| 单词 | chief |
| 例句 | “Leave it to us,” said the chief cook and the salad master. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I attempted to remind the chief of the discussions that we had in Durban about taking up violence, but he did not recall them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief coughed into his left shoulder, then reached into a coat pocket and pulled out a white piece of paper folded in fourths. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Before the saboteurs were to go off on their mission, Colonel Erwin von Lahousen, the chief of intelligence, hosted a dinner in the elegant private dining room of the Zoo Restaurant. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “The least desirable alternative is getting out,” insisted General Harold Johnson, army chief of staff. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z This upstart chief was ruining my day, spoiling the proud feeling with wrongheaded remarks. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizebeth heard a rumor that a former British Navy officer was their chief code maker. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Gorgias concedes, “No: the definition seems to me very fair, Socrates; for persuasion is the chief end of rhetoric.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The victim turned out to be the bandit chiefs mother—an unpleasant, haggling sort of person. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Most of the men were shirtless, but the chief was elegantly dressed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She assured her new chief of staff that they’d go over field service regulations with the new soldiers when the train started to move. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Telling the chief we are ill, we receive permission to stay home. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the chief of the disease-assessment division at the Institute, the doctor who dealt with the dangerous unknowns. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Furthermore, since chiefs required menial servants as well as specialized craftspeople, chiefdoms differed from tribes in having many jobs that could be filled by slaves, typically obtained by capture in raids. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It did indeed turn into the trusty guitar in due course, but not before it had cross-fertilised with another medieval instrument, the citole, whose chief successor in England was unhelpfully called the cittern. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The chief mate’s body landed on top of her, shielding her from the blow. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The chief and the council of elders, made up of both men and women, were always chosen for their wisdom and made all the important decisions. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z To make sure these properties were constant throughout the park, Burnham had his chief engineer, Abraham Gottlieb, test locations earmarked for other buildings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The chief cook and salad master gave each other the high sign. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z To the left and apart from the other shelters in the village stood the home of the chief elder. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief mate had not stirred from his place at the rail. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I met with the chiefs in a large room in the visiting area, and they explained their dilemma. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Which, given the fact that she was the chief dancer of the heavens, was probably true. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There were people who lived near a river in that chief’s lands. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z "The chief said we got to challenge everyone." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z This was its fashion, while Saruman was at his height, accounted by many the chief of Wizards. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Releasing classified documents would not exactly help him convince Americans he’d make a good commander in chief. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Then he stood, swaying slightly, in the middle of the room and glared at the chief CCD man. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There was a specially large pavilion, so big that the tree that grew in the field was right inside it, and stood proudly near one end, at the head of the chief table. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In that dazzling outfit, she could have easily been a chief’s daughter. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Deep Lake, Sable Hall, and the Long Barrow. All garrisoned with free folk, under the command of our own officers. The Long Barrow will be all women, aside from the commander and chief steward.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Each morning as he walks off to the chiefs house, Ma watches and whispers, “My poor little monkey, my poor little monkey.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief jutted out his lower lip, examining my grandfather. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In their own hearts the chief characters of the Round Table felt the ardent feeling! which they had always felt—but now they were figures instead of people. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The daughter of a wealthy Tory family, she was also a close friend of Major John André, England’s chief of intelligence in America. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he was the chief wizard in the whole island of Iffish, Vetch made his home in Ismay, this small town where he had been born, living with his youngest brother and sister. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z They wanted the chiefs to encourage their subjects to come to the Reef. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After returning home, he had become chief of a taekwondo training center in Pyongyang. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z For instance, societies on small Polynesian islands were effectively rather similar to tribal societies with a big-man, except that the position of chief was hereditary. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But on March 21, the chiefs testimony was interrupted by a shattering event outside the courtroom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A number of the chiefs objected to the government’s policy and verbally attacked the magistrate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief cook banged one on the head with his big fist. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A retired police chief in New Haven, Connecticut, told The New York Times, “I was offered tanks, bazookas, anything I wanted.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Many of the miners, especially those from Thembuland, treated Justice as a chief and greeted him with gifts of cash, the custom when a chief visited a mine. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z People sat on the ground or stood near the walls and talked to one another in raised voices, wondering what the chief would say. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “You’re going to see the mayor, missy,” said the chief guard. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "All right, chief, let's have it. I gotta get back to work." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z This knowledge was heavy on the hearts of all the dwellers in Asgard, but it weighed heaviest on their chief and ruler, Odin. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Mikizi had a son, but the mother of that boy did not want her son to be chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z As a chief — or headman, as it was often known among the whites — my father was compelled to account for his stewardship not only to the Thembu king but to the local magistrate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They strode forward, talking to each other in low voices, and as they passed, the chief guard threw a quick glance at Lina. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He had become chief minister of the KwaZulu homeland with the tacit support of the ANC, and even his launching of Inkatha as a Zulu cultural organization was unopposed by the organization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point she rose to get a light from her brother, but it was the chief inspector who obliged her with his own lighter. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The chief radio officer at her shoulder tut-tutted under his breath. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The chief of the volunteers meanwhile had found the doorknobs and lock of the kitchen door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The prime minister, Sir Milton Margai, was then brought over to meet me, and the clerk introduced me as the chief. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tower-ing above the tents to a height of forty feet, the trebuchets were the siege camp’s chief landmarks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I looked to my left and in an adjacent car saw Colonel Spengler, the chief of the Witwatersrand Security Branch. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At the time, I looked on the white man not as an oppressor but as a benefactor, and I thought the chief was enormously ungrateful. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Along one wall was the office of the division chief, Henry Pearson, with a station for his secretary just in front. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Aunt Hester had not only disobeyed his orders in going out, but had been found in company with Lloyd’s Ned; which circumstance, I found, from what he said while whipping her, was the chief offence. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z On a number of occasions, tribesmen and kinsmen from the Transkei visited me in Orlando to complain about chiefs collaborating with the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The mayor stood on the far side of the podium, alongside the chief of police. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The city’s police chief thought otherwise, as did the governor’s man. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Daliwonga was playing a leading part in persuading the Bunga to accept Bantu Authorities, for the new order would reinforce and even increase his power as the chief of Emigrant Thembuland. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t like either one of them but they still have to come because Tata Undo is the chief of everything, and Mr. Axelroot is a bargain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Later we discovered that after the chiefs arrest, he had been assaulted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Grant is general in chief—the commander of all the Union armies from Virginia down to New Orleans. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Our security chief, Argus, stood guard at the door. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The doctor left the room, and then Sefia and Archer were alone between Captain Reed and the chief mate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In spite of Brother Fowles’s vouching for his character, Mother suspected these gifts from the chief were not without strings attached. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “It may not occur to you how very important a matter this Seal is,” he wrote in a December 8, 1890, letter to George R. Davis, the fair’s director-general, its chief political officer. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z O Pomp—chief usher of horrors—you who sought out death in tales, you who relished death most—now you are engulfed by your own terrors—and I, who am helpless, pray for thee. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z This is the chief objection to string theory. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Some day this oil will go and there will be no more fat checks every few months from the Great White Father,” a chief of the Osage said in 1928. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The new GM chief was grateful; Howard had virtually created what would be one of the industry’s leading markets. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who is the toddler who topples even the chief?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Later, Hale wrote a letter to an assistant chief of the tribe, saying, “I never had better friends in my life than the Osages....I will always be the Osages true Friend.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Langley gave each division chief, and every branch head and section head below them on the ladder, a certain amount of leeway in the management of their groups. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Again, my chief duty was to stand on the corner and yell at the top of my voice, “Grapefruits! Grapefruits for sale! Get your grapefruits!” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z After listening to the chief, the magistrate rapidly made out the necessary traveling documents and affixed the official stamp. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was to succeed the regent as chief and had decided to remain in Mqhekezweni and take up his birthright. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief says the country will go through some hard times and not have enough to eat as it stops accepting charities from foreign countries. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the key figures in the dealings was Arnold Rothstein, who would become further notorious as arguably the chief financier of the smuggling operations that took place during Prohibition. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z If was the chief flight instructor for Oakway’s Royal Air Force squadron, the man who had given Maddie her flight test nearly a year ago. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z "All this I meant to say. Now I've said it. You voted me for chief. Now you do what I say." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z ‘It certainly came,’ said Frodo, ‘and that’s the chief thing. But now we’ve got to think of our next move. Night will be on us soon. How beautiful the stars are, and the Moon!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The chiefs were taken aback by my behavior and upbraided me for my rudeness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Washington had just made Church the chief physician of the army, at a salary of four dollars a day. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "What do you want, Weasel?" the chief cook asked when he saw her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I looked after matters for the regent, including his herd and his relations with other chiefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He became the chief cryptanalyst of the Army Signal Corps. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “The chief did not have any work for me to do so he tells me to work for his boys. The chief’s two boys are my age and they like me,” Kim answers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was chief of all the horrors of the fen, and even the angry rats turned tail and fled when they saw its grisly head emerging. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “If Pollard rides Seabiscuit,” he explained to the press, “I know he will bring the horse back intact, and that is my chief concern.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, his mother continued to carry him with her, refusing to believe he was dead until the chief forced the baby from her arms and buried him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nowadays the Law was his chief interest, his final effort against Might. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z For all its undoubted sincerity, Oppenheimer’s letter displayed a brazen disingenuousness, perhaps its author’s chief character flaw. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z "You did not tell me that. You said five bucks a throw. You said fifteen bucks till noon, all right, but I distinctly heard you--" "Open up, chief." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Moss’s knees buckled, and then the smug, white face of James Daley was there, right next to the mayor and the chief. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We organized a small memorial service for the chief in Section B and permitted everyone who wanted to speak to do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even those who did not like the chief were there, saying that they were more sorry than any others. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z While the chief mate stood behind them, Reed unrolled a leather packet and took out a set of tools, lining them up in neat rows. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z My eyes follow the chief as he paces around the circle of people. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think I can’t remember Little Sister? She had the heart of a mongoose. Brave and clever. She was the chief of all children in Kilanga, including her big sisters.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “A subtopic to a report about Zambia is: What are the chief exports of Zambia?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The chief paused the backhoe after a few hours, then waved over Abigail. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The two bad friends were now too ashamed to go before the chief to ask him to change their names. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z A tall, friendly man, a lawyer and the Brotherhood's chief theoretician, he had proved to be a hard taskmaster. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The CIA's counterintelligence chief retired in the late 1980s, but when the Wall fell, he rejoined the Agency to take care of some unfinished business. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She was the daughter of a Dinka chief and was considered quite an excellent bride. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Larger, more densely populated political units concentrated more authority with the chiefs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As violent crime began to fall dramatically, New Yorkers were more than happy to heap laurels on their operatic, Brooklyn-bred mayor and his hatchet-faced police chief with the big Boston accent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Zeno really did believe that motion was impossible, and his paradox was this theory's chief support. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z We joked and talked, but his chief concern had always been my “schoolin’ ” and “church raising” as he called it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Adams went to his grave claiming that these laws never enjoyed his support, that their chief sponsors were Federalist extremists in the Congress, and that he had signed them grudgingly and reluctantly. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It wasn’t given to him by the policy chief of staff or anyone on the campaign. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z That was all the chief needed to know. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z ‘It is but a feint,’ said Aragorn; ‘and its chief purpose, I deem, was rather to draw us on by a false guess of our Enemy’s weakness than to do us much hurt, yet.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Later, when he was chief, the short boy grew taller. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Even without the fair he faced an intimidating portfolio of works in progress, chief among them the grounds of Biltmore, the Vanderbilt estate in North Carolina. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You can’t offer me something that is already mine,” the chief said, arrogantly. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Unfortunately, you won’t get to meet with the mayor and the chief of police until afterwards. They’ve both been in meetings since six this morning. Lots of policy decisions being made.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They did not kill the girl, though: the chief’s son married her and she became a very good wife for him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Letters advising these chiefs and headmen of a meeting were dispatched from the regent, and soon the Great Place became alive with important visitors and travelers from all over Thembuland. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Soviet informers sent their chief of intelligence nearly a hundred warnings of a planned German invasion. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “If you unchain yourself and come with me, I can guarantee a meeting with our current chief, as well as other members of the department.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “My mother was the daughter of a chief who sought to overthrow my grandfather.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Onofre’s other duties included being the chief procurer of the stand’s beef, which he bought mainly from the hippies at the Evening Star commune on Strawberry Mesa. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "You see the way things are here, Mischa," the KGB chief said. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We went to a contest on the mainland the spring we were thirteen and might have won except that when the judges realized our chief soloist was not yet in high school, we were disqualified. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to see the greatness of Allah,” the chief said, with respect. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of the solution to that problem was for one person, the chief, to exercise a monopoly on the right to use force. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The chief justice of the Supreme Court stepped forward to administer the oath of office. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z As near as Sansa could tell, their chief accomplishment had been surviving the battle on the river, a feat that few enough could boast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I knew it was a priority with you and the chief.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This claim would spark a belief that still seethes to this day, especially among urban blacks, that the CIA itself was the chief sponsor of the American crack trade. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He plays the chief part in the Volsungasaga, the Norse version of the German tale which Wagner’s operas have made familiar. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Stanton gazed down at his fallen chief and wept. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ms. Caldwell, you sure you want us to start tonight?” the chief of maintenance asked, handing her some earmuffs. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I thought that the chief thing to be done in order to equal boys was to be learned and courageous.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The elders were surprised that such a short boy could be so brave but they remembered their promise and agreed to make him chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z On Sundays he served as chief usher at the Union Baptist Church. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Realizing we have to find a way to get more food, Pa somehow arranges for Kim to work at the chiefs house as his errand boy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The white man had told the Thembus that their true chief was the great white queen across the ocean and that they were her subjects. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To Aeneas he sent this message, that he had a daughter forbidden by heaven to wed with any except a foreigner, and that he believed the Trojan chief was this man of destiny. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember one man named Gene-gene who was a sort of chief. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief gave a curt nod, and, with one swipe of her spear, Thandiwe cut my bonds. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Because of his humble upbringing, Pa has many skills and can do anything the chief asks of him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief taster said that several of them were excellent and that he had already had some brought into the stores. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z While he was campaigning, Nixon had revealed his tactic to his chief of staff, H. R. Haldeman. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Amy’s chief delight was an Indian cabinet, full of queer drawers, little pigeonholes, and secret places, in which were kept all sorts of ornaments, some precious, some merely curious, all more or less antique. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She used to be chief of internal medicine at Boston University Hospital. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Do you want to make an enemy of the chief of police?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z They carried him back to the chief, tears streaming down their cheeks. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He describes Kelling, in fact, as his intellectual mentor, and so his first step as police chief was as seemingly quixotic as Gunn’s. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Tomorrow," went on the chief, "we shall hunt again." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The conch still glimmered by the chiefs seat He gazed for a moment or two, then went back to Piggy. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Colonel Roque Carnicero, who was his chief of staff then, gave him the telegram with a look of consternation, but he read it with unforeseen joy. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Calling his military chiefs to Berlin, Hitler announced: “Further successes can no longer be obtained without the shedding of blood.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In Kepler’s time one of the chief objections to the idea that the Earth turns was the fact that people do not feel the motion. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening, the CIA's station chief in Moscow opened the door to his office, which was hidden deep inside the US embassy on Novinskiy Boulevard. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As the meeting ended, the chief guard said he wanted to talk about lice, a chronic problem in the camps. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z A long, whispered conversation ensued before the police chief addressed the crowd. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The truck driver orders the new arrivals to get out and wait for instructions from the village chief. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes after he dropped the sewing machine, Shin was called into the office of the plant superintendent, along with the chief foreman and the floor foreman who had reported the incident. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She and her division chief went back and forth over the data, trying to isolate the discrepancy. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z One of them found a rap cassette in my pocket and handed it to the chief. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The chief psychologist had a limp handshake, and a weak laugh. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z His chief ambition at this point was to cross the cordillera in an unusual form of transportation, just as his Uncle Marcos had tried to do many years before. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z If you took a poll, few people in town could tell you who the mayor was, or the police chief, or the city manager. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But dancing was the chief action at those “pad parties,” so I’ve no doubt about how and why my initiation into lindy-hopping came about. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief elder held up his hands for complete silence, then nodded. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z In his keynote speech, General Electric research chief W. D. Coolidge lauded Ernest’s “boldness and faith and persistence to a degree rarely matched.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He recognized that Bobby was the “chief” of their friendship, but he wasn’t afraid to speak up and disagree. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The TV cut back to the police chief. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Behind them, the chief mate had drawn on Archer. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Ebola attacks connective tissue with particular ferocity; it multiplies in collagen, the chief constituent protein of the tissue that holds the organs together. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He demanded that the police bring the chief to court so that he could resume his testimony, and court was adjourned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Of seventy-four police officers, just the chief and two sergeants lived here. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The crowd murmured while the elders conferred with each other before the chief, Fezile, finally nodded and looked at me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z "Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Sam could never describe in words, nor picture clearly to himself, what he felt or thought that night, though it remained in his memory as one of the chief events of his life. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z As the chief code breaker at the Signal Corps, he was already snowed under at work. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The chief guardian glanced down at his own stack of papers. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief task facing the next several generations was to consolidate control of the North American continent. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Yet, my father told me, despite independence, there would continue to be a white man behind every tribal chief, who would have the final say in all matters concerning the reserve. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He ought to choose one chief character and do a story about it. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Going over to Gilbert’s house always guaranteed a show, as the chief’s work was never done. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z By noon the chief of admissions, Horace Tucker, wired a message to fair headquarters, “The Paris record is broken to smithereens, and the people are still coming.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I’m here to make a statement on behalf of the Oakland Police Department and their chief, Tom Berendht.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her love for her husband, and her protective sense as chief guardian of his presidency, pushed her beyond any doubts. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The chief reaches into her suit jacket and pulls out a tiny wooden case. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “The sort of chief authority of the Church.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I should say that chief among the peculiarities of the new regime was the use of surnames in address. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Nya s uncle, the chief of their village, knew of a medical clinic a few days’ walk away. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Why would the chief need to talk to me? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Durham’s police chief telephoned Mayor Evans for instructions, only to find that Evans had left town earlier that day, leaving a power vacuum at a critical time. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The elders agreed that this was a very good way of choosing a new chief, although they doubted if anybody would be brave enough to try to capture that great snake. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The daughter of the chief of some people near Kezi was one of the most beautiful girls in the whole of Matabeleland. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The chief began to speak to the people in his ancient, wavering voice. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Great spirit,” the chief of the priests wails, “ghostly Destroyer, defend the people of Scyld and kill their enemy, the terrible world-rim-walker!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z When they were through with most of the good-byes, the chief mate stepped forward and presented Sefia with a thin wooden wand, straight and smooth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Among them, the chief’s family is the fattest and wears only new black, shiny clothes, not the faded gray rags we have on. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave him the cake to hold, because we still needed a snack chief. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The grimy walls were festooned with cobwebs and clippings of various tribal chiefs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy was brought before the chief and asked if he knew us and if he had ever heard us speak parables in the white man’s language. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Early states had a hereditary leader with a title equivalent to king, like a super paramount chief and exercising an even greater monopoly of information, decision making, and power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After our fingerprints had been taken, the chief warder ordered us to line up for photographs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The chiefs were unconvinced, and clearly thought I was a hotheaded young man who would get himself in trouble. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, chief,” he said without the usual cynicism. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Once, after the rains had started, the chief announced that it was time to start ploughing. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The color of police chiefs across the country has changed, but the role of the police in our society has not. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z And supposing, instead of them, he met the chief, or Roger who carried death in his hands? Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z As they continued with their journey home, the uncles planned what they would tell the chief and his people when they returned. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Ti Jean, who has learned something about medicine and gives a portion of his paycheck to destitute patients, is also Paul’s main local male confidant—“my chief of staff,” Farmer calls him. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The crew chief, Red, a hulking redheaded guy from Tennessee, maintained the helicopter and served as the door gunner during flights. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The garage chief believed nobody was loony enough to steal a marked police car. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Really, he’s too sincere by half “What does a poet in chief even do?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The Xhosa waged a long war against the white man as well, but after experiencing the futility of battle against a better-armed foe, many Xhosa chiefs took a more nimble approach. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The chief mate swiveled, but he could not see the red lights. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z On January 6 Burnham commanded his department chiefs to take immediate, in some cases draconian, measures to cut costs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z An arrested Korean gang chief named Han had been publicly threatening him, spreading the word on the street that Kwang had betrayed them. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember when we first arrived at Ro Leap, the chief told us the Angkar would take care of us and would provide us with everything we need. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After the chief issues us our meal bowls and spoons and assigns us our hut, we have only minutes to settle down before the 6 p.m. bell rings, signaling mealtime. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief said no more to him but looked down at Samneric. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z As the chief trouble of Compiling, Digesting and Correcting will fall to my Share, I must do myself the Justice to open the Work with my own History.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been well trained as the chief deputy sheriff. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Father and the police chief made plans while the omelets on everyone’s plates got cold. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As the daughter of a chief, this would have been wrong, and so she quickly sought a place where she could weep in safety. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z They hit upon Lieutenant Colonel Nancy Jaax, the Institute’s chief of pathology. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Bill Brobeck later judged its chief virtue to be that “no one objected if you drove a nail into it anywhere.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Seamstresses not cleaning the superintendent’s room were fair game for the chief foreman and other prisoners with supervisory jobs in the factory. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Irina Rakobolskaya, in her role as chief of staff, had been on the airfield as she always was, checking each of her aircrews as they took off and landed. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Perhaps following the lead of the state’s chief executive, Durham first used the bureaucratic device that could be called “Death by Committee.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The Witch had brought the bar down on the chief policeman’s helmet: the man fell like a nine-pin. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “Can’t please everyone. As my poet in chief, you could comfort the loser with a good poem.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He could go step by step inside that fat head of his, only Piggy was no chief. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Morbidly interested in genetics and medical research, Mengele rose to become physician in chief at Auschwitz, where he unleashed a series of monstrous experiments on twins. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z "I'm chief," said Ralph, "because you chose me. And we were going to keep the fire going. Now you run after food-" "You ran yourself !" shouted Jack. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The number of corporate chief executives who went to Ivy League colleges has dropped over the past fifteen years. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z When Neville Alexander of the Unity Movement rose to speak, it was apparent that he had come not to praise the chief but to bury him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they murdered the chief’s wife and children. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In 1532 Pizarro and fewer than two hundred men captured Atahualpa, the Inca chief, who had an army of fifty thousand soldiers. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z So journeys through unknown parts of America became my chief war memory, and I think of the first of them as this nighttime trip to Leper’s. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief expected us to disavow any such absurdities before he could endorse our church. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally it has been the chief reason for a flying raid on our part, for our nourishment is generally very bad; we have a constant hunger. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Jefferson’s personal secretary and trusted friend Meriwether Lewis was chosen co-leader and chief naturalist for the expedition. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The regent had not forgotten that it was due to my father’s intervention that he had become acting paramount chief. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy closed the door of the hut and went back to the chief’s messenger. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I believe my chief danger will be that I shall lead so happy comfortable & amusing a life that I shall be careless & good for nothing & think of nothing serious in this world or the next. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief Kgalabetla was known by all to be a good chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I yell David’s name, but the chief doesn’t respond. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The chiefs were treated with great deference; the mining houses provided special lodgings for them whenever they came to visit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sixteen people were killed in the crash—including an air force commander and his chief navigator. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z From New York City came an offer of help, twelve hours after Stanton had asked its chief of police to send his finest detectives to Washington to help track the president’s killer. