| 单词 | chosen |
| 例句 | An hour later the announcement came over the intercom that I had been chosen. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Cadmium was chosen for its ability to absorb huge numbers of neutrons. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to ask about that day she looked into my eyes and said, “St. Francis provides opportunities for our students to travel the world,’ ’but instead I ask, “Why was I chosen for this?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z ‘In the morning you must depart, for now we have chosen, and the tides of fate are flowing.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I hope you aren’t attached to that name, young miss, because I can promise if you’re lucky enough to be chosen, your new parents will change it in a second.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z If for some reason the chosen candidate couldn't go into space, Irina would take her place. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “Miss Peregrine opened the book herself, remember? She must’ve chosen that story on purpose.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Maybe Jews are also chosen to suffer. Or to be better examples.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z That is the exact moment she knew that Julian Singh would be the fourth member of her team and that she would always give good answers when asked why she had chosen them. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know if I would have chosen it yet, but it’s out there now, and...I won’t lie. Not about this. Not about you.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I think of how Rhyia would never have chosen me, of how Madoc didn’t even wait to see the conclusion of the battle. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I have to fake a smile now, because what kind of loser would I be if I didn’t mean to get chosen? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Student leaders were chosen to lead the march to other schools in the area, where we planned to pick up more students for a rally at a nearby stadium. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Captain, who I’d always believed was different, had, like everyone else, chosen her over me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Had I been thinking only in terms of myself, maybe I would have chosen steady gambling as a hustle. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He had chosen the name carefully when he came to this place. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had never paid much attention to the names the children had picked, but looking at her now, he knew that Sansa had chosen well. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Soon she became a valued member of the team, often chosen to explain the work to Riverbank’s eminent guests. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z For this reason, I loved making recruiting trips to Cambridge, because it gave me some influence in which Harvard students got chosen for an interview. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z This means that the initial state of the universe must have been very carefully chosen indeed if the hot big bang model was correct right back to the beginning of time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If chess were chosen as a category for the show, the result could greatly promote the game to the public. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I remember when I went in to tell Miss Emily my chosen topic was Victorian novels, I hadn’t really thought about it much and I could see she knew it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Those of us who aren’t chosen will likely return to New York to grow up in an orphanage. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Now it was as if Heaven had chosen this day to wish him well. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z So Ralph asserted his chieftainship and could not have chosen a better way if he had thought for days. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I told her that I wasn’t happy with my job, or even with my chosen profession—that I was seriously unhappy, in fact. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z With the success of her team, Mrs. Olinski was asked more and more often how she had chosen them, and she continued to give several good answers, varying them as the need arose. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell Dad that we’d been right near the store and I’d chosen not to go because it was too hard. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Because of her great beauty, the emperor himself had chosen her to be the next offering to Inti if the times demanded a human sacrifice. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “No. She is not ready. She has not yet chosen a successor, and without one...” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But he had always been so proud of it, of how long it took him to grow it, of how he had chosen the beads himself in a crafts store in Soho. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “What is she to me? Except a menace — a danger you’ve chosen to inflict on all of us.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He’d flown close enough to Galina in that air battle to be able to recognize her as a woman—and he’d chosen not to fire his guns at her because she was a woman. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z At dawn he started with a chosen few and for the first time a boat filled with armed men floated on the Tiber. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When he got in himself, he gave a small wave to the man who had been chosen to stay behind, blocking the doorway to keep Zizmo’s spirit from reentering the house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Gay also had chosen a black-and-white outfit, so we matched. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z But as we watched that pirogue drift away across the Kwenge, Mother gripped my hand so tightly I understood I had been chosen. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Sisters who love and trust one another, who work together until it’s clear that there is a favorite sister chosen to be the best and wear a pretty crown. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “So in turn you betrayed me. You betrayed us all. I might have chosen for you once, Sarai, but today the choice was all yours.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We took it, that somewhere about the 47th degree, north latitude, would be the place chosen for the crossing the country between the river and the Carpathians. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z At home, I pick at my dinner and listen to my parents talk about the Finches in controlled, even voices that have been carefully chosen so as not to upset me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The boy had been uneasy when he saw how close Dustfinger's chosen hiding place was to the village, but Dustfinger had explained why there couldn't be anywhere safer to lie low among the surrounding hills. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Or it was like getting chosen to be dressed in a deerskin outfit and then lowered from a helicopter into the Little Baldy Bear Lake region during the first weekend of the fall hunting season. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z What words had he chosen for the telling? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The authorities asked us to nominate a spokesman to express our grievances, and I was chosen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the teleprograms section with its engineers, its producers, and its teams of actors specially chosen for their skill in imitating voices. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Oh, he does this all the time. I don’t let it get to me. I went without an Apprentice for decades. I wouldn’t have chosen him if he wasn’t worth it.