| 单词 | activity |
| 例句 | Jasper Jr. stood there gnawing on his lower lip, which I took as a sign of possible brain activity. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Even though many of these children have done nothing wrong, they are targeted by police, presumed guilty, and suspected by law enforcement of being dangerous or engaged in criminal activity. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It felt a bit like school, the first time in a while that Jesse had to hide his geek activities. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a sudden surge in insect activity both inside the house and out. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Some of the egg parasites are exceedingly minute wasps, yet by their numbers and their great activity they hold down the abundance of many crop-destroying species. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z His radical politics and left-wing activities in South Africa had made him persona non grata there and he was seeking political asylum in Ghana. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After political activity had been forbidden, he had more time for his business matters, and he calculated that, against all his predictions, he was going to die a very rich man. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise of the car brought women to the door of the ramshackle building but didn’t distract the single- minded activity of either the grubby kids or the scrawny fowls. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It became hard for me to get through a school day without someone after me to join this or head up that—the debating society, the Junior High basketball team, or some other extracurricular activity. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I suppose I’d better say hello to all you brats. Well, hello. Our activities director, Chiron, says the next capture the flag is Friday. Cabin five presendy holds the laurels.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He was a non-participant, refusing to take part in athletics or extracurricular activities that were so important in the Trinity scene. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A small table covered in activity sheets and crayons. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As noted earlier, at least 10 percent of Americans violate drug laws every year, and people of all races engage in illegal drug activity at similar rates. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Their mound-building activities serve a useful purpose in aerating and draining the soil. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This argument is often buttressed by claims that most citizen complaints about illegal drug activity come from ghetto areas, and that the violence associated with the drug trade occurs in inner cities. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Hate crimes against Muslims in America have more than quadrupled since 2001, and everyday activities like traveling through airports are fraught with tension. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z NOTE: For activities that introduce these concepts to young students, please see Consonance and Dissonance Activitiesll . Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z All her activity began creating tension at home. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “I would like you not to sneak around the center. We have all kinds of fun activities, but the offices and the stage and the kitchen are off-limits. Do you understand what I’m saying?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “I got a button bonus,” Johnny says, and just then Bobby comes into the activity room. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Protest activity in Selma came to a standstill. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z An ant’s nest of activity, all dedicated to rendering this extinct ship’s bones into something usable for a new world. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Let him guarantee free political activity so that people may decide who will govern them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On one of my venturings in the yard full of activity below, I had noticed four men, officials, seated at a table with a telephone. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The burial square was quiet, yet busy with activity. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hypnos cabin was like Grand Central Station for dream activity. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Anyway, he had this view of things—that most human activity was utter folly, his own included, and that his existence in the world made others nervous. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “They boycotted my business because of my political activities,” he said. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t mention her favorite of all our post-dinner activities—Phonetic Scrabble. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Will was sitting in his glass-walled office from which he could watch the activity of his mechanics without hearing the clamor of their work. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Although the CLA has been responsible for many contemptible activities in its support of American imperialism, I cannot lay my capture at their door. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Today a woman was talking about eating green vegetables and doing extracurricular activities to build a resume. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Somewhere along the line someone decided that this activity is worthy of a tip, so you give the woman some change, though I’ve never known why. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z In most farming societies people focused on plant cultivation; raising animals was a secondary activity. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Your child suddenly becomes sullen and withdrawn, and/or loses interest in activities they previously enjoyed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was the only activity sure to remind me that I was in charge, and I took full advantage of it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z As you well know, we have not detected such aggressive activity from the SES in decades. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But presently the day grew so hot and humid that all activity was quenched. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z —If you don’t want to participate in this activity, that’s perfectly acceptable. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The feverish activity kept Brian hopping, maintaining the records and then rushing down to the big boards in the assembly to post the results. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think the ones up behind the dormitory would be safer. There’s too much activity down here.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When it came down to it, though, I don’t recall our taking many practical steps towards defending Miss Geraldine; our activities always revolved around gathering more and more evidence concerning the plot itself. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z This is an activity that idealizes risk-taking; the sport’s most celebrated figures have always been those who stick their necks out the farthest and manage to get away with it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And there’s the morning announcements over the loud speaker about all the activities the good kids do like drama and jazz band, but that still leaves us eight and a half minutes of awkwardness. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z These songs are part of a potentially rich musical experience for the child—exposing them to material with inherent sociocultural meaning that can contribute to excellent lessons and, most importantly, enhance integration activities. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He stood beside her for a time, his hand resting on her breast; he felt it rise and fall, the life in her, the activity. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z We stood shoulder to shoulder for some time; until, my eye being drawn by a motion in the far part of the stockade, I saw that there was activity at the gates. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Without schooling the student movement was better able to coordinate its activities. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “All these activities can’t get in the way of your studies.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z For a time, she made daily visits to the slums as part of a frenzied charitable activity, which gave her chronic bronchitis and brought no peace to her tormented soul. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It might be different if he were flagging down a passing car or trying to phone for help, but typing, in and of itself, is not an inherently dramatic activity. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z That will give me plenty of time to document squirrel activity in my log, feed Sacred, and get to Kaori’s house without rushing. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Henry was president of the Senior Debating Society, the only extracurricular activity he had time for, and Jean Louise was a fat fourteen, immersed in Victorian poetry and detective novels. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Despite the exertion implied by their activity, their faces looked peaceful. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Due to busing and an outbreak in gang activity, Wilson’s traditional white, upper-class demographics have changed radically. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The loneliness I have felt many mornings, however, has not made me forget that I am engaged in a highly public activity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And so, horrified, my grandmother had resumed an activity at which she had tried her hand once before, with decidedly mixed results. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The cable car was second on my list of activities. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Eating lunch, sitting next to each other at assemblies, partnering for sports activities. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It’s this activity where a group of friends draw names out of a hat, and they are supposed to buy a lot of Christmas presents for whatever person they choose. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z The few stray activities and dreamy people not caught up in it were being systematically corralled by Brinker. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Arm stretched his long, long arms, an activity that caused the drinkers at the next table to move their chairs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In pointing to school systems he thought were skewed in favor of extracurricular activities, Perot took particular aim at Odessa. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Gang activity. If I’m not mistaken, Officers Long and Tate recently apprehended a drug dealer on campus.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z There are stains on there, too, shimmery stains which indicate certain activities that take place between Aaron and his girlfriend. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z News of a runaway sent them into cheerful activity. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The street below the loft hums with activity, twenty-somethings giddy on martinis. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z That night, as usual, most activity came to a stop. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z We are not committed or bound by our genes to stick to one activity forever, like the wasps. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In a flurry of activity, the vet’s assistant comes out and ushers Roger’s family into the examining room ahead of all the other people who are waiting. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z What he accomplished in Iceland inspired the film, which discusses the so-called Fischer Boom of increased chess activity, post-1972. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Moch tried to organize activities, hustled the boys about, and got unceremoniously tackled and tossed in the water three or four times for his trouble. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Finally, the island sheriff, Gerald Lundquist, asked islanders to report suspicious activities or signs of sabotage to his office with all due speed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Even if two activities are alike social constructions,’ he writes, ‘if you want to take the measure of either, it is the differences you must keep in mind.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In early 2005, Sarukhan took an urgent call from New York’s police commissioner about an increase in gang activity among young Mexican men, a sign that they were moving into the underside of American life. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I know that the meet-and-greet isn’t your favorite activity, but come if you want to. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Now, I know that you’re not supposed to talk to a teacher outside of school activities. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Isolated but vivid tragedies involving a few people should not blind us to the fact that myriad prosaic activities may involve a much higher degree of risk. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Taran was aware, strangely, of vast activities along the forest trail. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z People look forward to weekends for connections, revisions and separations even though many of these activities are accompanied by bruises and even a spot of blood, for excitement runs high on Friday or Saturday. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Christian saw a need to make economies in just about every area of state activity, and among many other things immediately withdrew the mainland estates granted to Tycho by Frederick II from his stewardship. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The music education methods of Orff, Dalcroze, Kodály, etc., offer easily implemented solutions to add layers of cognitively challenging musical activities to something as simple as a song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The cable car was second on my list of activities. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z While Abby seemed nice enough, it turned out we had different taste in extracurricular activities, and houses too. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Comforting sounds of work and activity, the air tanged with the coal reek of smelters and the salt fresh breeze coming off the water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I listened to the radio anecdotes about Marilyn and watched the activity across the street and down the block, where someone had opened a hydrant and children squealed in and out of the rushing water. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But most of the activity was far away from Robin. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The experiments use video game technology to challenge people to distribute attention, then use imaging to measure brain activity during the task. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The pain in his side, though, only increased with the activity. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She listened at the bedroom door for any signs of activity. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A group of nicely dressed Negro women solicited contributions for missionary activities. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It offered similar group activities, but children and teenagers still flocked to the Hitler Youth, finding its marches, rallies, and meetings irresistible. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z "This morning, gentlemen, whilst I was sitting on the terrace, I was an observer of your activities. There could be little doubt of your purpose. You were searching the island for an unknown murderer?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z This reaction baffled me because my social activities were so mild as to be almost nonexistent. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Over the years, the list of properties subject to forfeiture expanded greatly, and the required connection to illegal drug activity became increasingly remote, leading to many instances of abuse. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The condition that arises when the muscle that connects the kneecap to the shin bone becomes irritated due to overuse, especially from jumping activities. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z The mention of Mr. Shakespeare brought to mind something that the day's constant activity had pushed aside—the lost script. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z As sixth graders, we had only been allowed to do sixth-grade activities. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The intended effect was that of a flock circling over the activity of the natives. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When I was younger one of my favorite activities was imagining alternate-universe versions of myself. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I remember driving up from Palo Alto to San Francisco with L. W. Alvarez and Dr. Vannevar Bush when we discussed Oppenheimer’s activities in the nuclear weapons program,” he stated. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Amsterdam was a city designed for movement and activity, a city that would rather not travel by car, and so inevitably I felt excluded from it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The activity has woken up the baby, and the little guy groggily lifts his head and stares at me, calm and curious. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “The lived body—object and subject in research of music activities with preschool children.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Apparently some activity was what the poor girl needed all along. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z For months on end, the activity in the courtroom consisted of the driest legal maneuvering imaginable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There seemed to be no end to the bustle and activity. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z After all, Mr. Mwila spoke of more activities than football, and Frieda must have figured out how a list of activities made one subject. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The bubble tea stand is humming with activity. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z This surge of public concern did not correspond to a dramatic shift in illegal drug activity, but instead was the product of a carefully orchestrated political campaign. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z This year, though, Axel heard a hearty flutter of activity. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Below was a drop-down box to select your zip code, followed by a checkbox list of various activities, like sports, concerts, and volunteering. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z At other times it would plunge beneath, stirring up the mantle and resulting in long spells of volcanic activity and earthquakes. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The Gestapo were astonished that teenagers had conducted such resistance activity. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Almost never does a commentator say that the market’s activity for the day or even the week was largely a result of random fluctuations. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the activity gathered momentum, and before I was aware of the change, there were the skunk cabbages poking their funny blooms above the snow in the marsh. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He missed watching television and the activity in the lobby—the arrival and departure of guests and the arguments among the staff. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z But this was my first time being introduced to it as an activity. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In the cellar above, the scavengers roused to activity, scraping. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Flores calls out to us that it’s time to go on to the next activity. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Until I concluded a little too unmetaphorically, “So is there any activity in our old cells?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My favorite activities, on the other hand, are sitting around in the dark and looking up at the sky. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The building that had fairly convulsed with activity was now deceased. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Her free-time activities were sightseeing with her parents, reading, puzzles, and Book Scavenger. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His only serious activity, besides watching anything on the TV, is doodling. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The officers had no basis for suspecting Bostick of any criminal activity, but they got lucky. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Inside, the house hummed with activity; soon the din of voices was loud enough to carry up to the nursery. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z How many extracurricular activities did this guy rack up? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z LeAlan: Do you see any gang activities here that you would see in the movies like West Side Story? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Three days pass in a blur of training activity. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Other campfires were dousing out, and there was an increasing scurry of activity as the beach residents started tying down meager belongings in preparation for changing weather. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z What they objected to principally was that the three oldest girls were being turned away from family activities. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Cullen was a "beach pounder," and one of his duties was patrolling the three-mile stretch of desolate shoreline for any suspicious activity. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z My grandparents’ eyes glazed over at the sheer activity, streetcars rumbling, bells clanging, and the monochrome traffic swerving in and out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z To allow my activities to be circumscribed by my opponent was a form of defeat, and I resolved not to become my own jailer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With her luck she had been born into the only nonkissing culture, just when it started feeling like a valuable activity. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps most revealing of all the hysteria propelling the Red Scare were laws passed by local and state governments throughout the nation that restricted parades and what they termed “radical activity.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z To see a whole group of kids so excited about a school activity that they howl with joy when we get the go-ahead is a dream come true. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Such age-old activities include tickling, wiggling, bouncing, and finger playing. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The ward was filled with children who were sick and unable to walk or perform basic activities, like playing with toys. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Nailer’s frantic activity and extra weight had weakened it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The out-of-school activities didn’t do as good a job of including girls as the schools did. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Toby knew Jimmy was involved in some petty criminal activity—selling stolen cell phones, the occasional scheme. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then there was a frenzy of activity as my parents got ready for the funeral. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z On Tuesday afternoons we had to do what the school called “health and leisure activities.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z That and the solar activity caused high temperatures in the capsule, and he had to return early. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The sap began to rise in the sugar bush, and Cutler’s was in a frenzy of activity. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Arthur Dula, an American lawyer who specializes in laws governing international space-related activities, stated that such discrimination should make Russia's Federal Space Agency ineligible for any more funding from the United States. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been living in this area for over forty years, and I’ve seen a lot of changes: different types of people, different activities that the people do. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His tail had grown rigid and twitched sharply froni side to side, a sign in him of intense mental activity. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The FBI launched an investigation into his activities. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “James has a hard time knowing when time is up and switching to another activity,” she said. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z It is likely that Hans never intended to involve Sophie in the White Rose resistance activities, but once she found out, he could not dissuade her. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z There was always more activity at the enlisted men’s place. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The term sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women, while gender refers to society’s constructed roles, expectations, behaviors, attitudes, and activities that it deems appropriate for men and women. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z People wait behind it, but there’s not a lot of activity there yet. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Mama is a blur of activity as she minces a huge pile of onions and garlic in a mini chopper and puts a jumbo pot on the stove. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z A false claim would have been considered criminal activity and would have been grounds to deny our adjustment-of-status application and deport us. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z "There was smoke and noise and sacred activity constantly going on up there, but the peasants didn’t know what they were doing." 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z This morning Wargrave had sat huddled in his chair on the terrace refraining from any overt activity. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z A slight refinement must therefore be made in the index, by considering only those people who are likely to engage in the activity in question. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the day the baboons preferred social activities: grooming, entertaining infants, lounging in friendly groups. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There has been little written on the end of alchemy, yet an activity which was respectable in the eyes of Boyle and Newton had become entirely disreputable by the 1720s. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Consequently, there was a sweeping investigation taking place of her activities, past and present, spearheaded by FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Movement and rhymes build cognitive abilities in terms of sequencing physical and linguistic activity, imitation, and internalization. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z But my suspicions and fears for the doctor were keen, not so much because of his political activities but from my simple fondness for him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The exact song or activity may vary, but the basic nature of the activity is the same and predictable. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Even the women at prayer meeting who cried when he sang “In the Sweet By-and-By” never tried to get him to participate in the church activities. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I did like having others to play with and enjoyed girly activities, like having my nails polished or my hair done and dressing up like a princess. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The next day was a whirl of activity—picking up their Olympic credentials and their German visas, stocking up on a few last-minute sundries, buying travelers’ checks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She attended church and participated in school and community activities. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I haven’t gotten used to everyone driving on the opposite side of the road here yet, or all the activity on the streets. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It means I don’t have to limit my activities to spinning and trapping and stunts like that.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, baiting them was the one activity that the white Protestant residents concurred in. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Compared with its predecessor facilities on campus, the new building was unimaginably spacious, but the ceaseless activity inside could make it seem cramped. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The air fairly hummed with their daybreak activity: beetles and birds and squirrels and ants, and countless other things unseen, all gentle and self-absorbed and not in the least alarming. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no doubt that the hard-core troublemakers were increasing their activities, and without the men of the 101st, they increased a hundredfold. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the third year, I was made a prefect—a student who’s given some responsibility for monitoring the other kids and running some school activities—and I had my own room. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom: “One of the symptoms of depression is disinterest in activities.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Out of a committee of supremely enterprising and resourceful members, one managed to outshine the rest in the range of activities he assumed. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Most of the activity was at the basketball court, where a group of boys shot hoops and talked trash. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Sir Ector was moving through these activities with a brow of thunder. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She decided to give me a month off Shakespeare to coach me, since developing the body as well as the mind, she said, was a humane and educational activity. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z As I walked in, damp with sweat, all activity ceased; people drifted toward tables. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z So long as they continued to work and breed, their other activities were without importance. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It soon was apparent to me that reading was the classroom’s central activity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Auditory stimulation through simple activities can enhance attention in children, exercise the brain, and create a flexible and responsive brain. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Following the initial success of the Reformation movement, the Catholic Church was fighting back, notably through the activities of the Jesuits in Austria and the southern German states. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Please die right now, I mumbled in my head, where more and more activity was taking place. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The poetess lived alone and shaped her time and activities carefully in order to meet the heavy demands of artistic responsibility. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time Jerome became aware of how directly I had been engaged in Civil Rights activities in Birmingham. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z "Yeah, it's an activity room. We've got some video games and books and puzzles and I don't know what else in there." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There was more activity squished into those few blocks than the entire New Mexico town Emily had left behind. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In the meantime, I had to sleep, to rest up for the next day’s activities, and this time I didn’t have any trouble. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Keep a list of desirable activities such as listening to CDs or playing music Bingo. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Ophelia thought that Paul’s personality was built of oppositions—a need for frenzied activity that verged, she thought, on desperation, and a towering self-confidence oddly combined with a hunger for affirmation. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Excellent stories for this type of activity include folk tales or fairy tales from around the world. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z But even though I don’t do after-school activities like he does and even though I’m grimy, he still talked to me this morning. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I got to sit at my own dinner table, pick all my own activities, call “lights out” whenever I felt like it, and not listen to anybody else. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A favorite activity of the kids was to form a group in a circle and scream: “Two, four, six, eight, we ain’t gonna integrate.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, the phone records clearly showed some texting activity. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Tell your friends to buy tickets. They’re now on sale in the student activities room. The price is seventy-five cents for students and one dollar for adults.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “It’s just that Moms been looking for activities for me to do this summer. You said Milo does swimming too? At the Y?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z That meant our time in Chinatown was up and we had to go on to our next activity. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Today, the room was abuzz with activity as technicians sealed Iris into the specially designed shipping container. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, here he was every day, involved with assignments and homework, juggling all this activity and then getting stupid notes from Obie. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Not having girls around helped him focus on what was truly important to him: his grades, his activities, his future. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He was attentive to his surroundings and hardly limited in his physical activity. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He had become involved in Zionist activities and was always attending meetings where he spoke about the importance of Palestine as a Jewish homeland and raised money for the Jewish National Fund. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Not that you ever really give up the hustle, it seems, but they delegate certain activities to young hungry up-and-comers my age. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The little car started to go faster and faster as Milo’s brain whirled with activity, and down the road they went. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Calling cats,” it confided, “tends to be a rather overrated activity. Might as well call a whirlwind.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He gathers his things, which is nothing, and steps out of the activity lounge. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The royals were too well-protected to be of use to her, but not far away she saw another whirl of activity around a group in military dress. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’m working on one of her front feet when I’m suddenly aware that all human activity in the menagerie has ceased. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z "These wires are measuring my brain activity. I'm here for specialized testing because, according to the experts, I'm a genius." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He did not speak down to her or at her, nor content himself with puerile questions about her life or monologues of his own activities. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Now he stepped up his questing activities, alas with no success. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Training classes...on top of school? Will that affect my normal extracurricular activities?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z While Martin Clougherty had been catching up on his sleep, the train yard that stood between Clougherty’s house and the molasses tank had, as usual, been a beehive of activity. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Most of her daily activities didn’t seem virtuous enough to tell a seminarian-fiance. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Few birds were seen in their normal foraging activities or assembling in their usual roosts. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The focus of the activities of the invisible college shifted to Oxford, however, when several of its prominent members took up posts there in 1648, as the Civil War drew to a close. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The “assistance” provided by snitches is notoriously unreliable, as studies have documented countless informants who have fabricated stories about drug-related and other criminal activity in exchange for money or leniency in their pending criminal cases. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There were messages from demigods, nature spirits, and satyrs all around the country, writing about the latest monster activity. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I intended to make it clear that if I emerged from prison into the same circumstances in which I was arrested, I would be forced to resume the same activities for which I was arrested. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So I was talking to my guidance counselor about college and how I need some extracurricular activities,” he says while loading dishes into the washer. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She was her resourceful self, but she was also an instinctive counterweight to Ralph’s activity — a fixed center. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z What they don’t say out loud, what they mean, is that time working can be time spent on other activities that they prefer, like homework and learning to cook. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z We need these as a standard against which we can measure the changes our own activities bring about. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Prior to the adoption of this policy, it was generally understood that a tenant could not be evicted unless he or she had some knowledge of or participation in alleged criminal activity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The principle of segregation of races as to housing, schools, churches, and similar public activities is on the whole accepted by both races as being sound and sensible. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We heard their muffled voices discuss bad news: Uncle Zhu had been detained by the theater while they investigated his suspected counterrevolutionary activities. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z What were they supposed to tell the record numbers of applicants who had been rejected—the ones with straight As, enthusiastic recommendations, polished essays, and long lists of activities? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now that we’re in seventh grade, we can join any clubs and activities we want.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Concentrating law enforcement efforts in locations where drug activity will be more easily detected is viewed as a race-neutral organizational necessity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Sure, but you’ll need to concentrate on your studies. You won’t have time to work and get involved in extracurricular activities like you have here.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z In Utah, there were no laws prohibiting either activity, except among novice drivers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z If the price of dog food and cake mix can be rationalized, why can’t some sort of rough “safety index” be devised which allows us to gauge how safe various activities, procedures, and illnesses are? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The sorority had been a constant in her life since her days as a fifteen-year-old freshman at West Virginia State; she had spent more weekends than she could remember attending sorority activities or meetings. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z At the same time, we did not want to give up on the important public policies and activities that brought the ANC attention and mass support. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t like to admit to herself that, despite all her activities, she sometimes feels lonely. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I lead him out of the activity center past the nurses’ station and the phone, to my room, where Muqtada is in bed. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I sat through several meetings of the club and was impressed by the scope and seriousness of its activities. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the maid moved on, Cora returned to her tiny range of activities. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She finds their Paris neighborhood daunting, though: “The bustle and activity of people and omnibuses—well it is just awful.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They mosdy sat out every activity and checked their reflections in the lake and did their hair and gossiped. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It presides over so many vital activities that even the slightest damage to it is fraught with serious consequences. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “I’m surprised the GSS servers can handle the load, with so much activity in one sector. But there doesn’t seem to be any lag at all.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The act granted public housing agencies the authority to use leases to evict any tenant, household member, or guest engaged in any criminal activity on or near public housing premises. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The various techniques let researchers understand which brain regions control what functions, and how tissues and tasks get impacted by different activities, say, when a person tries to multitask. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z One of the things she’d begun to suspect about Shadows was that children and adults reacted to them differently, or attracted different kinds of Shadow activity. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And what happens if they suppress the activity in my prefrontal cortex—if they damage my ability to make decisions? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She gave up all kinds of social activity, obsessed with the notion that her body gave off a singed odor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Researchers have documented prolonged warfare between groups, and even one case of ‘genocidal’ activity in which one troop systematically slaughtered most members of a neighbouring band. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet only about fifty of them are used for the essential activities of life. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When the nine of us compared notes, we discovered we were all facing an increasing barrage of injurious activities. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This has to be done quickly, what I’m after now, he realized; he hurried down the hall and all at once his detection gear registered the presence of cephalic activity. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “No after-school activities for you three today?” she asked with one of her lipstick-crinkling smiles. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Within the brain center there was more than the usual amount of activity. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As they veered sideways over the city of Regalia, Gregor was reminded of the gravity of their task by the manic activity below. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Connors: “Meet me back here during activity period. You are Going Places with That Arm.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “As you know, we have certain activities on the floor.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The creation of new breeds of magical creature is, of course, an activity usually closely observed by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z My friend accompanied me to the offices of a large private foundation well known for its activities and donations in the civil-rights area. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The next week was full of feverish activity. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It has come to our attention that the SES has been exhibiting unusual activity in the northeast of the United States. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Hitherto, music had been something anyone and everyone might participate in, a communal activity, like the singing of a tribe in the bush. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Something pops up in my friends’ activity bar just then: Fizz likes Farooq’s status: “So sad Muslim girls are letting go of their modesty these days. A sign of the End Times. ” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z We jam ourselves in a little corner to watch the activity. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The sideshow is on the midway, which teems with activity. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They digested the proteins with various enzymes; the activity remained unaltered. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z And people wear tuxedos, and there’s a big band, and perhaps some mob activity? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Chester was asleep on his brown velvet chair, shedding in his sleep, still worn out from the previous night’s activities. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that the fishermen's lucrative bootlegging activities might be in jeopardy, until a mechanic named Jimmy McGhee, who lived near Southampton, New York, saved the day for the smugglers. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I always suspected that Daddy, as an “invisible” waiter, learned more at the Birmingham Country Club about Klan activities than he ever wanted to know. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Finally, we got closer to the hub of activity. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "The right to self-defense is protected under local and federal law. The tragic loss of one so young to violence renews our resolve to quell gang activity in Underhill." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I kind of felt bad for my mom because she was so sure this was going to be the perfect activity for me, but as far as I was concerned, fencing wasn’t it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Climbing was a magnificent activity, I firmly believed, not in spite of the inherent perils, but precisely because of them. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But smoking wasn't doing any more than providing a physical activity that masked the emptiness behind it. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The employees came together for extracurricular activities based at the laboratory: in 1954, Henry Reid appointed Chubby Peddrew to serve as one of the directors of Langley’s inaugural United Fund Drive. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Did he envision any special area of activity? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Few people in history have achieved greater fame in a shorter period with less useful activity in the brainbox than Gen. Thomas J. Jackson. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z As youngsters, we participated in all the usual seaside activities—which were fun, until my father got involved and systematically chipped away at our pleasure. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z C.P. was also kept busy—in his case, with Klan activity. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It has infected law enforcement activities on roads, sidewalks, highways, train stations, airports, and the nation’s border. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Running off with town children was a largely forbidden activity. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Noise and activity are the refuges of the bereaved and the guilty. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s not like Ricky’s going to let my mom move her whole shift back twenty-five minutes. Just for some stupid after-school activity.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The activities will be different in different places. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z And there was a general hum of activity and humanity. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z And yet, the house did seem to have filled itself, to have drawn out of the family roomfuls of activity. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z For this reason, we tried to program our activities in space for between 8 a.m. and midnight, Houston time. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It is fascinating that the word “explore” does not apply to the searching aspect of the activity, but has its origins in the sounds we make while engaged in it. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was weak and gaunt, confined to his bed and almost completely incapable of any kind of physical activity. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Then, when they had entered a large well-lit room that buzzed with metallic activity, the sluices opened and the flood of explanation poured forth again. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He had created a cocoon of human activities—conversation, interaction, affection—and it filled his life like an overflowing soup bowl. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This song contains multiplication and can be used as an extension activity for math. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Such activities depend on a complex collaboration between the natural and the social. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As Cole watched, a small gray sparrow landed in the nest, twitched about with a flurry of activity, then flew off. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The Souls practiced during activities hour—that portion of time between eleven-thirty and one o'clock that was not devoted to eating lunch. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Then you get your meds and then there’s a smoking break, and then maybe you have fifteen minutes to yourself before there’s some kind of activity. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Those are the only signs of human activity. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Though he did not say so, I think he had already been watching some of our activities from the air in the evenings. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Should not engage in any strenuous activity or operate heavy machinery. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Inside, Rishi could see a bustle of colorful activity: squirming clots of costumed people and booths and banners and demonstrations. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z —Did you talk to the counselors there about returning to normal school activities, including basketball? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Filling an entire session with one activity was out of the question, so I began breaking each session into a series of brief, regularly scheduled discussion periods. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She gathers materials for review and helps process the numerous checks and balances that monitor their research activities. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It can be regarded as the connector between the conscious and the subconscious, where most of our brain activity takes place. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It is desired that the investigation of subject be most searching and pointed towards ascertaining the nature of her present activity and the identity of her associate. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The yard erupted in activity, shouting, packing, leaving. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Any librarian worth her salt would not approve of the activities taking place inside. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z You might even think to focus your activity toward the end of the test, where the questions tend to be harder than the earlier questions. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z As you’re walking, sound washes over you, the steady thrum of human activity, people talking in a dozen different languages, chatting, haggling, arguing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I find her scream-crying in the corner of her room, huddled in a ball, with an activities staffer sitting on the end of the bed watching her. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In contrast, once food can be stockpiled, a political elite can gain control of food produced by others, assert the right of taxation, escape the need to feed itself, and engage full-time in political activities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But periodic attempts to discipline bribe takers, restrict market activities, force servi-cha vehicles off the road, and confiscate cash were met with widespread resistance. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z They will want to know what he looks like, who is sponsoring this activity. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The search for new weapons continues unceasingly, and is one of the very few remaining activities in which the inventive or speculative type of mind can find any outlet. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The sounds of police-station activity, the clumping of boots, the occasional howl of pain from somebody being interrogated, seemed distant, as though they were coming from somewhere else. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a hive of constant human activity, all day long, people coming and going, gangsters hustling, guys on the corner doing nothing, kids running around. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She grew closer to Miriam Mann and her family, the two women and their children becoming like one large extended family, often taking advantage of the many activities available on the Hampton Institute campus. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The information they contained was out of date—hardly the fresh intelligence on Soviet activities that President Eisenhower clamored for. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Another type of intensified food-gathering activity that developed was the freshwater eel fisheries of the Murray-Darling river system, where water levels in marshes fluctuate with seasonal rains. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Ludo Bagman, you have been brought here in front of the Council of Magical Law to answer charges relating to the activities of the Death Eaters,” said Mr. Crouch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z What was worse was the virtual certainty that cessation of model building on our part would not be accompanied by a burst of corresponding activity in their lab. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Now that the flurry of activity leading up to this mission is over, I realize I have no idea what I’m facing on this trip to District 8. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They were soon gone again, rising from their seats with an activity which took their brother by surprise, and hurrying off as if eager to escape from Mrs. Bennet’s civilities. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z This is the order to provide information of illegal activities, from the Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C., Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That suggested that the activity resulted not from fission but from some other reaction—most likely the absorption of a neutron by the uranium nucleus. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Nothing unnerved rural black settlements more than rumors about nearby Klan activity. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There was a lot of Cong activity and the special forces guys in Cambodia were spotting convoys. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those are reports of the usual nightly activity at a nearby truck stop,” Clancy said, as if reading my thoughts. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The epicenter of activity was a monstrously ugly concrete building, the Summit Information Center, with big windows, broad viewing platforms, and an exceedingly lively cafeteria. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was a time much like this: artistic activity was everywhere. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She reluctantly agreed to testify, telling the grand jury what she knew of Ellsberg’s activities. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Poppy says when he was growing up, it hummed with activity. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anything,” Bigger said with a wide sweep of his dingy palm, a sweep that included all the possible activities of the world. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z —She’s active in her sorority activities, which to me seems kinda stupid. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next few years, her decrypts revealed the enormous scope of Conexco activities. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But despite my pressing new activities, I was not excused from my music lessons. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Prior to that, our attempts at several “dad” activities had mostly ended in failure, or worse, disaster. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They were a social activity in which young people sang songs while clapping, incorporating drama, and some swinging movements. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was sorely missing from the rest of my life. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z There were shortcuts, but Bessie liked to take in the lively activity of Main Street in the evening, mingling with the townsfolk, white and colored. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He pantomimes each activity like some sort of deranged mime, and I can’t stop laughing. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z What do you call a place with friends and teachers and libraries and book club and math club and debate club and any other kind of club and after-school activities and endless possibilities? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Its activities had saved the fruit growers several millions of dollars a year, but in a moment of heedlessness the benefit was canceled out. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This is the kind of activity student government was born to do. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z On sunny days, we’d invent fun activities like the “Trying Not to Laugh” game, which we’d play on the covered patio behind our house. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He was rarely the catalyst for their activities, and he was proud. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The voice is primary, and singing songs and speaking and creating poems should be mastered before playing an instrument, which is seen as an activity that extends the body. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Some of the energy of ATP is used in the mitochondrion but most of it is immediately dispatched into the cell to provide power for other activities. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z My spirits were in a joyful sort of agitation, so desirous was I of activity; hazard itself seemed merely thrill. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The house on Egypt Street became frantic with activity as the Tulane family prepared for their voyage to England. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Most of the other campers drifted off to their afternoon activities. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z These were all connected activities, and their practitioners mingled freely. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a camel’s head, drooping on its neck, with all the activity in the cheeks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In 1927, as story after story in the Odessa News heralded new strikes in the oil field, the only non-oil-related activity that made the front page was the exploits of the Odessa High Yellowjackets. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was also a strange preoccupation with the weather; strange, to me, because none of them seemed to be involved in activity which might be aided or impeded by weather of any sort. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She was constantly on the lookout for activities and classes that would be good for me and my developing sense of identity. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A moment’s reading vindicated Miss Marsten’s statement; the Nexus-6 did have two trillion constituents plus a choice within a range of ten million possible combinations of cerebral activity. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “We’re going to do an activity with it. An ongoing activity. More like an experience.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Beyond the activity of swimming, there was the talk of it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Musical activities such as singing, singing/vocalization, instrument play, movement/dance, musical improvisation, songwriting/composition, and listening to music, are types of musical therapy interventions to assess and help individuals practice identified skills. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He is also a musician and a sculptor and spends every minute in some real and meaningful activity, creating and sensing. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Indentured Servant Protection Agency also used it to monitor and record my daily activities, to ensure that my human rights were being observed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “They have activities; a guy comes and plays guitar. Joanie comes in with arts and crafts. Other than that, you know, just take phone calls; try and get out, really.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Lacking actual evidence of criminal activity, the officers decided to stop them based on a pretext—a traffic violation. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He picks a night that my mother has late rehearsals so she won’t know about our criminal activity. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z The application of Orff and Dalcroze activities in preschool children: Do they affect the level of rhythmic ability? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The whole room had exploded in activity, monkeys whirling in their cages and shaking them violently, giving off high, excited whoops. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Consider some activity which results in a certain number of deaths per year; say, automobile driving: one American in 5,300 dies each year due to a car crash. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Once upon a time, it was generally understood that the police could not stop and search someone without a warrant unless there was probable cause to believe that the individual was engaged in criminal activity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, church music was a rather more sombre affair, and the ordinary churchgoer prior to the Protestant Reformation is likely to have found singing in church a miserable, largely non- partidpatory activity. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He was almost grateful for some military activity to distract him from his dilemma. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z We have seen certain species frozen in solid blocks of ice, and yet regain their activity when subjected to the influences of warmth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I’m in front of the mirror winding my hijab on my head in bandanna fashion, to accommodate physical activity, when she sticks her hand out, palm up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Motor activity impaired; general reduction of glandular functioning; accelerated loss of coordination; and strong indications of progressive amnesia. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It could end in a stalemate and eventually be forgotten, absorbed by other school activities. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His launch had been delayed due to various technical problems and high solar activity. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z But this was very different from the idea of a human body being operated by some kind of guiding spirit which controlled its activities from minute to minute. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “According to your schedule, we’ve got about two hours to kill before Milo’s tied up in another activity.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I admire the activity of your benevolence,” observed Mary, “but every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason; and, in my opinion, exertion should always be in proportion to what is required.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Allowing the police to use minor traffic violations as a pretext for baseless drug investigations would permit them to single out anyone for a drug investigation without any evidence of illegal drug activity whatsoever. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Also, regardless of Bodega’s activities, he was fixing up the neighborhood. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z And I say, "Nothing personal, Tiny, but I don't really go in for alliances. Anyway, you know my policy on extracurricular activities." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The news, however, that overshadowed everything else during that June was the activity of Robert E. Lee. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dressing station there is great activity: it reeks as ever of carbolic, pus, and sweat. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z With all this activity, I just couldn’t imagine it ever ending. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He wrote: “The opinion of an expert that texting or using a cell phone is distracting or even dangerous is nothing other than telling the jury that such activity is either negligent or criminally negligent.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Because the wording of the act was so broad, even activities such as trespassing or illegal possession of weapons could constitute sabotage. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Craig led me into a separate department where the hum of activity felt different from the area where we’d been before. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A whirl of activity sprang up as soon as the wagons rolled to a stop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Just look for the moving target, the center of activity, the part that tells you what’s going on. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But why does someone of such brilliance dedicate himself to criminal activities? Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z What if the prosecutors, hoping to justify Zeitoun’s incarceration, tried to make a case against him—a connection, any distant connection, to some terrorist activity? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She set up a meeting for me with the activities director at her senior citizen complex. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Bacterial activity, certain nutrients provided by animal life, etc. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A few years later, she took them to a nearby park, a nearly daily activity. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Jeffrey and I collaborated on the research, while Anna and Danielle were in charge of designing the arts and crafts activity. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “Nor,” as Saint Augustine ruefully complained, “did he, any more than Thales, attribute the cause of all this ceaseless activity to a divine mind.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I was then working full-time and studying part-time, and had little time outside of those two activities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I think high school is one long hazing activity: if you are tough enough to survive this, they’ll let you become an adult. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I decide to get in my car and wait for the activity buses to leave. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “And who are you to bore these children with mindless activities?” my mother snapped back. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z While the country as a whole had endured a torturous depression during the early 1890s, Durham’s businesses were so solid that the town experienced merely a slowing down in its normally frantic activity. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Ordinarily such activity would have been too suspicious. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It could include facilities for food production, health care, manufacturing, leisure activities—just as a town on earth can do. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Main Street was empty except for a few dogs sniffing at closed entrances and the sleepy activity around the San Francisco Chop House. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We’d have paperwork by the end of the week to make the club official, which meant that, for the first time in my life, I’d be involved in an extracurricular activity, which felt strange. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly, there is a rush of activity in the room as stagehands come in to get us. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z They found further justification for these feelings as a result of the activities of several blacks who had gained public positions. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Keep in mind that almost any nursery rhyme can be used for these activities, as long as they have a steady beat, which luckily most of them do. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z This morning the house buzzes with more activity than ever. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z We had been fighting for over two years, and killing had become a daily activity. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z All five senses were bombarded by the frenetic activity of the shopkeepers in the medina as I walked to school every morning through the winding streets of the old city. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Criminal Element spoke often, and passionately, about the nefarious activities that every human being is capable of. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The bulletin board was crammed with the announcements and activities of groups that didn’t exist anywhere near Caldwell, Idaho. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Court ruled that the police are free to use minor traffic violations as a pretext to conduct drug investigations, even when there is no evidence of illegal drug activity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z "I'm not asking you on a date. I'm asking you to an extracurricular activity. We will sit in the back of an auditorium and laugh at the kids auditioning to play me." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, it was not an activity fit for a sports-playing boy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Any students interested in causing trouble would think twice about it if they knew their friends and teachers were watching them and ready to act on any suspicious activity. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Such activities established a new confidence in the power of mathematics to come to grips with nature, and this chapter follows this process through to Galileo. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Such bereavement, witnessed at close range, makes even the most eloquent apologia for high-risk activities ring fatuous and hollow. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “My confidence in you has been seriously diminished since I heard about the disreputable activities in which you engaged on Thursday last. Please repeat.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z During the day, Cleopatra arranged all kinds of activities and diversions meant to keep Mark Antony amused, and she never left his side for a moment. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Attention and perseverance behaviors of preschool children enrolled in Suzuki violin lessons and other activities. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It was said that the seat of any resistance activity was the church, where black people discussed how they could fightback against mistreatment. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I was with Evelyn at the hospital when he came into the world, but it was only a brief respite from my activities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the subjects used the video game, the researchers studied their performance with behavioral tests, and used eye scanners and captured the electrical activity in their brain with EEG. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I’m really looking forward to my meeting tomorrow with the activities director at Mrs. Gilbert’s seniors’ apartment complex. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Scythe Goddard and his scythes strode to the center of activity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When we do what the teachers and therapists call “group” activities, it’s hard for Ashley to participate. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Only at daybreak and at the first signs of activity outside his town house, did he doze off and had a few moments of semi-oblivion, a possibility of sleep. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought it fitting to name them here, along with some of their activities. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Zeitoun could see the activity outside—soldiers talking urgently to each other and on radios. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Tree-ear’s activities in the days that followed were no different than they had been for months. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The badger peeped over at the activity below, waiting for the best moment. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I was not going to let my involvement in the struggle and the scope of my political activities be determined by the enemy I was fighting against. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The room is full of painters, sculptors, and sketchers during activity period, and some kids stay there until the late late buses are ready to roll. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “The app will figure out what activities are happening nearby that you might be interested in and will give you a list of options.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Scores of Klansmen were sent to jail for their night-riding activities, but even then the Klan refused to die. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I nod along as Connor explains every single activity, every single trip and fall. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then, we went outside to put up luminaria, which is an activity where all our neighbors fill brown paper bags with sand and line the street with them. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z And I must say, it has been something of a relief not to be motoring; for enjoyable though the activity can be, one can also get a little weary of it after a while. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z All this incessant, roiling, turbulent activity is in the comparatively cool visible surface. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Spies performed prodigies of activity in clambering over the rooftops and cutting the streamers that fluttered from the chimneys. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Eventually, the activity above seemed to slow down. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Therefore, all gym activities will be held outside today. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He could go without breakfast, graze at lunch, and barely touch dinner, all while working twelve-hour days of constant activity, and still his weight never fluctuated. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I’m really sore from all my activity yesterday, and my armpits are chafed from my trip to Angelo’s. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Lazlo’s first days in Weep passed in a rush of activity and wonder. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the performance of your agreement with a corporate sponsor in Yugoslavia to play chess is deemed to be in support of that sponsor's commercial activity. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I asked for a definition of what was expected from the writers, books or political activity. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z This activity, curiously, remained nestled close to the uranium target, unlike other fission products, which typically were driven some distance away by the energy of nuclear fragmentation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His thoughts were interrupted by the blaze of light and activity down by the boathouse that faced the canal. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Sometimes the balance is in his favor; sometimes — and all too often through his own activities — it is shifted to his disadvantage. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Isn’t there a depraved activity you’re supposed to be taking part in? Kicking puppies or spying on girls while they change, or something?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z We awaited his orders, a force greatly reduced and impatient for activity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The moment that had arrived, despite the time pressure and the frenzy of activity surrounding her, felt somehow inevitable. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z "The right to self-defense is protected under local and federal law. The tragic loss of one so young to violence renews our resolve to quell gang activity in Underhill." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They stepped into a room as full of activity as a factory. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Nailer’s right shoulder and upper back burned with all the activity, and he was glad he hadn’t been forced onto light crew today. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z If that neutron decayed into a proton, then the 2.3-day activity must be element 93, which had never been seen. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The same lunchtime activities and rallies and club meetings still take place. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I joined in Padre Ignacio’s Holy Week activities, going to the nightly novenas and daily mass. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Their emotional certainty seemed buttressed by access to a fund of knowledge denied to ordinary men, but a day’s observation of their activities was sufficient to reveal all their thought processes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Today it is no longer necessary for the police to have any reason to believe that people are engaged in criminal activity or actually dangerous to stop and search them. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He told Bill Volt that he was to suspend all unnecessary activity in the monkey rooms. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer’s shoulder was tender and inflamed from all the activity and it made climbing difficult. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z What in other times had been a real activity, an irresistible passion of his youth, became a remote point of reference for him; an emptiness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I liked being at school, and I got involved in school activities whenever I could. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He didn’t have a lot of free hours, because basketball was a demanding extracurricular activity and a massive time-suck, but we always found a way to make it work. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Teachers, prefects, and ghosts were marching the corridors in pairs, staring around for any unusual activity. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She slid the phone back into her pocket and took a deep breath, trying to rearrange her facial features into a not guilty of snooping or any other illicit activity expression. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It was because of this last activity that the children were on top of a hill, facing the other way. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Trade may seem a very pragmatic activity, one that needs no fictive basis. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It had little waves in it from all the activity. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Finding asteroids became a popular activity in the 1800s, and by the end of the century about a thousand were known. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z My classmates might act cozy during the day, but boys were the number one after-school activity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Despite what Camilla had said, I was unprepared for the riot of activity outside. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In the beginning, their activities were said to be harmless midnight pranks—for instance, riding horses through the countryside while draped in white sheets and pillowcase hoods. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I knew it was a safe activity Cade and I could escape to during our summer break, one that didn’t make me feel guilty for not inviting Julia Bishop to come along. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z They had discovered that, at this time of day, there was a considerable amount of activity and conversation in the corridor, which always provided an opportunity to learn something. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z George had a close relationship with an Egyptian cousin, Henri Curiel, a leading Communist organizer who later moved to France and was assassinated in 1978, most likely for his political activities. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I find her scream-crying in the corner of her room, huddled in a ball, with an activities staffer sitting on the end of the bed watching her. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And as he claimed this his voice grew warm and he forgot to squabble with his children and he was full of plans and activity. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z These were happy, well-adjusted teens with lives that were accordingly rich with activities and social intrigue having nothing to do with their parents. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham City Jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Captain Moreo came scrambling across the deck, giving orders, and all around them the Storm Dancer burst into frenetic activity as King's Landing slid into view atop its three high hills. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There had been nothing special about it; it was an activity that he had performed countless times: throw, catch; throw, catch. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z "He is a loquacious individual who likes to brag about his activities as an espionage agent and his connections with Nazis," the prison ward reported. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z "Ma'am, we have a warrant to search the premises for evidence of drugs or other illegal activity on the part of Tariq Johnson." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Poetry and Scrabble are nothing but human activities. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The room bustled with activity as the dozens of controllers each made final preparations for launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In the oldest stratum they discovered no signs of a settlement, houses or daily activities. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There were to be hostels and inns and seasonal study centers, and eventually permanent woodland villages—“self-owning” communities whose inhabitants would support themselves with cooperative “non-industrial activity” based on forestry, farming, and crafts. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In the past year, June had dragged Ivy and Taryn through a myriad of activities, everything from synchronized swimming to knitting classes at the rec center. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When I arrived in the school office, I scanned the activities schedule and found what I was looking for right away. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Heavy television watching creates a sedentary lifestyle, less activity, more weight gain, even obesity. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z After buying the hoodie, they passed a bulletin board covered with announcements for various activities. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Jennifer and I showing up was barely a hiccup in their afternoon activities, and they were back to their usual summer fun. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “I have no idea,” I said, uninterested in whatever activity was taking place in there. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z How is it possible for a historical activity, such as scientific activity, to produce trans-historical truths, independent of history, detached from all bonds with both place and time and therefore eternally and universally valid? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I didn’t complain about any of these bonus activities, though, because they were a rewarding and uplifting way to balance out the rigorous training I continued to do. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A drop in the activity of a business or the economy. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The phone on Six North is a hubbub of activity, with Bobby and the blond burned-out-type, who I learn is named Johnny, fielding calls from, I assume, their respective female counterparts. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Marisol and the twins spend more time at school with extracurricular activities, and Mama cooks way too much food, since our kitchen is much bigger now. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z High school is like a whole universe of parties, groups, activities to which you are the only person who doesn’t have the key, who never gets an invitation. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His successful predictions included rebellious activity by the peasants in Styria, incursions into Austria by the Turks in the east and a cold winter. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I would use the excuse that the monument was being built, and the noise and dust and activity bothered me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For some in my chalk, this was the first genuine military activity they would engage in. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Luckily Artemis’s attention was diverted by activity in the avenue. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z This is the only activity he could come up with to do in this bed? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z We spent much of our day without activity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z According to Pattie Nguyen, who seems to have seen her share of heartache, activity and a glass of water cure almost anything if you give it enough time. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z So Grandma, who didn’t take part in community activities, wanted to go to the rummage sale. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z What if he’d had more activities in his life, more things to keep him out of trouble? The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A bustle of activity on the decks was suddenly visible. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s all buzzing with activity and bursting with color. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z These activities picked up considerably around holidays and my presence, brief and irregular as it was, was regarded as a hindrance and something of a reproach. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z This was the latest of a growing list of terrorist activities against the British Army in Palestine. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Your talent is the activity you take up since you don’t have to work either in school or your district’s industry. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Skardebek, startled by all the activity, pressed close to Werfel’s neck, mewling. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “In accordance with New Order 15, President Gray issued an arrest warrant for all persons involved with this dangerous activity....” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The store doesn't exist anymore, but back in the nineties, you could go there to develop photos and rent movies—two activities that are obsolete today, hence its disappearance. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Order it for instance, to direct agricultural activity on the basis of an average July temperature in Iowa of 57 degrees Fahrenheit. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Have her alternate chairs for each activity, providing the movement she craves. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z This burst of activity lasted less than ten seconds. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z With his activities strictly limited by winter’s harsh winds and bitter cold, Cole noticed his body falling into new natural rhythms. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Kondrachev organized chess competitions and planned tours for famous Soviet musicians—activities that offered the perfect excuse for traveling about the city, scouting out quiet meeting spots, and arranging clandestine rendezvous with DIOMID. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z You will appreciate that it would be impossible otherwise for members to participate in hunt activities such as Horseback Head- . Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Next up is good old-fashioned latex gloves. Tried and true, and used for protection in”—she looks down, clearing her throat and examining the pile of items on her bed—“all kinds of activities.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z And they began to understand the neural basis of the activity. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It’s the routines you follow and count on when you start something again, the way of simply doing an activity together. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But if you actually quiz the two of them on their attitudes, you’ll find out that what they actually share is similar activities. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To keep himself informed of all activities in the area, he dispatches a telegraph operator to that location and orders him to tap into the existing line. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Warfare, as we remarked, is the enemy of creative activity. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “This year, the Theme is Experience! We will each pick one club, and the rest of us will join. We’ll be in three activities together, and more importantly, experience them together! We’ll have new adventures!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The only activity she kept up were her nocturnal escapes out the window when she had a rendezvous with Pedro Tercero down by the river. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a matter of a perceptible activity behind the locked bathroom door. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Still reeling from my experience on the gallery, I was mainly relieved to have some downtime, but the others were on edge and found the lack of activity excruciating. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who’s Wearing Blue” is an excellent warm-up or opening activity in a music class. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The daily activities continued: archery, rock climbing, pegasus riding. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The district president named him district leader, in charge of leading ten other kids in activities. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Roused by the activity, Otto crawled out from under my shirt, hopped to the ground, and approached the other bonobo. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Parsons did, indeed, invariably revert to shorts when a community hike or any other physical activity gave him an excuse for doing so. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z That meant our time in Chinatown was up and we had to go on to our next activity. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Hoagland would say that now was the time for playing certain finesses, that in the wake of the activity arose those moments that could be manipulated. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed more lively now, as if his activity lent him energy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And the blogger never misses a chance to remind everybody that Chokecherry was once a hotbed of KKK activity. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I clasped my hands and blew upon them and watched the shore for activity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I ignored the activity on stage in favor of keeping my guard up. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I oohed and aahed at wedding dresses and helped plan the bachelorette activities. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I think of the dancing sandwich I was in before in the activity lounge. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “She is withdrawn and rarely interacts with other students, even in activities that require no verbal communication.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z If the individual was in the female role and was impregnated, hormonal activity of course continues, and for the 8.4-month gestation period and the 6- to 8-month lactation period this individual remains female. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Now, you might object that the experimenters stacked the deck by writing a passage about a concrete physical activity in vague and abstract language. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The whole Institute was lit up with activity, all the hot labs full of people and operating around the clock. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One of those activities was the Freedom Writers. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Langley, full of talented people with varied interests, was a bonanza of recruits for her many volunteer activities. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z There’s hardly an activity, a belief, or even an emotion that is not mediated by objects of our own devising. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a flurry of activity around us. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When a violent crime or a robbery occurs, the criminal activity usually causes harm or violates someone’s rights. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Inside the inn, Ivy climbed the creaky steps to her family’s room, bracing herself for a flourish of activity and noise. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Notwithstanding the popular image of ‘man the hunter’, gathering was Sapiens’ main activity, and it provided most of their calories, as well as raw materials such as flint, wood and bamboo. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Determined that Germany must end the war, Hans, Sophie, and the others threw themselves into their White Rose activities. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z When the researchers scanned the subjects’ brains, they discovered that this tiny fraction of people seemed to have less activity going on in key portions of the frontal lobe. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Inside, the fortress bustled with activity: dozens of kids going to and from barracks, carrying weapons, polishing armor. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They just didn’t want to be left out of any activity concerning those Ankton girls or that Hirohito, still wearing his same old Oakland Raiders jersey. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z And though it was a welcome break from the monotony of lecture, this most recent activity had a sinister element too. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was so much activity in the streets, no one would notice them. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Over the next few weeks, Sophie didn’t see much of her brother, because he was so busy with classes and other activities that kept him away all hours. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z What need have we of repose when our minds and bodies continue to delight in activity? of consolation, when we have soma? of something immovable, when there is the social order?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But just ten days later, with intelligence reports showing an increase in North Vietnamese activity in Cambodia, Nixon made a stunning announcement. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Outside, the beach swarmed with activity, people moving skiffs deeper into the trees, chasing after livestock. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Together they watched the activity out in the bay. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Although “weeping,” really, is too small a word for the activity that the king had undertaken. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z But humming and sailing his cap, driving quickly through his school- work, were only the smallest of Cal’s activities. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Marie Curie and the Joliots proposed a neutron even heavier than Chadwick’s, at a value that solved numerous riddles of nuclear activity in one stroke. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He recalls dates, of course, events, purchases, activity, even scenes. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In another time, if I felt it unavoidable, I would have presented the fact solely to mitigate the ill sweep of my own activities. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z These gross racial disparities simply cannot be explained by rates of illegal drug activity among African Americans. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z One interesting activity is to quickly draw a rough outline of the US at the time it gained independence from Britain. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z But he could not rate her activity level. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Still, the station here, separated into two staging areas and six tracks, bustles with activity. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Their tracks were all over the mountain, and their activities ranged from catching each other to hauling various materials back to their dens and bur-rows for more insulation. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby and the normal activities of everyday life were starting to help a little. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparendy, privileges had been traded—shower times, chore schedules, the best slots for activities—in order to win support. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Outdoor activities, historical sites, shopping opportunities—subcategorized, of course, into fashion, antiques, and souvenirs.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Beyond the football game was the only sign of official activity. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z To Virgil as to all Roman poets, war was the noblest and most glorious of human activities. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the day, I’d rotate through outdoor activities, looking for something I was good at. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The wall behind the counter is half sunset orange, half midnight blue, and there are framed photos of people doing different activities, like rock climbing and surfing. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “But your definition of school isn’t really one thing, it’s many different things, Craig: extracurricular activities plus sports plus volunteering. That’s not to mention homework.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z After a few seconds of circling, Eric shouts, “Do you think this is a leisure activity? Should we break for nap- time? Fight each other!” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z As we extract new things of value from it, we also keep discovering parts of the activity that seem in need of better control, more efficiency, less unpredictability. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At the show’s conclusion the FBI immediately phoned their contact in Moscow to make sure Bobby’s activities were monitored while he was behind the Iron Curtain. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z These coalitions play a central part not only during overt struggles for the alpha position, but in almost all day-to-day activities. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the number of people and the chaos of such a change, a disturbing silence hung over the activities, as if no one wanted to draw attention to themselves. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It also explores musical activities and repertoires appropriate for young children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The search, transport, and selling of this merchandise was conducted in such a cautious fashion that Blanca had no doubt that there was something highly illegal behind her husband’s activities. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For there was everywhere evidence of their activities, Mae’s and Tuck’s. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The parallel of this subject to the woman’s activity tells us that, contrary to our initial impression, this cannot be simply a scene of everyday life. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Every mutant, they noted, was missing a single metabolic function, corresponding to the activity of a single protein enzyme. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “These are your conversations for the activity,” he says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Three days later, at a special assembly, a Nazi student leader gave a speech, deriding the White Rose group for their resistance activities. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, without warning, his feverish activity was interrupted and was replaced by a kind of fascination. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Music is also a social and communal activity, and a child with autism can enter into the communal and social interaction of music making. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z There was no sign of activity, human or fay. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Not all baboon activities had to do with threats, though. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The ubiquity of illegal drug activity, combined with its consensual nature, requires a far more proactive approach by law enforcement than what is required to address ordinary street crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but you came into the activity center with her.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z There was a huge difference in the “drivers’” results, depending on what activity they were doing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In June, both the House and Senate approved bills to block all funds for U.S. military activities in Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z These young men were untrained and undisciplined and became involved in activities that were unbecoming to a liberation struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost all studies of child development emphasize the role of childhood stimulation and activity in promoting mental development, and stress the irreversible mental stunting associated with reduced childhood stimulation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He was arrested for his Tory activities and briefly jailed. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z First, they'd been instructed to buy a farm or a business, which was to be used as a "front" to cover up their illegal activities and as a place to hide the explosives. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The principal punished him by making him ineligible for athletic and social activities. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z But he was exposed now and could no longer carry on his activities as a spymaster. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In the days that followed, we were repeatedly warned that nothing mattered more than avoiding any activity that would get us expelled. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He and his classmates just didn't enjoy similar activities. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z We could feel the thrum of old activity sliding along the floorboards, caught in the keyholes of closed doors. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Our first order of business was to think of an activity for the club. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Learning basic finger spelling to enhance musical activities with pitch and using sign language to enhance a song performance is very helpful. Sign language is a beautiful way to communicate; all students will benefit.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “No, man, I’m saving that activity for when I see your mom later.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z This chapter also familiarizes the reader with each method’s philosophy and principles, unique pedagogy, and practices and activities. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He was charged with prolonging the war by his activity as a Volkssturm organizer. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The house entered a whirlwind of activity and quarrels. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, under Nugent, its activities were devoted to frustrating the work of the religious authorities, and to remaining obscure and apparently harmless. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Hiding their guns, the soldiers can easily infiltrate the refugee camp and spy on our activities. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nearly dusk: the activities of the city were beginning to die down, the noise was decreasing. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Effects of informal music activities on auditory discrimination and attention in 2–3-year-old children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Brinker for example had begun a long, decisive sequence of withdrawals from school activity ever since the morning I deserted his enlistment plan. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sound the alarm!” shouted Vikus, and the place exploded in frantic activity. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There was more activity squished into those few blocks than the entire New Mexico town Emily had left behind. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “If they’ve seen so much activity, how come we re going out by ourselves?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Specific sequences of DNA were appended to a gene that provided context for its activity—its “work.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I do not know how you lay out orderly plans for this kind of activity, but I suppose you could find out by looking through the disorderly records of the past hundred years. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurse who dabs my arm with antiseptic is breathless and looks around at all the activity instead of at my wound. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The work was a distant echo of the work of Donders and Helmholtz, and the idea that brain activity could be measured. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The only activity is two laborers chopping firewood and a soldier sitting outside his cabin cleaning his musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Here it was: all the stuff of her activity that I had expected to see in her room at home, the “office” whose location 178 she would not reveal. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z And after so much activity, even Perry felt starved. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z But Danny, not a Mormon, wasn’t a fan of the activity. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Besides that, it sounded like a best friends’ activity. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The study also debunked the assumption that white drug dealers deal indoors, making their criminal activity more difficult to detect. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Being a country parson was an honorable profession for a British gentleman, and one that left a good amount of time for pursuing other activities, such as collecting. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is a silent activity,” she says a few times. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Only a truly mass organization could coordinate such activities, and the ANC did so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the Xi came a bit closer to observe them, but most seemed to rapidly lose interest in their activities and began to pace back and forth, eager to move on. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Alexandra showed little evidence of such activity as she stood waiting for her niece: her thick gray hair was neatly arranged, as usual; she had on no makeup and it made no difference. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But at the sprawling Craftsman I see activity. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She wanted me to fill my schedule outside of school, to participate in activities, other than visiting her and Mr. Lawson for therapy. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z In the kitchen Stella hardly knew where to begin—Mama was already a whirlwind of activity. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Despite the surveillance, Kamen remained imprudently nonchalant about his social activities. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Kennedy, a folklorist at heart, apparently wanted to put across the most dramatic story possible, and therefore included not only his own anti-Klan activities but those of another man, code-named John Brown. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Every time I had been here before, the place had been a beehive of activity, with swarms of workmen everywhere, getting things ready. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “If anyone’s looking at me, all they see is unpatriotic activity like picking rocks and setting fence posts.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z After several successful 5-minute sessions, he can come in for the activity preceding the final activity, and so on, until he’s in music class for the full period. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Heading into Africa from my harborside hotel, I entered a warren of narrow streets throbbing with activity. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z She spent an astonishing amount of time in attending lectures and demonstrations, distributing literature for the Junior Anti-Sex League, preparing banners for Hate Week, making collections for the savings campaign, and suchlike activities. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Among all the other activities, desperate and urgent as they all were, the two sides that were searching for Malcolm and Lyra made their way steadily downstream towards the capital city. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z As I had imagined on that beach in Rabat, my senior year was full of activity, activities that I chose for myself instead of following a never-ending to-do list. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It took a lot more greenery than fruit to feel full, so foraging went from a few-hours- a-day activity to a major occupation. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Using music activities and songs helps to greatly increase independent performance and reduce anxiety. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Our Shabbat afternoon Talmud sessions had stopped; my father spent all of Shabbat resting so as to be prepared for each coming week of furious activity. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Amelia glances at me, but she doesn’t apologize for starting our day with an activity I can’t participate in. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s busier, crazier, with more activity than last night. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z It is not surprising that the history of science is a problematic activity, because science itself constantly claims to escape from its own temporal specificity, its own artificiality. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Mrs. Johnson was not distressed—and definitely not surprised—to learn that the police were once more interested in her brother’s activities. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Those of us who know her have reason to be grateful for her activities since she arrived among us. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Arthur’s presence provided a safe cover for our activities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Teachers who have done this activity with their students say that most of them draw the shape of the current United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z After half an hour the drone of engines faded and the house began to hum with activity again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He had built up the ginning enterprise himself and overseen it through this seasonal spasm of mad activity for thirty years; he no longer had the slightest interest or obligation. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Maybe the dad did come back to the nest, once all the human activity was away, to see if his baby was okay. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Nanjing Road was lined with big stores, and always bustled with activity. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The chauffeur took the little girl to school, where the first activity of the day was mass and obligatory communion. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The room buzzed with activity for the next hour or so. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z For the Japanese, soaking in a bathtub was as important a daily activity as eating and sleeping, because it made you strong and healthy. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Forty-five million kids were eating healthier breakfasts and lunches; eleven million students were getting sixty minutes of physical activity every day through our Let’s Move! Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Should Gold ever get the idea of walking away from the Soviets, Fred assured Gold that his boss would get an anonymous note all about Gold’s illegal activities. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then when morning came, the police would come around interrogating all the villagers about Communist activities. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Some kind of sport or recreational activity—soccer, dance, swimming, professional hopscotch. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Also I don’t understand why this activity, these noises and smells, is called bridge. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But until the school was ready, classes and all activities were being held at the community college. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Numerous studies have shown that prosecutors interpret and respond to identical criminal activity differently based on the race of the person charged with the crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There’s more drug activity, more drive-by shootings, and more innocent people being killed. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “It appears I shall have to reinstate Chiron as activities director. I suppose I do miss the old horse’s pinochle games.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t wait to try competing outside of our school meets, but I didn’t take for granted that my parents had to pay for all of my sports activities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I could feel him staring at me, with that outer glaze that concealed considerable mental activity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The sharp aches in my head, or what I later came to know as migraines, stopped as my daily activities were replaced with more soldierly things. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She rules the activity lounge, which is exactly like the art room I had when I was in kindergarten. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s having my mom pry into my social activities, especially on those rare occasions when they involve a member of the opposite sex. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to draw any extra attention to my nighttime activities there. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Malcolm X plunged into a welter of activities. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The avenue was a hive of fairy activity. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Look at all the great activities that are planned for you,” she says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Her free-time activities were sightseeing with her parents, reading, puzzles, and Book Scavenger. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Furthermore, please withhold from volunteering for any nonmember activities in the future, as your name has been placed on a probationary list. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A great complexity of surface activity, but all happening as a result of the tick-tock of a simple pendulum. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I explain all this to Humble as we help Monica roll out the TV from the activity center and plug it in. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Working in the yard is Ralph’s favorite activity; he likes to weed, to plant, to cultivate. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z As we approached, so did a frenzy of activity and a number of German soldiers. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He was furious about the announcement of the cancellation of many of his senior class activities. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dog Town, beside the ship, was a noisy center of activity in the middle of a frozen sea, littered with seal bones and dog droppings. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The physical structure of the molecule enables its chemical nature, the chemical nature enables its physiological function, and its physiology ultimately permits its biological activity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Below, in the cells, corridors, and cages under the innocently raked sand, all was purposeful bustle and organized activity. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Nana wants 1 year, 1 friend, 1 book, and 1 activity. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z My hopes of being a part of normal activities had long since faded. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I swipe through their website about clubs and societies and after-school activities. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “They are blue. Great murderers, like great men in other walks of activity, have blue eyes.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There was a lot of air activity, and we actually saw a jet go down. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucretia encouraged her children to keep up their summer activities—seeing friends, going to the park, riding horses, and taking swimming lessons. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z For example, begin with a fun rhythm activity to get students going, and finish with a quiet relaxing or listening activity to calm them. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z One ramp goes off the junction through a park and ends in a circle, a nice hubbub of residential activity. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Celia has judged 193 cases since she was elected to the People’s Court, from petty thievery and family disputes to more serious crimes of medical malpractice, arson, and counterrevolutionary activities. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z By this I mean that we shouldn’t think that there are any truth to the rumors that the lesions are the result of any activity of American industry. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, he gave them a detailed account of Kidd’s time in the army and his later activities. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They didn’t want their children drilled in hand-grenade throwing, rifle shooting, and other warlike activities. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z We’re not churchgoers unless it’s Easter, Juneteenth, or Christmas, and there typically aren’t any weekly plans or activities, so my brother Drake and I sleep until eleven and wake to the smell of bacon. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The reason for the leap in activity was ominous: Japan, Germany, and Italy were signing an alliance pact. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “And having adventures together. But I know something that’s more exciting than clubs and activities.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I can see that she’s numbered the activities, all 31 of them. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They are attached to electrodes, which measure the electrical activity in her brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z On a local level, terra preta is valuable enough for locals to dig it up and sell as potting soil, an activity that, alas, has already destroyed countless artifacts. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “There is no longer a threat to safety. I repeat: There is no longer a threat to safety. You may resume your earlier activities. Thank you for your patience.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Adults can never just talk to me without the distraction of some activity keeping them firmly in their own world. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “She needs to limit her activities and excitement.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The port was a thriving artery of illegal activity. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Maybe you’ve begun to question our officials’ disregard for court rulings, their prying into our personal activities. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The breadth of his activity and experience is narrowed by the limitations of his relatively weak, sluggish body. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They hooked each gambler up to a machine that measured the activity of the sweat glands below the skin in the palms of their hands. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They were, many believed, an extension of the Communist activities that sought to upend American democracy and disrupt capitalism as they knew it. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z All Matt’s activities were supposed to be risk free. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear’s long hours of work for Min left the two friends no time or light for walks or other activities; instead, Crane-man had taken to telling stories. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “But now we must get back to regular class activities.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z In 1963, the level of activity and the emotional pitch within the region ratcheted up a notch. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Suggestions for activities to introduce the concept of texture to young students can be found in Musical Textures Activities25 . Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Me: “Please just let me watch America’s Next Top Model. It’s an activity.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Then the other campers went off to their afternoon classes— gladiator fighting, Latin lessons, paintball with ghosts, eagle training, and a dozen other activities that sounded better than a suicide quest. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It is true that descriptive and prescriptive rules are different kinds of things and that descriptive and prescriptive grammarians are engaged in different kinds of activities. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z As he passed the window, he noticed activity in the grounds near the fountains. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Immediately the traffic on the road resumed, even the animals and insects contributing activity. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Today is Halloween, and normally we’d be together, even if it meant me following her around like a puppy to her activities. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The Earthmen looked blank and Cutie continued, “What is the center of activities here in the station? What do we all serve? What absorbs all our attention?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The three hunters still stood over him, surveying the cargo activity. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z For those left in the wake of the hurricane, Farmer’s brief, intense flurry of activity could result in a case of nervous exhaustion—a case of “decompressing from Paul,” Jim said. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Well, it wouldn’t be my preferred activity, but I would.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z My favorite activity was watching a television that I did not have to share with other children who hogged the remote control. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z As we walked through the evening crowds, he was often distracted by activity, and countered my many holiday questions with enigmatical answers, as was often his wont. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Some way off there was a little gyration of activity. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The Patrol Force helped the Gestapo track the activities of the outlawed groups. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z During those revolutionary years, Boston was the springboard of the rebellion against Great Britain, and the center of activity was the North End. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z It's the only activity that I would have signed up for. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Reading an old magazine, she seemed almost relaxed, at a remove from the activity around her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It was an activity that never failed to cheer her up, even though it bored Oliver to no end. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z By their presence and by their activities the myriad organisms of the soil make it capable of supporting the earth’s green mantle. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Gross used to put decorations in her hand and try to make it easy for her to join the activity, but it was like helping a store mannequin. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Watch him. Try keeping a diary of his activities. It might be important later. Write down everything he does, even if it seems innocent.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Almanac was over a thousand pages long, but it contained few details about Halliday’s personal life or his day-to-day activities. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Such activities sometimes concern facets a man does not know he has. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “It should suppress some, but not all, of the activity in the prefrontal cortex,” the scientist with the round glasses says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z We did smoke the odd joint, but it was definitely a secondary activity. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They were interested to discover some activity beneath the bridge—more workers in white uniforms, navigating a boat among the pilings. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z This one crossed a road, Route 586, and it was there that the main activity had been seen. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The agreement permitted Catholics to practice their faith, but it forbade activities that the Nazis considered to be functions of the state. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He leans closer and whispers, “Look out, you stupid after-school activity. Here comes Zoey!” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z A fever of activity commenced that shook Tres Marias from its stupor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond these activities, the gym held many surprises. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was activity below him now, cattle and horses and sheep moving, the sheep bells clanging, and birds—magpies and bluebirds and killdeer—everywhere. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been numerous reports of VC activity on the island, and the Green Berets went out with new South Vietnamese troops on a training exercise. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Against these carcinogens which his own activities had created man had no protection, for even as his biological heritage has evolved slowly, so it adapts slowly to new conditions. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The markets bustled with activity; the taverns and coffeehouses buzzed with conversation; the federal, state, and local governments took up the business they had left off in September. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He bowed his head as though in prayer, although praying was very far from the activities Matt associated with the man. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It shares roots, of course, with tending—a farmer’s or gardener’s activity—but also with tension, the stretching of a pea tendril to incline it toward sunlight or to train it on an arbor. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If we could enter a cell, many of the molecular specks we would see would be protein molecules, some in frenzied activity, others merely waiting. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The vast majority of those arrested for drug crimes are not charged with serious offenses, and most of the people in state prison on drug charges have no history of violence or significant selling activity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Animated by this belief, I paid particular attention to their policy statement and activities, with the idea of finding affinities rather than differences. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The men on them were leaning over the rail watching all the activity on the Empire Tern. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Several websites were devoted to tracking Sixer activities and movements, and some gunters spent more time hunting the Sixers than they did searching for the egg. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Armed and camouflaged soldiers would from time to time burst into classrooms, interrupting lessons to read off lists of those suspected of subversive activities, rounding them up in armoured vehicles, headed for unknown destinations. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn't until he took up running, an activity that re-wards will and determination more than finesse or cunning, that he found his athletic calling. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The house fair exploded with dust and activity. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When the shuttle bus pulled up, there was a flurry of activity. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “But why can’t it be something? Every day millions of kids around this country do millions of normal activities, and they have a great time at it. Why can’t we?” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z An activity may be very dangerous but quite rare, and thus would result in few deaths and have a high safety index. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There is something like aggression in the activity, but it differs from other forms of aggressive behavior in having no sort of destruction as the objective. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa Thibaut has got a delivery van of his own for the farm, but it and his driver are so carefully regulated that they don’t dare use them for Resistance activity. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z After so many weeks of cutting and looping, gluing and volunteering, you couldn’t get the kids here to show up for a school activity if you were handing out gold bars. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The structures along the river were now nought but torrents of fire, liquid and rushing; whatever features as remained—lintels, doorframes, and roof-trees—were sketched with dark charcoal smudges in the midst of red activity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She glared at me, then returned to her mysterious activity. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z This was the signal for frantic activity and everyone in the class would leap to his feet. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z We had these mimeographed schedule cards so we could keep track of all our activities, and we spent a lot of mornings and afternoons away from the office going to affairs in town. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Any activity to pass time faster is fine with me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They’re so frugal with things here, waste is practically a criminal activity. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, to be honest. An activity?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We are cut off from activity, from striving, from progress. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the security cameras show expected activity on the property. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In fact, it is questionable whether any specialized drug enforcement activity would exist in some states without the Byrne program. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Bailing out water was a normal activity on a boat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z To the Southside residents who were awake on such nights, it gave all their thoughts and activity a quality of being both intimate and far away. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It sometimes looks like a lonely activity, but it is as much the opposite of lonely as human behavior can be. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to the ready perspective it offers on relative risk, the safety index underscores the obvious fact that every activity carries some risk. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was instructed to give my unit a report of my activities, writing, organizing, speaking. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They claim all colors, all activities, all virtues, and all flaws as their own. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z This was a radical change: the ANC’s policy had always been to keep its activities within the law. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was able to become more involved in the activities that I was only giving a quarter of myself to. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Because all the events that had overturned the world had their origin in his mysterious activities. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Court ruled in 2002 that, under federal law, public housing tenants can be evicted regardless of whether they had knowledge of or participated in alleged criminal activity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z All this physical activity kept him in great shape. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “There was some activity down near a stream about four kilometers away,” Brunner said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z All human beings are capable of the sort of intellectual activity that tracking requires, and when we investigate a problem we are engaged, as the realists claim, in a sophisticated version of the same activity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The night was full of activity—some harmless, some not. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her son’s resistance to schoolwork was a mild disorder that many children go through, but his study of chess, an intellectual activity, was supplanting it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In most of physics and chemistry the concepts of “ultimate cause,” “purpose,” and “function” are meaningless, yet they are essential to understanding living systems in general and human activities in particular. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z You are hereby directed to refrain from engaging in any of the activities described above. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He considered jumping the fence to get to the backyard, but it was this kind of suspicious activity that police and neighbors would be looking for. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The crow, who had been watching all this activity, turned a beady glance on his owner and flapped his wings with such vigor that Gurgi roused himself in alarm. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z No one in the US government was better informed about Soviet activities in the United States than J. Edgar Hoover. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps we should discuss this somewhere more private, shall we? The rest of you, back to your normal activities!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We came upon them because of Max’s membership on a committee appointed by the Medical Research Council to look into the research activities of Randall’s lab. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z However, it would be quite wrong to think of the new science as primarily an amateur—that is, unpaid—activity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z What she did mind was the fact that all the extra activity seemed to have pushed the ghosts into hiding, most especially Clara. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The next few days bring a flurry of activity as the event is planned. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The most liberating activity of all turned out to be downhill skiing, a sport with which I had little experience but that quickly became a passion. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z If you have a heterogeneous class make up of many different ethnicities, abilities, races, providing activities validates who they are as people, and sends a message that their voices are valued. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Lyra turned the hands to the camel, which meant Asia, which meant Tartars; to the cornucopia, for Kamchatka, where there were gold mines; and to the ant, which meant activity, which meant purpose and intention. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court rejected their argument, ruling that an officer’s motivations are irrelevant when evaluating the reasonableness of police activity under the Fourth Amendment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The only interesting part, but it’s not worth going through forty-four pages for, is that Prince Humperdinck gets more and more interested and mannerly toward Buttercup, cutting down even a little on his hunting activities. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I know for a fact that Chokecherry Middle School has never seen this level of participation for an extracurricular activity. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “On your first day you are excused from activities, but after that you are expected to attend on a daily basis.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Did they? That is the last time I order the ‘Madison Lucas brain activity MRI’ spray tan package.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Dimple tried not to yell, though with the noise and activity level in the room, she doubted they could attract much attention even if they began flinging things at each other. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I would fill any space with some kind of physical activity. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The roar of activity increased, a cacophony of shouts and whistles and jeers and laughing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I left the house to witness the activities at the tent. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was more information about courses and records in grammar school and extracurricular activities but Obie closed the notebook as if he were lowering a coffin lid. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the parks had benches, and if the weather was pleasant, he’d sit, read, think, and just be, an activity not atypical of many men entering late life. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Klan activity in North Carolina rose and fell over the years in direct proportion to black agitation for change. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Under the regulations, a federally funded law enforcement program or activity is unlawful if it has a racially discriminatory impact and if that impact cannot be justified by law enforcement necessity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As he spoke, his voice echoed and re-echoed and reechoed again, mixing its sound with the buzz of activity all around them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I was now really into the teeth of winter, and quite fascinated by its activity. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The American Civil Liberties Union, the Voter Participation Center, and other organizations have become actively involved in litigation and other activities aimed at ridding the nation of these voter suppression measures. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Stated positively, they believed that learning is a social activity; learning is a rite of passage into the group. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z No activity seemed worth the doing, no conversation worth having. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z KdF was a national German organization that was supposed to make leisure activities available to the masses, regardless of social class. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Tests showed areas of increased cellular activity in the cervix. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z But I didn't, because any form of criminal activity would get me deported. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z There seemed to be a lot of activity going on inside it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes they coordinated their activities, but more often the division of labor was informal and unplanned, arising spontaneously out of a commonality of interest: white supremacy. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I was dizzied and distracted by all the activity; they were completely in their element. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When we came out from under the bleachers, there was a lot more activity in the gym. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Napoleon decreed that there should be a full investigation into Snowball’s activities. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z From there, after a lot of searching he got a job at an assisted-living center, where he was the activities director. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I certainly hope you take greater care in monitoring the activities of your prisoners than you do in watching your own flesh and blood. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z As a special-education teacher, Mom often found herself having to get on the floor with her students for certain activities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Many are related to the first-class citizens and keep the chief informed of our day-to-day activities. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The activities are organized by age group and by the dates throughout the summer. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Sure enough, at one o’clock on the nose we were on to our next activity. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not simply a matter of size or density–Venus is nearly a twin of Earth in these respects and yet has no tectonic activity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It was partly to avoid the assigned by their father that Farmer and his siblings threw themselves into Hernando High School’s extracurricular activities. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Moreover, most people in state prison for drug offenses have no history of violence or significant selling activity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z These new legal rules have ensured that anyone, virtually anywhere, for any reason, can become a target of drug-law enforcement activity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, passed by Congress as part of the War on Drugs, called for strict lease enforcement and eviction of public housing tenants who engage in criminal activity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “It was for counterrevolutionary activity,” he snapped impatiently; I learned afterwards that my answer had not been satisfactory, had not been couched in the acceptable phrases of bitter, anti- Trotsky denunciation. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Musical activities, including singing or playing instruments, can increase the self-esteem level of the child. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z And he kept walking, without a backward glance, until he reached the sidewalk, where he turned to the right and headed for the activity down the road. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z There was very little electrical activity in his brain, but now and then the flatlines gave a spooky twitch, as if something continued to struggle inside the boy, some destroyed fragment of his soul. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Menemsha house had ceilings so high and windows so wide that everyday activities seemed to have extra room and light. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As long as either Father or Mother were home—no matter how inaccessible— the Mellower wouldn’t dare interfere with the day’s activities. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Please see The Shape of a Melodyl0 for children's activities covering melodic contour. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He has remained faithful to the first floor where, for the single admission price of ten dollars, he has a choice of activities. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In fact, studies suggest that white professionals may be the most likely of any group to have engaged in illegal drug activity in their lifetime, yet they are the least likely to be made criminals. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z To be fair, sometimes the topic of conversation really is the activity of researchers, such as an overview intended to introduce graduate students or other insiders to the scholarly literature in their chosen profession. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The mobile unit pulls up beside us, and the crew scrambles for cameras and equipment to capture this beehive of activity. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The space was clean and orderly with a hum of activity. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z After St. Louis, with its noise and activity, its trucks and buses, and loud family gatherings, I welcomed the obscure lanes and lonely bungalows set back deep in dirt yards. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Built into the stone walls are places for food, clothing, supplies, leisure activities. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z After work, though, still came what she thought of as “doing nothing,” a proper Shanghainese-girl activity. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the way I saw not a single sign of Brotherhood activity. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is the most physical activity you’ve had in months,” she marvels. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They stared for a while at the activity on the midway and then drifted back to the tent from which music and voices issued. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you ever interfere in my activities again, I’ll kill you.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If Samuel craved realism and activity, he got it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If I heard any activity, I was going to duck back and try to get away again without being seen. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z With no traditions of organized political activity behind them and nobody to look to for help since the New Deal, they live in apathy and despair. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Even in those early postwar years, Harvey distinguished himself with "an excellent knowledge of Russian espionage and Communist activities," according to a former colleague. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was absolutely riveting to watch the simple activities of people out in the world: old men sitting in the sun, women doing their shopping, people walking their dogs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The camp had become a hive of activity. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a blur of activity—pushing buttons, flipping switches and adjusting levers. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The U.S. government, Snowden explained, was secretly monitoring the phone and Internet activities of millions of Americans. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Your first activity will be arts and crafts this evening, before dinner, with Joanie in the activity lounge, which is through the doors behind the nurses’ station.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The leopard had selected its prey and they, with heartless ease, returned to their usual activities. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I think upon this when I view the activity of our enemy, so close across the bay that we might hail them with barely a raising of the voice. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I became more quiet and pretended to have no interest at all in their activities. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ladies and gentlemen, can we please focus on the writing activity for today. No fighting in the poetry club.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z He didn’t watch television or go to the local movie house, because he said such activity was bad for his eyes and he didn’t want to hurt his play. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you just gotta play your cards right. Get them grades up, and extracurricular activities are your ticket. Where you from, anyway?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Reach an accommodation with our neighbors and, most of all, stop activities that will force their wrath upon us. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She was too tired for music, she couldn’t play cards alone, and—well, billiards seemed to be the only plausible activity. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z With the profits from this activity I built a saw mill, and then a store to go along with the tavern, and then I joined with some other men to found a bank. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was startled that this should be the scene of his brother’s daily activities. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The 100th Bomb Group was crowded that morning, a dizzying swirl of activity and a bewildering buffet that stretched the length of the room. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Pieces such as Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring or Orff’s Carmina Burana, for example, would not be good choices as they are likely to promote agitation and frenetic activity rather than concentration and productivity. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Inside my head, though, I had a whole new activity: bargaining. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In 90 per cent of a later series of 20 cases there was similar high estrogen activity. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Instead of spending my days underground, I was studying or working in a law office where the only physical activity was running errands or putting files in a cabinet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the one kind gesture in a morning filled with hellish activity. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After she reads my chart and talks to the nurses, she goes back downstairs to my family, who have stopped talking in hushed tones and are now all engaged in solitary activities. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again, vagrancy laws and other laws defining activities such as “mischief” and “insulting gestures” as crimes were enforced vigorously against blacks. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Adding swimming and flapping motions would be an obvious activity to add. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The restful doctor’s office was churning with activity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Earthquake report: TV weather guys feel some strange activity coming from a local school. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z For example, few people die as a result of high-wire acrobatics between skyscrapers, an activity which is nevertheless not safe. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a smaller crowd than the mirror had attracted, but there was much more activity than Kendra would have expected around a small pool of milk. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “My own feeling is that this political activity of many of our atomic scientists is unfortunate in many ways,” he wrote. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I almost had him convinced that smoking was an infantile, destructive activity when he pointed out a picture of Freud smoking a cigar on the book’s cover. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The activity was intoxicating, busier even than the ship- breaking swarms of Bright Sands Beach. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Santiago’s family lives just outside of Quito, and their house is full of activity, people preparing for the wedding. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The particular activity that Reggie had undergone while his brain was being imaged in the tube is called a dual n-back test. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Is it true that the Modegan nobility regard haggling as a contemptible activity for those of any highborn station?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When her activities were limited Jean Louise confined herself to gambling for small sums behind a coal pile in the rear of the school building. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The boys carried on their resistance activities for several months. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Hart wrote a note to my teacher, declaring me banned from “strenuous activities.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z How do children experience music when playing or in leisure time activities? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It was more activity than usual for this time of the morning. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z No one would talk about it much, but I gathered that earlier, abortive attempts to include Marion in the activities of the group had ended in disaster. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z If he didn’t want to be alone with Moss, wouldn’t he have invited Moss to a group activity? Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her other ninety-nine moths had flown off and were spinning through the city in clusters, searching for some hint of activity. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Ernest presided happily over all this activity without bothering himself too much about the experimental results, notwithstanding the lesson of the deuteron fiasco. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A singing game is an activity based on a song verse, which has actions or movements associated with it. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Parts of it are always being changed, by a ceaseless activity to which all of us are committed; new words are invented and inserted, old ones have their meaning altered or abandoned. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I haven’t had a seizure in seven years, but the doctors tell me that I am “susceptible to seizure activity.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “You know, I don’t think it’s appropriate for Melody to be here. This is not a recreational activity just for fun. The purpose of this meeting is to choose our official team.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Because she has no idea how illicit activities work. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He didn’t care much for the sports at school or for the activities. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The brownstone stood out not because of its architecture, but because of the constant hum of activity that burst out of it. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z "If I were spending a month alone," Hannah said yesterday, "I would start a meditation practice. It's clinically proven to lower blood pressure and boost brain activity. It even helps your immune system." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A small crowd of towners has gathered to watch the activity. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The Civil Rights Act of 1964 formally dismantled the Jim Crow system of discrimination in public accommodations, employment, voting, education, and federally financed activities. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Sure enough, at one o’clock on the nose we were on to our next activity. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But marauding for food was hardly an exceptional activity in North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z "Within a year, he'll be covered in sand from normal weather activity." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “So we can put you in any activity group.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z But one key difference is that a PET scan lets researchers look at various neurotransmitters, and cellular activity—a power unimaginable just a few generations ago. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z My mom’s idea for a mother-son bonding activity was a bit bizarre. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z To his slight annoyance, however, neither Ron nor Hermione seemed quite as curious about Malfoy’s activities as he was; or at least, they seemed to get bored of discussing it after a few days. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Indeed, he thought it inappropriate for scientists to engage in political activity of any kind—“political fiddling around,” as he called it in a conversation with Oppenheimer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It is precisely those mundane activities of daily life that one misses most in prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each day, we put together a program of activities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The amount of lead in the atmosphere also continues to grow, quite legally, by about a hundred thousand metric tons a year, mostly from mining, smelting, and industrial activities. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z For her, the years from 1938 to 1941 were a time of “exciting, round-the-clock adventures, as we counter-spied into the minds and activities of the agents attempting to spy into those of the United States.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My sister has a million after-school activities so she can get into Harvard. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He was tinning his whole attention to physical activity so that he might not notice the nagging uneasiness beginning to force its way into the conscious part of his mind. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z A flurry of activity down below startled them all. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m only at Level 28, because usually I’m logged in as an encrypted, anonymous account, and none of my activity or wins get properly recorded. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Already, I could tell something was going on, sensing a different-from-normal level of activity on the ground floor of the White House. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Many people seemed to be wandering like them, just looking at the activity. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Since their activities, no word occurs more frequently than this.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In the past there have been shootings, drug dealings, and other illegal activities. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Kit asked, noting the sudden activity along the deck. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The public-relations hack for a security firm refers to the company’s activities in a press statement in terms of the way she thinks about them when selling them to potential clients. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It’s also because of what happens after the chase, since pursuing a suspect at high speed is precisely the kind of activity that pushes police officers into this dangerous state of high arousal. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The only activity she could recall ever attending for Antonio was his graduation from a Drug Abuse Resistance Education program in elementary school. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z According to neuroscientists, what makes a creative thinker is the high activity in the association cortices sections of the brain—responsible for making new connections and for “eureka” moments. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The graduates then headed off to stateside service at bases like Maryland’s Naval Air Station Patuxent River, ground zero for the navy’s flight test activity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z There was little sign of activity in the village behind the rebel lines, for it was hardly in their interest to appear above their trenches and petty escarpments while the guns were trained upon them. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z On occasion, when casualties came in, there were quick spurts of activity, but otherwise the days flowed by without incident, a smooth and peaceful time. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It challenged its listener less, required less effort and, as a non-threatening background accompaniment to other activities, it became ubiquitous in a way it could never have been before. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The little room hummed with activity as waitresses whisked about taking orders, bringing food. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Events and activities I didn't know about would sometimes show up on my calendar. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The activities toughened up kids, building their endurance and determination. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The nursing students, who are all West Indian like Nurse Monica, and young, unlike her, absolutely adore him and give him big smiles, which increases his activity. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Serving as the leader of Girl Scout Troop No. 60, now one of the largest minority troops on the peninsula, was always at the top of Mary’s list of volunteer activities. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I have enclosed some additional literature about the Foundation, including our mission statement, a brochure featuring past activities and successes, as well as some information about our future goals, both short- and long-term. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Race you!” she says, and sprints down the hall into the activity lounge, with me following, trying to keep up—how can I not, when my legs are so much longer? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z At that time there was so much activity in the town and so much bustle in the house that the care of the children was relegated to a secondary level. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Her mouth didn't look as if smiling was its favorite activity. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He said, “Okay. Could we like get a thingie, a reading on his limbic activity?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if giving him a good kick in the shins for eating my food would count as an activity? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The inhabitants could pass back and forth from one to the other, depending on which activities were involved. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Worse, there was the contrast between the frantic activity of the poor sailor and the gentle repose of his leg at the bottom of the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Since music and language development have a high correlation in terms of development, it is helpful to know what activities children are developmentally ready for musically, and when are they ready for them. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Terrorist activity during the storm, the committee felt, was “less likely due to the severe weather, unpredictability of the storm path and the difficulty of mobilizing resources.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Of any particular activities or errands we should be aware of?