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Many, many were sick The chief was given all his storebought utensils and forced to walk away from the village forever. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ames gambled that as chief of counterintelligence for the Soviet division of the CIA, approaching the KGB couldn't be simpler. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “It’s really nice to have you people over here,” Johnson said to his military chiefs. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Trails of it wove across the chief mate’s square features, in and out like sparkling currents. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Behind their van, the police chief pulls up in his squad car and steps out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She had a lucrative side business as a Tailor, seeing to the wrinkles and jowls of the wealthy Kerch, but her chief source of income came from altering moods. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The Bantu Authorities Act abolished the Natives Representative Council, the one indirect forum of national representation for Africans, and replaced it with a hierarchical system of tribal chiefs appointed by the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The alchemist saw the tribal chiefs greet the leader of the caravan, and converse with him at length. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She incautiously took a deep breath to bring the heavenly odors closer—and the sound attracted the attention of the chief wife. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I requested a meeting with the chief of police and the police officers who had stopped me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There the guards awaited him, and heralds stood, and all the lords and chiefs were gathered together that remained in Edoras or dwelt nearby. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z No idea if he is buying this explanation, but the chief nods along. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z With a flick of the chief’s wrist, one soldier walks up to a family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandmother’s letter was full of anxious advice, but her chief warning was to boil any water before we drank it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Isn’t the chief interest of being in charge that you can enjoy the crushed or giddy reactions of your subjects? Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The Working Committee urged me to go down to Durban and brief the chief. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The village chief takes all five families to his house and gives us rice and fish for dinner before the adults leave to hear further instructions. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a big chief in Southern Sudan and fought on the side of the British colonizers against the Arabs who lived in Northern Sudan and wanted to control the whole country. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We joked and talked, but his chief concern had always been my “schoolin’ ” and “church raising” as he called it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Editorials in Federalist newspapers accused him of passing information to the French government through pro-French agents in America and meeting routinely with Benjamin Franklin Bache, editor of the Aurora, the chief vehicle for the opposition. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As the nation’s chief law official and legal counsel of the United States, Randolph was someone whose opinion held great weight. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Irina Rakobolskaya, the 46th’s chief of staff, could tell how difficult the night’s flying might be just by the way a nervous pilot smoked a cigarette between missions. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z During harvest season the crops from the fields are turned over to the village chief, who then rations the food to the fifty families. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re not saying there’s anything here, but we think there’s something there” is how Boeing’s chief engineer for airplane safety put it. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z There were channel cats, the chief game fish of the river. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Ralph dismissed Simon and returned to his personal hell They would reach the castle some time; and the chief would have to go forward. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It’s the only way I can save you, the eyes of the old chief said. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In the event of a problem with the heir or transfer of property, it’s the chief who must decide an outcome. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “We had more trouble with Ernest Lawrence over personnel than any four other people put together,” Lieutenant Colonel John Lans- dale, Groves’s security chief, was still complaining many years after the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z For one thing, it impressed the savage chiefs to see the great court, and they often went home reformed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “We got so many darn chiefs,” he said, “there’s no room for any Indians.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z With the rise of dense, sedentary, food-producing populations came the rise of chiefs, kings, and bureaucrats. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The more one looks at the chief characters in this scene and listens to their voices, the more the salient question changes. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Ruva lay relaxed in the arms of the chief wife of the house, who had also been listening to the tale. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “On the top of the hill near King Darzin’s palace there was a garden and here his many children and his chief followers’ children used to be taken to play by their mothers and nursemaids. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Olmsted got wind of it from Harry Codman, who in addition to being his chief operating man in Chicago served as a kind of spy, keeping Olmsted abreast of all threats to Olmsted’s vision. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z My father started the school three years before I was born, and he was teacher, accountant, and principal—as well as janitor, handyman, and chief mechanic. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The chief danger of adopting a credible pose of irrationality is that to succeed in the pretense you have to be very good. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Every place they stayed was first secured by the King’s Guard, and every meal they ate was first tasted by the King’s chief taster to ensure that the food was not poisoned. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Ishmael’s father—owner, publisher, editor, chief reporter, photographer, and printer of the San Piedro Review—had a special interest in these proceedings. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z As the commander in chief of the armed forces, the president would have the sole power to review the final verdict. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z An Osage man in his seventies with expressive gray eyebrows and a deliberate manner, he served as the chief trial court judge. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z We argued that the king should be above politics, and that if he were included then every tribe in South Africa should be able to send their paramount chief. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z No woman could be a war chief; no man could lead a clan. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Caton had gone begging to Mr. Dubonnet, and the union chief had unbent just enough to let him build me the nozzles, casements, fins, and nose cones I needed for my display. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was, first of all, an acknowledgment of our struggle, and of the achievements of the chief as the leader of that struggle and as a man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Reed looked over Archer’s shoulder at the chief mate, who stood beyond the circle of the crew. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I he chief guardian, a white-haired man with a four-syllable name that Kira could never remember, spoke in an authoritative voice. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Finally, I present our Singer, who wears the robe,” the chief guardian announced, when the people had quieted. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1943—the same year that saw North Carolina’s chief executive assuring citizens that both races found segregation “sound and sensible”—a sixteen-year-old black Durham high school student challenged the ordinance. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z At the moment that was their chief danger; for in the dark they could not see a descent, until they came on it and put their feet out into emptiness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z As the sun lowers itself behind the tree line, the chief finally makes his appearance to the crowd of new people. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jefferson’s conversion occurred with such breathtaking speed that hardly anyone noticed how deftly he was discarding the chief weapon the Republicans had wielded against two Federalist administrations. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I need to be connected with the chief immediately.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Why, Daniel replied, ‘I do not revere false idols but the living God, who is chief of all mankind.’ The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief saw the effect of his words and stood abruptly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But within this Hamiltonian rogues’ gallery, Burr was always the chief rogue, and what Hamilton said about him was truly distinctive. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z "Many important men will be at the feast tonight. Such men have enemies. The khal must protect his guests, yourself chief among them, Your Grace. No doubt the Usurper would pay well for your head." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The chief spent a day discussing the house and the marriage with the young man and then sent him on his way. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z One day, after accepting another of Mwase’s handouts, the Ngoni chiefs sat down and said, “How can we always have this kind of food?” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z My parents shuffle me into the backseat of the chief of police’s car and shut the door. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Many are related to the first-class citizens and keep the chief informed of our day-to-day activities. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The fourth and final segment of the “Story in Development” was a live interview with the chief of police in Piedras Negras. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z This happens frequently now because turning someone in to the chief can reap rewards and favors such as more food or, in some cases, life over death. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s the chief person round here, and the sturdiest. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I spent that night in a boardinghouse in town, rose early, and was joined for coffee in my room by two local chiefs to discuss their role in the new Bantu Authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Before leaving, I secretly drove to Groutville to confer with the chief. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By everyone’s best estimates, she had been outside for approximately twenty minutes when the fire chief opened the door, and in the snow for perhaps two. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Carrying the pouch with his powders in it, he left the village and returned to the bush where he had been living before he became chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Before the meal was served Poirot had caught the chief attendant by the sleeve and murmured something to him. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Exactly what makes the whole proposition a foul ball, chief. Levver, take it from there.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The witch doctor told the chief that this was not a difficult thing to do. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The leader of these witch doctors said that there was only one way to find a new chief and that this was the way they should use. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z His father was the chief building engineer at the Institute, the man who repaired and operated the hot zones. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With the crop surpluses that they could grow and store, they fed craft specialists, chiefs, and part-time soldiers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A furious S. W. Fehmer, chief of Gestapo intelligence in Norway, stepped forward and ordered her to tell him where Haukelid had gone. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd wasn’t large, but the police chief recognized an awakening “situation” when he saw one. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “This thing is a real menace,” the chief said. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z This time, the song was believed and the chief’s son, a kind young man, fell in love with the girl. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z And all three differ from self-conscious, relativistic, ironic, or postmodern styles, in which “the writer’s chief, if unstated, concern is to escape being convicted of philosophical naivete about his own enterprise.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Not only was the king her chief accuser, he was also human, unlike the angel or Lord Roke, and she knew how to play on him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z With his head down, he says in a trembling voice, “Pa, the chief told me not to go back to his house.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Throughout the afternoon they walked, following the path that led to the chief’s village, watching the sun go slowly down the sky. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z But since we were so far out of the line of fire, the chief sustenance for any sense of the war was mental. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z We were a solid gang of three: myself, Geoffrey, and our friend Gilbert, whose father was the chief of our whole Wimbe district. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z They sat on top of us, tied our hands, and took us to their chief. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The chief virtue of the old wooden shack, he judged, was that “no one objected if you drove a nail into it anywhere.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The tavern had been taken over bodily by British officers, chief among whom was Colonel Francis Smith. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That is why chiefdoms devote so much collected tribute to constructing temples and other public works, which serve as centers of the official religion and visible signs of the chief’s power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t eat the vegetables. The village’s chief will beat you if you get caught.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Garikayi sat on the chief’s stool, and his face seemed carved out of stone. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z So long as mass drug arrests are concentrated in impoverished urban areas, police chiefs have little reason to fear a political backlash, no matter how aggressive and warlike the efforts may be. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They performed at the chief’s request at funerals and initiation ceremonies, when many Chewa boys become men. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The chief mate leaned in, examining her with his dead gray eyes, scanning for falsehoods the way he’d scan the Current for leaks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But up until day five—and ever afterward, on the whole—Our Father was delighted with this new attention from the chief. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that the number of soldiers has multiplied, they wield more power and the chief’s role has been reduced to that of a manager. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they turn to the chief, who also has something to say, but seems to be having a hard time looking my parents in the eye. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Then he telegraphed the chief of the city's police to send officers to the White House to protect it. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But the cave is still our chief workshop. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z My father felt terribly nervous about handing him the family business, but he wanted no trouble from chiefs or relatives. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The colonel described a recent incident in which a group of Viet Cong fighters had disemboweled a village chief in front of the entire village. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But the chief doesn’t want Kim to work for him anymore. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Fairfax had a town marshal, the equivalent of a police chief, who joined the deputy at the ravine while the Shoun brothers were still conducting the autopsy. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The chief guard on duty berated me for arriving a day later than my orders specified, and sent me to the barracks. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z They were always attended by the same impassive, silent Indian, who constantly sucked a green ball of coca leaves that was his chief sustenance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Olivia gets sick from, the food prepared by any of the chief’s wives. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief ambassador proclaimed loudly that by his wise diplomacy, Prince Fortinbras’s challenge to Denmark had been deferred. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Therein, of course, lay the chief problem and the makings for an apparently inevitable tragedy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z On the right was a log polished by restless seats along the top, but not so large as the chiefs and not so comfortable. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The chief mate was a handsome figure, with his square jaw, his wide mouth, though the skin around his neck was beginning to sag, and the wrinkles in his face were like ravines. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Since they weren’t governed by a chief, the decision had to be unanimous. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z More important, Kathy had been our chief of communications, and it was because of his work that we were able to communicate with new young prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This peculiar linking-together of opposites—knowl-edge with ignorance, cynicism with fanaticism—is one of the chief distinguishing marks of Oceanic society. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He carefully oudined the evolution of the ANC’s policy, putting things simply and clearly, and his former positions as teacher and chief imparted an added gravity and authority to his words. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The station chief, Mr. Lawrence Devlin, was instructed to take as bold an action as he could keep secret: a coup would be all right. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Even before World War II, Hoover had wanted his G-men to become the chief spy hunters in the Americas. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After working on the school paper for four years—and working her way up to coeditor in chief by senior year—this seemed not only possible, but inevitable. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I can still hear her heels clicking loudly behind the gurney, her ordering the people around as if she were the chief of surgery. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I was taken to Groutville, where the chief lived, and we met in the house of an Indian lady in town. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Kira,” the white-haired chief guardian said, “as a two- syllable girl, you are not required to defend yourself.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief went back to inspecting the cassettes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The chief danger that threatened them, he said, was that they might do some injury to the oxen of the Sun when they reached the island where they lived. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Ralph stumbled, feeling not pain but panic, and the tribe, screaming now like the chief, began to advance. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But he took the police chief and his men out to the front lawn. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The star witness was the committee’s chief investigator, who told of having ambled up to the Rad Lab’s hillside perimeter with a flashlight. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I wish Kim could go back to work for the chief and continue to bring us their leftovers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the same process Washington had developed with his staff as commander in chief of the Continental Army, then implemented with his cabinet as president. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z We submitted it to our chief warder, who did not want to take it and accused us of violating regulations by making such a list. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hunter-gatherer societies tend to be relatively egalitarian, to lack full-time bureaucrats and hereditary chiefs, and to have small-scale political organization at the level of the band or tribe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After her marriage, the girl invited the grandmother to come and live with her in the house of this rich chief and his son. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Opera was the soul of the Italian people as well as its chief off- duty pastime. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I see the chief glance into his rearview mirror, and I make eye contact with him for a second before he looks away. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Since his return to Mordor, Sauron had found it useful; for he had few servants but many slaves of fear, and still its chief purpose as of old was to prevent escape from Mordor. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z After a joyous reunion with my aunts and many cousins, Pa disappears with Uncle Leang to meet with the village chief and request permission to live here. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It says what everyone does for the paper right here in the mast-head. I’m the editor in chief.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z But Pendleton’s attention had been fixed on his own chief and he apparently had lacked the wherewithal to say anything in this drawn-out moment of the drama. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z You could see Father’s skin crawl when he heard the name of his archenemy, the chief. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His chief temple in Rome ran east and west, where the day begins and ends, and had two doors, between which stood his statue with two faces, one young and one old. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed like the clothes of a chief. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In effect, the society was divided into hereditary chief and commoner classes, with Hawaiian chiefs themselves subdivided into eight hierarchically ranked lineages, each concentrating its marriages within its own lineage. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Later, I realized that the ignorant man that day was not the chief but myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he would have to take her to Chief Mmeke, who was a very stern chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Uncle Leang and Uncle Heang say that since the Khmer Rouge have won the war, the soldiers removed the old village chief and replaced him with a Khmer Rouge cadre. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In Meridian, Mississippi, where Mrs. Hunter lived, the chief of police confiscated the Defender from men selling it on the street. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The chief usher escorted them through the lobby, up the winding staircase, and across the first balcony to their theater box. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "But what happens if we meet-" The chief waved his objection aside. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The chief imperative in cases like mine was to show no doubt as to the gender of the child in question. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z On July 10, 2015, at dawn, a chief and two dozen members of the Osage Nation gathered beneath the windmills for a prayer to Wah’Kon-Tah. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z We’d gotten to the edge of the village, past the chief’s house, where we were supposed to make a point of Tata Ndu seeing us together, which we both forgot about. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the commander in chief of my house, because my stepfather did not live with us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Their chief city was Osgiliath, Citadel of the Stars, through the midst of which the River flowed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At the Herald, Boston’s second-largest newspaper, its chief editorial writer was preparing what hundreds of thousands would read the next morning. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The next step will be to continue measuring the impact of police innovations—in Los Angeles, for instance, where Bratton himself became police chief in late 2002. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The chief’s lieutenants surrounded Shin and pulled off his clothes. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Division chiefs, just two rungs down from the top post in the laboratory, however, were Very Important People. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As she and Vandara watched, one of the guards, responding to a nod from the chief guardian, lifted the box to the table and raised its lid. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Strap this on your bike and take it back, would you? I have to do an errand. I told the lab chief that I'd pick up some stuff at the Supply Center.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The chief minister there was starting a new network of schools; all the children would receive laptop computers. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Our families, friends, and local chiefs gathered for speeches, songs, and gift-giving. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I could rise high in the Watch—chief of rangers, likely even Lord Commander. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Pa lies and tells the chief that he was only a shopkeeper in Phnom Penh, that he found the jewelry in the deserted houses during the evacuation. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On March 26, in Pretoria, the chief publicly burned his pass, calling on others to do the same. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z During the height of the festivities, the chief took Mwase to the top of the highest hill and looked down where the Chewa ruled. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z It had windows too; those were its chief amenity, along with the iron ring set in the wall, so useful for chaining up one’s slaves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Let’s hope this curbs the threats from our neighborhood vandal. I’m going to check with the chief. I’m sure he’ll want police detail to stick with your family at least another day.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It was Mister Ngwata’s job to protect the chief and filter all of his visitors. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “What do you plan to do with him?” the police chief said. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Loving them and looking like a model for one are two different things, huh, chief?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Harold is the concept man, the chief architect, the designer, the person who makes the final sales presentation to a new client. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Sister Price, with her gentle smile, “He says that he that is faithful in little things shall be made chief over many.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Keep going until he talks,” the chief said. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The Suits are conferring with the chief of police. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z In August, Burnham’s chief structural engineer, Abraham Gottlieb, made a startling disclosure: He had failed to calculate wind loads for the fair’s main buildings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The chief silenced them, and asked the people what should be done with the uncles. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The chief’s hut looked like any other hut, there were no bureaucrats or public works, the chief redistributed most goods he received back to the commoners, and land was controlled by the community. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The deputy chief nodded politely as I explained what had happened. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After the war, Serber had become a valued member of the Berkeley faculty, recruited by Lawrence to succeed Oppie as its chief theoretical physicist. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Born in Fort Worth, he had moved to Midland after college and ultimately became the chairman and chief executive officer of the MGF Oil Corporation. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In this way, too, the people from under the tree got back exactly that amount which they had given at the burial of the chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The Bree-folk, Big and Little, did not themselves travel much; and the affairs of the four villages were their chief concern. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was a time of great sorrow, as this chief had ruled over many people for many years and had been the son of one who had served with a very great chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z As the chief resident joked later, it was as if Theresa were Vesuvius, and the rest of the staff, Pompeii. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z We used only the ground floor and first floor; the other two were last used years ago, when Papa was made a chief and took his omelora title. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The chief looked closely at the faces on the covers of the cassette cases. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z If anyone is caught stealing, the chief can publicly humiliate her, take away her possessions, and beat her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 After Ma and Pa receive permission from the chief to go get Keav, they hurriedly leave together. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing atop the Rock of the Edible Flies, the chief pointed down to a giant swath of green earth and turned to Mwase. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Paraguay’s right-wing national police chief, for example, named his son Adolfo Hirohito, a tribute to Hitler and his soon-to-be ally, the emperor of Japan. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The old woman listened carefully and immediately went off to tell the chief what the bird had said to her. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Shall we put her in the Prison Room for a day or two?” asked the chief guard. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As for the spouters, if they had a chief, it was Old Chao. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief difference between them and our modern scientific myth of the Big Bang is that science is self-questioning, and that we can perform experiments and observations to test our ideas. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave me the name of his village; if I sent the money to the chief there, he would get it. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It emanated from him like currents of heat, so loud and blistering that without even probing him, the chief mate could sense flashes of pain in his chest, visions of black and amber liquid, shame. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The chief did not make decisions on the spur of the moment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, the chief judge on the court, John Patterson, had famously sued The New York Times over their coverage of the Civil Rights Movement when he was Alabama's governor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z This unfortunately happens all the time, and it’s the number one grievance brought before the village chiefs. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The old man was happy to be a chief, and he ruled well. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The friend answered in the same language, but as he walked back toward the group, he translated for the chief, and Nya could hear him. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He turns away to escort the chief back to his patrol car, no doubt apologizing for the public spectacle I’ve caused. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z And, of course, all the chief treasures, as well as the books, pictures, and more than enough furniture, were left in his possession. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Following HERO'S arrest, they had stopped recruiting Soviet informers under orders from James Jesus Angleton, the secretive and paranoid CIA chief of counterintelligence. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Sol Bloom, chief of the Midway, emerged from the fair a rich young man. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Luthuli was one of a handful of ruling chiefs who were active in the ANC and had staunchly resisted the policies of the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be something like “—and we have with us today the fiery, angry chief Malcolm X of the New York Muslims. ...” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At my request we were married in that room by the village chief, in a ceremony that was neither quite Christian nor Bantu. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was chief engineer on the paper airplane project.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “You’ve been granted a special ‘top priority’ appointment by the chief herself. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Taking an audacious step, he booked a train east, got off in Detroit, and somehow talked his way into a meeting with Will Durant, chief of Buick Automobiles and future founder of General Motors. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief examined us for a while, and when he caught my eye, I gave him half a smile, which he dismissed by spitting on the ground from the kola nut he chewed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “A child causing trouble, Mayor Cole,” said the chief guard. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The chief entertainment available to young people was the movies, and there were three major theaters along 125th Street. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z In 1804, a delegation of Osage chiefs met with Jefferson at the White House. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Don’t you tell us what to do,” said the chief guard. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Now that the chief had said this, the people made an effort to be cheerful, and they listened carefully as the chief ordered the preparation of the ceremony and celebrations for Ditshabe’s installation. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Then the chief opens the back door for them, and they slide in next to me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The salad master dropped his pan, and the chief cook lost his grip on the cleaver. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z We couldn’t refuse visits from the chief, no matter how we felt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief ceremony of their day is performed at twilight. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z In the trainer’s room, Alan Stewart, the Odessa police chief, was on the phone making sure there was a police escort for the buses. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For generations thereafter, the Arabs recounted the legend of a boy who had turned himself into the wind, almost destroying a military camp, in defiance of the most powerful chief in the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa is always quiet and even seems enthusiastic about the work—a trait which proves to the chief that Pa is an uncorrupted man. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t criticizing,” the police chief said mildly. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She pulled with all her might, and the chief guard roared, but he didn’t let go. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I’d directed Tina, my chief of staff and an attorney who herself had spent many years in the city, to throw her energy into rallying support for violence prevention there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As the chief historian for the Navy Medical Department noted, “If it compares favorably, then that’s the end of the controversy. If it doesn’t match, you change American history.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He was completely incoherent when he was drunk, but when sober he was one of the chief philosophers of the Comer. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “By the end of the meeting,” Haldeman remembered, “Nixon was as angry as his foreign affairs chief. The thought that an alleged weirdo was blatantly challenging the president infuriated him.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Chief Rain-in-the-Face, the Sioux chief who had killed Custer’s brother and now occupied Sitting Bull’s cabin in the Midway, wore green paint that streamed down his face. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Horse sat up straight, tucking away the flask as the chief mate entered, dangling their packs from one hand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z "If you come with us to the grave,” they said, "then we shall be able to find out whether you really are the sons of that great chief.” The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “What was the chief trade in this place? What did most of the people do?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Durham’s police chief told Spaulding to get "your people" off the street—which the president of the Mutual quickly did. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “He’s not a chief, but he owns one of the azungu's guns, and he’s very good at magic. I’m certain his magical calculations are strong enough to defeat this black rhino.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z One of Gertrude’s ladies lost her position when she was found to be with child by the king’s chief minister. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The chief guardian looked up from his papers. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Their chief or Isle-Man was very old, and he alone of his people had ever before seen a man born in the Archipelago. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z This made the chief take one quick tripping step, and in that moment they placed the crown on his head. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z A soldier shoved the boy and the alchemist into a tent where the chief was holding a meeting with his staff. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief guardian looked around the table at the eleven others as if he sought comments or questions. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘It will be quicker so. The ground is firmer in the Eastemnet, where the chief northward track lies, across the river, but Shadowfax knows the way through every fen and hollow.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The village people were so happy at the fact that they had been saved that they took the old man to the largest hut they had and made him their new chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Kamehameha thereupon prepared invasions of the last independent Hawaiian island, Kauai, whose chief finally reached a negotiated settlement with him, completing the archipelago’s unification. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He said that he would go with them to the chief’s place, although he did not say what he was planning to do once they got there. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z When Calchas declared that Chryseis must be given back to her father, he had all the chiefs behind him and Agamemnon, greatly angered, was obliged to agree. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks to the chief, but she just waves him off. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Now, however, with Jefferson gone over to the other side and their former friendship reduced to polite and nervously evasive exchanges, Abigail became his chief and, in most respects, his sole collaborator. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “This is an unlawful assembly,” the police chief announced through a loudspeaker. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Shaking his head, the wildling chief ducked back inside his tent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The chief’s messenger welcomed them at the entrance to the village. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The chief came out of his house to greet the visitors. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Next came the U.S. government, seeking to place an Indian exhibit on the island, and then Professor Putnam, the fair’s chief of ethnology, who saw the island as the ideal site for several exotic villages. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Stanton sends a telegram to New York City, recalling Lafayette C. Baker, his former spymaster and chief of security, to help him in this effort. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z "Piggy's right, Ralph. There's you and Jack. Go on being chief." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They were all there—bankers, lawyers, judges, doctors, fire chiefs, teachers, merchants. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief guardian looked again at Vandara, who stood sullenly between the guards. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely, if the chief had just had an heir after years of waiting, people would be rejoicing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The chief mate plucked the block of wood out of Sefia’s hands and dappled his fingers over her hastily carved letters. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The doctor also told him to stop using snuff, “the chief solace of life,” because it might harm his troublesome digestion. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, Hawaiian history was repeatedly punctuated by revolts against repressive chiefs, usually led by younger brothers promising less oppression. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In another part of that chief’s lands there were other people who also felt sad. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Pa says Geak will not become the Khmer Rough’s next victim because the chief likes him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was Mr. Richardson on what had been their front walkway, consulting with the fire chief and two policemen. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Mr. McNamara, is this child your main offender, your chief suspect, or a recalcitrant informer?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “By then I was the chief of radiology at the local hospital,” she said. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The chief of police stepped up to the microphone, and Moss thought he looked annoyed that he’d not been introduced. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The paramount chief’s location may become the state’s capital city. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Tim hadn’t been on her father’s staff as long as the others, but he was smart and perceptive, which is why her father’s chief of staff hired him right out of graduate school. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The chief keeps the book handy, hoping someone will identify the bodies. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Her last foe was a northman with an axe, a big man bald and bearded, clad in a bymie of patched and rusted mail that could only mean he was a chief or champion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But most of the traffic went out along the chief highway, and that turned south, and then bending swifter than the River skirted the hills and passed soon from sight. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Mankind’s chief hope of escaping the wrath of whatever divinities were then abroad lay in some magical rite, senseless but powerful, or in some offering made at the cost of pain and grief. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the police chief was getting pressure to stop the incidents, Officer Delinko knew that catching the vandals would be a feather in his cap—and possibly the first step toward a promotion. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, the chief business of the people of Hampton Roads was the war. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z For the chief virtue of a gradual approach was to extend the cost of compensation over several decades so that the full bill never landed at one time or even on one generation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In contrast to a tribe’s big-man, a chief held a recognized office, filled by hereditary right. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The chief strength of the proslavery argument that emerged from the Deep South delegation in the congressional debate of March 16–17 was its relentless focus on the impractical dimensions of all plans for abolition. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The chief is in the right lane, driving impossibly slow, like he’s trying to prolong the ride to scare us more. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z There was much crying in the village, and people thought it sad that at the end of such a good life the chief should be greeted with such news about his fine son. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The chamber opened onto what the archaeologists believed “was likely the chief executive’s office for conducting statecraft,” the Andean equivalent of the Oval Office in the White House. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The chief of police looked up, but did not acknowledge the comment. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Pa is able to get extra rice in exchange for the gifts he gives to the chief. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hamilton side needed to claim that their fallen chief was a martyr who had arrived at Weehawken fully intending to expose himself to Burr’s fire without shooting back. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Once some old chief went with him; they came back with arrowheads and sat on the porch smoking pipes until two o’clock in the morning. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “No, your uncles talked the chief into arranging for us to be picked up by a Khmer Rouge truck. The truck will take us to Battambang. That is where your grandmother lives.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Grant became general in chief of the Union armies, he could have made his headquarters in Washington, D.C. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She called the Osage chief, and Anna’s skull was retrieved and, at a quiet ceremony, interred with her other remains. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z An Osage delegation, including the chief Wah-Ti-An-Kah, was urgently dispatched to Washington, D.C., to petition the commissioner of Indian Affairs to abolish the ration system. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As I have related, the chief was present at the creation of MK, and was as informed as any member of the National Executive Committee about its development. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Of the three virgin goddesses she was the chief and was called the Maiden, Parthenos, and her temple the Parthenon. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief and some of the men who had tied our hands and feet offered us a place to stay in the village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Then take the Story Box,” the chief elder commanded. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The town square is a place where people gather to hear announcements, instructions, work assignments, or, in our case, wait for the village chief. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the Coalhicans escaped into the hills, their chief was reminded at the supper table that night that the mine was for work, not play. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The history and character of Mr. Bilbo Baggins became once again the chief topic of conversation; and the older folk suddenly found their reminiscences in welcome demand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what to tell you. I was there all night, and I was chief of the crew.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The chief climbed up to the top of a small hill at the entrance to this valley and looked down onto the place where he thought the tree might grow. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The most recent breezes had carried him into the Republican camp as a staunch defender of the French Revolution, which was the chief reason Abigail thought that Gerry “had a kink in his head.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The chief’s messenger and bodyguard, Mister Ngwata, stood at the door in his short pants and army boots, dressed as a policeman. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z My inclination was to meet with the chief as soon as possible to try to resolve our differences. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Several months before Barack was elected, I’d told a magazine interviewer that my primary focus in the White House would be to continue my role as “mom in chief” in our family. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “All right, you stay here with Geak while I take this to the chief and ask for some time off.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Of course he does. He’s Strider. The chief of the Rangers. Haven’t you got that into your head yet?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Stonington, Deer Isle’s chief town, does not look like an American town at all in place or in architecture. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His rolling periods impressed his audiences, but if the chief object of rhetoric is to persuade, Churchill’s didn’t—much of the time—do that. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Over the next few weeks, Kim and the chief’s children become fast friends, and they allow Kim to bring us their leftovers every night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, they softened some, but they always remained the chief features of Inigo’s face: the giant parallel scars running one on each side, from temple to chin. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z One morning, a few weeks later, the chief warder, instead of handing us hammers for our work in the courtyard, gave us each needles and thread and a pile of worn prison jerseys. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief stopped by the pig, turned and held up his hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But the chief mate was never blind on the Current of Faith. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Despite his pain, he was trying to stand up and salute the wife of his commander in chief. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The King’s chief philosopher himself has said that greenwitches do nothing more than calm one’s nerves — which is no small thing,” William said. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The men were the voluntary guards of their village and had been asked by their chief to bring us back. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Their chief, or Awoamefia, who could be spoken to only through a member of the council of elders, invited the guests to sit, and they were formally welcomed with wine and prayers. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Poor Miss Whitlaw had lost her house in the fire, and so had lost her chief financial support. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He sits at his desk and recites the tribes and chiefs he loves. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The chief teaches and explains to the adults the philosophy of the Angkar while all the new people sit and listen. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This, he thought with a sort of vague distaste—this was London, chief city of Airstrip One, itself the third most populous of the provinces of Oceania. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But first, the chief of MI6 himself, known simply as "C" inside the service, granted Blake several months' vacation to recuperate. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z You remember the image: a menacing, glistening heap of firearms surrounded by the mayor, the police chief, the neighborhood activists. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z When they reached the grave, there were many people milling about, calling out in sorrow and saying how sad they were that the chief had gone. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z If I can’t leave this car, if I have to hear the chief’s “following orders” excuse, the least I can do, the one thing I can do, is remind him that he knows us. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z With Booth dead, and his chief accomplices under arrest, awaiting trial, it was time to cash in. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, they heard the chief mate cry out over the storm: “Time to cut her loose!” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But there were two people who were smiling: the alchemist, because he had found his perfect disciple, and the chief, because that disciple had understood the glory of God. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dark no one noticed him, and the chief was embarrassed to find him in the tank in the morning. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The first van was driven by Argus, our many-eyed security chief. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The chief preaches and revers the achievements of the Angkar, the philosophy of the government to build this perfect agrarian society where there are no crimes, no deceit, no trickery, and no Western influence. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mail, telephones, radios, newspapers, and televisions are all banned, so the only news we get comes from the chief. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Two days later, on the twenty-eighth, the country responded magnificently as several hundred thousand Africans observed the chiefs call. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Arnold Lehman, who is the chief pharmacologist of the Food and Drug Administration, says there is neither a floor below which DDT is not absorbed nor a ceiling beyond which absorption and storage ceases. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “I’ll ask you just one more time,” the chief interrogator said. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The chief listened to this, and then he listened to the man who had brought the girl to be killed. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z No one questions these disappearances, not the chief, not the villagers, not Ma. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The list of the chief writers through whom the myths have come down to us is not long. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Political complexity was greatest on Tonga and Hawaii, where the powers of hereditary chiefs approximated those of kings elsewhere in the world, and where land was controlled by the chiefs, not by the commoners. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Ditshabe was just like his father, and they had all watched with relief as he grew up, as they knew that they would be safe with a young chief like that. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z If he does a good job, one of his sons will be chief after he dies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Purple was used by Japanese diplomats, which meant it carried the very highest-grade secrets.To protect those secrets, Japan's coding chiefs had outdone themselves. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Similarly, black community residents who might have been inspired to challenge aggressive stop-and-frisk policies of a largely white police department may worry about “hurting” a black police chief. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The chief claimed to serve the people by interceding for them with the gods and reciting the ritual formulas required to obtain rain, good harvests, and success in fishing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His chief concern was not the snow but other, more careless drivers. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But at age seventy-four, the president, CEO, and commander in chief of this here army still has the power. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawes had started his career as a guard at Clinton prison and then returned to his hometown of Elmira, where he rose to the post of chief guard. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In desperation, he called the Times Boston bureau chief, asking him to hurry to the copy shop with six hundred dollars in cash. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “We have many little children,” the last hereditary chief of the tribe, who was in his eighties, explained in a statement issued to the press. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Then I remember how Captain Smith dressed as a warrior to bring news of the coronation to Chief Powhatan, how he said this news would not sit well with the chief. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The mining companies preferred such segregation because it prevented different ethnic groups from uniting around a common grievance and reinforced the power of the chiefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The most spectacular of these approaches is the “male sterilization” technique developed by the chief of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Entomology Research Branch, Dr. Edward Knip- ling, and his associates. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Nixon was the new commander in chief, and it was his war now, to win or lose. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “The accuser will speak first,” the chief guardian instructed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of bringing in soldiers, the police chief petitioned the city council for a supplemental cadre of special policeman. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The chief of all the capitalists was called the King, and— But he knew the rest of the catalogue. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In the late afternoon they were roused by the watch, and took their chief meal: cold and cheerless as a rule, for they could seldom risk the lighting of a fire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The chief surgeon discovers them on his rounds, and is overjoyed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z So great was the love of the people for this wise chief that they could not control their sorrow. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The chief sat on the sofa, dressed in a crisp shirt and nice trousers. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He was the son of a chief, and a future chief in his own right. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The cat was always in the chief’s lap, purring softly as the charo stroked its neck. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Colonel Edmund Rice, chief of the exposition’s Columbian Guard, described what it was like to stand in a shaded wood at Gettysburg as Pickett launched his men across the intervening field. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The first-class citizenry comprises the chief, who has authority over the whole village, his aides, and the Khmer Rouge soldiers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was informed that the chief had been taken into custody the night before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The junior inspector was walking round to the rear door on the far side and his chief was about to guide Robbie into the backseat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The chief who proposed to marry my sister surely didn’t dream Father would actually hand over his whining termite! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Given time, legions of men are drawn into the game, both ebony and ivory: the Congo’s CIA station chief, the National Security Council, even the President of the United States. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I welcome you today like a chief. Your feet may touch the ground when you lose your chieftaincy, which begins now,” my uncle said, laughing, as he set me down. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z There are several little settlements within a day’s walk, but I’m sorry to report they all fall under the jurisdiction of our same godless chief, Tata Ndu. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It has boasted black mayors, black police chiefs, black legislators, and is home to the nation’s first black president. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They all said that it was remarkable good fortune to have such a wise chief in their midst. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z There was no chief of class to keep the peace when the teacher left the room. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His chief tactic was the threat of resignation—underscored now and then by an actual resignation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The chief part of it is a technical treatise on how to write poetry, but it also contains some prehistoric mythological material which is not in the Elder Edda. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A large crowd had gathered in the chiefs compound for our arrival. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z That I may never forgive, in chief his treachery to Sir Gareth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If the chief had been alive to see all this happening he would have said that this was the right outcome. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z All the authority of being a chief had gone to the Spirit Medium. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When the award was announced, the chief was in the third year of a five-year ban restricting him to the district of Stanger in Natal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your police chief must have a charitable heart. Either that or he’s desperate for warm bodies.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Smith delivers his message: Will the great chief come to James Town to receive his gifts from King James? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I remember him standing there in the shadows of the firelit room barefoot and wearing nothing but the loose fur breeches the chief had given him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “He’s actually the police chief here. In charge of the entire department.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z On May 23 Conant summoned to Washington all the program chiefs— Lawrence, Briggs, Compton, Murphree, and Urey—in the hope of settling on one or two separation methods and scrapping the others. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He had begged him to say how he died and the chief told him that he was killed ingloriously as he sat at table, struck down as one butchers an ox. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the girl stayed there and some years later she received a proposal of marriage from the son of a very rich chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z This was considered not just a feather in the cap, but the entire head-dress of a full Indian chief. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The pass stated where the bearer lived, who his chief was, and whether he had paid the annual poll tax, which was a tax levied only on Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the beginning, the chief was all-powerful and ruled the village with his enforcer soldiers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the third day, the chief met with his officers. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief knew that there would be no difficulty in getting a good husband for her, but he did not want to leave anything to chance. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z As a government-appointed chief, he was eligible for a stipend as well as a portion of the fees the government levied on the community for vaccination of livestock and communal grazing land. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief pulls the car away from the curb. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Behind Atahuallpa came two other litters and two hammocks, in which were some high chiefs, then several squadrons of Indians with crowns of gold and silver. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a great chief once, she said. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Officer David Delinko had stopped on his way home from the police station, where he’d received another commendation from the chief—this time for aiding in the recapture of Dana Matherson. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain said it wasn’t necessary for Officer Delinko to cover the bill—and that wouldn’t satisfy the chief, anyway. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the seven others, Don Linton, the chief deputy county attorney, held relative primacy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The Agency's station chief decided to put Marti on the case. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The short boy stood before the elders and asked them if he could now be made the chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The bone marrow is the chief producer of red blood cells throughout life, sending some 10 million new cells per second into the bloodstream of man. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z If the chief had been alive, he would have been pleased to see so many of his enemies shedding so many tears on his death. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Roger edged past the chief, only just avoiding pushing him with his shoulder. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z My father, and a few other influential chiefs, had the great respect for education that is often present in those who are uneducated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Hands up," said Jack strongly, "whoever wants Ralph not to be chief?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Officer Delinko had asked the garage chief to hide the car keys in the gas cap, but instead they were inserted into the ignition, visible to anyone strolling by. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her chief festival, of course, came at the harvest time. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Damon Hininger, the president and chief operations officer of Corrections Corporation of America, the largest private-prison operator in the United States, is thoroughly optimistic. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But she mustered manners enough to make orange juice, of which the chief was fond. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But the problem is all of them still like their own tribes and their own chiefs the best. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A savage raised his hand and the chief turned a bleak, painted face toward him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “The village chief was willing to take me on as a pensioner,” she continued. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There may have been a hierarchy of importance among the speakers, but everyone was heard, chief and subject, warrior and medicine man, shopkeeper and farmer, landowner and laborer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The police chief stared at him in amazement. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z One at the museum, one to the home of a museum supporter, one sent with a chief of security. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The chief reason, however, for its legendary status, and the main reason why we can call it “The Duel” without much fear of being misunderstood, is the relative prominence of the two participants. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They continued to sit, gazing with impaired sight at the chief's seat and the glittering lagoon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Zeus, the chief god, was angry at man and at Prometheus for taking some of his precious sun. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z We have talked with the chiefs of all the villages in the area, and they will help us. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Though the government had appointed someone in his stead, a chief is a chief by virtue of his birth and wields authority because of his blood. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief spits into the dirt in front of us again and walks away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Its chief goal was, and is, for the African people to win unity and full political rights. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Without even perfunctory regrets at the man’s passing, he accused Luthuli of being a patsy of the white man, mainly on the grounds that the chief had accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the white queen brought nothing but misery and perfidy to the black people, and if she was a chief she was an evil chief. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Good. Now to your assignment: Tomorrow you are to become chief spokesman of the Harlem District . . ." "What!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief had fallen off his seat, a huge red bleeding hole in the center of his chest. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z These boots, an old foil, and a slashed doublet once used by an artist for some picture, were Jo’s chief treasures and appeared on all occasions. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t remember whether it was the posture of a son-in-law approaching his father-in-law or a servant his master or just anybody approaching a chief. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z We survive this period because Pa is friendly with the chief. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "He's like Piggy. He says things like Piggy. He isn't a proper chief." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Before them marched the clansmen from the hills; chiefs and champions astride shaggy garrons, their hirsute fighters trotting beside them, clad in fins and boiled leather and old mail. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Indeed, Jefferson, rather than Burr, was Hamilton’s chief political enemy, followed closely behind by Adams. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Mining officials were eager to recruit labor in the countryside, and the chiefs had authority over the men they needed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, there’s got to be some type of punishment, whether we like it or not. The chief’s taking too much grief over this.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief conspirators—including the leader, Bert Morrison—went to prison. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The magistrate was Mr. F. C. Wessel, the chief magistrate from Bloemfontein. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother squeezed his hand each time the chief called us devils or screamed at us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The chief drawback to the lab’s expanding relationship with the government was the growing burden of security. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The chief telephoned Adam, got him up from his breakfast. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When for months there was no sign or sound of her, he sighed and relived that time when his house was full of motherlessness—and the chief unmothering was Wild’s. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike big-men, chiefs could be recognized from afar by visible distinguishing features, such as a large fan worn over the back on Rennell Island in the Southwest Pacific. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The flesh on my face twitched as we waited for the chief to grant us life or death. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Scott didn’t much like his job’s chief responsibility: hang out at bars and, as Singleton put it, “enforce Utah’s crazy alcohol laws.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They were supposed to live around the Caucasus and their chief city was Themiscryra. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Al Shepard, the chief of the astronaut office, assigned each one of us a specific area of responsibility, in which we were to train ourselves to become experts. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She bit him under the chin, hailing the new chief. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At a nearby Indian village, Washington met with Half King, a powerful Seneca chief who hated the French. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I explained the situation to the chief at some length, and he listened without speaking. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Listen, chief, long as you here, maybe you can help me out.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He was asserting his traditional prerogative as a chief and was challenging the authority of the magistrate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The police chief frowned as he clicked in information. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The police chief in his speedy Ford was rushing from jook to jook and eating house trying to keep order, but making few arrests. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The chief was always very kind and respectful towards these old women, as they knew a great deal too and they had seen many things happen during their lives. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I could have appealed to the regent’s cousin, Chief Zilindlovu, one of the most enlightened and influential chiefs at the court of Mqhekezweni. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The packing company owners, the governor’s staff, and the deputy chief of police met to put together a return-to-work plan for the twelve thousand black employees. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The mayor and the chief of police had not shown up yet, and neither had Johanna. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Mobutu’s chief postal minister, a relative of Mobutu’s wife, stopped paying all the postal workers for the last year so he could use the money to build himself a mansion in Thysville. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If I extended the radius another two dozen blocks or so, I’d take in numerous other Pulitzer recipients, as well as the chief justice of the U.S. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I told the chief that these foreign politicians were not dictating our policy, but merely saying that they did not understand it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was a junior, Miss Bivens made me the editor in chief, though the job was supposed to go to a senior. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The chief’s elevator is the last one on the row and is twice as big as the others. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Through it came three more guards, including—Lina spotted him by his beard—the chief guard. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z On a table behind Miss Preston is a beaded buckskin bag that she says was a gift to her family from a Sioux chief. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He ran Novell, one of Silicon Valley’s most important software firms, and in 2001, he became the chief executive officer of Google. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z When the cassette player was brought, the chief put the cassette in and pressed “play.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The chief ignored Trengove’s aspersion and calmly remarked to the bench, “My Lord, I think the Crown is running wild.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As she folded back the leather wrapping, the chief mate grunted behind her, like he’d been punched in the stomach. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z While Ma and Pa help the war effort in the fields, Kim returns home each night from his work as the chief’s errand boy bruised and injured from his own war. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Joey said, “I don’t. You started it, and you’re still the editor in chief, so I vote that we keep the name the same.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z After this murder Oliverotto mounted his horse, paraded through the town, and besieged the chief officials in the government palace. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The clearest statement Washington ever made on America's national interest came in his Circular Letter of 1783, the last of his annual letters to the state governments as commander in chief. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z When she spoke about the pit, her chief worry was that more people had not laughed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The chief testified to his belief in the innate goodness of man and how moral persuasion plus economic pressure could well lead to a change of heart on the part of white South Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief fetched an ox for her to ride upon, and then he stood at the gate to bid her farewell. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The Osage chief stated that his people “had no choice, they must either sign the treaty or be declared enemies of the United States.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The owner, publisher, and editor in chief was Mike Armstrong. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The chief stamped his staff on the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z This principle was as valid for Hawaiian chiefs as it is for American politicians today. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This is the chief reason broilers don’t get put in cages. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z An Osage chief said, “I made peace with the white man and lay down my arms never to take them up again and now I and my fellow tribesmen must suffer.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Larger ones tended to have more powerful chiefs, more ranks of chiefly lineages, greater distinctions between chiefs and commoners, more retention of tribute by the chiefs, more layers of bureaucrats, and grander public architecture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z People living along the tracks are put out when migrants take clothing from laundry lines, a police chief says—but only because they don’t ask first. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z "They will. They'll try to spoil things we do. So the watchers at the gate must be careful. And then-" The chief paused. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The chief elder turned to the other spirits of the Ridgefolk and conferred. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Without the chief’s blessing he could have no congregation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But we had committed no offense and violated no laws, and we could not be arrested simply on the recommendation of a chief, even if he happened to be our father. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Verwoerd had proved to be both the chief theorist and master builder of grand apartheid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Aphrodite’s son Aeneas alone among the Trojan chiefs escaped. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The newcomers then offered gifts to the chief: small ropes of sparkling beads unlike anything Amari had ever seen, casks of wine, and lengths of fine cloth—so shiny and smooth that Amari marveled. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief guard left the room—to find the mayor, Lina supposed. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He and his father share the job of collecting palm sap and fruit for the village’s chief. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief walks in a slow, casual stride, hands and legs moving precisely, deliberately. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as a German rifle butt had been about to crush Louie’s head, the German army’s commander in chief had halted the attack, and Louie had talked the general into sparing his life. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The people all went off, together with the baboons, to plough the largest of the fields, which was the chief’s field. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Yet the Food and Drug Administration’s chief pharmacologist has declared the hazard of living in a house sprayed with chlordane to be “very great.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The chief mate knew it the moment her shoulders straightened and her cheeks warmed with a sense of satisfaction. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In the Jefferson-Madison collaboration, Madison was not just responsible for handling the messy particulars; he was also accountable for shielding his chief from the political ambitions throbbing away in his own soul. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Except that English is its chief lingua franca and Newspeak its official language, it is not centralized in any way. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z We were always nice to the chief of class. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He had been on the New York Committee for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies along with John Jay, president of the Continental Congress and Washington’s chief of counterintelligence. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only when the fire chief asked where they would be staying that Mrs. Richardson saw the obvious solution. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ishmael Chambers, in the last light of day, found himself seated in the office of the lighthouse chief petty officer, a large man named Evan Powell. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He had heard of the bad name of the elephant and the hyena, but because they were visitors to the chief he did not show his feelings about them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I felt like the bride of a chief as I walked there by the waves. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z That uncle would look after the other uncles, and so they would all be happier than if their nephew were to be the new chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z "So leave the mountain alone," said the chief, solemnly, "and give it the head if you go hunting." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z In the middle of the glade, on the chief tree, there hung an enormous copper basin, triumphing over the beaten shields. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When Daliwonga finished, I replied that while I understood his personal position as a chief quite well, I believed that his own in-terests were in conflict with those of the community. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief told one of his men to fetch something. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The mayor, Charles Smith, ordered the chief of police to set up machine-gun emplacements at Pier 91; the chief refused and handed the mayor his badge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Melissa Winter, who was my first hire and would later become my chief of staff, had been recommended by Barack’s scheduler. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The swineherd passed out cups, Philoitios, chief cowherd, dealt the loaves into the panniers, Melanthios poured wine, and all their hands went out upon the feast. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Look magazine wanted to compete against its chief publishing rival, Life, which had paid a half million dollars for the exclusive rights to the story of the Mercury 7 project. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z But the men of the king’s household they could not yet bring from the field; for seven of the king’s knights had fallen there, and Déorwine their chief was among them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The chief foreman grabbed Shin’s right hand and held it down on a table in the superintendent’s office. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z While we wait for the chief, other trucks full of migrants continue to arrive. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There, we wait all afternoon and into the night for the truck that the chief arranged to come and take us far away to where no one knows us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Timett's fellow Burned Men were so awed by hlis choice of an eye that they promptly named him a red hand, which seemed to be some sort of a war chief. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There were many ideas, but none seemed to impress the chief. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Most of my communications were mediated by Melissa, who was now my deputy chief of staff and knew the contours of my life better than anyone. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When the chief heard about this, he became very angry and decided to act. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z But the chief was not well and his memory was not what it had once been. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ellis Carter had been the chief Flipper singer and whistler on one particular Wednesday. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z His chief charge, though, was designing the next generation of rockets. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “The chief mate don’t settle for less than the finest grub.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The chief judge of the court was former governor John Patterson. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “He’s one of the chief law officers of the Crown. He’s the Speaker of the House of Lords.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I made a survey of the country’s chief industrial areas, the nation’s transportation system, its communication network. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured Mr. Stokely would be great at helping everybody do their jobs better, and I gave him the title of chief operating officer. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The historical record makes it perfectly clear, to be sure, that Jefferson was orchestrating the campaign of vilification, which had its chief base of operations in Virginia and its headquarters at Monticello. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Pa pleads with the chief to relocate us to another village before people have the chance to turn against us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief guardian and the other Council members ignored the outburst, as if it were merely an annoying insect that had finally been swatted away. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When an important chief died down in that far part of the country, there were many people who went to see him buried. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Mrs. Richardson, watching the fire chief meticulously taking notes on his clipboard, had completely forgotten about her former tenants. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He had been trying to organize a Kitchen Workers’ Union and had recently charged the camp’s chief steward, a Caucasian, with stealing sugar and meat from the warehouses to sell on the black market. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief’s orders might be transmitted through one or two levels of bureaucrats, many of whom were themselves low-ranked chiefs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The chief steadfastly refuted the implications of what Trengove was suggesting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z During one game, after she missed a shot, a friend suggested she pretend the ball was the chief prosecutor, David Nissen. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z This was true of all chiefs in South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each class had a designated “chief of class,” a student who was in charge of keeping the class in order if the teacher left the room—basically, a spy. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They sailed around for awhile and traipsed through various countries till they stopped in Cologne where the chief of the Huns asked Ursula to marry him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The chief made it clear that I’m on a short leash. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z After receiving permission from the chief, Ma leaves with the girl to see Keav. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With them was the chief cook, the three undercooks, the sauce cook, the salad master, the souffle maker and a dozen dishwashers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A preference for round windows, and even round doors, was the chief remaining peculiarity of hobbit-architecture. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The chiefs blush was hidden by the white and red clay Into his uncertain silence the tribe spilled their murmur once more. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z "How old are you, chief?" the elevator guy said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z My mom shushes me even though the chief is probably no longer in earshot. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Years ago, the police chief’s wife stuck a Post-it on the fridge to tell him she was leaving and that she was taking the dog. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Lombardy, the large, pale, and intense Roman Catholic priest, was perhaps the chief supporting actor in the drama at Reykjavik. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The chiefs had asked Cooper to prepare the map. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The chief extends his hand toward my dad, who takes it in his own—but when I see my dad’s face, he seems almost as surprised as I am that’s he’s acquiesced to this handshake. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Lancelot, of course, was not at that time recognized as the chief knight of the Round Table, or he would have been taken in any case. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief was given all his storebought utensils and forced to walk away from the village forever. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s probably a lot stronger than you imagine,” said the police chief. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z On the Chathams and atolls, the chiefs had few resources to command, decisions were reached by general discussion, and landownership rested with the community as a whole rather than with the chiefs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He memorized the names of countries, their capitals and chief exports. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief and others warned against this new phase becoming an excuse for neglecting the essential tasks of organization and the traditional methods of struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As I was being undressed, the rap cassettes fell out of my pockets and the man who undressed me picked them up and handed them to the chief. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The chief may have bought the man’s first point, but he disregarded his second point, as it was utterly stupid. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I had no sooner said this than the chief minister of Uganda cried out: “Give it to them again!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the role of chief was a venerable and esteemed one, it had, even seventy-five years ago, become debased by the control of an unsympathetic white government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the chief part of the ceremony which took place in the precincts of the temple has never been described. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Plus, God isn’t the one we need to be talking to. We need to talk to the chief of police, the mayor, and the governor. They’re the ones with the power to make change.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z My mother clenched her jaw as the chief spoke. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "No old bag. Don't worry about it, chief." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Were you able to get any sense out of your Praise Singer before he, er, took to the trees?” asked the police chief. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The pediatrics chief already knew of Farmer’s work and found it remarkable. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The vaccine was explained to the village chief and his wife. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He saw young Porter Alexander, his chief of artillery, in personal supervision. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Or that Louis V. Gerstner, the former IBM chief executive, hired a Boston litigator to help him push through a plan for a large new house on his $11 million waterfront plot? Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z On the heights, one of the commanders turned to the chief and said, “Maybe we had better end this!” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “The chief has been sharing some of the e-mails and phone messages with me. It’s not pretty. Did you see the newspaper?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The trouble was, if you were a chief you had to think, you had to be wise. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z And he decided he would go to see the chiefs of the tribes. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Two clan chiefs of the Homfoot men, whose feet were black and hard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Luthuli’s death left a great vacuum in the organization; the chief was a Nobel Prize winner, a distinguished, internationally known figure, a man who commanded respect from both black and white. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good luck, Ali,” the chief says, then quickly darts away, as if he’s the one who is afraid of us. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Chief Mpondombini was a retired interpreter from the Native Affairs Department and knew the chief magistrate well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hawaiian chiefs were typical of chiefs elsewhere, in asserting divinity, divine descent, or at least a hotline to the gods. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Bobby couldn’t understand why the chief arbiter didn’t prevent this muttering, since it was forbidden by the rules, and he told the organizers that Tal should be thrown out of the tournament. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z To his simple mind ordinary hunger, the desire to eat hobbits, had seemed the chief danger in Gollum. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Hugh's family was hobnobbing with chiefs and sultans while I ate hush puppies at the Sanitary Fish Market in Morehead City, a beach towel wrapped like a hijab around my head. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They asked the two friends if they were sure that the chief was their father, and they replied that they were. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I strain to see, but the chief has the light on inside the car, and all I can see is the reflection of a girl who doesn’t really look like me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The chief allows Kim to bring extra food home, and he knows that things are easier for us because of that. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And seizing the boy’s bag, the alchemist gave the gold coins to the chief. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They were both division chiefs at the Institute. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stand him up and bring him here,” the chief commanded. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Perhaps they thought Reed and the chief mate wouldn’t let the Current disappear into the sea like the rest. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Dimarion’s boat struck their hull with a dull thunk, and the chief mate grunted. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Secretary LaHood, who in his four-and-a-half-year tenure as the nation’s chief transportation authority, came across many harrowing tales and difficult safety issues. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "I was chief, and you were going to do what I said. You talk. But you can't even build huts then you go off hunting and let out the fire." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Many creatures were sacred to him, chief among them the dolphin and the crow. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief elder nodded, and the guards set the object down in front of me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The next day in the presence of all the Phaeacian chiefs he told the story of his ten years’ wandering. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief mate was wrestling with Camey, grunting, grappling, each trying to get a hold on the other. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The chief danger is that a policeman will notice your suspicious activities and arrest you—in which case it is quite difficult convincing your own authorities that you’re not working for the enemy. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The Aeneid, the greatest of Latin poems, is the chief authority for this story. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Climbing up into the branches of the burned part, the chief broke off a piece of charcoal and brought it down to his daughter. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The council also chose a new chief to take my fathers place. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked past a place where there were many mourners, all sitting under a tree and singing about how sad they were that the chief had died. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The tall man was the Texas Attorney General, the chief law enforcement officer for the state. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z One of the officers he got to know was Major John André, the chief British intelligence officer in New York. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She is like a cross between the chief executive officer of the world’s largest corporation and the chief executive officer of the world’s second largest corporation. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z He was eventually appointed head of pathology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and when that happened, his old job came open, the job of chief of pathology at the Institute. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The wrinkles on the chief’s forehead began to ease. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z "It's ten bucks, chief. I tole ya that. Ten bucks for a throw, fifteen bucks till noon. I tole ya that." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Wickham’s chief object was unquestionably my sister’s fortune, which is thirty thousand pounds; but I cannot help supposing that the hope of revenging himself on me was a strong inducement. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Two dozen of the chief rangers had preceded him, and were standing around the firepit in the center of the dirt floor while puddles collected about their boots. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z After two days with the Pentagon Papers, Sheehan returned to D.C. and showed his notes to Max Frankel, the Times's Washington bureau chief. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Reed stood at the prow while they flurried around him, with Jigo and the chief mate at his side. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I learned of these men from the chiefs and headmen who came to the Great Place to settle disputes and try cases. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Will the great chief come to James Town to receive his gifts? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Perot had routinely rubbed shoulders with the most powerful men in the world—presidents, senators, heads of state, chief executive officers of Fortune 500 companies. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The men walked us to their village and made us sit outside in the sand in front of their chief. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z As she said, she was ‘fond of luxury’, and her chief trouble was poverty. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the chief warden, Little Razor, went from cell to cell, announcing the new regulations, no more hymn singing, no more crucifixes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the grandson of a famous chief named Chief Chicken which is a funny name for a chief. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief guard moved aside to make way for them, and they went through the door and out onto the wide front steps. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Pa has been granted permission from the chief for me to stay home because I am sick. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was on the Beagle voyage, Charles had witnessed the funeral of another beloved daughter, the daughter of a native chief in New Zealand. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of those microsocieties alone was far too small to support chiefs and craft specialists, or to develop metallurgy and writing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “This is where I leave you,” the chief says, as if he’s dropping us off for vacation instead of pointing us toward a sign that shows people where to line up according to last name. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z In particular, a tribal big-man’s role in dividing the meat of pigs slaughtered for feasts points to the role of chiefs in collecting and redistributing food and goods—now reconstrued as tribute—in chiefdoms. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Since there had never been a republican chief executive, there was no readily available vocabulary to characterize such a creature, except the verbal traditions that had built up around European courts and kings. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The chief radio officer gave the wireless operator a command. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Why did she have to go? Why didn’t Pa beg the chief to let her stay?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On some nights, she would tell of chiefs, witch doctors, sages, warriors, sorcerers, magicians and wild, monstrous beasts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Nay! Not Elves,’ said the fourth, the tallest, and as it appeared the chief among them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Because he was chief at the time, he gradually took more and more of the common land, and took more and more wives to work it. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He was also a tireless collector and annotator of East European folk song, and is in fact one of the chief architects of a whole branch of music study known as ethnomusicology. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “He broke into Jacobs’ last night,” the chief said. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack started to protest but the clamor changed from the general wish for a chief to an election by acclaim of Ralph himself. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Meeks blinked, looking from Reed to the chief mate and back again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z This request was denied, but the deputy chief met with me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "I'm chief. We've got to make certain. Can't you see the mountain? There's no signal showing. There may be a ship out there. Are you all off your rockers?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “It’s past lunch, but I got this for you from the chief.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Valerie Jarrett was the newly appointed deputy chief of staff to the mayor of Chicago and had deep connections across the city’s African American community. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Its major advocates were South Carolina and Georgia, and the chief burden for making the case in the Constitutional Convention fell almost entirely on the South Carolina delegation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The chief led them, trotting steadily, exulting in his achievement He was a chief now in truth; and he made stabbing motions with his spear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z In looking back over my career thus far, my chief satisfaction derives from what I achieved during those years, and I am today nothing but proud and grateful to have been given such a privilege. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z A group of streets formed a zone directed by a chief steward, who was in turn responsible to the secretariat of the local branch of the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Swift and his fellow chiefs of commerce were banking on the likelihood that Hill and Jackson would have the sense not to bite the hand that fed them. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The chief says by all of us working hard to grow rice, we will soon be able to feed the country. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bree was the chief village of the Bree-land, a small inhabited region, like an island in the empty lands round about. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “If this is disinformation,” Beria warned KGB chiefs, “I’ll put you in the cellar.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Increasingly alarmed that the situation was escalating out of control, the chief phoned the mayor-elect, even though Grabarek would not assume office until Monday. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He was the chief gaoler, a cadaverous one-legged knight, with a scarred face and a blind eye. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Luthuli was a teacher, a devout Christian, and a proud Zulu chief, but he was even more firmly committed to the struggle against apartheid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The forums were parliaments of the people, not unlike the meetings of chiefs at the Great Place that I witnessed as a boy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Much later she married Zeus, the chief of the Olympian gods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief was sitting there, naked to the waist, his face blocked out in white and red. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z On a good week, they come home with many bags of food and the chief rations it out to all the other villagers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Long live the chief,” a chorus of voices echoes. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The chief elder stared grimly around the chamber. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Was Fat Cheeks patient because he was the chief and too dignified to react? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up, reluctantly, and there on the screen was the police chief. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As luck would have it, the regent was just then paying a call on the chief magistrate of Umtata and was in his very office. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Chiefdoms characteristically have an ideology, precursor to an institutionalized religion, that buttresses the chief’s authority. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “This is a place where someday soon, all of our people will have to come to live,” my father said to me one afternoon as we ambled about the tribal chief’s kraal. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled and twisted and kicked, but the chief guard had her now, too. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z To drive his point home, the chief paces around, looking the new people in the eye, pointing his long index finger at them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were afraid the Indian Bureau would make him chief over them. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Behind-the-scenes maneuverings by Hamilton threatened to propel Pinckney past Adams, though Hamilton claimed that his chief goal was to knock Jefferson out altogether. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The chief mate simply stood beside it, brushing his fingers against it every so often, as if to reassure himself it was still there. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z On December 1, 1790, Seneca chiefs sent a letter to George Washington. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Her mom is an attorney, and her dad is the first black chief of surgery at the same hospital where Aunt Pam works as a surgeon. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The former chief magistrate pursuing peace every where with sincerity, tho’ mistaking the means; the latter taking as much pains to get into war, as the former took to keep out of it. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As the head of the family and chief mourner, Jinjoo’s father stayed at the home of the deceased with Gomo for the entire mourning period. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The chief guardian nodded, and two guards moved forward to escort her from the room. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “No keys in the locks,” the chief said uneasily. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z One of the men told the chief that the only way we could possess such foreign cassettes was either by having looted them or if we were mercenaries. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They lived together with people under one chief, although the baboons preferred the rocky places. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He had many projects under way, chief among them Biltmore, but he felt himself nearing the end of his career. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His great-grandfather had been a chief in the Orange Free State, and had greeted the Afrikaner voortrekkers of the nineteenth century with open arms and gifts of land, and then been betrayed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not exactly that he’s afraid of Zahra, his mom’s deputy chief of staff and right-hand woman. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It doesn’t matter to me as long as the chief isn’t getting any more phone calls from Councilman Bruce Grandy. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There were six of them below me on the slope, each sitting alone like a great chief, watching his herd of cows and babies. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief witness for the prosecution was a white girl. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Alhaji, who stammered with terror, tried to say something, but the chief kicked the side of the stool that he sat on and proclaimed, “I do not want to hear any word from a devil.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He asked Cara if he could have a column about slang, and the editor in chief said okay, as long as everything in the column had a G rating. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z My dad nods to the chief, who turns and walks with long strides to Officer Jameson’s car. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z My head thronged with names; but chief among them, my own. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z All night long, the chief engineer, Klavdiya Ilushina, and the other technicians checked every single aircraft as it came and went. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Even as a ten-year-old boy he understood how brave our uncle was to beg the new Khmer Rouge village chief to permit us to stay. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole auditorium hears the chief tell them how proud she is. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Not like the chief, whose smile feels like he watched a YouTube tutorial on how to seem friendly. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Dylan does a better job controlling his emotions and gives the chief a firm handshake. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Commoners had to prostrate themselves before high-ranking chiefs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Or was he the dutiful and respected spy chief of a country that no longer existed? Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I'd stop before a store window to let him see himself—he has the dignified head of an African chief—only to find that he'd fallen asleep. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z First to make the ascent were the clan chiefs Flint and Nor- rey, clad in fur and iron. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The chief, the captain, the sergeant—they all were relying on him to keep the pancake-house property free of mischief. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “They killed a goat and roasted its meat. ‘Do you know what would be really funny?’ suggested the chief baboon. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground staff was by now equipped with radar, and the deputy chief navigator, Nina Slovokhotova, was able to update Tamara and Raya by radio to tell them where to find the German attack planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Again I arrived at night and announced my presence with loud hooting, only this time people emerged from their homes with the idea that Justice, their chief, had returned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Useless had learned how to be an nganga from the water spirit. He became a great chief, and his mother, who had been mistreated by everyone, was treated like a queen from then on.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She immediately went to talk to the chief nurse, who told Adams they were desperate for good nurses in Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z So, working with Stanley Rader, the chief counsel for the Worldwide Church, he called a press conference in August of 1973 to publicly discuss his plans. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The chief, Sixto Juarez, suggests that any robbing is done by gangsters or bandits who impersonate judicial officers. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “So the young man became a great chief, and he always remembered to leave honey out for the honeyguide.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "I ought to be chief," said Jack with simple arrogance, "because I'm chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Some called former president Barack Obama the deporter in chief, because his administration deported more undocumented immigrants than any president before him. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “To Weldon I owe the chief awakening of my life,” he recalled, “but this is the personal, private obligation of my own soul.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z And despite his own paper’s editorial, not even the editor in chief of the Chicago Tribune, Horace White, smelled a good story in the smoke that was blowing into his neighborhood. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The chief explained to everyone that there had been a misunderstanding and that we were only children looking for safety. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z At last, just as the sun sank and the first of the stars began to glimmer above them, they saw the fires of the chief’s village. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Mayor Thompson mobilized the state militia, but the city’s police chief did not want their help, and Mayor Thompson let him have his way. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z One of the most surprising and perhaps dismaying revelations was that Chicago’s chief of police, in his prior legal career, had represented Holmes in a dozen routine commercial lawsuits. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When we were called back into session that morning, Judge Rumpff was informed that the police refused to bring the chief to court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “But this bishop serves Count Durufle, who is our convent’s chief patron and a morally scrupulous man.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z This time they were ushered in and took their seats with less formality; there was no need for the chief guardian to intro-duce them to the villagers. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Fat Cheeks, who was lounging nearby, rose to his feet and roared a counter threat: I am the chief here! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Alhaji, the tallest among us and sometimes mistaken for the oldest, tried to explain to the chief that we were just passing by. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The organization’s leader was described as “The Honorable Elijah Muhammad” and a “Minister Malcolm X” was apparendy chief of staff. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But the soldiers wait, standing around the chief’s house, slowly smoking their cigarettes as if they have all the time in the world. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s a chief medical officer at Albatross Hospital,” Okeoma said, introducing him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Its chief village was Bucklebury, clustering in the banks and slopes behind Brandy Hall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The horse became the chief means of long-distance transport over most of Eurasia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Since as hunter-gatherers they did not produce crop surpluses available for redistribution or storage, they could not support and feed nonhunting craft specialists, armies, bureaucrats, and chiefs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Amazingly, Chicago’s acting chief of police continued to insist that he was “very well pleased with conditions.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Olivia gets sick from, the food prepared by any of the chiefs wives. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ti Jean is also one of Farmer’s chief informants on local beliefs. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z As her hands and her mind grew more crooked, Kate began to rely more and more on Joe Valery as her assistant in chief, as her go-between, and as her executioner. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He could talk with the crew chief, the pilot, and the copilot. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z In general, the Virginians were the chief beneficiaries of all the highly stylized histories, though, as Adams observed, “not a lad upon the Highlands is more clannish than every Virginian I have ever known.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The chief elder’s two wives chattered cheerfully together as they pounded cassava fufu for his evening meal. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When an Osage chief was asked why he didn’t adopt the white man’s ways, he replied, “I am perfectly content with my condition. The forests and rivers supply all the calls of nature in plenty.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The chief told us that he was letting us go, but that we had to leave the area immediately. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I heard his voice saying, “What’s up, chief?” before I knew he was in the room. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Major Benjamin Tallmadge, Washington’s intelligence chief, saves a “country girl”—a spy—from British pursuers. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He would later become the chief opponent of the theory he helped create. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In March Burnham ordered Dion Geraldine, his chief construction superintendent, to press the matter “with the utmost vigor and see that no delay occurs.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z All have been selected by either their village chief or work supervisor to live here. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a picture of my father standing next to the Pakistan army’s chief of staff. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The police chief was rewarded with a raise. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The mayor nodded at him, tight-lipped, but the chief of police stood still and silent, staring out at the crowd. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When the chief called a kgotla meeting the people were very surprised. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The chief saw Mrs. Coulter struggling, and picked up Lyra with one hand as if she were a doll and threw her into the sledge, where she lay stunned and dazed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z And we reckoned the Gobblers were buying off the Tartar chiefs by giving ’em kids, cause the Tartars eat ’em, don’t they? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z This work, too, would serve to support Barack’s duties as commander in chief. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “So it’s true, then? I overheard my dad talking to the chief about you going to Blackstone to meet with Moreau.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The city’s police chief stubbornly continued to resist assistance from the militia. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Since the day we first arrived in Ro Leap five months ago, the chief’s steady supply of leftovers has kept us from starving. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Luxury goods, consisting of those specialized crafts products or else rare objects obtained by long-distance trade, were reserved for chiefs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The clue, still in its sheath, was taken to the chief of police. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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