| 单词 | cease |
| 例句 | “Whatever, man. Maybe he’s better on the Roman side. But why would he be hanging around in Kansas? Didn’t Zeus order the gods to cease all contact with mortals?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Every evening since she had come here she had sat waiting with impatience for her uncle’s monotonous voice to cease. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Boyle was desperate to show that polished marble plates would cease to cohere in a vacuum because Galileo had said as much. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Every day, he woke up wondering if the stick would somehow catch fire and burn, and he would cease to exist. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It bubbled, and then it ceased bubbling, and both of them sipped it and laughed, and each of the brothers found the verse and the poetry inside himself that he had never let out. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z This was in answer to the prayers of the faithful, who had never ceased, both day and night, to cry out for deliverance. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The sweet days of his life time were running out in anguish over his exile, for long ago the nymph had ceased to please. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had heard earlier that there were rich men in the town who were hoarding food for themselves and for sale to the very rich, but even this ceased to anger him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z And then I ceased wondering anything, and all I saw were his huge dark eyes. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Her black eyes flamed up; she glowered at him as the elevator ceased descending and its doors slid back. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He ceased; he could have been interrupted easily now. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z The parade of witnesses ceased to be real to Bigger. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z "You know that feeling you get when you're playing," I say after a while, "and you lose yourself in that...that still lake, that warmth, and you kind of...cease to exist?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They had never seen a face like hers before—had never seen a face that was not youthful and taut-skinned, a body that had ceased to be slim and upright. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He had understood, as soon as he heard about the illegal irrigation, that you could not just waltz over and kick out Joe’s headgate or post a sign ordering him to cease and desist. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From that moment in the meadow Kit ceased to plan at all. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But instead he limps to the door as if I've ceased to exist. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I stopped: the sound ceased, only for an instant; it began again, louder: for at first, though distinct, it was very low. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z On December 30, however, when results from Virginia and South Carolina revealed that Adams had captured one electoral vote in each of these southern states, Adams ceased erupting and started celebrating. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Devil, cease; and do not poison the air with these sounds of malice. I have declared my resolution to you, and I am no coward to bend beneath words. Leave me; I am inexorable.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z The raincoat felt damp still, from the day before, but that would soon cease to matter. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It pecked three times on the white staff Nemmerle leaned on, and the old wizard ceased his muttering, and smiled. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z In 1616 the famous Galileo Galilei, another Copernican, was ordered by the church to cease his scientific investigations. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Then the house was gone and I stopped in the green and yellow light and heard the car growing louder and louder, until just as it began to die away it ceased all together. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I ceased to react to my mother; my feelings were frozen. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The lieutenant cleared his throat and started speaking in the midst of the cries, which eventually ceased as he went on. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Milton, quite simply, had ceased to think things through. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Morgant’s riders had been slain or captured as Gwydion’s voice rose in command to cease the combat. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z For Worsley, navigating had ceased to be a science and had turned into a kind of sorcery. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Its members destroy art and literature, kill famous figures throughout history, demanding time travel cease or they will dismantle the whole of time. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Ann had ceased being human to C.P. years before; she existed only as a symbol of everything he hated about her race. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The Ents were drawing near the crest of the ridge now, and all song had ceased. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “That will cease now, for nothing could be more unbecoming a lady of Queen Gertrude’s court.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Its master spoke to it gently, and then harshly, and then angrily; but it would neither come nor cease to make a noise. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Everyone knows that drill ceases only in the front-line and begins again a few miles behind, with all the absurdities of saluting and parade. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z For the Howards, the jockey had long ago ceased being a mere employee. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z You can’t go home again because home has ceased to exist except in the mothballs of memory. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, Hamilton reasoned, the government would not automatically cease functioning if an enemy army captured the capital. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The celebrations ceased immediately as the crew saw their commander's expression. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The anticipation of what he might find was strung tight in his belly; suddenly the tension snapped and hurled him into the empty room where the ticking of the clock behind the curtains had ceased. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In some weird way, they ceased to be whole men and women. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z God had told people that they would have to cease to live as individuals. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They ceased whispering and flattened themselves into a shadow. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z For the last few hours the communiques have ceased coming down. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I brought the Ford to a halt only a foot or two from the fowl, which in turn ceased its journey, pausing there in the road in front of me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He ceased with the wig; he looked at me, perplexed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the night the rain ceased and he woke and lay listening. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I cease walking and count to ten before moving again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z So I ceased to have any real sense of it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The throb would cease suddenly and then be taken up again at some other point, now nearer, now further off. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It seems that the worries and wants of a young boy never cease. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the old man talked for seven hours almost without ceasing, Colin's world felt eerily quiet until he finally gave in as they left the old man's house to go pick up Lindsey. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The whispers in the dark, random and soft, in the sinuous Orgota language that made Karhidish sound like rocks rattled in a can, ceased little by little. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Nocturnal defense had ceased to be a concern after many successive nights of tranquil woodland repose. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z With that, he reached to my upper arm, took ahold of the flesh, and pinched without cease. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Despite Prohibition’s clear intent, the drinking of alcoholic beverages did not cease or even diminish. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He was merry to see us, but his gaiety ceased when he saw our situation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The singing of the girls over their test-tubes, the preoccupied whistling of the Microscopists, suddenly ceased. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “The first one or two made me a little uncomfortable,” Lincoln has admitted to an artist who came to paint his portrait, “but they have ceased to give me any apprehension.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z There was a time not too long ago when a man put out to sea and ceased to exist for two or three years or forever. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Her muscles were paralyzed and the blood had long since ceased to flow. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As Yule approached, with all of its attendant memories — the smell of pastries in the oven, the spicy tang of pine boughs in the house — she thought the pain might never cease. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Shortly after the sounds of furniture being moved had ceased, the bar of light showing under the door had also gone out And, of course, our parents were gone. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z He gave up; the false cat had ceased functioning, so evidently the short—if that was what ailed the thing—had finished off the power supply and basic drive-train. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The child’s voice never faltered, never ceased, but delivered the curious phrases in an eerie, chantlike progression. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z This occasioned the subject discomfort only; and we feared that the vital juices would cease circulation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Conversation at the nearby table had nearly ceased, and he knew that everything he said would be audible as far as the bar. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Zeitoun, exhausted, would rest against the bow, watching the fish slowly cease their struggles. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In the same way, if we destroy an enzyme that functions at any point in the cycle, oxidation ceases. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I thought that perhaps I had come upon the forest equivalent of a queen bee, and I wondered whether this algae would ever cease to amaze me with its botanical strangeness. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, as men across Europe were enlisted to fight for their countries, the flow of immigrants into the United States ceased. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “The sea has lived on in this shell, because that’s its Personal Legend. And it will never cease doing so until the desert is once again covered by water.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It would seem quite likely then, if the rain does not cease very shortly, that I will remain here drinking tea until the proper time comes for me to set off. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Naked feet swished dryly across the planks in the wooden floor and the clang ceased abruptly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He was acting, and had ceased to be real. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise ceased, and they heard someone scurrying away. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z After the first several miles I ceased to feel the weight on my head at all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A merciless fusillade the machine gun laid down, and the troops regrouped and joined the fire and the roar of war did not cease until the eraser was dead and cut to ribbons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Then after a week or two the women usually begin to talk, very softly but without cease, until they’ve finished the accounting of places and people they’ve lost. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In a few moments she ceased to flap, and hung upside down, revolving slowly, looking ignoble and indignant and ridiculous, holding her head the right way up like a snake’s. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Conventional big classes have become so diverse—in income, lifestyle, political views—that they have ceased to be classes at all, said Paul W. Kingston, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z As the lightning ceases and the blood rain begins just to the right of it, her words suddenly make sense. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z There have been roughly 600 generations since human beings first ceased to be hunter-gatherers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After a year of it the joy was all drained out of Dessie and the laughter had ceased. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then the voices passed away down the rock and he ceased to think of them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The idea of dying, of ceasing to be, began to fascinate me. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z By the second week of April, the sap had ceased to run, but it had been a good sugaring season. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z As we passed out the door Julio’s voice rose again, violent, then ceased. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He also had an ad published in the newspapers that admonished citizens to cease bothering the black nurses as they went about town to their work. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “That is impossible. Do you think I work without ceasing, like some god? I am an old man. I rest my weary bones at night.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Finally the post-office work ceased altogether and I haunted the city for jobs. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z With time, the queries about our adopted—and decidedly eccentric— little boy had mercifully ceased, and, considering how tactless Afghan queries can be sometimes, that was a considerable relief. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then I saw two men enter bringing the food and all other thought ceased. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I would gladly have heard more of her solemnity; but following her performance, the music ceased, the fire was banked up, and conversation became general. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Pliers ceased to be privately owned and a tire pump belonged to the last man who had picked it up. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he left the other two for an hour or so at a time, but they had ceased to pay any attention to his absence now, as sooner or later he always reappeared. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Zau ceased his work on the wing tip, examined it intently, and seemed satisfied at last. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z His stomach ceased gnawing, but his anxieties did not. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z But she never cursed his name or ceased her praying, and she never treated any person other than with kindness and respect. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The reverse is also true: many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z At some time, the rain ceased, but now all was black, and our progress slow. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Tessie was lying in bed when the faint purring or tingling in her navel ceased. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Not one of them, not even the youngest, not even the newcomers who had been brought from farms ten or twenty miles away, ever ceased to marvel at that. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The other interesting thing about Davis’s online presence was that everything ceased the day his father went missing. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The murderous mark of the fiend’s grasp was on her neck, and the breath had ceased to issue from her lips. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z So as knowledge ceases to be a question of Evidence-Perspicuity and becomes a question of Evidence-Indices a whole new set of intellectual virtues are demanded of the knower. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They leaked from her without cease, as the poImobbed her face and ravaged her gullet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "Then it's best that you cease for a while," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But when war becomes literally continuous, it also ceases to be dangerous. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She whispered to me the story of Bluebeard and His Seven Wives and I ceased to see the porch, the sunshine, her face, everything. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s music and mocking, teasing nonstop, but when the play begins all the talk ceases. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z And when I walked alongside her, I ceased being known as Sara. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Long before the end, the horrors have ceased to horrify. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He hadn't once ceased looking at Daisy and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Due to the preponderance of such agricultural methods in the cultivation of illegal substances, we order you to cease and desist immediately....” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He had ceased to wonder at her long black hair and finger it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Your bright eyes bear down on me without cease, on behalf of the quick and the dead. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Hamlet did not contend with me but loosened his embrace, and his ardor cooled like an ember when the wind ceases to blow. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z One symptom of this was that they had begun to call Animal Farm by its proper name and ceased to pretend that it was called the Manor Farm. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z He ceased, noticing that Rick was once again hauling out his test gear. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Why would anything exist, if he ceased to? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis shrank back, eyed me cannily, and ceased to chew. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I try to imagine a world where both Gale’s and Peeta’s voices have ceased. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I turned in the direction of the sound, and there, amongst the romantic hills, whose changes and aspect I had ceased to note an hour ago, I saw a hamlet and a spire. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Through some miraculous process, I ceased to be Widge and became Ophelia, except for some small part of myself that seemed to hover overhead, observing my transformation with amazement. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z If one is continually surviving the worst that life can bring, one eventually ceases to be controlled by a fear of what life can bring; whatever it brings must be borne. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z He felt as though his blood and spirit had both ceased to circulate, and the breath in his lungs, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Passing near the din, the godly people dropped their heads and conversation ceased. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment Clara ceased to be a distracted angel and came to stand beside a simple mortal who suffered, at fourteen, the first torments of love. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the First Craftsman ceased to scowl, though he could not have told why. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z All royal authority seems to have ceased on the land, and the governors preside only over their floating town and this sickly island. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “I would die without you. Just straight up cease to exist.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “The shuffler has decided to cease his shuffling and announce his presence.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She does not bathe, does not warm herself by the kitchen fire, ceases to ask if she can go outdoors. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And then Lucy’s breathing became stertorous again, and all at once it ceased. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z When it was over, he said, weighing in his hand the purse he had ceased to swing:— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Within twenty years at the most, he re-fleeted, the huge and simple question, “Was life better before the Revolution than it is now?” would have ceased once and for all to be answerable. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Looking in his refrigerator—the compressor had long since ceased working—he found a dubious cube of margarine. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z With Julia he felt no difficulty in talking about such things; Katharine, in any case, had long ceased to be a painful memory and become merely a distasteful one. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It never ceases to amaze me how quickly he gets around the sectors. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z How can worlds like these simply cease altogether? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z ‘And cease moping. You mope and drool around until I cannot bear to look on you.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z As I walked in, damp with sweat, all activity ceased; people drifted toward tables. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, one after the other, the sounds ceased. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Roger ceased to be a pig and became a hunter, so that the center of the ring yawned emptily. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z His adrenal gland, by degrees, ceased jumping its several secretions into his bloodstream; his heart slowed to normal, his breathing became less frantic. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The kidneys become jammed with blood clots and dead cells, and cease functioning. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While they were halted, the wind died down, and the snow slackened until it almost ceased. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We ceased even the pretense of slumber, and he whispered, “The morning star ariseth.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Things become quieter, but the cries do not cease. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Burning dead children had ceased to trouble Jon Snow; live ones were another matter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Now Elisha ceased to speak, and rose; now he sat at the piano. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The sewing machine thumps a methodic beat, never ceasing, but only getting stronger and stronger with each stitch. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Bless you, my Friend—for he knew exactly why I run antic— and I ceased. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A time will come when they have grown so wicked that they will worship power, might will be right to them, and reverence for the good will cease to be. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The gunshots didn’t cease for the next five months; they became the new sound of the city. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z By the time the truck reached Pakistan, Zafoona’s cries had ceased to an exhausted whimper. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Once cultures appeared, they never ceased to change and develop, and these unstoppable alterations are what we call ‘history’. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Before, stepping back into the tunnel from the alternate world had felt so odd, almost as if he’d ceased to exist. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He ceased to crawl and sat up, pushing back his hood so he could see around him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She noticed that the voice from Galicia had ceased hammering at her brain. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Last night, we et Squab — which he left overlong on the Spit — we might as well have dined on Sandals — and I saw him cease chewing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When the earth ceases to be, all those stars will shine on. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Now, for the first time since 1945, the man-made thunder and lightning at nuclear test ranges around the world ceased. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Helen didn’t come, and though Tommy recovered, she never ceased regretting it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He laughed, and when his laughter seemed almost to cease, he would shake his head and laugh all over again. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “The food is monotonous and salty, the commoners stink, and the storms will not cease. We will sail back to London at once. Who is with me?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The man with the barrel-organ ceased playing for a moment and hobbled towards us, his cap in his hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Without people in the world to call him Gogol, no matter how long he himself lives, Gogol Ganguli will, once and for all, vanish from the lips of loved ones, and so, cease to exist. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When they ceased the bombardments, however, the emissions continued in the same pattern as one would expect from a naturally occurring radioactive isotope. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But until such a solution materialized, all talk of emancipation must cease. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Even the moist and uncomfortable creatures in the lunch pail ceased to exist, for the little red metal flag was up on the mail box, signifying that some postal matter was inside. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z They laughed together as Reznak sputtered, but the laughter ceased when Brown Ben said, “We caught three Astapori. Your Worship had best hear what they say.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The fire had died, the rain had ceased. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The darkness and the whispering ceased and were dispelled. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z At one end of the town stands a stark old stucco structure, the roof of which supports an electric sign— DANCE—but the dancing has ceased and the advertisement has been dark for several years. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He ceased, in effect, to be part of mankind. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z No: stillness returned: each murmur and movement ceased gradually, and in about an hour Thornfield Hall was again as hushed as a desert. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z And whenever they stopped their chanting Wang Lung poured silver into their hands and they took breath again and chanted and did not cease until dawn rose. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z This magic will cease to operate the moment that Harry turns seventeen; in other words, at the moment he becomes a man. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Will beauty simply cease to exist for me? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Ever since the unsolved mystery of the oracle, Egypt, although still fascinating, had ceased to be an entirely comfortable place. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered the top, the sudden leveling of the hill, when the climb ceased and the other part of it began. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Which turned out to be a fairly good idea, since TOC ceased to pursue him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The buzz of chatter filling the Hall ceased almost at once, so that only the howling wind and pounding rain could be heard. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When the Guardians ceased performing their duties, it meant there was no one to supervise the place at all. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He could not cease shaking, though he was heaped with blankets and it was high summer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The voices cease and the violin continues alone. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z With Phelan, we moved him to the door of his cell, but there progress ceased, for Massey grabbed the bars and held on like a crab. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A meager colonization program had been underway before the war, but now that the sun had ceased to shine on Earth, the colonization entered an entirely new phase. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z But there all resemblance to any child, living or dead, ceased. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind ceased its lapping of stagnant water against the shores of the lake, and there was quiet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But there came a time when the male children grew to a certain age, before they were old and when they ceased to be children, and then they were filled with discontent. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Because of the small population, die old courting rituals had nearly ceased. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Her face turns ashen and she seems to have ceased breathing. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The gunfire had ceased and the village was quiet, so I assumed that the attackers had been successfully driven away. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The world had ended, so why had the battle not ceased, the castle fallen silent in horror, and every combatant laid down their arms? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z From that hour Siddhartha ceased to fight against his destiny. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell my heart to cease its sudden pounding. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She drew Hannah’s slight figure closer against her, like a child’s, and presently the woman’s shuddering ceased, and Hannah drifted into the shallow napping of the very old. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But with the weight of age and politics, Tres Marias, like many other things that had once seemed essential, had ceased to interest him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He ceased, and I replied: ‘Unhappy spirit, I promise you the barrow and the burial.’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The fear was that if the bomb failed, government support for all other work in the field would cease, and research into the atom’s benefits to society would go fallow. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z For a moment it seemed that I ceased to live. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z If they did, they would attack without ceasing, because any soldier who captured Lee would become a legend. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z One can very quickly cease to attempt this distinction, and, what is worse, one usually ceases to attempt it without realizing that one has done so. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z I make out which locker it is and wait for Skeezie to cease his lurking and scurry away. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Soon your mom will nudge him enough to make him roll over and the snoring will cease, maybe until dawn. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When the wheels finally ceased spinning, I reached for the door handle, a spike of total and complete grief cutting through me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z For six years after this, virtually all building ceased in Chicago. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z All conversation in the room ceases before I can draw my next breath. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Lincoln’s breathing becomes harsh, then ceases altogether before starting again. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Then, as a sweet rain will pass down a wind of spring and the sun will shine out the clearer, his tears ceased, and his laughter welled up, and laughing he sprang from his bed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He said this, in his peculiar, subdued, yet emphatic voice; looking, when he had ceased speaking, not at me, but at the setting sun, at which I looked too. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Now, for a moment, his own fate, and even his master’s, ceased to trouble him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then, in a moment, there was silence, only silence, everywhere—the very birds had ceased to sing, and no dogs barked, and no rooster crowed for day. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I reckoned there must be a million minor dramas playing out around the place without ceasing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first...But by acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid,” Roosevelt stated. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Unfortunately they were now so cross that they had both ceased to be vigilant, and in the fury of the moment they missed each other altogether. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the first time it happened, but after a while it got so common she ceased to be surprised. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I was tempted to cease struggling with him—to rush down the torrent of his will into the gulf of his existence, and there lose my own. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly the food stopped flying, the glares ceased, and the beatings miraculously stopped. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z On the sixth hour, at which time, my lord, You said our work should cease. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He never ceased to tell me about the importance of education. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z When Joyce misbehaved, she simply ceased to exist for her mother. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I ceased to move, but watched the world being gathered into night. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z At any one point in their history a hasty observer would say that all technological progress and diffusion had ceased. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Duels in sorcery are forbidden to us, and well you know it. Let this cease!” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Toward midnight the rain ceased and the clouds drifted away, so that the sky was scattered once more with the incredible lamps of stars. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z MOP: Bren, if your clothes get any brighter, the sun is going to cease to rise. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The post office ceased doing business when three of its clerks grew ill. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z After a long while the snow ceased to fall around him, and the wind to blow. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z As a result human biology has evolved as an adaptive mechanism to conditions that have largely ceased to exist. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that the saw had ceased to whine, the silence seemed immense and wonderful. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Phantoms or not, he ceased to think of the young men. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I am not sobbing anymore, but tears stream from my eyes without cease. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Gebu came once each day to the shop, sometimes at midmorning, usually at the hour of noon when all work ceased for a time and a blessed silence descended on the shop. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Okay,” he called to the room at large, and all noise ceased: Fred and George, who had been cracking jokes for the benefit of those nearest, fell silent, and all of them looked alert, excited. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Edward never ceased to be amazed at his own fineness. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The gunshots finally ceased, and the world was very quiet, as if listening. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z After a certain point is reached the numbers cease to matter, and all that remains is the faceless mass of a crowd. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She gritted her teeth, ceased her ghosts’ attack, and spat out, “Do you want me to save her or not?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I know I need to busy myself, because if I continue standing here, I’ll slowly fade away until I cease to exist. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The Pennsylvania legislature realized that the state government had ceased to exist when its members scampered from the city in panic. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z But the cries suddenly ceased as my father shook his head and turned his back on the chest. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z But at seventy-seven, he's long since ceased leading men into border wars. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The muted thunder of the plumbing—she had not noticed it begin—ceased with a judder that shook the air. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “The Oakland Police Department is also ceasing its pilot program at West Oakland High as of this morning. The metal detectors will be removed by the end of the week.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In a few seconds, we had ceased to be men. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, the wind ceased; dust settled over the town almost gently, like a fine lace handkerchief. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After what seemed like weeks, I went back to school, by which time the elections had been won, the breakfasts ceased, and my classmates had found someone else to tease. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The shelling has ceased, I turn towards the crater beckoning to the others. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Or you could cease being human altogether, and become an elf, ogre, alien, or any other creature from literature, movies, or mythology. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Then he felt his scalp prickle as he realized what Gebu meant, why he had suddenly ceased to worry—and why it was utterly useless to say a word to Rekh. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z If only, he thought, Lazlo would have the courtesy to...cease to exist...then perhaps he could be grateful to him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There had been a moment—she was sure now—when she had ceased to exist as a living human being. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then after some minutes, we heard the small arms cease, the cannons continue. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I take no interest in bells or snowmen or for that matter in Santa Claus, in whom I’ve ceased to believe, since Cordelia has told me it’s really just your parents. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He lay down for half an hour, pressed under the fallen tree where he had hidden, to give time for the thing to go right away and for his own heart to cease thundering. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, the dog’s growls ceased — it tottered on its paws and fell to its knees, then it slumped to the ground, fast asleep. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The elevator ceased rising; its doors slid back, and there, spread out ahead of them, deserted except for empty parked vehicles, lay the police station’s roof field. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “That is what I never cease to ask myself.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, those who performed experiments ceased to be lonely and isolated individuals; they became members of an experimental network. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Eventually, however, the practice of seizing pictures ceased, and I built up my album so that it was thick with pictures of my entire family. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But their domain had ceased to exist as an independent entity. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I was terrified that if he knew how I felt about him and didn't reciprocate my feelings, then we'd cease to be friends. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Citra “ceasing to be an issue” would be the best thing for Rowan, as far as Volta was concerned. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The rain had ceased, but it was as if night itself had begun to sweat. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Despite his continued admonishments to Oppenheimer to abandon his political “leftwandering,” Oppenheimer found it hard to cease his engagement with liberal causes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As I stepped up to the altar, the humming of the computers ceased, and the chamber grew silent. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “We hunted,” said my father, “but the one you call a fool wished us to hunt from one moon to the next, never ceasing.” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z China then ceased to be innovative for reasons about which we shall speculate in the Epilogue. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Isn’t it mind-blowing, the engineering behind something as grand as this entryway? It never ceases to amaze me, but particularly on beautiful days like this,” Mr. Keller says. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She knew very well what she would see in it; her reflection had long since ceased to interest her. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The High Blade would cease shaking the tree, and Rowan would keep the High Blade’s secret safe. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And the threats from the militants to stop associating with white people hadn’t ceased. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A milder state of emergency, Code Blue, called for ceasing all inmate movement and locking down the whole jail. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like a color had ceased to exist and now the world seemed dull. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z In Oceania at the present day, Science, in the old sense, has almost ceased to exist. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Widget ceases his narration as they investigate each silver bar, finding no hidden openings or cleverly disguised hinges. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When the curvature of space-time becomes large, quantum gravitational effects will become important and the classical theory will cease to be a good description of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When at last the motion ceased, survivors enjoyed just three minutes of calm before a second shock came, only slightly less severe than the first. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Such a circumstance could only exasperate farther, and, when he ceased, the colour rose into her cheeks, and she said: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The saw gave forth a single sluggish twang that ceased with lifeless alacrity, leaving the blade in a thin clean curve between Luster’s hand and the floor. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z For it is a long tale, full of deeds great and terrible, and briefly though Elrond spoke, the sun rode up the sky, and the morning was passing ere he ceased. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z My hands are white at the knuckles, I clench them so tightly in my longing for the fire to cease so that my comrades may come. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But after a week the stream of refugees from that direction ceased and news dried up. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Even when the traces of human occupation ceased, they kept digging down. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The strike, in which all seven major newspapers in New York City cease publication, will last 114 days, making it the longest newspaper strike in US history. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He was obscurely terrified lest she should cease to be something he could feel himself unworthy of. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a summer night, and the dogs of the town barked for a time, and then ceased. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Her voice had become sharp with overtones of bleakness as her soul congealed and she ceased to move, as the instinctive, omnipresent film of great weight, of an almost absolute inertia, settled over her. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Ace and Sammy, taking their cue, pulled out their spoons and in a desperate foot race with each other dove onto the stage as soon as Bull ceased to throw up. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Our cows ceased to be scared when I was a baby. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z But what little noise he’d been able to hear through the curtain had ceased. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The way to achieve the ultimate liberation through lifelessness is to cease paying heed to the illusion of reality. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z When the singing finally ceased, a cheery hill covered by a fragrant array of brilliant blossoms and mature fruit trees had replaced the Forgotten Chapel. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Our fleet of small craft being almost come to the docks, the fire from the ships ceased. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The shelling resumed sporadically after breakfast, and now, around six P.M., has ceased. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hubbard did so, without ceasing to speak. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, that expansion will cease, and gravity will cause the universe to contract. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Once the heart has ceased to beat, a man’s blood runs down into his extremities, where it thickens and congeals.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I had long ceased to fear Grandpa; he was a sick old man and he knew nothing of what was happening in the house. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Though we lived side by side throughout the South, communication between the two races had simply ceased to exist. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It never ceased to frighten her, this passion he brought to something she could not understand. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z If they’re as concerned about this matter as they claim, then let them judge the evidence in the case and cease using the case as manufactured evidence to wage war against segregation. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I’m working on one of her front feet when I’m suddenly aware that all human activity in the menagerie has ceased. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I heard Mom’s pathetic sniffles cease as the door slammed closed behind her. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Aunt Ivy can cease in her praying for my soul. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z If he could be still enough, all the world’s motions would cease. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He perched on the pole and screamed a dark message in Edward’s left ear: Caw, caw, caw, without ceasing. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z At every step, somebody fell down and ceased to suffer. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise built to a deafening crescendo before ceasing abruptly. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z So when he said, “Kill the man in black,” all other possibilities ceased to exist. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z From the time that Colette Ogilvie collapsed, the church bells of Philadelphia tolled without cease. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The thunder trundled away to the north and ceased and there was just the rain. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Man ceased to be the measure of all else only with the adoption of the metric system in France in 1799. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Horrid!” sobbed Miss Pope, and then ceased crying. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The center of her mind was filled with the image of the great, white clock at the railway station, on which the hands did not cease to move. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z But Severo ignored the scandal and in a short time several other gentlemen followed his example, until the sight of an automobile ceased to be such a novelty. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Always circumspect when addressing the white inhabitants of the house, he ceased to speak to them at all unless speech was demanded of him by his master. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z —Gethenians tend to have their children young; most of them, after the age of twenty-four or so, use contraceptives, and they cease to be fertile in the female phase at about forty. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He talked about Grandma, whom he had cared for long after she ceased to recognize him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When this stage is reached, shivering ceases as the body just gives up and apathy takes over. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was a heavy ring of watery blue sapphire, with a star in its center so pure that I never ceased to look at that ring with wonder. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally I would have ceased matters temporarily, retreated to Westchester to reiterate and revise. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I said to myself, Will wonders never cease? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Once this is understood, the disagreeable behavior of American enlisted men in German prisons ceases to be a mystery. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He came obediently, wailing, that slow hoarse sound that ships make, that seems to begin before the sound itself has started, seems to cease before the sound itself has stopped. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The alchemists had pursued a secret learning, convinced that only a few were fit to have knowledge of divine secrets and that the social order would collapse if gold ceased to be in short supply. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As might be expected, Serjeant Clippinger had no interest in the case, and enjoined me to cease my prim bickering. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Technical progress can cease and the most palpable facts can be denied or disregarded. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It ceased as suddenly as it had begun, “But where do I come in, Powell? You haven’t explained my existence.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Trees will cover the sea bottom and seaweed the mountain tops before I cease to love Scylla,” he told her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s as if he had simply ceased to exist. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This warder said that I must cease discussing politics, and I told him that I was dealing with a matter of national importance involving an offer from the state president. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Three strokes it rang, like silver in the air, and ceased: the third hour from the rising of the sun. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Reyna didn’t let go until he ceased to thrash and his body dissolved into sea foam. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They waited until the vibrations of its lumbering footsteps ceased before daring to move. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The flying rain had ceased for a time, and the sun gleamed up above; but all the lower city was still wrapped in a smouldering reek. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The noise inside the synagogue ceased so abruptly that I felt its absence as one would a sudden lack of air. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Treat them gently and cherish them but do not go back to their way? lest you cease to be Talking Beasts. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Only when her uncle closed the Book and bent his head for the long evening prayer, did the clicking needles cease. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z My blood ran so cold, it seemed to cease pumping through me altogether. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She turned to Frank and grabbed his hand, as if Leo had ceased to exist. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All kinds of boating except the most urgent had ceased for the time being. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Not really. Anyone foolish enough to steal a scythe’s ring is quickly removed from the world, so they cease to be a problem.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z By the time she reached the other side of the cavern, the whispering words had ceased. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But however it appears, the power of domination and exclusion is central to the belief in being white, and without it, “white people” would cease to exist for want of reasons. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The water was very cold, but long ago she had ceased to notice its iciness. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The rattling continues for a few moments, and then ceases. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Spring drew on: she was indeed already come; the frosts of winter had ceased; its snows were melted, its cutting winds ameliorated. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z For a moment or two Simon was happy to be accepted and then he ceased to think about himself. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z This wind never ceased to blow on them and against them, so that the two boys cried of its cold. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He heard their footsteps lag farther and farther behind as he fled and then cease altogether. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Outside the window, the chanting ceased, making a distressing silence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z From the day construction began on the hospital, Selvam ceased to belong to us. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z When that ceases to be the case, all bets are off. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z At dawn waking he lifted his head; the rain had ceased; he saw, sheltered in the folds of his cloak, a little animal curled up asleep which had crept there for warmth. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The camp’s bells began to ring, a frenzied sound that didn’t cease until it had driven everyone outside. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The burning in her bowels did not cease—that burning which, eating inward, took the flesh visibly from her bones and caused her to vomit up her food. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The yelling ceased, and Samneric lay looking up in quiet terror. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She had only to drink the whole bottle and she would dwindle and disappear and cease to exist. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, compelled, I reached down and twisted the tourniquet, feeling the blood warm upon my hand, seeing the pulsing cease. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He still struggled when they hauled him to his feet, but they held him and he ceased. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z As the sound of the horn faded, even the wind ceased to blow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It made a hollow bubbling sound that ceased after a moment. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t let her. Hope instead. Hope without ceasing.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “I thought everything might go back to normal. There’s scientific evidence that if we stop using parts of our brains, those sections will eventually cease to function, you know.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Gregory sees you,” Gregory said to the rats shadow Roscuro ceased his dance. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z If he could not enlist—and for all his self-sufficiency Brinker could not do much without company—he could at least cease to be so multifariously civilian. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z After a couple of hours, when most of the screams of anguish from the women had long since ceased, he opened the door of the small room and led Amari back to the deck. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Yellow lights were still burning in several stores, and a juke box that had played steadily for one hundred hours finally, with a crackle of electricity, ceased, making the silence complete. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The sounds ceased, as if someone were standing still to listen. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She became aware of the nervy, fidgeting music behind her the moment it ceased, and in the sudden new measure of silence, which seemed to confer freedom, she decided she must eat breakfast. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Sure, we still numbered years for a few more decades, but at the moment of immortality, passing time ceased to matter. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Sign in the window. 'We have ceased trading.’ Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Her hands went to her throat, then clawed at the air—the air she could no longer breathe, the air that, for her, had ceased to exist. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z How can worlds like these simply cease altogether? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z They had been very happy together, in the beginning; and until the very end he had been very good to her, had not ceased to love her, and tried always to make her know it. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She stayed by them, telling them the names of this and that Greek hero, until to their astonishment the battle ceased. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Our artillery fires on it continually, but still it does not cease. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Sister McCandless who led the song, who sang it nearly alone, for the others did not cease to moan and cry. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Meetings there ceased a few months after that, and in the intervening years it has become known as the Forgotten Chapel.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The violence and bombings ceased, and it was as if we were a nation reborn. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At most the two boys in Wang Lung’s house crept to the door and sat in the sun, the cruel sun that never ceased its endless shining. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Additional forces are being sent into District 8, and all textile production has ceased. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z All activity ceased as the great Joseph Bell tolled out eight o’clock from the Abbey belfry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She ceased and tilted her head upward, listening. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But the old man had ceased to listen and there was no one to hear him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The ancient Greeks and Romans believed that if you rubbed a magnet with garlic it ceased to work. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was a while before the last stroke ceased vibrating. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Take the language-game represented by Ptolemaic astronomy; that game ceased to be possible when the telescope showed that Venus has a full set of phases. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z My skin and bones will not age—my Bio Gel will simply reach the end of its shelf life and cease to operate. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The explosions finally ceased and the soldier yelled at us to move quickly into the village. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His only complaint was that he couldn’t think—he had “the most complete stagnation of mind. I have ceased to think even of barnacles!” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Jhogo was gone so long that Dany feared him lost, but finally when they had all but ceased to look for him, he came riding up from the southeast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Toward the church they thronged with slow sabbath deliberation, the women and children went on in, the men stopped outside and talked in quiet groups until the bell ceased ringing. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z As quickly as it had started, the noise ceased. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Sure enough, within a few moments the ringing had ceased and the pencil woman had led Kate into the sitting room to join him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Toddy didn’t go to school but instead spent his days in a corner of his room, clutching the ragged remnant of an old quilt and rocking himself without ceasing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I ceased my flight; and he turned this way and that, darting to elude them until he was surrounded. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Bound by strong vows that had never been pronounced, obedient to laws that had long since ceased to run, he sat averted and in silence. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Ranofer got no answer to his questions, but he did not cease to ask them whenever the nocturnal mystery was repeated, which it was at irregular intervals. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He was happy when the glare of the winter light ceased to pierce the broken shade of the kitchen window; it interfered with his thinking. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Work in that household never ceased, and it called for skill and patience, qualities Kit did not seem to possess. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z An organic wish to cease to be, to stop living, seized him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the shooting ceased and in the silence there was the sound of voices, footfalls, labor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A quick, ear- splitting boom that shook the ground, which continued to tremble even after the noise ceased, vibrating so much that the bushes around them danced. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Jody lay in his bed and thought of the impossible world of Indians and buffaloes, a world that had ceased to be forever. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have, by my last count, spent well over an hour speaking without ceasing. Indeed, I am shocked that you haven’t felt the need even to draw a breath.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Tolling in the silence the minutes of the earth and the hours and the days of it and the years without cease. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Their duties are terminated, and their pay ceases. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z After a few days in this household Kit had ceased to be aware of Mercy’s lameness. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Even Praying Mother Washington had ceased to moan. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The choir ceased its singing and looked hurt. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, after I ceased to be amazed with the pleasant sounds of my voice saying new words, I tugged Amah’s sleeve and asked: “Who is the Moon Lady?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The door touched down and the noises ceased. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z On the third day the rain ceased and I went out to look for things which I would need in building the house. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z As for me, I had ceased to pray. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As Cole stared back with the same patience, all time, even the present, ceased to exist. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He lifted a hand to his mouth; the titillation ceased; let his hand fall back on the metal knob; it began again. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of Marguerite’s pen ceases; she, too, waits. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It snowed all morning and part of the afternoon, and then it ceased. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d had nearly four years of experience looking at these clocks, but their sluggishness never ceased to surprise. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z In the summer of 1813 the dialogue ceased being a still-life picture of posed patriarchs and became an argument between competing versions of the revolutionary legacy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z His voice ceased and I saw the strands of pale blue smoke drifting across the mirror and heard the electric lighter snap back on its cable into place behind the back of the seat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon he would cease to be a schoolboy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He had ceased to notice whether he was crying out or not. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He looked again at the boys, who had not ceased to watch him, and hurried up the stairs. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z When the simum ceased to blow, everyone looked to the place where the boy had been. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The sounds of the people chasing them had ceased. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Once all had gathered, the bell ceased to ring. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z People still lived there, but the towns dispersed into the countryside; pottery making, stela carving, and monument building ceased. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The activity ceased for a few seconds as people near the door greeted him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I had first heard her name when I was twelve, which is the year that, in Mormonism, you cease to be a child and become a woman. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As we pulled into the driveway, she finally ceased her endless monologue. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z They stayed away from each other for the rest of Dad’s visit, although Dad never ceased to admire her from a safe distance. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He had suddenly ceased his gay, exploring little walks about the house, and would sit most of the day, sulking, in the refrigerator. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Her voice would not cease, it would just vanish. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d ceased her screaming and Mark wondered if she was still conscious. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It would probably be accurate to say that by becoming continuous war has ceased to exist. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Hagrid has no intention of ceasing his campaign of intimidation, however. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Occasionally a tear would slide down his royal nose and dangle from its curved tip, but at least the loud sobbing had ceased. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He ceased, but at once Boromir stood up, tall and proud, before them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The bullets hiss, they make a steel net, never ceasing, never ceasing. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped moving forward and the sound of hoofbeats also ceased, but not until a few seconds later. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Tyrion was dozing, but he woke abruptly when the motion ceased, rubbed the sand from his eyes, and accepted Bronn's hand to climb down. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All the gales sio had ceased, blown out, and with an offshore breeze we launched again, stepping the mast and sail, to make for the open sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if the people ceased to be people and instead became an enormous herd of panicked, stampeding two-legged creatures. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Before long, the dogwood, like the American chestnut and American elm, will effectively cease to exist. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z That is to say that they all but ceased their functioning as ears. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z After an hour or two they had lost all clear sense of direction, though they knew well enough that they had long ceased to go northward at all. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z My grandmother ceased her eternal rocking for a time. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite earlier promises to cease this practice, Hamilton had persisted. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The sparrow quit swapping eyes and watched me steadily with the same one until the chimes ceased, as if he were listening too. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the pain ceased and he drank again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The harness bull ceased questioning Miss Luft and came over to take it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The talking of the other students in the room ceased. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z As far as Newton was concerned the only worthwhile hypotheses were the ones that could be tested: and if they survived testing they ceased to be hypotheses. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Dr. Arnold Lehman, who is the chief pharmacologist of the Food and Drug Administration, says there is neither a floor below which DDT is not absorbed nor a ceiling beyond which absorption and storage ceases. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z A second or two later, the deafening moaning ceased. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The worm in Grayson’s head had long since ceased to be a tiny tickle; it was now a maddening itch. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At six that evening, all other conclave business ceased and the day revolved into its final stage. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The murmur trembled on the verge of coherence, sank down, mounted excitedly, and then ceased altogether. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z This procession of gray days in a mental fog must eventually cease. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I listened to the world around me, but all other sound had ceased entirely. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They have long ceased to fear the might of Gondor, and they have allied them with the Enemy, and now make a heavy stroke in his cause. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Because it was Saturday, Levy Pants had ceased its assaults upon the concept of free enterprise for the weekend. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The horses had ceased to moan, and lay still on the ground; the snow fell on them softly, and they grew whiter. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z To extirpate is to exterminate or destroy a living entity or group so completely that it ceases to exist forever. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z He looked up, saw my face, and ceased his experiment. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He blushed, and sometime in those three seconds it had ceased being pretend. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A huge cloud of black dust swelled into the sky, and even the moon ceased to exist. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Matthew must have been awake and waiting, for before the rapping ceased they heard the bolt slide back. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But Zeus looked at him sternly and told him he was as intolerable as his mother, and bade him cease his whining. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I was hoping that the teasing would cease, and tomorrow I would leave my straw hat at home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z If she died, he would cease to exist. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "Then it's best that you cease for a while," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And as the ship heaved in a storm, I heard the wailing of an infant, which would not cease though the mother proffered her breast. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Even as I spoke I worked to keep my hand steady so he never ceased to feel the pressure of the dagger’s point. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to hide himself forever and never cease from crying. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “It is a gift. You cannot earn it, or it ceases to be a gift.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He made them cease fire, knowing soon we’d be in the open. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As if that time were a name he’d ceased to use. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The instant her voice broke off, ceasing to compel my attention, my belief, I felt the basic insincerity of what she had said. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z At last Ralph ceased to blow and sat there, the conch trailing from one hand, his head bowed on his knees. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It had ceased to be my childhood playground and had become its own reality, one whose physical laws were mysterious, hostile. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The explosions ceased, the bells stopped ringing, the shriek of the siren died down from tone to tone into silence. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But what Aristotle is attempting is a basic taxonomy of forms of argument: and like so much in his book, those forms are so familiar to us that we have long ceased to notice them. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Having proceeded this far, I ceased, and saw the unenlightened look in his eye. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They fell at once to swearing as I ordered, and when the round of oaths had ceased, we found a halfmoon bay to beach and moor the ship in, with a fresh spring nearby. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The Elderclock ceased its ringing, and in the silence that followed, she shut her eyes in relief. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At first it ceased altogether, but then the snore started back with three piglet snorts. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sheed ceased his grooming, wedged his pick tight into his thick hair, so only the handle protruded, and dug into a bowl of Frosty Loops. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The Commander opens his eyes, notices, frowns, ceases to notice. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The Dwarf King ceased his blustering at the mention of Arawn, but when Taran had finished, King Eiddileg shook his head. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z But the dialogues ceased after a surprise arrest by police immediately following the last meeting at Reverend Cho’s church, several weeks before. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The process of life had ceased to be intolerable, he had no longer any impulse to make faces at the telescreen or shout curses at the top of his voice. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Coffee is even more interesting, for when the hot black fluid has ceased, a squirt of milk comes down and an envelope of sugar drops beside the cup. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned myself for a while against the side of the table and waited for the throbbing pain in my head to cease. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They rode down to the river, and as they came the wolves ceased their howling and slunk away. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The lawyers stopped conferring, the prosecutors awaiting other cases paid attention, and family members ceased their chatter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As she became more proficient in the work, so she became better at taking orders and following procedures and ceasing to think for herself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But once the civilization calmed, quieted, and wars ceased, the question became senseless in a new way. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Protective paper- pink, inexplicably—covered the floors, and long after the apartments themselves ceased to exist, their first occupants would remember that first look at the pink-paper-covered floors. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z In the midst of this she ceased and went to the window and looked out toward her cabin, then she went to the door and opened it and shouted into the driving weather. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In that titanic cosmic explosion, the universe began an expansion which has never ceased. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon no one would remain, and the fair would cease to exist as a living memory in anyone’s brain. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Without ceasing to speak, Transito opened her legs, casually separating the soft columns of her thighs as if she were simply adjusting her posture. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The broken-down bed ceased to be the scene of wild activities and was changed into an intimate refuge. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Shreve ceased, as if he were waiting for them to cease or perhaps were even listening to them. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z My fitful work assignments from the relief officials ceased and I looked for work that did not exist. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Three years had passed since Bradbury had offered an almost identical defense to the AEC’s Colonel Fields, but Teller had never ceased carping about Los Alamos. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Instantly the Rottweilers ceased barking and dropped to sitting positions, their black ears pricking up intently. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Temple building ceased in this season to free more men for the fields. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Shortly after this,” Carey wrote, “the guardians of the poor for the city...ceased the performance of their duties; nearly the whole of them having removed out of the city.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The future, good or ill, was not forgotten, but ceased to have any power over the present. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He ceased to work at his tooth and sat still, assimilating the possibilities of irresponsible authority. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It is now called the Bristol Commerce Center, the sort of Orwellian name given to a place where commerce has ceased to exist. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The rain had ceased at last, but the spots fell from the dripping leaves and from the gutter above the window. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z As the road went uphill they ceased talking. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z All forms of public transport had long since ceased and we lived miles away in Orlando. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You stop that noise,” my mother said; and she caught my arms in so tight a grip of fury that my crying ceased because of the pain. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The whispers and mumbles from the gathered scythes ceased the moment both Citra and Rowan faced them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When it comes to my feelings, Mother and Margot ceased to count long ago. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He still kept his outland accent in defiance of the mere English, but he had ceased to think in Gaelic. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He shook his head at Lyddie and held the pawing team for a few moments until the jostling in the carriage finally ceased. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z This was in reference to the music, which had not ceased, but she felt, immediately, that it included her; this, and something else in Gabriel’s eyes, made her look down quickly to her plate. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Doyle let the firing continue for a long time before calling out for us to cease fire. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Burnham’s work did not cease, the pace at his office did not slow. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Cowed by their blows, we ceased and I rose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I did not take offense, considering her grief, but stayed by Gertrude’s side until her raving ceased and she fell asleep. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Thomas finally shouts an order to cease fire, and those in the crowd who haven’t been shot fall to their knees and throw their hands up over their heads. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It had ceased crying and lay with its eyes tightly shut He looked at his wife and she looked back at him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z By the third bite the rat had ceased to struggle, and he was feeling almost content. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She gulped for air, and her crying ceased. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “Indeed I fear we would have lingered on indefinitely had not our foreign friends prepared a more highly spiced entertainment. I think I should never willingly cease drifting in that dreamland.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She was aware of his libertine relationships with the women in the factory, but had ceased to be hurt by them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In this way, matter’s division ceased, and, as the ancients professed, substance was returned to its originary unity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I stopped and listened to it until the chimes ceased. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z To be sure, Gloria ceased crying, but she ceased smiling, too, and the passing days found her ever more silent and shadowy. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Collins listened to her with the determined air of following his own inclination, and, when she ceased speaking, replied thus: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z There’s tightness to the sheriff’s voice, but I’m too relieved that the whip has ceased its torment for the moment to analyze why he would even listen to Mr. Gideon in the first place. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The conversation ceased as the two of them shoveled food into their mouths. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They sang about hearts quivering and pilgrimages ceasing. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z But the little maid still clung to Wang Lung’s feet, only now she ceased her weeping and lay listening to what took place. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Ralph sighed, sensing the rising antagonism, understanding that this was how Jack felt as soon as he ceased to lead. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Then the voice of the pastor ceased, and Gabriel opened his eyes in the silence and found that all eyes were on him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Fortune is smiling. The girl will cease to be an issue within a week. I’m sure of it.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He had ceased crying, but now he began to whimper again. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z By dark the rain had ceased and they opened the hatch and began to carry boxes and parcels and plastic bags across the wet yard to the shed and to pack the cart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z When Iron Emmett spied him, he raised a hand and combat ceased. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were, in fact, sheltered, but they had ceased to remember it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There would be nothing unusual about people sharing a phone when most of the city’s landlines had ceased to function. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z |
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