| 单词 | affair |
| 例句 | The parrot-in-the-chimney affair quite definitely cooled both parents down a lot and for over a week they were comparatively civil to their small daughter. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The exposition was to be a warm-weather affair, set to run from May through October. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The roof was a typical tar-over-wood affair, which meant, in addition to keeping it wet, the men on it were constantly dancing around to stamp out burning cinders. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Whymper heard nothing of this affair, and the eggs were duly delivered, a grocer’s van driving up to the farm once a week to take them away. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z He stopped himself and changed subjects, speaking of court affairs. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And if you didn't insist on meddling in large affairs that affect the globe, you would actually be charming. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He had taken a strong interest in Indian affairs in Oklahoma, and he was trusted by the Osage; a reporter described him as a “kind-hearted, white-haired man.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “The true policy of the Southern members,” he explained to a fellow Virginian, “was to let the affair proceed with as little noise as possible.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z "When did that ever prevent a man from having a love affair?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Oh, he'd managed to get good marks all right, and to have an affair with some awful waitress on the Cape by the name of Gladys, but he didn't have one speck of intuition. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Consequently, the Constitution was designed so the federal government would be weak, not only in its relationship to private property, but also in relationship to the rights of states to conduct their own affairs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As a last gesture of courtesy, he left his affairs for an hour and visited Rebeca to bring her up to date on what he was determined to do. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z If you looked closely, you could find the stories of the Lady of Mercy, the Rescue at Dead Man’s Rock, and his love affair with the cold and perilous Lady Delune. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The idea that space and time may form a closed surface without boundary also has profound implications for the role of God in the affairs of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I were not a bullfighter. Nell’s affairs are the talk of the cafés, you will recall.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe I should tell you about the “Please kill me, Mom” affair. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the Farewell Address was then devoted to foreign policy, calling for strict American neutrality and diplomatic independence from the tangled affairs of Europe. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I gathered only that it would be a big affair. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I didn’t. I knew you were busy about your own affairs, but we rather missed you, Father and Mother especially.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The shelter—a basic, three-sided affair with a sloping roof—looked crowded, and a dozen or so tents were scattered around the open ground. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “If you think you have any right to pry into her private affairs I’ll tell her you believe those checks are being misappropriated and you want an audit because you dont trust her.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Seven was technically the Town Uncle, she needed a lot of training before she could assume her duties and be the intermediary for animal affairs and complaints. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It’s better quality than the rotgut we used to buy for such affairs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z These affairs are rushed and unsatisfactory: I don’t have time for the finer points. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In fact, literature is full of splendid examples: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. ” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Julian slid closer to me and said confidentially, "I've heard it said he's brooding on a thwarted love affair." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Thus direct denial, lying and the revelation of personal affairs are avoided. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't know how long they might sentence someone for refusing to disclose the details of an affair, but I imagine it wouldn't be more than a year or two. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z If Kamaswami was upset, if he felt that he had been insulted, or if he was troubled with his business affairs, Siddhartha had always regarded him mockingly. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She said that apparently the tabloid rumors of his extramarital affair with a young black woman were true. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The Parlor of Titillating Tidbits accuses the princess of having multiple torrid affairs, even with her ladies-of-honor. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “The gala will happen in orbit. It is a fancy affair. And that night we’ll announce the all-American teen spawn artist winner.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Thatcher and I are sorting through my affairs. I’m considering leaving a good portion of my estate to my alma mater.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I wondered what they would say if I suddenly announced my intention of running the whole affair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A state of affairs like this might have been bearable in England, where people like the Pellinores did sometimes turn up, and even won a sort of tolerance from their fellow men. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z As he was the person most in charge of Walter's wrongful prosecution and conviction, it was hard to reconcile his immunity with his culpability in the whole affair, but there was little we could do. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I don’t think there is any necessity to bring Inspector Welch into the affair—yet,” said Colonel Julyan. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Lunch turned out to be a massive affair, with a thick soup, fresh rye bread, onion rolls, bagels, cream cheese, scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, and chocolate pudding. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z You would have thought that in time she would have got over her first love affair and found another love, but she did not. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z To free them from bondage all at once would be disastrous—how would they manage their affairs without a careful and patient eye to guide them? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But of course four or five thousand people had seen the transformation and the affair could not possibly be hushed up. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The gods would smile on him, and Osiris himself, Osiris the Merciful, would speak out of the wind to him and direct all his affairs. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Lee, a church pianist, mother of two, and bank bookkeeper, had gotten pregnant after an extramarital affair. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He decided that the best way to avoid a scandal was to go out and meet it by throwing a spectacular affair. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no one who was involved in this affair until the jury makes that decision. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next weeks and months, Lefty watched from the Siberia of his side of the bed as this mother-infant love affair blossomed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Social alliances and political rivalries were long-term affairs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Just a rounded wooden affair set into porous, honeyed stone. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Is it? This isn’t your private affair any more, Charlie. You’ve got obligations now—not only to Professor Nemur and Dr. Strauss, but to the millions who may follow in your footsteps.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z If the rumors she’d heard earlier were true, Sahel’s manner of death had been neither a quick nor a painless affair. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Overall, it was a dignified, friendly affair and a reminder that even heads of state are capable of talking about their children and joking about the British weather. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was even possible that this whole affair was media-oriented, and by tomorrow evening Captain Short’s face would be on the cover of every publication on the planet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “They had an affair. That’s it. Nothing else. It doesn’t necessarily mean “That he killed her?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As is customary in this sort of affair, we went at night and bribed the guard, just as I had done years earlier when I wanted to stay with Rosa her first night there. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t matter,” Cyrus said, and he repeated loudly, “It doesn’t matter,” and his tone said, “Shut your mouth. This is not your affair.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “How would one reckon success, exactly, in an affair like this?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z As we see, the mere possession of two legs was no guarantee that a magical creature could or would take an interest in the affairs of wizard government. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z That night dinner proved to be a somber affair, and it had nothing to do with the food. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Tateh’s affair became full-blown very quickly, the way I remember it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The back corridor, which serves as a sort of backbone to the staff's quarters of Darlington Hall, was always a rather cheerless affair due to the lack of daylight penetrating its considerable length. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I think he hardly knew what he was saying, for when I asked him what business he was in he answered "That's my affair," before he realized that it wasn't the appropriate reply. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I will never, for the rest of my life, say one word about my unfortunate affair with the president. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He wrote later to his cousin and good friend William Darwin Fox, “What an awful affair a confinement is: it knocked me up almost as much as it did Emma herself.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On campus, he would be seen as the outstanding villain of the affair, and not without reason: at his behest, the regents would fire thirty-one nonsigners in 1950. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This is what upsets her most to admit: that the affair causes her to feel strangely at peace, the complication of it calming her, structuring her day. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Out of Major League Baseball’s greatest scandal would come one incident that would be remembered long after almost all the facts and details of the tainted affair had faded from memory. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The same pattern materialized later in the 1790s, when Jefferson embraced two misguided propositions about European affairs. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But in 1684, Halley’s affairs were thrown into confusion by the death of his father and the project was abandoned for many years, as other matters took precedence. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Some of them forced their way into his life, and he thrived on the freshness of those love affairs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But on second thought, I was against giving him the satisfaction of thinking he had affected my affairs. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z There were people who felt virtuous about the affair who hadn’t had the material of virtue for a long time. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. They thought you were a well-behaved gentleman. I had only dated boys at the church to Sunday school affairs.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I dare say it was a very similar urge which led me to become involved in great affairs before the war. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “I certainly don’t mean to pry into your affairs ... but...” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “And what do you think of the Armstrong affair?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Yet I think I shall mention it to Gandalf, small matter though it may seem among his great affairs.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z ‘I am going where I please, and in my own time. I happen to be going to Bag End on business, but if you insist on going too, well that is your affair.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Perhaps that was why he allowed Sir Agravaine to kin her, when she had that affair with Lamorak... Foot boy, he has been ill-treated by the world.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, from Ishmael’s perspective this inclement weather should not be allowed to overshadow the trial of Kabuo Miyamoto, which was an affair of a different sort entirely and of a greater magnitude. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And after all he never had any real hope in the affair from the beginning; but being a cheerful hobbit he had not needed hope, as long as despair could be postponed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z At the end of the corridor near the elevators, a little storelike affair had been set up; it sold prints and art books, and Luba halted there, tarrying. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She wondered, too, how her parents had promised Chief Okonji an affair with her in exchange for the contract. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z On one occasion Colonel Gerineldo Márquez asked him for instructions for the evacuation of a spot on the border where there was a danger that the conflict would become an international affair. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He had been so wrapped up in his own affairs, he had forgotten about them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The rotund Ogden Morrow was naturally charismatic, and he handled all of the company’s business affairs and public relations. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The noise from the party had risen in geometrically spiraling quantities in irregular intervals since the affair had begun shortly after noon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z True, the country was now titillated by the president’s tawdry indiscretions, but scandalous as it was, the whole affair felt faintly comic. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It violated the core of virtue and disinterestedness presumed essential for anyone properly equipped to oversee public affairs. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But Matt was used to bodyguards at all family affairs, and it seemed natural for them to be there. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d poured myself into planning this day, the elegance of the entire affair had somehow mattered to me, but I understood now that what really mattered, what I’d remember forever, was the grip. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Having affairs he must see to before he left Iffish, Vetch went off to other villages of the island with the lad who served him as prentice-sorcerer. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Up until that point he had never felt rejected or abandoned, and in each of his affairs he had had to resort to all his tact to disengage himself without hurting the girl. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In the main, this delicately balanced state of affairs has not greatly altered since the Civil War, save in those parts of the South which have been industrialized or urbanized. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But then, what hadn't been peculiar about this whole affair? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z "That's because you never read a book about it. Go on and read a book all full of love affairs with the beautiful shiny black princesses." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z For they are fortified in such a manner that everyone considers their capture to be a tedious and difficult affair. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I shall now settle up all my affairs of earth, and be ready for whatever may come.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z This winter, Yule would be a much more subdued affair, “out of respect for my husband’s untimely passing,” Lady Isobel declared. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And thus the prince will always derive more profit from them than from those who neglect his affairs and serve him with too much self-confidence. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “The affairs of their clients are absolutely safe in the hands of Mitchell, Sons, & Candy.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The fugitive bulletins made them a requirement in his line of work—Homer maintained a thorough collection—and current affairs generally upheld his theories about society and the human animal. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He would “end this affair with a bonfire and shooting match.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Preferring the less glorious and supposedly less influential position of cihuacoatl, head of internal affairs, he ruled from behind the scenes, dominating the Alliance for more than fifty years and utterly reengineering Mexica society. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As if affairs were all right just as long as they were kept in the dark. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I’d been wondering whether something was wrong with me since the beginning of the semester, when I’d attended my first lecture on world affairs. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He knew about the affair with Karen Kelly and had heard the suspicion and rumors that Walter's independence must mean he was dealing drugs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “But I did want you to know that I shall keep busy while I wait for you to finish with your dusky affair.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Zeus, trying to hide his love affairs from his wife and invariably shown up, was a capital figure of fun. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “But if she was having an affair, she must have been unhappy, mustn’t she?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t only the federal government that was meddling in the tribe’s financial affairs. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Instead they eat with family or friends, and their meals are long, leisurely affairs. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Therefore, such men encounter serious problems in conducting their affairs, and meet all their dangers as they proceed, and must overcome them with their virtue. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I stood a while longer, watching the clouds and scolding myself for mixing in with the affairs of gentlemen and their honor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Might this not create “a dangerous crisis in public affairs” by placing the president and vice president “in opposite boxes”? Abigail thought such speculations were too hypothetical to worry about. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean to pry into the Royal Household’s affairs.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "Surely the affairs of the kingdom will keep till the morrow, when our grief is not so fresh." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “The whole affair took possibly thirty seconds or one minute,” Gold said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The merchant passed on to him the writing of important letters and orders, and grew accustomed to conferring with him about all important affairs. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Much of the news concerned affairs up north in the Sinoth Valley. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Seems that the wolf and I both made out okay in this affair: He got a little snack, and I got an eternal reprieve from Violet’s vicious tail. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He said, “We were a long way from Svalbard, and the bears were occupied with their own affairs.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Oh God, he’s dead,” she sobbed, leaning over the body of the old man who had filled her childhood with stories and protected her clandestine love affair. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Even before the deuton affair, some Rad Lab researchers were questioning whether the cult of the machine had not overwhelmed the drive for basic science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I would have to seek advice from Harry, although my estimation of him as a counselor in affairs of the heart had received a substantial drubbing at the hands of the wretched Miss Minerva Goodacre. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Others, like Schiaparelli, had already observed something like the canals; they were called canali before Lowell began his lifelong love affair with Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Therefore, affairs should be managed in such a way that when they no longer believe, they can be made to believe by force. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z They were strange and shaggy affairs, woven out of stolen things—dropped ribbons and hanks of hair, fringe torn off shawls and even shed feathers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z You here in Europe need professionals to run your affairs. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He looked at them from an immense distance, seeming to weigh truth, justice, evil and the affairs of men. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “In my house I do as I see fit and store as many boxes as I feel like! Don’t stick your nose into my affairs!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When Frodo replied that only the things specially directed by Bilbo were being given away, they said the whole affair was very fishy. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In many countries they’ve been granted equal rights; many people, mainly women, but also men, now realize how wrong it was to tolerate this state of affairs for so long. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She left a good-bye note indicating that her affair had nothing to do with why she didn’t want to marry him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After this affair the sticky, close atmosphere works more than ever on our nerves. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Milo was by nature opposed to any innovation that threatened to disrupt the normal course of affairs. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Ignatius rolled down into the Quarter and, for a wild and very fleeting moment, pondered an affair. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “The boats are cheap, graceless, clumsy affairs, as much out of place in what people are calling the ‘Court of Honor’ of the Exposition as a cow in a flower garden.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “That’s just another example of your sneakiness. You had a love affair all summer and got this girl with child and now I suppose you’ll sneak off.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Harassment—indeed, flirting or having an affair or any kind of hanky-panky—was considered a disgrace to the Communist Party. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z My mother, concerned about the effects on her children of a drawn-out legal affair, opted to settle out of court, despite believing she had a larger wrongful death case. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z When this affair had started, the advantage had been with the Mud People. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It was his affair with a lady of title. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z If this state of affairs had lasted for two or three years, we could say that it was unjust; but it lasted for more than two hundred years. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The choice here is often up to you, which is why we read things like citizens’ group and citizens group, teachers’ college and teachers college, veterans’ affairs and veterans affairs. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her trip of escape, the brief love affair. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is a very makeshift affair, this,” he said over his shoulder. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day she laid the affair before Mr. Brocklehurst, who said that Mrs. Reed must be written to, as she was my natural guardian. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Terrance traveled to New Orleans to straighten his brother’s affairs with the cotton trade. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The queen, his step-grandmother, became regent in his place, and would handle all affairs of state until the prince was old enough to take over. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Death is not a sudden-all-at-once affair; cells go down in sequence, one by one. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ikwa and I, old souls, watched the beginning of the love affair from our perch in the tree. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z So Support Group blew, and after a few weeks, I grew to be rather kicking-and-screaming about the whole affair. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “The Bully Boy. You know the one. The politician from New York. Fella shot his wife’s lover. The Barton Key affair. You’ve heard of it?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But the more I thought about the whole affair, the faster I walked, till finally I was almost trotting, as if any minute I half-expected to be stoned from all directions. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Did you know that your employer, M. Ratchett, was the principal instigator in that affair?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z In human affairs of danger and delicacy successful conclusion is sharply limited by hurry. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In the beginning it had been a sensible, often moving affair, a coming together of soldiers and gentlemen to toast and praise a warrior departing their ranks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Some are in bathing suits, one piece or bikini; one, I see, is wearing a crocheted affair, with big scallop shells covering the tits. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The only satisfaction to be had from the whole affair was that the new maid was dismissed immediately. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Even so, the toll on flies was terrific, frustration the inevitable state of affairs from the moment he entered the creek until the end. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “So you’re taking care of Pickett’s affairs while he is gone?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “A man’s fortune is his own affair,” said Wednesday, stiffly. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Yule was a subdued affair, for the King and his eldest son were away on a military campaign far in the south, and because of the harsh weather the hunting season ended earlier than usual. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "Some family affair,” said the Queen, "no doubt.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z To be sure, it is hidden away in bone and conducts internal affairs in secrecy, but virtually all the business is the direct result of thinking that has already occurred in other minds. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope, for her sake, you’ll keep this a civil affair.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The shower was a dribbly, antiquated affair, but the water was hot and I have never, and I mean never, enjoyed a grooming experience more. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She was thinner than ever, clad in a shapeless sacklike affair tied about her middle. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Katie smiled at his eagerness and said it was no use taking Evy or Sissy away from their own affairs until it was necessary. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "You have two days in which to close your affairs." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The Harvard affair permanently altered Lawrence’s relationship with the University of California. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly it was easy, and after years of being convinced she would never have a lover she began to fall effortlessly into affairs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He would be his own secretary of state and trust his son’s quite impressive knowledge of European affairs more than official reports. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She had had her first love affair when she was sixteen, with a Party member of sixty who later committed suicide to avoid arrest. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z If I recall, the next couple Eves were slow, painful affairs, with the two of us just biding time below, waiting for the moment we could sneak upstairs and get stoned. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Tut, tut, tut! That was the boy’s affair. How is the poor woman?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I forced myself to breathe in slow and regular instead of telling her that my name was not her affair. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z More often than not, he took Justice with him, as he liked me to remain in Mqhekezweni to look after his affairs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dinner that night was a very enjoyable affair. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Lawrence left no public statement about his views of the affair. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I only knew that the whole affair was a mistake. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course in the towns where their families live they have whatever roots are possible—clubs, dances, love affairs, and murders. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It signaled the end of “home rule” in the South with respect to racial affairs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z These affairs had not been settled in October. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Our sailing is the gods’ affair and yours.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The two knights stayed on the lookout “This is a pretty stale of affairs.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, the interference of the Parrish Street Gang in religious affairs led one White Rock minister to protest attempts to “Mutualize” his church. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The oldest preserved Chinese writing of the late Shang Dynasty consists of religious divination about dynastic affairs, incised into so-called oracle bones. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A bigger chopper, a heavy affair, was leaning against the door—the metal of it stained a dull brown. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The divorce had apparently been a drawn-out, sticky affair, but the file contained few details. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When they convinced her of this she immediately fainted as if that was the intolerable part of the affair. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Not the history my parents were having an affair with, but personal histories. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Although a widow would sometimes manage her late husband’s affairs, Matthäus’s sons from his previous marriage were grown men and quickly took charge of the family business. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In his last breaths, was he trying to tell me about the death of his adopted family—or admit to some tawdry, decades-long affair? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “This is a most unfortunate affair, and will probably be much talked of. But we must stem the tide of malice, and pour into the wounded bosoms of each other the balm of sisterly consolation.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z It was not healthy, he had long since learned, to pry into Gebu’s affairs. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “And now, Mademoiselle, what have you to tell us of the affair last night?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Breakfast was the usual excitable affair next morning; the Slytherins hissed and booed loudly as every member of the Gryffindor team entered the Great Hall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As soon as she recognized the nature of her husband’s unhappiness, Sherri knew they were doomed and reacted accordingly by commencing one, and then several, affairs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So far, Hoover had managed to keep the bureau’s role in the affair out of the press. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They aren’t even Baptists, I heard Father say; they just oversee the financial affairs for the Mission League since so many people have pulled out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z William, as the eldest son, the one upon whom “the nation’s eyes” rested, as the family always said afterward, lent the affair a casual, no-nonsense Darwin atmosphere. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z After extensive travels during 1575 he seems to have decided to settle in Basle, and returned to Denmark at the end of the year to put his affairs in order for the move. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Insults hurled at the new neighbors were a daily affair. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She was no doubt taking the political wind into account, navigating Soviet affairs of state as carefully as she navigated the skies. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Desdemona watched all day long, scandalized by the love affairs on As the World Turns. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Her love affairs were far more steamy and complicated. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Julius had really done him a favor, getting him involved in this whole affair. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The bantustan system had been conceived by Dr. H. F. Verwoerd, the minister of native affairs, as a way of muting international criticism of South African racial policies but at the same time institutionalizing apartheid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not because she had an affair but because it was with John, who was married to her good friend Caroline. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s also possible that Regina didn’t know who Bobby’s father was if she was having an affair with Nemenyi around the time the Mexican assignation with Gerhardt Fischer occurred. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “And Mary Willis and Loma and Camp could ride with him! We can squeeze in Mary Toy between you and me, Mr. Blakeslee, and it will be a nice family affair!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Another sister had an affair at college and came home with a love child, fairly big news in 1967. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Their engagement, which coincided with the Second World War, had been a chaste affair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The Audubon Ballroom, between Broadway and St. Nicholas Avenue, on the south side of West 166th Street, is a two-story building frequently rented for dances, organization functions, and other affairs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Death is a formal affair, and they’re dressed in their Sunday best. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z War, it will be seen, is now a purely internal affair. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I went out every day to check on my business affairs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Asked me to forget the calculator. I'll send the check anyway. If he chooses not to cash it, that's his lookout. But I think it'll draw a line under the affair.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Sly is singing the words over and over as though he is trying to convince me that this whole world is just a bunch of families like ours going about their own family affairs. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z My own affairs have been pushed to the background by...a break-in. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Intrigued, protesting that they were involving her in men's affairs, but really feeling deep emotion, Úrsula went to visit her the next day. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Roan had learned that his wife was having an affair with a man named Roy Bunch. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Security Council intervened in South African affairs, blaming the government for the shootings and urging it to initiate measures to bring about racial equality. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a chromium affair with a heavy ebonite base—a useful weapon. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z For years his intricate affairs had rolled along smoothly; he and his partners, his backers, his help, the people on his team—they had all proceeded cautiously, carefully, conservatively, successfully. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t remember exactly what we talked about after that—a little bit about the economy and the state of affairs in England, the various meetings Barack had been having. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Father announced this was the unfortunate effect of believing in false idols and he washed his hands of the affair. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Emerson Lapp said, “This whole affair has become rather unbelievably sticky.