| 单词 | call for |
| 例句 | Students were picked up who to my knowledge had never done anything subversive except call for an end to Bantu Education. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We should grab the radio and call for the plane and go home and eat a hamburger and a malt, maybe eight or ten Cokes, a steak, some roasts and pork chops.... The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Rearrange the ideas: This souffle recipe calls for eight eggs. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z No one responds, but I hear Dad call for me downstairs. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They were sitting on the gallery after supper, waiting for the time Miss Coldfield had set for Quentin to call for her. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z While my original plan called for me to confront you right then and there, I jumped to the side—out of the doorway. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z You felt the truth of it when I said that you had called for me, that you were the reason I had come walking. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Using a formal style when an informal style is called for results in prose that seems stuffy, pompous, affected, haughty. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He pushes in the door and calls for us,Where are my troops? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The foregoing should not be read as a call for movement building to the exclusion of reform work. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The referee blew the whistle and called for a drop-kick, but Victor still had one more thing to say. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The prophecy only called for one more quester to die. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The post was owned and manned by a husband, a wife, and one small boy, but they had a good radio and could call for help. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Finally they called for a litter and carried him off to his tent, dazed and unmoving. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z This is when she professed a desire to travel—she hadn’t yet said alone—and then in the next breath admitted she’d told the school people not to call for a while. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to get my mom to make the call for me, but she just looked at me like I was crazy. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He had, in fact, bought two tickets and had gotten a kick out of deciding which blows he would call for. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The eyebrows work in consort with my inky black hair, which weighs in midway between curly and wavy, and calls for the invention of a new word. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Prop 21 allowed them to make the call on their own in certain cases, and made the call for them in others. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Someone calls for quiet, the cameras start rolling, and I hear “Action!” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z His preaching income was supplemented by freightyard work and he was called for an early shift. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I ignored the call for a couple of days until Lis encouraged me to give him the courtesy of a yes or a no. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z We’d evolved this system where we called for particular favourite scenes to be played again—like, for instance, the moment the American jumps over the barbed wire on his bike in The Great Escape. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s when the blood came from the two holes, and the driver called for help on the bus radio. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Colonel Smith’s early call for reserves evidently had not upset the commanding officer. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Morning and night prayers were always peppered with songs, Igbo praise songs that usually called for hand clapping. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Those who were still bed-bound would suffer agonies rather than call for the bottle. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As for the loss of membership and influence, it was a result of a new program which had called for the shelving of our old techniques of agitation. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten of these vessels, all staffed by soldiers or police officers, ignored their canoe and their calls for assistance. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I publicly scorned the university presidents’ call for a nonwhite leadership class. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A milder state of emergency, Code Blue, called for ceasing all inmate movement and locking down the whole jail. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She calls for more and I mix it with water to stretch it because I can’t be spending my life running around lifting lemonade from pubs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z This call for a worldwide fellowship that lifts neighborly concern beyond one's tribe, race, class, and nation is in reality a call for an all-embracing and unconditional love for all men. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She struggled and wept and called for Isaac, until I was almost sick at having to cause her more pain. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Wanda reached up and pressed the button to call for a stop. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A subsidiary theme, also economic in character but implying grander suspicions, called for what he termed “settlement” to precede assumption. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z When Johnny saw a dish being prepared in the kitchen for some diner in the other room, he would call for ‘some of that,’ and she giggled again and fetched it for him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who will take up the call for the dignity and redemption of the boys?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “I felt my age today when you called for help.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But no one answered her call for help. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Judge Lew Fielding called for a recess at ten forty-five that first morning. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z —CO, will you let me out when they call for the movie? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother and my father’s youngest wife, Nodayimani, who had come to stay with us, were looking after him, and late that night he called for Nodayimani. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He forced open the door to the O’Learys’ house and called for them to wake up. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z We heard a call for prayer that echoed throughout the city. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But I must try to get a few hours’ sleep, as Van Helsing is to call for me at noon. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I crawled out of the hut and began to call for Stew. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, she decided that more direct measures were called for. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He holds up his hands and calls for quiet. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The Program of Action approved at the annual conference called for the pursuit of political rights through the use of boycotts, strikes, civil disobedience, and noncooperation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sarah, can you get the phone numbers of Nia and Aaron out of my cell? And look through the recent missed calls for something from Manhattan; I have to call my science teacher.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The Abnegation are willing to die for any person, friend or enemy, if the situation calls for it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The tradition called for girls to make wreaths of flowers and candles. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Trip went after the ball and got called for a foul. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Midway through the second half, the score was still 5-0 when the Fugees were called for a foul in the box for slide tackling from behind. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z For the young women who answered the Komsomol call for volunteers on October 10, 1941, their transformation from civilians to soldiers was abrupt. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Yet, Chief Buthelezi had consistently called for my release and refused to negotiate with the government until I and other political prisoners were liberated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “What on earth are you doing out of your chair? Why didn’t you call for one of us?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “This calls for a special meal,” Mamá said. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Even a decade ago, critics of President Bill Clinton’s call for a national conversation on the subject didn’t think so. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z My father tells me at dinner that my mother has called for me again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In the hallway, the man told Reggie there was a phone call for him. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z What if he was huddled somewhere, shivering and terrified, wondering why she hadn’t called for help? The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He called for Bliss in the next room. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Have we unwittingly exaggerated the importance of individuals succeeding within pre-existing structures of power, and thereby undermined King’s call for a “complete restructuring” of our society? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She had wanted to wear her sister’s elaborate wedding dress, but their pennilessness called for something less formal. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The league also called for the integration of the county’s schools. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not the kind of news you broke to your parents over the phone; this called for face time when they got back from up north. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But then I hear people talking about a kid who had been in the water and had called for help. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He would be unable to breathe or call for help and would die from lack of oxygen at 3:18 P.M., Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Stephen Foster, a representative of the Massachusetts delegation who had worked with Stanton for almost twenty years, stood and called for her resignation. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I had seen those movies where the patriarch of the family is on his death bed and he calls for his estranged son so that he can make peace before he goes. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The powerful Democratic senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan called for the CIA to be disbanded. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I had just set the frying pan on the stove when Grampa called for me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Anyone we can call for you? Anywhere you want to go?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z After school, Felix and about thirty other kids stood in a semicircle waiting for their names to be called for a team. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The boys called for help as he passed, laughing out every other word. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then I would call for a curve on the outside; that would surprise them. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t even answer Char when she calls for me to come her way. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Others simply remained at the tables and called for more wine. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He nudged Rick over to his parked, plainly marked police car; there, by police radio, he put in a call for someone to come pick up Polokov. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z If a scene calls for screaming, don’t scream. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Jon Snow met them on the kingsroad half a league south of Mole’s Town, before they could turn up at Castle Black, claim guest right, or call for parley. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He called for those against, and took another count. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I set up on the post and called for the ball. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Stanton called for a vote of confidence, and she got it, but the debate was just getting started. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z When Illinois was called for Barack, we could hear cars honking and shouts of excitement from the streets below. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The trader called for his assistant to bring them bowls of sadza and relish from his kitchen. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It also got the attention of Harvey Love, the coxswain in the varsity boat, who frantically called for a higher stroke rate. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “We keep the radio in case there’s trouble—serious trouble. Then at least we can call for help.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Unbelievably, Kaerva nodded and called for one of the boys to bring a saddle and tack. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Broadly stated, the plan called for Mudgett and his friend to recruit a couple of other accomplices, who together would fake the deaths of a family of three and substitute cadavers for each person. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When Oppenheimer realized he needed to design a new type of plutonium bomb, he’d called for extra help. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Glerk called for everyone to hush a moment so he could think. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The woman’s eyelids fluttered, she called for her husband, then she arched her back and was still. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire alarm is drowning out my cries, and I’m choking, but I still call for him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He sighed, “A bit behind the times, that’s the trouble with him. He clings to matrix mechanics as the all in all, and this problem calls for more powerful mathematical tools. He’s so stubborn.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He called for help, to tie the slave. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I nodded, because it seemed like that was what the situation called for. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Another called for the stewards to demand that Howard file a definitive guarantee that the horse would start. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not yet dinnertime, but among friends—friends who want to change the world together—new beginnings always call for a celebration. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z That calls for a lot of lenses and a lot of frames. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The PAC presented a manifesto and a constitution, along with Sobukwe’s opening address, in which he called for a “government of the Africans by the Africans and for the Africans.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Miss Lumley, you must be wondering why I called for you,” Lady Constance said charmingly. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Even Nathan might have recognized this was a circumstance that called for reconciliation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There was thunderous laughter and applause from the majority of the audience, who called for an encore. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After the army’s attack, which lasted for days and ended in many deaths, Fazlullah made one of his strangest announcements: He declared war on the government and called for people to rise up in violence. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The government puts out calls for men to enlist in the service. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z We called for an end to child labor. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I believe this calls for a toast, gentlemen.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When he returned to his chamber he called for the Warden, and heard all that he could tell of the Lady of Rohan. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Many of the people gathered around the table opposed putting a Klansman in charge of a school desegregation program, but, as Becton argued, reckless times called for reckless action. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We are to stay in the playground till she sticks her head out the window and calls for us. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I called for nonviolent protest for as long as it was effective. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A black fist rose from the bottom of each sheet and called for justice. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “But that would mean they don’t want us to be able to use our phones to call for help. They wouldn’t do that,” said the new girl Diana had almost forgotten about. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z This was too loud a call for a compliment to be passed by, and Mr. Weston, with a very good grace, immediately exclaimed, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The woman told me to bring the food in as they called for it, and I familiarized myself with the kitchen so that I could act quickly when called upon. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She said there was no call for them redcoats to shoot that highwayman, they are responsible for half the troubles of the world and they never had any pity on the Irish, either. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z My daily budget was a quickly spent twelve dollars, and every extravagance called for a corresponding sacrifice. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “This seems such a solemn moment. I think it calls for a prayer.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Grant calls for his order book, a thin volume of yellow paper with carbon sheets. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Good morning,” said the Ministry wizard, when all the students had arrived and the Heads of Houses had called for quiet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “When I call for a meeting, all of you must come!” he told us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He called for a servant, helping her from the chair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When he refused, she threw a goblet in the fireplace and carried on so loudly that the Master and Colonel Hawkins finally called for the carriage and left for a tavern. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have been pleased to enter upon some subjects which call for a reply,” she began ominously. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Based on the changes he had made in South Africa, he asked me to mute the call for the continuation of international sanctions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At the farm, Dr. Mudd’s wife, Frances, rose early, called for her servants to prepare breakfast, and woke her husband. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She called for her, and when there was no answer she thought she might have been mistaken. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When she was ready for bed, Madam called for me to bring up a warming pan filled with coals and run it between the sheets because they were chilled and still a wee bit damp. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain called for a surgeon to treat him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We kissed again on the stairs and as I called for the cordon the concierge muttered something behind her door. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “When I called my mother back. There was only one 911 call on the list. You never called for help.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “A major change was called for in the work on the bomb itself,” Oppenheimer later explained. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “What will she do? What will be her passion?” your aunts would ask when they came over to cook on great holidays, which called for cannon salutes back home but meant nothing at all here. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He started with Chester, to follow the order in which the transgressions had occurred, and called for their bloody backs to be scrubbed out with pepper water afterward. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “You know, I think this moment calls for a pistachio gelato.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z They were all grateful that tradition called for the ruler to mount the cliff alone, for the mountain can only use its powers for one person at a time. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Well, as you know, I have no call for anything of that nature. People do as I say without my having to resort to such drastic measures.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It called for him to be kicked off the team. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Indigenous fighters went to a British garrison in Canada to obtain weapons and supplies, and Tecumseh called for a unified and coordinated Indigenous-led war on the United States. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z She opened and called for her dad, but he wasn’t there. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Board of Education decision, the law called for the desegregation of all-white public schools as well. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But in us there was nothing left—no joy, no call for joy. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s so sensitive, he probably won’t be able to sleep tonight; he’ll call for me to stroke his head and sing to him. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “The call for your opponent to prepare to defend themselves.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Civil rights advocates offered no balm for the wound, publicly resisting calls for class-based affirmative action and dismissing claims of unfairness on the grounds that whites had been enjoying racial preferences for hundreds of years. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z TOMBSTONE: Never use who when the rules call for whom. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was going up on the stage when the magician called for volunteers. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Betty’s nursing school schedule called for her to fly right back to New York, and she could return in four days. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma moaned and called for Jesus but Mr. Lucas was there. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Fela hadn’t screamed or called for help, which meant no one but me had noticed the danger she was in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You can call for medication,” she pointed out. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I called for unity, and said we would be invincible if we spoke with one voice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Merely call for us, and we will come to your aid, Pandava,” said the owl. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It makes a lot of sense, which makes me suspect it is a call for revolution wrapped in the clothing of rationality. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I was pleased, but well aware that they had taken this action while I was in Europe in order to undermine my call for sanctions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The middle school secretary calls for the second time this week. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He nodded as if he were making the call for the whole town, which he was. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Every day, he calls for me later and later.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “No call for a fire in this weather.” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mattru Jong?” he asked, and called for a young man who was from that village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z My grandmother’s last act on earth was a call for forgiveness, love, and tolerance. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Although the ANC had called for talks with the government for decades, we had never been confronted with the actual prospect of such talks. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It called for individuals to rise up and work against the government. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z There were several calls for young men between twenty-five and forty with automobiles to sell various products on commission. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The sergeant doctor called for fever, cold, and many other illnesses, but he never asked if anyone was having nightmares or migraines. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z There was no time to argue; a customer banged through the front door and called for something to drink. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “If your pain gets any worse, call for help, okay?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was a wake-up call for all of us: As refugees in America, we were at the bottom of the heap. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He had trouble keeping a straight face when he called for new business. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z At least she did not call for Ruth’s company. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s generally there about this time. I often call for him, you know.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wired for sound now, too. In case you need to call for assistance.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z At night, enemy snipers call for star shells so the landscape's lit pale like fridgelight. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Once people understood what Sister Ignatia had done, there were calls for her imprisonment, but with every moment, the life that had been so extended in both women dwindled, bit by bit. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I remember there was an open call for Man of La Mancha at a small theater in Greenwich Village. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He circled and called for her to follow him. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z That’s why guidelines on how to avoid legalese and other turbid professional styles call for using first- and second-person pronouns, inverting passives into actives, and letting verbs be verbs rather than zombie nouns. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He called for bread and meat until he was sated and threw the unfinished scraps to the dogs who slept by the fire that roared in his hearth. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The smell of it would wake me up before Daddy even called for me to get a move on. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z As if she sensed a new addition was called for. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Remember, Gregor, the prophecy calls for only four of the twelve to die. Think we can take them, you and I?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Desperate times call for desperate measures, it is often said. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Yuko, who had been fielding calls for days, no longer knew what to do. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Otto watched the yard—for what, he wasn’t sure—but the maneuver called for a lookout, so he looked out. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “There’s not much call for hunting on a spaceship.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He called for a while, then rested, and then made the noises again, in no hurry, and not really caring, growing mellow from the grass. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex thought the rules were stringent, but they made sense, and he was relieved that what was called for was so carefully spelled out. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Most of the women rejected the call for equal pay, because they believed it would be unladylike. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In the months before the riot the bells rang often at our mess hall, sending out the calls for public meetings. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He woke with a raging desire for food and called for something to eat. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Last night, Mrs. Hall and one other parent showed up at the school board meeting and complained that the Unity Valley School District has a “homosexual agenda” and made calls for three teachers to resign. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He would set the glass next to the sink and call for his wife. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Jamison called for volunteers, and people of all ages rushed to their places on either side of the platform. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Grandfather calls for a glass of water, waiting quietly as I drink it down, his hand never leaving my shoulder. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Madam called for tea in her bedchamber the next morning and sent for Ruth, who was pumping the butter churn with vigor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As I placed the receiver back in its cradle, I pondered the call for a few seconds. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So I decided to try something that calls for a bit of magic—a chocolate souffle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z There were racks of rockets standing to be touched off to call for help from the artillery or to signal with if the telephone wires were cut. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z At last the exhausted Milo, afraid to call for help and on the verge of tears, dropped his hands to his sides. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Saturdays often brought a football game, and every football game called for a dance afterward in the women’s gym. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Soon he would call for someone to take him into the bushes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Jimmy called for another beer and Bo tossed it to him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The original planning for the 184-inch cyclotron had called for the magnet’s construction to be completed by November, but that deadline had slipped with the arrival of war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He called for his son to bring him a seat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is my name tag. This is my walkie-talkie. On this I heard Luis and Kelly’s calls for help. “ Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The various symptoms of yellow fever also called for bloodletting. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The book also called for us to make decisions we’d never made before: How high and fast was our rocket to go, and how heavy was our payload going to be? October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “So you say. But when you called for help—when the amulet snapped, and you let your need be felt—you knew someone would answer. You knew I would answer.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A bird somewhere, lonely and lost, called for its friends. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, for exam-ple, I made a special phone call for him because, instead of going to the hospital, he had somehow ended up at the School Building and missed a medical appointment. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Winter calls for Fair Isle sweaters, lined wool pants, and Christmas hair ornaments. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z When the if side of the scale is in the present tense, the other side calls for will. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Tradition called for me to provide a kind of gentle light, flattering the president with my devotion, flattering the nation primarily by not challenging it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The men left, and I called for my mother. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Ice called for the ball and told his team to clear. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She says she has to look in on Mr. Sliney he’s so old and feeble he forgets to call for the chamber pot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But he heard cries, like eagle cries, and once again Bod called for help in Night-Gaunt. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z No way to scream, to call for help. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In his rousing baritone voice, he called for massive street demonstrations if Alabama’s blacks were not allowed to register as voters. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1620 Francis Bacon called for a Great Instauration—‘instauration’ here means ‘founding’, and the term is suitably vague. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Minutes into the game, the Fugees were called for a foul in the box, setting up a penalty shot for the Phoenix. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She called for her mother, but there was no answer. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The executive admonished me, noting that the impulsive policy I had called for was not only premature but dangerous. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She seems like she’s playing a part—an extra from an old-school Disney cartoon or from a period movie set in the 1950s that called for secretaries. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Mathematics in this view is cut-and-dried and calls for nothing so much as mastery of the requisite algorithms, and unlimited patience. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been calls for the removal, even the court-martialling, of the general concerned, but the army had defended the latter and he had been allowed to complete the campaign. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “All I’m saying is drastic times call for drastic measures.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z At the ANC annual conference in Bloemfontein, the organization adopted the league’s Program of Action, which called for boycotts, strikes, stay-at-homes, passive resistance, protest demonstrations, and other forms of mass action. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then once again, after all the white people were served and we’d finally gotten to our turn, suddenly the butcher called for a woman named Mrs. Wishart to step in front of us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Jose was shot in the head and killed when he responded to his little brother's call for help. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My breath quickens, and I’m frozen there on the stage even as the audience stops applauding and the man calls for the next poet to come up. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Finally, the compromise called for a special impartial committee to be created to hear the policemen’s grievances. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Barnes wouldn’t let me call for an appointment from his phone. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “This calls for ice cream all around,” shouted Dr. van Heerden. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Read the reports from when she was sent to the office or suspended, then tell me if any of those situations truly called for those consequences. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Then he called for his horse and galloped off to headquarters. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “This calls for a drink of thanksgiving,” my father smiled. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Why did they call for him? He's not a healer. They usually call Herbalist." Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At the hospital, Luis jumped out of the truck and came back not a minute later with a nurse, who took one look at Maribel and called for a gurney. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z As soon as he heard the door to the outhouse close, Nathan planned to sprint through the cornfield and call for Wind Being. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z At the mile- and-a-half mark, Clark called for another big ten, but by now Cal’s boys had given everything they had to give, and Washington’s boys hadn’t. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Janice brandished her silver cap gun at us tired and scared runaway slaves more than Sister Pat’s script had called for. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike most American weddings I’ve attended, Iranian weddings call for formal clothing—it’s a cardinal sin to show up wearing a summer dress or something perfectly appropriate for a Sunday church service. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The deception plan called for the French and American armies to seem to be forming for an attack on New York. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, Jenny looked down at her clipboard and called for Fred. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “We planned to call for help,” says Johnny. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “The sickness that comes with the heat. I have had it myself. It can be very dangerous. The boss will call for an ambulance to take you to the hospital.