| 单词 | advance |
| 例句 | The Journal Club proved to be an ideal way to keep the lab abreast of the latest advances in physics, but over time the agenda reflected the lab’s own expanding prominence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After a peaceful sojourn Snuffy stood up and advanced farther, working his way slowly westward until eventually he arrived at the gorge rim. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the echoes died as suddenly as a flame blown out by a dark wind, and the enemy advanced again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I was careful and observant, and my reputation for honesty and secrecy began to advance me in the queen’s favor. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “You have to pay in advance, you realize?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “If Lady Melisandre were with us—” Finally, after a nightmarish day when the column advanced a bare mile and lost a dozen horses and four men, Lord Pease- bury turned against the nOrthmen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Historians of science have not advanced our understanding of the relationship between the new science and technological progress much beyond Swift. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And some have charged that the claims advance the political agenda of those who seek to discredit European culture, because the high numbers seem to inflate the scale of native loss. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “If bad things are, and you know in advance, you will suffer greatly before they even occur.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Huddled on the dock, they draped arms over one another’s shoulders and talked through their race plan, speaking softly but with more assurance, accelerating their advance along the rough road from boyhood to manhood. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Lanterns held high, the two mice advanced through the doorway. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Summer advanced more slowly, rubbed his head up against Bran's arm, and licked his face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Greeks had developed a level of practical experience and technical understanding a thousand years more advanced than anyone else nearby. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “If your name is called you will advance to the third stage of testing, so please remain seated and await further instructions. Those whose names are not called are free to go.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Jack had told him that if he would just write a short introduction, it would mean a sizable advance from the publisher. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was seeing him happily burning and advancing that started the Brute Squad to screaming. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the road, as it came out from behind the tall trees, soldiers were advancing. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He said 1 would have to pay in advance and that he didn’t allow men to take girls up to the rooms. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have known of this extraordinary visit in advance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Some design changes arose from Lawrence’s own indefatigable quest for the next big technical advance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Well, they’re typically planned well in advance, and your mom has opted to keep you out of school on those days.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Supported by the Church through the Dark Ages, Ptolemy’s model helped prevent the advance of astronomy for a millennium. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Breast feeding, for example, is the only way to guarantee a healthy and intellectually advanced child—unless bottle feeding is the answer. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z There's too much to be done in advance of the march we're organizing. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then, too, you never knew in advance what Samuel would think or say or do—it might be anything. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They stand in the doorway as if they're afraid to advance. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z My hand advanced a few inches, then retreated and fell limp. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Harry repeated, and he advanced with the picture in his hands as the flames burst into life in the fireplace. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z This mother tends to be a woman who wanted to get some advanced education or develop traction in her career. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I had already served a hundred and fifty days, so I thought I could advance the argument that I had done enough time, and was ready to go home. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “May I come in, please? Or shall I be a bother?” he asked, advancing slowly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z They began to work on the vertical stroke, moving along between the strawberries, the boy advancing, the man retreating, the two of them together in it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Theresa had begun her internship; they had all studied up on the three branches of government, and so advanced from permanent residents to citizens. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The advancing line of blue moves forward, slowly ascending the hill. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Every Tuesday we argue about the best contestant on The Voice and who deserves to advance to the next round. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Once again, the SS-HJ was reorganized and sent to Hungary to slow the Russian army as it advanced toward Germany from the east. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And while the loud bee hummed in the coil box Adam cranked the Ford and ran to advance the spark and throw the switch to Mag. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And when we were home, everyone usually had his or her nose stuck in one of the books or advance readers’ copies that Mom brought home from work. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a small head, a thin body, weak arms, and short legs, but his limbs grew larger and larger as he advanced. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He said the old people he’d been seeing in the hospital here were incredibly “durable” for their advanced ages. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z What Doc isn’t saying: he still hasn’t gotten his mind around the fact that his top two debaters elected to forgo the actual debate rounds of the tournament and focus solely on advanced pairs argumentation. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I gladly advanced; and it was not merely a cold word now, or even a shake of the hand that I received, but an embrace and a kiss. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The early snow was commandeered as its advance guard. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z As I tried nonchalantly to advance, they called out ribald encouragement. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z With the complexity that attended the relentless advance of aeronautical research came the need for a new machine. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z They climbed out of the car, guns drawn, faces set, and advanced slowly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He asked whether I had funds, whether I had high school transcripts, whether I had at least taken high school chemistry or advanced algebra. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I studied far in advance,” says my mother. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z No Problemo Coach says we must win our final game to advance to the next round of the tournament. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The commander flicked the blaster’s power level to five and advanced through the hole. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z There drummers who sounded the advance and retreat across the battlefields thumped upon the skins of their raucous instruments, judging the quality of the attack. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z To tell you the truth, she doesn’t like to admit she’s in the advanced english class, and she doesn’t like to say “hi” to me in the hall anymore. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z If anything, Jesse spends more time online now; the things that draw him there—games, weblogs, chat and messaging systems, open source operating programs—have become far more advanced and compelling. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, as the standard human cell in most labs, HeLa was also being used in research that would advance the new field of human genetics. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The first was methodological: Nazi scientists advanced the “twin study”—although, characteristically, they soon morphed it into a ghastly form. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Far from being in an advanced stage of decay, the Old Finch House was in an excellent state of repair: it was a hunting club. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The advance money helped pay Morrie’s enormous medical bills, and for that we were both grateful. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was particularly interested in medical issues involving advanced aircraft, such as the oxygen deprivation that occurs at high altitudes. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z I dug out the index card on which the question was typed in advance and Clay’s response was beneath in longhand. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She started laying out her clothes weeks in advance even though my dad kept telling her she only needed two outfits—one to go and one to come home. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “The Chief God’s purpose in the creative advance is the evocation of novel intensities. He is the lure for our feeling.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z And with the steady advances in telecommunications, they would soon be able to disseminate their own digital content in so many new ways to so many more people. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z When the evening was far advanced, a sound of music issued from the drawing-room, whither the piano had been removed; Adèle and I sat down on the top step of the stairs to listen. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly, almost with no mental preparation, no advance hint, it became clear and permeated my whole being. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Or perhaps it was abandoned and sacked for religious reasons—archaeologists have advanced several hypotheses for the city’s demise. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Someone advanced from the sea of faces, someone tall and gaunt dressed in deep black, whose prominent cheek-bones and great hollow eyes gave her a skull’s face, parchment-white, set on a skeleton’s frame. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The advance of cattle, sheep, and goats halted for 2,000 years at the northern edge of the Serengeti Plains, while new types of human economies and livestock breeds were being developed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Three hours later, Akhi and I were exchanging high fives because I had gone undefeated in the pool round, winning all six bouts, directly advancing on to the second day of competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Here’s something a little advanced for you, but I’m curious. See if you can figure out how to draw in the feathers. Think of it as a problem to be solved.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Had anyone paid real attention to her subject—and not the styling of her hair—he might have noticed that she was circling a monumental conceptual advance, albeit with deliberate caginess. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The next day two thousand men, many armed with sharpened sticks, advanced on McArthur’s workers, seized two, and began beating them. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z 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 One can imagine a race of advanced space aliens who could compress a portion of this network into a zipped file of bits and hum it to each other like two dial-up modems. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z We define an advanced civilization as one capable of radio astronomy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If only I had actually planned this in advance, he thought, but he kept it to himself. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I do this as a tactic, to guess in advance how he may be moved to behave towards me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She punctuated every word with a blow: Ron backed away, shielding his head as Hermione advanced. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “To reduce disease, they tell us. Only in the most advanced cities. We live in a new Rome, my friend. An enlightened age!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Kainene said little when they arrived in Orlu and saw no carpenter and no furniture; the men had disappeared with the advance payment. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Love always, Charlie September 11, 1991 Dear friend, I don’t have a lot of time because my advanced english teacher assigned us a book to read, and I like to read books twice. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “One should advance only a step at a time. We have no actual evidence that Ratchett was dead at that time.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire’s advancing glow is brighter, higher than ever. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I wanted to ensure any effort I made helped advance the new administration’s larger goals. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For his first round, Bobby was paired to play white against a Canadian player who’d registered in advance and paid his entry fee but was nowhere in sight. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It is possible to explore this great issue further and make a crude estimate of N, the number of advanced technical civilizations in the Galaxy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And now I saw the youth members and some older men move around to the back of the crowd, and up to meet the advancing group. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z At each turning leading from the street—and there were many of these, dim lanes and alleys—she paused, and advanced a little along it, and waited, lost in the shadows. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z A flock of crows storms toward me, an advancing army of outstretched talons and open beaks, each one squawking, filling the air with noise. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It is astonishing how little information we have about this universal process, with all the other dazzling advances in biology. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He liked to set things up, and had an abhorrence of blundering along without having considered the alternatives well in advance. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So Heisenberg moved on to an even more advanced description of S-matrix theory. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only did we have advanced academic classes, we were also taught time-management skills, essay writing, and public speaking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He looked like a kid who had learned that his father was leaving when he saw him headed out the door; nobody had warned him in advance. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A poor pharmacist with little in the way of advanced apparatus, he discovered eight elements–chlorine, fluorine, manganese, barium, molybdenum, tungsten, nitrogen, and oxygen–and got credit for none of them. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I gave away snow and sled and downhill and runners by telling them to you in advance.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Moving against the flow, and now trying to edge round this same corner, was a column of armored cars, the paintwork untouched by battle, heading south into the German advance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Medical staff then began to tell Mom about advances in surgical procedures. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Once you pushed it, the hover ladder randomly flitted in front of the shelves, using advanced biofeedback technology, heart-rate monitors, and complex algorithms to figure out what sort of story you might be interested in. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Dinner was ready a little later, and with an arm around my wife and an arm around my son, I advanced toward the dining room. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He fixed his gaze upon a white sunshade that was advancing at snail’s pace from the beach. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione said such things were illegal, and thought it much more likely that Dumbledore wanted to teach Harry advanced Defensive magic. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As my pregnancy advanced she turned completely away from me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z However, musically, it is quite advanced in that as you gradually silence the letter of the word B-I-N-G-O, the brain compensates for the missing pitch and rhythm using the inner ear. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z When I fight that, his feet advance from the basement stairs. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I can’t turn around without hearing about some ‘civil rights advance’! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “How did you think I had the advance copy of her book so early? There are no other advance copies in the Twelve Towns except ours.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They advanced around the corner again, shaking the Clankers, and the noise echoed off the rocky walls, grossly magnified, so that the inside of Harry’s skull seemed to vibrate with the din. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It has been responsible for major advances in astronomy, physics, biology, anthropology, economics and politics. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His face seemed to advance and recede, recede and advance. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z These midwestern programs have been conducted in a spirit of crisis, as though the advance of the beetle presented an extreme peril justifying any means to combat it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Bernard had entered the room and was advancing between the rows of fertilizers toward them. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z At that time, I was more advanced socially than politically. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Out to the left side of the road was Bloomsdale, a ramshackle, all-black enclave that its residents, employing an advanced sense of irony, had long called “Hollywood.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The coach advanced, but, as soon as his foot touched the cairn, the stones rumbled like they were coming to the boil. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A giant spider, six feet tall and covered in hair, was advancing on Ron, clicking its pincers menacingly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I step onto the brightly shining floor and angrily advance on them. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z White surveyed the terrain around the building and was able to pick out several other fireproof buildings, each of which had not only resisted the fire, but seemed to have stopped its relentless advance. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “Happy birthday in advance. And by the way, young lady, you speak English very well.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Doc,” he said, “on a business deal like this, would you advance two or three bucks for gasoline? I know Lee Chong won’t give us gas.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The tone of the manuscript, however, argued against any such advance in chemical theory. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The Titan in the gold armor wasn’t waiting for his forces to advance around the sides. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z My double advance lunge was a tempo faster, but I hit her on the thigh, off target. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It is not a very advanced conversation, but it is one that makes Signora Mondopoco very happy. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Jody pulled back the rubbers of the sling and advanced cautiously. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The latter was an unprecedented institution in the Greek world—a place devoted not only to the religious cult of the Muses, but to advancing human knowledge in the broadest sense. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Millwrights had learnt by trial and error what worked and what did not, but rapid advance required systematic experimentation, and this only occurred after the experimental method had been elevated to a new intellectual status. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It is uncommitted, free to accept or reject, so that anything placed before it is on trial—nobody knows in advance how it will receive the work. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He remained kind and charming until the very end, despite his increasing confusion from the advancing dementia. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Many are in the most advanced agonies, and each motion of the carts increases their suffering. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Of course, they clearly engaged in some advanced planning. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was leaping around Basta faster and faster, ducking, retreating, advancing, but suddenly he found that his fearless dance had trapped him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Hearing a cautious step behind me, I glanced over my shoulder: one of the strangers—a gentleman, evidently—was advancing up the chancel. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z We crouch behind every corner, behind every barrier of barbed wire, and hurl heaps of explosives at the feet of the advancing enemy before we run. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The man advances, places both hands on Cecil’s chest, and shoves him backward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I know, but it would have been nice to have a little advance hint on whether this is gonna work or not.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The riposte is an effective intermediate/advanced skill. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “This is a violation of public trust. Nobody should get advance news of price changes.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Meantime, the afternoon advanced, while I thus wandered about like a lost and starving dog. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z To advance his case, Tisquantum told other Indians that the foreigners had hidden away casefuls of the agent that caused the epidemic, and that he could manipulate them into unleashing it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And perhaps now we have had the plague’s modern advance scout—a Hells Angel—come to Norvelt. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As summer advanced, the heat came heavy and damp, and Ash sweated through her day's work while her stepsisters sat crossly fanning themselves in the parlor. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She got a city map from a gas station and plotted out our routes in advance. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “He refused to teach me the advanced bindings. I was only fourteen and an E’lir. He told me I would have to wait until I was a Re’lar.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The young man advanced, but Jabir raised a hand in warning. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Artemis had anticipated some technological advances, but nothing like the treasure trove of fairy hardware spread out on the four-wheel drive’s dashboard. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The ideal tool is a roving vehicle carrying on advanced experiments, particularly in imaging, chemistry and biology. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he, the wise Polonius, would be advanced for his good counsel. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When Cole’s advance brought him within ten feet of the Spirit Bear, he made his move. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I had advanced to the final and was guaranteed that I was going home with either a gold or silver medal, my best finish yet at a Grand Prix. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It is pointless to worry about the possible malevolent intentions of an advanced civilization with whom we might make contact. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had to buy materials. And one of the men that works with me had an emergency. I gave him an advance.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Keeping himself fully shielded, the commander stowed his wings in their sheath, advancing on foot across the deck. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z When we returned, the moose had advanced to the water and was drinking about twenty-five feet upstream. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Lock shields and advance in turtle formation to the main gates. Try to stay in one piece. Draw their fire. Second line—” Gwen turned to Frank’s row without much enthusiasm. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When he advanced, he crawled close to the ground and with trembling limbs, like a newborn cub. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Of the millions of stars that may mark the location of advanced civilizations, we have so far examined by radio no more than thousands. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At fourteen, girls advanced to the BDM, where they stayed until age twenty-one. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The owners had advanced a month’s wages to the men, to clear their debts. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And today, now that the new Elevens had been advanced this morning, there were two Eleven-nineteens. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z And the Coast Guard had the most advanced radio interception network in the Americas. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It was mostly ceramic, with a metal knob to advance the wick, and it looked ancient. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The boots pause for several long moments before advancing into the house. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Hotels and restaurants around the world were completely booked well in advance for December 31, 1999—not so for December 31, 2000. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z As the white Mississippians advanced on Arkansas in their various vehicles, they fired out of windows at every African American they saw. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Within a few centuries, in one of the swiftest colonizing advances of recent prehistory, Bantu farmers had swept all the way to Natal, on the east coast of what is now South Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The committee could not stop the evictions, but they did attempt to assist renters with small cash advances. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z A more reasonable assumption might be that we are in the middle, which would make us stupid indeed, compared to life on some of the more advanced planets out there. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite his advanced age and acute arthritis, Sita was a fighter and agreed to lead our defiers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Sponge advanced cautiously and touched it with the tip of one finger. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z The claim that an alien society, if it had a sufficiently advanced technology, would come up with almost exactly the same figure as us for the speed of light is perfectly sound. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Into a pit went Mr. Steffens, where, bound and tied, he was left to face the advancing razor steel of a great pendulum which now whirled down, down, closer and closer to his outraged body. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z On a mostly separate track, there were also major advances in com-munications technology. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z This new breed of brokers would often receive advance payment in cash from affluent or middle-income South Korean families seeking the release of a relative. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The old woman advanced through the field, hands up and strumming the threads of magic in the air. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The advance guard of six kings was driven in by Arthur’s charges. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to the advance work of Sackett and his woman agent, Washington already had a spy network set up in Philadelphia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z With great care, their boots sticking in the wet ground, they continued to advance, Jonathan still in front of the Hessians. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z During lunch the clouds started to advance, slinking across the blue sky, darting in front of the sun momentarily, casting long shadows across the beach, and blackening the waves. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The troll was advancing on her, knocking the sinks off the walls as it went. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Every generation seems to produce a few marquee academics who advance the thinking on black culture. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Robert was a tall man and as he advanced he cast an even bigger shadow. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Really” “Yes, really. And, so for as this Quest for the Holy Grail is concerned, he seems to have been doing a sort of advanced course in Catholic dogma.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Each man would be allowed to advance half the distance to the woman each time he moved. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I would fall into a daze, not difficult for someone in such an advanced state of lethargy to begin with. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Except that now someone else is advancing along the street. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Or perhaps a civilization unimaginably more advanced than ours will be able to decipher such recorded thoughts and feelings and appreciate our efforts to share ourselves with them. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I write a few lines in haste to say that I am safe—and well advanced on my voyage. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone mentioned a bike ride and a picnic lunch along the river; apparently the kitchen staff would pack your lunch in a basket if you asked in advance. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Visits did not seem to be planned in advance by the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The wings looked more advanced than the ones I’d seen in my dreams. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The man in rags was now advancing on Ogden, knife in one hand, wand in the other. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z With man’s instinct to capture anything running, flying, swimming or crawling, they gave chase, throwing their ragged caps at it in advance of their coming. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Keep close, keep constant distance between you and your opponent as you advance, retreat. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Despite Beidleman’s growing anxiety about the advancing clock, he didn’t have a radio, so there was no way to discuss the situation with Fischer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Then Bobby Moch yelped at Hume to up the rate again, and the Clipper resumed advancing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As the season advanced, Cody replaced the attack with the even more dramatic “Battle of the Little Big Horn...showing with historical accuracy the scene of Custer’s Last Charge.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z On the fifth day they were far advanced. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He advanced with his spear held in front ci him, and the hounds, encouraged by their master, stepped forward with him pace by pace. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, I am in shop class, and it is my favorite class next to Bill’s advanced english class. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Along the shoreward edge of the shallows the advancing clearness was full of strange, moonbeam-bodied creatures with fiery eyes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The Sicilian advanced on the Spaniard now, his wild eyes glittering at the insubordination. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Second Platoon would come in simultaneously on Pratt’s right and advance over the seawall behind its light machine guns, then collect on higher ground and move inland. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And for reasons far different than Alice Paul or her committee could have imagined, the parade advanced the cause of the suffragists enormously. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Mounted on high-stepping horses, a pair of soldiers were advancing along the river road. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he stood back, signaled the others to advance, and they began to beat Rowan to a pulp. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Russian forces stopped the German advance just short of Moscow, but the two massive armies were still slugging it out along a battlefront stretching 1,500 miles from north to south. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl drew her sword and advanced on the sarcophagus. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Mariel used a false advance to get me to fall short in my lunge. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was advancing in an odd halting gait. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As a guest, if I forget to tell my hosts in advance that I don’t eat meat, they feel bad. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Mrs. Rimas tried to negotiate advance rations for the impending storm. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The man swatted her away and advanced on Faraday who was still reeling from his injury. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The campers drew swords and advanced toward the center of the battle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Along a dusty brown path in the pine needles, Jenny Simonson was advancing in a red, white, and blue swimsuit. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He’s credited with discerning the different parts of an oration—how to open your speech, advance your arguments in an orderly fashion, and close the deal—and with teaching his methods to others. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z To his chagrin, Willey quickly recognized that the natural “knolls” were, in truth, human-made "temple-type platform mounds," evidence of a more materially advanced culture than he had imagined possible for the era. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A butler overheard the president speculating on what he’d do if Japanese forces advanced as far as Chicago. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I have the impression that Malcolm X heard in advance that the Muslim organization was going to sue to make him vacate the home he and his family lived in. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “The situation has advanced since our talk,” De Young said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Some 40,000 years ago, into Europe came the Cro-Magnons, with their modern skeletons, superior weapons, and other advanced cultural traits. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “The point which must be clearly understood is that the struggle is not over, and negotiations themselves are a theater of struggle, subject to advances and reverses as any other form of struggle.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s advanced. His teeth are turning blue. Don’t worry; it’s not contagious. But you’d best find this boy something with vitamins before his organs shut down completely. He’s malnourished. He could turn at any point.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I know some people would say “Now, Joyce, it’s not every day one finds an African American in advanced placement and honors courses.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Maybe the sabotage'd been planned in advance, or maybe it just happened. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Ben, I will need your Second Sons to scout our enemies. Where they are, how fast they are advancing, how many men they have, and how they are disposed.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The mutilated spider, advancing itself haltingly on its surviving legs; he picked it up and held it in the palm of his hand. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Future generations would take the advances for granted, but in the early days the mechanical birds yielded their secrets slowly, pressed by disciplined experimentation, rigorous mathematics, insight, and luck. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The man snarled, menacing and ugly, and advanced a few steps. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But instead, he held up his hands, as if to stop an advancing car. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z At fourteen, the boys advanced to the Hitlerjugend where they stayed until age eighteen. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He started, his hands advancing in the thick orange dusk like the hands of a blindfolded child, finding her. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Without experiment, there is no way to choose among contending hypotheses, no way for science to advance. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But now the arrows continue on, advancing toward other islands she’s never heard of—Iwo Jima, Okinawa—each flagged with the Rising Sun. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The New York Times puzzles grow progressively harder as the week advances, with Monday being the easiest and Saturday requiring the sort of mind that can bend spoons. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He tried it on once more in the ploughed field with his "Prepare to advance, advance” and "Lie down.” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z For her, however, as for all women, the dreads wen in advance of the male horizon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Flames eat away at the cash advance place. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I know that doesn't sound crazy, but you have to realize that my mom almost never leaves work early, and my dad has literally never driven up here with no advance notice before. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Their already substantial computer knowledge was growing daily—they were keeping pace with every advance or evolution of the Net and the Web. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But medieval Islam in the same region was technologically advanced and open to innovation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Mr. McElroy had been showing us filmstrips about the barbarian hordes of Russia with records that gave little pings to let him know when he was supposed to advance the strip. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z According to the estimates of this chapter, one of them is the sun of a civilization more advanced than ours. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I like to tell them in advance what the next stop is, which shows how well I can read the map, and I also say how many more stops we have to go. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one they had gone to their rooms, some of them carrying the readers that they were supposed to study in order to advance in their jobs. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In September, Gogol returns to high school to begin his junior year: honors biology, honors U.S. history, advanced trigonometry, Spanish, honors English. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It burnt on, however, quite steadily, neither receding nor advancing. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She could feel it advancing rapidly up her back and belly, moving for her head. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I set it up in advance for Hamilton not to be there and to just leave a note saying he was grocery shopping. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z If this cancer was going to kill him, he wanted it to help advance science in the process. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He’d insisted that all questions be submitted to him in advance, and he sifted through the cards searching for those he chose to answer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Griswold had said he was sending her advance copies of the new Poe novel. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The black mamba slithered forward, advancing on its prey. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Rabbits scurried away in every direction as they advanced, and presently they saw a whole herd of fallow deer making off among the trees. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z She didn’t switch on the light, but she advanced into the room and picked up a cake of soap from the nearest basin. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The differences extend to most other significant technological advances, from printing presses to glass and steam engines. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He deeply regretted that it was not the school’s policy to advance transportation fare to new instructors. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z At anything like our present rate of technical progress, an advanced civilization millions of years old is as much beyond us as we are beyond a bush baby or a macaque. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the old dog advanced with a hopeful wag of his tail, the cat, growling, retreated into the bushes with his prey. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They all backed up, widening the space between us and Cecilia, and I advanced on her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Though I couldn’t make anything that advanced, I knew the principles involved. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Each one will need to be swept of pods before we can advance. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z When within a month two great educators, Maria Montessori and John Dewey, died, the talk was of writing and advanced reading skills and whether they were good for the very young. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I learned the entire second grade in advance just by listening to Annie— she was a year older than me—and by hearing Mama Sweetie read from her Bible and her Webster’s dictionary. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Her black men advanced across the plane, slowly marching to each successive level as a single unit. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Parents of a friend in Farmer’s advanced elementary school class introduced P.J. to Tolkien’s trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Putrefying bodies, bodies consumed by carrion eaters were constantly replaced, but the heading always advanced. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mostly because they had already paid the tuition for the next year in advance. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Also, if the test prevents poor students from advancing without merit, they won’t clog up the higher grades and slow down good students. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In order to state a claim of selective prosecution, they are required to offer in advance the very evidence that generally can be obtained only through discovery of the prosecutor’s files. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you open your own business? I’ll advance you the money,” I said, fascinated at the idea of broadening my commercial interests in that direction. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z With enemy forces advancing, the Joint Chiefs requested permission to broaden the mission from merely guarding the base to engaging in what was described as “limited offensive operations.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Figures of antithesis or parallelism may serve to frame or advance an argument; apoplanesis* to avoid one. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He laid heavy emphasis on the early and late medieval Talmudic commentators, and we were always expected to come to class knowing the Talmud text and these commentators in advance. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I even called mv sister, but of course you’ve got to book her at least a week in advance. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Evening was advancing toward the island; the sounds of the bright fantastic birds, the bee-sounds, even the crying of the gulls that were returning to their roosts among the square rocks, were fainter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Jack, identifiable by personality and red hair, was advancing from the forest A hunter crouched on either side. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The labs squabbled continually over credit for technical advances. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As for the fish, they were found to be in an advanced state of decay and had to be thrown into the garbage can. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The constable advanced on the wagon, his cudgel held cautiously at his side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Dr. Zinchenko consulted the very advanced smartphone clipped to the waistband of her bright red pantsuit. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He thinks certain modern technologies—the clock, the compass, gunpowder, the telescope—represent a real advance over anything achieved by the ancients. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They advanced on the manticore with determined expressions. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “I’ll go to one of those check advance places on my lunch break.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z This was a tremendous advance, because those precancerous cells weren’t detectable otherwise: they caused no physical symptoms and weren’t palpable or visible to the naked eye. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The Titan himself advanced leisurely, like he had all the time in the world. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Samuel waited for some speech to start up, knowing in advance that it would not. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If I ask questions about religion that my grandparents didn’t ask, it is not because I am intellectually advanced. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This has been explained to us in advance by our mother. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He advanced a step into the room, then remembered and backed to the door again. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z My father looked grim as he studied the war maps that showed the Allied advance between D day and the third week of July. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z These were the books containing powerful Dark Magic never taught at Hogwarts, and only read by older students studying advanced Defense Against the Dark Arts. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Which apparently was written by a group of terribly advanced monks who sort of advocated this really incredible method of praying.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He risked a glance; it was one of the advancing cops, their hands up, their focus not on any of the students, but on Daley. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He never talked about his career dreams; he wasn't the type to look more than a few months in advance, and I can't picture an adult Bas. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Robert dove deep into chemistry and physics in high school, graduated from Harvard University in 1925, then earned advanced degrees at top universities in Britain and Germany. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Bull had gone over the menu with the chef of the Officers’ Club weeks in advance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z By outlining the cyclotron’s vast potential for advancing the peacetime goals of basic science, Ernest convinced Fosdick that the machine just might serve as a beneficent scientific counterbalance to Hiroshima. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I would hurry across the few feet of illuminated lawn — the searchlights were back on again, expecting at any moment to feel the bullets rip through me even in advance of their sound. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z During his entire advance through history, he has been waving the banner of Christianity . . . and carrying in his other hand the sword and the flintlock. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But that only made the street-level dealers all the more desperate to advance. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Then she advanced to the rear pew and slid along to the end where she still had a view of the altar. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “And the order of the games was chosen by a committee months in advance.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Yet when the invaders advanced inland, they left behind a different footprint, one that would never be expunged. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, in fighting the boycott movement, he advanced a number of disturbing arguments. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then Ben saw Sammy’s shadow, quiet as a ferret, retreating along the same route he had advanced, but stopping behind each tree to ensure that he had not been seen. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the penance had reached the appropriate level for a particular sin, the penitent was granted absolution in advance, though he might never be called on to commit the sin. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In advanced stages of famine, as the body begins to consume itself, the victim suffers muscle pain, heart disturbances, loss of hair, dizziness, shortness of breath, extreme sensitivity to cold, physical and mental exhaustion. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a cinch he hadn’t gone far, up, down, or sideways, because it would have been impossible to advance through the dark pines at night. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Petunia advanced, evidently torn between curiosity and disapproval. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The fencers who advanced from this preliminary round were determined by the number of wins and losses in the pools. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Once in a while she dropped by the dining hall, chanted for a short while with the most advanced group, not missing a syllable, yawned early, and said good-night. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And if they did start to advance again, what exactly would we do? A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I advanced through my bracket, eliminating some heavy hitters on the world circuit, including my teammate Dagmara, by a wide margin. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “It would take just one Marine wife or one Marine kid to start working for the Russkies and every move the Corps made would be transmitted to Russia twenty-four hours in advance.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Bronn drew his longsword, and suddenly the enemy was there before them, boiling over the tops of the hills, advancing with measured tread behind a wall of shields and pikes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Khoisan peoples of southern Africa had already acquired sheep and cattle a few centuries ahead of the Bantu advance. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z That night he dreamt of wildlings howling from the woods, advancing to the moan of warhoms and the roll of drums. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After all, these were the same kids that “wouldn’t last a month” or “were too stupid” to read advanced placement books. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I advanced on her, which wasn’t easy, holding a sword and a glass ball. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The harder part was seeing the selfishness inherent in making that choice, knowing that it had required hours of advance meetings between security teams and local police. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Dad, could I have an advance on my allowance next week?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z You had to order a dress from Dessie months in advance, and you made twenty visits to her shop before you chose material and pattern. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was not far advanced into the spring, and the narrow streets were thick with mud, puddles bright in ruts near heaves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z By the last centuries B.C. the advancing Bantu had reached the East African coast. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He feels honored at having been given advance notice. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then holding the star aloft and the bright sword advanced, Frodo, hobbit of the Shire, walked steadily down to meet the eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Every day there is word of another victory, another advance. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “But I already told you there’s no way I can fix it. It’s too advanced. I don’t understand one thing about it.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Mark’s finger was twitching on the trigger, but relief washed over him when he realized the advancing figures were only kids.They were filthy and had that strange distant look in their eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Mark Antony tried and failed to hold off the western advance, losing forty vessels out of what little was left of his fleet. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z To put England’s advance in context, it would be over a century before music-mad Vienna had similarly open-to-all, ticketed public concerts. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z There had been earlier attempts to build communities whose goal was to advance knowledge: sixteenth-century doctors, for example, had formed networks and had published the resulting correspondence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “The noise of fourteen thousand aeroplanes advancing in open order. But in the Kurfurstendamm and the Eighth Arrondissement, the explosion of the anthrax bombs is hardly louder than the popping of a paper bag.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “The girls are so sweet. And the people are so advanced.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Social calls stretched into the evening now that so many colored settlers had put down roots, the advance guard of a great migration. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He advanced across the floor toward his partner, waving the sword. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the intervening years, the program had advanced a great deal, but it still got little respect beyond the West Coast. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He volunteered to read a paragraph aloud during Social Studies, but didn’t feel like helping his team advance the soccer ball in gym. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z In Darwin’s time, the most commonly accepted mechanism of heredity was a theory advanced by the eighteenth-century French biologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He advances and lifts me from the floor by the lapels. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z This isn’t about attending an advanced school, is it?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The following Monday Jenkins informed me that some of my hours were being reassigned and that I was to work on a media advance team. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Throughout the Americas, diseases introduced with Europeans spread from tribe to tribe far in advance of the Europeans themselves, killing an estimated 95 percent of the pre-Columbian Native American population. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Along all the roads troops were moving; for the Captains of the West were advancing and the Dark Lord was speeding his forces north. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Snape advanced on Ron slowly, and the room held its breath. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She pulled Coraline back into the hallway and advanced upon the mirror at the end of the hall. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The following examples are helpful in preparing autistic students in advance for transitions. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z And no one, especially not the idiotic sages around here, is capable of understanding us, since we’re more sensitive and much more advanced in our thinking than any of them ever suspect! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He put his arm around Annabeth, but as the arai advanced, he didn’t know how he could protect either of them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z After Boipatong, there were those in the NEC who said, “Why did we abandon the armed struggle? We should abandon negotiations instead; they will never advance us to our goal.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The line of cops was now advancing on them in unison. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She knew that, while we were advanced for our age in some subjects, we were only average or below in some intangibles such as leadership and sociability. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The same impression struck them in Britain, where the most groundbreaking advances were being achieved in Manchester and Cambridge with the most modest handmade gear. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Holder released nine states, mostly in the South, from the requirement that they must seek advance federal approval before making any change in their election laws. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite her age or because of it, Celia advances steadily through the fields, hardening her muscles with every step, every swing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A figure was advancing toward him on all fours, like an animal. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A group of people, including a spider and a being with glowing eyes, confronted a terrifying creature rising out of the sea, their hands outstretched, preventing the evil from advancing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Royal visits were rare, and generally announced well in advance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He tries to beat my blade again, advancing quickly, but I slip my blade beneath his and score an easy touch. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Would a society a million years in advance of us be interested in colonization or interstellar spaceflight? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One reason why technology tends to catalyze itself is that advances depend upon previous mastery of simpler problems. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He paused and for a moment seemed to study his hands, which were riddled with liver spots and trembled at times: Nels suffered from an advancing neurasthenia. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And instead of telling anyone, he did his research in advance and waited for her to get caught. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I’m mailing this letter way in advance in the hope that it gets to you sometime close to January first. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z This has been well tested by experiment and is likely to remain a feature even if we find a more advanced theory to replace relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hardly worth discussing the matter in advance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Those least disadvantaged were helped first, advanced because many others of their race were more disadvantaged. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And she braced herself as Cook advanced upon her, intending to give her a good clout to the ear. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z In fact, improvisation is an advanced and highly sophisticated skill in which the musician must draw upon all of their previously practiced knowledge and techniques in order to compose “in the moment.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “No, that is not true. We are more advanced. We know certain things. We have heard the evidence of the passengers.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The people were saying, “The Red Army is advancing with giant strides . . . Hitler will not be able to harm us, even if he wants to . . .” Yes, we even doubted his resolve to exterminate us. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d drop the tiller, grow red in the face, and advance rope in hand on the offender. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of our group advanced slowly, carefully, yet desperate to move quickly across the jaws of ice. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z No reliance can be placed on receiving advance warning which might allow treatment to be had in time. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In spite of his advanced years, Methuselah gripped Matthias’s paw and ran so fast that the younger mouse had difficulty in keeping up. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Dear Little Book, I don’t know if you realize how advanced I am for my age? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I went by Dr. Roland’s office a few minutes later to drop off the Xeroxes, I asked him if he could give me an advance on my work-study check. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Floor coverings spread across the floor: narrow hardwood boards in the living room, asphalt dies in our bedrooms, advancing row by row. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z One of the bridges actually collapses from the weight, and the Confederate advance comes to an abrupt halt. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Masters and more advanced Apprentices used the Library’s books to further their studies, to learn from the past, to plan for the future. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “But school in England is more advanced than here—so they're putting me in the ninth grade. At twelve.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He ran down the steps and advanced with the lifted switch. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact they cared not at all about the war, about scientific inventions, about the advance of industry, the price of gold, or the latest extravaganzas in the world of fashion. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For more advanced children, create a choreographed and composed piece from the game. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She advanced steadily, waking the angular shadows up and down the corridor. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One might hope therefore that as we advance in science and technology, we would eventually manage to build a time machine. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I should do this now, before the infection becomes too advanced.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Murray was not the only Crown witness who did little to advance the state’s case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry yelled, and still shooting Stunning Spells at the advancing goblins, he sprinted toward the blind dragon. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Viserys had been a boy of eight when they fled King's Landing to escape the advancing armies of the Usurper, but Daenerys had been only a quickening in their mother's womb. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z This meant that ordinary sentences and phrases had been given secret meanings, agreed upon in advance. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The entire First Cohort was advancing on them, spears levelled, shields locked. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Why not advance science in its most difficult and vital aspect—the knowledge of the brain? Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The Spaniards’ microbes spread to the interior in advance of the Spaniards themselves. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Trunchbull started advancing slow and soft-footed upon Rupert in the manner of a tigress stalking a small deer. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z We do not expect an advanced technical civilization on any other planet in our solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The oldest surviving complete harpsichord dates from 1521 and is Italian, the sophistication of its mechanism suggesting that the techniques for making harpsichords were already extremely well advanced by then. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I shift my body slightly to the left as I walk, trying to position one of my feet between his advancing feet. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The air in the barn was dusky in advance of the outside day. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z But as the two boys watched from their covert looking post, the thing that held their fascination the longest was the fact that they had advanced to within striking distance of a police car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She advanced, and Ear, Eye and Arm retreated until they were out of the clearing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z That boat design represented a major advance over the simple dugout canoes prevalent among traditional peoples living on inland waterways throughout the world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z With the advance of the spring, their floe was eroding at the edges. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The trip was "cover," arranged months in advance in North Korea, for the first-ever contact between the spy and his new KGB handler away from the prying eyes of MI6. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z At Berkeley, Birge assured him, “the younger men now are being appointed and advanced on an entirely different plane from that of the older men.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He concluded that Mars was inhabited by a civilization far more advanced than Earth’s. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z For takeoff and climb, it would need advanced jet engines that sucked in air, mixed it with fuel, and burned the mixture. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She sent a man who had long loved me, though I spurned his advances, to find me. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But then, advances in robotics these days were tremendous. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Scoob stumbles backward and falls as Dad advances on him, pillow held at the edges with both hands. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I guessed that Mr. Heron had known in advance that they were coming. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We were given special opportunities, including weekly trips to a community college to attend an advanced writing workshop or dissect a rat in the biology lab. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He had advanced ten thousand dollars of the seventy-six thousand needed. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby is smart, too, though not as academic as his older sister, a high school valedictorian and the rare Truman graduate to advance to an elite university. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z We often read that red seems to advance, while blue recedes; or that the former is a violent or passionate color, the latter a sad one. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have a few magnesium-salted almonds!” said the man who, if the Savage were to advance, would be the first to be attacked. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “They might make us advance our clocks by one hour.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The hut, he had established, was inhabited by a woman of advanced years. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z In the years prior to 1919, extraordinary advances were made in the field of aviation. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z But I had no means of knowing in advance that my own two children would be boys. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It's taken me two years to advance to the level of a Thursday, but still my seven hours of work can be undone by a single question pertaining to sports or opera. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The goblin advanced, until his slimy nose was a centimeter from Mulch’s own. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Off to their left, Frank could see the main line of the Fifth Cohort advancing in turtle formation, shields forming a shell over their heads and sides. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Are you seriously advancing this as a reason for not killing him now?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s next to impossible to tell that he, his La-Z-Boy, and his very own TV are all part of an incredibly lifelike, technologically advanced sculpture. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Below him someone's legs were getting tired and the desperate ululation advanced like a jagged fringe of menace and was almost overhead. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Only a few people can keep up with the rapidly advancing frontier of knowledge, and they have to devote their whole time to it and specialize in a small area. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My hero, Cove, a level-seventeen sorcerer with fire for hair, can’t advance through this poverty-stricken kingdom without an offering to the princess. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The Fugees needed an outright win to advance; a tie or a loss would send them home. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I get up out of the chair, advance my feet into the sunlight, in their red shoes, flat-heeled to save the spine and not for dancing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z We started advancing in as wide a skirmish line as I had seen, but there was still no return fire. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am not a magician, mon cher. I am, like you, a very puzzled man. This affair advances in a very strange manner.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, for practical purposes the collision of advanced Old World and New World societies began abruptly in A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He laughed again at the look on my face but then we heard footsteps and the tinkle of ice in an advancing cocktail—Francis. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Though I knew my project was outside their jurisdiction and that they could not support it in any way, I wanted them to know about it in advance. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I have watched while hiding how my mother plans weeks in advance for it to happen. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I took the telegram from Phineas, facing in advance whatever the destruction was. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hessians kept a few paces apart, their muskets ready, their bayonets fixed as if they were advancing on an enemy. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He got to his feet, stood painfully, his face drowsy and confused, as if a legion of battles had ebbed and advanced there, over many years. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z One of them advanced on us, holding a scorched metal tube with fins attached to it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Fine. The advance team is ready, as you requested. We can leave—” She frowned. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They all cowered silently in their places, seeming to know in advance that some terrible thing was about to happen. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Cautious, very cautious,” thought Emma; “he advances inch by inch, and will hazard nothing till he believes himself secure.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Back in Utah, Dr. Strayer and a colleague named Jason Watson had been using advanced technologies like the MRI to look at attention from inside the brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I contend, furthermore, that we have allowed these chemicals to be used with little or no advance investigation of their effect on soil, water, wildlife, and man himself. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The police got ready, the gambling houses got ready, and the papers set up congratulatory editorials in advance. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Hagrid shouted as Ron and Harry used their wands to shoot jets of fiery sparks at the skrewt, which was advancing menacingly on them, its sting arched, quivering, over its back. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She must have known about his visit for at least two weeks because everybody I know has to buy airline tickets that far in advance to get the discount. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z When I was a boy, amaMfengu were the most advanced section of the community and furnished our clergymen, policemen, teachers, clerks, and interpreters. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Medicine has advanced a lot, and people can definitely recover from strokes, but there’s no guarantee that they won’t have another one. We have to make sure Grandpa takes better care of himself.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I advance to the next round and the next. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Creatures sometimes had to die to advance knowledge; they also had to die to advance Thanksgiving. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Her condition is far too advanced,” the doctor says, her voice quiet. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Deciphering the laws of heredity, he wrote, would transform “man’s outlook on the world, and his power over nature” more “than any other advance in natural knowledge that can be foreseen.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Charles moved his lips to form the question in advance. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Thinking through the robberies in advance, he reasoned, ensured their smooth execution. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to advance in the tournament, you must prove yourself not merely above average but spectacular. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The article seemed straightforward enough, detailing how Google had managed to hire legendary technologist Louis Monier away from eBay, where he was heading advanced technology. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z A moral pessimist, von Wright questioned whether the material and technological advances of modern society could really be considered “progress” at all. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The college had been founded in 1596 by Sir Thomas Gresham, a financial adviser to Queen Elizabeth, as the first seat of advanced learning in England outside Oxford and Cambridge. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z On April 30, 1945, as the Russians advanced to within a few hundred yards of his bunker, Hitler shot himself. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He let the man in black advance, let him build up courage, retreating gracefully between some trees, letting his Bonetti defense keep him safe from harm. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I learned that good deeds advance one positively in life, and lead to a greater and fuller development of self; and that bad deeds accomplish the contrary. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "Brothers, this man is a—a—opportunist! All you got to do is read this article to see. I charge this man with using the Brotherhood movement to advance his own selfish interests." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ten and a half. What can I say? I was advanced for my age.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Soon Ms. Platt paired me up with Destiny, the most advanced student in the class. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The Beatles borrowed sounds and techniques from both past musical traditions and cutting-edge advances - from ancient folk modes to electronic experiments - to become the most famous band in the world. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In doing so he inherited some of the most advanced theories and some of the most sophisticated technology produced in the seventeenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “And you think we’re scum, do you?” screamed Gaunt, advancing on Ogden now, with a dirty yellow-nailed finger pointing at his chest. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It pained them to watch me advance across the sidewalk toward the hospital entrance. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “But,” continued Mr. Patel, “the one dollar special comes with a one dollar rebate. Paid in advance. So, here you go. Your one dollar rebate.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Hints like the stories he sometimes told about the Colonies and their glittering cities, their advanced technology and festive holidays. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Keeping to the shadows and taking his time, Sammy advanced to the strategic oak and remained concealed in the shadows for over five minutes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah. Really excited to advance my education in Greek, Ancient, and Modern studies, you know. I kind of want to name my son Achilles because I think there’s a lesson here about downfalls.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He advanced a few steps flexing the crowbar. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Once pools were over and the bracket was set, the goal was to keep winning and advancing through ever-shrinking rounds of fencers. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As the spring advanced they tracked it eastward, and the first frost drove them west and south. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Twelve feet tall, its face hidden by its hood, its rotting, scabbed hands outstretched, it advanced, sensing its way blindly toward him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But her diagnosis had come late, after the cancer had advanced, and it was difficult to know what would happen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z After we tied up and Hamil-ton advanced the marina operator some cash to look after things, we caught a cab to the Chelsea Hotel. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The key issue here is one of timescale: How long should one wait before dismissing a theoretical achievement or a technological advance as having little or no practical relevance? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "As I was saying, our battles are well drawn up. Why wait for daybreak? Sound the advance." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Adam looked down at the floorboards, and all four chanted in unison, “Brake on—advance gas—switch off.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Each patient, too, was asked in advance whether he or she would like a visit from me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The Brotherhood was a world within a world and I was determined to discover all its secrets and to advance as far as I could. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I traveled, staffers drove the routes I’d take to venues, timing my transit down to the minute, scheduling my bathroom breaks in advance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She said, “This device is fine as far as I can tell. There’s no damage to it. All interior connections and circuits—if that’s what you even call parts this advanced—haven’t been disturbed.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z For more advanced practice, look for music theory books that focus entirely on harmony or that spend plenty of time analyzing harmonies in real music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z For this reason alone—expectation of his refusal, and her own displeasure in advance—she had not invited him to dinner that night. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Establishing these three calendars required advances in astronomy; synchronizing them required ventures into mathematics. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He knew that empty flats were scarce in the Black Belt; whenever his mother wanted to move she had to put in requests long months in advance. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Across the landscape weeds advanced; weeds corkscrewed their way into the walls around him and worked the walls until the weeds became their own spore. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The author must possess a range of expertise spanning the above disciplines, so that relevant advances can be synthesized. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Even if he had fallen in love with the young lady at first sight, he would have advanced slowly and with decorum—not rushing things. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The assistants are graduate students who help Dr. Zamborska’s research while they study for advanced degrees. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Coq au vin. I haven’t made it before. I just found out that you’re supposed to cook it twenty- four hours in advance. I’m afraid I’m running a bit behind.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z What bothered her most about that fleeting vision was that she felt it was exactly like her, as if she had seen herself twenty years in advance. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I move briskly down the walkway, advancing toward the alcove near the stairwell, my ghost breaths trailing behind me. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I thought that pharmaceutical companies were probably always growing because more medications were constantly being developed; and the field of medicine was so rapidly advancing. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z By repeatedly rebuffing the friendly advances of her new Wizarding neighbors, she soon ensured that her family was left well alone. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They picked the best of the lot, advanced a month’s wages to settle their debts, and signed them on. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It stars a noble African queen who tries to defend her tribe from advancing slave traders. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The self-regulating machine is not just a crucial step towards a whole series of more advanced technologies. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The sprockets began to turn, the chain to advance. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Polybotes advanced slowly, giving Jason plenty of time to contemplate the three-storey-tall tower of armour and muscle bearing down on him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Even the Navy admitted that the Coast Guard was “10 years more advanced” than its own intercept service. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “In remembering to raise the question he prepared in advance, he gains the doctor’s full attention and focuses it on an issue of his choosing,” Lareau writes. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Only if you sign up for it in advance,” I explained. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes. Our three pioneers. Their sacrifice was necessary— all for the sake of progress, my dears. What we’re trying to do is advance the peculiar species, you see.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I wondered whether in his advancing age the constant vibration of the truck might not have been the cause of his trouble. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys in gold—the team from Warner Robins, Georgia, who would advance if the Fugees lost their lead—pleaded with the Fire to score one more. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z British planes meant the Allies were advancing, taking the fight to the Germans. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore’s voice carried no hint of a threat; it sounded like a mere statement, but Fudge bristled as though Dumbledore were advancing upon him with a wand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He did not seem at all concerned when now and then a guest checked out without advance notice, leaving her bills unpaid. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But, curiously, though we had come a couple of hundred miles north, spring seemed further advanced here. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The man in black kept advancing, and Inigo was aware that behind him now he was coming closer and closer to the edge of the Cliffs, but that could not have concerned him less. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z For more advanced groups, try dividing into three parts, with the melody in one part and sung ostinati in the other groups. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He advanced until the point of his spear was within a foot of Aragorn’s breast. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The Hessians, their red-and-white legs moving in high-stepping, winking unison, had begun once more to advance. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z On the last day in Advanced Algebra, Mrs. Verne told us that we had made great progress and that we were far in advance of most eighth-grade mathematicians in the state of New York. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The world’s greatest biological thinkers, having pored over the problem of heredity, had scarcely advanced the field beyond the cryptic musings of two men who had lived on two Greek islands two thousand years earlier. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Three tests: one for advanced English, one for algebra, and one in US history. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z One route open to the advance guard was to play with the musical possibilities of the surreal and the absurd. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I made two advances to close the distance, and matched each of Olena’s advances with a retreat. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And the dramatic advances in technology in the twentieth century affected popular and classical music in very different ways. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Ernest spun a grandiose vision of how science being done right there on the Berkeley campus would change human lives, not just through advances in physics but in the fields of health and medicine. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Once more I advanced and started stamping on the middle bench with my foot. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In his nervousness he accidentally pressed the shutter on his camera; the whirring noise of the advancing film excited the monkeys, and the one with the stick began to beat Bobby more intently. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Kids apply a whole year in advance to go here, so people are always touring, even on the first week of school. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In 1936 the federal government had spent $33 million on research and development, accounting for 15 percent of the $218 million advanced by all sources, including industry, academia, and philanthropic foundations. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As the night advanced, the air grew more chill, which helped keep me uncomfortably awake. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z And because they—or their customers—have made all the important decisions in advance, they have to worry only about the means, rather than the ends, while carrying out this plan. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Let me say in advance that in over ten thousand miles, in thirty-four states, I was not recognized even once. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The more geographically knowledgeable of the prisoners sketched maps in the dirt, charting the Soviet army's advance. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Most of J. T.’s foot soldiers were unwilling to stay foot soldiers for long after they realized they weren’t advancing. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Her mother arrived at the big house on the corner without advance notice. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We receive reports of other ships in the fleet where the illness is much more advanced upon the people; the sores have appeared upon some. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z You may return expense advance to Lovelace Foundation c/o me. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z One of the many reasons for this decline is the replacement of workers through the use of robots and other forms of automation that require fewer workers, even those with advanced skills. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Though the Greek number system was more sophisticated than the Egyptian system, it was not the most advanced way of writing numbers in the ancient world. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z As soon as I heard the coach say “Fence,” I made two advances with my blade extended, immediately followed by two quick retreats. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It will be terribly expensive, so he pays half in advance. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As the morning advanced, the sun emerged more fully. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I'm immediately taken to see the queen—still covered in Prince Alfred's blood and Belle-rose tea, still angry from his disgusting advances, still shaky from almost stopping his heart. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Roosevelt agreed that those issues should be settled in advance, but no action ensued. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After all, I wasn’t the one making the advances. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The other winner is a girl in fourth grade who teaches advanced calculus to college kids. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The latter desert separated advanced human societies of Mesoamerica from those of North America, while the isthmus separated advanced societies of Mesoamerica from those of the Andes and Amazonia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Each batch of defiers would have a leader who would inform the police in advance of the act of disobedience so that the arrests could take place with a minimum of disturbance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Human nature is both predictable and mysterious; prone to great and sudden advances, yet still mired in despicable self-interest. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Its protection meant pursuing the most advanced nuclear technology that could be exploited for the purpose. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They weren’t the final, final books, but Jack had said these advance copies would be like a dress rehearsal before the official performance. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z My iron shroud contracted round me; persuasion advanced with slow sure step. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Nothing serious,” he lied, handing over Danishes in advance as payment. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The farther they advanced, the less conventional the signs became. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z If a family member was able to plan a visit in advance, the authorities would sometimes deliberately delay issuing a permit until after the plane had departed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the net result has been to bind the Earth together, to decrease provincialism, to unify the human species and to advance powerfully our knowledge of our planet and ourselves. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This gave Thalia and Grover a chance to advance from behind—Thalia wielding her magic shield, Aegis. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The edge of the lagoon became a streak of phosphorescence which advanced minutely, as the great wave of the tide flowed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Roan was one of the full-bloods whose financial allowance had been officially curtailed, and he had often asked Hale to advance him cash. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z From the sounds of things, we're a ways off from the zone of advance. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He felt the mental wall he’d erected to keep the nightmares at bay slowly crumble to dust, so that nothing would stop them from advancing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Ten feet higher and as far as they could see the muttering wall advanced before the braced-up waters like a road crusher on a cosmic scale. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He was like a man with advanced TB pretending to have a cold. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Trunkie. But you know, you were only about three years old. So you were advanced for your age.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z A tide of multicolored vomit advancing down the aisle was enough to distract Wilcox. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Having decided in advance that I will never use the word decaf, I began looking for a new beverage. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z For one thing, the exchange rate was bad and the rooms—besides being paid in advance, and with my money—were already rather more than I could afford. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They were certain, as well, that their enrollment implied a general social advance for many others of their race off campus. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dim distance of the tunnel, Asmodeus could be seen advancing slowly but surely towards them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And thanks to this message, as well as others sent from Berlin that week, Elizebeth had advance notice that RED was about to start using an Enigma machine. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It was a fine autumn morning; the early sun shone serenely on embrowned groves and still green fields; advancing on to the lawn, I looked up and surveyed the front of the mansion. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Europe’s fragmentation did, and China’s unity didn’t, foster the advance of technology, science, and capitalism by fostering competition between states and providing innovators with alternative sources of support and havens from persecution. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z To please our father, Laertes took every chance to engage in fierce competition with Prince Hamlet He knew that to advance at court, he had to master all manner of sports and combat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Engines and men had scattered as the fire advanced and were now operating on their own, essentially trying to save individual buildings here and there. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z By our more optimistic estimates, one of them is the site of an advanced civilization. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z To be fair, the Americans publicly announced their launch schedules well in advance, so it amounted to the same thing. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was five years older than Longstreet, and now he was the junior officer, but he was one of the rare ones who was genuinely glad to see another man advance. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z One newspaper sends a photographer, in advance, who says, jokingly, “Come on, girls, bum a few bras for me,” while he’s taking our pictures. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Most felt that the development of a US heavy-water reactor was a perfectly sound idea, given its potential to advance nuclear knowledge. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “What did you do to them?” he yelled at the cop, advancing on him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It doesn’t take advanced math to figure out how my father met my mother and how Margaret wound up being my half sister. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the animal has laid a paw in your territory, or even made a determined advance into the neutral territory,you have achieved your goal. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He planned each detail of the little excursion in advance. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Discovery started as a local concept, symbolized at first by the erecting of new ‘pillars of Hercules’ by Portuguese explorers advancing along the coasts of Africa. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “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 thought Veronica was as madly in love with him as he was with her, and as ardent as he to advance the status of Puerto Ricans. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Nehemia couldn’t read books that advanced, not when she still stumbled through lines of text. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Even these might be sorted out and pieced together by an advanced civilization on a planet of a nearby star. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Alsos mission’s job was to follow close behind advancing Allied forces in Europe, searching for any scraps of information about the German atomic bomb program. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I also seem to be in an advanced state of undress.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I fenced my first six bouts and lost five, so I didn’t even advance to the direct elimination bouts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She advanced slowly toward him, and Mr. Edwards overcame his impulse to edge away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then they came back and published a report, and the government used that knowledge to build the most advanced system of racial oppression known to man. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I remember the cheap, slightly clinical feeling it gave me, and recall thinking that the computer would never advance much further than this. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z By the time the ice was advancing again, the Hainish Withdrawal was complete and the Colonists were on their own, an experiment abandoned. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The younger Kleynhans advanced with the obvious intent of assaulting me, but when he was a few steps away, his brother ran over, grabbed him, whispered a few words, and the incident passed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s your doing. I know it is,” he snarled, advancing on her. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z As for the most advanced native societies of North America, those of the U.S. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My grandmother advanced upon them and thrust Bruno into Mr Jenkins's hand. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z He advanced down the passage, but slowly now, each step more reluctant. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Now, I’ll make sure you stay dead,” he growled, advancing on me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Matilda and Lavender glanced round and saw the gigantic figure of Miss Trunchbull advancing through the crowd of boys and girls with menacing strides. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “That phony curse was just a way of covering her tracks in advance of murdering those ladies herself. Believe me, I know how she operates. She says one thing when she means another.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Parole board officials maintained that their ruling was based on the grounds of Hale’s advanced age—he was seventy-two—and his record as a good prisoner. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Let’s say I’m setting up our retirement house in advance. I’ll come back here for holidays, or when you really need me.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The disease had advanced very quickly, and had taken him to the point where he was nearly incapable of leading a normal fife. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She grasped the reins as they advanced into a gallop, the tangy smell of horsehair creeping into her nostrils. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The barking continued; again the terrier advanced; again the Labrador swam across to encourage him. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Why did women in the West win the vote so far in advance of those in the rest of the nation? 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I waved the group onward and when everyone advanced I ran to the snow-covered heap. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Even pieces of the cyclotron diverted from the refuse bin were advancing science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I seem to desire the fall, and though I fight it with all my will I know in advance that I can’t win. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees made it difficult to advance; the horses tripped on the stones and brush; branches whipped us in the face. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This time Robert and Maurice acted the two parts; and Maurice's acting of the pig's efforts to avoid the advancing spear was so funny that the boys cried with laughter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Speaking of redundancies, think twice before using expressions like advance reservations, final conclusion, foreign import, free gift, prerecorded, refer back, or safe haven. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not the case that all cultural advances in East Asia stemmed from China and that Koreans, Japanese, and tropical Southeast Asians were noninventive barbarians who contributed nothing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We may be only one of millions of advanced civilizations. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Holmes had rented a house at 305 Poplar Street, under the name “A. C. Hayes,” and had made a substantial advance payment. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z If the afternoon had not been advancing I would have tried for another word from him even if doomed to failure. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "Good, pay in advance and you'll get a ten percent discount." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Then, when the position was prepared, the six kings of the advance guard were to retire through it, leaving Lot in the front line while they reformed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning pro in advance of Rio was the sure thing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It seems that nearly every advance in our civilization has some undesirable side effects. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I did make some advances toward the Clutter girl when I was there. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She advanced, then snapped her foot back, as if sensing the stain. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “I mean there’s no chance for advancing yourself.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They were all advancing on a tiny circular fox with huge eyes and a bushy tail curled around itself. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They crawled into tunnels and walked point and advanced under fire. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s had it for a few years, but now it’s advanced.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He sent a message to Ewell to advance with all possible speed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At cafeterias — eating factories, these seemed to him, most advanced and efficient, especially the Automats with their machines lit bright as a stage. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Was this the whole Union force or only an advance detachment? The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We got home from California to learn that the publisher had canceled his contract, sending word through his literary agent that Barack was now on the hook to pay back his $40,000 advance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Each of the losing crews would have to race in a repechage, a re-rowing, on August 13 and would need to win that heat to advance to the medal race the following day. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z April advanced to May: a bright serene May it was; days of blue sky, placid sunshine, and soft western or southern gales filled up its duration. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Music is a very large subject, and the advanced theory that students will want to pursue after mastering the basics will vary greatly. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Within the ranks of his arcane field—an advanced technology called synthetic aperture radar, or SAR—he is an eminence. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no way, really, to know in advance. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I've been told that crosswords puzzles help fight the advance of Alzheimer's Disease, but that had nothing to do with my initiation. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z His heart beat with every stroke of the drum; the soldiers advanced to the self-same sound. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z A hundred dementors were advancing, gliding toward them, sucking their way closer to Harry’s despair, which was like a promise of a feast.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But the player who answers the most questions correctly isn’t necessarily the player who advances. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Technological advances seem to come disproportionately from a few very rare geniuses, such as Johannes Gutenberg, James Watt, Thomas Edison, and the Wright brothers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We also see how the leader of a modern state would seek a more reliable way to deploy muscle to advance its interests, namely by developing a well-trained modern army. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In the years following Henrietta’s death, using some of the first tubes of her cells, researchers around the world made several important scientific advances in quick succession. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z They laughed, and moved back into the workshops, where a later, more advanced model of the intention craft was awaiting their inspection. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z For this reason, when visitors tried to make advances to John he was sullen, and they, feeling that for some reason he disliked them, retaliated by deciding that he was a “funny” child. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The advance of Lola’s dominion was merciless and made self-pity irrelevant. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Vectors depicting advanced computer-aided design models for amazing new skyscrapers. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The man leading the prayer had spoken more advanced Japanese than she could then understand. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z As Russia advances in space exploration, testing may include a 500-day stint in an isolation chamber. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The shutter advances softly, repeatedly; the room is bathed in rich afternoon light. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, there must be many quite different pathways to an advanced civilization of specified capabilities. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There is this one girl in my advanced english class named Susan. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I advanced; then paused by the crib side: my hand was on the curtain, but I preferred speaking before I withdrew it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z At the same time, not unrelated, machines were being put to important scientific use: Researchers were trying to measure the ability of pilots and soldiers to sustain their focus while operating the advanced weaponry. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z William swung the donkey’s fourth leg above his head and advanced on the fiends. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Some advanced almost to the ring of stones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was in such an advanced stage that an operation was pointless. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The family decided to advance their departure for Tres Marias by two weeks. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The cub stood for a moment and then hesitantly advanced toward the rut where the terrier lay. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who wants to know the end of a story in advance?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And a rebel army might be advancing on Washington at that moment! Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They were high up and the afternoon had advanced; the view was not robbed of sharpness by mirage. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z At a time of extraordinary advances in medicine, class differences in health and life span are wide and appear to be widening. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z After a presentation of findings, the committee, which had read and analyzed the report in advance, let loose a barrage of questions and comments. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z You had to stand at the end of the garden with your back turned to the rest, and one by one they crept nearer to you, advancing in short, furtive fashion. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They had advanced so rapidly, the famous German strategy of Blitzkrieg, "lightning war," that their supply lines couldn't keep up with them. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z No one could have seen her place it; they had to have known about the plan in advance. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As advances in medicine and disease prevention have increased life expectancy in the United States, the benefits have disproportionately gone to people with education, money, good jobs, and connections. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z They say that it is the fear of death and of what comes after death that makes men turn to religion as they advance in years. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They promised the boys that they could advance through the ranks and become officers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Wine could conceal any number of advanced poisons—but which one was it? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But with this advance there was a danger. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He advanced a few steps and convinced himself that it was Gloria who squatted behind it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The romance was advancing too quickly and with a degree of intimacy that violated all the intricate rules of courtship. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But Lillian always remarked that the doctors had taken a badly burned, homely man, and with all the advances of modern medicine at their disposal, turned him into a grotesquerie. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And the door at the end of the gallery opened, and Mr. Rochester advanced with a candle: he had just descended from the upper storey. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He sketched the letters of the name in large floral script, as if seeking to dispatch the cumbersome duty of addressing the card as quickly as possible, before advancing to the message itself. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Odysseus had this look, in his rough skin advancing on the girls with pretty braids; and he was driven on by hunger, too. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A wave drew back, like a hand, then advanced and touched my foot. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z There was a cold-bloodedness in the act which wrung a groan from Arthur; when she advanced to him with outstretched arms and a wanton smile he fell back and hid his face in his hands. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She’d shout, “I appreciate you in advance!” for every good choice she trusted those students would make. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The problem is not that the clock radio feels underdressed, the problem is that I cannot bear to watch the numbers advance in the heartless way common to this particular model. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The preschool said that Colin was too advanced for their school and anyway, they didn't accept children who weren't yet fully potty-trained. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The technological advances defined by laws of Moore and Metcalfe got married and long since overtook what our brains can handle. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But no advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z My approach was not ideological, but it was biased in favor of socialism, which I saw as the most advanced stage of economic life then evolved by man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Senator Trueba followed the returns from his party headquarters, perfectly relaxed and good-humored, laughing disdainfully when any of his men showed signs of nervousness at the unmistakable advance of the opposition candidate. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All rarities, for which he had squandered two weeks’ salary—borrowed in advance from Mr. Sloat. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She still advanced, however, and with a languorous, voluptuous grace, said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They walked through the Wood without speaking, but their steps seemed as loud as an advancing army. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Knabe tapped his pencil on his desk, glanced at his notes one last time, and then advanced toward her, his eyes fixed on hers. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The Third and Fourth Cohorts weren’t even advancing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The Gyrfalcons advance against the Phantoms, the Castle Raiders beat the Windwalkers, the Cloud Knights destroy the Sorcerers, and, much to everyone’s surprise, the Zombie Vikings defeat the Sharpshooters. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You were warned in advance,” I told him, “and yet did nothing. Why is that? Why is it that there have been no arrests? Why have the police sat on their hands?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They searched slave villages at will and took liberties as they ransacked the homes of freemen, stealing hard-earned linens or making licentious advances. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Generally, we require a reservation, with deposit, at least forty-eight hours in advance,” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z That was a critical talent for a project facing such tight deadlines that immense factories would have to be designed and built for processes that could not be tested in advance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He solicited an emergency meeting in Washington with Warren Weaver, refusing to divulge the subject in advance but offering to arrange government clearance for Weaver if he desired a full discussion. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z However, Poncelet had no idea that projective geometry would reveal the mysterious nature of zero, because the second important advance, the complex plane, was still needed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Surprisingly, there were few incidents of panic in the park despite the advancing flames. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Everyone circled around to watch as Miss Peregrine advanced on the pigeon. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z As this squirm-making instance illustrates all too well, the time to define your terms is in advance, not as part of a rearguard action. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He advanced through the crowd, which parted for him like grass withering before a fire. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The earliest advance over human muscle power was the use of animals—cattle, horses, and donkeys—to pull plows and to turn wheels for grinding grain, raising water, and irrigating or draining fields. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Carter advanced to the center of the platform where Obie held a cardboard carton. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Further, the sun, the moon, and the planets followed precise paths across the sky that could be predicted in advance with considerable accuracy. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Today, technology advances so rapidly that it is reported in the daily newspaper. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Pax shrank back, but Gray advanced calmly, his body lowered enough to declare nonaggression. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She let her hand he listlessly, as though her thoughts were elsewhere— somewhere in advance of her body, and she was striving to overtake them. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he read physics at University College, London, and had commenced work on an advanced degree when the war broke out. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Nor did he ever embrace the racial arguments for black inferiority that Jefferson advanced in Notes on the State of Virginia. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But now, at the advanced age of sixty-six, was it not natural to expect some semblance of serenity? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Casually I let him see the packet and give him one cigar in advance. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z If their placement had been designed to symbolize a separation from the Court of Honor’s technological advances, then what messages were their actual content meant to send? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “The factory’s hiring. If I get on there, I can maybe get an advance on my paycheck.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z "Stupid!" screamed the innkeeper's wife, furiously, and she advanced upon the unicorn, a knife in each hand, blood staining her right hand and forearm the same color as her dress. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z To advance from qualifying rounds to quarterfinals, semifinals to the finals, you have to win each bout. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “We were friends at Hogwarts. Listen, Harry — perhaps we should leave it here for tonight. This charm is ridiculously advanced....I shouldn’t have suggested putting you through this....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z With supersonic military aircraft a reality, and the industry moving forward on commercial supersonic transport, it appeared that the “revolutionary advances for atmospheric aircraft” had run their course. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As this tumult was beginning, I flew to South Africa for a goodwill visit that had been planned months in advance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Percy and his friends advanced slowly, trying not to scare her. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The German forces hadn’t been halted in their furious bid for military supremacy over the USSR, but the front was no longer advancing. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Toward the end of our conversation, Hsu mentioned that she could learn much more from testing the family’s blood today, since DNA technology had advanced so much since the seventies. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z As he advanced on them flailing the branch, he shouted at the top of his voice, “Basil, Basil Stag Hare, where are you?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I paused—counted to three—and advanced on him. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Dad, knowing that all the bars and liquor stores would be closed on Christmas, had stocked up in advance. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The broad spray of fire was advancing up the road at two hundred miles an hour, a rattling hailstorm din of cannon rounds hitting metal and glass. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The next page showed a picture of a chessboard, upon which all the pieces and pawns rested in their starting positions, except for a black pawn, which had advanced two spaces. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z None of them ever flew, but their theoretical possibilities were very far advanced. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A few buildings had advanced at a far greater pace and appeared to be more or less complete, in particular the Mines Building and the Woman’s Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Darwin had advanced the boldest new theory in biology, Owen wrote, without adequate experimental proof to support it; rather than fruit, he had provided “intellectual husks.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Thus, when segregation laws were challenged and finally defeated, the benefit to one became a benefit for all; the integration of an institution by a single black implied an advance for the entire race. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And you had to wait a while to let it sink in before advancing the next step. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The occupation of astronomer became a hereditary office, a practice inconsistent with the advance of the subject. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But the preacher doesn’t hear them, most likely thanks to his advanced age and his single-minded focus on the stretch of material covering her bosoms. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z After at least 13,000 years of separate developments, advanced American and Eurasian societies finally collided within the last thousand years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He had read extensively into law and politics and understood that political machines operated on a first principle of power: If you worked to advance the interests of the machine, the machine paid you back. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The front line of Roman zombies lowered their spears and advanced. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Not one mouth uttered a sound as the realization came home that their own country had deserted them, that Smyrna now had no government, that there was nothing between them and the advancing Turks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The New England hurricane of 1938 carried it into Pennsylvania and New York, but the Adirondacks have generally served as a barrier to its westward advance, being forested with species not attractive to it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But they are essential—without them, there would be inefficient farming, insufficient medical treatments, and no technological advance. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I went to the front room and advanced cautiously to the side; there were no curtains and it was hard to get to the far windows without exposing oneself to view. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Shops and schools were closed, and Johnny met a wreath of tiny children advancing and chanting, ‘School’s done. War’s begun.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 But the truth was, I didn’t need to worry much about fending off advances, seeing how—as Ernie Goad told me on every available occasion—I was pork-chop ugly. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But now came the tough part—advancing through the bracket of sixty-four. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z With the goal of turning lady math teachers into crack junior engineers, the laboratory sponsored a crash course in engineering physics for new computers, an advanced version of the class offered at Hampton Institute. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z We tore into books that were designated for advanced placement classes. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z In capacity, speed, maneuverability, and seaworthiness, those Eurasian ships were far superior to the rafts that carried out trade between the New World’s most advanced societies, those of the Andes and Mesoamerica. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It advanced like an inchworm, hunching up in the middle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I insisted that the advance team at least equip Barack’s podium with a heater to keep him from appearing too uncomfortable on the national news. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As they advanced up the street, the pig remained just beyond their reach. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Slow, deliberate, purposeful, the cat came on—again the bear retreated, bewildered by the tactics of this terrible small animal, distraught by her cub’s whimpering, slowly falling back before the relentless inch-by-inch advance. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The top two boats in each heat would advance to a final contest of four boats the next day. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Sigmund Freud, who will make advances in its study and treatment, is three years younger than Vincent. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The main character, Mary Richards, was a young, single woman who was interested not in starting a family—as practically every previous television heroine had been—but in advancing her career. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Might there not be an even more elaborate effort by an older and wiser species, courageously battling the advance of desiccation on the red planet? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ha, ha. Give me an advance so I can keep him in beer.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He began to advance, silent as a shadow. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Sarah had cooked it in advance: a sirloin of beef, smoked ham, onion pie, and a plum pudding for dessert. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt that black shapes were advancing to smother him; but when he sat up he saw nothing but the back of Strider sitting hunched up, smoking his pipe, and watching. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Yes,” he said, “me too. I fought and lost the same fingers, the badge of the bearer. And I did not know either, in advance.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She perused Aviation Week, trying to connect the dots between the latest industry advance and the torrent of numbers flowing through her calculating machine. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Time and motion have almost, but not quite, come to a standstill as the nymph begins to change into a tree rather than succumb to the god’s amorous advances. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I caught an advancing blur moving in from the left, and the next thing I knew I was down on the ground, the dog ripping significant holes in the neck of my sweater. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “But, sir, how will we know how much it’s going to be in advance?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I said, stepping between them when Liam advanced, his right fist swinging up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Several people wearing factionless armbands advance on us with guns held high. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Especially because we, new to radio astronomy, must be comparatively backward, and the transmitting civilization advanced, it makes more sense for us to listen than to send. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Especially after such a long time since they’d seen any signs of advanced technology. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Roman demigods had formed ranks and were advancing toward the Argo II, but a miniature storm had gathered over their heads. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They agreed, but only to and from The Courtyard, the fancy outdoor shopping center, during the day and with advance permission. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Something about twenty thousand boxes and Leon paying cash in advance. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus I advance a long way and then turn back in a wide curve. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z One time the factory owner selected my father to attend an advanced course in tool design in the nearby city of Białystok. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “The advanced class meets at the other end of the building. It was canceled unexpectedly, so I came here.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Also it would advance him in the opinion of men everywhere if the object of his journey was to seek for some news of his father. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z With the advance in HIV/AIDS treatment protocols, the disease has been transformed from a certain death sentence to a manageable chronic illness—but only for those with access to treatment. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z What if an advanced civilization lived on Mars? Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Over the last two decades, genetic technologies have advanced so rapidly that we can decipher how several of these genes operate in time and space to enable these complex functions. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Many of the students already had advanced degrees or had worked as paralegals with prestigious law firms. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I advanced forward cautiously, concealing the pistol under my coat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They advanced now slowly, expecting at every hour some answer to their challenge, and they drew together, since it was but waste of men to send out scouts or small parties from the main host. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He kept up, and she allowed him to advance before reclaiming the position. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The camera glides over the cities of my past, capturing their energetic skylines just before they're destroyed by the terrorist's bomb or advancing alien warship. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “The problem,” the counselor told me afterward, “is that most of the applicants have many more advanced courses in math, physics, and science than Eric does. What would we tell them?” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As the Russians advanced, his Hitler Youth battalion was sent to dig trenches at the front line, now just thirty miles east of Berlin. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The German army continues its advance on Leningrad. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. O’Neil jumped on top of that in a way that said she and Tad’s mother had planned the idea in advance. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z As always happens whenever anyone claims the first anything, claims of discoveries of pre-Clovis human sites in the Americas are constantly being advanced. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Van Helsing stepped out, and, obedient to his gesture, we all advanced too; the four of us ranged in a line before the door of the tomb. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Another explanation has been advanced which, though controversial, is intriguing. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “The technical side of the subject is now recognized as equally important with advances that follow from the use of these techniques, and more important, I hope, than the theories that endeavor to explain them.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He advanced past Amarante Cordova’s decaying house to another crumbling building which had once belonged to the Ledouxs, most of whom were presently employed in the steel mills of Pueblo, Colorado. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Possibly, the money came from an advance he received for his book Bobby Fischer’s Games of Chess, which was published in 1959. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The investigators knew of no way to contain the contamination or halt its advance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He vanished into the midst of the advancing crowd, all of whom were holding daggers and who accepted him without question. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Anyway, the new one is coming out the weekend of December 4, and Pam wants me to buy advance tickets—there’s only one theater in Chokecherry, and when it sells out, that’s it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “The next day the young gentleman admitted the truth to the constable. He had made the whole story up because I had spurned his romantic advances.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Students can learn to feel, hear, and perform the multi-part music from a very early age, and become progressively more advanced as they grow. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He scanned our group and cart as we advanced toward his table. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Now the Captains of the West led their host towards the City, and folk saw them advance in line upon line, flashing and glinting in the sunrise and rippling like silver. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But soon her questions became more advanced, sending him to the copy of Photographic Techniques he kept on the bookshelf. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For example, you could decide in advance on a simple code like this: The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Jonathan could not take his eyes from the advancing troops. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I believe there is a theory that men and women emerge finer and stronger after suffering, and that to advance in this or any world we must endure ordeal by fire. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z No matter how high a black man advanced, he was still considered inferior to the lowest white man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Initially, we found no place to stay in Ghetto A. Door after door closed in advance of our arrival. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Bigger advanced a step and the rat emitted a long thin song of defiance, its black beady eyes glittering, its tiny forefeet pawing the air restlessly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They advance on your camp, and nothing can slow them down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Legs bent at the knee, along with the other beginners, I awkwardly advanced down the strip in this position over and over again. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z You have to agree in advance that man is fundamentally a bad lot, out for himself alone, displaying such graces as affection and compassion only as learned habits. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been given an advance and had about a year to complete the manuscript. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In vain her mother had explained that she could not bring about events, only see them somewhat in advance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who am I to disapprove? But if you pick up a guy in a public dance hall you’ve got to expect advances. He had the right to make a pass at you.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z How could I hope to advance in the ranks without access to the Archives? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One old man in a fresh lawn suit, bow tie and carpet slippers shuffled by with the help of two sticks, advancing so slowly that even the traffic was passing him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Thorn and Seven had been reading the advance copy Valley had snuck into Seven’s backpack together any chance they got. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Do you think aliens are a lot more advanced than humans, or do you think they’d look at us and think we were the Japan of the universe?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Getting to his feet, he advanced on his uncle, now pointing at the TV set himself. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As the pregnancy advanced they were becoming a single being, they were becoming more and more integrated in the solitude of a house that needed only one last breath to be knocked down. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Slowly, heavily, the procession advanced toward the gate of the ghetto. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As her pregnancy advanced, she seemed to be distractedly letting go of reality and turning inward in a secret, unceasing conversation with her baby. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She presses her hand to her stomach, the very thought advancing her ulcers. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It’s a risk you’re taking, said Aunt Lydia, but you are the shock troops, you will march out in advance, into dangerous territory. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Maize and the milpa slowly radiated throughout the Americas, stopping their advance only where the climate grew too cold or dry. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Gay advanced the spark and reduced the gas. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But now rising and sailing up from the South the great clouds advanced, sending out dark outriders into the starry fields. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Their elite troops all raced back to Port Stanley as the British paratroopers advanced. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But it was privately, not through the government, and not for advanced field training, but for graduate study. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The beach stretched away before them in a gentle curve till perspective drew it into one with the forest; for the day was not advanced enough to be obscured by the shifting veils of mirage. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z With no trace of irony, the Court demanded that Armstrong produce in advance the very thing he sought in discovery: information regarding white defendants who should have been charged in federal court. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Matters of this sort are ironed out in advance.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Still wearing her shoes and socks, and her rakishly tilted round white cap, she advanced towards him. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They crossed a platform covered with powdery dry elephant dung, their feet kicking up puffs of dust as they advanced. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The goose knew a day in advance that they were coming—she could hear their weak voices calling from inside the egg. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Or made roosters pay her in advance for the use of her place of a Thursday? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Hasty is far advanced in her pregnancy and is presumed to have been conveyed away by some person, as she could not undergo the fatigue of traveling. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z As soon as they were ready, the two knights stationed themselves at each end of the clearing and then advanced to meet in the middle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Truth was, she did have a pretty advanced case of head lice. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Of those advances—in paper, movable type, metallurgy, presses, inks, and scripts—paper and the idea of movable type reached Europe from China. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Elellenistic advances in science and technology are, of course, the substance of this book. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I knew what she was doing, she was going to make clear, in advance, what she thought of me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A few days in advance of the meeting, Birge sat down with a stack of index cards to construct his case for giving Lawrence whatever was necessary to keep him at Berkeley. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They weren’t the final, final books, but Jack had said these advance copies would be like a dress rehearsal before the official performance. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z With the development of television, and the technical advance which made it possible to receive and transmit simultaneously on the same instrument, private life came to an end. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Excuse me, Mr. Flanagan, but I don’t see your name here. Are you certain you have the right class? Seventh-grade advanced English?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A few yards away, at the end of the road, several Sons of the Six had cordoned off the area and stood lined up to keep anyone from advancing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “So advanced that I couldn’t possibly explain it to a layperson.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “You don’t understand. I want to pay anonymously, in advance.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z On Friday afternoon while I was diligently doing some advance homework at the kitchen table, he came and sat down. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z For a more advanced civilization, the positions are, of course, reversed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And on some small fraction of worlds there may develop intelligences and civilizations more advanced than our own. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s clear to him that the invaders possess “scientific knowledge far in advance of our own.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z A third idea would be to hide so well that the advancing line would pass without discovering him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “So that’s why he wouldn’t send me to an advanced school! He wanted me on the academy’s rolls—just out of greed!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z If I could remain consistent and advance to the second day of competition and win my first few direct elimination bouts, I’d have my first major international result. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Proceeding cautiously, Kyril Montana advanced through underbrush and dead leaves, automatically avoiding twigs and small branches that cracked underfoot. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Having been paid for, and in advance, she has be- come a commodity, and a shy man can be gay with her and even brutal to her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Good for you guys. You were all prepared in advance. I’m so happy for you. Bravo.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The chaplain had entered the hospital with a pain in his heart that the doctors thought was gas in his stomach and with an advanced case of Wisconsin shingles. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The lake bed had been dug out by the southernmost advance of the Wisconsin glacier. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They had ordered a fresh turkey in advance from the farmers’ market, planned the menu out of Food & Wine, bought folding chairs so that everyone would have a place to sit. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Now could I see black smoke above the ranks before me, rushing through the brown and red air; our advance guard had torched the last houses on the islet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z President Roosevelt hoped Japanese leaders would be convinced to stop their armies from advancing further. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She is a stately woman, the grace of a dancer still visible through her advanced age, along with her impeccable sense of style. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But, looking around, she saw that half a dozen twins were already on their feet and advancing down the ward. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Shackleton sweet-talked wealthy patrons, took public donations, and raised money as an advance based on future sales of film and photo rights. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Once he gained control there, he could continue on, advancing on the Parthians from the rear and outflanking them. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Then the Headmaster advanced several steps and enlarged his gestures; he was apparently addressing the troops. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It is what physicians must now do for patients with intractable cancer, severe rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and advanced cirrhosis. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They advanced towards me, some from one end, some from the other, and some came down the middle between the rows of empty chairs. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The gang was advancing and he was powerless as long as his mouth was full. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z After he finished his degree in 1914, he stayed at Cornell doing advanced research in the Department of Plant Breeding. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He staggered a bit with a smoking crater on top of his misshapen head, but he roared in anger and kept advancing. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Nor did the idea of refusing her advances even cross his mind. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z They advance on your camp, and nothing can slow them down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As the front of the American eugenics movement advanced from imprisonment to sterilization to outright murder, European eugenicists watched the escalation with a mix of eagerness and envy. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z These were all effective tactics and without question advanced the cause of the suffragists in their campaign to win the ballot. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z This was why people took bribes and asked for bribes; how else could anyone honestly pay two years’ rent in advance? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z No information, no interest, nothing that might advance Ai’s cause, or protect his life. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Goddard nodded to Chomsky, Volta, and Rand, and the four advanced through the maze of cubicles and offices, leaving nothing living in their wake. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But the one-eyed wolf answered with a growl and moved to block his advance. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That tier of magic was so far advanced that even Master Illuminators rarely attempted it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Pass the test, and you get to advance! Fail, and I get to eat you! Who will be our contestant?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z When passenger pigeons found an area with grain or nuts to eat, they formed a long, linear front that advanced forward, heads peck-peck- pecking at the ground. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As a freshman, he quickly worked his way into the most advanced science and math classes the school offered, stunning every teacher at every turn. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “We can make lists of what to take first in case we have to run for it, and pack our knapsacks in advance.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She clenched her hands and advanced on him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, of course not. How could I know a thing like that in advance?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Griswold had said he was sending her advance copies of the new Poe novel. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z By dawn, the advancing soldiers could see figures all around them in the half-light, armed men running through the surrounding fields, outpacing the British in their rush to get to Lexington. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Southside died a month later after having suffered with advanced lung cancer, his long-held view that doctors were untrustworthy having kept him from any sort of timely intervention. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The rebels attacked and advanced into the town from inland, forcing the civilians to run toward the river. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Rather, they put food on the table by teaching chess, giving exhibitions, operating chess parlors, selling chess sets, and writing books and magazine articles that received small advances. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z What they found was that Emily’s conversations with herself were more advanced than her conversations with her parents. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Regular rate. Nine bucks a week. Plus a fifty-cent key deposit. Strictly cash. Strictly in advance.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “My friends,” she rang out, while advancing on Father and Mum Olga, “never have I been so moved by a ceremony.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Principal Peattie does not give a student who lacks the discipline to go to assigned classes the privilege of attending advanced classes.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In advancing the work so quickly and on such a grand scale, Burnham’s department had consumed far more money than anyone had anticipated. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Were only offering a four-hundred-dollar advance and then another four hundred dollars when it’s finished... are you.. .listening?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “The spell I am going to try and teach you is highly advanced magic, Harry — well beyond Ordinary Wizarding Level. It is called the Patronus Charm.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “If you don’t have a place, the Mansion Hotel on Fifty-third doesn’t cost too much. And they don’t bother you about luggage if you pay in advance.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “No advanced magic. No flying. We’ll probably be stuck working for one of the terrible families on...” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The latter replied; they buckled, but fired; they advanced still in that hail of lead. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I advanced and observed the inner sanctum. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He descended the one step, and advanced slowly and gropingly towards the grass-plat. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He felt like asking why it did not think things out in advance—the annoyed feeling which people have on seeing a job being badly done. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They bought up advance seats at an unprecedented pace, packed into special trains, and crammed into the track in record numbers to see the horse they called “the Great Traveler.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Two baby steps only, to make him feel advanced on. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z If one were only a little behind us—10,000 years, say—it would have no advanced technology at all. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, the people whose business it is to ask why, the philosophers, have not been able to keep up with the advance of scientific theories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you will have to pay me a week’s rent in advance. I don’t deal in small sums.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As they advanced, I could see that some members of Fischer’s group had caught up with our group: Hall’s team, the Mountain Madness team, and the Taiwanese were now jumbled into one long, intermittent queue. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing to stop the advance of man. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z In a top-secret report, William gave the entire team credit for every major advance. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I looked around to find the quickest route within the limits of the honesty in which I had been raised, and I realized that success required godparents, advanced studies, or capital. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A dozen Cyclopes advanced on the crumbling bridges, while seal-shaped humanoids—telkhines, like Frank had seen in Atlanta—lobbed vials of Greek fire across the chasm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A woman of advancing years came into my room. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was the twentieth day of the advance when she finally won free of her ankle chains. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "This paper was written by a student advanced in his years," continues Herr Meins. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z They circled around me and advanced on Florence, their eyes flashing with the thought of the punishment they would impose on the non-believer. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing at the door was a Jewish man with an unnatural heavy smear of eyebrow, who caught my eyes as we advanced, and said, when we came up with him,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She was advancing on him, her green eyes narrowed like a cat’s. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Didn’t the agent who sold you the tickets tell you it wasn’t necessary to confirm on tickets purchased less than three days in advance?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Were you in an advanced placement program in Phoenix?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It is no longer possible to stockpile materials well in advance; what today may be the most promising of insecticidal chemicals may be the dismal failure of tomorrow. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z We saw him through the glass, advancing up the gangplank until he’d become just a shadow. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The Marines fired in delirium, cutting down the first advancing wave of Japanese infantry. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He will be cut off if the bluecoats in the pasture continue their advance. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z While I was his junior in the former realm, I believed I had advanced beyond my onetime mentor in my political views. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hessians, who had advanced a few more paces, urged him on. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z We used the advance I had received for my novel to pay for it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z So we warned every robot in advance that gamma rays would kill them, which it would, and we further warned them all that gamma rays would be between them and myself. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The team was growing rapidly, with experienced people recruited to look after the finances and handle advance planning on events. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Red slipped the knife into his back pocket and advanced toward Ben. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernest managed the agenda, which he did not announce in advance, from a big red leather chair. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The FBI discovered that Glitts had advanced degrees from the Sorbonne in Paris and from Princeton University. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The corps, led by the suave, unflappable Captain James T. Kirk, included natives of an advanced United Earth, its history of poverty and war now in the past. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I was intrigued at just how advanced this form of service outsourcing had become. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Ralph stumbled, feeling not pain but panic, and the tribe, screaming now like the chief, began to advance. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z In the recognition by Pythagoras and Plato that the Cosmos is knowable, that there is a mathematical underpinning to nature, they greatly advanced the cause of science. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, Anya advanced to the rear of the barn, ready to stab the dragon in the face if it came for her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Aunt Seymour wishes to be seated in advance of them. You may assist her.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As if by an act of providence, Ernest promptly came within the orbit of a genuinely free-thinking pioneer of advanced physics. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He swung away from Mordred, burst into a torrent of words, drew the hunting knife which was all he carried, and advanced on Agravaine—these things simultaneously. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1960, Langley had only just completed Building 1268, a West Side facility housing one of the most advanced computer complexes on the East Coast. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z This is one of the main fields of study for those who are interested in studying music theory at a more advanced level. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The two souls of heroes advanced together, scrutinizing these. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Their southeast aspect had permitted parallelograms of morning sunlight to advance across the powder-blue carpet. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Little wonder, then, that this period is sometimes called the Scientific Revolution - although advances in science would also offer the artistic community a series of technological breakthroughs. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And, of course, in many practical ways, the Romans were much more advanced than the Elizabethans—better roads, central heating, proper baths. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The man in front advanced, holding out his hands. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Something like fear or, indecision crept into the bear’s eyes as the cat advanced; she shuffled back a step with lowered head. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z For hours one of us hauled while the other guided, mincing along like a cat on eggshells, sounding every step in advance with the stick. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The mind, already jelled by the advances in modern communication so that further boggling is impossible, twitches. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole gesture had been carried out in an absent-minded sort of way, but of course, I had spotted the occurrence and had advanced swiftly to remove the offending item. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the male dancers partnered Mrs. Fanning—who advanced as the dancer withdrew in a pantomine of a cartoon chase. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The five dollars his father had advanced reduced Jody to peonage for the whole late spring and summer. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, the Fires having greatly advanced, Livestock was pouring out of the Folds of the Hills down towards Hog Island without any Human Encouragement. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Watching the fencers, I can tell Monsieur Durant said, “Advance, advance. Retreat.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “So I’ll just advance you the balance out of my own pocket.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "Their father and I desire them to face the highest of challenges. And Sonia wants to continue with advanced French. She's excellent with languages." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z However, it has been suggested that it might be possible for an advanced civilization to keep a wormhole open. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Our advance team instructed us that the Queen and Prince Philip were planning to meet us when we landed and then personally drive us back to the castle for lunch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Now, you can't advance in this direction without a certain faith. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Brazen Beasts swung out amongst the pillars to form a line, then began a slow advance in lockstep, ushering the petitioners from the hall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Through technological advances in communication our planet is in the final stages of being bound up at a breakneck pace into a single global society. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His speed in designing and building the apparatus was more impressive than the results he obtained, which matched Swann’s expectations and therefore advanced science by a tiny increment, if at all. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z T. R. Wexler had a master's degree in business administration, an advanced degree in corporate law, and had served two years as legal counsel to the Westing Paper Products Corporation. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It hardly requires an advanced degree in molecular biology, philosophy, or history to note that the convergence of these two events is like a headlong sprint into an abyss. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Chamberlin had retreated several blocks in the face of the advancing flames. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z They were master astronomers and timekeepers, which meant that they had to use advanced math, thanks to the wandering nature of the calendar. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She found an obscure midwife and paid her in advance for the delivery. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He raised Riptide, but before he could advance, horns blew in the northern hills. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There were all those train bookings and boat bookings and hotel bookings to be made in advance by letter. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he took a short nap, joined us for tea, put away the few belongings Miep had been able to bring here in advance and began to feel much more at home. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Before the goddess could pounce, Percy advanced, yelling and waving his sword. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The talks were about the latest advances in electronics and Jobs, exercising a style that was a trademark of his personality, collared Hewlett-Packard engineers and drew additional information from them. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the enemy army advanced down Fifth Avenue. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The rest of the population has little idea of the advances that are being made or the excitement they are generating. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Studies show that in single-sex schools, girls take more nontraditional courses like advanced science. They worry less about how they look, they’re more competitive, and they have higher self-esteem.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The day before giving the speech, he’d shown an advance copy to a newspaper columnist, hoping to convince him to write a supportive piece the next day. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It fell to Jaime to explain the matter, and he added that the pregnancy was so advanced that there was nothing to be done. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One boy had gone home and put on a dough-face bought in advance for Halloween. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She hadn’t seen or heard any ship in the harbor that morning, and she knew it would have caused an uproar, for the only ships to come and go were scheduled months in advance. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Early in 36 BCE, Mark Antony sent an advance force into Armenia to conquer the region. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Traynor was trying to "take advantage of all the opportunities to advance trust" with Dasch, so he would reveal important details. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Furniture advanced and retreated in the mechanical manner of a fun house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He lay in the mat of creepers while the evening advanced and the cannon continued to play. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Williams immediately set about repositioning engines, hoping to halt the fire’s advance until all the missing equipment could get to the scene. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The stranger let his horse advance until we were nearly abreast of the big man. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I advanced slowly, lowering the tip of my sword. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I downloaded each of their video recordings to a laptop and advanced them to noon. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He advanced to the B group and played tournaments within that section until he eventually won and was promoted to the A-Reserves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Pauline Hawthorne had taught the advanced photography class at the school for many years, right up until the year she had died. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z You didn’t realize how advanced the RDF system was already, or how quickly we were training people to use it, or how far we could see with it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Or else the disease has advanced far enough to alter his sight. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Men in planes and tanks, or armed with guns, artillery, and advanced weapons, tore apart the bodies of millions of soldiers and civilians. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Slow as their material and technological advance had been, little as they valued “progress” in itself, they had finally, in the last five or ten or fifteen centuries, got a little ahead of Nature. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “They will lead us to their base,” he said, and we advanced toward them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z As the centuries advanced, the quality of the ceramics inexorably declined. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He had come out of retirement to compete with Marcial, knowing it was a competition gained in advance. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “I thought it might be the way you proved your knowledge of the material and moved to a more advanced class,” I said innocently. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sidewalks were crowded with people; the foolhardy and curious stood in clumps watching the advancing flames, while others hurried along to escape them. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Southeast and the Mississippi River system, their destruction was accomplished largely by germs alone, introduced by early European explorers and advancing ahead of them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z One assumes that they had not formed any terribly advanced conclusions when, an instant later, a fraught-looking young man rushed in, wordlessly retrieved the head, and rushed out again. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The work advanced slowly, impeded by the worsening relationship between the fair’s two ruling bodies, the National Commission and the Exposition Company, and by the architects’ failure to get their drawings to Chicago on time. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Don’t thank me. Consider it a small advance payment. Frankly, I’m surprised you were in debt at all. Surely some tech company has noticed your skills by now.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A huge wave girdling it was advancing towards us relentlessly. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Nixon advanced a few steps, hands hidden behind his back. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Masha ferried three planes away from the advancing front that night. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I invite you, if you disagree with my estimates below, to make your own choices and see what implications your alternative suggestions have for the number of advanced civilizations in the Galaxy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z These must be the customers, and I’m glad to have learned the term in advance so I won’t wince or gag in front of management. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Quentin and I are going to design a sophisticated nozzle, and we need an advanced propellant to go along with it.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A big station clock rattles off a relentless advance of seconds, and Marie-Laure sits beside her great-uncle and listens to the wasted and wretched shamble off the trains. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Well, we’ll try, but we hardly gave the advance man time to get here, did we?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The “essential unity of science,” as he described it, means that “an advance of the horizon of knowledge in any direction uncovers territory of all the sciences.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There was no more disorder than in an advance. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But the creative challenge is much higher up the food chain—in computing labs, medical research, artificial intelligence, advanced programming for institutions like NASA, and Web design and development—all requiring higher education. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She advanced into the room, and thrust the flowers into the vase. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A space center that housed mankind's most advanced knowledge of rocketry yet had still failed to execute today's launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In 711 the Muslims captured Spain, and they advanced as far as France. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In a renewed offensive, the army advanced under the Inka’s personal command. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “You won’t be seen at all, Mill. You’ll be our advance scout, But skip the Tales for once and tell us the story of how Miss Per- and our secret procurer of necessary items.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He knew in advance what O’Brien would say: that the Party did not seek power for its own ends, but only for the good of the majority. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Educated at one of the most advanced schools in rural Indiana, she became a teacher. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Their initial fright turned inevitably to weariness, for the wolves did not seem to be interested in advancing. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Maplewood tracked students by ability, and I was always in the track for advanced learners. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He pointed; and far down the avenue of yews we saw a white figure advance—a dim white figure, which held something dark at its breast. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z In this way they advanced some fifteen miles, measured in a direct line east, though they must have actually walked twenty miles or more. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z To attempt any such procedure without thorough advance research on the hazards involved would be the height of irresponsibility. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z At this moment he advanced from the parlour. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “We use a more advanced version of the simulation here,” he says, “a different serum, no wires or electrodes for you.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Joyce was quite advanced physically for her age. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z With the Greek conquest of all advanced societies from Greece east to India under Alexander the Great in the late fourth century B.C., power finally made its first shift irrevocably westward. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, I was someone who liked things to be neat and planned in advance, and from what I could tell, there seemed to be nothing especially neat about a life in politics. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Now to the left he could see the great mass of Pettigrew’s Division, with Trimble coming up behind him, advancing in superb order, line after line, a stunning sight, red battle flags, row on row. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually I'd've loved to stay, but Mum throws an eppy if I don't book meals at other kids' houses weeks in advance. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But advancing age and sheer physical fatigue were only part of the answer. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z "You see," Brother Jack said with a grin, "we've always avoided these leaders, but the moment we start to advance on a broad front, sectarianism becomes a burden to be cast off. Any other suggestions?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We advance at a run, fling ourselves down, and our panting breath moves the stalks of the grasses and the flowers of the heather to and fro. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In the usual experience of archaeologists, inventions are supposed to flow from mainlands to islands, and small peripheral societies aren’t supposed to contribute revolutionary advances to the rest of the world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He guessed that was the signal to advance and sped away again, till his chest was like fire. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It weakens as it advances, as its outline takes shape in the ether. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "Everybody thinks so--the most advanced people. And I KNOW. I've been everywhere and seen everything and done everything." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z First, we had to learn basic fencing footwork: how to advance, retreat, and lunge. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Spidery arms gently rake through the bed in advance of the blade, scaring off any mice that might find their way into the salad. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I advanced toward him, with what must have been a disturbing gleam of violence in my eye. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Matilda and Lavender saw the giant in green breeches advancing upon a girl of about ten who had a pair of plaited golden pigtails hanging over her shoulders. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I walk to the left, careful not to advance even an inch toward the Candor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Jemmy advanced into the tunnel, but the prince held back. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z During all of this trouble, I maintained my desire for challenge and continued to take the most advanced courses offered at Middleton High School. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z However, the biggest advances building on GGS have involved extensions into areas that were not the book’s main focus. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Does this mean that the Maya were then more advanced than their counterparts in, say, Europe? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I could think of nothing worse than making some unwelcome advance toward Denna and having her laugh at the awkwardness of my attempt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Yeah, she's really anxious about us staying in touch. It would be cool if this phone did something besides make calls and take pictures. I'm pretty sure dinosaurs used more advanced technology." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Partly in recognition of his advancing years, in 1617 Galileo moved to a fine villa—almost a palace—known as Bellosguardo, on a hill to the west of Florence. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Attracted by the playing, Gregor had ventured to advance a little further forward and his head was already in the living room. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hang on!” he shouted, advancing in the wake of his silver Patronus. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The explanation is partly that medieval European printers were able to combine six technological advances, most of which were unavailable to the maker of the Phaistos disk. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But Katherine, serious and bespectacled with fine curly hair, made such quick work of the course catalog that Claytor had to create advanced classes just for her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z No, they weren’t “primitive”—their social networks were highly advanced. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He didn’t know whether to retreat or advance. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Claytor’s dissertation topic, regarding point-set topology, delighted the Penn faculty and was acclaimed by the mathematical world as a significant advance in the field. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The advance publicity for Skeeter’s biography has certainly suggested that there will be shocks in store for those who believe Dumbledore to have led a blameless life. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They seemed to possess some kind of instinct which told them several seconds in advance when a rocket was coming, although the rockets supposedly traveled faster than sound. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z When France needed to devalue its currency, for example, they told the IMF in advance. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Now look here my man,” said Mr. Jaggers, advancing a step, and pointing to the door. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Technological advance required the freest possible pursuit of knowledge, so Holland became the leading publisher and bookseller in Europe, translating works written in other languages and permitting the publication of works proscribed elsewhere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At each such division, the number shrinks colossally–yet even with the most conservative inputs the number of advanced civilizations just in the Milky Way always works out to be somewhere in the millions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “You don’t have two mouths to afford you such luxury!” he fumed, advancing threateningly toward me, a cold sneer on his thinlipped, cankerous mouth. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he asked the manager, one of Momma’s girlfriends, to keep an eye on us, and he went to the cash advance place next door. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “The Tenth Edition is not due to appear for some months, I believe. But a few advance copies have been circulated. I have one myself. It might interest you to look at it, perhaps?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Instead of advancing on Hazel and Leo, he marched up the opposite stairs and faced his comrade. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was no putting off the day that advanced—the bridal day; and all preparations for its arrival were complete. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I slashed, whirled, blocked, jabbed, but they just kept advancing. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He’s advancing on Luna now, kicking a chair out of the way. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I yearned to tell Didi I loved her, but I was afraid that my advances would be unwanted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no use trying to estimate how many trips it might involve, as that sort of thinking only wore me out in advance. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Rachel made the same fast double advances, this time followed by a lunge, with her blade swiping only the air, narrowly missing me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Compared with Native Australians, New Guineans rate as culturally “advanced.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Singer went immediately to the hotel, a very good hotel where he had made reservations in advance. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And it feels great to win—and advance to the semifinals. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Some string players can get more harmonics by both holding the string down in one spot and touching it lightly in another spot, but this is an advanced technique. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z In certain situations you could do incredible things, you could advance toward enemy fire, but in other situations, which were not nearly so bad, you had trouble keeping your eyes open. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Week by week he could feel the accelerating advance of winter. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Two of our only three Chinook helicopters were lost when the Atlantic Conveyor was sunk, so our soldiers're having to advance toward Port Stanley on foot. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He could see the town below choked with soldiers, horses, but there was no advance. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Indigenous civilizations were based on advanced agriculture and well-developed systems of governance. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z My trees grow at an advanced rate for anywhere from two to five years before tapering off to normal, and they are a wild success. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z And the father watched his son and could feel the drive and the fear, the advance and the retreat, because he could feel it in himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In Japan and many other countries, such explanations are still advanced publicly and without apology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Any chance he’d had at advancing his career in the Pentagon was gone. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z If the Godslayer had told them in advance, it would have sounded absurd even to him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She comes to our house every Thanksgiving, and Mom usually worries about her arrival for days in advance. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “It does not advance at all. It stays where it was.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z And nowhere else have people living at such heights—in places where most crops won’t grow, earthquakes and landslides are frequent, and extremes of weather are the norm—repeatedly created technically advanced, long-lasting civilizations. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Thus it was that he learned about the war in Europe and was able to follow the advances of the troops on a map he hung on the school blackboard, which he marked with pins. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z While it was not unusual for a scientist with an advanced degree to have read widely outside his or her chosen specialty, Oppenheimer’s range of interests was unusually broad. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The firefighters fell back to establish a new line against the advancing fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “This is one of the most advanced planes in the world. It’s supersonic. From here, we’ll travel to Tokyo in less than ten hours.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I mean, maybe they were, like, really advanced prehistoric peoples. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z During the next 6,500 years there were remarkable technological advances—the invention of the water-wheel and the windmill, for example—but until 400 years ago technological change was slow, and it was frequently reversed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There were five tall figures: two standing on the lip of the dell, three advancing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The reason I am thinking so far in advance is because school is terribly lonely. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “You can get the advance battle plans. I was afraid we were just going to have to pick you up Thursday night and fill you in then.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The yo-yo attached to Alex’s belt spun, trailing out thirty yards of specially designed advanced nylon cord. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z How had it crept up on him, this advanced stage of fetishizing the love object? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Actually, he had it fairly well advanced when he met Amaranta Úrsula, except that it was not for Macondo but for the Belgian Congo, where his family had investments in palm oil. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Rick said, “I would have insisted on a list in advance. A sealed-envelope breakdown. And compared my own test results for congruity. There would have had to be congruity.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Some of the attendees needed the qualification to advance in their careers. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z This was to become the standard textbook in advanced astronomy for the whole of the sixteenth century, and in it Peuerbach and Regiomontanus did not hesitate to criticize Ptolemy for his errors. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Striking the queen mother dead with his bare hands would not advance their cause. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “I hate to involve you, but since you’re in charge of the family finances . . .” Could Dede advance her some cash to be taken out of Minerva’s share of the house and lands in the future? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He swiped the glass panel, rolled a ten, and advanced ten desks around the room. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He lived his life in defiance of that very prospect, assiduously looking after our car, paying the bills on time, never discussing his advancing multiple sclerosis nor missing a day of work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The formidable advance of science and technology in Wagner’s time, instead of making people confident and liberated, made them fearful and vulnerable, ripe for exploitation. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Frodo and Sam, horror-stricken, began slowly to back away, their own gaze held by the dreadful stare of those baleful eyes; but as they backed so the eyes advanced. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “And she said it’s one of the smallest advances she’s ever seen...” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We carry them everywhere, to and from school and work, at home while raising our children, at our places of worship, anytime we try to advance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As Bailey left the room, Mr. Freeman advanced to the bed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He was received effusively, because he was one of the undisputed leaders of the right and because, having prepared for what might happen, he had made the necessary contacts months in advance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Don’t you lose track of that Dove, Johnny,’ Paul Revere commanded him, ‘for if ever the British march out to attack us a colonel’s horse boy might well know something is happening, in advance.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby also wanted $500,000 to be brought to him in advance—before he ventured from California to Yugoslavia. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Stanton had made her funeral arrangements in advance. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z As important as these factors were, however, they account inadequately for my academic advance. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In his attempts to advance his son the Duke, Alexander VI encountered many problems, both present and future. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I argued that they were not advancing the cause by remaining in jail. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had not advanced another two hundred yards when, to my inexpressible terror, amazement, and indignation, I again beheld Trabb’s boy approaching. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing. Let us advance with the matter in hand. I want you to tell me, M. MacQueen, all that you know about the dead man. You were not related to him?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z There may be a million worlds in the Milky Way Galaxy alone that at this moment are inhabited by beings who are very different from us, and far more advanced. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Nuremberg Rally of 1934 was itself an anthem to power and a carefully designed tool for further concentrating and advancing it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Fists doubled, the white man advanced, kicking the bicycle out of the way. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I drove down to speak with his doctor, who told me that Walter had advancing dementia, likely trauma-induced, and that he would need constant care. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She took off her beaver coat—and her catcher’s mitt—for the occasion and advanced to the plate in a dark-brown dress. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I still go over to his long white and black apartment, still end up on top of his sleeping bag, although haphazardly: Jon isn’t big on planning in advance, or on remembering. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As Lawrence machines went, this one was a fiasco, not even yielding substantial or unique knowledge to advance the science of accelerator design. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They advanced slowly, for they had to pick their way through a pathless country, encumbered by fallen trees and tumbled rocks. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z If an advanced civilization were to arrive in our solar system, there would be nothing whatever we could do about it. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Every aesthetic “law” advanced so far has proven of dubious value, and usually gets in the way of our understanding. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But she had prepared all the menus in advance, and the house ran smoothly by itself during the one day devoted to the delivery. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It pulled up short of the fire, huffed again, then advanced on the bucket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “The work has advanced to an exceedingly important stage and the greatest difficulty now facing us is no longer of an experimental nature, but one of finance.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Her mother had been too afraid to let them out ever since the North Korean Army had advanced into Incheon. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z But Miss Kenton was continuing to advance and I must say it was a little difficult to assess what my best course of action would be. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I went on to insist that the agents revise their protocols so that in the future Malia and Sasha could leave the White House safely and without some massive advance planning effort. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I think I advanced their understanding on this point, but the issue soon moved from a philosophical question to a practical one. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had some kind of advanced science class together. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z There was nothing in his actions, however—at that time—that indicated serious problems or advanced neurosis. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z All week long the RRG had boasted of great successes in Russia, one battle victory after another, with little or no German losses as the German army advanced on Smolensk. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z We were told that after de Wet pronounced the death sentence, he would ask me, as the first accused, “Have you any reason to advance why the sentence of death should not be passed?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dense clumps of yellow bamboo drooped into the river as though grieving in advance for what they knew was going to happen. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After several months, Patterson felt that Marian was advanced enough to move on to another teacher. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “Owooo!” wailed Arm, crooking his legs and advancing on the villagers like a giant spider. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It held him in place and advanced until they were face-to-face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Just offshore the impact pushes the plate on the bottom of the Pacific down and under the advancing coast, creating a trench almost five miles deep. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Emily was in the advanced stages of labor when Mother realized she needed a hospital. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Zeitoun could think of no indication so far that any measure could be taken to advance his case. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Do you remember a few summers ago we sent you to that day camp where the swimming instructor wouldn’t let you advance from tadpole to guppy?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z "Yeah. We got some builders in, the sort of guys who usually do mansions in the Hamptons. They installed a brand-new, top-of-the-line kitchen. Someone paid them in advance," I said. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Sorry, Els. Ms. Khouri’s advanced percussion group is on Fridays. Got to practice if I’m going to be a rock legend.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “The school I’m in is more advanced than my old school.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Chubs advanced toward us, his voice losing all semblance of calm it held before. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Of those million worlds inhabited by advanced intelligences, consider a rare planet, the only one in its system with a surface ocean of liquid water. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Math majors marveled to hear Dr. Claytor, originally from Norfolk, advancing sophisticated mathematical proofs in his drawling “country” accent. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The most important piece of the advance supplies, of course, was the MAV. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She advanced on me, lunging for the weapon, but with a new wariness. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z My advanced english teacher asked me to call him “Bill” when we’re not in class, and he gave me another book to read. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Demand that anyone who wants to challenge racial bias in the system offer, in advance, clear proof that the racial disparities are the product of intentional racial discrimination—i.e., the work of a bigot. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I decided that to be safe I’d better get the cream puffs—even if it meant asking for an advance on my allowance. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I knew it wasn’t paid for in advance, that it was a gift from Mrs. Lynch. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “It’s a more advanced sort of lock,” he decided. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At the dais, Piper stood guard over Nico as the leopards advanced. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You must have been trying to be funny, since no kid of mine in his right mind would ever ask for a three-week advance on his allowance,” he said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z ‘But since these, astronomy and natural philosophy in general have, for so little time, been extraordinarily advanced...Natural Philosophy is therefore but young.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Everyone! Enjoy your evening. The near future will be difficult work, but it will advance our cause.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Tyler moved up the stairs, advancing on his brother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For example, if the story introduces a chiming bell, hit a bell or, for more advanced or older students, play a bell peal on the glockenspiel. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He started an advanced placement program and stopped making excuses for poor academic performance on the basis of a child’s socio-economic background. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He for one would advance into the army step by step. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Why did the human societies of the larger landmass derived from Pleistocene Greater Australia remain so “backward” in their development, while the societies of the smaller landmass “advanced” much more rapidly? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After a moment they all stir, so I know they’re still alive, and the Dauntless soldiers advance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He was taking his time advancing, letting me wear myself down. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She’s an aerialist and she got the straight scoop from a good authority—her spotter heard Uncle Al and the advance man exchanging heated words outside the big top. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Down they came to the famous town—Telemakhos long in advance: we had to wait for Odysseus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I climbed the sixteen steps to the door, advancing quietly up each so as not to make any warning sounds. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I advanced toward Hyperion, running over the top of the water. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I kept to the back sides of buildings as I crept forward, checking for people before advancing, Otto’s hot nervous breath at my back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z We do not know in advance who will discover fundamental new insights. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As usual, he was ready far in advance. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The Maya were universally regarded as the oldest advanced society in Mesoamerica. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z For work flow to keep advancing along these lines, though, and deliver the productivity enhancements we want, “we need more and more common standards,” said IBM’s strategic planner Cawley. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, this period from 11/9 to the mid-1990s led to a huge advance in personal empowerment. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z First come merchants, potentates, and artisans of the City Erhenrang, rank after rank, magnificently clothed, advancing through the rain as comfortably as fish through the sea. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z If a great many years ago an advanced interstellar spacefaring civilization emerged 200 light-years away, it would have no reason to think there was something special about the Earth unless it had been here already. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He turns up in Toronto to give a lecture, at a conference, notifying me in advance with a postcard of a statue of Paul Revere, from Boston: Arrive Sun. 12th. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Advanced: This game can be further developed for older or more advanced children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Wanted me to get the advance man to arrange for a vet. Didn’t seem to understand that the advance man was gone out in advance, hence the name.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I couldn’t have explained why I dropped advanced music theory in favor of geography and comparative politics, or gave up sight-singing to take History of the Jews. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Marching through the forest like an advancing army. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Our movements had been planned meticulously in advance by our scheduling teams and the Secret Service, meant as always to maximize efficiency and security. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Our advanced curriculum put us into the periodic table during the first week. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z One of the few ways that a foot soldier could distinguish himself—and advance in the tournament—was by proving his mettle for violence. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z They carried no rattles to warn in advance of a strike, but Roy saw that the tips of their stubby tails had been dipped in blue and silver sparkles, the kind used in art projects. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Bright with banners, obsidian blades gleaming in the sun, the army advanced on the long-term enemy it had routed so many times before—and was utterly defeated. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And it was to those with a very high IQ, he believed, that “we must look for production of leaders who advance science, art, government, education and social welfare generally.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Relativistic spaceflight makes the universe accessible to advanced civilizations, but only to those who go on the journey. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The campus was impressive for what happened within its walls: chest crackings, organ transplants, molecular imagings, genetic probes, and virtually any other medical service known in the advanced world. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In that case, however, conquistadores contributed nothing directly to the societies’ destruction; Eurasian germs, spreading in advance, did everything. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She advanced on the creatures, who backed away with nervous whines. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I really had known in advance that they wouldn’t. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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