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “It shows the importance of work and marriage,” said Sara S. McLanahan, a professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton who specializes in family and poverty. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He finally had the chance to host his own public affairs show. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It was a bold move on my grandmother's part, and though we could all revel in the romance of it, it was a love affair that destroyed multiple lives and scandalized an entire family. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z In 1798, he commissioned James Callender, a notorious scandalmonger who had recently broken the story on Hamilton’s adulterous affair with Maria Reynolds, to write a libelous attack on Adams. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It was to be a grand affair, complete with a barbershop quartet, pony rides, caramel apples, a pie-baking contest, a bocce tournament, and an evening promenade under the stars. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The race was an all-day affair, heat upon heat of anxious and eager adolescent boys soldiering on through wobbly wheels, broken axles, driver error, parental disappointment, and photo finishes. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The secretary of state, in charge of foreign affairs, was considered the most influential cabinet member, more essential than the vice president. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He was our office expert in affairs Mediterranean. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if they're in love and the tattlers and scandal sheets are wrong about his countless mistresses and affairs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When Dennis Hoagland and I first met, outside the career services office of my alma mater, I thought it would be a brief affair. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z If Hamilton had presented his distinction between personal and political criticism earlier, the affair would most probably have ended before it began. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Gods and goddesses may occasionally help, but they don’t mess around with affairs that affect only humans. To them, mortal lives are but a speck of dust on the eyelash.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Life holds no more joy for him if he has to forgo this affair. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, some of the affairs were optional. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Though married, Ogorodnik also carried on a secret love affair with a Colombian woman—who was pregnant with his child. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “They have enough Elixir stored to set their affairs in order and then, yes, they will die.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The undercarriage of the rover is taller than any of the rocks around here, and the hills are gently sloping affairs, smoothed by eons of sandstorms. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z With work had come economic security, and a greater say in household affairs, which put some women on collision courses with their husbands. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Then he leaned back, closed his eyes, and considered the entire affair. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “A corporation this large is a family affair?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Concerning the private affairs of his subjects, he must insist that his decisions be irrevocable. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes, I forgot for the moment—a small affair—you have come for the slave called O-lan. I remember we promised her to some farmer in marriage. You are that farmer?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Medical care was at best a kind of potluck affair. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The politics of the 1790s was a truly cacophonous affair. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “A fine affair. All of Frell came, everyone who counts anyway,” he said, as though Mother’s funeral had been a tournament or a ball. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m willing to bet the affair with his secretary has something to do with this. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t possibly bring off one of these affairs by myself, and there’s Aunty having the time of her life. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z On another occasion, when she had not yet given up the idea of saving her for the world, she had tried to get her interested in basic domestic affairs. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Sir Meliagrance, anxious to get the whole affair safely ended as soon as possible, fussed in the antechamber, wishing she were gone. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Samuel. I was thinking we might be able to help. But your father would not want us interfering in his personal affairs.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We had these mimeographed schedule cards so we could keep track of all our activities, and we spent a lot of mornings and afternoons away from the office going to affairs in town. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She saw them rustling through the leaves, watching the affairs of the village from their dark lairs. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The shelter, a simple wooden affair, open on one side, stood in a snowy glade—a little winter wonderland—150 yards or so off the main trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “I have had affairs that lasted decades and others that lasted hours. I have loved princesses and peasants. And I suppose they loved me, each in their way.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Resolved not to waste further time on account of this childish affair, I contemplated departure via the french windows. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Now she saw, the affair was too consistent, too symmetrical to be anything other than what she said it was. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The Queen was the first to get her affairs in order. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But running wasn’t exclusively an affair of the spirit; it was a competitive undertaking as well. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ketchup-wigged french fries would march across our plates, engaging in brief affairs or heated disputes over carrot coins while burly chicken legs guarded the perimeter, ready to jump in should things get out of hand. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t interfere with this, Frank,” he said, “this is my affair entirely. I’m not going to give way to blackmail.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The women of Raskova’s regiments, with Soviet society reinforcing their heterosexual standards, felt that marriage was acceptable; but affairs were not. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I had been confined to Johannesburg for two years, chained to my legal and political work, and had neglected Mandela family affairs in the Transkei. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Families for the most part managed their own affairs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She insisted on playing a role in the daily management of affairs. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Soon, however, he seized the reins of the affair as leader of the regents bloc pressing for dismissal of nonsigners. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The others think of her as the girl regardless, and refer to her as such when they discuss the affair after the fact. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And, as far as love affairs went, she would be happy if no boy ever looked at her again. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z "Let him wait. And mind your own affairs, whipping boy." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s so ridiculous, I almost laugh—my angelic sister having a steamy love affair. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Not at all. You are sixteen now, quite old enough to be my confidant, and my experience will be useful to you by-and-by, perhaps, in your own affairs of this sort.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Like all the previous discs, this one begins with her birthday party, a lavish private affair somewhere in Scotland. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I never thought for one minute that Buddy Willard would have an affair with anyone. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It was more bad news, though, as the parties exchanged threats, and the second human displayed an uncommon knowledge of fairy affairs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “No. He came back about a week later. He must have gotten what he wanted because this time he wasn’t looking for books about viruses. He was interested in local affairs.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z In the general rejoicings the unfortunate affair of the bank-notes was forgotten. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “I see that I should have had men to deal with as hitherto.—You consider the Almaden affair to be the fault of the Machine?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z By authentic Ptolemaic standards, then, the procession of Elizabeth Taylor into Rome in the film Cleopatra was actually a rather understated affair. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The whole affair was the precise opposite of what I figured it would be: slow and patient and quiet and neither particularly painful nor particularly ecstatic. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Like the writers of Proverbs the authors seem old; they are men of experience who have meditated on human affairs. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was impossible that this affair should end successfully; such things did not happen in real life. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z To this she answered instantly, “Now do you leave this affair in my hands. Only tell me which woman it is and I will manage the affair.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The upshot was that a papal commission was set up to look into the affair. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He had a blanket pulled over his head, was apparently asleep, absenting himself from the whole affair. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time it’s her turn, we’ve heard about affairs, deaths, abused gay children, bankruptcy, and deportations. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I'm not blaming anyone for this state of affairs, mind you; nor merely crying mea culpa. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “When we met,” he said, “you dared not even ask my name. Now you stare brazenly at me and presume to ask of my affairs. Have we risen in the world, or fallen?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Arman—the pinched grandfather I told you about from the picture—her husband, was a bad husband, who was known as “the Governor,” and governed mostly a bunch of affairs with other women. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain’s desk, a dull-polished, Spartan metal affair, was carefully organized with file boxes and short stacks of paper. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. She was dressed for a very fancy affair.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Maybe, but then I’d be dragged by some unit into the field. As you know, Koch doesn’t like his affairs broadcast. This is private business,” I said, staring him down. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Danny’s brother’s bar mitzvah celebration, which I attended on a Monday morning during the third week in October, was a simple and unpretentious affair. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Papá had been having an affair with this woman, and now he had brought her here—to our house! Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But with the heavens also in turmoil, all the immortals were too concerned with their own affairs to attend to the ones on earth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The hollering and the high-mindedness over, all that would be left would be another shabby little affair a la the Birmingham country club set, and a self-constructed private Gehenna with the latest Westinghouse appliances. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He must have barely known him, always being up to his neck in communal affairs and not knowledgeable in family matters. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Their beloved country had only one feeding tray at present—a disgraceful state of affairs which would have to be remethed if the dear race were not to perish. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They mean the same thing, the officer in charge of financial affairs. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "It is my affair. Do you reckon you're out on a lark? With murderers outside?" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘You bid me mind my own affairs, and get me back home, and let you be. Boromir will tell all, when he comes. When he comes, say you! Were you a friend of Boromir?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z At these affairs I drank home-brewed beer, ate spaghetti and chitterlings, laughed and talked with black, southern- born girls who worked as domestic servants in white middle-class homes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z These were human affairs she was inquiring into, this was a human matter; Lord Asriel’s god was not hers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But the innocence which our isolation sheltered could not last forever, and the affairs of the town began to reach across our bridge and enter my life. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He was as current on world affairs as some people are to what’s going on in their living room. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It too was an unnecessary effort because Meme had no desire to intervene in her father's affairs and if she had, it would certainly have been in favor of the concubine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He told me he was really sorry about Megan, about the affair. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z By seven o'clock the orchestra has arrived--no thin five-piece affair but a whole pitful of oboes and trombones and saxophones and viols and cornets and piccolos and low and high drums. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z My problems may have seemed big to me in high school, but I wasn't dealing with arranged marriages to the wrong man or a love affair that would leave me ostracized from my entire family. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I respect anybody’s private affairs. I wouldn’t put my foot over the threshold, even if I had a key.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The affairs of Europe still seemed a million miles away, and that’s exactly where most people wanted to keep them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And yet, against their will, they had developed a certain respect for the efficiency with which the animals were managing their own affairs. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Details of the performances are lost, but there is every indication that they were exuberant affairs. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Never mind, I’ll get the dinner and be servant, you be mistress, keep your hands nice, see company, and give orders,” said Jo, who knew still less than Meg about culinary affairs. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom, who is totally absorbed in her own state of affairs most of the time, decides to pick this day of all days to “reconnect” with me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He was well up on world affairs, and even the latest events in America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “At any rate, my affairs are the talk of the cafés.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z It is, however, quite bad form in biological circles to put it the other way round, to imply that the operation of insect societies has any relation at all to human affairs. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He left me in charge of the Nation of Islam’s affairs when he made an Omra pilgrimage to the Holy City Mecca. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am suspicious of written orders since that affair at Sharpsburg.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have sent for you on an affair of importance. I understand that Mr. Collins has made you an offer of marriage. Is it true?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Breakfast was a very noisy affair at the Gryffindor table on the morning of the third task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z To cover up the affair, they accused the Indians on the reservation, even though everybody knew that they were peaceful and that anyone afraid to kill a chicken would hardly kill a man. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The Spanish affair was more nearly an expedition than a war. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He recognized this as the true state of affairs. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Critics said he had no right to speak on foreign affairs. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It had been pleasant to forget that affair in the store for a while. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Jethro noticed that there was no more talk of taking the South “by the britches,” no more confident statements of ending the whole affair in one decisive swoop. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The church buzzed with whispers of concern, and some said the meeting was about to become “an abolition affair.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It was a hell of a state of affairs, we were nowhere. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Perry never started the trouble and that 1 would take a hand in this affair myself. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z For this formal affair, however, places were set at table, and the buffet was enormous, eighteen or twenty hot and cold dishes, mostly variations on sube-eggs and breadapple. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The young man who had this assignment will testify to his role in the affair. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z When was this affair with this Mexican woman going to end? Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He’s making a determined effort to remove the blots from his copybook and keep his affairs in order. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z ‘Not yet, Gloria. I don’t want our private affairs all over the place.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The deuton affair was a turning point for the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At all times this sawed-off, unflamboyant man knew exactly where his affairs were at. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The next passage in my journey is a love affair. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The rise of farming was a very gradual affair spread over centuries and millennia. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, mathematics is often seen as a spiritless affair. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When he came in he could give me an idea of the state of affairs, and perhaps tell me what had actually happened to Clifton. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then from a strange and contrary fever of love Wang Lung would not go again to the great tea house until the affair was arranged. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “There’s a big affair going on up in the woods.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Out of consideration for everyone who had tried to spare her this additional suffering, she said nothing that would indicate she knew about the hair-raising affair of the lost head. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Dinner was a somber affair, with Ophie and her mother eating warmed Heinz baked beans from a can. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Below it on the floor, just where it had fallen from Mrs. Hubbard’s hand, was a straightbladed dagger—a cheap affair, sham Oriental, with an embossed hilt and a tapering blade. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He was too scared and too chicken to act, and he abhorred the deep-down feeling of relief in himself, for this must mean, surely, thank God, it signaled the end of the affair. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This siege was a more intimate affair, the latest step in a dance that went back many centuries. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the middle of it all, with family members in a state of ire over their love affair, she got cold feet. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z As for Wang Lung, he said to himself that at last his affairs were settled and his women at peace and he could enjoy his love. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “It’s the Green Man tavern. Where my affairs will be conducted.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Ismail and Monty, however, were disturbed by my belief that the ANC needed to take the lead among the Congress Alliance and make statements on its own concerning affairs that affected Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I recall it now. A shocking affair—though I cannot remember the details.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I admit immediately that I was one of the persons who helped to form Umkhonto we Sizwe and that I played a prominent role in its affairs until I was arrested in August 1962. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the Hand of the King, and where he went was his own affair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It is no exaggeration to say that after and because of Beethoven music approached the status of a religion, complete with gods and goddesses for worshipping, a state of affairs that persists to this day. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She knew little of the affairs of men, but she knew that her father’s presence at the table with a man who spewed filth from his mouth—did that make it less filthy? Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She spent two hours with the legal officer from the air station straightening her affairs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know this isn’t just about an affair, Anna. I know that you know.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Pope Julius II acted impetuously in all his affairs, and he found the times and circumstances so suitable to this method of procedure that he always achieved felicitous results. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z At the Dawson affairs, I quietly served chuckling white folks—the president of Du Pont and the governor of Delaware, among others. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 But the conflict within the American revolutionary generation remained a passionate yet bloodless affair in which the energies released by national independence did not devour its own children. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Hurrying back to Frankfurt with her daughters, she found her mother distraught and Marrel’s business affairs in a shambles. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then we furnish ourselves with blankets, and eiderdowns, luxurious soft affairs. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I had attended college and university with women for years, and had had a small handful of love affairs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “But it’s not a happy state of affairs no matter what happens. There’s going to be a lot of trouble.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z You could make as many guesses as you wanted, but each one cost ten silver, paid into the purse, which was a shabby affair of old green brocade held closed with a gaudy brooch. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z How could I write about life when I'd never had a love affair or a baby or even seen anybody die? The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Just a small affair. Nobody will dress. It’s the anniversary of the founding of the Bloomer League—you didn’t even remember that.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z With infinite complacency, men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurances of their empire over matter. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But concerning his subjects, when external affairs do not change, he has to fear that they may be plotting in secret. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Because the State had made Walter's affair with Karen Kelly part of its case in court, the trial had been especially difficult for Minnie. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The result, however, was unfortunate and the later Greeks did not like these endless love affairs. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It is his first date in a long time; with the exception of a few forgettable affairs at Columbia he’s been with no one seriously since Ruth. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z By its own law of noninterference in scythe affairs, it could do nothing to stop the purge. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z As Riefenstahl’s influence continued to grow, Goebbels increasingly struggled to comprehend how a woman could occupy such a situation, much as he struggled to understand why his wife objected so strenuously to his many affairs. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “He wasn’t boasting, Tim. He’s going over to Wethersfield. The fools are planning to march up to Massachusetts to meddle in something that isn’t their affair.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The loyalty oath affair initiated a subtle transformation in the Rad Lab’s reputation as a haven for pure science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z "I suppose you have lots and lots of affairs in Cambridge," I told Irwin cheerily, as I stuck a snail with a pin in one of Cambridge's determinedly French restaurants. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She simply could not imagine herself switching off the light and announcing into the dark that she’d had an affair. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Caesar and his father took care of the planting and the stables, his mother the domestic affairs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Didn’t you say that the whole affair had been bungled, and that you should have been given a free rein from the first?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z If she had friends she took to the west wing it was not exactly my affair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I was sorry for the people who had precipitated the affair,” she later said. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The Big Men of Durham learned an important lesson from the Populist affair: the best way to preserve the status quo was to keep blacks and whites fighting each other. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The two valiant pilots of the 586th were sent gold watches through the Soviet minister of foreign affairs, said to be gifts from George VI, the king of England. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z There was also this dining room affair with the kind of furniture you see everybody put out on the street for the Sanitation Department in the spring. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Let them head wherever they see fit to go. It’s none of my affair, and nor, by the way, is it yours.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Head computer Margery Hannah went out of her way to treat the West Area women as equals, and had even invited some of them to work-related social affairs at her apartment. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Look the thing in the face. Look into your affairs. Stare them out of countenance.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z After Chella died, he was moved into her corner, the corner that Kuttappen imagined was the corner of his home that Death had reserved to administer her deathly affairs. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If only the affair had not been a kind of carnival it would not have been so bad. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But this state of affairs is not necessarily permanent, nor is it a matter of principle. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z By the time the Pendejo affair was resolved, Carlos had become a very rich man, who subsequently sired a line of the town’s most hated patrons. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you remember the affair of the Armstrong kidnapping, Mrs. Hubbard?” he asked. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Holmes promised to pay the money back as soon as his business affairs allowed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Splendid! I, too. That is to say, I go as far as Lausanne, where I have affairs. You travel on the Simplon-Orient, I presume?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z There are more and more fund-raising events, and they are no longer the low-key affairs they once were. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Ashe muttered sleepily, “Why not ask Herbie and settle the whole affair?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z After more than fifty years of nearly complete deference to Southern states and noninterference in their racial affairs, Brown suggested a reversal in course. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A beautiful and meaningful love affair would transform you, Ignatius. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Hamilton requested a brief delay so that he could complete some pending legal business and put his personal affairs in order. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Aphrodite was back of this wretched and ominous state of affairs. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her life, however, was a model of America’s great love affair with mobility, in every sense. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As everybody we see there is dead we do not waste any more time, but report the affair at the next stretcher-bearers’ post. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “And third: I must request that you never ask Mr. Tanaka any questions about his family or their private affairs. This is a company-wide policy, and one that Mr. Tanaka is very strict about maintaining.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She maintained far more control of her wealth and affairs than any woman Nhamo knew. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On the screen, Philby is answering another question: “In the second place, the Burgess-Maclean affair has raised issues of great”—he pauses—“delicacy.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “A rather dull affair, if I must admit. But the company was delectable.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z At work the following week, Laxmi told Miranda that it wasn’t the first time her cousin’s husband had had an affair. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “My mother had a woman from the village. I know nothing of these affairs. Is there none in the great house, no old slave with whom you were friends, who could come?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The blight eased the pain of my father’s death, making it seem like a general state of affairs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the young Mr Cardinal had been building something of a name for himself as a columnist, specializing in witty comments on international affairs. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I refused to talk to anyone about my affairs, because I knew that I would only hear a justification of the ways of the white folks and I did not want to hear it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The worst aspect of the Velikovsky affair is not that his hypotheses were wrong or in contradiction to firmly established facts, but that some who called themselves scientists attempted to suppress Velikovsky’s work. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This generosity was not, however, a sign of liberalism in racial affairs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Regardless, she also believed that this whole thing, the entire deadly affair, was about to reach some kind of closure: Reggie was going to plead guilty, of course, she thought. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And if there was a sudden and increased leakage among the groceries in New Monterey that was none of Lee Chong’s affair. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z This year it will be a public affair, and since the Capitol will be throwing it, everyone in the whole district will have full bellies. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Crispin, when it comes to the affairs of men, I only worry about what I cannot understand.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The speeches fired up the Klansmen, but as a secret society standing outside of the mainstream, with no well-thought-out plan of action, the Klan had little influence in Durham’s affairs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When driven with his mates to the new owners’ camp, Buck saw a slipshod and slovenly affair, tent half stretched, dishes unwashed, everything in disorder; also, he saw a woman. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z But his father's affairs had been left in disarray, he was ashamed of the paraphernalia of death. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Also there had been talk about a girl called Liouare, the daughter of the Bari of Sanam, with whom the young man was supposed to be having an affair. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It is, I suppose, the reaction from the haunting fear which I have had: that this terrible affair and the reopening of his old wound might act detrimentally on Jonathan. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z My love of history and politics and world affairs was not. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The six-member board, all but one of whom were white, had turned their collective back on 200 summer jobs for low-income teenagers rather than accept "federal intrusion" into Durham’s affairs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I do not know any details of her love affair—who the man was or what the circumstances, whether it was religion or a living wife, a disease or a selfishness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The Burr-Hamilton affair was destined to prove an exception on both counts. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Ralph had noticed by then that she was pretty, or figured she must be, as about half the men with affairs to discuss with her didn’t seem to be foreign students. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve done enough to botch this affair. I bid five thousand dollars on the rest of the property, Carlson. Let’s get this thing over with.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The whole affair was a reminder of how our country’s distortions about race could be two-sided—that the suspicion and stereotyping ran both ways. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, church music was a rather more sombre affair, and the ordinary churchgoer prior to the Protestant Reformation is likely to have found singing in church a miserable, largely non- partidpatory activity. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I am not a magician, mon cher. I am, like you, a very puzzled man. This affair advances in a very strange manner.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z But the rest of them were too frightened or too hypnotized by the whole affair to make a move. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “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 Across the city, opinions ranged from It has nothing to do with how he runs the country to All presidents have affairs to the more succinct Who cares? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then Ellen’s voice was heard, timid and a little tremulous; farm women didn’t enter often into man-talk of politics or national affairs. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas was horrified by the whole affair—he couldn’t help feeling responsible even though he’d never done anything to provoke Ben. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes,” he said after a moment, “the Manderley ball was generally an annual affair. Everyone in the county came. A lot of people from London too. Quite a big show.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He promised to deal with the amazing events at Bree, and so give a bit of interest to a book that appeared likely to treat mostly of the remote and less important affairs ‘away south’. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “You said you'd ‘washed your hands of the whole affair,' Michael.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Such “making” is a two-phase affair: first, artisans make a plan, then they act on it. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It might not matter to you, but my brother was having an affair with my wife. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Some people are saying that she had an affair with a married man and her parents threw her out. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z With its soaring steeples, stained glass windows and chiming bells, it was a way more mainstream affair than the little white clapboard number that had spirited Stan away. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It had permeated everything else between them, a state of affairs she sometimes worried over. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The actual affair may not have lasted as long as the opera itself, its incredible five- and-a-half-hour length being one of the many obstacles to its being mounted in its entirety during Berlioz’s lifetime. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z A representative of Pickett Engineering said that Pickett’s private affairs had no bearing on the direction of the company.’ Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Its jurisdiction was strictly limited to relations among the nations and outside groups; internal affairs were the province of the individual nations. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, as so often happens in love affairs, the two objects of his affection were contradictory. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because I thought he had the affair because you were fighting about me, not because you were fighting about you.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Anyhow, the party is just a family affair because Freak isn't supposed to get overexcited, which is like saying the moon isn't supposed to go around the earth. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z He did not really know what Gebu would do if he realized Ranofer was prying into his affairs, and he preferred not to think about it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Somebody knew somebody in Washington. But as long as my pay comes through on the dot, I should worry. The Drive’s none of my affair. What are they going to do here?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Of course,” I replied; and “such is often done by men of business, who do not like the whole of their affairs to be known by any one person.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It seemed inconceivable that a spectacular streak of milk-white flame, rising and setting with the stars night after night, was not there for a reason, did not hold some portent for human affairs. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She drives the kids to school and picks them up, and in between she manages the affairs of the painting and contracting company. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She was hardly Dreiser’s type: By now he was sexually experienced and in the middle of an entirely physical affair with his landlady. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I, too,” she said, “could tell of much segregation that was going on in the North—in school, in church, in hotels, to say nothing of social affairs.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I'm a pretty, slightly chubby White House intern who's had a brief affair with the president of the United States. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z On the contrary they were merely casual events in a crowded summer and, until much later, they absorbed me infinitely less than my personal affairs. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The job of murdering Secretary of State Seward will be a two-man affair, with Lewis Powell and David Herold working together. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The estate was being administered by Scott Mathis, the Big Hill Trading Company owner, who had long managed the financial affairs of Anna and Lizzie as a guardian. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Seems to me you put too much stock in the affairs of children. It probably didn’t mean anything.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a halt, too, in my association with his affairs. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The dress was a one-time affair, Cora assured herself. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He was recruited to do this job, not by Kyril Montana, but rather by some other higher-up undercover police functionaries who had decided Montana’s approach to the whole affair was much too conservative. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z However, I thought the matter over, and came to the conclusion that the best thing I could do would be to post them in affairs right up to date. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Some microbial communities extend so deeply into the affairs of higher forms of life as to seem like new kinds of tissue in plants and animals. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Love affair is how I think of it; I can’t detach the word affair from the word love, although which of them loves the other is not clear. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z State affairs went slowly, but, still, he had authority. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z For I then said: 'In fact, I tended to concern myself with international affairs more than domestic ones. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The Harvard professor was known for his vast knowledge of international affairs—and his habit of insulting whoever was not in the room. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I told you he had an affair because that’s the truth.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But he did not refer to the love affair afterwards. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve had enough of you meddling in my affairs,” he said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I had a long, tortured affair with one girl by paying her ten-cent premium each week. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She really loves him, Moss realized, and he knew that this whole affair had taken a toll on Kaisha, too. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Nor did he seem shocked or become offensively knowing when it was made clear that Winston wanted the room for the purpose of a love affair. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z "Mark you. Brett's had affairs with men before. She tells me all about everything. She gave me this chap Cohn's letters to read. I wouldn't read them." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He and Cleopatra needed to take time to discuss critical affairs of state. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Once the yelling began, it was always about fifteen minutes until her mother accused her father of having an affair. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I’m relieved because now I can’t know, but I’m also relieved because a dead phone suggests an unused phone, an unwanted phone, not the phone of a man involved in a passionate affair. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They said that TV was haram\\ it showed the Westernized world, where women have love affairs and do not cover their hair. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z That state of affairs lasted a year, maybe two. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As their love affair progressed, his stealing from the Store increased. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z What was our kind doing anyway, meddling in these affairs? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It has long troubled the entomologists that the rest of us are always interfering in their affairs by offering explanations of insect behavior in human terms. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And if she were having an affair, she might need to get away to clear her head, mightn’t she? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z For years, this was the state of affairs, and everybody was happy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I knew that teenage affairs were sometimes real and lasting. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "Give me a fortnight to conclude my affairs and arrange for a ship to carry me to Gulltown." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Internal affairs will always be stable when external affairs are stable, provided that they are not already disturbed by a conspiracy. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z "Really, Mr. Amber, can't you find another time to discuss your affairs with my cleaning woman. And where are you going, Crow?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was a magnificent affair, and the stuff that it was made of shimmered like silk in the pale light. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z She wrapped up the family’s affairs, readied the children, and boarded the Illinois Central, resigned to whatever Chicago might bring. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z This gave me almost five weeks, he pointed out, to settle my affairs. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The only hospital in the camp was a six-bed affair in the British compound itself. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z "I had my suspicions about this entire affair from the start. I came here for one reason only: to announce my resignation from all matters regarding the Westing estate, with sincere apologies to all concerned." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Olanna wanted to ask if they had promised him an affair with her, and yet she knew she never would. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was adopting the role that it plays for us, in the twenty-first century: it was becoming the soundtrack to the affairs of our hearts. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Your dad didn't have the affair, honey. It was Brandon with—” She doesn't want to say it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z On the day following the visit from King’s, a hard look was given both to the ill-fated three-chain affair and to a number of possible variants. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z They were awed, but not completely surprised, that their own disaster should rank with these godly affairs. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Two humans with an extraordinary knowledge of fairy affairs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z There appeared to be reason for supposing that the drowned informer had hoped for a reward out of this forfeiture, and had obtained some accurate knowledge of Magwitch’s affairs. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He was always telling us about a lot of creepy guys that go around having affairs with sheep, and guys that go around with girls' pants sewed in the lining of their hats and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z "I no longer meddle in the affairs of the gods, and they do me the same courtesy." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Well, I guess you have your reasons. And it’s not my affair. I hope you’ll forgive me if I don’t believe it, Lee.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z With architecture and construction such a fascination in Chicago, cornerstone ceremonies became extravagant affairs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Yes, indeed, sir. A little baby girl, wasn’t it? A very shocking affair.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z We were still a family and they were still traditionally married, but she divorced him in order to separate their financial affairs. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z ‘Indeed it would take away the only point I ever saw in the affair,’ said Gandalf. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Some that night worked on a small notice announcing the opening of a new hotel, clearly another hastily built affair meant to capitalize on the expected crush of exposition visitors. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "Hardly decent, Mr. McSouthers. It was to Sam Westing's advantage to have a judge in his debt. Needless to say, I have excused myself from every case remotely connected with Westing affairs." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I am sorry that I had to be away so long to-day; but you will, I know, forgive one who has so many important affairs in hand.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Ishmael went back to San Piedro for the funeral and to tie up his father’s business affairs; he stayed to run his father’s paper. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z What could you make of that, except to suspect some intensity in his conception of the affair that couldn't be measured? The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I read the newspaper with my granddaughter, verified that my affairs were up to date, handled my correspondence, and went out for the rest of the day. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, the human youth had been one step ahead throughout this whole affair. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “When you consider things like the stars, our affairs don’t seem to matter very much, do they?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The overseer’s hut was built some distance away from the quarry—a small affair with thatched roof and pressed-fibre walls. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I searched for Curzon every day, but Bellingham’s affairs kept him out of sight. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Dinner was not a long affair; no one had an appetite. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Even so, I wonder whether our affair isn’t obvious. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They loved to point Adah out when they saw us, pantomiming a lion’s roar, which didn’t help us to put the affair behind us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s what happens when you let women get involved in men’s affairs! ’ he roared. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see her at the funeral, a shoddy, low-cost affair held in the basement of some dubious funeral parlor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why is everybody worried about my affair? I can handle it.