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Nan had a stockpile of quotes about lying, but I knew the situation called for more fibbing than usual, at least until I’d worked out what to do next. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I’ll go out and call for the dog, because it’s getting to be evening, and there are coyotes out there in the woods. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ye can stay here for the time being. Pa and Auntie are long dead and there’s not too much call for their rooms these days.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Good thing, too—the mayor of Syracuse was about to put out a call for a guy named Noah. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z His heart was pounding louder than his calls for help; he could hear old Grandma answering him, but Auntie did not come. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The Committee called a mass protest meeting to “defend our democratic right to hear Marian Anderson sing,” and sent out a call for telegrams supporting an Anderson concert. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z She reaches for her classroom phone and calls for Mr. Simms, one of the safety monitors, but I don’t wait for him to get there. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z If a part calls for a handsome boy or a beautiful girl, Volpe doesn’t put someone ugly in the role. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Sophia leans in and kisses my nose, then calls for servants. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I expect him to call for Angry Arms of Death to restrain me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I heard no signal and no call for silence; it simply stopped, cut off, as if a door had slammed shut on a playroom filled with children. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Now I am not at all sure what made me utter my next statement; all I can say is that it seemed somehow called for in the circumstances in which I found myself. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z If they had refused him a phone call for seven days now, why would they change their policy in the future? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He went to inconceivable extremes of cruelty to put down the rebellion of his own officers, who resisted and called for victory, and he finally relied on enemy forces to make them submit. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I was unnerved by the call for the rest of the day and couldn't find sleep that night. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He then called for yet another hymn, which was hummed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In class, she was disappointed when Mrs. Rappaport did not call for volunteers, but asked each student to recite in turn by seats. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The police couldn’t let that kind of thing slide if a reporter were to wonder who was at fault and maybe call for someone’s punishment. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Work in that household never ceased, and it called for skill and patience, qualities Kit did not seem to possess. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Felicia calls for her in the background. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She shut the screen down and said, “I want to call for help, but there’s no signal.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I’d promised myself not to call for backup unless I had no choice, and I’m certainly not going to ruin my cover over a street brawl. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z A bill was written asking for approval of citizenship for Bobby Fischer, and an Extraordinary Session of Parliament was called for Saturday, March 21, 2005. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Certain aspects of the situation which has arisen seem to call for watchfulness and, if necessary, quick action on the part of the Administration.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Then, Blackcliff’s drums thud out, a wake-up call for the entire school and half the city. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Papi stood up, and Sandi, not knowing what manners were called for, stood up too, and was eyed by her mother to sit back down. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He was still for a moment, and then groggily raised his head and called for help. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the meal was finished in silence until the king, wiping the gravy stains from his vest, called for dessert. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The phone rang all day long with calls for neighbors. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z It occurred to him that this level of professionalism might mean that standard procedure—a phone call for the accused—would be observed, and he would be free within a day or two. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z ‘I won’t be left behind, to be called for on return!’ said Merry. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It was a courageous act, and one that called for much finesse and force of will on Spassky’s part. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The plan had called for all four of them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When they responded to the call for dinner, a stranger sat at the table along with Grandpa and Dale. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She just concentrated on the water and called for Imperial gold. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z De Klerk called for an urgent meeting with me and read to me from documents he claimed had been confiscated in the raid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He toured the country, mesmerizing crowds with thundering calls for black people to shake off the undermining ghetto stereotypes and claim their long-denied political power. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The gavel hit the podium three times, and Mr. Pepperhorn called for a vote. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I had a feeling that if I’d said, “Phone call for you, Bubba,” every man in the room would have risen. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Without a word, Chuck jumped up and ran out of the room, his calls for Newt fading the farther he went. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I count five adults—five people who came when I called for help, even if they didn't exactly know what to do. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Pollard and Yummy called for the driver to stop. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘The hour is long passed. The morning is wearing away. We must call for him.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Ma Charles spat in the house without anything coming out and Big Ma called for a mercy. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Still, the point is that all kinds of decisions can be cast into this framework and call for the informal evaluation of probabilities. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They called for help, but no one listened. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He raised his borrowed sword and called for a charge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When the assassination in Dallas made Johnson President, who was the first person he called for? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The scientists heard the man call for help. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Speaking at Selma's Brown Chapel on January 2, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. calls for massive voting rights demonstrations. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z This part of the story called for reverence. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Cooky called for the steward as he poked his head out of the galley. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When the guards brought in the captive, Robb called for his sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Some whites were said to have called for his assassination. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere in me there must be profound sorrow since it doesn’t take much for me to play the roles that call for heart-wrenching wailing. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z But desperate times call for desperate measures, and water managers are scrambling to keep the sky from completely falling. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I almost call for Dylan, but I’m still speechless because there’s a memo too: Are you the boy from the post office? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Sick boys gathered under the trees and called for their mothers and fathers. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Her words became a rallying call for the suffrage movement. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I lean in to kiss him when my mom calls for us. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He called for the ball and then placed it with care on the penalty line. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The forecast called for clouds and intermittent rain all day. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Then there came a call for those who disagreed and my hand went up alone. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When he’s done he calls for more coffee and tea. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I've seen it all. You were going to call for a night off.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Ready with a drink just as a person called for it, he talked and listened in the right amounts. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My mom took her seat, and I squeezed her hand as the members called for a break. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Anna pounded on the door and called for Harry. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But sometimes she escalates before I even know if the situation calls for escalation. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z In 2011, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, first established in the Reagan administration, highlighted current scientific research and issued a call for greater emphasis on arts education. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “There’s a long-distance phone call for you, Miss Skeeter. From a Miss... Stern, she say?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After they had eaten, Hymir drained the last of the beer from his drinking cup and called for silence. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “The number to call back is written right on it, and it’s on your sheet too, if you need people to call back. If someone calls for you, don’t worry, someone’ll find you.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z As the tumultuous 1960s rolled along, the fight intensified and called for even greater activism. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But after about three weeks, I was called for an interview. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she called for tea and cookies and offered hospitality to the fuming Grand Elder. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Janice brandished her silver cap gun at us tired and scared runaway slaves more than Sister Pat’s script had called for. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z General William Tecumseh Sherman, in charge of the army, called for order and trust that the legal system would deal with Guiteau. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Now she wondered if her time at the Academy was finally coming to an end, for why else would the Mistress have called for her, if not to dismiss her at last? Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When they started the call for boarding she gave me the list, squeezing it tight between our hands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z If Balekin calls for guards or grabs him, that illusion will dissipate. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was arguing, then a loosely drawn plan, and a call for volunteers. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It was too early for the sprint, but he was starting to wonder what would happen when Moch called for it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There were times when the training called for them to run, or even fight back. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z There were only a few calls for R. C. Colas, Dr Peppers, and Hires root beer. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Right. I’m going to clean this up for you, because it looks a bit nasty. Is there someone I can call for you? Your husband?