| 单词 | chant |
| 例句 | They were all chanting in unison, “Eighteen, nineteen, twenty,” and for a moment, I thought Ben was getting—like—hazed or something. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Now that he was dead, they marked his passage to another plane in impersonal and almost tribal fashion—chanting, weaving mandalas, beating on drums, performing their own inscrutable and mysterious rites. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The incredible thing is that, for the first few hundred years of the first millennium ad, before a universal notation system emerged, all of the chant that monks and nuns sang was memorised. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z They chant for justice and hold signs, fists high in the air for black power. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It was nearly dusk when the chanting stopped. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “I am peace. Peace is me,” he chants over and over as I pick up more weapons to deal with him. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z At bedtime we hear the gong, then chanting. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I will go unto the altar of God, chanted the priest. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In the modal music category, medieval chant and the classical music of India are easiest to find. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z It sounded like a chant, the way it was distilled, the way it stripped all the mess of the outside down to the bone of the problem. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Robert Plant’s voice wails above it all like some sort of religious chant. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They danced around amid the chaos of paper, chanting with joy, Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The back-and-forth chant would continue until the kids found the customer. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The crowd’s chanting faltered then stopped altogether as people turned to stare. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The curtain was dropped, the house lights came on, and the chanting softened, faded, and died. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She repeats how okay everything’s going to be again and again like a chant, but I can tell she doesn’t believe it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And all those angry mobs on television chanting “Go home,” they don’t get that this is our home. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z There was a sutler’s store, a white wagon, a man selling a strange elixir with the high blessed chant of a preacher. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Songs flared between speeches, chants exploded as spontaneously as shouts at a southern revival. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead I thought of Tyler, and of lying on the carpet next to his desk, staring at his woolen-socked feet while the Mormon Tabernacle Choir chanted and trilled. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She remembered Wick chanting the poem, her poem: “Where the powers converge and become one...” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Before long, everybody in the gymnasium had picked up the chant again. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The chazzan’s sonorous chanting soothed me like balm on a burn. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As the chanting faded back to a dull roar, I turned to face my companions. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Try it on, try it on!” the twins chanted. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A group of kids booed until Ellie got us going on a protest chant. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z On his balcony Hitler peered out from under the visor of his hat and rocked back and forth in time with the chant. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z From somewhere unseen a chorus of swelling chant rolled forth, filling this celestial space with sounds that made me think of the measured beating of angels’ wings. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The Hari-Krishna people are chanting something closer to English than it sounds. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The words flew from my mouth in a savage, breathless chant that I barely recognized as my own. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They were chanting raucously, pushing people aside as they came. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Their gleeful chant echoed all around the schoolyard. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “I guess it’s fine ’cause he was chanting your song! On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z As he streaked under the wire, the fans began chanting, “Bring on your War Admiral!” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They were chanting something and littluns that had had enough were staggering away, howling. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z We could hear him chanting his prayers hour after hour. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s hard to describe Farsi chanting: the way Mom drew her voice out like the notes of a cello as she recited poems by Rumi or Hafez. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The chanting dies off for a second, but then there's a loud crash. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Only three nights past, another mob had gathered at the gates of the Red Keep, chanting for food. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My brain took up the chant to the pounding rhythm of my feet: Granddaddy Granddaddy Granddaddy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z After he spoke, Olanna had joined in clapping her approval, in chanting, “Well spoken! That is how it shall be!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The Pepettes looked intimidated, scared, as the Carter Cowboys moved closer and closer in their bloodred uniforms, the claps getting louder and louder, the chant rhythmic and taunting. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Sirens wail nearby, and the chants behind us are replaced with screams and shouts. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Three fires were lit nearby, and the men of the town chanted during the cremation until his spirit had left his body and a holy man announced that Sassur was dead. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “So it was and ever shall be,” we chanted together. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z This day Mother prepares an altar to chant for his return, offering fruit, incense, tuberoses, and glutinous rice. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And though they surely knew no permission would be granted, they kept up their soft, steady chant for a very long time in the pouring rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The chanting of Ali’s name, however, continued throughout the rest of the afternoon, well into the night. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She held her sister’s earlobes and began the healing chant for being unafraid. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I started the “You’re OK, Jeffy” chant, and a nurse scrubbed the circle of skin over the port with yellowish-orange stuff. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The prayers aren’t quite songs, but there is kind of a chanting melody to them. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z When the Republic’s pledge starts up outside, I can hear the people on the streets below chanting along, but I don’t bother to stand. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The whole class is raising their fists in the air and chanting: "Freak the Mighty! Freak the Mighty! Freak the Mighty!" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z To steady the boys, Moch began to chant their newest rowing mantra in time with the stroke—“Save, Save, Save”—reminding them that this was all about conserving power. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “A hairbrush is not a gun! A hairbrush is not a gun!” a voice chants from another loudspeaker. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “I know a chant on the finger bones,” said the girl. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I rested my hand on a small patch of bandages while Audrey and Mother rushed around me, chanting and tapping. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The crowd yelled and chanted as we emerged. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each night, the sorcerer priest would kindle a fire on the forecastle of the Iron Victory and stalk around the flames, chanting prayers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I heard voices, among them my own, chanting harmonies in an ancient hall. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She thought it was the ocean at first, but then she realized it was chanting. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Now, as the chanting syllables came to an end, Mercy met Kit’s eyes across the room and smiled. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The prayers went slowly; the man at the podium had a fine voice and waited until each portion of the service had been completed by everyone before he began to chant. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She hurried to the small shrine in the back of the hut, lit an incense stick, and began chanting prayers to the statue of Bon Bibi that always stood there. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Keep it together, keep it together, keep it together,” I chanted over and over, mantra-like. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z How could I tell her that the Communist party wanted her to march in the streets, chanting, singing? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, the audience surges toward the stage, chanting all the while that Booth must be caught and killed immediately. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z As I stood it upright, the sea of onlookers began to chant my avatar’s name. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She had taken to chanting “No, no, no, no,” over and over. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z If the children are not ready to sing the song with a sung vocal ostinato, begin by chanting the song as a speech piece and adding one or more speech ostinato patterns. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z A chant started in the crowd, and singing. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Over and over again, the same thing, in a high chanting voice that made the words seem like a song. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z When we get outside, there’s a large group of people chanting and holding up signs, blocking our way. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Throwing up her arms, she chanted, “Almighty Set has promised his servants, the crocodile gods of the Nile, the bloody heart of the young Pharaoh, Marsh—uh, Marshamosis!” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Want to see the hanging! Want to see the hanging!” chanted the little girl, still capering round. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z At the abbey, he was one more gray-clad figure going where he was told, working, praying, chanting, praying, working, praying, sleeping. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The point of adding a drone to a chant melody was that new combinations of notes were created as the melody line moved closer or further away from the drone. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Seven slipped into her robe, taking deep breaths and softly chanting, “Not a Spare, not a Spare, not a Spare,” as if it were a lifesaving spell. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But what stuck in my head was that chant. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I imagined Dad silently chanting “It’s all good” so he wouldn’t faint. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z With a resigned shudder she let me put my arm around her, press her head to my shoulder, lay my fingers across her lips to stop her deadly chant. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z That was because workers were clattering in to remake the lower floor for a display of American Indian art, and a Buddhist student group was chanting in the small sanctuary upstairs. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Outside the window, the chanting ceased, making a distressing silence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “The people called her Our Lady of Chains. They called her that not because she wore chains ...” “Not because she wore chains, ” the Daughters chanted. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At last the words of the chant floated up to them, across the bowl of blackened wood and ashes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He started chanting faster, and the spirits shifted restlessly. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z 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 “Go baby, go baby, go baby go,” she chanted. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, you good sweet mothers, symbols of Mother Mary at the tomb, kneel and pray for your sons, your only sons,” the preacher chanted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw that there was a bowl of rice ready for Sassur when his chanting was finished. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The chorus of “Cut him! Cut him!’’ grew louder, like Romans chanting for the gladiators to kill, kill! The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Kabbadi, a game similar to tag, involves the pursuer repeatedly chanting the word kabbadi in an uninterrupted stream without a breath while trying to tag someone. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Then she sat down cross-legged between the fire and the altar and began to chant. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd chanted his name, and players began appearing from their locker room. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z A crowd of a dozen or so others were lined up in two rows on the other side of the fire, singing the weird chant that Mark had been hearing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When she opens the door into the church, an unexpected wave of chanting stops us. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when they passed in procession, chanting, he joined in the singing, for most of the plain songs were known to him. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z At her urging, he plunged into the Second Question, chanting the Hebrew perfectly because he’d memorized it. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And the voices chant: “Wring it! Wring it!” and the orange eye stares. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The crowd behind the basket began to chant. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Ma was still chanting in a low voice behind the sari, and it was harder than ever for Neel to concentrate, especially on geometry. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. The chanting woke me. The call to prayer. Right?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Outside, a man with a bullhorn begins chanting, “Set them free! Set them free!” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z When she was sober she hummed mostly or chanted blues songs, of which she knew many. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Given the bad acoustics of the gym, it was impossible to be certain the Burnt Mill Creek High School Pioneers weren’t actually chanting Altvatter! 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Many of the men and women carrying placards were old friends of mine, and they were chanting for higher wages for Works Progress Administration artists and writers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He began in a low voice, the words coming out slowly in a singsong kind of chant. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Spoony gave Berry the megaphone and she started chanting through the speaker, even louder than he had. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Amaka chanted, “Flush, flush, flush,” while I struggled to break free. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Victoria said again, and soon everyone was chanting, “Speech! Speech!” in that embarrassing way and staring at me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They started clapping their hands and chanting, “The dog boy has come to town. The dog boy has come to town.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl continued whispering, a steady stream of sibilants, a chant, a plea, all so low they could barely make out the words. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But no amount of chanting “M-I-B” seemed to be working for the freshmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The rituals were very complicated and the correct order of processions, chants, prostrations, sprinklings with holy water and sacrificial offerings had to be carefully written down so that they wouldn’t be forgotten. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever, I chant in my head, drilling the pencil into the pad. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z They were chanting, something to do with the bundle that the errant twins carried so carefully. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z With a long hooked blade, he sliced me root and stem, chanting all the while. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We chant: Not last night but the night before Twenty-four robbers come to my back door And this is what they said ... to .. . me! Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The chant, too, died out and became a mutter of words that Tree-ear could not hear. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Everyone but Emily hopped around, orange juice splattering the floor, and chanted with her parents, “We sold a book! We sold a book!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z What would make an entire audience rise to their feet and chant his name? Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Which meant that however big a mess he was making, at least he was no longer chanting. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z At home, we find Link on the porch swing, buried in his papers from Rabbi Gold, chanting quietly under his breath. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z On Wednesday the boys whispered a chant of “boobies, jugs, hooters, tits” whenever the teacher wasn’t paying attention. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I stared at him dumbfounded as he chanted the Gregorian version of this famous text. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When the wailing chant was going strong, April suddenly cried, “Stop! The mighty Thoth has heard us. The oracle has spoken!” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They chanted louder with each pass until Luma finally turned around to see what the fuss was all about. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The Spirit Medium grasped his ndoro and began to chant a spell. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But we made no songs about it, being content to chant their beautiful names when we thought of the Entwives. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z For just this reason, as they struggled to regain their form the Washington freshmen came up with a mantra that their coxswain, George Morry, chanted as they rowed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I had forgotten this chant that was once mine, given me by my mother, who may not have known its power to remind. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This chant, also called plainchant or plainsong, has by default often been described as ‘Gregorian’ chant, after Gregory the Great, who was Pope at the end of the sixth century. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Then we all stood as a prayer was chanted and the Kaddish was said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z We scurry after him until the chanting has faded behind us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Uncle began a chant that the Tang men had used nearly forty years ago when they were building the paths for the demons’ trains. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The afternoon was alive with the racket of a thousand different songbirds calling to us from the grove, surrounding us with their chants, their hymns, their lullabies. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They chanted “No Light! No Water!” and “VC is a Goat!” and found themselves carried along with the roaring crowd that settled, finally, in front of the vice chancellor's house. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We did not sing it, but chanted it together like a prayer. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Freddie began a slow clap, and the team followed, chanting along in time, stamping the floor as they sped up. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Now they were chanting, “The Burstraat is on fire! The Dregs don’t have no water!” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She invited James over to hang out, and as they walked up her stairwell, her apartment tilled with skateboard thunder and Matthew chanting Flush lyrics. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She starts chanting again as passersby jostle along the crowded sidewalk. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Give him a penance!” the girls chanted and pointed accusing fingers at the pale Horse. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They repeated the stories about good times in Oakland and San Diego; they repeated them like long medicine chants, the beer bottles pounding on the counter tops like drums. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Unless a group of little girls chanted some especially clever riddle, my mother, who distrusts people with public concerns, braggarts, went over to the quiet older girls with the dignified bows. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When Akimi climbed through the window, the crowd chanted her name. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Reg yelled, but he was drowned out by the chants of his name, repeating over and over. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The mice began again to chant: “To the dungeon. To the dungeon. To the dungeon. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I chant, wanting Mother’s calmness to sink into me. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “I saw the whole thing immediately! You’ll need warriors, naturally, to fetch out that disgusting cauldron. But you’ll need a bard to compose the heroic chants of victory. I accept! Delighted!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z They stopped chanting, and all their eyes focused on Mark and Alec. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I looked over at Rosaleen, who I hardly recognized for the way she leaned forward in her chair, chanting along with them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This is another reason that modes sounded very different from each other, although that particular difference may be missing today when chant is sung using equal temperament. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z They started chanting something, and it was hard to make out what they were saying. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s back!” all the men kept mumbling and chanting and calling out hysterically as they rushed back and forth. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Once again, Miguel started chanting that old song by Queen, “We Are the Champions.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He rubbed Mimir’s head with certain herbs to prevent it from rotting, and he chanted charms and incantations over it, for he did not wish Mimir’s knowledge to be lost. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Give us the witch!” they chanted and moved forward, but my father held his ground. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He was still chanting when I got into the room. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When she returned, the dealer sold her the girl with the finding chant at my mother’s price. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until he stepped out of the sea, hearing shrieks of surprise and the chanting of his name, that he realized he’d won. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It wasn’t even dawn when a voice began chanting. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z That night the bhagat, the local healer, came and chanted over Hari while brushing him with the leaves of a neem tree to give him strength for our trip to Varanasi the following morning. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z His plea of “Come on, come on,” was an unspoken chant, timed to the shaking of Ruby’s head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And the kids all chant, "Yes, Tía, yes!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Thanks being returned for what we had not got, and a second hymn chanted, the refectory was evacuated for the schoolroom. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Vowel sounds were not written out in Ancient Hebrew, so the accents and markings around the text indicated correct pronunciation and instructions for chanting. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But I stomp on it by chanting my words of affirmation out loud. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z When we arrive outside the spiky gates, I realize I'm actually chanting the words out loud. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I think of the grinning crowd and remember the chants. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She lay flat on her back, the megaphone still to her mouth, still chanting. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They looked at me like I had just chanted Hebrew. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The crowd chants down the last seconds like it’s New Year’s Eve, then explode from the stands like angry hornets at the sound of the buzzer. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m chanting to myself, “Magic thread, magic thread,” and I’m staring at Mom so hard that my eyes are almost aching. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He rose and standing in the dark he began to chant in a deep voice, while the echoes ran away into the roof. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Mom insisted that we chant Hail Marys while we worked. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “He even remembered all the words to the chant and he sprinkled in all the right places,” she said wonderingly. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night, regularly, at nine, at twelve, at three, they lifted a nocturnal song, a weird and eerie chant, in which it was Buck’s delight to join. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of handing on the tried and tested chants, as had been the norm in earlier centuries, Hildegard made up her own chant tunes. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Their absence meant the defiant chants and hateful words grew much louder. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not the carpenter or the carpenter’s son,” he chanted as we sawed and drove nails, “but I’ll do the carpentryin’ until the carpenter comes.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Evil Set and Beautiful Isis have sent us a token,” Melanie chanted. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And at every pep rally, the kids would clap and chant. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z We were dancing around the gym, laughing and screaming and chanting. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z We chanted it, no, we screamed it, at the top of our lungs, over and over again as we started marching toward Police Plaza 1. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Finally he waved it back and forth in the smoke from the incense burner, chanting, “Hear us, O Thoth, ancient and wise. Hear us and answer.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z No sound from the bazaars, no arguments among the merchants, no men climbing to the towers to chant. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As the pulsing percussion increased in volume and tempo, it was accompanied by chanting in a wailing language. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Malik likes to cheer and chant and goof around almost as much as I do. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “Dung beetle, dung beetle, you must be afeared, so far from your dung,” they chanted. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And off again I would go, chanting: “Water!” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They came by the hundreds, chanting words unfamiliar to his ears. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “Hey, pitcher, look at me, I’m a fishy in the sea,” I chant. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z They sang at the top of their lungs, and swayed back and forth and cried and moaned and beat on tambourines and chanted. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I marched through the passageways of the ship chanting my melody. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “You think that’s how you become a man, by chanting a few prayers?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z We waved them over our heads, chanting a chant: “Newspapers for sale. Buy a newspaper.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother mumbled a prayer, to which the preacher chanted. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We all leaped up and put our hands on his as he started the chant—“War Eagles! War Eagles!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As I stood and listened, I heard the sound of chanting coming from the church. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “God bless Grant,” people shouted over and over in a rising chant the day Jethro went to Newton with his father after the news of Fort Henry. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z But when she got up to put away her tray, someone picked up the chant again, though not with quite the same zeal. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z You are a Luna, they chanted in unison, you are to be a farmer-priest for mother! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The other half of me was chanting, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, like spitting out mouthfuls of blood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She counted to three and the boys responded with a chant of “Go Fugees!” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Muriel extended both hands over the flustered hen and began softly chanting indecipherable words. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Great Ceremony of the Celebration of the Return to Egypt has begun!” she chanted, and all four Egyptians prostrated themselves before the egg crate and the birdbath. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Marcus began chanting, “Shot, shot, shot!” and it was taken up by the drunken horde surrounding me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z His followers chanted poems that sounded beautiful but were in fact messages to motivate girls to stop going to school. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A few men joined in our chants and followed us for a short distance. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Fort, wild, home, rat, open, belief, she chanted to herself as she wandered among the bookshelves. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And the rest of us, hauling in rhythm to his chant, began to find it was easier. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There was almost no sign of sunlight left as they crept among the trees, closer and closer to the chorus of creepy chanting. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The streets swelled with bodies and chants, and as we got down to Police Plaza 1, the crowd started to fan out around the square. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The crowd chanted along with her, and their voices made the car vibrate. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Amari could hear laughter of men on boats and slow, sad chants of slaves working in the rice fields nearby, finishing up their labors for the day. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m fine. I’m fine,” I said over the lingering chants of “U.S.A.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z In the Two Minutes Hate he could not help sharing in the general delirium, but this subhuman chanting of “B-B! . . . B-B!” always filled him with horror. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Many were reciting lines from his “I Have a Dream” speech when someone began to chant, “Freedom Writers have a dream!” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She invited James over to hang out, and as they walked up her stairwell, her apartment tilled with skateboard thunder and Matthew chanting Flush lyrics. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z My sisters and I chanted the mantra even as we learned our letters and numbers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The chant rose ritually, as at the last moment of a dance or a hunt. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z In front of one of the benevolent associations, a literate man was chanting the Gold Mountain News, which was taped to the window. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Down below, Lady Melisandre would be lighting her nightfire and chanting, Lord of Light, defend us, for the night is dark and full of terrors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When Boobie Miles returned to the football field, no one called out his name with those bellowing chants that had rocked the Watermelon Feed in a moment that seemed like a millennium before. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He speaks into a bullhorn so he can be heard above the chanting protestors, but otherwise he ignores them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The chant is long, the voice low and sure. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z His voice rang clear as he chanted in the tongue of Rohan a call to arms. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His voice changed, and when he spoke, it was as though he was chanting a high and faraway music. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z They chant that they want to kick every last one of them back to where they came from, kick him back with them, let them drown in the ocean with “Smuggler Kwang.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z After so many months of going to high-energy campaign rallies with crowds deliberately whipped up into a shouting, chanting frenzy, the atmosphere in Grant Park was different. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I look up at him and his mouth is moving, along with the chant. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The chanting goes on, it begins to catch me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z If Sass tried to tell him of problems in the house, he would silently climb up onto the roof of the house, pull the ladder up after himself, and resume his chants. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z And while I’m still smiling and laughing, I really want Kareem to see that I’m not chanting and clapping, because if it wasn’t for him right now, everyone’s eyes would be on me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z They kept chanting over and over again as they scratched at us with their sharpened talons. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z When they returned to their camp, they could hear Taisin chanting to herself as she dug. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It was like the boasts the boys chanted when they wanted to show off. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mohammed reached out and squeezed her hand and held on to it as they drove past a crowd of young men on the roadside, chanting, “Araba, araba!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Seventy-five, eighty, eighty-five,” I chanted, sliding the nickels around in his palm. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Come on, Shawn, I chanted under my breath. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Students, so many that Richard wondered how they had congregated so quickly, began to chant. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He motions to the guards to remove the woman who began the chants. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Then he began to chant softly in a slow tongue unknown to the Elf and Dwarf; yet they listened, for there was a strong music in it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I admired their piety and envied the food the monks gave them in return for their devotions, but try as I might, after only a half hour of chanting, my mind wandered. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I can still hear that chant in my ears. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Somehow I believed that as long as the chanting went on, I had nothing to worry about. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She repeated the chant, waving her coverless Precious Red Book as if nothing had happened. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Lord will provide, he chants, then he takes off his shirt and begins to beat back the flames. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They carried begging bowls, and the air was heavy with their chants. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He poured a goblet of wine into the hole and began to chant. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They learn the song of the pollitos, a song of chocolate, the train chant. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z After I grew up, I heard the chant of Fa Mu Lan, the girl who took her father’s place in battle. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z About five thousand Permian fans were already in the stands even though the game was an hour off, and at the sight of the Pepettes they started yelling their familiar chant. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone was on the same page, chanting the same thing as we moved down Main Street. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Stephanie announced that she had homemade beer in her fridge and everyone chanted “Cool!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The mob gathered and chanted, taste but one drop of the blood of la curandera and the key to heaven is assured. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe I was playing for a team that had a chant like that. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Then all the mice, down to the littlest one who was tangled in the fringe of the carpet, began to chant, “Ralph is greedy, Ralph is greedy!” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “Would you want to stand up there with all that stuff all over you and chant at everyone?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z There we chanted together, voices rising and falling, loud and soft, some boys shouting, everybody reading together, reciting together and not alone with one voice. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Tormented by the silence and the refusal the assembly broke into a chant. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Then he began to hum again, and passed into a murmuring chant. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Who would chant every morning at dawn for her? Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When I hear his low chanting words, it fills me up. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Trip quickly organized the whole troupe into a great chanting, howling mass that my father managed to withstand for almost a minute before he stooped and lifted his lute back out of the case. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then my mom starts chanting, “My kids and me fly for free! My kids and me fly for free! Well, we pay tax, but still! My kids and me fly free!” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Her fault, her fault, her fault, we chant in unison. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Divide the class into four equal parts, one group chanting and clapping the “melody” rhythm and the other three chanting and clapping the ostinati. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Out on the sidewalk in front of the building, a knot of activists waved signs and shouted chants, though I can’t remember what it was they were angry about. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She looks puzzled with Michael chanting, Frankie broke the house, till I explain there’s a hole in the house and it’s falling down. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He squeezes his eyes tighter, repeats the last words, chants them fervently, asThouwiltasThouwiltasThouwilt, until they wrap around him and the floating feeling comes. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Nico poured root beer and tossed barbecue into the pit, then began chanting in Ancient Greek. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “The gods are angry at us for being gone so long,” she chanted. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning I was awakened by the chanting of morning hymns coming over loudspeakers. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He emptied another twelve- pack of soda and three more Happy Meals into the grave, then began chanting in Ancient Greek. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z From above I can hear the chanting of the women who are already there. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the misunderstood kind of witch who only wants to heal with her chants and herbal remedies, but the creepy kind who cuts off crow heads and eats children and small pets. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z We put our hands on his and jumped up and down, chanting, “War Eagles! War Eagles!” and “War! War! War!” in a frenzy. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “What was the pitch? What was the pitch?” chanted the urchins. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z From a cassette player, a man’s nasal voice chanted verses from the Koran. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z But it takes until I am standing on a table, waving my final goodbyes to the hoarse chanting of my name, to define it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The men and women all rose when Papa came in, and chants of “Omelora!” filled the air. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The temple was filled with chanting widows in white saris. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I see night women in doorways, monks chanting vespers, and here is the great boom of Big Ben, This is the BBC Overseas Service and here is the news. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We chanted this most powerful of our arsenal of insults as long as we could see the green stems and rabbit fur. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z We were a noisy procession, with horns and cowbells and excited voices chanting rhyming cheers. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The CD opens with strange outer-space noises and a woman chanting, “It’s after the end of the world. Don’t you know that yet?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s hard but it’s fair,’’ chanted the rest of the boys. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As I washed and got changed, my mind was on fire, and it would have been impossible to chant team if Coach had asked me to. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When they chant my name, it is more of a cry for vengeance than a cheer. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The Evening Service was over very quickly, and afterward one of the younger men chanted the Havdalah, the brief service that marks the end of the Shabbat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z And then—the glory—so that a cricket song sweetens his ears, the smell of the earth rises chanting to his nose, and dappling light under a tree blesses his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He began to say it again and again, like a chant under his breath. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z My sister had to be chanted out of her screaming. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One evening as I was building up my parent’s cookfire, my mother caught me chanting a rhyme I had heard the day before. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You can go and chant in the temple like the other widows do. The monks will give you food.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Victor picked up the chant, but all he was screaming was, “War! War! War!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the idle chat of servants, but someone speaking rapidly, almost chanting. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Every part of my body chants it in unison. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I had heard a little girl chant it as she played hop-skip. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z From their many fallings and scrapings, already they know the chant of sana, sana. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I chant it like a madman with only two words left in his mind. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They flowed into one another in a singsong pattern that reminded her of chanting, but she had never heard any chanting like this. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z If their prayer is like plainsong, chanted in unison, their work is like harmony, a bright medley of voices. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The soft sounds of the prayers being chanted and sung make me feel loved, like you’re there, watching. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The rez basketball fans were chanting, “Arnold sucks! Arnold sucks! Arnold sucks!” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z All afternoon, while we made the preparations, he kept chanting, “Halloween, Halloween.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At the grave site, standing with Ernest, Mollie could hear the old people’s song of death, their chants interspersed with weeping. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She stayed awake keeping watch nightly in an epidemic and chanted during air raids. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I heard some people chanting “Air Ball! Air Ball!” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The winning squadron broke into a chant of victory. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It reminded me of when I was little, and Mom chanted to me in Farsi every night before bedtime. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The chant was audible but at that distance still wordless. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But this one was even worse, because it had a rhythm to it, like a poem, or a chant. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z That their fraternity engaged in quasi-religious chanting and oath taking and hosanna hailing, all of it top secret, made it that much more appealing. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Why art thou sad, my soul, and why dost thou disquiet me, chanted the priest in his deep rich voice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The steady chanting draws my wearied steps, which know their way despite the dark, to the chapel. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A moment later I realize what’s being chanted is my last name and my heart catapults out of my body. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z But what all this chant had in common was that it was one memorised, meandering tune with no accompaniment and no harmonising, the Greek term for which is monophonic: one voice. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Back once more in Goblin’s saddle, he turned to watch them, Cilia bent under the heavy load, Isannah skipping about and for no particular reason chanting the shorter catechism once more. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The women’s voices rise around me, a soft chant that is still too loud for me, after the days and days of silence. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He found that he could read the words on the page and silently chant at the same time. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z From time to time, I think I hear the chanting echoes from the church float on the breeze all the way down to the gardens, but Ethan says that is impossible. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It became a chant that beat with the engine. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Another cuffed her, and she began to croak out her chant once more. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he began to chant aloud: Burn, scourged world, Furious furnace, Inferno impure— He opened his eyes. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Fullbrook fans kept chanting and chanting, growing louder and louder, and one of the guys from the other team took his glove off and gave all of us the middle finger. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In the background, just audible, a woman’s voice was half singing, half chanting, but the lyrics seemed to be in a foreign tongue. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You keep chanting. I've only come to protect you from these liars who would deceive you.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Then the two of them knocked knuckles and chanted the lyrics to their favorite classic-rock tune: “We are the champions, my friend....” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z We started moving our hands in unison, up and down, changing the chant into the frenzied cry of “War! War! War!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z All day they went back and forth, bent double under their loads, sweating and chanting in a tired, singsong way that seemed to get them from one step to the next. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At that very moment, Minli heard a faint murmuring sound that she had never heard before, like a song chanted from the clouds. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z One man chanting by the light of the fire. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But I chanted my own phrase in my head. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The dancing, chanting boys had worked themselves away till their sound was nothing but a wordless rhythm. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “If Missus Stein likes it,” I say, practically chanting the familiar words, “I just want to have the next interview set up and ready.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Now, as the potions took effect, Cluny felt himself drifting off to sleep, lulled by the ceaseless chantings and murmurings of Old Sela. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They were carrying signs, chanting slogans, passing out leaflets. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Children may be tempted to speak or chant the drone part, but it is important that they sing it, maintaining a constant pitch and good tone. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z This term is an old one going all the way back to when harmonies first began to be added to medieval chant. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z A priest, or monk, or whatever you call a cult clergyman, was at the altar, chanting in monotone and dousing lit candles one by one. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It becomes contagious and turns into a chant. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z And they walk away, chanting “Geek, geek, geek, geek.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They chanted: “Cap, Cap, he's our man! If he can't open it, nobody can!” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z So anyway, we all chanted, "British Bulldogs one two THREE!" and charged like last time but this time I had no chance. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z A strange singing, a low chanting song emanated from the house all day long. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to twist this way and that, but my teacher and I both held him tightly as we chanted to the gods. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It is blasphemy to scatter a man’s blood on unholy ground, the farmers chanted. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We packed around them and chanted our war cry. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Aurora is suddenly filling the back seat with chants of “KITTYKITTYKITTYKITTY!” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Ayïbobo,” the man said, chanting to the stars as he dropped the bird into a small hole that he had dug along the side of the road. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z We chanted our mother Cecile’s poem—softly, we thought—until the short brunette stewardess came over and cleared her throat. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Before I start chanting at them in a language they don’t understand, I owe them something important—in plain English. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z First by the screams of solidarity, then by the group chanting, “Justice! Justice! Justice!” over and over again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The Emperor’s arm was still extended, but as the people’s chanting roars battered him in waves, the sinews twisted, the fist slowly reversed itself. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Here all was peace, all silence except for the chanted prayers. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘They are sailing, sailing, sailing over the Sea, they are going into the West and leaving us,’ said Sam, half chanting the words, shaking his head sadly and solemnly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I rode by on my bike going to the machine shop and heard the chant: “Strike, strike, strike!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Will’s friends began to chant again, and more of them held posters. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I thought then of catechism classes, about chanting the answer to a question, an answer that was “because he has said it and his word is true.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I don’t start chanting, and I don’t start clapping. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z She starts chanting, "May I tell your fortune? Step up, and me and my wise parrot will tell you what the future holds!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Exuberant chants of “Boobie!” echoed through the room, and the world belonged to him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z No chanting no singing no silk banners no bands no trumpets no mother no father no slick-fingered commandant dragging a finger across his back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The chief elder stood, and so did the rest of the ancestors, the Amagqirha’s humming chant still powering their ghostly presence. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Approaching the welcoming entrance and the busy processing of the new ones, a small group of people Matty recognized—with Mentor leading them—came forward, chanting, “Close. Close. No more. No more.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Dona Maria was known in Tent City as la curandera because she had a gift for curing people using different herbs and chants. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They chanted that God is mightiest and asked for His help, which it seemed they would certainly need as it roared closer and closer. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z "The brute struck that gentle woman, poor thing!" the West Indian woman chanted. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The movement became regular while the chant lost its first superficial excitement and began to beat like a steady pulse. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I thought—But now the song was ending and the building rang with applause, yells, until the chant burst from the rear and spread: No more dispossessing of the dispossessed! Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 That chant did more than threaten a slave revolt—it was a challenge to all ranking hierarchies. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z She said the names of the plants over and over aloud, trying to make a chant of them for easier memory. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ash ran into the house and upstairs, down the hallway lit with flaming sconces and into her father’s room, where he lay in bed tossing and turning, the greenwitch chanting something unfamiliar yet unmistakably old. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d have the whole crowd in a frenzy, a thousand people in the street chanting along with their hands in the air. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z More ale swigging and chanting and pushing and shoving. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A few students started turning back, but the majority stood and waited, chanting defiantly with fists raised in the black power salute. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can stay, we can stay!” chanted Hyacinth. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z That girl is named Kaede, or so the crowd's chants tell me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The cops respond to the chants with tear gas that blankets the crowd in a white cloud. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She’s one of those college football fans who chant “We are...Penn State.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z When Bull had finished throwing up, Ben thought about resuming the chant, but did not. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Abue with her herbs and chants and wisdom, she is a magical one. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “He’s bad, he’s bad, he’s bad ...” Ben was whispering now, almost chanting. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In all the temples, I saw the widows chanting hour after hour. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The crowd is screaming the traditional chant when someone is getting passed—Woooop! Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Fort, wild, home, rat, open, belief, she chanted to herself as she wandered among the bookshelves. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “When fans taunt black athletes with monkey chants, those fans are being racist,” Coach Rockford says. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Amil said when they were fighting, all the Hindu boys chanted on one side and the Muslim boys chanted on the other. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There were two places where a student could study: the dining hall with its tables cleared for work, everyone chanting during the common memorization sessions; or the table in her own room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Last, there was a group of kids laughing and chanting, “Butterball.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The temple was cool and the sound of the chanting peaceful. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z In 1839 he returned to his homeland for the first time since his childhood and was greeted rapturously by crowds chanting 'Hail! The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I want to tell her my name, but Aunt Elizabeth raises her head, staring around the room, she must have heard a break in the chant, so there’s no more time. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When public trials were happening she had taken her place in the detachments ffom the Youth League who surrounded the courts from morning to night, chanting at intervals “Death to the traitors!” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Ancient music, such as Gregorian chants; new music, such as some experimental twentieth-century art music; and Non-Western music, such as some native American flute music, may not have a strong, repetitive pattern of beats. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z "Sticks and stones don't break bones," she chanted. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z His life’s words had mostly been spoken now, his speeches and letters, his books and protest chants, already etched not just into his story but into humanity’s as a whole. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Everyone but Emily hopped around, orange juice splattering the floor, and chanted with her parents, “We sold a book! We sold a book!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Sing to me, Mother Queen, sing me the song of the cave,” I chanted as the ear pendant quivered against my cheek. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z We go to Dairy Queen, and while they’re making our cones, Link pulls out his phone for a few extra minutes of Rabbi Gold chanting in Hebrew. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z There is a noise then like a chant, and she tells him something Babi had taught her years before about singing sand. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He was there now, his gray head bent over the wheel, chanting his wordless song. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I move up one a her fingers, chant what my daddy used to say to me on my birthdays, “Three little soldiers, come out the doe, two say stop, one say go.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Very good, men, very good,” he chanted into his microphone. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Outhouse, outhouse, outhouse!” all the spiders chanted, waving their front legs back and forth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Hawkers descended on our car, pushing boiled eggs, roasted cashew nuts, bottled water, bread, okpa, agidi into every window of the car, chanting: “Buy from me, oh, I will sell well to you.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He fell backward on the raft, chanting and repeating, “Hero, hero.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Did you chant “Where is my vote?” till you were hoarse? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She then ignored the ghost on her chest and chanted her lessons for the next day’s classes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “The mighty ones have summoned us,” Melanie chanted and dropped to her knees. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z As we descended from the van, we could hear the great crowd singing and chanting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course he chanted with the rest: it was impossible to do otherwise. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Kat stared at it without seeing it, chanting, ‘Our living room. On TV,’ to herself. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z But I insisted, and so the thumping twangy bass noise resumed, and over it, a light baritone chanting in Caribbean patois to the rhythms of a nursery rhyme, or a playground skipping-rope jingle. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When I looked into the temples, I could see the holy sadhus sitting in long rows, bare chested, their heads shaven, holding sacred lamps and accompanying their chanting with bells. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Then she scrunched up her face and chanted one of her memorized lines of prophecy: 'The fall of the sun, the final verse.' Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But Jack is pumping one fist in the air and chanting, “Treasure hunt! Treasure hunt!” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “It was a whole lot more than chanting at everyone,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Of course, they’ve probably caught him by now,” the old merchant said, grunting and loading another box on the mule’s back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Within a year there were fires on the ridges and deranged chanting. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z We sat cross-legged on the floor in our room and held hands and closed our eyes while she chanted, “Mind meld, mind meld, mind meld.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Ben awoke and heard the unsteady voice of his father raised in a song that in the history of late-night homecomings was a traditional chant of warning. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, a crowd is chanting something, but I can't make out the words. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Explained, too, were why the telephone calls had come on Sundays, whenever Tessie was at church, and the music in the background, which Milton now identified as the priests chanting the liturgy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Bats! Bats! Bats!” chanted Boots, using his stomach for a trampoline. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They’d shown up with their own fleet of fan vans, but no matter how loud they yelled, they were drowned out by our chants. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They chanted as the church slowly filled up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “When this is over, the whole audience will be chanting ‘Riverview stinks!’ The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Even after getting chanted back to sensibility, I shook when I recalled that perched everywhere there were owls with great hunched shoulders and yellow scowls. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay there and waited for Mom to come chant to me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It is possible, though, to reconstruct, to some extent, the chants that were being sung in churches and abbeys from around the fourth century onwards, from manuscripts of various kinds. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Breathe, breathe,” we chant, as we have been taught. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “First we say the chant, and then we light the candle,” Kaori says. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I thought of you and the youth of Iran while marching the streets of my own city, chanting “This is democracy.” Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z At one point, he even began to sing a little—but stopped abruptly when he realized he had been chanting Min’s throwing song. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Well, duh—he spends every spare minute chanting away, trying to copy the prayers Rabbi Gold keeps sending him. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z They were clogging up the cells now, howling gang chants and hurling fireballs at each other. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He followed her, running to catch up, all the while chanting “Nomommynomommynomommy” the way kids plead to be spared the belt. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Finally, just as rain began to fall, the crowd launched into a chant demanding that Mayor Grabarek come out and receive a list of demands. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Arabs often ap-peared in the city, shopping and chanting their strange prayers several times a day. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I chant, wanting the gentle strokes to continue forever. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And even though the field was quite a way from our house, we could hear the hum of thousands of voices chanting Taliban songs. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She nodded and chanted the chorus softly to herself: See a woman pale as snow? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And Uncle Darnell had said I was always there, quiet, in the kitchen while she chanted, tapped, and wrote. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the boy who heard our last confession on earth, they chanted as if in prayer. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Amid the chaotic sounds of battle, a plainsong chant, ‘Crux fidelis’, introduces the figure at top left with a gleaming cross. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He chants one sentence to himself, over and over, as he rides north: “It could have been me.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He was probably chanting, “Got to be self-reliant” the day he climbed into a crawler and tore into the fields of satin wheat. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then he climbed the worn brick steps and heard through the closed shutters a booming chant. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Their arms were raised, and they seemed to be chanting. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes when she woke in the dark, they were perched at the foot of her bed, a grim chorus of urchin faces, boys without bodies, chanting without words, "Go back! Go back!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The silence was gone now, burst as abruptly as it had begun, and someone started chanting a tune, and others took it up, clapping their hands in rhythm to the melody. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z When she got scared as a child, one of my mother’s three mothers had held her and chanted their descent line, reeling the frighted spirit back from the farthest deserts. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The rhythm of his speech was something between a chant and a birdcall. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The mole team dug their claws into the gap, chanting together as they heaved with a will. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As the wheels of the train clacked along the tracks, they seemed to chant—Four more days, just four more days....Three days, just three days....Only two, only two, only two....Tomorrow, tomorrow....Today! In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z When I was finished, my father chanted a blessing over me in the place of our rabbi, who had been killed by the Germans. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Then came April and Melanie as the mourning populace, scattering flowers and chanting, “Weep for Prince Pete-ho-tep—fallen in battle,” in a high mournful wail. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re all standing at the entrance to the weed field, waving their signs and chanting, “No more malls!...No more malls!” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z It carried a ramble, a sound, a chant. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But between the chanting, the harp chords, and the train rumble, the magician was losing his audience. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z They chant until his name no longer sounds like his name. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The chant was repeated over and over, accompanied by sounds of metal against metal. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Thank you God, thank you God, thank you God rings in my head like a chant. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah, yeah, yeah—here we go, here we go,” he chants like he’s a rapper and moves around the stage hyping the crowd. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Joe and the other boys rushed back to the rails, waving their flags now, unabashedly taking up the chant: “Ray! Ray! Ray! For the USA!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The boy leaped over the railing and followed them as they went down the street, chanting and stomping their feet in fits of joy. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother taps her nails on the dining table, her signal for solitude to chant. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The theme is not developed but simply grows in volume like Ravel’s Bolero; it is succeeded by a slow melodic passage that suggests a chant for the war's dead. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z A crowd huddled in the shade of the front entrance, chanting “Go, Mira! Save Sir Fig.