| 单词 | captain |
| 例句 | Beneath the picture was the caption: “Scarlet Fletcher, captain of the East Shoal cheerleading squad, helps introduce ‘Scarlet’s Scoreboard,’ a commemoration of the charity and goodwill her father, Randall Fletcher, has shown toward the school.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “What’s his motive for the funny stuff?” the captain wondered aloud. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A warm wind came from over the vacant sea and blew the dust into their faces as the captain turned the Bible pages. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Only Asher lets out an annoyed snort and mutters, “Her team? I’m the captain!” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Yes," Lysa said glumly, her voice as cold and dead as the captain of her guard. " A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The captain’s wife leaned over to say something to her husband, something that made both of them smile. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Great men of the sea must never abandon their beasts!” the captain announces. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Darlings, do you know what I think it’s time for? I think it’s time for your captain to have a soliloquy.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Then Athena, standing by, filled out his limbs again, gave girth and stature to the old field captain fresh from the bathing place. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain nodded at one of several places. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have been referred to Dr. Viftas in Santiago—” “And you would be very grateful for the captain’s leniency in allowing you to go,” Patria reminded me, embedding my request in her scold. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A stream of tobacco juice oozed from the side of the captain’s mouth. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Downstream, conunoners and highborn captains alike could see the hot green death swirling toward their rafts and carracks and ferries, borne on the current of the Blackwater. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When the victorious Greek Fleet put out to sea after the fall of Troy, many a captain, all unknowing, faced troubles as black as those he had brought down on the Trojans. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z On the aborted landing, the plane’s Ground Proximity Warning System went off no fewer than fifteen times, telling the captain that he was bringing in the plane too low. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As a senior, for the second year in a row I was captain of the fencing team, and we continued defending our state champion status. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The captain knows that the navigator hasn’t been drinking his cocktail. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z This time the captain didn’t pull his weapon on her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He stood well back in the meadow behind the ditch, surrounded by his captains. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The captain takes a deep breath and whispers, “Hard to port.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It turned out, Rindlisbacher explains, that the wife of the guy was the daughter of a police captain in Las Vegas. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Infosys is one of the jewels of the Indian information technology world, and Nilekani, tire company’s CEO, is one of the most thoughtful and respected captains of Indian industry. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Also at the meeting was Robert FitzRoy, Charles’s captain from the Beagle. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she pulled forth a golden spider toy and dropped it to the ground while the captain talked on. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The gods have better things to do than listen to you, and so do I. When at last the droning and mumbling was done, Tyrion took his farewell of the captain of Rob’s Hammer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The captain showed his teeth in something that might have been intended as a smile though it gave his narrow face a feral look. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Be my second eye,” the captain says, “and you shall have riches and grand adventures beyond imagining.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I pushed through the backdoor to the Lockton kitchen, still fussing about selfish captains who only thought of their own skins. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A ship’s captain finished telling a yarn, and the windowpanes rattled with laughter. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jaunty never said much to him during the long, four-hour watches, and when the captain joined them, he didn’t add much to the conversation either, but that was all right. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As he neared the house, he looked up toward the captain’s walk and saw Elizabeth. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d say it was his job as captain to tell Tad to beat a path to safety and let him handle saving the day. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The suspicious heirs gathered in the lobby around the police captain called in by Judge Ford. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z As he did, the captain raised his gun and shot the man in the back. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Cathcart and Colonel Korn had both been very good to Yossarian, Milo said; hadn’t they given him a medal after the last mission to Ferrara and promoted him to captain? Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Some were completely whole, as if crazy sea captains had simply decided to steer the kilometer-long ships onto the sand and then walked away. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The maitre d’ lingered after the captain departed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He coiled the rope and chain neatly, as they’d been when he started to anchor, and put them back beneath the captain’s bunk. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Grant Burch and Nick Yew were joint captains of one team. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The captain gave him a quizzical look and answered that the ship would most certainly hit something—would run aground or into a reef. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Excellent!” the captain said, clapping his hands together. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z His lord father's assembled captains and bannermen had fallen very quiet as the courier told his tale. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “His effect on world history was incalculable, greater than that of kings & captains,” Wouk wrote. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It was a dumb question, because he was the football captain. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The captain wore striped pantaloons tucked into high boots of purple leather, a white silk shirt, a vest of golden rings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The captain talked as if he were bored; it was all a formality, something he had done too many times and could do in his sleep. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z If every captain was a king aboard his own ship, as was often said, it was small wonder they named the islands the land of ten thousand kings. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The lower tables were crowded with knights, archers, and sellsword captains, tearing apart loaves of black bread to soak in their fish stew. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “What about you, hmm?” she said, raising her brows at the captain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Well, they got it listed that you’re concerned with it,” the captain said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw Kingslander's captain fall, and tried to recall the man's name. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The captain asks the midwife to keep Celianne steady so she will not rock any more holes into the boat. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “You don’t schedule a football practice on the morning of your team captain’s funeral.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Though dinner with the captain may be a thing of the past, the ships still pamper guests with spas, boutiques, and sophisticated restaurants. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Have you ever seen the captain up here?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Even if her captain was mad enough to attempt it, the Brazen Beasts would cut him down before he got within a hundred yards of her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So La Cadette turns to the captain and asks, “Does Etienne spend the whole working day scrapping with people? He might as well be back in school!” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Like so much else in the captain’s world, the scarecrow is dedicated to a pointless task. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I have to live in the woods,” the captain replied crabbily, as though the chaplain ought to know. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Small and mean as it was, the longhall was the largest building in the village, so the lords and captains had taken it for themselves, whilst Stannis settled into the stone watchtower by the lakeshore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The captain orders the master-at-arms to fire the cannon, but the whale submerges too quickly to be fired upon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The command came down from the Tattered Prince through his captains and his seijeants: strike the tents, load the mules, saddle the horses, we march for Yunkai at the break of day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As soon as the boat had cleared the dock and was headed downriver, the captain announced over the loudspeaker that all passengers were to assemble in the lounge. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The man says, Because you’re passengers on the vessel and the captain is the captain and we have no procedures for taking you ashore. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Punishment, no doubt, for talking back to the captain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z So when Moqorro said, “Your lost lambs will return to the flock off the isle called Yaros,” the captain said, “Pray that they do, priest. Or you may be the next to taste the whip.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The light from a flickering lamp behind the captain casts his shadow across the table—a shifting blob, that almost, but not quite, mimics his actions. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A silver-haired Martial with a soldier’s build—the captain, I assume—is overseeing a group of Plebeians and Scholar slaves stacking boxes of cargo. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The signals were orders to the ships’ captains: Turn the fleet back to New York. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Before we leave, the soccer captain reminds the team to wear their uniforms to tonight’s wake. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The captains would keep going until there were only three or four students left. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He made me the other teams captain, but it didn’t matter who I picked, because all the jocks and the popular kids moved over to Sloan’s side. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They waited ceremoniously for the captain and then they said, “Over the river,” and tossed it back. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain turned and headed for the conning deck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Soon his men stood facing their captain—a tired crew, haggard with the long months of heat and the grinding toil of the passage to the Isle of France. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain looks around, seeming to notice for the first time that there is no one else on board. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The man with their leads stuffed in the pockets of his orange fleece is Dr. Atchley, the Kansas University psychologist, an introspective former army captain turned scholar. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Only one thing 1 can say,” the first captain with the beard said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z By coincidence the Coast Guard sent Dad his captain’s license on the same day that the fire investigators released their findings about the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “We’ve been calling him for a while, hoping that he would follow through and be our tagger, our captain. But it’s okay. We have a couple of other leads.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “The captain has the charts and knows the routes. We’re six point three meters. Never bumped a bridge yet, or knocked a crew member into the drink.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The chief, the captain, the sergeant—they all were relying on him to keep the pancake-house property free of mischief. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then go home and take a nap,” the captain advised, “because if you doze off out there again, I’ll be writing a much shorter letter for your file. A termination letter.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then, the firemen. Oh my word, so wonderful, Dèja. Racing, carrying sixty-five pounds of equipment, moving like warriors. A few helmet lights crisscrossed in the stairwell. A captain kept soothing, ‘Stay calm. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The captain gave the order to fire and fourteen machine guns answered at once. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I have come to despise the crow’s nest almost as much as the captain does. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain takes it from him without answering. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I bowed low to the captain, then looked down the ladder. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z His hair had fallen over one eye; like an old sea captain, he squinted at me shrewdly through the other. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Because being a captain is exactly the kind of thing I could never care about. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It certainly didn’t sound like the honest job of a dairyman, or bring to his mind cold bright cans standing on the back porch, glittering like captains on guard. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder,” Nat said, “if a captain would let me take my notebooks on board and study between ports?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He dropped over the side, the letter for the captain at Ladee Bar forgotten. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain was standing almost directly above Nailer. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z At 1:41:48, the captain says, “Wiper on,” and the flight engineer turns the wipers on. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The man kicked and writhed for a while, trying fruitlessly to pry loose the captain’s grip. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You probably noticed that your name wasn’t mentioned,” the captain said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion remembered him well from the years he had spent at King's Landing as the captain of the Hand's household guard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Not until I see who the captain is,” I say. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Surely the captain doesn’t expect us to appear on deck in our nightclothes!” I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z A small ship with big sails, she was faster than any warship afloat, or so her captain had claimed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I am team captain. And I say we’re doing our pageant prep first, according to plan. Priorities.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z There were at least 130 kids—boys and girls—and the coach and the team captains didn’t waste any time trying to make nice. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Beowulf took the role of her desperate sea captain father, while Alexander ran about them as the storm, howling like the wind, and quite convincingly, too. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Brown Ben Plumm, the captain of the Second Sons, had put it more succinctly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Whom we devoured one fine Christmas,” the captain adds, “when no one would be the turkey.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Is he an army captain, a police captain, or a navy captain?” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Into the house, into Adam’s bedroom, came a captain of cavalry and two sergeants in dress uniform of blue. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Half an hour earlier they had carried out a multiple amputation on a captain from the East Surreys—the regiment the boys in the village had joined. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The captain returned like something lost to his dusty men. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a captain came out, and we were turned over to him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis and I huddled side by side, our eyes fixed upon points in the darkness, that we might avoid any accidental glimpse of our captain’s features. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Only one member of this crew will make the dive,” the captain says, “and I’ve chosen you. You alone will achieve Challenger Deep and discover the riches it holds.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When she had paid for them she said, “I’m going to watch for his ship tomorrow—up on the captain’s walk on the roof of our house.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain went back up to the bridge, the engines changed their pitch, and the ship slid away into the dusk. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z When, ultimately, Bobby walked into the lobby of the Astoria Hotel in Leipzig, he was greeted by a man who resembled a younger and handsomer Groucho Marx: Isaac Kashdan, the United States team captain. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One caught the captain in the temple as he tried to rise. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The captain pulled out a pad and pen. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain said, “How does the poem go, Spender?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Rat captains gathered in the corner of the sickroom. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Bull excused himself from Cecil’s embrace long enough to send the captain directly over an indistinguishable pile of flight jackets with a backhand across the mouth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She had kept her secret even from the captain’s wife. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z One of the guards, clearly the captain, said something in Fjerdan. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The captain began by expressing his utter conviction that there was no God, no deity in the sky watching over the human world. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z At 01:42 and 23 seconds, the captain repeated, “Go around,” but he was slow to pull the plane out of its descent. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The captain could not have done away with him, because the captain and I are in cahoots. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z With dismay, Kit saw the captain’s wife among the passengers preparing to disembark. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The captain’s eyeball fixes on Carlyle, burning at the insubordination—a lowly swabby second-guessing his order. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Priest not with girls,” went on the captain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The captain assures us there is no harm in doing what they ask. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The stripling had been stronger than he looked; his blade bit through die lobstered steel of the captain’s gauntlet and the padded glove beneath into the meat of his palm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean and Tasmania in Australia are named after Dutch sea captains. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The policemen shepherd the prisoner inside while the captain removes a handbag from the car’s trunk. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “This isn’t me talking as your friend. My dad says a good captain has to have his teammates’ back. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I had once asked the captain how far we were from the Marianas Trench, because each day the sea is exactly the same. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Then the captain spreads out his arms and his eye goes wide. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Tom soon received the orders for one of his first missions: he was to accompany his captain and his sergeant in pursuit of cow rustlers in Kent County, north of Abilene. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Who is the senior officer in this group?” the captain snapped. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Artemis. We were in trouble for a moment there. If it hadn’t been for the captain...” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Before the men prepared to head to shore, the captain of the U-boat said, "You bring the bodies back and we'll feed them to the fish when we get out to sea again." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “I’ll bet our captain has a pretty bad beast, too,” she says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Celaena eliminated her options one by one, seeing each weapon for what sort of damage she might do to the captain’s face. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "Don't you dare talk back to the captain!" he snapped. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Who knew every politician, printer, carpenter, and captain. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Iii looked at the captain, looked at the three others, and burst into a shout of derision. “7hem sign! Ho! How marvelous! Them, oh, them sign!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain came on the intercom to tell them that he was going to try and gain some altitude, to get away from the storm. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The captain paces the upper deck, looking down on the crew, going on about the great importance of the mission, and the importance of this particular day. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Really?” he exclaimed when the captain of waiters had finished his explanation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The boat captain has a big ice chest open and he’s letting folks admire his fish. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The captain held on to my hand too long, but this time I didn’t pull away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hear you are an expert shot,” the captain says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Then the captain replied that he wished that he and his box—old and with much bloom and blood—were in hell. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z You must dispatch the captain, the parrot had said—but maybe I don’t have to. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Victims of the flu often developed a secondary pneumonia caused by pneumococcus—an illness so rapid and fatal that doctors had termed it the “captain of the men of death.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “He wouldn’t listen when I said you were safe with the captain and the mate.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I remember Dad talking about it with my mother, who always wondered how a charter-boat captain could afford to put away so much cash. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Still, she moved her feet and then the gun so that it was pointed at the football captain and all-around hero of the school. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Ethan had to say a few words as the captain of the ski team too. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain was on the bridge, enjoying the cold, clear morning when he heard the explosion. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d like to know how you ever got to be a captain, anyway.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The captain lifts his gun and points it at my mother. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I was the captain of the fencing team for two years; I went off to fence at Duke. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Be my second eye,” says the parrot, “and I will offer you something the captain never will. A way off this ship.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The priest asked, “Why does the boy not want to see the captain?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z What captain would fail in so elementary a way to ensure the safety of his crew? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘Yet now under the Lord of Barad-dûr the most fell of all his captains is already master of your outer walls,’ said Gandalf. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He then mumbled the name of the horse, but to the captain, not me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is only after the captain is gone that the parrot lands on my shoulder—something he rarely does—and says, “We need to talk.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain closes his office door, sets the bag atop his desk, and pulls his blinds. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Tristran did indeed get to eat at the captain's table, although there was in fact no other table in the mess. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to be a rabbi. Vasya said she wants me to stay in her guard and one day be the captain of it. She wants me to lead the army’s archers.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Abbot Mortimer in his homespun nightshirt was kept to one side with his captains. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The captain sat down and recounted the trip to them. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Her captain had turned her upriver, but not quickly enough to evade the wildfire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “What,r “I am — I’m wearing the badge like Bill used to — and I’m holding the House Cup and the Quidditch Cup — I’m Quidditch captain, too!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I leave the crow’s nest, and burst in on the captain to voice my complaint, telling him that Carlyle’s headless body just walked the plank—but the captain is unfazed. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "We found this on the captain of your household guard, Sansa. It is a letter to my late husband's brother Stannis, inviting him to take the crown." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then the navigator returns with the cup of water, and the captain spills it out on the floor, because not even the navigator is beyond suspicion. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain started to answer, then stopped and nodded shortly. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A long search through the captain’s telescope had shown no signs of life whatsoever, but John Faa planned to take half a dozen armed men ashore just in case. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The captain barks orders to scrambling crewmen, who disgorge from the main hatch like ants from a flooding anthill. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain’s eye opens wider so it appears to have no lids. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Our captain thanks them politely, seemingly bearing no grudges or anger, and the pirates wish us luck and wave good-bye as we sail on. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If I were the captain I would clamp a muzzle on Engel—fairly certain she’s not supposed to leak information like that. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Talk about shallow. The hot cheerleader going for the basketball captain? Only one thing you can conclude from that.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Why is he sweating now? the captain wondered, watching. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We stopped and ran over to greet him, and he asked me, “Who is soccer captain?” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do not be distracted by shiny things, and do not forget what I said about the captain. What may need to be done.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I thought you were the captain of the debate team—or at least pretended to be.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The coach continued, “OK, let’s get started. Gino, you’re the captain. Take them twice around the field. Then were going to break into sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade groups and start calisthenics. Let’s move out.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “If your captain’s there, I’ll find her. If I find her, then we bring you out.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure I know how to be a captain,” I said, wishing my voice sounded less serious. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I carefully turn myself around so I’m facing the ship, and the captain grins broadly. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain nodded, and the chaplain gazed at his porous, gray pallor of fatigue and malnutrition with a mixture of pity and esteem. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Priest not happy. Priest wants Austrians to win the war,” the captain said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Yup. The captain’s worried about weirdos trying to do something to it. But Sookie promised me a cooler full of lobsters if I sit here all night. You ready to go?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “This has nothing to do with George. It’s the ship, ma’am. Seems we’ve bumped an iceberg. I’m sure the captain is just being cautious, but he wants everyone up on deck.” I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z “The captain has special plans for you,” the navigator tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain and Reynolds spread out maps, looking at the depths of the ocean. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain’s voice carried across the water as he shouted orders and supervised final repairs and preparations. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain said something that we couldn’t hear, then he pulled the sword from his scabbard, and sliced the epaulets off Hickey’s shoulders. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain of guards had never seen a larger skull. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even within their bastion of privilege, Brandon is royalty—second generation at St. Joseph’s, football captain, the son of two doctors. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Surrounded by his captains, Cluny was led down to the safety of the ditch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And gently the great captain, son of Atreus, handed him the goblet. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain then left, much quieter than he had entered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The sorcerer’s cursed the captain,” a voice said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She was with Dave Bendix, our wrestling team captain and thought by many, me included, to be one of the nicest guys in school. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z If Dasch were to follow the captain of the U-boat's orders and overpower the coast guardsman, he would have to lure him to the dinghy. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Loki steers the ship, but its captain will be Hrym, leader of the frost giants. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “No, no. Why basketball? Timothy next door says his son is captain of the chess team. You should do that.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “I told you he was the captain’s son.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The captain almost fell as if he had been hit by a mighty weapon. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z But historically, crashes have been far more likely to happen when the captain is in the “flying seat.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Sympathizers and mercenary captains smuggled fugitives into the city ports. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The captains, he said, were paying ten dollars for a picul of pepper. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain stood closer to her than he needed to. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In other words, Dusty Muleman wasn’t the only captain in town who wanted to strangle my dad on Father’s Day. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The captain shouted an order, and the vessel began to turn ponderously against the current, maneuvering out into midstream and giving a blast on the whistle that echoed for a long time around the valley. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They would make a visual approach, the captain said. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As captain, Pinkie led the team, breaking through the papered hoop that the cheerleaders held at the entrance to the gymnasium. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the captain sees me make no move to apprehend the parrot, he grabs me and hurls me from the helm to the main deck. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The Executioner seemed to absorb all the light that struck it, like a shadow in the captain’s hand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A pair of captain’s bars ulcerated with rust hung on the man’s ragged shirt collar. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z English captains were still searching our vessels and seizing our sailors. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “No hate on me! No hate on three!” team captain Keith called. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The captain, who described himself as “a redneck,” was arguing for due process. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Then she saw the captain hand something to the man. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain chuckled, picked up Tidbit, then sat him down carefully. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He swears that they are obliged by an army order to wear silk chemises and to bathe before entertaining guests of the rank of captain and upwards. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “I come from a long line of sea captains,” Nat told him. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, after we settled in our cottage, a cardboard box arrived from the captain. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain fought the smile that played at the corner of his lips. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain swore polyglot—very polyglot—polyglot with bloom and blood; but he could do nothing. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Come on, sir!” cried Cheroke to the captain, wailing a song. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m going to be a captain for merit of war. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He often says he views himself as the captain of a sinking mess of female minds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was midmoming, and the captain wanted the boats out again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The captains of the Golden Company exchanged glances. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sitting in the afternoon sun, the captain looked curiously around at the little silent cool town. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z A diminutive captain cutting an unstalwart figure in his flight suit, walked to the colonel’s desk and saluted. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The captains gathered around the barrel, examining it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Hip to hip, arms interwoven to hold hands, Desdemona and Lefty circumambulated the captain, once, twice, and then again, spinning the cocoon of their life together. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The scythe stood, letting the captain get up. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He was hailed as a national hero, promoted to the rank of captain by the Admiralty, paid handsomely to write an ac-count of his ordeal, and, in 1825, given command of a second Arctic expedition. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Robert is just twenty-one, with a thin mustache and a captain’s rank in the Union army. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The captain asked them no questions about how they came to find themselves high on a cloud, and they volunteered no answers. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Despite his fraying nerves, Dasch remembered the captain of the U-boat telling him the sailors had a flare in case they had trouble getting back to the submarine. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “Now? Seriously, Kyle, we may need to rethink your status as team captain.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z It did not seem fair to drown the cabin boy and the captain and all the rest for something he had done, but when had the gods ever been fair? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Though he was tall and tough as nails, he seemed almost fragile compared to the captain of the Crux. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Now that is a beautiful animal,” the captain says, showing it off like a fancy sports car. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The captain held a lamp and looked down on Mack. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I don’t think so. It’s best to play safe. And a captain’s not much difference.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It amounted to assembly-line dentistry, quick and impersonal, and the young captain’s main concern seemed to be the clock. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet it had turned out not to be the sleepy little village that the captain had envisioned. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By this time there were captains in the Owsla who said privately to each other that the General was in the grip of an obsession. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For me, it was reminiscent of the weekends I’d spent as a child trailing my dad as he climbed up all those porch steps, going about his duties as a precinct captain. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “You should not have handed the captain so many of your thoughts,” she says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z They were half a world away from home, too far to let them see that their iron captain had begun to rust. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And past the pyre Akhaia’s captains paraded in review, in arms, clattering chariot teams and infantry. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He received nothing from Fortune but the opportunity, for as the citizens of Syracuse were oppressed, they elected him as their captain, and from that rank he proved himself worthy of becoming their prince. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “To all the lords and captains ofYunkai, as you commanded me ... yet I fear you will not like their answer.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “That’s the man you made me give a medal to after Ferrara. You had me promote him to captain, too, remember ? It serves you right.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Many a sailor dies of it, or is left broken beyond repair,” the captain tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He escaped and awarded himself the rank of captain in the army of Smith. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then they had tied the VC up and threw him in the back of a jeep to take to an intelligence unit, and the captain gave Peewee hell for giving information to the enemy. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s for his crew. When a ship’s off soundings, the captain’s on his own. ‘ Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “The captain is not entirely wrong to think me magical,” she confides. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain acts as if Calliope never existed. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Dubiously the captain took the key in hand. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Could the captain have reneged on her promise? Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Then the ships brought sugar to North America, to be sold or turned into rum—which the captains brought back to Europe. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The captain was tired, and the engineer’s true meaning sailed over the captain’s head. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He had a shrewd head, like the captain’s own.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s the finest vessel of her kind,” the captain once told me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain knocked out the oak plug from the end of the keg and got glasses down from the shelf that had scallop-edged paper laid on it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the captain and the other naval officers shaking their heads condescendingly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Every half-hour one of the captain’s men would try the silver door and return to the table. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain began to leave, but then he turned back to the new residents of his domain. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a fine kind of pain,” the captain reassures me, when he comes to check on my condition. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain held up a yellow slip of paper. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain had judged the winds acceptable to use the high sails and the boom of the Buckell cannon had shaken the ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Behind the Warlord’s back the captains looked at each other in a puzzled fashion. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The captain of the distressed vessel, at last heeding the injunction, cast down his bucket, and it came up full of fresh sparkling water from the mouth of the Amazon River.' Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain sends word that he is thrilled with their progress; he promises holiday leaves, steaks, brandy. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There is little warmth to the captain’s grin. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Farmer asked the captain if anyone in the compound needed medical attention. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “There is a river captain. Of course I do not know if he has anything to do with this.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “He said this afternoon he was going to be a captain.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Hinkston took the captains elbow persuasively and looked into the captain’s face. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In less than ten days, the Texan drove everybody in the ward back to duty—everybody but the C.I.D. man, who had caught cold from the fighter captain and come down with pneumonia. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Even if I tell her the real beasts are the captain and the bird, her answer will be the same. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Not just land but the Lam Sing Refugee Camp,” the captain says confidently. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We gave our money to the captain—a skinny fisherman with missing teeth. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I’ll go with you to get it. I get him stuff all the time since he’s the captain.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I waved to the captain, he waved back, then curled to the west. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “If you don’t return from the missions on which I send you, I’ll have your friend, the captain”—he paused for emphasis—“killed.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The captain tapped his pipe against the side of the boat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The captain stared at her for a long moment—long enough for her to wish she could swallow her words and disappear into the floorboards—but she did not look away. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The ship was small, his cabin smaller, but the captain would not allow him abovedecks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I was selected captain of the team, played number one in singles and doubles and led the school to several important victories against long-standing rivals. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, a fresh cable arrived from the captain of the Maddox. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z "Deem. Tell the captain it would not be taken amiss if that one should happen to be swept overboard before they reach Eastwatch." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Folks are mighty impressed that he knows so much, but the captain—a tall, skinny guy with a sunburn—he laughs it off. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z As soon as his head cleared and his strength came back, he was the captain again. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z When I turn to look out over the deck, other crewmen are busy with tasks assigned by the captain, or just milling around. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z After leaving Mudd’s house, they find temporary refuge a few miles down the road at Rich Hills, the home of Samuel Cox, a former Confederate captain. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z In the 1982 Air Florida crash outside Washington, DC, the first officer tried three times to tell the captain that the plane had a dangerous amount of ice on its wings. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The captain nodded, but Nailer could tell he didn’t believe. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “The scarecrow is the final sign,” the captain tells me with a solemnity to his voice. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Like Farmer, the captain and his troops were giving their best effort. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z A look of fear flitted across Candless’s face, an anxious thought; then the captain roared, “Reynolds!” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Three score soldiers followed close behind the captains, to protect the food wagons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The fire captain who now approached him had heard of scythe-related fires, but never had such a thing happened on his watch. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Only the captain of the Fawn had given them reasons for his refusal. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The captain announces the tide will force us to drop anchor overnight opposite a place called, the priest spells it for me, Poughkeepsie. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t you rather be a captain at the front, watching the lines advance, away from all this’”—he waves his hand at the window— “‘soot?’ All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Rewinding, and living it again, this time without the captain and the parrot and the pills and the shoelace-free bowels of the White Plastic Kitchen. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She was the one who made him captain. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In the early seventeenth century Bermuda was well known among ships’ captains for being hard to locate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Others said it wasn’t the ship that was remarkable, but its captain. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Captain Prince answered the hail of a British ship, ordered his longboat overside, and he and Nat went to present their papers to the British captain. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, the captain finds something to fill their heads with, and then sends them on their merry way.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Maybe become a ship captain—that always seemed cool. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Certainly the captain of the Swordfish did not, intent as he was on finally spearing something with his ungainly fat sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “They are sworn to obey, just as my captain is,” the prince said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He brooded on that for a time, then signaled to his captains. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Rob, who had unanimously been named captain by the team, was tall, skinny, smart, and had the best line with girls that Gerald had ever heard. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Scarlet stood beneath the scoreboard with a boy with dark hair, wearing a football captain’s uniform. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z In the aftermath of my branding, the captain becomes gentle. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Standing, she pushed her glasses higher on the flat bridge of her nose and focused on the captain. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He was always chosen captain when the kids formed teams. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t suppose you could even—” suggested the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I glance back at Dylan at the captain’s wheels and notice his troubled expression. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “A full grown man—a captain in the war.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “She went down,” recalled the captain, “bow first, in the deepest part of the lake.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The captains shouted orders to their men while the audience hooted and clapped. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “There’s only one key to the padlock, and the captain has it.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And then, almost at once, we will be in the harbor, tying up beside Captain Billy’s unpainted two-story ferry house, which leans wearily against a long, low shed used for the captain’s crab shipping business. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain of waiters told him, and Milo bought the whole crop. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Dorian grinned and put an arm around the captain’s shoulders. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A self- made man, the illiterate, illegitimate, neglected son of an army captain, he ached with dreams of wealth and chivalric glory despite the fortune he had already acquired in the Spanish colonies. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The crew, while losing little love for their captain, become frightened for their Daddy. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z A nerve-racking hour went by with no word from the captain. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z When his mother learned Ahmad was to become a ship captain, she was surprised, but did not stand in his way. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Whatever patience the captain had is now gone. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “You can go free if you surrender now! Or you can die like dogs with your captain. Your decision!” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain smiled and put his hand on the hilt of his sword. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain staggered his purchases, rather than find himself with cargo of singular culture and disposition. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z One summer day, when I was seven, my mom drove to the Cape in the early morning, boarded a research boat in Chatham, and left shore with four other scientists and a boat captain. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The captain, however, has been watching, and when the parrot flaps off very self-satisfied, he confiscates my pencil and pad. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z For instance, lots of fishing captains won’t let you bring a ripe banana on board because they believe it’s bad luck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The parrot flies off, not wanting to watch, and the captain, before he gives the order to do the deed, leans close to me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain said it was time to leave the pacified village. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The captain reached into his pocket and came nearer the wharf to throw a handful of pesos. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The captain led her through a set of glass doors, and he pointed up as they entered into a garden. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Only two of the Freys had stirred, Tyrion noted, and they'd sat back down quick enough when their captain failed to move. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As team captain, I wanted to do more than lead warm-ups and keep morale up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I debated going with the he-started-it defense, but beginning a relationship with a new basketball coach by going after his captain seemed an unwise move. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Even the bell captain made him feel at home. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “It looks like we’re heading for our first showdown between the captains!” the announcer shouts. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Gaines and the assistant coaches then left the locker room to let the captains address the team. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You do want to cut my throat!” the captain insisted. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “You see what you’ve done?” says the parrot from the captain’s shoulder. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “There is much to teach you,” the captain says, strolling the copperized deck, his hands clasped behind his back. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I got a look at the Gestapo captain too. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z At first that seems to make no sense, since the captain is almost always the pilot with the most experience. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As the team captain, things always came easy for me, so I just assumed it came easy for everyone else. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The captain got a flashlight and went down in the cellar. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve seen the captain before,’’ the parrot says, his voice weaker with each word. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z One of the soldiers is the young captain I saw earlier, the man named Metias. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The first officer would not have dared to use one of the more intimate or familiar forms when he addressed the captain. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Caden, I have fer you a challenge,” the captain says, “to prove whether or not you have the mettle for the mission.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Five minutes have passed,” the captain said in the same tone. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He had almost no faith at all in the chaplain, who was still only a captain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The captain of Dragonsbane had driven her between two quays, ripping out her bottom; her crew poured ashore with the archers and men-at-arms to join the assault on the walls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He has made himself scarce since baring his intent to kill the captain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain stood up, which meant the meeting was over. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When the winds became too uncertain, the captain ordered the high sail reefed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Then there’s Asher, the team’s captain, who is the farthest from where I’m floating. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The British captain looked even more pleased and sounded more sympathetic. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “The feathered demon would sink the ship rather than see me victorious! Do away with him now, Caden!” the captain orders. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Herold refused to give his name, not sure if he could trust the captain. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I see him, standing at the bow, looking toward shore: the one-armed captain of the ship. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Of a sort. A wager every captain hopes to lose.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They made so much noise that the captain heard them and came off the bridge. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Jem’s football sweater had grown increasingly gorgeous—he was captain of the team, the first year Maycomb beat Abbottsville in thirteen seasons. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Dunbar stopped having dizzy spells, and the fighter captain blew his nose. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Nailer made himself nod, but the captain didn’t let him go. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z There were raucous sing-alongs and a captain’s ball, for which everyone was given balloons and noisemakers and party hats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “The wind’s slower down here than up there,” the captain explained. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One evening in 1958, a handsome thirty-three-year-old army captain with a ready smile and a rich bass voice ambled into practice. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Instead of surging over the bulwarks and exploding in the captain’s face, it ricocheted off the ship’s side and went straight into the Pacific, where it died with a hiss. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it had something to do with the great British sea captain Lord Nelson, but that would be only a guess. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the captain who shot my mother. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Thankfully, the captain had subtly moved her away before she had to interact with him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When I appeared on deck the master said, “Here is our captain, and he will not allow you to perish on the open sea.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Whereupon the captain tell him that he had better be quick—with blood—for that his ship will leave the place—of blood—before the turn of the tide—with blood. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Then the captain looks at me and I realize that everyone’s spoken but me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z This was the city’s biggest inn, first choice for shippers, captains, and merchantmen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The day we’re ready, Rose and me, they both come by, Captain Keelson and Mr. Woodwell, together in the captain’s red Ford pickup truck. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The psychologist pointed a little wand at the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat picking at his food until the captain whispered aside to him, “Well?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z "Ser Jacelyn could arrange for him to vanish, but a trial before the king would help assure the continued loyalty of the other captains." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Nat didn’t see the captain again until the raw January morning when the Henry was ready to sail. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z An Irish police captain remarked with deep conviction: “I’m convinced that death is the only cure for the likes of him.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They saw their captain run up the hill, alone, and thought him either very brave or insane. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a captain that men would follow, that he would follow, even under the shadow of the black wings. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z If the first officer had been the captain, would he have hinted three times? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The memory of Fair Isle still rankled in the iron captain’s memory. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The captain of the Meadowlark led his crew in a prayer for the souls of their slain shipmates. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Every single one of the staff has been grilled by the captain, and tomorrow the captain himself goes to be grilled by his commander, the dreadful Nikolaus Ferber. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The captain sat down in the chair Horse had occupied and placed his black revolver on the table. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The captain looked at his clipboard, looked up at me, and then back down to the clipboard. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a way, he knew, but he knew it the way he knew that boat captains could navigate by the stars. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z To this the king assented, and the captains departed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then, on the captain’s order, the bell is hurled overboard. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When the Astrea sails, I’m going to be on the captain’s walk, watching you. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Davos fought through the press, looking for the other captain, but the man was dead before he reached him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The captain’s wine had been the first thing to run out. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If the captain would pay now, the dato said, the men would begin taking the pepper to the ship. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain says something about “cruising altitude” and tells us how long the flight will be. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z When they looked at him suspiciously, he said that he had to meet with the warship’s captain because of “particular business from Washington.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He had asked for the honor of protecting her in the battle to come; it was his right, as Winterfell's captain of guards, and Robb had not refused it to him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said the captain, “six. I put iodine on that place.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain sees me standing there with no particular orders. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “But it didn’t work out,” said the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a simple statement of fact—and this time the captain agrees with him. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Everyone seems to already know that this guy named Del and Scout will be captains. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Weather’s been good,” the captain says, looking out on the creek. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Before, it was like Scooter was captain and we were the mates. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Just as Celaena was about to launch herself and her knives at the captain, someone stomped a spear on the ground and called the room to attention. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z With the bell captains help, the family loaded up their bus and, one by one, the kids climbed into the backseats. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z When the Ray finally shook out its sails and began to flee before the wind, the captain laughed, delighted. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain felt his legs kicked out from under him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Victor staggered back to his feet and stood at the penalty line, the captain of the War Eagles, mud coating his entire body, blood streaming down from a cut over his eye. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He had an early interest in mathematics, and though he spent some time in the army, becoming a cavalry captain, he soon turned back to his true love of math. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Then the scythe held up his ring, and the captain kissed it with such force, he cracked a tooth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z As she put on her red jersey, the coach scanned the class to pick Team B’s captain, his eyes settling on me, even though I was one of the least athletic girls. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The face on the coin is the captain’s but not the way I know it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z You were also free to bribe a sea captain to return you to England before the terms of your transportation were over and done. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Would you like to have one?” the captain asked. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “So this is Mars,” said the captain, undressing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z "You require passage for a hundred Dothraki, all their horses, yourself and this knight, and three dragons?" said the captain of the great cog Ardent Friend before he walked away laughing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The captain with his single bloodshot eye; the parrot, his head bobbing in anticipation of whatever nonsense I would add to this foolishness. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain lay bloated, his face puffed and purpled, the sun baking and ruining his flesh. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Puzzlement was written on the faces of the four captains who had overheard the orders. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In it were seventeen men, including a captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain was taken with the beauty of the metaphor, and let his silence imply surrender. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And there she stayed, for the creek was so slender and the currents so tricky and the oyster beds so perilous that no salvage captains would risk their own vessels to retrieve the Moily Bell. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain stalked over to Dorian and grabbed him by the arm. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “It will be my pleasure to have you aboard,” the captain says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z At seven p.m., the captain, his first officer, and the flight engineer met and collected the trip’s paperwork. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z ‘It is there that the first blow will fall. They will have need of some stout captain there.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And his first publication, in 1836—with his captain— was a letter in the South African Christian Recorder arguing for increased funding for Christian missionaries. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The bell captain slammed the trunk door down, the word NOW in big, bowl-curved letters above the license plate. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The captain's daughter leaned over the rail, gazing after him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A bunch of the other fishing guides had written to the Coast Guard, saying Dad ought to be given one more chance with his captain’s license. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “I am concerned that the captain doesn’t have your best interests at heart,” he whispers. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Doc’s captain once said, “An officer who hunts desperate criminals has no business having a wife and family.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Sometimes oarsmen who thought their cox was weighing them down took matters into their own hands and locked their diminutive captains in the steam room for a few hours. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Simon Oliver, the captain of the school debate team, carefully marked the boxes on a legal pad. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Today is truly a momentous day,” the captain tells us, “for we shall test the diving bell and see if Caden’s knowledge of deep-sea exploration rings true.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Here is the flight recorder transcript of the final thirty minutes of KAL flight 801: It begins with the captain complaining of exhaustion. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z 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 He seems to have no opinion about the captain, but of the parrot he says, “That bird sees everything. I gave up keeping secrets from him long ago.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “When they’re ashore, escort them into the tavern for a celebration,” the captain said loudly. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z And there were brought before him many to receive his praise and reward for their valour; and last the captain of the Guard brought to him Beregond to be judged. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I have yet to take the parrot’s dire warning that I must kill the captain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Constance stood on the wall with her captains. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Nailer wanted to press the issue, but didn’t know how without angering the captain. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Lacrosse captain, future valedictorian, and Justyce’s debate partner since sophomore year. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The captain and his lieutenant were climbing the gangplank. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘That is a fair lord and a great captain of men,’ said Legolas. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Most passengers were not amused, and the captain had Sapphire and his owner put off the ship at the next port. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The captain sits on the edge of my cot. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain looks it over, nods, and hands the chart to me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z At Fort Sill, his captain made note of Nathan’s faith and vouched that he’d serve as a hospital cleric or chaplain, decently removed from enemy lines. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our captain is injured and needs her rest!” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “Sure, they all know. They understand. After all, I come from a long line of sea captains, don’t I? And I’m big for my age.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Put a bullet in my skull. There will be messengers sprinting to your wife and your watch captain’s door before I hit the ground.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Nor did the free wild geese, his sometime followers, ever again settle on the other island—previously a haunt of theirs—from which their captain had been spirited away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “What did you say?” the captain fired at me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve stopped trying to decipher the things the captain says, but they still weigh on me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She dipped two hundred oars and mounted the largest ram in the fleet, though Davos had grave doubts about her captain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If that happened, the captain and the sergeant would have little choice but to take him off desk duty and put him back on patrol again—with a glowing commendation for his file. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He recalled instead that the chaplain was only a captain, and he straightened at once with a shocked and outraged gasp. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Along Paul Revere’s northern route, the town leaders and company captains instantly triggered the alarm,” Fischer writes. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "The captain was just telling me that our voyage is almost at an end," she said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Ashamed of his terror, while Beregond of the Guard thought first of the captain whom he loved, Pippin got up and peered out. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The ship captain took the better deal and offered different work to the immigrant men. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The captains came; and then out of the trees crept warily other púkel-shapes so like old Ghân that Merry could hardly tell them apart. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Hearing him come, Odysseus’ son pulled on his snowy tunic over the skin, gathered his long cape about his breadth of shoulder like a captain, the heir of King Odysseus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I have yet to follow the captain’s order to kill the parrot. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Ralf Kenning has the command. The captain said. I’m on the door, is all.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A pair of house guards in crimson cloaks and lion- crested helms stood under the inn's sign, on either side of the door, iyrion recognized their captain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z So instead I head aft and make my way like a gecko up the bulkhead toward the captain’s ready room, squeezing myself as flat as I can to slip in under the door. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z If I’m too obvious about trailing him instead of listening to our captain, he’ll know I’m up to something else. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Was it because of me? thought the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain spat on Hickey’s boots, took one step back, and slid his sword home into the scabbard. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain chuckled at his discomfiture and extended his hands flat into the air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It was just a weird hand-ship the size of a yacht, sailing without a captain, roaring across a burning sea toward us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z If she listened carefully, Amari could figure out bits and pieces of the conversation between the captain and his crew. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll give him a medal for being brave enough to go around over the target twice. And we’ll make him a captain, too.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Captain Newport gathers the other ship captains and high-ranking gentlemen on the Susan Constant and opens the box. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “I think it would be a good idea for you to think of Spender from time to time,” said the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, Soojin’s cousin got into Harvard, and she said it was because he was the captain of his basketball team.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z A scraggly fisherman with a white captain’s hat and a mouth full of gold teeth beamed at them. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The captain died the following day, the ship’s cook three nights later. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The tables and chairs had all been cleared out, and the crowd was throbbing against the coral reefs, hanging from the mounted captain’s wheel, dancing along the hallway to the restrooms. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “We shall call you the prophet and you shall interpret the bones for us,” the captain says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I look away, not knowing what it means to be the focus of the parrot’s attention, and how the captain might react to it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “What captain? My men searched the ship. There is no one else.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The captain leaned against the wall, tracing two circles over the curve of his knee, in and out of each other like snakes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham sat in a captain’s chair at the head of the table. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z If it hadn’t been for Anya, he probably would have pleaded with his captain for a reassignment. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Dad and Mom kept shouting my sister’s name, but the only response was some crazed dog barking its head off—a big old German shepherd that one of the captains kept chained on his boat. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Then he runs the modified map up to the captain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z My heart did its own sort of feathery flutter when the captain said to prepare for arrival, and the plane began to descend. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Once Bull was kicked in the side of the head by a free-swinging captain from 234 who had gone berserk and was teeing off on anything that moved. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “And over there is Captain Christopher Newport. He’s captain of the Susan Constant and leader of the whole expedition. Do not forget who he is.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z On the Iron Islands, every captain was a king aboard his own ship. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The two captains who emerged were from Senior 3, though everyone knew Tommy was a better player than any of that year. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “On a very simple level, one of the things we insist upon at my airline is that the first officer and the captain call each other by their first names,” Ratwatte said. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The captain was already inside the car and Engel hadn’t opened her own door yet. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “If the captain proves unworthy of the crew’s trust, I need to know I can count on you.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I’ve become so used to the captain and the parrot as a team, it makes me uneasy. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z After the Coast Guard caught up, the captain of the I’m Alone admitted that he had a cargo of liquor on board. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “And your people value luck,” the captain said. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I still believed that these were the “captain” and “whistle” Halliday was referring to. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Both my tutor and our mysterious captain leaned out over the water opposite to me, that they might right the boat while I struggled over its gunwales. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The former faction had been identified with sending and captaining the fleets. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The captain said it wasn’t necessary for Officer Delinko to cover the bill—and that wouldn’t satisfy the chief, anyway. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain studied him thoughtfully, then nodded at Reynolds. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain arose and called to his men: “He’s dead.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is as close as I dare get, boy,” the captain tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “The captain wants to ask him — ” “But it’s all already there,” Nazario said calmly. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The captain considers this, then chooses to vent the pressure of his fury by safely releasing it in another gale-force sigh. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Perhaps that’s part of the reason why the captain is so proud of him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Without someone guiding us,” Zeitoun finished, “wouldn’t the stars and moon fall to earth, wouldn’t the oceans overrun the land? Any vessel, any carrier of humans, needs a captain, yes?” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He was the captain of a Kerch trader, and it seemed he had crossed paths with a sugar farmer in a Zemeni port. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z President and class secretary and lab-squad captain, but I got elected the Bathroom Bomber. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The captain carried a nearly filled pitcher of whiskey and every man had his own glass. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrambled up, heaved by our captain’s hand, and lay panting upon the boards. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She was quite plainly a servant, and Kit was impatient when the captain removed his hat and spoke with courtesy. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “As the story goes, the captain was the only man to ever get her out of those diamonds. She turned to dust as soon as he’d unhooked it.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Only the captain remained at the helm, from which vantage point he hurled threatening reminders about the danger of sharks and the penalties of mutiny. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain shouts orders at his men, a whip much in evidence. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His captains and bannermen had insisted that a battlefield was no place for a woman. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ten minutes later, Mr. Nagahachi tells the captain he’ll buy the whole fish for sixteen dollars a pound, cash or certified check. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z They moved forward, they bore down on the eraser from three sides, cutting off all retreat, pinning it down in murderous crossfire, the lieutenant leading the charge, the captain shouting commands, calling in air strikes. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Philip of Macedon was made captain of their army by the Thebans after the death of Epaminondas, and after the victory he took their liberty away from them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The captain is desperate: “Tell them we are in an emergency!” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “This is more disruptive than you could know, Mr. Donnelly. If you want to run a picture of our team, you should show Victor. He’s our captain.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Go in and win, my hearties!’ says the captain, and a tremendous fight began. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain stared at the radar blip of their pursuer. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One Edward Rowcraft captained the ship sent by Gorges from England. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Or, perhaps he knew that the intrigue he’d create over putting me in the draft would be enough to interest any captain. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Stannis and his captains were gathered over the map of the north. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In commercial airlines, captains and first officers split the flying duties equally. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z More than one captain made up his mind then and there that his “cobble” or his “mule,” as they term the different classes of boats, would remain in the harbour till the storm had passed. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Having taken the pirate captain prisoner, sailed slap over the schooner, whose decks were piled high with dead and whose lee scuppers ran blood, for the order had been ‘Cutlasses, and die hard!’ Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain hesitated, then rose and called an order down the hill. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In reply, the captain traced a shape with his finger in the condensation on the polished wood. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He came and peered up into the captain’s face, stooping. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z As I seated myself in the captain’s chair, I spotted a silver control bracelet in a clear case on the wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He had prized it from the fingers of a captain in the West Kents lying in a ditch outside—outside where? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The captain and his men waited by the silver door, hoping it would open. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire captain now knew he had made a grievous mistake. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The captain yelled for some of us to get off. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The captain spoke pidgin Italian for my doubtful benefit, in order that I might understand perfectly, that nothing should be lost. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Then the attacks stopped completely and David went back to the captain’s bunk to sleep the rest of the night without awakening until the morning sun baked the inside of the cabin. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the captain plays a mournful, chilling dirge on his organ as the Nautilus sleeps in the wastelands of the sea. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Besides, the innkeep at the Merchant’s House had warned him that traveling afoot would taint them in the eyes of foreign captains and the native-born Volantenes alike. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Go,” the Reader had urged, as the captains were bearing her uncle Euron down Nagga’s hill to don his driftwood crown. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Still, though, I find that I care a bit less than a softball captain on the news probably should. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The captain sits at his desk with a half-melted candle, studying one of my drawings for symbols and signs. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A captain was giving them out to the squad. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Motion on top of the cylinder catches the captain’s eye. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The two brothers who captained the sister ships Quicksilver and Greyhound seemed sympathetic and invited them into the cabin for a glass of Arbor red. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I can’t deal with this now. All this nonsense, and the captain has abandoned ship and left a mess to boot.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The captain pulled the brim of his hat low over his eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The captain gestured to a group of annoyed-looking partygoers gathered near the entry and surrounded by guards. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Dad had been a local captain in the Black Panther Party. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z "Or however many your guild can spare, without in-terfering with production. It's empty pots I'm asking for, understand. Have them sent round to the captains on each of the city gates." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Let none escape to give warning to our foes,” the iron captain commanded. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When the lifeboat had been swung out the captain came down from the bridge. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Their shipmates would gladly have killed him, but the captain forbade it; a fighter was always worth good silver. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When the captain closed the book someone began shoveling slow streams of sand down upon the wrapped figures. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s nearly dark when Werner is delivered to a musclebound captain dining alone on a sofa that consists of a wooden frame and springs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Dark circles ring our captain’s eyes this morning, but otherwise he looks alert and ready. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her crew would be kept for ransom, the captain decreed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Down in sick bay, the captain asked, "What’s your name, son?" The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Strange for one so young to be counted as a captain, he thought. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As soon as they landed, the captain sent them off. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Smoke curled from the barrel of the captain’s pistol, slowly disbursing. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the medical captains said the attack had been put forward an hour. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The captain muttered that a few of the crew still on board would probably have preferred another master, but that hardly mattered now. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He seems to make his own hours and his own rules, with little interference from the captain, and is the only one on the ship who makes any sense. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z We were outside playing volleyball, and our captain Lina was leading us to victory. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Teen basketball star killed in fiery crash Nov. 8—Robert Washington, age 17, captain of the Hazelwood High School basketball team, was killed last night in a fiery automobile accident on 1-75. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray called out each move like a captain in the army. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Line of work, line of work!” bleated the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Some had sour, gimlet-eyed faces; some had not yet lost the rolling gait of sea captains. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain of their ship laughed and welcomed him aboard. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was a captain he admired, a solitary and disciplined man called Ohaeto. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The captain didn’t approach and he didn’t put down his pistol. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z If ‘yes,’ my captain will sail him here to you, and I will have to content myself somehow with a lesser bride.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “This is all the parrot’s fault,” the captain tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “We’ll close on them and get some more shots,” the captain said. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The rest of us resumed our game, but it wasn’t as much fun now that our beloved captain was gone. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain stands behind me at the helm, and pontificates to his congregation of one. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The Shearwater was a smallish ship whose captain surely knew these waters well enough to manage on his own. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The captain had the grace to look embarrassed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain grabbed Nailer’s shoulder and pointed him forward. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z On the third day, the captain spots another ship in the distance. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There had to be at least one captain willing to give Nate a chance. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Their captain, he said, was a harsh man. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain, a very fat man, looked down with interest at Patria’s heaving chest, considering the offer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do they speak ill of me? The captain and his pet? The crewmen and their demons that hide in crevices.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Would the captain fare better than her late overseer? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z On the other side, the captain and I plot the parrot’s end. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “That priest. It isn’t me that makes fun of him. It is the captain. I like him. If you must have a priest have that priest. He’s coming to see you. He makes big preparations.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Cressen looked over the knights and captains and lords sitting silent.. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The ride back to the Red Keep was uneventful, but at the Tower of the Hand he found a dozen angry trader captains waiting in his audience chamber to protest the seizure of their ships. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The mate grimaced, sensing only half of the captain’s body, unattached to a torso but still moving, still alive. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The captain, doing things that hurt sharply and severing tissue—“Are you sure?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z When the soccer team walks by the casket, the captain hands a team ball signed by all the girls to Cassie’s father. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “Watch your mouth, soldier,” the captain’s voice assumed captain’s status. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain pointed to lines on the map. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z To Polly the captain asked, “Now, what can you offer? We all work together here.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a tall, skinny young captain with bad breath. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When I put on the headphones, I’m the captain of a jet, And my passengers Are mis abuelitos Coming from a dusty ranch In Monterrey. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer made a face at him, then turned his attention to the captain. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “But at the minimum,” the captain says in French, his face falling, “we must X-ray it, no?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The captain shouted, “Get a move on! Passengers into the boats!” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As they drew closer, the captain’s confidence increased. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Class of ‘fifty-seven, sir,” the young captain, who rose to attention, answered. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d do the same,” the captain said at last, abruptly, nodding. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain reviews the fingernails of his left hand, then his right, then his left again. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The ships of Braavos sail as far as the winds blow, to lands strange and wonderful, and when they return their captains fetch queer animals to the Sealord's menagerie. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The captain’s gravelly voice: “All hands on deck! Find Lady Clarisse! Where is that girl?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion and Penny watched from the forecastle, huddled by the figurehead and holding hands, careful to stay out of the way of captain and crew. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z No free man would willingly sign aboard a ship whose captain spoke openly of his intent to sail into the Smoking Sea. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When the captain retires for afternoon tea, or whatever a man like him does with his free time, I climb to the crow’s nest, to get as far away from the Abyssal Serpent as possible. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I will leave my girls with you,” her captain had said, handing her his sword belt and its gilded wantons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The poet can tell the story, he argues, because he has become the captain. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Millet hired actors to play Columbus and his captains; the crew would consist of the men who had sailed the ships to Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The tools in NHS wanted her to run the show, but you weren’t allowed to be the leader of more than two things, and she was already tennis captain and junior class president. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The captain fell with a bullet in his heart. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is nothing to fear but fear itself,” the captain announces from the helm, “and the occasional man-eating monster.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Then the picture changed to a worried British captain and a war-room map of the Atlantic Ocean covered with little toy-sized ships. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The captain screams for everyone to stay calm or the boat will tip over, but I do not pay attention to him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I felt we owed the captain something. For services rendered.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Journeys of discovery require more than just a working maritime knowledge,” the captain lectures. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In the firelight, he squinted up at the captain, his eyes red from smoke. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Come in, Mr. Fleming. The captain is out collecting his specimens at the river,” Mother said, “but I have no idea how to find him.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z This was my time—eighth grade, captain of the football and soccer teams, Big Man on Campus. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Still, the captain must be somewhere, listening to every word I say. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The seat belt light goes on and the movie pauses while the captain warns us about turbulence ahead. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It was a very tall gaunt captain of artillery with a red scar along his jaw. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A short man in a field captain’s uniform emerges from the backseat of the Mercedes and brushes something invisible from the sleeve of his coat. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “The Stormcrows know the Yunkai’i. Their tongues are worms that wriggle this way or that. The Green Grace will come back with worm words, not the captain.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I heard the captain talking to you and suddenly there was nothing. I almost came out looking for you.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z But the captain gently drew it from her fingers and as he took it down the hall, she felt its pull on her growing weaker and weaker, until she could barely feel it at all. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The archipelago was “black, dismal-looking heaps...of broken lava, forming a shore fit for pandemonium,” the captain wrote. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Every time I thought about the competition, I got that plum-pit feeling in my stomach, and being the captain made it even scarier—lonelier, too. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He looked like the captain of a cruise ship. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But since he was still the team’s captain, he decided he needed to give a pep talk. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The captain sends all but the crew below deck and shuts the lid tightly on us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain made him sound like a starving mongrel, tagging at Lucky Girl’s heels, hoping for scraps. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The bell captain blew his whistle for us to get a move on. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “I did report the incident to Major Major,” said the captain sadly, “and Major Major said he would cut my throat if I ever spoke to him again.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The captain scowled at the girl’s wind-reddened cheeks and shining eyes, and then shrugged consent. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z To stay awake and alert, the captain, a Greek man of middle age, liked to take up provocative subjects. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z There was only one woman Dimarion hated as much as he respected her: the captain of the Black Beauty, the quickest ship in the southeast. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The message was a sealed envelope, waxed and marked with a thumbstrip as well, and Nailer had a chit for payment on delivery, if the captain was willing to thumb it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I would have obeyed orders ” The captain’s mouth remained open. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Soderland would stroke his beard; Josiah would wipe the froth from his mustache and clap the captain on the shoulder blade. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “He’s an American,” one of the other captains said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “I do not know, Salvador. Perhaps somebody saw you with Dorotea and told the Ortegas. But then why shouldn’t the captain talk with Papá not with Mamá?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z At the head of the table stands the captain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It is the difference between the leading spirit on a pickup basketball team and the officially selected captain of a college squad. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Then why the hell does he wear a silver leaf on his collar if he’s only a captain?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Except for the captain, no one knew they were transporting saboteurs on a secret mission to America. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z If Your Grace could spare a few bags o’ gold and gems ... just to give their captains a good taste, as it were ... well, who knows?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “All those who want to can come into the city with me,” announced the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z More than once, the scurvy swab made a panic-stricken dive over the side, preferring to swim ashore, where he would cope ultimately with Dad, instead of meeting the captain on the latter’s own quarterdeck. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain used the last of his tar, and most of the water is staying out for a while. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “I bet the captain in this song was named Gusty Gale.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Reynolds and the captain looked at him, puzzled. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Kerwin took the blade—too afraid to refuse it, the captain judged—but he had never used it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The captain of the plane came back to meet me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain is clearly at the edge of panic. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I want to urge the boat faster, but the slaves are already rowing furiously, the captain’s whip at their backs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z No few had fallen, renowned or nameless, captain or soldier; for it was a great battle and the full count of it no tale has told. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The detectives led me into the office, where the captain sat behind a desk. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Your Grace was with the priestess when he arrived. I knew you would not want to be disturbed. The captain’s news can wait until the morrow.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It’s the captain,” they murmured, parting for him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The captain explains that the cylinder is surrounded by soldiers carrying machine guns and rifles. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z As her crew made her fast to the pilings and lowered a gangplank, her captain sauntered up to Davos. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Better down than on deck, where they can be washed away, but perhaps they fear the wrath of the captain more than the wrath of heaven. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain lifted the iron knocker and let it fall with a thud that echoed in the pit of the girl’s stomach. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z A hard-hitting linebacker and captain on the football team who left the field and refused to return when a brawl erupted in his final high school game. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z When the last vestiges of twilight were gone, Constance called the captains together. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “You got to figure a way to become basketball captain.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The parrot, growing wary, takes a healthy sidestep away, perhaps not wanting to associate himself with anything the captain says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The iron captain had no time to wait for laggards. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Each number represented something different: the six, a ship; the five, a captain; and the four, a crew. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The captain had only to look at him to see that the white knight was ill at ease. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Do you think the captain will approve of this?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “You think you’re the only one whose sponsor is willing to do anything to win? You think your prince and captain are the only ones who know what you are?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Dany wrapped her arms around her captain and pressed herself against his back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Knot glanced at him, then up at the captain. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z "Would you make me your captain for the night, my lord prince?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She left the captain’s table running but threw up before she passed three tables. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s why I had been voted captain this year, even though I was only a junior. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Doesn’t take cognac with the men, as her hands are full holding the captain’s file folder and gloves and hat during all the small talk. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The captain got eagerly, carefully down on one knee, looking into her sweet young face. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “The spotter plane was going to keep an eye out for the sharks and radio to the boat to help the captain get the right position.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z They were all waiting around for him—captain’s orders. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The shrimp boat captains watched for the channels and markers, somehow feeling that they were the lords of all this, of all they saw and felt. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to unite his own team and have them view him as their esteemed leader, like the U-boat crew viewed their captain. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Achilles came and Ajax, still wrathful because of the armor of Achilles which the Greek captains had given to Odysseus and not to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Abigail, our team captain, was on her feet barking, “You broke it!” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z The captain who greeted us was wearing a flak jacket, the heavy vest that was supposed to stop bullets and shrapnel. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “A baby!” cried the police captain as Sekai began to cry again. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The captain saw it coming, but didn’t have time to duck. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “You remember Dr. Bulkeley told us he used to be a captain of the dragoons in Barbados.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z In 1901, as a junior officer aboard the Discovery, captained by Robert F. Scott, he headed for Antarctica for the first time. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “They did, boy!” says the captain, with far more patience than I expected. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The bell captain tapped the trunk and the Chevy drove away. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Everyone on board is under constant scrutiny by the captain, who is somehow familiar, and somehow not. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z My own voice was far too squeaky to ever captain a starship. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z When the three pilots all met that evening at Kimpo for their preflight preparation, the first officer and the engineer would have bowed to the captain. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “We don’t want to know anything,” objected the captain, pouting out his thick lips. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain took his leave, his wet boots leaving damp footprints across the carpet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Officer Delinko was sure that the captain was going to hand him the repair bill, but he didn’t. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Turn us twenty degrees starboard,” the captain whispers to me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I sensed that the doctor knew Haiti far better than the captain, and that he was trying to give him some important information. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Even my brother, the captain of the cricket team, that local god, approved. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z So he went to the pool and jumped in, declaring himself captain of the team and joining Scythe Goddard’s loyal subjects in their game. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Does our captain mean to test the curse?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Six captains had already been selected—a position based on popularity, not skills. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The crowd continued talking as the captain approached the body, then turned to one of the guards watching him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Though they took the one thing that means the most to me, the captain tells us we should consider ourselves lucky. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion had made him a gift of it when he named him captain of his personal guard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “What would happen,” Zeitoun asked the captain, “if you and I went below the deck, and just went to our bedrooms and went to sleep?” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Dimarion placed a hand over his heart, and said, his voice laced with venom, “I had a source in the employ of a certain captain we know...a fine woman dear to both our hearts.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The captain calls me in for a meeting in spite of the fact that I have tried to keep a low profile. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A police captain who knew well the animosity between the Black Belt and Packingtown communities was deeply concerned. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The captain swipes the bird off, dislodging several bright feathers, but the parrot is undeterred. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t want my leg fooled with by a first captain. If he was any good he would be made a major. I know what a first captain is, doctor.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Inside the walls of green silk, his captains and lords bannermen were waiting to hear word of the parley. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All those who had stood closest to her husband had gone with her when she fled: Jon's maester, his steward, the captain of his guard, his knights and retainers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Tyrion was less certain about the captain, who always emerged for the evening prayers but took no other part in them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He slept in the stable that night and on the next day did find a sea captain who would—in spite of the bad hand—take him on as a cabin boy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Among Korean Air flight crews, the expectation on layovers used to be that the junior officers would attend to the captain to the point of making him dinner or purchasing him gifts. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “I wish to God I could. Oh, boy, how much does a captain get, Mac?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The captain slaps him on the back with pride. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The boy—it was hard to think of one so soft and pink as a man—laid the edge of the dagger across the captain’s palm and slashed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The captain squatted there looking after her with his hand out. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z One black girl, a high school cheerleader, told me that the white captain of the squad was always talking down to her, as if she were a homeless person, when her parents were both doctors. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Behind Davos and his sons came another line of hundreds commanded by knights and lordly captains, and then the smaller, slower Myrish contingent, none dipping more than eighty oars. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Look in the bushes!” a captain was shouting. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Troy is a senior. He is captain of the boys’ basketball team.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He pressed a golden dragon into the captain's palm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It took just a few days, but I must of impressed the captain because he asked if I wanted to ship out when the ship left. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Tiffanie, the captain of the softball team, started dating at the beginning of the year and in a matter of weeks their lives had fused together like a set of suction cups. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He tells the story of a ship’s captain who saved everyone on his boat except himself. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z That is what first officers are trained to do when they believe a captain is clearly in the wrong. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z For the captain there is no history, no yesterday, no memory. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She asked the baker to deliver the letter to the captain of a Royal Navy warship off Newport, Rhode Island. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A future rabbi, or captain of the guard. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z By the time she reached the Purple Harbor, the old man was ensconced inside the soup shop at his usual table, counting a purse of coins as he haggled with a ship’s captain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I told the captain about Timothy and what had happened to us. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain looks at me and shakes his head in disappointment. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Where?” the captain asked, jangling Celaena’s chain for Dorian to notice. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She told Roberta he was too conceited--and the reason she thought he was conceited was because he happened to mention to her that he was captain of the debating team. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Then the captains would make their way through the kids who had some skills but weren’t as well-rounded: the kid who could catch but couldn’t bat; the kid who could bat but couldn’t run. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Blood spatters the captain’s face, but he lowers his brim and weathers it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In December, when they weighed anchor for home, the captain drawled, “Well, Mr. Bowditch, you’ll have a lot to tell her—your sister, I mean—won’t you?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Men turned back to their drink and their talk, perceiving that their captain had had some jest or other with the little guests, and that it was over. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He learned where to place the green-faced lieutenant and the captain, and, high ground being priceless, to set the machine gunner on a book, a children’s dictionary. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The captain had relented and let Alyona marry the first mate. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The Americans are arguing with the captain and a man who climbed aboard from a tugboat. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The foul-mouthed captain in question turned to the hovercage’s cab driver. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Not only was he one of the captains of the Permian team, not only was he number one in his class, but now he was thinking of applying to Harvard. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At the gate, Haldon said something to the seijeant of guards, and a runner was sent off to find a captain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “As I understand it, the range is up to the patrol. Under a pushing sort of captain, a patrol may go out a long way, I believe.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember the hospital entrance, the stolen ID tag and the stairwell and the laboratory, the long fall, my knife thrown at the captain, the sewers. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Euron s gifts are poisoned, the captain had reminded himself the day the dusky woman came aboard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The captain was having a great success with finger games. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z My brother, Conrad, is the first and only black captain of the Arkansas State Troopers—the same troopers that held me at bay as a teenager when I tried to enter Central. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here is my hope for the younger pilots,” Bull continued, eyeing the lieutenants and captains. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain’s silence suggested what he could not say. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Gonzales had been a police officer for twenty-one years when, in August of 2005, his captain suggested that they send a team to New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Lightning strikes all of them except for their captain, Jena, lighting up the space in a flash of brilliant gold. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The captains and the kings might not have wanted her, but he did. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Well, this is me, your captain, watching your back. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z This was back before that particular captain in charge was really confident about having an Indian on the radio. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the first week, he caught the captain watching him as he helped dig a trench under the roasting sun. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Salladhor Saan was not the only captain who felt that King's landing was ripe for an attack, but a smuggler must learn patience. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I whirl around to see Metias, the young captain from the hospital's entrance, facing me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “The captain's dead. He found the audio-capsule, he heard your voice, he was going to trace it. I killed him with the flamethrower.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are too consumed with each other to notice our presence,” the captain says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And although this is not the best of news, the captain smiles. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain of the Crux stood, and the deck seemed to bend beneath his weight as he crossed to the rail. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “You were not given permission to have talent,” the captain tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Varsity football and baseball captain, on my way to college just a few months from now. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He bribed ship captains and constables, rowed shivering pregnant women across rivers in leaky skiffs, and delivered judges’ release orders to frowning deputies. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Gift for your mama,” said our shrouded captain. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Oh, no, sir. My chaplain is only a captain.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Nailer said a prayer to the Fates, thinking of the disappeared captain of the Pole Star, and followed her in. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “G is captain of the blue team,” she announces, and everybody groans. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The captains of the two parties seemed to be bringing up the rear, debating as they went. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He made me think of a pirate captain disposing of the booty. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you sit there calmly!” shouted the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain watched amused, then strode down the corridor, untroubled by the surge and roll of the deck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “And these Martians are a found people?” inquired the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Captain Candless—” Nailer broke off, thinking of the shots fired in the darkness, the spray of blood as the captain went down. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He had been asked to go as captain, supercargo, and part owner on a voyage to Sumatra and the pepper islands. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z "Take me with you, milord," the captain's daughter begged. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “A little attention,” said the captain, red-eyed and tired. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z But there are other things that come with this “clarity of vision,” as the captain calls it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He had expected to become a captain, a company commander, because of his wisdom and age. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Thankfully, the captain didn’t see the title before she opened it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The captain sent searching parties, but they came back saying they didn’t know where Spender could have gone. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The prince must go in person and perform the office of captain himself. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z It's the young captain who shot my mother. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Farmer agreed with some of the captain’s points. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I like to be as logical as I can be,” said the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am not the first captain you have approached, I think. Nor the tenth.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z About three hours pass when the captain makes an announcement. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The captain directed them without raising his voice or moving his hands where they hung at his sides. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she whispers, “You cannot tell anyone, especially not the captain. He would not approve.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z So Gerris Drinkwater gave the captain of Adventure his most disarming smile. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I climbed the ladder and presented the bottle to the captain. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Take us away, if our captain will let you.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Even the captain was worried about that one. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z After you had a ship, captain, and crew, you rolled for cargo: three for a crate, two for a keg, and one for a gunnysack. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He’s come up from below, racing toward the captain, oblivious to the battle that rages around him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “M’lord,” said the captain, “we found this man in the Belly o’ the Whale, trying to buy his way off island. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You know, in all fairness, we really haven’t treated you too badly, have we? We’ve fed you and paid you on time. We gave you a medal and even made you a captain.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He found a picture from his first year at sea, aboard a ship captained by Ahmad. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z As the pirate ship comes nearer and nearer, the captain sends everyone but the crew under the deck. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With flames consuming the compound at an alarming rate, the captain made a judgment call. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z There was something so defeated, so bitter, underlying the captain’s words that Dorian, for a heartbeat, felt badly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z ‘Bosun’s mate, take a bight of the flying-jib sheet, and start this villain if he doesn’t confess his sins double quick,’ said the British captain. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z As the mate approached, the captain took his hand and drew his fingers to the corner of the crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “How do you feel about being the team captain?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He has already built a fleet of eight hundred ships, appointed his close friend Nearchus captain, and sent them to investigate the coast of India by sea. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I was captain of one team, while my cousin Geoffrey was captain of the other. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z There was a merchant ship, and a first mate in love with the captain’s daughter. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Apparently they were speaking English and the slave girl had to translate for the captain, so either she just didn’t get it or she put up with it, which partly proves Julie’s point. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The captain said, “I didn’t ask for a thing like this. It scares the hell out of me. How can a thing like this happen? I wish we’d brought Einstein with us.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The lore-master protests, beginning to hyperventilate at the suggestion, then the parrot flaps out of nowhere to the captain’s shoulder. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Final the captain, more red than ever, and in more tongues tell him that he doesn’t want no Frenchmen—with bloom upon them and also with blood—in his ship—with blood on her also. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z We had missed the mooring on the first go-round, and the captain was in an ugly mood. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “I like to think of myself as captain,” Leo said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “The Nemesi will end this voyage. The captain will go down with the ship,” the parrot says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I shouldn’t be here,” I appeal to the captain, wondering if I’ve told him this before. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As they drew near enough to use their grapples, the captain mounted the rail. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Ser Kevan leapt up swearing as the captain of the guard went flying across the room to smash against the hearth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the captain they were after—it was Calliope! Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z While he traveled, however, Charles did go to church quite regularly, both to the services that his captain led and on shore whenever he got the chance. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The Dutch burgers, ambassadors and sea captains stood wide- eyed in amazement, face to face with another civilization in the Imperial City of Peking.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “On the plane he asked a captain to wake him up when we reached Cong City. ” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain saw a ship breaker, tattooed with work stamps and scarred with hard labor. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Those who speak of having seen the bottom lie,” the captain had said. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Grandfather had won that chess set in a card game with a ship’s captain from Siam. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe one day, he would meet them all, tour their ship, see the gangplank and the cannons for himself, wear the white, poufy shirt of the captain, shake hands with Casanova. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “The captain is partial to images over words,” the navigator whispers to me, “because he can’t read.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z If the captain isn’t all-powerful, perhaps getting that key isn’t as impossible as I thought. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Perhaps if the captain of the Putnam could advance a small sum—say a thousand or so silver dollars? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Does the captain ever come to the crow’s nest?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I figured she was just depressed, thinking about Dad returning to jail and how he might never get his captain’s license and how our quiet3 seminormal life was a total mess again. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A sailor fetched him down his tall yew bow and quiver of arrows, but it was the captain's daughter who brought the pack with his good clothing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Get your gear,” the captain interrupted his dreaming, “anything you want to bring and we’ll lower a ladder for you.” The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Their captains led them on armored warhorses, standard- bearers riding alongside with their banners. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was a captain before he went to the front and following the Argonne battles he got his majority and the command of the divisional machine guns. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “I’m sure the corporal realizes that, soldier,” the captain said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If he had been a little fitter, he would have personally slain his oafish captain. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The captain ran in the hot sunlight with a rifle in his hands. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is a ceremony for the young brothers to be welcomed by the old, not for captains and officers.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A merchant marine officer named Frank Worsley, a part-Maori New Zealander who had been a sailor since the age of sixteen, was to captain the ship. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The captain stood behind her looking stiff and angry. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Where are we now?” said Will to the captain, whose English was limited. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The captain looms over me, seeming so much larger than life when I’m this incapacitated. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Life was a battle, and Mother a tired and bitter captain. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They are Halloween pirates, like the captain, with fake blackened teeth, trick-or-treating on hell’s doorstep. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Now do you believe!” shouted the captain, as if he were deaf. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ireland’s Jena MacNeil, the youngest captain in the official games!” they call out. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The rat captains marched off to the ditch to make ready. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Can you imagine that? Five generations of sea captains in her blood, and she won’t marry a sailor!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Black Betha swept upriver, the sound of her oarmaster's drum thundering in her captain's head as he looked for a likely victim for her ram. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Some little boys in the Biafran Boys Brigade were practicing on the street, with sticks shaped like guns, doing frog jumps, calling one another captain! and adjutant! in high voices. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Later that day, garbed and gloved once more, Connington made an inspection of the castle and sent word to Homeless Harry Strickland and his captains to join him for a war council. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The captain pinched her arm, a little bit with joviality, a little bit with meanness to get her to look at him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “The captain will want to see it too.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We coast a bit more until the captain drops anchor, the chain rattling out until it pulls taut. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “The ocean current is like a treadmill beneath our keel,” the captain tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Below, the captain and his crew glanced longingly back at their pretty rocket ship lying on the hillside, so sweet and lovely and fine. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In a righteous tone he described his client as an experienced boat captain, respected businessman, and “pillar of the community.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The captain came up and sat down on a warm boulder, not looking at Spender for a moment. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z You couldn’t keep a crew without first having a captain, and you couldn’t keep a captain without first having a ship. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Aaa regarded the captain for the first time. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a drink with a captain that I knew in one of the dugouts and went back across the bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Uh—Mr. Bowditch, sir? What did the captain mean? I mean—if you could think of something for me to tell the others. Some of them are scared, sir.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain ignored Inez and said to Amari, “Women can do anything they have skills for in this place. Can you build a loom?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z There was also a reason Will wasn’t, and hadn’t been a captain during his original senior year. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “My queen,” replied the captain, “your servant Stalwart Shield had no duty last night. He had gone to a ... a certain place ... to drink, and have companionship.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z No promised peace could ever have persuaded her captain to permit Brown Ben Plumm to stroll back into Meereen and leave alive. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I’m going out on a limb here, so you know what that means,” the captain said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The vuvv happily sold their knowledge to captains of industry in exchange for rights to the Earth’s electromagnetic energy fields and some invisible quantum events. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If we could talk, I would remind her that I never asked to be captain, and that my goals as captain are probably different from most people’s. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We usually started out with a warm-up run and group stretching led by the team captains. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Later when the curtains caught fire and were put out with the little towels, the captain told the boys not to mind it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z David thanked them and they talked a little more—the captain told him to stand well off from shore, perhaps a hundred miles, to get good, steady wind—and then it was done. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your ancestor, Dog Breath, stole it in a mutiny from the real captain of the ship—my ancestor, the brave buccaneer Angel Vengador Leones!” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z ‘It will not be long I fear,’ said Éomer, ‘ere the coming of the king’s host will be known to the leader of our enemies, Saruman or whatever captain he has sent forth.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z What that was, the captain did not know. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The captain speeds up our boat and tries to outrun the pirate ship but to no avail. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The captain requests that, for your safety, you should fasten your seatbelts,” a stewardess said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “The captain wouldn't mind. He often has visitors come aboard. We’re a sea-river vessel. Very unusual. People like to come aboard and look around.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The captain was a good chess player, and the games were always interesting. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “It was going well,” Nat said, “after talking to Polly. I suppose it’s the long line of sea captains in her blood.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “The captain wants first class passengers up on the boat deck now.” I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z The boy hears Asher first, pauses the game, pops his earphones off, and turns around on the couch to look at his captain. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nailer thought he saw the captain clinging to a rail, trying to send her people out to stabilize the wreck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z My father, who was a city employee most of his life, had essentially been conscripted into service as a Democratic precinct captain in order to even be considered for promotions at his job. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t know nothing about that, captain, sir.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain fiddles with his beard, then says, “She protects us from the challenges we will face before we reach our destination. The monsters toward which we sail.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Mr. Aaa ” the captain started all over again, quietly. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir,” the captain replied, “I understand that and that’s what makes me even more determined to be the best.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You, my insolent F, shall be our artist in residence,” the captain tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z If dogs were ever in the Olympics, Nala would be the captain of every dog team. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “I want to be the starting point guard and team captain.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at it this way, Perry,’’ the captain had said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A shuddering howl broke from him, as if he were a captain summoning his pack to the assault. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z So he's always annoyed at everybody on the track team but can't help but take care of everyone, which is why he's the captain. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “By my authority as captain of this fleet, I hereby place you under arrest.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The captain pushed back slowly from his desk. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time I talk back to the captain, I seem to earn a little more respect from her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Finally the captain looks up, the impress of his loupe a tight pink circle around his eye. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I handed the ball back to our captain. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They were each armed with a sword, knife, and crossbow, and though they’d been alert while their captain passed by, she knew a crossbow wasn’t exactly a light weight to bear for hours on end. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “To make them love us,” the captain said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Even weeping, she has a strength in her, the captain thought. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When he stirred again, his head felt like to burst and the ship was spinning round in dizzy circles, though the captain was insisting that they’d come to port. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Nailer took a breath, trying to master himself, then looked up at the captain. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s only after he’s gone that I see the captain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z ‘Flaherty,” Coach M said, “why don’t you go back to the showers and get dressed. I want to speak with Ryan Dean and his captain.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The captain saw there was nothing he could do. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Two years. I’m going to be a captain. How long have you been a lieutenant?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I can see why he and the captain get along so well. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain and crew also wore a porcupine emblem on their hats for good luck. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z She was team captain, and her girls needed her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Watch your mouth before I throw you back in the mines,” the brown-eyed captain said. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Still chuckling, the captain of the Crux twirled his glass between his huge oak fingers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In that instant, lieutenants dove for lieutenants, and captains clawed their way toward captains. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But the captain that he spoke of was Brown Ben Plumm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z David introduced himself—he almost added that he was the captain of the Frog but let it be. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain and Hoede seemed to reach some kind of agreement. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I have your jacket right here,” said the captain. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The starboard wing was heavily engaged, however, and the center had shattered under the stones of those trebuchets, some captains tinning downstream, others veering to port, anything to escape that crushing rain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z These were not the kin of famous captains nor the blood of the great Houses of the Iron Islands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I am Pierce. Henry Pierce. I am the captain.” The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain told someone to get a priority radio message off to the naval commander at Willemstad and then asked, "How did you get on that little island?" The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They try to make this monthly visit informal—everyone wearing civilian clothes, though they all defer to the Gestapo captain as if he were the King of England. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z But the captain mocked him for a silly fool and bade the crew hasten to hoist the sail. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A British captain gloated over them, and made polite sounds of sympathy. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z With a disgruntled sigh, the captain grabbed a blanket from the nearby sofa and tossed it over her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The artillery captain broke first, and after that the exodus started. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They woke me and helped me get dressed and wheeled me into the captain’s kitchen. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I knew I had forgotten something,” she said when she saw the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to say something, to change the captain’s impression of him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The captains of Redwall wasted no time in making use of the temporary respite. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Daenerys received the captain on her terrace, seated on a carved stone bench beneath a pear tree. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Even if you could,” Hazel said, “from what the captains tell me, it’s treacherous—icebergs, mazes of channels to navigate. You’d have to know where you were going.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Nat saw much more of the fo’c’sle and the cabin boy than he did of the captain, first mate, and their passenger. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When no one else spoke, the captain nodded. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He remembered the times the captain had been in the chandlery. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The broadcaster Georgia Penn has had a “no” from the head of the Gestapo in this region—a powerful and terrible man called Ferber, I think, the Ormaie captain’s boss. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The captains shivered at the sound of the voice. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t a good captain have brushed B-Cubed off and assured her team that they had everything they needed to win? Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I can’t decide which offer is the better one, because I don’t know which is the more frightening unknown: the captain’s adventures, or life ashore. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I need to know the captain’s names. There are some I know I can trust still.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “If the captain of the Ray is still Mr. Mam, then we’ll be over their gunwales before they know what’s hit them.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain was stationed with eight American soldiers in Haiti’s rural central plateau, charged with keeping the peace for 150,000 Haitians, mostly peasants, spread over a thousand square miles. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It would be a few months before Farmer encountered Jon Carroll, the army captain, in the central plateau, and I got my first glimpse of the American doctor and his thoughts. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I’ll be looking forward to it, sir,” the captain said, coming to attention. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Indeed we have been scrutinizing your ways,” adds the captain, “and fiercely reckon that you be the ones to play a crucial part in this mission.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I did pretend to be captain of the debate team, you know.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Ironbom captains were proud and willful, and did not go in awe of a man's blood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “So without a captain, the ship cannot navigate.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “It’ll never let you be, boy,” the captain tells me as we look aft into our wake. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She turned to the new captain of the guard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Tyrion had chosen the ships with care, avoiding any whose captains might be of doubtful loyalty, according to Varys . . . but as Varys himself was of doubtful loyalty, a certain amount of apprehension remained. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The decisions were made by the army captain, who each morning collected an extraordinary levy for the defense of public order. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Oh no, no, I am on board. I am, like, captain of that ship,” Liam said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He switched on a flashlight, woke up the young captain, and told him he had a monster toothache. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain shares the news that we are at last turning toward Haifa, just about thirty kilometers southeast. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I like his uniform,” Tidbit said as the captain disappeared down the road. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “The masked demons you speak of in your dreams of the white kitchen threaten to undo all that we’ve worked for,” the captain says, “and our journey will be for naught.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Before the boat docks, the captain lowers the gangplank, hails a legionnaire patrolling nearby, and relieves him of his horse. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The captain spun the cylinder of the Executioner once, then fired his first question: “Who are you?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They had taken that up from the priest-baiting captain, who spoke a little English. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Another long silence while the captain studied him, frowning. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We can rest easy...With a dozen men who probably hated the sight of their captain? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Reed had not said he was going to let them stay on the ship, but there was a funeral to attend to, and some other business the captain and the mate would not discuss. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I am the captain, my heroes, and I command that Gareth runs back home to fetch some rope.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Mr. Revere called the captain to come up and inspect. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then how come he doesn’t just shut the place down? I mean, he’s the captain, he can do anything he wants on his ship, right?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The machine-gunner moved out of the way and the tall captain sat down. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z There was an officer, a captain, at the head of the column. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain was quick to appear, and even quicker to give them an escort when he recognized his lord's son. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The captain at the post told me this. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Students with new notebooks and sharpened pencils in hand ambled about the courtyard, kicking up dust, chatting in groups, waiting for the class captains’ whistles. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Life here is not easy,” the captain warned. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain has an eye patch and a parrot. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “When he got to the palace, El-ahrairah demanded to see the captain of the guard. ‘You are to take me to the King,’ he said. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘A healthy lot, really. Let’s just slip in quietly and see whether we can find one or two of the Owsla captains underground. We don’t want a lot of fuss.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Desdemona, filled with embarrassment at her sudden nakedness, looks down at the object of the captain’s fascination: a heavy ship’s rope disappears inside her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In the entryway hung the required portrait of El Jefe, except it wasn’t our old one of Trujillo as a young captain that used to hang next to the Good Shepherd. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, on the witness stand, he held his hard-billed captain’s hat between his fingers, crossed his arms over his barrel chest, and pointed his cleft chin at Nels Gudmundsson, who wavered unsteadily before him, blinking. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “There are some things that not even the captain can control,” says the skull with the rose. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In the mornings, Primus would talk to the sea captains with ships in Scaithe's Ebb, buying them grog liberally, but neither drinking nor eating with them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z What I gotta do is be a good captain so we can win our games. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z He holds the little leather pouch of the remains of the parrot’s father, ready to roll-and-read whenever the captain asks. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The watch ticked for a long time, very loudly in the captain’s ears. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z At last, the captain said he would make an exception. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain’s “ready room” is aft, at the very back of the ship. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “There is a profound need for education for the children here,” the captain said, his brows furrowed as if he were deep in thought. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain came up close, his face hard. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Delinko is no Sherlock Holmes, thought the police captain, but he’s got a point. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain noticed for the first time that there were no windows; the light seemed to permeate the walls. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I am Captain Jonathan Williams, of New York City, on Earth,” said the captain without emphasis. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Lina nodded and started off, but the captain caught her by the collar. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I think of my sister, who understands that cardboard forts can become all too real, and I think of the captain, who has tormented me yet has trained me for this moment. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The kraken’s daughter turned out to be just a woman after all, the captains and the kings would say. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As soon as they left the captain’s office, Officer Delinko asked his sergeant if he could come in early to work the Mother Paula patrol. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you very much,” Will said, and wondered if he ought to offer to pay; but the captain had turned away to supervise the unloading. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They were all flight engineers, who had been number three, after the captain and first officer, in the strict hierarchy of the original Korean Air. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Any captain could take such a timekeeper to sea with him. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The parrot, now perched on a hanging lamp, looks at me and shakes his head sadly at the captain’s comment. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But first he asked, “Dog bite, captain, sir?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “You say the captain did all right in Sumatra? A good cargo of pepper?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Aaron, the captain of the team, acting like the captain of the team, which at first I wasn't so sure I was going to be okay with. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The captain rose and drummed the pommel of his sword before calling to a servant as Celaena walked into her bedroom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The captain stood in their way, fascinated by the silent men and the way they sat at their breakfast. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the younger lieutenants and several of the captains had never attended a Mess Night; they had only heard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Pilate was surprised that they were successful, but the captain was not, because there could hardly be many people with such a name. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Two captains fell across a chair, and splintered it. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The pudgy kid, who everyone now calls the lore-master, struggles to learn what he can from the massive volume the captain inflicted upon him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “You may be a professional man, but you’re still only a captain.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His hair is carefully combed back, and he looks taller than usual in a flawless, tasseled captain’s uniform. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Choker-girl, our dark and miserable morale officer, has learned to fake positive comments when under the captain’s glaring eye. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z If our captain was leaving, surely I should depart as well. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He became team captain as a junior and at the end of that year he was offered a minor-league contract, which he didn’t accept because he got a baseball scholarship to Stanford. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It does feel good, though, to be at the wheel, and in the captain’s good graces. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "If you would pardon, me for a time, I will seek out the captain and see if he has letters for us." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you just go along?” the captain asked. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “The captain believes that you are good luck,” I tell her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z My grades were good, and our class basketball team, with Eddie Norton as captain, was the second best in the school. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He found him back in the cockpit, sitting in the captain’s chair, admiring the weapon in his hands. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “That’s the body your daddy’s been writing letters to Washington about. The coffin never got dug up and shipped back to the States because I paid off a police captain to make sure it wouldn’t.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Next to her is a dark-haired young man in a captain's uniform. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The captain found a tattered old map and jabbed at it with his pipe, saying, “This valley here, we now. You take, go on.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The captain’s jaw is fixed and he offers no response, but the parrot says, “You’ll have friends, lots of friends here too, here too!” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Would you let me down here, please, captain? I live nearby.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She held it out to the captain and in one swift movement he was on his feet, hand outstretched, fingertip brushing the edge of the cover. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He put an arm around the captain's daughter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Yolanda is a team captain, and she doesn’t pick me even though everybody knows your friend is the absolute first person you should pick. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z ‘Mr. Lyte’s closeted behind that door with two of his sea captains. When they leave, you just walk in.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They had reached the door, and the King’s captain spoke decisively. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain lowers it, and as it touches the sea, it makes not so much as a ripple. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z From a pocket, the captain withdraws a loupe, a look of naked greed blooming on his face. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And then finally, at dawn, the grieved expression on the face of the mine captain that could only mean one thing. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She shook her head as the captain stepped behind her, so close that his knees grazed the folds of her forest-green velvet cape. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Gitney having alerted the captain of the vessel to our arrival and arranged for two soldiers to conduct Bono to the ship, he returned to his charge. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “But Asher Wing is one of the most talented captains in the games,” another pipes up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her captain had tried to sail a fortnight past, but Lord Balon would not permit it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “First time I’d ever seen a captain wreck his own boat,” she said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The captain stopped in the open space before the throne, and Celaena halted with him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I wish you’d try listening once in a while instead of always finding fault. You don’t want to be a captain all your life, do you?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It is doubtful whether the captain had ever had so much fun. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her stomach clenching, Celaena averted her eyes from the prisoners, keeping up with the captain as they headed to a caravan of horses near the towering wall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z My estimation of captains and ship chandlers wavered. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then her Vision shifted, and she saw the former captain of the Current, a man with a kind face and a bulbous nose, put the Executioner to his temple. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “There must be some mistake,” the captain began. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “The bed was uncomfortable,” she said simply, but quickly forgot the captain as she beheld the sunlight. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z To his right and back under the cockpit was a single bed—what Owen called the captain’s bunk—and to the left and under the cockpit was a storage area. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” said the captain, “it’s simply that we never thought we’d find a thing like this on Mars.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z There he found the remaining strength of his people already assembled; for as soon as his coming was known captains rode to meet him at the ford, bearing messages from Gandalf. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “You gave everybody a rough time,” the captain said. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And there he handed us over to another captain—because he had to go back above ground for the rest of his spell of duty, you see. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the captain’s news was indeed the truth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z While the captain had good reason to be frustrated, Farmer, describing the work he was doing at Mirebalais, was saying something different. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He was beating at the door, hollering and crying, when Hinkston and the captain ran up behind him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m an old man,” panted the captain, “and you’re still young. But then, you always beat me, I remember!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain puts up his hand, knowing what I’m about to say. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Like the brave sea captain’s daughter, she knew she must simply endure until it was over. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Mercenary captains are either excellent men or they are not. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The adjutant general wrote to Tom’s captain, saying that Tom had “proved an excellent officer” and that he would “regret to see him quit the service.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As soon as I begin to relax, the captain announces that we are to return to our ship. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought of stories of captains who could knock a man from starboard rail to larboard scuppers with one blow of a fist. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I asked the boat captains about that. They said we could try, but it’s a tiny airfield. You have to charter a plane two, three weeks in advance.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He would spend two years as a companion to the captain, a man named Robert FitzRoy. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m a captain,” he said, jerking his thumb over his shoulder. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Known for his dazzling crossover, Chuck Bell was the captain of the Italian team that won back-to-back Euroleague championships in the late nineties. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Still, though: The other girls in the creepily silent van voted to make me their captain. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The Stinky Dog might not be afloat when young Eduardo found a secure spot to hide his captain’s treasure. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z When the captain announced that we were nearly there, at first I thought he was kidding; all I could see from the ferry’s rolling deck was an endless curtain of gray. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t get the captain to move. I thought you were elil and there was no point in staying to be killed. I don’t think I could fight a field mouse.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A second memo, from a captain, seemed aimed at shaking up the tower personnel, who were no doubt a bastion of complacency. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain tried to apologize when he saw who I was, but I wasn’t in a forgiving mood. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “You won’t get the chance,” said the captain and, to prove his point, pulled the lifeboat’s tarp completely away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The captain said that good old storm was just the thing we needed to cool off the sticky August air waiting to greet us on the ground. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “If those captains found a way to leave their monsters behind, they deserve whatever peace they find. They deserve resolution. And the beasts...well, they deserve each other.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Despite his pale and even delicate appearance, especially compared to the tanned and muscular Special Forces captain, there was something undeniably confident, even cocky, about him. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I ran away from home when I was sixteen,” the captain said. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I need to talk to the captain,” Paul said. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z She stood at the kitchen window and held them up to her eyes as if she were the captain on the bridge of a battleship. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The captain leaned to drag her back over the side, and Nathaniel scrambled in behind her without any assistance. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I prayed I would not faint from fear and tried again for the captain’s attention. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you come from a long line of sea captains? Who are you?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Her brother Viserys had once feasted the captains of the Golden Company, in hopes they might take up his cause. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Piper pressed a wad of euros into the captain’s hands. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Tool’s eyes flicked to the captain, and his sharp teeth gleamed in a brief smile. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It is as domineering as the eye of the captain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain was already at the rail, staring out over the ocean. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The captain surveyed her up and down, frowned, and then looked away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The captain's face was as green as the sea when he came bowing up to Theon and asked, "May we make for port now, milord?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She’s the captain of the varsity basketball team and wears her hair cropped short. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z When the drumsticks were sucked clean and lay brittle upon the plates, the captain leaned back and exhaled his deep satisfaction. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain did not even glance in her direction. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z What he couldn’t do physically, he substituted with emotional and intellectual guidance and support, which is why he enjoyed his work as a precinct captain for the city’s Democratic Party. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The captain motioned for both men to sit down. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Two days later, an urgent cable arrived from the captain of the Maddox. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He was a small, wiry white-haired man and was acting the way I'd been told captains should act He stood by the lifeboat in the fire’s glow, very alert, giving orders to the crew. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Today,” says the captain in his most commanding voice, “I shall share a tale of these waters that I do not need a lore-master to verify, for this one I know by heart.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But what happened with Avianca was just so strange—so seemingly inexplicable—that it demanded a more complete explanation than simply that Klotz was incompetent and the captain was tired. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Our captain would prefer to be fifty leagues farther out to sea, well away from that accursed shore, but I have commanded him to steer the shortest course. Others seek Dae- nerys too.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He, too, winks at me with his one working eye, and decorates the walls of his quarters with what he calls “the telltale visions of a captain triumphant.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Saint Sarah goes to huddle with the other team captains. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z ‘Say a captain of the Rangers, who are unused to cities and houses of stone.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The police captain was reading the arrest report when Officer Delinko and the sergeant came in. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The CSS Birmingham captains quarters were about the size of a walk-in closet, but still much bigger than any other room on board. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z That captain was a bolder man than me, he thought, as he made his way to the door. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Were you responsible for the death of a city patrol captain during a raid on the Los Angeles Central Hospital? Did you steal medical supplies and break into floor three?" Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I cannot deny that it is an enticing vision the captain has put forth. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Nailer looked down into the surging surf and wondered what had happened to the other captain. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Basketball season is here, and it’s time to pick another cheer captain. Hannah put in her two cents, and I agree with her.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “The team captain is Mike Renwood. He’s single and has hair.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “One of you should say some words for your dead, before we give them to the sea,” the captain said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I am concerned about the captain,” he says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And finally Zeitoun knew Ahmad’s secret, why he had become a sailor, why he had risked so much to become a captain. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “The captain of my fast-pitch softball team did not just imply that our first section tournament game is something she put on the back burner of her brain. She didn’t. I know she didn’t....” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z If the captain gets antsy again, handle him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The boat captain dropped them at the Argo II, anchored a quarter of a mile out to sea. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Reverend Hunt says he is a soldier, an officer—not a ship’s captain but a captain in the English military. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “His son is captain of the basketball team.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z As they first began to expand their territory on the mainland, since they did not have much to control there and enjoyed great prestige, they had little to fear from their captains. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Though Orcs will often pursue foes for many leagues into the plain, if they have a fallen captain to avenge.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The first and second officers may have been waiting for the captain to make decisions, but still may have been unwilling to pose alternatives. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z An American Army captain and an interpreter also sat in the wooden chairs arranged beneath the couple’s sleeping loft. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Constance and the captains assembled back on the wall after a few hours’ rest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The captain, as was his custom, was standing in the stern, merrie rope in hand, shouting orders about lowering the sail. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain seems to swell like a sponge in water. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It wasn’t worth making the captain think he was crazy. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain didn’t come up for almost a minute. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z While we crewmen do our business, pacing back and forth on deck with no seeming point to the endeavor, the captain stands above us at the helm. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Your Worship should have a look at this. A list of all the Meereenese ships in the blockade, with their captains. Great Masters all.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The captain stood up and slapped his hand on his leg in a casual fashion. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain told us to fasten our seat belts. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Come,” he said to the captain, and jerked his head at the steep, grassy hill that the company was starting to ascend. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I won’t dare ask the captain what those dark portents might be. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Tell me something about the captain I don’t know.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Inside Cavern Hole the Father Abbot addressed a morale-boosting speech to his captains. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He was the captain now, and everyone knew it. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “We might be able to sustain the wake of a close breach,” the captain says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain looked out at the horizon again, thoughtful. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “You are second best, Colonel,” the captain said again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The judges passed around a bowl for drawing out numbers, and as the team captain, I took a slip. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Before that he was a fishing guide—a good one, too, until the Coast Guard took away his captain’s license. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z How dare scum dictate terms to the captain! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the day we cast votes for team captain, Coach Nat made us write down the reason behind our picks. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “It begins with a great captain, name of Ahab,” he tells us, “and ends with another captain, name of Nemo.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain could see that Elya was a man of great strength. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “He was my minder,” the captain said simply. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain’s mouth hardened, and I knew I had stepped wrong. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s one of the first things he said to me when he found out I made captain. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z But given this latest development, Charles said he didn’t think he could see much of his old captain anymore. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, the reputation of her six mean children and the fact that she was a precinct captain compounded her power and gave her the leverage to deal with even the lowest crook without fear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain opened a door to his own cabin. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It occurred to her that Brullo might have trained the captain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I realize my mistake—but maybe it’s the kind of folly of which the captain approves. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Once he is gone, the captain kneels beside me and whispers. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain personally supervises the return of my brain to my head. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Now the captain seemed to feel that they were doing him a favor. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Stub McMillin was the team captain now, so he cleared his throat and stepped forward as their spokesman. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Hickey was halted in front of the captain of the guard. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the captain who suggested the empty sarcophagus for Spender. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Elouise, the daughter of the Baptist minister, recited “Invictus,” and I could have cried at the impertinence of “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel sat in the adamant tower facing his spy captain across a mass of scattered papers. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We come up the road just in time to hear Henry’s old captain’s bell signaling that he’s ready to start dinner. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z At the present period of his life he had only fought one joust with Arthur himself, and the accepted captain of the knights was Gawaine. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain shrugs, like he’s embarrassed to mention the price. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I look at the captain’s wheel and half expect to see Papa Joseph wearing his hat with the flaps on the side and back to shield him from the sun. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z ‘I will ride now to the Hold, and there before I go to rest I will meet the marshals and captains. Let them come to me as soon as may be!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Come on out. It’s okay,” the captain yells to us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The last thing the first officer says to the captain, just before the plane plunges into the Potomac River, is not a hint, a suggestion, or a command. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Then the class captain would blow his whistle and we’d march in a single file to our classrooms, longing for winter already, greeted instead by the specter of yet another long school year. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain looked as if he wanted to go sit under a shady apple tree. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain’s cabin was rich, and even though the ship was as large as a cargo ship, it didn’t look like a working vessel. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It was almost like I was piloting a ship through a blinding fog, and Rain was an experienced captain. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She was grateful when at last the captain assembled the return group and she could climb back into the longboat. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, looks like this thing is about over,” the captain said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain takes a deep breath and empties his lungs in an exasperated sigh that I can feel like a gale. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Presently the captain of the Guard thrust aside the curtain. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z In a tin bowl, in the captains lap, steams a cylinder of boiled gray meat. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z If the captain was surprised, he gave no sign, and Horse put his large hand on the doc’s shoulder, where she laid her dark cheek against him as she continued stitching Archer’s wounds. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “We need more than a rag,” the captain grunted. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain puts the landing gear down and extends the flaps. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The captain felt the sunlight on the back of his neck. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, of course not,” the captain replied with surprise. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He told his squad to fall back, and the squad, having seen the scythe take their captain down so effectively, didn’t question it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Derby captains walked with a swagger and roared commands. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you mean, ‘no’?” the captain asked. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He came over the side in time to see Captain Candless grappling with the other captain. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Tell the captain to heave to!” he yelled up toward the deck. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z After issuing orders to his remaining captains, Cluny, accompanied by a score of assorted rats, weasels, stoats and ferrets, crept off along the course of the ditch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Zeitoun had been on the bridge with the captain for an hour at that point, watching him pilot the ship through the many islands, avoiding high shelves and sandbars, other ships and countless unseen dangers. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I’m the student council president and, of course, captain of the basketball team.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Early Friday morning Nat strolled across the Common toward the big white house and saw Elizabeth standing on the captain’s walk. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z That girl, she doesn’t even get the dream of the football captain. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Then not far inside, or so he thought, he heard the two captains’ voices talking again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Nailer nodded, even though he didn’t know what the captain was talking about. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He found the can opener back under the cockpit, jammed up in the corner of the captain’s bunk. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “That might be a good idea,” murmured the tired captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, okay,” the captain looked me up and down. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z On the whole long voyage the captain’s son had spoken scarcely a dozen words to her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The captain nodded curtly at the preacher and said something else to Hickey, again too low for us to hear. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have crossed the point of no return,” the captain tells me as I struggle at the tiller to keep the ship zigzagging like a cargo ship in wartime. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And even if they could, Nate knew the captain wouldn’t turn the ship around for some nobody kid. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The captain raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And when all the coins had been counted and tasted, the old man would scrawl upon a parchment, stamp it with his seal, and give it to the captain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Outside the captain’s office, Officer Delinko’s sergeant gave him a hearty slap on the back. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A bell captain helped two older girls in jeans and T-shirts get a footlocker and two suitcases inside the back of a Chevy. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The captain spread his hand open, the thumb up and fingers outspread as when you make shadow pictures. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “And Mandy is the captain of the red team,” Ms. Warner says. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He looked off screen and yelled: “What’s my title? Am I like admiral, or captain, or—” A girl’s voice yelled back, “Repair boy.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The captain saw the hills rising in the daylight. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Our stealth destroyed, the captain now rages in venomous fury at the parrot. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Only one ocean-going craft, the far-famed Argo, made it, sailing from Aieta; but she, too, would have crashed on the big rocks if Hera had not pulled her through, for love of Ieson, her captain. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “He can go to the hotel first and afterward he can see the captain,” Lupita argued. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She smiled at Harry as the teams faced each other behind their captains, and he felt a slight lurch in the region of his stomach that he didn’t think had anything to do with nerves. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “I almost forgot,” the captain said as he handed it to Nailer. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Only the parrot is there, sitting on a perch between the captain’s cluttered desk and a globe that has all the landmasses wrong. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Swiftly the captain ducked down into a crouch and began backing away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He had been captured and briefly detained by the captain, only to be released by him for lack of physical evidence and reliable witnesses. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z President Nixon made a speech outside our window, and so did the captain of the Hornet, and then we ate a huge steak and got a good night’s sleep. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been sitting relaxed between them, because he was tired and unhappy, yet now he drew himself up and met his captain in the eve. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Every man and woman on the crew watched as the captain raised the weapon. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “So now you want revenge,” the captain said. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Like any other appendage,” the captain tells me, “it has atrophied from lack of use.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “What do you mean? What do you demand of your captain? Are you, then, so easily turned from your design? Did you not call this a glorious expedition? “And wherefore was it glorious? Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain put a hand on his sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It makes me think of my dream in the White Plastic Kitchen—but the captain isn’t in that dream. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I hate being clever, thought the captain, when you don’t really feel clever and don’t want to be clever. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, Celaena frowned at herself as she hurried after the captain into the foyer. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The first two lines would sweep up the river to engage and destroy Jeffrey's little fleet, or "the boy's toys" as Ser Imry dubbed them, to the mirth of his lordly captains. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Their antics never brought so much as a smile to the captain’s face, though his crew would roar and hoot and whistle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It boggles me trying to think how Julie managed to communicate all this with the Gestapo captain listening. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She wondered how the captain could feel so sure about it, just because she’d seen it in a dream. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In a moment when the sea is calm and the sky clear, the captain pulls out a pistol. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z So we may well believe that the King’s men were shriven on the night before they fought Something of the young man’s vision had penetrated to his captains and his soldiers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope we didn’t cause any trouble,” said the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z "We'll be taking anchor in a week, to take provisions, and a little cargo," said the captain. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z They spied this house, a former ship captain’s estate, from the harbor, and on an impulse decided to buy it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Inez stood up and said to Amari, “Walk with me, chile. I wants to show you where the captain done give you to stay. It be on the far side of the cornfields.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z This year’s ceremony will include the dedication of a laurel oak tree in the memory of Michael J. Costello, the Lake Windsor football captain, who was killed by lightning on September 5. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain’s tone was one of paternal disappointment. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And after she asked more about me and found out I’m the captain of the first all-Black 12U fast-pitch softball team to make it to the state tournament, the calls didn’t stop for hours. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Just as the captain said, the whale doesn’t see us. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Ahmad was a ship captain, had been for thirty years, piloting tankers and ocean liners in every conceivable body of water, and he knew as much as anyone about storms, their trajectories and power. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The captain suggested she call Rindlisbacher’s headquarters and file a complaint. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Not long after that Kerwin had come creeping to the captain to complain that four of the crew had dragged him belowdecks and used him as a woman. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Other nights she tossed in her bed, imagining that he’d betrayed her, as he had once betrayed his fellow captains in the Stormcrows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Shirley would have preferred to study the problem some more, but was afraid to protest and lose face for her captain. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The captain leans closer, the acrid smoke of his pipe stinging my eyes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He had placed himself a bit to one side, and the captain’s bars on the tab of his shirt collar were all the insignia Yossarian could see. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The captain stared down at him, the small smile still on his lips. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s no telling how far down it goes,” the captain says, the left side of his mustache twitching like the tail of a rat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain had found them flashlights that worked. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As I was walking back to the prison with the captain, I commented on what I thought was the curious behavior of the two young men. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain lolled and was nourished by the scent of jasmine pushing the lace curtains out upon the dark air of the room. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not exactly. Captain Candless serves her. I serve the captain. But we swear dual oaths to the clan.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Finally, one of the idle tourist boats edged up alongside our stern and the captain tossed me a lanyard. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Oh, I expect to be back in the squadron by then,” the captain answered with a kind of martyred confidence. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And he said, “So, how are you doing, captain?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Ben saw that the boy was Jim Don Cooper, the linebacker and captain of the football team, and the boy who had gone steady for three years with Ansley Matthews. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s one of the most intuitive captains out of anyone—he would have selected someone he could count on, experienced players who are ranked high. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mack and the boys and the captain sat down on the ground to have one last short one and to map their campaign. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t help her chance of survival that she was more than ten miles from the mainland when the captain signaled the Coast Guard and turned the boat around. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z When an army captain asked them to disperse, they stoned him. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z And then there’s me: team captain whose attempt at saving the day has landed me with a stitched-up catching arm a week before my team’s first state tournament game. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “I was only going to say that I wanted to clean the captain’s ear, but it’s too tender to be touched.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain turns his gaze to the girl with blue hair, waiting for her contribution. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As his fellow soldiers reacted in disbelief, Mason handed over his weapon to the squad captain. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Or to the captain. Even my sergeant would be okay. Roy didn’t ask you?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Call the men, all of them,” said the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 He captained the queen's new red cloak guard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Find me a fast ship with a skilled captain," he told the steward. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It moved around the men and it moved around the captain and Jeff Spender as they returned to the group. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaz raised his pistol and aimed it directly at the captain’s forehead. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The captain had a fist like a sledgehammer, and on it he wore four vicious jeweled rings. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I know I should hate the captain with all my heart, and yet I don’t. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The Florentines made Paulo Vitelli their captain, a very able man and one who rose from being a private citizen to achieve great prestige. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Once they see the captain there, they retreat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It was all right maybe for a man who became a captain—but what about men like Keeler and Jensen—who’d spent their lives in the fo’c’sle? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s up where she can’t lick it,” said the captain and he leaned over Mack’s shoulder to look. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s your captain. Anything worth knowing you already must know.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Among their able captains whom they could have had reason to fear, some did not win, others met with opposition, and others turned their ambition elsewhere. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z An hour later, all is right with the world—the football captain and cheer squad co-captain are crowned Homecoming king and queen. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He used to be a tugboat captain, and tugboats are made of steel, but he knows a thing or two about wooden boats and gives me a thumbs-up on what I done so far. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The captain stands midship with arms crossed, his good eye fixed on me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Sure. Then why did you look like you were going to flip out when I showed up outside the field house? Everyone else went to the lake—captain’s orders—but you were here. Why?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Do you wish to accompany your servant home to greet your mistress?” the captain asked. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z OHe of the guards stiffened as Chamberlain approached, looked past him to his captain. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain had informed him that the image of the porcupine on the side of the sub's tower was technically against regulations. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Penn, the Beta captain, has a sparkling red Artifact hovering over his head. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She turns to the dark-haired captain and nods once. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z When she remained upright, Chaol shifted on his feet, and the prince glanced at his captain before lifting his chin a bit higher. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I smell coffee brewing at Floridita and pass the elderly man who sits in a wheelchair outside the restaurant wearing an old captain’s outfit. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Coach M picked four guys to be team captains, and then we had a little sevens tournament. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Why can’t they hook the two jars up to each other and eliminate the middleman?” the artillery captain with whom Yossarian had stopped playing chess inquired. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The captain offered the knife to her, handle first, and held out a scrap of wood. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z This pleased the captain, and she was sent on patrol Tuesday and Thursday nights between seven and ten. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Gomo was always so proud and dignified and wore Japanese pearls her son had bought for her when he’d become police captain. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Its dark mouth is even more intimidating than the captain’s eye. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain begged off and sat down, saying he was exhausted. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Picard was, without doubt, the best captain from Star Trek. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z You shall serve me well, my captain, the waves seemed to say. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Later he actually became captain of a ship and traveled to North America several times. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Lucky Girl. Again with the nickname,” the captain said. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain doesn’t make favorites of anyone, but he likes talking to Amélie, and brings her a small gift every time he comes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Shun the crow’s nest and your enlightenment will be sweeter than its poison intoxication,” the captain tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captains, knights, notable warriors, and others of high birth we shall ransom or make other use of, the rest I mean to hang... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As long as I am a key part of both the captain’s and the parrot’s schemes, then both are safe if I make no move one way or the other. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She talks about who’s in charge of classroom captains and who’s in charge of publicity and I don’t know what all. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “We need to pass messages on to our captain. He’ll be able to get word out of the city. Some of the other womenfolk who bring food to the prisoners are helping in this manner.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z On top of that, Colonel HaWkins claimed me for his errand girl, sending me out with messages for this captain or that sergeant or in search of snuff or hair powder or almonds. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t ask to ferry messages across the city for some captain I didn’t know. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “We bob above many things unseen,” the captain begins. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Then a very young captain who had always been outstanding for his timidity raised a cautious index finger. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “If the captain smells anything like his ship, he may mistake your vomit for perfume,” Gerris replied. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “That captain that killed that guy who thought he was going to kill off every other Earth Man, what was his name?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z When Nailer returned to the con, the captain said, “They kept their high sails up longer than we did. They’ve got a more stable ship.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One day I went to the gardens with a captain, and after walking in the fields we strolled over to the stables. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, sir,” the captain answered, without a change of expression. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z While the rest of us slide along the tilting deck, the captain never loses his footing. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The man assigned to the bed next to Billy’s was a former infantry, captain named Eliot Rosewater. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain is full of weatherworn wrinkles from a lifetime at sea—although his dark, tangled beard hides many of them. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Fischer and Orasanu found that captains overwhelmingly said they would issue a command in that situation: “Turn thirty degrees right.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “I am an escaped slave as well,” the captain told them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Asher looks like the captain that he is, while Roshan, our Shield, has armguards larger than any of ours, his belt equipped with potions and elixirs he can use to protect the rest of us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “One. And then I don’t want to see you anywhere near the area,” the captain said as he left the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tormund has given me his oath. He will serve with us until the spring. The Weeper and their other captains will swear the same or we will not let them pass.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A few hours later that same evening a captain came to our cell and commanded the four of us to pack our belongings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain comes to visit a few nights after the navigator unraveled into the sea. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captains would then look the rest of us over, using their obvious years of sporting experience, training, coaching, and performing at the highest levels of athletic competition. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The man scribbled some marks on a flat sheet he carried and gave it to the captain. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Arthur asked questions, sent messengers, remembered his captain in his prayers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z By the ninth day of the storm, every camp saw the captains and commanders entering the king’s tent wet and weary, to sink to one knee and report their losses for the day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Even an hour ago wouldn’t have been soon enough for the captain.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Ladies and gentlemen,” the captain said in a low voice that was slow and a little tired, “you have five minutes to withdraw.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “The smell of life,” the captain said proudly when I once asked him about the stench. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Johnny did not like the captain, the ship, nor the voyage. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A few conversations mentioned a captain, but no name to go with it... only “the captain” wanting to be under way. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Now the summer was upon them, the captain had not been shot down, and he said he had the grippe. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When he turned him over with the tip of his boot and put the light on his face, the captain was perplexed. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Past the clock where semi-bad kids're made to stand, past the secretary's office where form captains fetch the registers, past the storeroom, a long passageway leads to the staff room. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “I thought you said he was a Frenchman. He talks French,” the captain said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Once inside, the captain removed his cloak and hung it from a peg, so as not to leave puddles on the threadbare Myrish carpet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I can’t recall when I was assigned this task, but I do remember the captain explaining it to me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain said, “We have to abandon ship.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Priest to-day with girls,” the captain said looking at the priest and at me. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She has been to his high school games and knows he is the vaunted captain of the St. Joseph’s football team. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z His rites had gone so well that, immediately after his initiation, he’d been promoted to a kapteni, a captain, despite his youth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Can’t see a stone’s throw in this fog,” the captain said as he approached. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Her captain was riding back to her, bringing her the friendship of the Lamb Men. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The captain’s strategy was to use the VOR to get the plane close and then, once he could see the lights of the runway, to land the plane visually. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Gillian was the captain of the field hockey team, president of the Winter Ball committee. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It took an extended moment for the room to fall silent when the maitre d’ appeared in the doorway accompanied by an aroused Navy captain. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A precinct captain, an alderman, a lawyer, or a United States representative, probably. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That meant Engel had gone to get the car out of the garage so she can take the Gestapo captain to meet his dreadful C.O. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The captain cleared us aside and used some tar to clog up the hole. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The moment the captain shot my mother plays over and over in my head, like a movie stuck on the same scene. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Jack collected stamps and begged ship captains for ones from faraway places. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z The mate’s frown deepened as he handed the captain his high-crowned hat. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Before another wave has a chance to flood the deck, I scramble for the captain’s dagger, then plunge it into the back of the head of the crestmare trying to bite him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Todd steered the boat like he was captaining a great yacht. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The conversation between the captain and the doctor went in circles. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Two sellsword captains were on hand as well, each accompanied by a dozen men of his company. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As part of the tradition in these meetings, Gaines and the other coaches then left the room so the captains could address the players privately. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The storm still postures on the horizon, but we get no closer, and the captain becomes increasingly frustrated. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When Nailer nodded, the captain made a face. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Twig and Dari said I should be the team captain,” I added, and immediately regretted mentioning it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It’s one of the creatures the captain speaks of. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He drew the captain's daughter close and kissed her on her ear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “That was only because I was a Titan that year, and Oliver was a pitiful captain compared to Ash.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “We can still use them. One was a woman. Meris. Send her back, as a... a gesture of my regard. If their captain is a clever man, he will understand.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I can see that. Lord Commander. You know my knights and captains, I believe.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She fell into the water with a splash, and then Catarina Stills, daughter of Hendrick Stills the Southern Explorer, last captain of the Seven Bells, was gone. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The maitre d’ was waiting for Captain Weber, a naval captain who commanded a cruiser attached to the fleet, to bring his lady in for dinner, but his reservation was not until 9 o’clock. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could take them on board, but even if they could reach us, the captain would never allow it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “We all have our secrets—though I’m curious why you’re so closely watched by that captain and locked in your rooms at night. If I were a fool, I’d say they’re afraid of you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "They work harder than I do. Why all the questions? Your captain said the Sunset Towers explosions were just fireworks." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z And why had Captain Ortega, the captain of the tuna boat Papá worked on, sent his oldest son here to Mamá? Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z One such double agent was Elijah Hunter, a captain in the American Army. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But Trouble had done a Sound Recognition in-service for his captain’s exam, and he was pretty sure the “Arrkk” had been caused by someone getting a chop across the windpipe. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z With them this time was the twenty-four- year-old fighter-pilot captain with the sparse golden mustache who had been shot into the Adriatic Sea in midwinter and not even caught cold. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The captain’s reply was to ignore him totally. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “No doubt the serpent has plans for you,” the captain says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The captain chewed a cigar as he waited. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z From the moment the shell is launched, the coxswain is the captain of the boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He sent me overland in a strong chariot to Atreus’ son, the captain, Menelaos. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe this would help get him out of the captain’s doghouse. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was captain and was competing against a kid named Shaun Luck. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He was not even sure if Cluny was shamming, pretending that his injuries were severe merely as some kind of test or trap that he had set for his captains. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Diana’s husband is a captain in the navy, a gallant officer and a good man. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Years ago. He was the senior captain when I was a sophomore.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z At school she had been captain of the hockey team and had won the gymnastics trophy two years running. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But Ms. Warner has decided that today I will be a captain. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z That first captain walled their promontory, built their homes and shrines, and parcelled out the black land for the plow. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles was furious at his captain, and Lyell agreed with him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And if the captain still doesn’t respond, “Captain, I believe the situation is unsafe.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Hungry by the time a plate was finally laid in her lap, Celaena became a bit more than irritated when the captain did not immediately remove her irons. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z After Mama burned him, Papi said a captain in the merchant marines took pity on him and doctored his papers so they’d say he was injured during an explosion on board. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the Executioner belonged to Cannek Reed, captain of the Current of Faith. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z At 01:41 and 48 seconds, the captain said, “Wiper on,” and the flight engineer turned them on. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The captain looks at me curiously, but not quite suspiciously. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The saddest comment on all of this is that he also happens to be our captain. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z It would sound cocky, smart- mouth to say that he, David, was captain of the Frog. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabs one of the peeling pages, and shows it to the captain—a new navigational chart—but the captain pushes him aside, navigation being the furthest thing from his mind. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But the captain’s golden-brown eyes held mere curiosity. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I nominate you to be our captain. All in favor raise their hands.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z How could I ever hope to sleep, knowing that my captain is so close? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At a nod from the captain, Jaunty, the helmsman, began racing the Current against the turtle. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The captain said nothing but wrote it down in his log.... The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z So when the captain signaled me from the tavern porch the next morning, I was surprised. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The storm has been looming for more than a week—plenty of time to prepare the ship for this onslaught, but the captain chose to do nothing, sticking to a unique philosophy. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Shaking the captain’s hand and offering an apology for what might have seemed like a lecture, he disappeared into the evening shadows. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Your captain lives to serve his cruel queen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Watching the captain at work, stitching a head wound, Turner felt the stirrings of his old ambitions. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "Does the castle look as you remember it, milord?" the captain's daughter asked as she pressed herself against his arm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And the red-haired captain, Menelaos, answered: “My dear, I see the likeness as well as you do. Odysseus’ hands and feet were like this boy’s; his head, and hair, and the glinting of his eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The boat captains in Seward had warned her it was three hundred nautical miles to the Hubbard Glacier, a hard, dangerous journey, but Arion had no trouble. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Three days past, he had summoned all his captains to a war council aboard the Fury while the fleet lay anchored at the mouth of the Wendwater, in order to acquaint them with his dispositions. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Horde captains came stamping out of the Abbey. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Uneasily the four men in the court shifted and opened their mouths, and once the captain, the veins on his face bulging, showed a few little tears in his eyes. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the season, Theon thought as the captain's daughter slid her lips up and down the length of him, the season, the year, the day, and I am the man. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “When will you learn? You walk in step with the captain, or you walk the plank—which, being copper, will not give you the proper bounce for a graceful dive.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Kaz waved a hand in front of the captain’s face, then gave him a hard flick on the ear. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The captains, hoping to curry favor with Cluny, harangued the hapless runners: “Pick your feet up, you lily-livered scum! Come on, lift that ram properly, you idle devils.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Say, Hello! Immie wants to grow up to be a vigilante, rather than a captain of industry. See how it goes.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In it sat a captain and several sailors. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Nate’s cheeks burned, but he was determined to prove the captain wrong. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z And she wondered how much the Yunkai’i knew about what her captain meant to her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘And carry the captain’s grog? And be brisk and useful to him? No, no, my captains want whole boys. So now—go away... please.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain looked thoughtfully at the book, though he didn’t move to take it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z From then on, that captain was sold on us code talkers. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z "You can thank your captain friend for this." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We were anxious to go, but the stewardess chatted on with the captain instead of doing her tidying up. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “You can talk but you can’t read and write well enough. You got to have an education to be a captain. Why don’t you go in the American army?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He dodged and parried as the dolphin warriors backed up, guarding the other captives while giving their captain room to battle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Cluny watched as the fox pretended to drink as much of the barley wine as the rat captains. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Captain Johnson reporting as directed, sir,” the captain said, his voice as high pitched as a castrato’s. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He led the largest group himself, and gave the others to his most trusted captains. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We emerge on the deck, and Quinton brings me over to where two large wooden captain’s wheels are mounted. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The captain does not disapprove of any of my choices. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Secure the tent flaps open and check every one,” the captain commanded. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “You shall sense as the ship heels side to side on the sea, and position yourself opposite of the roll, starboard to port, port to starboard,” the captain had said. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Mom is now the head of the Architectural Committee, a block captain for the Neighborhood Watch patrol, and the person most likely to succeed Mr. Costello as president of the Homeowners’ Association. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Actually, I was thinking of trying to get my captain’s license back,” he said matter-of-factly, “so I could guide in the backcountry again.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The work of burial was then but beginning; and Théoden mourned for the loss of Háma, his captain, and cast the first earth upon his grave. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They want the captain to go around, to pull up and start the landing over again. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The less senior of the two was a captain whose name was Gericke. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Aragorn smote to the ground the captain that stood in his path, and the rest fled in terror of his wrath. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Do you think it will work ?” “I’m sure it will. And let’s promote him to captain, too, just to make certain.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The captain’s blue eyes flashed in the shadow beneath his hat. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I understand, sir,” he said quietly to the captain. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain gathers us around the table in the map room at dawn. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Did all the cheerleaders want this, or was it just the captain’s idea? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Dauntless was a larger ship and much faster and the captain laughed at the Ray's attempt at flight. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They were there to see the captain and inspect the hold; common seamen did not concern them, and few men looked as common as Davos. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z From the handbag the captain removes an address book, a stack of letters, and a woman’s compact. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The captain straightened and looked toward the stern, where the stowaways were waiting in the great cabin with Doc and Horse. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Nancy, Margaret, Isobel, and I found each other and sat down on the floor, waiting for the captain to speak, which he was obviously going to do as soon as the room had quieted down. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain nodded to Nailer that he should fold down a bench. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Turner concluded: “‘It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.’” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Coach O nodded along, and as the room began to settle down, he told the captains to take their teams off to the individual meetings. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s the captain’s—and the captain is exhausted and isn’t saying anything. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z |
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