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Women had been working for the right to vote since Elizabeth Cady Stanton and a group of reformers first called for female suffrage in 1848. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z We called for her and scanned the dark, not quite brave enough to run back, and then Enoch shouted, “There!” and we saw Bronwyn leaning against a corner of the icehouse. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “The next time we call for artillery, we’ll aim right at your pad at home,” I said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Bo heads for the kitchen and doesn’t bother turning around as his friends call for him to come back. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Anyway, he’s done bad things. He made magic use illegal, and he called for the extermination of dragons.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z At night, after Ash had washed the supper dishes and banked the kitchen fire, her stepmother called for her to come to her chamber. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It would call for a glorified version of the Games to make fresh the memory of those killed by the districts’ rebellion. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Even Mr. Shakespeare, who had most cause to call for my dismissal, seemed inclined to forgive me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z They argue back and forth until she calls for the servants to take Edel from the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Carter called for order, banging his gavel on the table. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The thin man turned obligingly and called for the slave girl to fetch them food and drink. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She calls for a palanquin to take Charlotte back to her chambers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Again it was a fan boat, also with four military personnel aboard, and again Zeitoun and Frank waved and called for help. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z At a mass meeting in Selma, King called for a “motorcade” of protesters—“carloads of people from all over the state to march on the capitol” in Montgomery. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear the front door slam and Travis calls for me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z By the time the bartender calls for last call and the lights flicker, I’m too tired to dance anymore. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She stirs and calls for lemonade but I give her a jamjar of water. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mom had called for Princesse, who spoke the best English because she had studied it in college. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They called for him, and he climbed from the inside of the boat, taking off his life vest, looking down to undo the buckles. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The game is more fun than Axel can ever remember, but Daniel’s mom calls for Daniel too soon. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She laughed and called for her children, who all danced up, dressed weirdly in little elfin frocks. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z After the Independence cut off our stipend and all contacts with the larger world, it seems God’s plan called for Mother and Ruth May to fall sick nigh unto death. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the call for water led to fighting. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t forget,” called Maudie, walking backwards away from Francie, “I called for you this time and it’s your turn to call for me next time.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. King’s funeral message served as a sobering call for justice. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Four weeks after my dad told us we were moving, my grandmother called for us. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z While Art stood there, pondering this, Abel Martinson dragged the hatch cover from the hold and called for him to come over. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Other cities, too, called for fasts to ofler up their corporate orisons; and, sensible of our distress, they sent flour and rice. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “There’s a long-distance call for you,” he continued in the tone of the judge performing the disagreeable duty of telling the defendant his right. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The revolutionary demand would have called for a reform of primary and secondary schools. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He called for a vote to set aside the decision until the fall, which would mean women would not be able to vote in that year’s election. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The expanded mission called for a new name: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The rest of the table hoots, and Leander, one of Hel’s soldiers, calls for Faris to finish his story. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z When Newt finally had everyone gathered, he called for quiet, and Thomas turned to hear what he had to say. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Some of our rules were tried and true; others, we made up on the spot when the occasion called for it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z A call for a doctor went out over the loudspeakers: a patient was bleeding in the icu. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I put down the phone and called for him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A little ironic, the sentiment her role calls for. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Although some Americans called for the government to make room for its share of Jewish refugees, many others worried about the jobs that the immigrants would take away from Americans. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Some called for Prince Hamlet to be elected, despite his youthfulness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Pippin left him and called for the servants, and they came: six men of the household, strong and fair; yet they trembled at the summons. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Someone called for a window to be opened and cool air let in. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He called for more of Aegir’s ale and gulped it down. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The ship’s speaker system buzzed with announcements, calls for lost and found children, and misplaced belongings. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “We called for help,” she said, bending over slightly, the hem of her flower-print dress swaying below her knees. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Jimmy was standing around the paint so much he got called for two three-second violations, and our forwards looked like they were just throwing the ball toward the backboards and hoping for the best. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “No! That was the plan. No purse, no nothing for me or Aileen. That was the point. I left mine at home after I called for the car.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 There were buttons for everything—to lower the blinds, to change the lights from normal to blue, to call for a butler! Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z As their own hands and feet called for a washing, they went indoors to Odysseus again. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever he was in his cups he would call for a reaving song, something loud and stormy that told of dead heroes and deeds of wild valor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He turned his head to call for the servant. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In half-an-hour the carrier was to call for it to take it to Lowton, whither I myself was to repair at an early hour the next morning to meet the coach. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z They called for more ale, and began to shout: ‘Let’s have it again, master! Come on now! Once more!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A scene like this, a ransom scene, calls for a noirish mood: shadows, sinister silhouettes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He called for one of his aides, but the bucktoothed boy was dead, and the yellow-haired boy was dead, and the Sergeant was down and would never recover. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought perhaps Twinkle would call for his assistance, but he was not summoned. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z What crime would call for such terrible action? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then I called for her, softly at first, then louder, though my head throbbed when I shouted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Visibly shaken, Lady Isobel called for Beatrice to attend them, and Ash wondered if it was customary in West Riding for the hunt to come in like that, all bloody and fresh from the kill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When she sang for composer Jean Sibelius at his home in Finland, he threw his arms around her, said “My ceiling is much too low for your voice,” and called for champagne. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z They arrested him and called for a truck to tow his car. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z A bystander was able to grab the perpetrator and call for police, but when police arrived to find the assailant still standing there, revolver in hand, they let him go. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It turned out to be their most effective offensive weapon: Permian was called for roughing the kicker and Odessa High got a first down. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Beckett called for a chopper to get us out. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “No call for you to have matches. Burn the house down.” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The Englishman called for nominations from the floor, and there weren’t any. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The job of treasurer called for Brian to check every homeroom at the end of the day and write down the returns the boys had reported. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he didn’t want to mention his new wife, who had answered the phone of our house when I had called for American Father’s Day and she whispered, “Don’t call here again, you dog children.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “He'will meet with you on the morrow, by the spice market. Uook for a door marked with a purple lotus. Knock twice and call for freedom.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Often, such music calls for notes that are a little more separate or defined than legato, but still nowhere as short as staccato. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He always calls for our mother when he’s frightened. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z With a crowd gathering and the president vomiting, Dr. Smith Townshend called for help in carrying Garfield to a more private area. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “There is no call for you to be funny,” said Mary Poppins, in such a voice that Michael felt that, indeed, there wasn’t. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z My mother got out and called for help bringing in the groceries. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It wasn’t called for, there was no excuse. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the suffragists didn’t appear to have enough votes to win, he decided to call for an immediate vote on the question. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z When the tragedy was over, and he had been called for and hooted, I said to Herbert, “Let us go at once, or perhaps we shall meet him.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Finally Oeneus called for help upon the bravest men of Greece, and a splendid band of young heroes assembled, many of whom sailed later on the Argo. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like she’d fallen asleep trying to call for help. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Clove is scrambling backward on all fours, like a frantic insect, too shocked to even call for Cato. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z My father called for me, so I walked off. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Grandma was soft-spoken, calm, but emphatic as she said, “Well, Lois, you’ve tried every polite and proper way of getting that job back. I think some sort of drastic action is called for.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On several days, when Hall’s itinerary called for additional acclimatization, we walked nowhere at all. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Bus nine. Last call for bus nine,” the loudspeaker announced. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The Lightning would have their chance to tie in the final moments, when Hamdu Muganga, now on defense for the Fugees, was called for a foul at the top of the penalty box. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z When there's a family crisis or something bad happens, usually you get to call for outside help. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that the action that he had called for was in fact a noble one; he believed that Africans should help their Indian brothers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is true, for example, that racial incidents, followed by calls for tolerance and understanding, are a more-or-less permanent feature of the American landscape, durable as the Rocky Mountains, familiar as the Mississippi River. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He said: "They used their wits, you see. If you can't beat evil by strength alone, then a little cunning is called for." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z In the bad parts of Tarbean a call for help attracts predators like the smell of blood on the wind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I feel I’m about to get caught Kneeling seems called for. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. He’s late. He has been dodging my calls for days,” Zemaye said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And we pray the same way at the same times, waking to the sound of the call for prayer floating in from the nearby mosque. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “We have also consulted the oracle stones about the invitation, and they called for Taisin, your classmate, to accompany the prince.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Did someone make a case for mercy that was beaten down by the calls for the deaths of the districts’ children? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Peck is good with stomping someone out if the occasion calls for it, but Damien and Kendrick don’t keep him around because he’s an extra body. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The radio did not work and Brian could not call for help. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z They could be humorous and humble when the moment called for it, but they were unfazed by blowhards and didn’t second-guess the power in their own points of view. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Wrong place, wrong time no call for art in suburbia, not in this economy. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But his general gist seemed to be close to his lordship's, concluding with a call for a freezing of German reparation payments and the withdrawal of French troops from the Ruhr region. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Take last night. There was at least ten guys ordered Manhattans. Sometimes maybe you don’t get two calls for a Manhattan in a month. It’s the grenadine gives the stuff that taste.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the umpire, who had taken up his position behind the pitcher, called for the ball and someone tossed it to him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z After ten minutes her mom calls for Fizz to come up and say good-bye to her grandparents. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z ‘I believe in second chances. You’ve responded to my call for recruits. You have the proper credentials and letters of recommendation. Do you pledge to follow my orders and serve the legion?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z His letter set down the basic rights that in his view belonged to everyone on American soil—the first formal call for liberty in the colonies. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “You don’t get much call for Morgenstern nowadays. I don’t know any more what I got back there. You come in tomorrow, you look around.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There were only a few calls for R. C. Colas, Dr Peppers, and Hires root beer. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw Frightful on her stub and let out a wild call for food. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A gray, older man, a medical officer, approached, called for water, sponged Rab’s face for him, and said he was coming to. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as I opened my mouth to call for Ruth, who always tagged along in my dreams, a thick mist blew over the beach. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1937, she placed sixth in a long-distance air race that called for sixteen hours of flying in a single day. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I call for a vote to strike the charge of theft.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z What they call for insurance purposes an act of God. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In the same article, Reverend Sloan calls for further investigation and suggests race bias. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The sergeant had called for a medic and somebody rolled up Tayo’s sleeve; they told him to sleep, and the next day they all acted as though nothing had happened. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Conger called for water, poured a little into Booth’s mouth, and he spit it out. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The tension mounted when a radical black party, based on the Black Panthers, formed and publicly called for white extermination. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I tried to call for help, but no one heard me. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Tally wondered if Special Circumstances would call for help from the wardens, or whether they’d keep the whole situation a secret. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Here was a call for my death—an invitation from one terrorist to another, saying, “Go ahead, shoot her”—and I was as calm as could be. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then one of the younger folk called for a song. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He opened the meeting with a controversial speech in which he called for our sanctions policy to be reevaluated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man appeared to call for a servant, but then put the book down and came to the door himself. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z An army lieutenant then climbed up onto the roof of the station where there were four machine-gun emplacements aiming at the crowd and called for silence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Speaking of Oppenheimer’s call for candor, he advised the president, “The campaign is dangerous and its proposals fatal.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I call for Sacred again, and I wait. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I mean, all of a sudden here everybody . . . 8TH JUROR: I’d like to call for another vote. 10TH JUROR: Listen, I’m talking here. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He has had short periods of consciousness during which time he has begged me to write to Jenny Creighton—he calls for her constantly in his delirium. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain answered with a nod, grim-faced, then called for the seven girls he had claimed to be brought on deck, the loveliest of all those found aboard the Willing Maiden. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then the dust and the sun blinded him and the one thought in his mind was to get out and find a telephone to call for help. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z At one o’clock, the move out began with a call for the soldiers to assemble. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When the teacher called for us all to take our seats, I yelled out, ‘Matthew, let go of my arms!’ and he pulled on the fake arms. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The Indians’ contracts called for seven hours’ work for about twenty-four cents a day. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The policeman called for someone to get Tilly, and both of us, Tilly and I, got in the backseat of the cruiser to warm up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z We call for help and three men are necessary to take the fork away from him. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve never sat anywhere in this house but in the kitchen and her bathroom floor, but today calls for extreme measures. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Victor called for the ball, and Shandra got it to him with a mighty heave. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Admissions quotas set by the Chicago school board called for a student body that would be 40 percent black, 40 percent white, and 20 percent Hispanic or other. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I’m gonna stop you right there. Bobby,” she called for Dad. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z As soon as Uncle Jet parked the truck, he would sneak out and run into the desert and call for Wind Being or Darkness, who were probably wondering where he was right now. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The third time she called for me, I was sore tempted to dump the glowing coals onto her bed, let it blaze, and ask if that was warm enough. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It's no secret that the Jews hate Hitler and have called for an economic boycott. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z This was an important ritual and called for detailed instructions by Mama. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He called for the butler to bring champagne and glasses for everyone, right there in the foyer, so they could toast Rowan’s audacity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The car was half full, enough people that she could call for help if she needed, but not so full that the crowd would hide anything untoward. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He thought he had been hit, and he began to call for Rocky to help. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “You could call for a taxi from Alamogordo,” the clerk said doubtfully. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He called for iron, and people brought all they owned. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "I'll call for you in my car about two. It's the Amazon, isn't it?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Ma and Pappa had called for an update, and it had been so difficult to tell them the truth: that it probably wasn’t going to work out with him and Dimple. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Some dishes, after all, call for something special. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They chose to ignore our calls for discipline and thought our advice feeble and unassertive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost as soon as the strike began, the Seattle Central Labor Council called for a general strike of all workers throughout the city—an unheard-of act. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z George Post’s design called for twenty-two trusses, each weighing two hundred tons. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was as though I was living the life of some other person and had come to this house to call for a subscription to a charity. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But two days later, he was strong enough to call for his painting gear, intent on pursuing a hobby he had taken up at the urging of Manette Loomis. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The ship was too far away to call for help. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Even more enraged, the judge called for Liang to be brought to him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He calls her name, and then in a voice drunk with sadness he calls for his sons, his daughters, he doesn’t want to be left alone. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on, girls. A long day like this calls for some frozen custard. I asked your mom, Amina, and she said you can come to Kopp’s with us.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Fermi did a new set of calculations and called for another rod to be lifted. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought back a wild-food cookbook from the library last week and mentioned that one of the recipes called for lots of nuts. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He called for music and cane liquor for everyone, to be put on his bill. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I got invited in. A child called for help.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Why call for me so late—and who? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Approaching the line and already ahead by four lengths, George Morry finally called for a higher stroke rate. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Somewhere in there, the nurse called for a social worker. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The day he was inaugurated, he sent out a call for the Massachusetts Militia, and sent a man to England to see about guns. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He did wonder why Celia didn’t call for the doctor, but he was grateful at the same time. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was one of those moments that called for a split-second decision.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She could have stood on a hill and called for them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He called for road guards and skirmishers and the Twentieth Maine began to move toward Gettysburg. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He screamed, called for help, pounded on the walls with his fists. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In 1957, the Africanists had called for a vote of no confidence in the Transvaal executive at the national conference, but had been defeated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the magazines I read came a passionate call for the experiences of the disinherited, and there were none of the lame lispings of the missionary in it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The newest idea percolating through the hallways at the Rad Lab called for a two-stage separation process using a new variety of calutron to further enrich the product of the original racetracks. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I think you did exactly the right thing in statements to the President and the Press. The situation called for over-selling rather than under-selling.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “There’s no call for him to act like that,” she said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "Just the same," Brother Jack said, returning to the discussion with a call for ideas. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she was making a mistake, but that’s what the clue called for. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t even have time to call for help. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Examining the schedule for January 3, 2021, he saw that a businesslike professional attitude was called for. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He turned the bottle around in his hands and then called for the corkscrew. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d felt the ferocity of that storm, heard the desperate radio calls for help, seen Beck Weathers crippled with horrible frostbite. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The following summer I was again called for temporary duty in the post office, and the work lasted into the winter. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As an added bonus, I’d be able to call for help if the sluggers dropped me off far from home. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Frantic, the tenants called for police protection that arrived in short order, a hundred uniformed men, some on foot, some sitting high on the backs of police horses. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He called for his cloak and his hat. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z While the polis beat every plant in sight and shout, I crouch with the guy who called for me to follow. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I march off, ignoring Maya’s calls for me to come back. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “In gym, playing ball, I get called for fouls all the time. But nobody is called when I’m fouled.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It seems to call for a big, dramatic speech, but all I get out is one almost inaudible sentence. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I turned to watch the shark, as nervous as a kid might feel waiting for her name to be called for a doctor’s checkup, but nothing more. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Father Olufemi called for an emergency meeting a few hours ago.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Hitler calls for every German to fulfill his duty and make sacrifices. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The doctor on duty called for Jones and several others who’d treated Henrietta; they all examined her and looked at the X-ray. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In the same article, Reverend Sloan calls for further investigation and suggests race bias. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The Mutual’s newspaper was quite open about the company’s determination to resist Du Bois’ call for an aggressive challenge to white rule. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to call for help, but who would help her after what she’d done? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Reloading was a time-consuming process that called for two hands and more than twenty seconds. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Corporal Z, who had called for him at the hospital, still drove a jeep combat-style, with the windshield down on the hood, armistice or no armistice. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I can’t call for any help because the people who are enforcing the law on this train are the ones I’m afraid of. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z They were starting with names from A through C. Hanako’s last name was Tachibana, so they would not be called for a while. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z After we were all sitting down and she had taken role, she called for everyone’s attention. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Lithuanian tradition called for an empty place to be left at the table for family members who were gone or deceased. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z WGrayson7: i like to be on call for all of my best friend's ex-boyfriends, willupleasebequiet: it takes a village to date tiny cooper. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Francie decided to get dressed first, and then fix supper so that she’d be all ready when Ben came to call for her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I’d say we could fix you up for less than eight hundred dollars. How soon did you want delivery? We would have to make it up for you; there’s not that much call for—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I walk down the front steps, barefoot, and call for Hassan to come out and see. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was a theorist, and this was a job that called for experimenters and engineers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The Ring also called for the invention of subsequently dubbed 'Wagner tubas, a hybrid that combined elements of the French horn, trombone and euphonium. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Opening the door into the corridor, he called for the conductor. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He had that knife and could probably call for help. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The wind rushed toward her, and the cries of the riders were clear upon the air: They called for her mother, for Elinor. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you need to leave, the guard will call for an escort. No one goes wandering off without a guide, understood?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Recognizing the public's disdain for the spoils system, he called for a law regulating civil service jobs within the government. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Every deed and intention calls for careful discernment. An evil will can never be God’s will,” she says simply. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When my name was called for number one, I heard a joyous cry from behind me. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He called for his axe and took their heads off there and then. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Werner, unable to bear it a second longer, calls for the maid. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I prayed Vonetta and Fern knew when a question didn’t call for an answer. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Once I get out of this bathroom, the two of us will find it. And I can call for help. I have a phone.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z "This calls for private words. Let's parley. Follow me." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z I call for help but the wind drowns my cries. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Which skill or scrap of knowledge would be called for? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z When the newly created Federal Commission on Higher Education had called for desegregation in 1946, the South had simply ignored its recommendations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She gets called for the fifteen hundred, and she goes barefoot. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z That if desperate times call for desperate measures, then I am free to act as desperately as I wish. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A creaky voice calls for us to come in, and Ruthie lets go of my skirt to open the door. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Our mother died two years before we watched Bambi so he should’ve known that mothers die and that they don’t ever come back again no matter how much you cry or call for them. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind Christoffel, the other students call for him to hurry up. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z On their very first offensive play the Bronchos were called for offsides. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z All-out riots called for cartridges shot out of a gas gun, which looked a bit like a sawed-off shotgun. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the captain calls for Carlyle, who has been lurking in the corner, as he always lurks during these meetings. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Karim says he will call for a bus to take us to Peshawar.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ali called for me to come over to the middle, where the DJ was set up and where parts of our cities had been moved. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z As Johnny lay upon his bed, the church bells began to call for afternoon service. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the person folks called for advice, prayer, and practical help when someone got into trouble or ended up in jail. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Theoretically the stroke oar always rows at the rate and with the degree of power called for by the coxswain, but in the end it is the stroke who ultimately controls these things. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The original magnet design called for using copper for the electromagnet coils and the massive transmission bus that carried electricity to the racetracks. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z So he could not call for help, and they would not worry for another week or so, when Derek did not call in. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z And now I sat breathless, asking myself how Rinehart would have solved the problem of information and it came instantly clear: It called for a woman. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am Mother Fletcher and you can call for an ambulance. You know how to use that radio you got.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Had to reach over and get the headset from the pilot or he would not be able to use the radio to call for help. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Navy made a bid, charging forward as they passed under the railroad bridge at the two-mile mark, but Wink Winslow called for more. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “So the cops called for the fire truck—and more police.