changed the subject with a brusque remark, as now. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The published works around him were considered priceless treasures, the very history of his region and his home carefully recorded and preserved. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Yeah. That’s how it works. She has her friend call you up and find out what you have to say about her. It’s kinda like a hidden-camera interview.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did I explain to you how a Gaming Machine works, Seer? It moves very quickly.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Cheryl Moody is a public school girl who works in a dreary mall job to earn money for college. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, I’m telling you how the INS works, Amir,” Omar said, touching my arm. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He does not look at all like a man who works for the Army. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while the young minister mounts the dais and works the crowd like a warm-up comedian. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because Papa works at the university,” I replied. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Ma works in a gas station, behind the register. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Galen’s extraordinary logorrhoea—his surviving works amount to 3 million words, and represent perhaps a third of what he wrote—is the consequence of his obsessive and futile effort to overcome this insuperable obstacle. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “It’s also where my mother works. And she’s been so proud of the smarter version of me....” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z His dad works hard all day at the wharf. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He’s got huge muscles, and he boasts about how he works out at the gym after school. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z If our method works better than his it is because it fits better with the world as it is, not because the world was bound to be like that. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But the gritty shipyards and boat works clustered around the locks were largely quiet, nearly abandoned in fact. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He sat and ran his hand around in the works of the gutted machines and in the second one it closed over a cold metal cylinder. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I follow her, catching on to how this works. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Dr. Howard told me that even if the light box works, it will take a few months to start seeing any improvement, but I still glance down at myself afterward. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t say it happens every time, P. K., but I am saying it could happen at any time. The Lord works in mysterious ways.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do so understand how the world works,” said Louisiana. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Those who have been swept within the criminal justice system know that the way the system actually works bears little resemblance to what happens on television or in movies. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z All around the sides of the stone were detailed carvings, depicting scenes from Martin’s life: deeds of valor and works of skillful healing. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z What did these earliest works of art look like? History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He takes his phone out and lines up a shot, Henry standing there all soft and rumpled and smiling next to one of the most exquisite works of art in the world. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My mom asks what they were doing in Senegal, and they say that their dad works for a humanitarian aid company and they were helping out during the summer. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “No. Because Freebie never did anything wrong. He didn’t deserve this. That can’t be how this—how life—works.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He works his way around the car, his movements brisk and deliberate. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t quite understand how that works, though, sir,” said Riddle. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “It ends when Casterly Rock is cracked open, so the sun can shine on the maggots and the worms within. It ends with the utter ruin of Tywin Lannister and all his works.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Do you feel that? That’s the volume. You have to find the volume that works for you. We’re going to do that next. Well, what do you think?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Her father, Charles, works—” he smiled at us “—where else?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z We’re always quiet before school, because when Mom works doubles, the number-one rule of the morning is not to wake her up. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Lynn wedges herself under one of the metal structures and climbs quickly, keeping the narrow girders beneath her as she works her way to the middle of the bridge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Probably. We’ll see. I need to do some stuff at home this weekend. If that works out, then yeah. You know, maybe.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z It is instinctive behavior, in my view, and I do not understand how it works. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t returned to the Great Library since—and wondered how many of those invaluable works had been ordered destroyed by the King of Adarlan when he outlawed magic. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z After being laid off from his job at a marketing company in 2003, he now works in an insurance company’s software and systems department. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z ‘We’re lost. We did what he wanted us to! We should have bided our time, talked to the enemy, figured out a plan. That always works!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He gets a job in the gas works in Coventry shoveling coal into the furnaces like Uncle Pa Keating, shoveling coal and waiting for the day he can go to America after me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z If you think I’m telling tall tales, get chummy with some white cop who works in a Black Belt district and ask him for the lowdown. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Some of these folks have come a long way, like Mr. Daryl, who’s been clean for six years and works in construction now. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Funny how it works with white kids though. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The most common method is subtle, and works both in person and by post. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The Abnegation volunteer agency my mother works for is responsible for most of those renovations. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “A man works,” Pa said, fixing his tie. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But what I gather from what Mother writes me now is that she works night and day wearing a horrid white coat in some dreary big-deal place in Atlanta where they study disease organisms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Abnegation sees art as impractical, and its appreciation as time that could be spent serving others, so though I have seen works of art in textbooks, I have never been in a decorated room before. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, my mom works to scrape the burned bits of bacon off the baking sheet. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It usually works all right, although it makes me moody as hell when it starts to wear off. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I know it’s hard to believe, but that’s the way it works. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In our modern society, when a man works and succeeds at a skilled job, we expect it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I’d put my arms out and close my eyes, but it’s too risky, so I keep holding him, which works for me, too. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “They do not know that God works in mysterious ways.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Even in 1801 we can still catch Coleridge resolving that ‘before my thirtieth year I will thoroughly understand the whole of Newton’s works.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Finally, food production permits or requires people to adopt sedentary living, which is a prerequisite for accumulating substantial possessions, developing elaborate technology and crafts, and constructing public works. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I hope your date works out tonight, ’cause I wouldn’t want you stealin’ Alaska out from under me.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z She turned the two front rooms of the house into a studio and gallery, and she used two bedrooms in the back to warehouse her collected works. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Madame Manec’s energy, Marie-Laure is learning, is extraordinary; she burgeons, shoots off stalks, wakes early, works late, concocts bisques without a drop of cream, loaves with less than a cup of flour. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “You better stop this nonsense, before others hear about it. That’s not how it works around here, and our whole existence depends on things working.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “There is supposed to be a passion in your face that works you strongly. You’re on a knife’s edge.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Partly it was shaped in the making of the mountains, but mighty works the Men of Westernesse had wrought there of old; and Saruman had dwelt there long and had not been idle. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Always meant to ask him for one of his works. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Each is the size of a shoe box and probably works about as well. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Some lady who works at Good Sam with my mother called her a few minutes ago and told her that they had just brought in some kids from Hazelwood— basketball players, she thinks. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The crazy thing is that, somehow, it works. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z "Of course it works," Dr. Bright replied indignantly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “We do on your dad—health, life, disability....We’ve got the works on him.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z His favorite is the card that says he’s glad my brain still works! Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s not how it works. Both sides get to make a case. Attorneys are telling the jury why they’re right and the other side is wrong.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “I heard the leper with Tourette’s syndrome who works weekends gave you a good run for your money.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z My aunt works hard just to keep a roof over our heads, so I chip in as much as I can to help out with everything else. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His mind, while he works, is almost quiet, almost calm. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As is so often the case in music’s rich history, the most original, daring and influential works - Beethoven’s Eroica symphony, Richard Strauss’s Salome - are ones that creep up on the world, apparently out of nowhere. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z At the same time, the narrow confines of the galleries prevent us from becoming passive observers by forcing us into a direct confrontation with the works themselves. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t name the stuff. But I know how it works.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes, shelves. I suppose we could fit more shelves somewhere, perhaps in the corridor. I will speak to somebody at the works department.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s difficult for the police because no one where she works wants to talk, and everyone’s English is poor. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Life rarely works out the way we plan it.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z In later works Archimedes figured out the volumes of parabolas and circles, rotated around a line, which any math student knows are early homework problems in a calculus course. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z For the first time, life was regularized, with division of labor and communal efforts, such as defense and public works projects. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z “You double the recommended dose, it still works.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z My most absorbing interests at the present time are etymologies of ancient languages, the newer works on the calculus of variations, and Hindu history. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Fuchsia’s mom, Crystal, who Fuchsia unaffectionately calls by her first name, works the early shift at the bakery and currently has full custody of Fuchsia. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I even got a letter from a little boy that said he was glad that my brain still works. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was so grateful I bought a number of paperback books—works of Maritain, Aquinas and Christopher Dawson. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, you can. They will get cared for. Just not yet. That’s how it works.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “One thing I’m still unclear on, though, is how brainsweeping works. It doesn’t actually erase the memories?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z "Yeah. The Stage One booster works fine if one engine goes out. It'll save us a huge amount of weight. Only during the Stage One ascent, but still. Pretty good fuel savings." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z This strategy, which also works well in chemistry and molecular biology, is so identified with science in the minds of many people that experimentation is often held to be the essence of the scientific method. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it works and sometimes it don’t and you never know until you try. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Friends, older than me. Uglies like us, who try to figure out how stuff works. And how to trick it.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “It’s impossible for them to obey a bunch of rules unless they understand how it works,” objected Feynman. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z By the mid-twentieth century, however, the tables had been turned: old favourites became the bread and butter of live concerts, with new works squeezed in between them apologetically. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In spite of this, equal temperament works fairly well, because most of the intervals it gives actually fall quite close to the pure intervals. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Ms. Rochambeau’s Raised Eyebrow of Disappointment only works if I’m looking at it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Ron, your dad works for the Ministry, you can’t go saying things like that to his boss!” said Hermione, but she too looked very upset. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Doña Charito's collected works hung on the walls: mostly pitchers and bowls of fruit, and violins or guitars, I couldn't tell the difference, for we hadn't had music lessons yet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I don't want that Hound picking up two odours at once. May I take this whisky. I'll need it later. Christ I hope this works!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z He continues to copy works of the masters, to talk with and learn from other artists, especially Mauve, and to use lessons from art instruction manuals. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Maria could visit libraries full of scholarly works and seek out fellow insect scholars, collectors, and artists. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Apparently, wishing things into existence only works in fantasy. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z His father, who’s originally from Italy, works at the Italian embassy, which is why Carla and I have always thought Mrs. Brown is more patient with Oscar than with the rest of us “natives.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Ignoring the shock by laughing, as I brushed the coins off quickly, I discovered that I could contain the electricity—a contradiction, but it works. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “It works!” said Scythe Chomsky, looking at his hand. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “This apparatus works unerringly as the mills of the gods, but beats them hollow as to speed,” the Electrical Engineer read, according to a history published by Columbia University. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The Valyrians had raised it, after all, and all their works stank of sorcery. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t know how it works, though,” I continued. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Apá works all day, then sits on the couch with a bottle of beer, like usual. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Mom brought it home for me from the library where she works.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “Mr. Mancuso works hard. He’s got a hard road at the precinct.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Similar numbers apply to the works of Aeschylus and Euripides. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Kylie hands her the tools she needs and shines a UV light around in my mouth as Dr. Ashworth works from the back to the front. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But he doesn’t take it; he works harder. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “He’s got his own steady customers where he works. Some men come fifty miles to get Joe to work on their cars because he does good work.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Publicity works both ways, sir. If Quinn wants to call me a robot, and has the nerve to do so, I have the nerve to play the game his way.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Do you have another game in the works?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Maxine tells him she works as an assistant editor for a publisher of art books. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Maribel works efficiently, tying the boxes of pastries firmly with string just as she was taught. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” Annemarie said, “he works from home. He illustrates medical journals.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “We should ask Matthew. He knows how it works better than I do.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Bree works quickly to unhook the hundreds of clasps and fan open the compartments. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But in many places this only works for a while, or it is economically unfeasible not to use the land for a year. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And then to me he says, “The baby maker still works. In case you were wondering.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Papa works as an aide at a center for runaway teens. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Many of Wolfgang’s childhood compositions, such as the first seven of his concertos for piano and orchestra, are largely arrangements of works by other composers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Here is a popular “Dear Jack” letter that works in much the same fundamentally poindess way: Dear Jack, I want a man who knows what love is all about. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z “My dad works late a lot so I don’t think I could get a ride.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “He works at a candy factory all day, then comes home, watches TV, and eventually goes to sleep. Seems pretty sad to me.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “No. It isn’t a trap. The best thing you can do is see her. Teresita won’t hurt you. She works only for good. It is her wisdom that finds the lost and turns the wicked.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z All budding artists start out on the level of craft by imitating other works of art. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z While hundreds of fires were still burning on Tuesday, such as at the coal works, most of them were under control. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “Of course it works,” he said, then thought for a second. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “Well,” said Jon, “sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Let’s give her a few more days. She seems to have adjusted.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “And she works in the bargain and earns twenty dollars a week now.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, you brought in the faulty tailplane! It’s terribly unfair of them to give you a broken Lizzie on your first go. You must have another go immediately, flying one that works.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “She made our school sound dirty, and Mr. Costa works hard.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z They are subtle and complex and surprisingly common, and what happened on Wheeler Avenue is a powerful example of how mind reading works—and how it sometimes goes terribly awry. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I wonder if the hotel Ms. Gruwell works at is as nice? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I feel like I should have known or seen red flags, but when I have a game in the works, I can get...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z ‘For his works fill the heart with loathing; but my heart was filled with grief and pity.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The rules of mathematics were built around counting sheep and surveying property, yet these very rules govern the way the universe works. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Yeah, maybe he’ll go over and apply at Media One, where a friend works and the wages are higher . Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Members devoted themselves to innocuous good works—sending get-well cards, planting flowers on the project grounds. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘Is it where he works - or a club or a society? Something he’s part of? Something that just might lead us to him?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “For the purposes of this exercise, though, each of you will only face one of my fears, to get a sense for how the simulation works.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “That’s for later. Let’s see if it works first. If it doesn’t, then—Get out of the way and let me shoot!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The same logic works in reverse; if you know how much light a train’s headlight emits, you can measure its apparent brightness and calculate the train’s distance from you. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “You must understand how it works,” Bob muttered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A tiny hiccup works its way up my throat. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Men and women in those days probably worked from dawn to noon two hundred days a year, which works out to about twelve hundred hours of work annually. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z None of this, though, did more to change his understanding of how the world works—and how human beings interact with each other— than his first days outside the camp. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “If you can’t understand how the telephone works,” she would say, “how do you expect to understand miracles?” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She works for free, from dawn until late at night, seven days a week, to obtain money for food, units of blood, medicine, prostheses, and a scrap of land to build a permanent shelter. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I would pantomime putting the hat on my head and work on just the right bland lines for the press: “Our team works hard in practice, and it pays off in the games.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “She’s a nurse, so I guess she works different shifts,” I said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z So did Aunt Victoria who doesnt smile very often, poor woman, because she works so hard and sees so much of suffering. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “What if it works, but my terrors come, too?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She works security for the Transportation Security Administration at a Maryland airport and lives in Aberdeen, close to Wes’s mother. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z In some cases this is obvious: a kite won’t help me understand how a bird flies, or a steam engine how a muscle works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The driver looks up into his mirror and says, "My sister? She works at Sears out in Rockford. Good company, y'know? Good benefits." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped the publication immediately, and the book never was published, although large parts of it were used as the basis for some of Descartes’s later works. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “And he works at this and that afternoons and evenings. Sometimes he earns as much as five dollars a week outside of school.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z No one in the state box speaks as Dr. Leale works on Lincoln, but its list of occupants grows longer. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Then came a human-interest story about a New York City program designed to expose the homeless to great works of art. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They traced their philosophy to Thoreau and Gandhi, debating the great works of civil disobedience at Floyd McKissick’s office on Main Street in study and prayer sessions that often lasted all night. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Pima’s mom works a thousand times harder than you and she’s never going to have a life as nice as what you got on this boat.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z "I know. That's why the plan works. We all go to homecoming together. She figures out you don't like her, she's miserable, and guess who's standing right there, asking her to slow dance?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The way pawning works is this: You take stuff to a pawnshop. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z My mother-in-law works for a quasi-official corporation that does two-thirds of its business with the government. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z So, basically, nothing works as well in real life as in theory. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “All right, then. I’m gonna go work on my book. Night is when my brain works best.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “My mother’s cousin works in La Victoria. He doesn’t want his name mentioned.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We may think we know how the criminal justice system works. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z His mother works at the Bucks County Courier Times, feeding advertising supplements into a “big giant machine” that inserts them into the newspapers that get delivered to homes. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z At first he works more, in the far rows of the orchards, choosing the farthest points from wherever his father happens to be. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “They take your attention off your horse. I got a watch and it works, too, but the eye is better.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In one of my few exchanges with an owner, a pert muscular woman whose desk reveals that she works part-time as a personal trainer, I am vacuuming and she notices the sweat. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He's seldom home anymore, since he also works at the MützenFabrik, a factory that makes stiff military hats, the kind with the visor in front. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I believe in God, that He works in mysterious ways...but this, this is too much. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But the En Cognito program ensures I understand how each instrument in that bag works. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I think she feels guilty that she works morning shifts and sometimes has to work at night and doesn’t get to see us. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma had written the works department about the pipes, but, of course, it would take ages before anybody did anything about them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Then the water works its way into a stream and then a reservoir and finally is pumped back into the sink to be used as dishwater once again. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He works in a factory in Queens sealing video games in plastic. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z "The cook who works at the house where your father once worked contacted us some time ago," Thatha explains. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He goes on about how hard he works and how he’ll work for the seventh grade so that we’re represented in the way that we deserve. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “It all works out,” said Lee, “true to outrageous form. It’s kind of insulting that everyone reacts about the same way.