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I ask her, “How is that going to happen if you keep flaking out on the activities?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They were probably unsavories—people who found enjoyment in activities that bordered on the fringe of the law. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Each station along the way rippled with activity, with curiosities. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And the whales kept up the activity until well after dark. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z At companies run by suits, such activities definitely don’t qualify as work. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sleep belonged to the same category as swimming; both activities were necessary and dangerous in equal parts. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z With a full calendar of child care, family commitments, and volunteer activities, she was as busy as a stay-at-home mother as she had been working outside her home. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Aristotle thought about the natural world in exactly the same way: that is to say, he saw it as the product of rational, purposive activity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The tools to measure such activity are evolving, too. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The second subsection reviews three issues: the problem of focusing on a description of professional activity rather than an exposition of subject matter, the overuse of apologetic language, and the disadvantages of excessive hedging. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I listen to every word those Howard students say about the different majors and clubs and activities the school has to offer. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They do not go outside—we have activities in our house that keep them occupied. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Something which has— in all my years on this planet—never been a particularly dangerous activity. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Tourists arrived at the hotel every day; the research lab buzzed with activity. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z This, his activity here with animals and animal dealers, seemed the only weak spot in the shroud of depression, a flaw by which he might be able to grab it and exorcise it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Without a word, and no outward sign of agreement, they stuck to safe, normal, unlegendary activities. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z This I felt a sufficient proof of the continued activity of his vivid spirits. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They assumed there would be activity there, that if anywhere would have a police or military presence, it would be Claiborne, the main thoroughfare nearby. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He designed it to channel their talent and resources into productive activities that served the public interest. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Crawling to different sections of the attic nook, searching for imaginary oases of cool, became her principal activity after her vigil over the park. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Imagine a huge galactic computer, a repository, more or less up-to-date, of information on the nature and activities of all the civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy, a great library of life in the Cosmos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z An electrode is clipped to each sticker, which “reads” the electrical activity of his heart and prints out the pattern on a sheet of pink graph paper. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z We could hear more activity across the water than what we could see, so we knew we were close to something. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I took five steps into the room, and everybody fell silent, abandoning their activities to glare at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex was relieved not to have to answer any more questions, and to see what passed for normal activity in Central Park. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I had taken to smiling more often, and my jaws hurt from the unaccustomed activity. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In the intervals between all these other activities Mrs. Coulter would teach her the rudiments of geography and mathematics. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She waves her hand in the air as if I should know what a typical genius activity is. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Two of those favorite activities were lies but one of them was the truth. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Every night when I went to bed, my body and mind were both completely depleted from the day’s relentless activities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Come noon, we arrived at the Rappahannock and walked along the road by its banks until we came to a house where the grounds were not full of activity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Mom didn’t believe in spending thousands of dollars for summer activities when I could have fun at home for free. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He made a very big point of looking at Anatole when he said that, but he also seemed put out with Tata Ndu for the voting activity, which got backfired on him. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Er,” he said, “Mr. Bagman . . .” .. has never been accused of any Dark activity since,” said Dumbledore calmly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In my book Mathematics and Humor I tried to show that both activities are forms of intellectual play, which often find common ground in brainteasers, puzzles, games, and paradoxes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In early stages of food production, people simultaneously collected wild foods and raised cultivated ones, and diverse types of collecting activities diminished in importance at different times as reliance on crops increased. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I think it would be unsafe to rush too soon into any activity where razors are involved.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z A burst of activity on the animal’s part makes it act all the faster. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Matt enjoyed these activities, but it pleased him to be coaxed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On more than one occasion he was seen running from the activities room in a full-blown panic. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to take the elevator because taking the elevator is a Last Days kind of activity at Support Group, so I took the stairs. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Writing, by contrast, was an activity I thought of as a kind of report, evidence of learning. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama restricted my activities that summer because of my having had my appendix out. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z All of which is to say: During the weeks leading up to the party, Ashton Place was an absolute beehive of activity. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Students absorb the fundamental music materials for their “tool box” to be used in more complex activities in the future. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Reading the Bible was not exactly a popular activity at our house, right, Charlie?” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z His observations of the Keepers’ activities and his understanding of the factory’s machinery showed an intelligent mind. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "Have you not noticed all the unsolved crimes in the newspaper? The police say they need our help, that it's our duty to report suspicious activity." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The unfurling of an embryo; the reach of a plant toward sunlight; the ritual dance of bees—every biological activity required the decoding of coded instructions. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He had her doing all sorts of activities: walking on her hands, juggling blades...It wasn’t anything new, but it was unpleasant. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I’m glad that you children have adjusted to life with your new father and are participating in family activities.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The goal was a constant buzz of purposeful activity. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There was already activity in the villages along the Tongue River. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Although she remained active in other reform activities, she fully embraced the women’s rights agenda. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z All the while, we were hearing that people had begun forming lines at the National Mall before dawn, bundled up as they waited for the inaugural activities to begin. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “And as long as they don’t interfere with your main assignment of recommending that the authority of Special Services be expanded to include combat activities.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The activities of the Food and Drug Administration in the field of consumer protection against pesticides are severely limited by two facts. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z By the time he was four, Sacrabani was used to being a hanger-on—forever on the fringes of others’ activities. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I lock my eyes on the border to track activity. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Emily added activities like working with a food pantry and kitchen, and she even got the auntie who makes shami kabobs to pitch in and donate food. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It made Dimple salivate just to think of sitting through the same classes, participating in the same activities, walking the same campus as she had. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “It’s not impossible that notice of some such activity might have come our way,” he said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, Australia has by far the oldest, most infertile, most nutrient-leached soils of any continent, because of Australia’s little volcanic activity and its lack of high mountains and glaciers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “It was hard to think. It was hard not to let off steam. It was hard not to overindulge in all the natural activities of life.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Apparently,” he said, “apparently our brethren in the Northland are not content merely with the Supreme Court’s activities. They are now trying to change our hymns on us.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z All of this activity occurred in the shadow of Stonetown itself, a city that existed for the sake of its port, and which had grown so large and busy because of it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z What activities could you do with them to underscore the idea of the soundscape? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z So, too, has much of southern Africa; a portion of it a thousand miles across has risen nearly a mile in 100 million years without any known associated tectonic activity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Bobby fully expected to hate the camp—or at least dislike it—but he found that he enjoyed many of the physical activities it offered. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I listened in as they discussed their thoughts and tried to figure out what life-threatening activities the Ku Klux Klan might have planned for that night or the next in our neighborhood. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Belle apartments whirr with activity as palace guards swarm the halls, and post-balloons whiz in and out. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When it’s an activity being described, use well, the adverb. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief danger is that a policeman will notice your suspicious activities and arrest you—in which case it is quite difficult convincing your own authorities that you’re not working for the enemy. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Except, perhaps, that he moved a little slower, and whatever small spark the night’s activity had lit behind his eyes was dimmer now. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z So it is that the activities of the insect predators and parasites are known to few. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z My father told me about the Zionist activities he was engaged in, the speeches he was making, the funds he was raising. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z All activity ceased as the great Joseph Bell tolled out eight o’clock from the Abbey belfry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z To minimize noise and activity that would sap Garfield's strength, they were warned not to talk to their father or let him talk back. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But with an irritating burst of activity he gestured for another card and wrote: WHO . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, the robot’s computer brain was humming with activity. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The virtue of such a coarse logarithmic safety scale is that it provides us, and particularly the media, with an order-of-magnitude estimate of the risks associated with various activities, illnesses, and procedures. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The NSA’s new director was in favor of the new policy, taking the hard line that “All official cryptanalysis is a type of activity that should be protected no matter how old it has become.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “You live close enough to easily walk to school, and high school kids have so many more activities, and it’s just so nice to see the two older kids finally spending time together.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the courtyard remained busy with drug activity. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Together, he and Bristle watched the activity of the camp. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As her son’s condition deteriorates, Celia reluctantly cuts back on her revolutionary activities. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Jupe refuses to “publicly participate in an activity so subjected to the male gaze,” but she lets me toss her around in the backyard. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z You, with your quiet farming ways, would be quite agog over all the activity here. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z In the activities below there are no correct or incorrect musical utterances. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z "Just the curricular activities are plenty. Listen, Tiny. I gotta go. Mom's on the other line." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He tells me that I should take it slow as I start to see the world—no big crowds, no unfamiliar foods, no exhaustive physical activity. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The words galvanized Bernard into violent and unseemly activity. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody scored any goals, and I felt nothing but confusion when time was called and another, equally puzzling activity was introduced. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The wealthier parents were heavily involved in their children’s free time, shuttling them from one activity to the next, quizzing them about their teachers and coaches and teammates. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z My friends and I had many activities planned, and I could not wait for Josh and Blake to come home for the holidays. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Bean shaped and smaller than a speck of sand, the fruit fly embryo begins its life in a whir of activity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z This 1846 lithograph by Currier & Ives shows the nine steps of “the drunkard’s progress”—from having “a glass with a friend” to the decline into criminal activity and “death by suicide.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But in fact, the room was filled with focused activity. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Sneaking up on a monster cookout was among the activities she could do without. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z "Do you have information for me? Perhaps you know somebody who is breaking the law? A neighbor or relative or teacher, perhaps? Something you've overheard? Some suspicious activity?" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “Dearest niece,” said my father, “dry your tears. If she is, as you believe, innocent, rely on the justice of our laws, and the activity with which I shall prevent the slightest shadow of partiality.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Oddly, though, it was almost entirely an intellectual activity. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Arranged by the mayor of Maplewood, the parade and subsequent activities far surpassed anything I had imagined. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The noise and activity and energy dwarfed what he had known in the Old World. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I soon learned there were certain areas I was au-tomatically allowed to perform in: scholarship, athletics, and school-time activities like the yearbook, the newspaper, and student government. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I stayed away from the riverfront, where most of the activity was, and kept to a back path. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z At night it is unsafe to walk around because of the gang activities near the area. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z All of these activities helped to pass the time, and the weeks went by quickly, but they did not lessen our longing to get away. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z In the Bottling Room all was harmonious bustle and ordered activity. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The activity ceased for a few seconds as people near the door greeted him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In study hall, I received a note to go see Mr. Ivan Muse, the assistant principal in charge of student activities. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z During all that time, however, Washington constantly received information about British activities in New York, thanks to Patriot spy networks in New York City and on Long Island. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Bunderson didn’t yet know the neuroscience, but he understood the risk: If an activity was inherently distracting, then it could be seen as inherently negligent. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Claire glanced over at the activity on the boat through the windows of the lab from time to time, and it became clear that he was no longer part of the crew. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The final departure, two days ago, was a scene of stupendous activity—fully a hundred ships in motion. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z That did make her special, she understood, and it bonded her to the engineers at work as strongly as social and charity activities bonded her to the women in her sorority. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The prevalence of illegal drug activity among all racial and ethnic groups creates a situation in which, due to limited law enforcement resources and political constraints, some people are made criminals while others are not. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It was almost as if I was background activity. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Spoon Man, Stella noticed, simply sat there and watched the activity around him, sipping from a cup of sweet tea, nibbling Mama’s sugar cookies, and burping occasionally. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He and Leslie couldn’t include her in their activities, but that was hard to explain to someone like May Belle. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Then this vital force is merely smoldering, awaiting the time to flare again into activity when spring awakens the insect world. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Science belongs to the very extensive class of activities which combine the natural and the artificial, which are constrained by both reality and culture. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As each song or activity is completed, you or the child can pull off the tab and put it in a folder marked “All done.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z My father would read the newspaper accounts of these activities, and I could see the anguish in his eyes. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Chicago’s Commercial and Financial Chronicle reported, “Never before has there been such a sudden and striking cessation of industrial activity.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "Every few minutes. Sometimes there's a gap, based on the satellite orbits. But it's enough that we can track all his EVA activities." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z All activity seemed to indicate the end of their journey—crates and cartons were packed, sails were sewn and repaired, and sailors whistled as they shaved their beards. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I smile and nod and scratch “Forensics Club” off the mental list of activities I might try to excel at to impress the Excelsior judges. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Adria and I were playing in the backyard, jumping on the trampoline, which was still my favorite activity. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “He says we are charged under Article 58 of the Soviet Penal Code for counterrevolutionary activities against the USSR,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z While Washington worried, the city’s taverns, beer gardens, and coffeehouses—all 176 of them—were teeming with activity that Saturday. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z When I asked if I could see Muslim activities in some other cities, he arranged with other ministers for me to attend meetings at temples in Detroit, Washington, and Philadelphia. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, we reached a wide square where the carnival was in full, rollicking swing, packed with masses of people and brightly colored tents and more activity than my eyes could take in at once. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Even though there was an endless buzz of activity around the stand and the chips were flying out of the bowls faster than Megan could restock them, they weren't selling much lemonade. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The broken-down bed ceased to be the scene of wild activities and was changed into an intimate refuge. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z For that matter, are Mr. King or Mr. Evans so accomplished in their criminal activities? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just what sort of activities might I expect at the tournament today? So I can dress accordingly, of course.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I’m sure you are wondering about the activities I wrote of earlier. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The usual corridor pandemonium surrounded him, slammed locker doors, wild yells and whistles, pounding feet as the guys hurried to the afterschool activities, football, boxing, debating. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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