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Tia! Tia! Tia!” the crowd chanted in unison. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z King Lords in gray bandanas and Garden Disciples in green bandanas stand on a police car in the middle of the street, chanting, “Justice for Khalil!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Remembering chants of “Black brother, black brother,” my mouth goes dry. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Standing at the podium, I listened carefully to the reader as he chanted the words from the scroll. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “We’re in luck, then,” the foes replied, and they were more real to him in the twilight than the monks whose chanting drifted downhill from the abbey. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then all those curved or toothed beaks opened in their hoods to a brazen unison, and this is what they chanted: Life is blood, shed and offered. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z No more getting wet in the johnny pump or standing with two fisted hands out in front of me, a dime hidden in one, chanting, Dumb school, dumb school, which hand's it in? Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z But when we stepped off the airplane and staggered out into the field with our bags, the Congolese people surrounded us-—Lordy!—in a chanting broil. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth chanted my lines at quarter volume. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z People in across countless cultures have chanted or sung poetry for all types of human rituals, ceremonies and for entertainment. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Somewhere inside me, a vicious voice chants: fall, fall, fall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Their eyes closed, the choir members were chanting compulsively, lost in their melody. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I see David—standing, chanting with the protestors: “No justice, no peace.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The chants were mostly coming from one row. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Lord have mercy, have mercy, have mercy,” someone began to chant; and the old mourning women clustered of a sudden around Esther’s mother to hold her up. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I saw crowds of angry, shouting white people—men and women— carrying signs and chanting, “Keep our school white! No n—s in our school!” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For centuries, ballads, and epics were all sung, as were Biblical chants and Vedic hymns. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Guilty it is, then,” chanted the officer without insignia, and moved off to the side of the room. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The music began: a breath of strings, then a whisper of voices, chanting, soft as silk, but somehow piercing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I saw the words of the shamans hang in the frigid air as they chanted the traditional prayer together. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They waved their copies of the Selected Quotations from the Writings of Chairman Mao, the Precious Red Book, in the air and chanted, “Long life to Chairman Mao! Long life! Long life! Long life!” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I can still fix this, I chanted as the plane lifted off the tarmac. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z With his free hand, Ekon drummed his fingers against his side, finding an old rhythm as he chanted his ancestors’ words in time with it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z People gather around us, chanting “Fight! Fight!” and one fool even shouts, “World Star!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The sound of the voices and the bells, the chanting and the chains mingled to make a sort of music. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A jubilant crowd chanted, “Love has won!” on the steps of the Supreme Court. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Then the convicted assassin chanted verses he had composed a few hours before. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Near the door of the field house a Carter fan started gleefully chanting. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I take a last look and walk away, chanting the names so I don’t forget. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z 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 My brothers and sisters laughed, choosing sides and chanting our names. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As the priest chanted the Latin prayers, whose meaning I barely understood, I knelt by his side and knew that God had taken away the one person I could claim as my own. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The grannies were chanting and murmuring and swaying back and forth, speaking in tongues. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We sat on the dusty floor, singing and chanting, reliving the final moments of the trial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the train engine was so loud, his chanting wasn’t much of a nuisance for anyone else. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Finally, with the help of several cranes provided by the city government, the statue known locally as "Iron Felix" soon lay in pieces on the ground, as the crowd chanted "Down with the KGB!" Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The boys put their hands together a final time, chanted, “One, two, three—go Fugees!” and jogged back onto the field to try to save the afternoon. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Not till they flagged and the chant died away, did he speak. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Maybe no dreidel songs,” Isa said as Laney continued chanting, “Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A chorus of engineers chanted that the thing could not be built, at least not with any margin of safety. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z 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 “I told you, Ghost,” my mother chanted, “that we would come after you.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt very Persian just then, even though I didn’t understand the chanting. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I hurried inside when I heard Doha Maria chanting next door. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “New clothes, new clothes, one, two, three,” she chanted, just as we had when we were little. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m always leading the chants, doing whatever I can to keep the Renegades loose and fired up. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “I love you! I love you!” she kept chanting to the butterflies. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Flashes of Cecile chanting words, tapping a rhythm with her pencil, then writing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “One for here, one for Elsewhere,” Lily chanted. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Warriors were coming, lots of them, chanting songs, asking our warriors to wait for them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Every now and then I would hear them chant something, and sometimes rocks would thud against the walls. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Whistles blew around the square and the chanting stopped, the marching stopped, and everyone began to lie down on the ground. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Our cheerleaders are working on annoying chants that end in lots of buzzing. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It was faint but definitely there.The sound of a woman singing some type of chant, not as far off as he thought at first. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The boy knows we’ve heard him, and he starts following us and chanting “Fake news! Fake news!” and his friends laugh like hyenas. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z A whoop before the chants resume—"Tamils, get out!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Although the girls wear jeans, denoting freedom, they aren’t as noisy as they used to be; there are no chants, no catcalls. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She chanted the words in a shrill rhythm. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z "I wasn't singing, really, just chanting my family's names." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Behind me another chant rose up out of the Fullbrook stands. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Or we would chant: Bloody Christ killers Never trust a Jew Bloody Christ killers What won’t a Jew do? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "Light the candles, light the candles!" the little cousins say, taking up a chant. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The voices upstairs continued to mutter and chant. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Robby Edmondson says a short prayer, then everyone locks arms and moves together in a circle as they chant, “Love you. Love you. Love you.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Among all the candles and the hoodies and the low, eerie chant: Justice for Tariq. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He was sitting on the ground, his knees drawn up to his chest, and he was chanting the statement like a mantra, but loudly. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z This one told her to perform headstands, that one to chant Vedic verses at specified intervals throughout the day. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z As the smoke ascended, the chanting died away and the ancient crone closed her single eye, die better to peer into the future. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But they were still listed on the chalkboard as boat number four out of five, no matter what they chanted out on the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Chains of girls careen past, chanting We don’t stop for anybody. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They don’t so much sing as they do chant. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z By rights I am as American as anyone, as graced and flawed and righteous as any of these people chanting for fire in the heart of his house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes boys, yes, yes boys, yes, yes boys, please, I wanted to chant, but instead all I could manage was a smile and a nod. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Pong could hear the deep voices of men chanting farther back in one of the other buildings. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Then Sandy appeared on stage, and the clapping and the chanting Arf! The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Song after song followed, every one of them chanted by Hosteen Mitchell. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you. Thank you,” the twins kept chanting as they held Pita up between them, her arms wrapped around their shoulders for support. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Afterward some young ladies chanted like cheerleaders, “Go, rocket boys, go!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A reporter was describing a large crowd gathered near the town square, and in the background there was some sort of chanting. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Ku’oosh continued slowly, in a soft chanting voice, saying, “Maybe you don’t know some of these things,” vaguely acknowledging the distant circumstance of an absent white father. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z As he trailed me through an isolated passage to the open hallway, we were confronted by a chorus of chants from sideburners. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He continued to rock back and forth with the chanting of the crowd, rubbing his right knee each time he leaned forward. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Park said something, but she couldn't hear him, because now the kids in the back were chanting. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I mentally chant a saying my grandfather taught me the day he met me, when I was six. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Mother locks it away as soon as her chant ends. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z We walk from door to door, our brown paper grocery bags filling with candy apples, popcorn balls, peanut brittle, chanting at each door: Shell out! Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As he was led away, the crowd chanted its disapproval, clamoring “More! More!” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When I was little, I used to stand in front of mirrors with hairbrushes and imagine crowds chanting my name. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Just hugged and locked arms with us as we turned around and faced the crowd, still chanting, “Spring-field P-D, we don’t want brutality!” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Our branches never looked as bright as the demonstrators’, though, and sometimes as we drove past, I wondered what it would be like to join them, chanting “Freedom,” standing in the way of cars. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “He’s bad, he’s bad, he’s bad . . . ,” Ben was whispering now, almost chanting. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z Ha will come home chanting the slogans of Ho Chi Minh, and Khoi will be rewarded for reporting to his teacher everything we say in the house. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He chanted the counts until he and Genie finally got back to the porch, but at least he let Genie get him back there. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “The same one!” others began murmuring, chanting and shouting. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t have a “Free Huey!” chant to keep me brave and moving forward. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The chanting was constant now—give us guns, there is anger in our hearts, give us guns. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z So that at eight in the morning half the town was in the square, where Father Nicanor chanted the gospels in a voice that had been lacerated by his pleading. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He tells us put the books under the desks and the whole class chants the passage on the schoolmaster in the village. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Then maybe, if she’s even here, Sherrie climbs up, stays for a while; I think I can hear the chant of their voices conducting through the iron pipes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Their chant was the only sound in the cool morning haze. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few times through, have the students drop the chanting and perform the piece using clapping only. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The other boys picked up the chant, banging the tables until the whole room rocked. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd on the dock, doffing their hats and waving them over their heads, began a thunderous chant: “Ray! Ray! Ray! For the USA!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Just joining a minyan for evening services or listening to the chazzan’s chanting was like stepping back into my childhood home. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She sets the jeans gently down under the shirt and begins to walk in a slow circle around the outfit, chanting and holding her hands up in the air. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z She had come for his ceremonies, for the chants and the stories they grew from. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The chanting of the crowd faded suddenly, as if turned off by a spigot. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We march around the lunch area, and around the track, and by the basketball courts, chanting “Black Lives Matter!” and it feels awesome. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Slowly, heads nod harder, and those few words become a chant. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Get—” The spirits of the dead began shimmering dangerously bright, and Nico had to take up the chant again to keep them at bay. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me, she had chanted as a child. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The soft chanting envelops us like a membrane. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Say hello to Magister Spurge as I taught you,” she prompted, and they chanted in Elven, “We give you fat greetings, sir! Sprayed all over!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I would chant all day to show how holy I was, and the monks would keep me from starving. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z "Amen," we girls chanted, for the sound of Latin cued us for liturgical response. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Yet as the words became audible, the procession reached the steepest part of the mountain, and in a minute or two the chant had died away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They whisper chants and spells that the wind carries through the leaves, back to my ears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even where the primitive notation used was crude or unclear, the same chants continued to be sung without significant alteration into the period when reliable notation did exist. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I watched him without making a sound as he chanted something vile and wicked, something that made my heart flinch in my chest. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He chanted with his eyes closed, swaying slightly in his leather chair. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “We have received your summons, O mighty ones,” Marshall chanted and then ad-libbed, “and it’s nothing but an old pigeon feather.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The sailor marched us to registration, quietly chanting the phrase Yu-go-slav. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And he started chanting joyously, teasingly, the master of his tongue again, “I love you, Dad. I love you, Dad. I love you. I love you. I love you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear someone shout, “Death to the factions!” and others pick up the phrase, turning it into a chant, until it fills my ears, Death to the factions, death to the factions. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I arrived at the Trappist monastery with its two thousand acres of wood and farmlands and entered the courtyard as the monks were chanting Vespers. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Arms lift all around me, and the Dauntless chant his name. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Neel perched on his chair and waited for her to stop chanting. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z When the chant was finished the Long Dance began. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Mother says nothing about Father but she chants every night, long chants where her voice wavers between hope and acceptance. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z There was little sound out in the middle of the river, except for Moch’s chanting, the rattle of oars in oarlocks, their own deep rhythmic breathing, and their pulses pounding in their ears. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And in the North the chant of hate against Lincoln became stronger than ever. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Rat Kiley made up a rhyme that caught on, and we'd all be chanting it together: Step out of line, hit a mine; follow the dink, you're in the pink. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There were picketers at the front entrance and marchers chanting up and down the street. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "One-two-three-four-five," she chanted, though the life was gone from his body. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I looked back and saw Jack leading the chant, fist in the air, smiling and signaling for me to keep going, and Amos shouting through his hands: “Woo-hoo, little dude!” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I watched them and wished that I had joined in chanting the Njemanze! response. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t hit her, don’t hit her,” Louisiana chanted. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z For the rest of the afternoon, we work to the tune of a Hebrew chant and Link struggling to repeat it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z We all chanted one of Garvey’s famous phrases together: Up, up, you mighty race. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The diviner of shells shaved her head as everyone chanted in the language of the Yoruba. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z High-school students, among them former classmates of Nancy and Kenyon Clutter, chanted cheerleader rhymes, bubbled bubble gum, gobbled hot dogs and soda pop. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z They chant on the streets that they want freedom from the occupation. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Those near me informed me that he made the drum speak, and that it chanted the praise-songs of his people in ancient times and their exploits martial. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The crowd begins to chant, voices rising louder and louder in unison until the sound takes over everything. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the dummies for bayonet practice had “slant eyes” drawn on them, and enlistees would be ordered to chant as they stabbed the bayonet into the body, “Kill, kill.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z While Davis chanted a traditional prayer-poem with his own variations, Joe mounted the box that had been placed for the purpose and opened the brazen door of the lamp. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z All the Jeffersonian chants about human equality were delusions that pandered to mankind’s urge to believe an impossible dream. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The gunfight went on into the evening, interrupting the songs of birds and the chants of crickets. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I work for hours, obsessively, frenetically, unable to stop cutting into the stone, Grandma and Mom chanting at me with every hit: You crushed his dreams. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z April chanted, making her voice go up. and down the scale; and along the edge of the temple, the other Egyptians took it up. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A relative would know personal names and secrets about husbands, babies, renegades and decide which ones were lucky in a chant, but these outside women had to build a path from scraps. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In a heartbeat, a thousand voices took up the chant. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The bronze sword expanded, gleaming in the darkness, and the evil voice seemed to falter, just for a moment, before resuming its chant. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He chanted above it in a melancholy tone: “Now, I’m asking the first mother who really loves her son to bring him to me for baptism!” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She sets it on the rug in front of the chanting women. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She says it over and over like a chant, slowly. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Bull kept chanting, “Cry, cry, cry,” each time the ball ricocheted off his son’s skull. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Pagan drums, ethereal choirs, tribal chanting, wailing lamentations, guttural snarls, unnatural howls, and piercing screams united in relentless disharmony. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z |
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