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She is flustered, when she shows up after about a ten-minute wait, because, as she explains, she just works on the floor and has never interviewed anyone before. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether we are aware of it or not, tradition is the framework within which we inevitably form our opinions of works of art and assess their degree of originality. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, he’s cool. I like him. Mama works at Aunt Cushie’s. Ray learned to cook real good from his parents. They’re both chefs.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I have come to understand better why works of literature—while never intimate, never individually addressed to the reader—are so often among the most personal statements we hear in our lives. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder how the whole Jesus thing works if we’re on a different planet on the opposite side of the galaxy in another solar system. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Also, it works little, failing in storms, failing in earthquakes, failing because it just feels like it, I think. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z If she doesn’t have any more children and she works hard, she can give her daughter a shot at a good education. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Then there are new islands of capital conquest: factories in the Middle West, food-processing plants, tool and die works, lumber and pulp. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His library on the second floor of his house in Virginia is lined with rows upon rows of works on complexity theory and military strategy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z According to my Trail Guide there was public parking at the old iron works, so there must be a road out. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Not sure how it works, though. Do we just hit you with it?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The one quality they all have in common is an informed love of works of art—an attitude at once discriminating and enthusiastic that lends particular weight to their judgments. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It either works or it doesn’t, largely depending on timing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Papa had said “they” were midlevel government workers: “Any old idiot can decide your entire fate. That’s the way government works.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “All this. We’re so...so ready. So calm. It doesn’t work, somehow. None of it works.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z In other words, a crack gang works pretty much like the standard capitalist enterprise: you have to be near the top of the pyramid to make a big wage. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It works fast, and it works in many, many directions at once. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It’s hard to make sense of such a tragedy, surely it is, but the good Lord works in mysterious ways. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I have gotten so used to what I am, and how my life works. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Instead she takes food from the root cellar to her tree house and works while she eats. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ain’t that the little girl that works at the same place with you?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Of how many other classical works since the Second World War is it possible to make that statement? The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And brain grease works inside the lobes like car grease works inside an engine. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z My mom works at the hospital, so I’ve been in enough of them to know what it feels like when you’re inside of one. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z When one works out the likely numbers involved, one finds that this effect would make only a trivial contribution to the Americas’ 5,000-year lag in food-producing villages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t ask you to do this, but I’m sure it’s important. It can't be a coincidence we met. If this works, maybe we can finally understand how we're connected.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One evening, I told him how unhappy I was not to be able to find in Sighet a master to teach me the Zohar, the Kabbalistic works, the secrets of Jewish mysticism. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But this does not mean that science has progressed as a result of the work of a string of irreplaceable geniuses possessed of a special insight into how the world works. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “She works in the garden, sir,” I said, the words barely audible, and the word garden hardly coming out at all. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I hope this works, and that it’s enough to get Nora to forgive me. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It's hard to understand the way my brain works—so different from everybody around me. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Boghetti had been working with her on expanding her repertoire of art songs, and now he encouraged her to prepare an ambitious program of works by Italian, German, and English composers. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z In fact, these reference works, with their careful attention to history, literature, and actual usage, are the most adamant debunkers of grammatical nonsense. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Dina works as a dispatcher at the Spruce Harbor police station, and as far as Molly can see there isn’t much to stress over—a few drunk drivers, the occasional black eye, petty thefts, accidents. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z "Then what was it? I've spent all this time telling myself that what you're going through is so much bigger than you not talking to me. Sometimes it works. But sometimes it doesn't." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Given a writing system that works well for one language, how do you devise a system for a different language? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Cora and Caesar were almost to town when he said, “Meg works for one of those Washington Street families. One of those big houses you see?” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “If I check it out and it works then it’s going to be eight dollars,” Carl said, messing with the lady. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “She works six days a week but on Sundays gets up bright and early to take Mrs. Tsontakis to church—poor thing’s ninety-three and can barely walk. That’s Zoe. Always thinking of others.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z For there are men who can look, listen, tap, make an adjustment, and a machine works. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z This works rather well, for example, when planning the flight of a rocket to the Moon. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “I know. She reminds me of it all the time. She's always telling me how hard she works and that I’m ungrateful.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The white racist won’t tell you that it also works in reverse. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He does not worry about who will care for his son while he works and his wife attends community college to become a physical therapist. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “No. That wouldn’t be an accident. That’s how the world works every day. We got to the front of the line. Your mother was mumbling. The guard had a mullah’s beard.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Maddie stole the cipher key, too. Once you know how a cipher works, it’s easy to break.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z "Pylos will counsel me henceforth. Already he works with the ravens, since you can no longer climb to the rookery. I will not have you kill yourself in my service." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In the 1930s and early 1940s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt began to roll out the New Deal—a massive public works and investment program designed to lift the nation out of a severe depression. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Like my father, she works for the government, but she manages city improvement projects. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z My mother, who works for a travel agent in town, clicks off the radio and pours herself a second cup of coffee. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the Doppler effect, and it works with light, too. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I watch her in the kitchen as she works on getting Hector’s formula ready. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Unlike Presidents Wingfield and Ratcliffe before him, Captain Smith divides the rations equally with us and works right alongside us sharing the burdens, too. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z By visiting them we could truly understand how history works; history could become an experimental science. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Soon it will not matter, Your Ladyship. Gaea will rise, and we all will be rewarded. You will no longer have to guard this place, or keep your works hidden.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z No one understood why such a fabulous painter had made only thirty-five works of art. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z His mother is going to donate them all to the library where she works, for their annual book sale in the spring. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She paused, then repeated proudly, “My uncle works in an office.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z For that song to be popular you have to know how to do the whip and the nae nae; new music works at parties only if people know how to dance to it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Would you show me how to load it, and how it works and everything?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the likes of Shane Puglisi and his Scorpion Image- works had the credibility to get such a shot picked up. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “If you...tell me about it, and explain how you think it works, I—then I might be able to figure something out.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It works best for him at these moments if he just speaks the words as they come to him. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Life works like this: You are on the receiving end of all sorts of stuff, but you do not see it clearly. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I want a drink. You let me know how that works out for you, though,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “It isn’t top-secret information, how the Dauntless initiation process works.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I know he’s just trying to make me feel childish when he knows perfectly well why I shouldn’t be there, but even though I am aware of what he’s doing, it works. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But Ashton—who’s the superhero whose dad works at Key Food? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z In other words, I should have had this major brainstorm a long time ago, but that is not the way life works. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z If I hadn't told her my name, and that my mom works for the university, if she had no way to trace me, I'd just walk away. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She works as a paralegal, is applying to law schools nearby. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A radio telescope works more like a light meter than a camera. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A relationship as close as this between two works of art is not as rare as one might think. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few moments of amicable silence, Bailey works up the nerve to ask a question, one he’s not sure he ’ll be comfortable asking once they meet back up with Widget. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He slowly starts turning the gallery branch he manages into one that sells not just the traditional Salon painters but also works by modern artists—the Impressionists, and now the post-impressionists, too. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She’s enrolled in nursing school and works as a waitress at a Mexican restaurant downtown. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z So another method was perfected by evolution; it works superbly well and is central to any understanding of the whales: the sense of sound. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am not sure,” she said with a hint of pity in her eyes, “but I have heard that he works for the Collector. He lives on Chamundi Hill,” she added. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “He works all the time now,” I say. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A cheeseburger, medium well with the works, a side of fries, and a cup of black coffee. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “My dad heard about it from one of his patients who works for the sheriff’s department.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “What would he be doing here? He sometimes works Saturdays, but on the other side of campus.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “My mother works and goes to school. Both.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z They were works in progress, malleable, and could be set on the right path if the law behaved like a stem but loving parent rather than as an instrument of punishment. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I’m imagining Dr. Katz calling an ambulance to come get me, teen-sized straitjacket and the works, when my mother comes back out. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z As some specific titles, especially in poetry, would have been used in works by multiple authors, it is also likely that some labels included an “incipit”—the first line of the work. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z All of our ideas about the way the Universe works are now accepted as simply models which are put forward to explain observations and the results of experiments as best we can. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z "A plane is sort of like a tricycle. The joystick works the same way." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Either way, it is most definitely a style that works for him, judging from the way Miss Duncan lights up. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z People walk their own dogs after work, he tells me, except for one guy who works late and one lady who just had a baby. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z This is not how a hunt works, little girl. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Guy don’t need no sense to be a nice fella. Seems to me sometimes it jus’ works the other way around. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z A large black raven sleeps uncaged alongside the complete works of Shakespeare. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He seems to eat even less than before, and works harder than ever. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z To understand how syntax works, it helps to visualize the ordering of strings-within-strings by drawing them at the ends of the branches of an upside-down tree. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It would seem, therefore, that absolute qualities in art must elude us, that we cannot escape viewing works of art in the context of time and circumstance, whether past or present. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet we cannot deny that works of art created at the same time and in the same place do have something in common. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “The tenders will show you how it works,” he explained. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know exactly how it works. My parents drowned! I am an orphan! There is nothing to eat at the county home except for bologna sandwiches! And that is one way the world works.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Even today, artists and architects intuitively know that objects that have this ratio of length to width are the most aesthetically pleasing, and the ratio governs the proportions of many works of art and architecture. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Knowing how wondrous are the works of God, I thought that perhaps He—in His awful mercy— was speaking to me with this dreadful vision. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Reading and relaxation: No German books may be read, except for the classics and works of a scholarly nature. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I know the way it works, Benton. I’ve been on nearly fifteen missions myself. I’ve been all over the world. I know how these things go.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z It is a far from sufficient definition, to be sure, since human beings make many things other than works of art. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder what happened. She never works the window.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Before I get to a serious application, I’d like to mention another con game which works because of confusion about conditional probability. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z What Dr. Gazzaley and his team want to do is not merely understand how the brain works when confronted with a demand to widen attention. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Greek works considered the masterpieces of the day were collected into a set of textbooks for her. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z About once a week we had some kind of pill overdose or drug- related emergency at the hospital—often involving homemade works. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z We don’t know anything about this public hall or how a trial and sentencing works here. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Return next Saturday, three o'clock, I tell you more reasons why your poems fail. Or do not return. An hundred other works are waiting.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Her eye gets better and she works very hard to make enough money to take the boat ride again. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Very little is known about his life, but among the works he left for posterity there was a great summary of astronomy, based on 500 years of Greek astronomical and cosmological thinking. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Billy got sick. He ended up at the clinic where Marcus and Frankie’s mother works, and after he died . . .” “The story stopped?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The photos stirred feelings she couldn’t quite frame in words, and this, she decided, must mean they were true works of art. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The camera is marked twenty dollars, which doesn’t seem like too much for a digital camera that works. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z In it lives a certain woman who works in the chicken farm. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In this chapter, we shall see how the system of mass incarceration actually works. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It’s not ideal, his mother always says, but it works. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I call the hotel where Angie works and hang up when I hear her voice. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “What you’re after is a horse that works hard and doesn’t waste time looking at flowers.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can read books and tell me the capital of China, but you have no idea how the world works. God only knows how he will find it fit to punish us.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “What your body looks like has nothing to do with how well your brain works! You ought to know that by looking in the mirror!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Mr. Scoresby, that is the way this world works. And if you want to put an end to cruelty and injustice, you must take me farther on. I have a job to do.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She often works in mysterious ways, organizes and orchestrates things he never sees coming until all the threads come together. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z On the contrary, Schaffer’s claims were accepted as confirming a by-then-well-established theory of how science works—that it works not through evidence, but through power and persuasion. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At each such division, the number shrinks colossally–yet even with the most conservative inputs the number of advanced civilizations just in the Milky Way always works out to be somewhere in the millions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “If I’m working he comes up to tug at my jacket or works his way up my leg until I take him on my lap.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z To make it worse, I have no idea how this Free Lunch Program thing works. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z If everything works out, pretty soon I’ll have an exciting project to work on. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Well, this guy I met—Matthew is his name—works in one of the labs here, and he says they would be interested in looking at our genetic material for research,” she says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He also said, “On the whole I do not doubt that my works have been over and over again greatly over praised.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she listens to music as she works, but that’s not quite doing two things at once. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Since her marriage, Maria had followed the path of the lady artist, creating decorative works that sold well. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Dad works late and then is gone early. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I know he works in a factory, but if he could be anything in the world, what would it be, you know? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “I feel like I should have known or seen red flags, but when I have a game in the works, I can get...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It’s the same firm she works for in Atlanta, but their New York office is at least three times as big. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z In a single morning, I discovered that Egyptians were creating great works of art and architecture when whites were still living in caves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Galileo makes only three references to the laws of nature, on each occasion when he is arguing against the theological objections to Copernicanism; there are no laws of nature in his more properly scientific works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Think of last night, the fear, the despair—and if none of that works pinch yourself! Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “This is one of the training areas. We try for mostly organic materials, but this wooden set was donated, and it works; sometimes that’s the best we can do,” Dr. Martin says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Weaving and metalwork were valued as works of art. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I didn't deserve reconciliation or love in that moment, but that's how mercy works. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Dorothy, Mr. Yates works for my landlady, Mrs. Murphy, and is kind enough to take me to the schoolhouse each day, since I don’t drive myself.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I hope this works, he thought, his neck still sore and his heart still racing. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “We don’t know how it works, or even why,” said Miles. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Aristotle’s Rhetoric was the first great systematic statement of how rhetoric works, and I draw on both its arguments and its structure throughout this book. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “I received some news. My brother works at the Pentagon, you see...” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Barely an inch of snow means that all the schools in the county are closed, including my high school and the middle school where Dad works, so it’s an unexpected day off for him, too. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “If a man works hard, the land will not be lazy.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “She works at the candy store in Grand Central Station. At least, she used to.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He’s an accountant, and because he sometimes works really late hours during tax season, he had the walls filled with extra insulation for warmth and soundproofing. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “If the plan works, we will have,” Harry continued calmly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “My mom works at a nursing home,” I tell him to try to save him even if his blushing may be the most adorable thing ever. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “You get a good job and you provide for your family. You hang on, and you play for keeps. That’s how it works.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He works with his father as a carpenter. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Maybe another day, for a treat. But there’s no time, really, just to play. I only wanted to begin by showing you how it works. “ The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, she works all the time. She has two jobs.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Bears are unpredictable, and what works in one circumstance may not work in another. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “This is terrible ghost country, where a human being works her life away,” she said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They weren't rich, but what Hugh's family lacked financially they more than made up for with the sort of exoticism that works wonders at cocktail parties, leading always to the remark "That sounds fascinating." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She works downtown and still lives with her parents. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He works on little else, though the sum of money involved makes that arrangement more than manageable. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A sol is 39 minutes longer than a day, so it works out to be 1425 days. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby’s mother earned an online degree after her children got older and now works in accounting. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z So, too, our personal communications can, if out of control, turn a powerful survival tool into one that works against us. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Becoming him, I suppose. He works over at the lumber mill.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z My father always says she only works to feed our family’s book addiction and that we’d be further ahead financially if she collected aluminum cans from the side of the freeway to recycle. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Turns out that Little Miss India's too petite for Kathak; the dance works better with a body like mine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps this is because they enclose the unique, the spectacular, the astounding—the greatest waterfall, the deepest canyon, the highest cliff, the most stupendous works of man or nature. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, we get all the movies that go to theaters. We have a screening room, and we...just pay for them or whatever. I actually don’t know how it works.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Addison is this really serious-acting black woman with tight gray hair in a bun and these suits that make her look like she works in a bank or something. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z But my eyes are black so I can’t know what shadow works for me. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z ‘We’re going through that doorway. If this works, we might find ourselves back on the surface.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Stuff always starts with people who are cool and in college, and then works down, until when the six-year-olds get it, it’s like, who cares? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t say it works like that,” another man, Louis, said. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Knowledge flooded his thoughts, facts and images, memories and details of the world and how it works. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z This is one of the prime examples of the need to avoid acting on the basis of common sense if you want to know how the world works. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but my mom’s too tired to look into it. She works two jobs.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The mirror works as a scaling device; it is able to do this because it reflects the cone of rays coming from an object as they pass through a plane. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Sí, there is Rafael. He works in the automobile tire store next to Lucky’s garage. He has no sweetheart now.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Thing is, that only works if the MAV is still around. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, it works. You just wait and see.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z |
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