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Composers were never happier than when they were able to combine them both, preferably bolted on to a doomed love affair. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z His core argument was that the Sedition Act was unconstitutional because it violated the natural rights of the citizens of each state to control their own domestic affairs. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I remonstrated with them but was told in no uncertain terms that the matter was the women’s affair and that the ANC — as well as anxious husbands — should not meddle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ah, we were wise to keep from her the affair of the dreadful night of Lucy’s sleep-walking. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z But he gets little response to-day; we are too preoccupied with another affair. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, the drinking started before . . .” “So your husband’s affair was not the trigger?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not leaving him, Rachel. He had an affair, he . . . It’s not the first time, is it?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Handel’s first eighteen oratorios in London theatres were packed- house affairs. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z So Mia had always avoided getting involved in the affairs of others. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “And do you really believe the affair to have been carrying on with such perfect secresy?—The Campbells, the Dixons, did none of them know of the engagement?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Laurie opened his mouth to ask another question, but remembering just in time that it wasn’t manners to make too many inquiries into people’s affairs, he shut it again, and looked uncomfortable. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z You must, then, understand how in recent times, when the Empire began to be driven out of Italy and the Pope began to win more prestige in temporal affairs, Italy was divided into many states. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z But he was a silent man with problems of his own; as long as a letter was properly stamped and addressed it was no affair of his. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then, Herbert,” I would respond, “let us look into our affairs.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Was being Cecilia just as vivid an affair as being Briony? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They hear the women next door say they think Maria Isabel is having an affair. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Still, this side of the affair was not without its benefits, at least for Winnie. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I had learned better by then than to pry into his affairs, but one night, when my curiosity had got the better of me, I asked him: “Is Bunny still in Rome?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a stately affair, large and ceremonious. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Satyrs were more helpful, more engaged with demigod affairs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘Get back, stand back, good people of Boston. This is our own private affair.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s a picture of me looking very happy indeed thinking about the whole affair. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “That lady two seats in front of us. I think she’s having an affair.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Matt was sorry he’d started this whole affair, but it was too late now. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Janis was so easy to talk to, having so much to say herself; any awkwardness she smoothed over with accounts of all kinds of Chinese-student affairs. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He was looking to hire an executive director for community affairs, a job that seemed almost custom-made for me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Members of the Youth Corps were involved, however, in C.P.’s most blatant act of violence, a brutal and stupid affair that was given an undeserved element of romance with the label “the shoot-out.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he ran over to another machine, a small shiny affair that kept going phut-phut-phut-phut-phut, and every time it went phut, a large green marble dropped out of it into a basket on the floor. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z I don’t think this love affair is at all funny. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I said nothing, it was not my affair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I had an affair with John Blake,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Perceiving that this was a more serious affair, he invited Lawrence to his office to discuss it. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I see that. Well, we carried on our affair—although we didn’t call it that, we did not call it anything—for most of the last two years.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z However, the brief love affair with zero and infinity was not to last. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z But Hermes felt this was not his affair. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z One was an old hand-drawn affair tracing out an acre or two of land, and marked with the now outmoded pictographs of old China. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The men who run the affairs of nations today are, by and large, our practical men. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Burt is one of the men whom I say and believe is on the inside of affairs at Pawhuska,” the attorney testified. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He began to suspect that his friends might indeed be correct in believing that Holmes and Julia were engaged in an illicit affair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Women who claim their husbands are not doing their share of their housework or who want to put a stop to an extramarital affair bring the matter before a judge. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the sun was hanging in an unblemished sky, turning the Red Carpet Inn and the surrounding woods—perfect for stashing a body—into a real winter-wonderlandish affair. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Poe was scarcely at home, because he was very busy attending to the Baudelaire affairs, and when he was home he was often coughing so much he could barely have a conversation. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “How do you mean to settle this affair?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z By then, my grandparents had a volatile relationship, plagued by the fact that my grandfather had engaged in an extramarital affair with a younger woman. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z A deer came by and watched me suspiciously before it went about its affairs. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But a real love affair was an almost unthinkable event. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Today, she is a deacon at the Mount Calvary United Church of Christ in Durham and remains active in church affairs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Lately, Rufus spent his time either straightening out his father’s affairs, or sleeping. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “You dare meddle in my affairs? You are such a simple idiot. You are worthless.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z This state of affairs produced a temporary anarchy and a state of mind bordering on hysteria, particularly among the planter elite. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It’s a tiny, cluttered one-bedroom affair furnished by the Salvation Army and done up in late seventies graduate student decor. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt more ashamed than ever of the part I'd played in the whole affair. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He would deliberately turn the affair into a three- ring circus. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s still in costume—a billowing white affair with multicolored polka dots, a triangular hat, and Elizabethan ruff. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Suddenly I said, "Have you ever had an affair with anyone, Buddy?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z And White had discovered one more disturbing development; according to several people close to Anna Brown, Hale had had an affair with Anna and was the father of her baby. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I can’t let this seed of a thing between those two take root, sprout, and become some sort of full-blown love affair. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Eventually, the whole affair faded away into the background. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Hamilton’s distinction between personal and political criticism was designed to change the dispute with Burr from an affair of honor to a political difference of opinion. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I wish Mom wouldn’t give up so easy. It’s not like he had an affair.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But our whole life for months has been one long meddling in the affairs of Wizards,’ said Pippin. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z In hegemonic empires, the internal affairs of conquered areas remain in the hands of their original rulers, who become vassals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “You wanted to be included in their love affair?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In trivial cases as well as in difficult ones, mathematical applications can be a tricky affair, requiring as much human warmth and nuance as any other endeavor. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Those romances always featured a love affair between a virginal white schoolteacher or preacher’s wife and a half-breed Indian warrior. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Poe is in charge of our affairs, and I’m sure if he knew how horrid Count Olaf is, he would take us right out of here.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z If people the world over wanted to go crazy, that was their affair, however lamentable. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the time he got investigated by internal affairs after being accused by a woman of stalking her family. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He was puzzled about the Lancelot affair, and interested in it on account of his grandson Galahad. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z First, he seemed to be the only prisoner in the complex entertained by the state of affairs—being held at Camp Greyhound. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She wore a shimmering white sari patterned with orange paisleys, more suitable for an evening affair than for that quiet, faintly drizzling August afternoon. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “I tried everything, but they wouldn’t listen to me. There wasn’t even a real trial. Just a rushed affair with no chance to defend themselves. I can’t understand how this is our government now.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He smiled again, again kindly, and he said, “I am Miriam’s nephew, dear. I’m living here until I get her affairs in order.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z This boy has been hit so many times in his life that violence is practically a normal state of affairs for him. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not often that my siblings had true fights, but when they did, they were monster, one-on-one fisticuff affairs, and Helen had picked the Mount Everest of fighters. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It also helps a prince a great deal to show himself to be extraordinary in dealing with internal affairs, as in the reports about Messer Bernabo Visconti of Milan. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z But to be quite frank, Mrs Taylor, during the time I was most involved in great affairs, Mr Churchill was not such a key figure and was not really expected to become one. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Long ago someone broke off the inches nineteen through thirty-six and assigned these to Methuselah for the conduct of his affairs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told you, they will not meddle in human affairs.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Manners are only needed between people, to keep their empty affairs in working order. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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