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z So on Friday I put on my middy blouse which, more than any of my clothes, made me feel like a Marjorie, and my mother called for rickshas. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned to leave, but he called for me to wait. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z A few minutes before eleven, a man with a bullhorn called for all passengers to Peshawar to begin boarding. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I’m too proud to call for help, though, so I grit my teeth and wait. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The killing of the Fire Dragon was an exploit that called for the best of their cunning. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The muezzin’s call for namaz rang out, and the Mujahideen set down their guns, faced west, and prayed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The tribal chieftain called for the boy, and presented him with fifty pieces of gold. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If Junior does something wrong, you don’t need to call for my permission to punish him. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I worked at the cafe all spring and in June I was called for temporary duty in the post office. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Room was made for the hobbit at the king’s left hand, but no one called for any tale. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He called for help a few times, but mostly he spent the day in the lotus position, with his new sneakers off, meditating. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Ma called for Pa. Felt her arm around my head, her hands touching my chin and my chest. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Winston dialed “back numbers” on the telescreen and called for the appropriate issues of the Times, which slid out of the pneumatic tube after only a few minutes’ delay. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z That day, about noon, the owners of the other winning teams and I were called for a conference with the head judge. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary delivered the message to the tavern keeper John Lloyd: “I want you to have those shooting irons ready; there will be parties here tonight who will call for them.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As my father cut it out for his fridge coupon organizer, he saw the call for drivers. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “And the task of casting such a work calls for a specific image in an audience’s mind.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “I’ll find a piece of music that calls for mutes,” Ms. Parker says. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z This called for Makeover, Part II—which Park cut short, thank God, saying, "Mom, I want a photo that actually looks like Eleanor." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Rachael said, “Our present crash program and overall planning call for us to obtain an additional owl which can mate with Scrappy.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z A woman in black pants and a loose-fitting white shirt answers the door and then calls for her husband. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Axel, this is a freebie day. No school with the power out. A late night with the rescue. This calls for chocolate chip cookie pizza on the stove top!” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They were called for one offside penalty, then another, and another. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z After a moment of silence the Chancellor called for the vote. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then, as an afterthought, ‘Beer ... Hi, kitchen,’ he yelled, in the arrogant way Johnny noticed the young officers always called for service. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He put his hands on the top of his head the way he did when he was called for a foul. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z At a certain moment, her part calls for seething, spitting rage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Martina would call for help, and the Recruiters guarding the computer room would come running. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The following morning, as soon as prayers were over, the Headmaster called for Quarter-Stars and Stripes. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z But the recipe called for four pounds of Kosher salt. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z During this period, Nixon called for a “war on drugs”—an announcement that proved largely rhetorical as he declared illegal drugs “public enemy number one” without proposing dramatic shifts in drug policy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Frank Churchill’s confession of having behaved shamefully was the first thing to call for more than a word in passing. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z She opens her mouth to call for help. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Urn, Nancy is at work and she’s pregnant so I — ” “Pregnant! My niece is pregnant! Now that calls for more champagne. You tell her I must see her. I’m dying to see her.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Almost every one of them called for much milder methods than Rush’s. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The very idea of Bobby Fischer wanting to talk to the press was astonishing, but this new Fischer called for a press conference the night before the match was to begin. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When she recovered from the shock and managed to regain her voice, she called for the cook and pointed to the plate with a trembling finger. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But I don’t get to think about it for long as the sound of the adhan plays from the mosque-shaped clock in the den, filling the air with the call for the day’s last prayer. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I tried to think of whom among the district committee I might call for information concerning Clifton, but here again I was balked. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Autumn came and I was called for my physical examination for the position of regular postal clerk. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Oliver Tambo and the ANC had called for the people of South Africa to render the country ungovernable, and the people were obliging. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Cooke got the cage which he knew the doctor always called for at that hour and brought it forward. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Chicho cheers, “Bravo! I think this calls for a piñata right now. Why wait until your birthday? Here, mija, break this one.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The full tech crew had been called for a Wednesday meeting, and they were all squeezed together backstage. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z After making sure his helmet was straight, he asked, “It’s been tense around here since yesterday’s visitor. Is one of these the one he called for?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The king was already there, and as soon as they entered he called for Merry and had a seat set for him at his side. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Axes were called for and rushed out of workshops and up from the barracks. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In my deluded solitude, I sat waiting for my son in the armchair of my library, my eyes glued to the doorsill, calling to him with my mind, as I used to call for Clara. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Martin covers the plastic bin while the eaglet calls for more food. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The All-in Conference called for a national convention of elected representatives of all adult men and women on an equal basis to determine a new nonracial democratic constitution for South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard their frantic tone of voice, heard them say the mob was out of control, that they would have to call for help. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He called for help, and he drew his legs and arms stiffly to his sides and arched his back away from the mattress. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Instead of acting with the extreme caution the situation called for, what have I done? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It did, of course, call for women to have the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Chou and Pithy call for me to stop and return, but I ignore them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no need to call for volunteers to join the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z In addition, it called for a national day of work stoppage in protest against the racist and reactionary policies of the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I ’member how Doc called for Petey the dimwit and Josh Bowen to come give him a hand taking Pap away from the boy. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z It called for a ban on texting while driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I mean, did you call for any special reason?” she said abruptly. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “You got parents or anything to call for a ride?” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He wondered what would happen if no one called for it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His design called for “a hundred or so pieces,” he explained, “which had to fit together to within a precision of a few thousandths of an inch.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He called for his soldiers to launch flaming torches to set the ships on fire. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z When he dribbled, no one tried to stop him; when he called for a pass, whoever had the ball passed it; and when he missed a basket, no one raced him for the rebound. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In addition to suffrage, Victoria Woodhull's political platform called for labor reform, nationalizing railroads, prison reform, and rewriting the tax code. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The captain called for ale then, and the two of them drank a toast to their venture. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘She screamed and called for the guards instead.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z One of the dudes calls for Sneaky to come on, but he looks back at me. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Clay had not called for her since the beating, and for that she was grateful. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re out in the middle of nowhere and nobody would hear us call for miles. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He ushers Werner to the dining table and calls for the maid to bring cake. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Then I call for a vote to set aside the charge of theft,” Hemme said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When Guiteau attacked, editorial writers and others called for full-time protection of the president. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Letters called for the FCC to remove Welles and CBS from the air, fine them, or assume control of all radio broadcasts because the networks had shown themselves to be irresponsible. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z They called for Grandpa and Lena in the barn, just to be sure, starting with small voices to avoid startling the cow and gradually building to shouts. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He kept the passport, telling me I must call for it next morning, and gave me in place of it a permiso for meals and lodging at the Commensal Transient-House of Siuwensin. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It would only be called for if it was desperately needed. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They turned the ball over with sloppy throw-ins, and were called for offsides seemingly every time they managed to gain some momentum. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He would call for Pax at the spot where he’d left him, and Pax would come bursting out of the woods and probably knock him down in his happiness. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Denethor started as one waking from a trance, and the flame died in his eyes, and he wept; and he said: ‘Do not take my son from me! He calls for me.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z |
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