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z These were not, however, the terms she would have chosen. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z So many lawyers were involved that they all couldn’t fit in the courtroom, and Ogden finally ruled that two were to be chosen to represent all the rest. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Awake and having recovered the use of his legs, Bernard had chosen this moment to move as inconspicuously as he could towards the door. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His name was Jude Greene, and with the pick of some eight or ten girls who came regularly to services to hear him sing, he had chosen Nel Wright. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He narrates a series of events with the confidence that anyone looking at them will know what they imply, because the examples he has chosen are exact. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Mount Washington is the most popular summit in the White Mountains, and the Tuckerman Ravine Trail, our chosen route, is the most popular trail up. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I have chosen stories that represent the development of science in its historical context. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z They had ready answers for anyone who asked how they had chosen their teams. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “I wish the sluggers had chosen you to save the world. I just...I can’t be the reason you end up back in juvie.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z If the dream chose the dreamer, then his had chosen poorly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Each of four chosen girls recited a Thanksgiving poem and held in her hand a symbol of the day. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He had chosen a clearing near a brook that ran over a rocky streambed, and when Kaede knelt by its side to refill her water skin, the liquid was shockingly cold on her hands. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He listened to the stories they had chosen from the magic books, which they had to shout into his ear, because also he said that the wind was invading his ears and making him deaf. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z To cite a simple example, the probability that a person chosen at random from the phone book is over 250 pounds is quite small. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She had chosen that seat back at the beginning of the year because it was easier to talk to him that way. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Just three weeks before, he had chosen not to renew the part of their flood insurance that covered their furniture, everything in the house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It did not surprise him that his uncle had chosen to leave these men behind when the Iron Fleet went home. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He emphasized the historical achievements of Africa and Africans, and noted how foolish it was for whites to see themselves as a chosen people and an intrinsically superior race. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had chosen each one so carefully over the years. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She could just as easily have chosen the sleeping pills. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z One of his pockets was stuffed with a great white kerchief on which he wiped his palm before sweeping his hand over the chosen chess piece with great flourish. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z My decision was made, made before I’d ever consciously chosen, and I was committed to seeing it through. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Maybe this is the group that’s been chosen to be sheltered at the mansion? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I had chosen teaching because I liked specifically the idea of teaching English. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Being chosen to compete had been a jaw-dropping moment for me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “They might give me the keys to the city. I mean, look at you—they gave you all sorts of godly charms and you just a boy with a few stories. Anansi’s chosen one. Ha!” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The deadlines were never-ending, and there were times when she wondered if she had chosen the right line of work. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “On this day,” he said, “we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But of course Kainene understood what she meant and had simply chosen to misunderstand. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Shan had the air of a person who was somehow chosen. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A few days later, Boghetti phoned Marian in Philadelphia to tell her that she had been chosen as one of sixteen semifinalists. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The Obama administration directs the nation’s schools to provide students with access to bathrooms and locker rooms that match their chosen gender identity. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They had, in impudence, chosen this night, the night of our festive lampoon, for their attack, knowing our officers engaged in the drama; there could be little question of that. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He promised that if he were chosen to succeed Thupa Wallpa he would swear the same oath of allegiance to Spain. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He stopped thinking, “Why pick on me?” and started thinking, “I am chosen.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Twenty,” Lazlo reminded him, though in truth he couldn’t be certain, having chosen a birthday at random when he was a boy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We’d taken two young girls who hadn’t chosen this life, and without thinking it through, we’d fed them into the maw. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Why had he chosen to step off the platform and fall beneath the train? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Niles says, “I’ll ask again. It is important that we understand the extent of your loyalty to your chosen faction. So why did you transfer to Dauntless, Tobias?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Nine times out of ten, your European name was chosen at random, plucked from the Bible or taken from a Hollywood celebrity or a famous politician in the news. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His church is the old one at the edge of town, and I now realize why he’s chosen to live here. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I wanted everyone to see that I did not care if I was not chosen. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Escapist fun was not, by and large, a route chosen by classical composers in the twentieth century. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I breathed a sigh of relief when I realized that Connor and Claire and Rose had also chosen the right answer. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He could see why the cockroaches had chosen it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Why had the Wood—or whatever was in the Wood—chosen to take him? Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Instead, I spent some two hours a day in the translation of fragments from Greek and Latin; the texts being chosen for their convolution, recondite meaning, dryness, and insipidity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The ones chosen to defend it, hated it; those chosen to oppose it, loved it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His carefully chosen disguise was his only protection. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And given the Church’s nature, there was only one thing they could have chosen. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z And wouldn’t it be something to see the child of not one but two victors chosen for the arena? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a gesture I had repeated countless times in the past, but ever since Sumac had chosen my right shoulder as his constant perch, I hadn’t needed it. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z ‘You have chosen the Evening; but my love is given to the Morning. And my heart forebodes that soon it will pass away for ever.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z By chance she had chosen the three most obstreperous pupils in the school to be her thieves and robbers. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Esperanza’s house wasn’t far from the main drag, but he was glad she’d chosen a neutral location for them to meet at. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He had chosen a hard life ... or perhaps he should say that a hard life had been chosen for him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Who could blame Mother if she had chosen to leave me so? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not monster movies. My sister, as usual, belittles my chosen medium. Want to know the tide?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He died in his third year in high school and I was one of his pallbearers, and I think I was guilty of the sin of pride at being chosen. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “BOY! YOU THERE! BOY?' Boy was not the worst of the things that Jon Snow had been called since being chosen lord commander. He ignored it. “ A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Beatrice got off, hopeful that she had chosen the right stop. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z After lecturing for an hour, Anthony got to the point: She asked the potential jurors not to return a verdict of “guilty” if chosen to determine her fate. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Cole’s father had never once visited the hospital, nor had he chosen to be here today. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z All I could do was hope I had chosen a lucky spot where lightning wouldn’t strike, where no tree would topple down. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The mhondoro, spirit of the land, had chosen to show himself in the shape of the ancient king. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But why would Halliday have chosen to hide the Copper Key here? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He’d been chosen as an editor on the Harvard Law Review, a monthly student-run journal that was considered one of the top legal publications in the country. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He could have tweaked his nanites to eliminate at least some of his girth, but clearly he had chosen not to. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “If we had known—” “Are you saying that if you had known this before the Choosing Ceremony, you wouldn’t have chosen Dauntless? ” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She had chosen him because he was much larger than the others, and because he walked like her father, Kapugen, with his head high and his chest out. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine my new life-to-be: being chosen, living at the palace, enjoying all the court has to offer, creating beautiful people. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They were seated on the blanket in the place Matty had chosen to spend the first night. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I continuously felt my people had been chosen to be treated with harsh disrespect. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z How sometimes I didn’t understand why I’d been drawn to it, how some days it seemed as if the instrument had chosen me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If it turned out the person they’d chosen wasn’t a good communicator or was uncomfortable with being vulnerable, they seemed to think time or marriage vows would fix the problem. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Their course had been chosen to leave Woodhall to their left, and to cut slanting through the woods that clustered along the eastern side of the hills, until they reached the flats beyond. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z From a window, the tall young man known as Leader looked down and watched the slow and cheerful pace of Village, of the people he loved, who had chosen him to rule and guard them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I feared that the path he’d chosen for himself—and still seemed so clearly committed to pursuing—would end up steamrolling our every need. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But then why have I been chosen to live, while she’s probably going to die? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He found him without trouble in the tower room which he had chosen when he arrived. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But I did not doubt that I had chosen correctly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them said that they had chosen wrongly, since most of us who had been chosen were trembling and that meant we were sissies. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Her chances of being chosen so remote that I'd not even bothered to worry about her. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It was evidently the room that the old man had chosen for his workshop. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She suspected that Judith had chosen this task on purpose. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The judge then asked the twelve chosen jurors to swear that they would render a true verdict according to the law and the evidence—“so help you God!” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They had chosen the wrong group to try to intimidate. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I told him that Father was as troublesome as ever, that Mama seemed more worried and would be glad to see him, and that Chasca had been chosen to be a Sun Maiden. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z ‘Once the statue is returned to the Greeks ... I think it will be difficult to destroy. It has great magic. It has simply chosen not to use it yet.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The dog was wronged by being chosen as his animal. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z One crude way I’ve chosen to encapsulate them in the past is as follows. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The policy was supported by the Dutch Reform Church, which furnished apartheid with its religious underpinnings by suggesting that Afrikaners were God’s chosen people and that blacks were a subservient species. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They have chosen her as a tribute, then made her watch her sister fight to the death in the Games. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z These items have been chosen, not by my mother, but by my father. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Janice had obviously chosen him for his bulk; our job, I soon learned, required the ability and willingness to push around bodies, even shove some. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter that he’d resisted, no matter that he’d chosen this seat precisely to avoid this situation, here he was, staring at a slip of paper that contained the key to his hopes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t easy, but the judges have chosen the winners. First, we’ll announce the Queen of Sky, then the Queen of Water, and finally, the star, the Queen of Com.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Wait to be chosen, as if only in the eye of another could one truly find value. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She'd never expressed any great interest in the thing but was chosen because, at the age of ten, she possessed what our dad decided were the most artistic fingers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I’m not in the mood for Lara tonight, and all the other girls have chosen beds that surround hers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z "Whether you're chosen to be here or are assigned to one of the teahouses, I can bring you home at any time," Du Barry says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I would hope not. You are a servant of the Many-Faced God, and we who serve Him of Many Faces give his gift only to those who have been marked and chosen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We can be almost certain, then, given these assumptions, that two people chosen at random will be linked, as were the strangers on the business trip, by a chain of at most two intermediates. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The poll was followed by interviews with respondents, including the four people pictured at the opening of this chapter, chosen to represent different economic groups. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “It is the Ring Dance. It is said the crawlers perform it only in the greatest secrecy for ones they believe to be chosen,” answered Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I pour icy water into the crystal goblets Martin's mother has chosen for my visit. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I had chosen the right thing, for once. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The draft of the script was passed out to the Mercury actors chosen by Stewart, Welles, and Houseman. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “What’s this about, Dill? Why have you chosen this exact moment to bring this up? After years of being friends.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She had been chosen as the most beautiful of the five thousand most beautiful women in the land and they had brought her to Macondo with the promise of naming her Queen of Madagascar. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When everybody started talking and trying to grab their friends, he yelled: “Which have already been chosen!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z My entire plan now was to be one of the chosen. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Even his subject was effectively chosen for him by a charismatic teacher. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Even so—he wasn’t chosen as a wild card for nothing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well, well, well,” said the Fat Lady, “Violet’s just told me everything. Who’s just been chosen as school champion, then?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was as though he had chosen—how had he put it the night he fought with Ras?—to fall outside of history. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve chosen a nice place for dinner, but that doesn’t guarantee that it will be a nice dinner. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z If this person, I kept telling myself, was one of God’s chosen salesmen on earth, then there must be something very wrong about the whole business. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I made sure not to stand too close to Ray, so no one would think I had chosen him to be my new dad. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Hizdahr is not the husband you would have chosen for me. “It is not my place to choose your husband.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It’s not hard to guess why no one else has chosen to sit here. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z ‘Shall I always be chosen?’ she said bitterly. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Color smudges streak across it and display Princess Sabine's chosen skin, hair, and eye color palette, and bodily proportions. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t know how we would have chosen between these two fine culinary establishments.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z After I was chosen for Blackcliff, Grandfather took one look at my eyes and recognized his daughter in them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z King song my dad had chosen to play. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z If our hearts were feet, they'd surely kick somebody! the other infinity We are the chosen people, our grandmother tells us. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The path had been chosen so as to ensure that there would be nothing small in the picture — no flowers, no low walls, nothing for scale. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Our rules dictated that the girl’s choice be respected and once she had chosen her favorite, she was free to continue on her journey escorted by the lucky boy she loved. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry, I mean the housekeeper, of course, Signora Mortola—it’s her you have to read aloud to. I’ve only chosen the story.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z God provides that seed with the body he wishes; he gives each seed its own proper body” “Henrietta was chosen,” Gary whispered. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter why the sluggers had chosen me, only that they had. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I had chosen my cream-colored dress with the brown satin sash and a matching ribbon for my hair. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And what happens when a player gets chosen for a rep squad? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z There’s a time and a place for both, but how can I be sure that I’ve chosen the right time? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Those segments were then shown, with the sound turned off, to a group of randomly chosen people, who were asked to rate the facial expressions of each newscaster in each segment. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were being headed off, and were simply following a course chosen for them — eastwards and southwards, into the heart of the Forest and not out of it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I had chosen to change in the bathroom so I could have a little bit of privacy, and now I was one of the last ones getting into the room. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Each had been chosen because of its connection with the history of Perry Smith. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jade, this isn’t fair. You get chosen to do cool things all the time, and the one time the school chooses me for something, you get jealous?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I often wonder why I had to be chosen. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When the decision about who would be the first female in space was made, Irina was chosen as the backup. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z We have chosen an old sword, just rusty enough to look important. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It was a good thing she had not chosen Master’s armchair or Olanna’s favorite puff because he would have asked her to get up right away. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z PIH works closely with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and through their collaborative initiatives, a new generation of doctors and health specialists have chosen careers centered on infectious diseases. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Being born near barren desert had made him appreciate plants all the more, which was why he'd chosen to major in botany. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A kind of anchor watch had been chosen by straws. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The slaves who were not so chosen had short and unhappy lives. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Throughout the night, the boy dug at the place he had chosen, but found nothing. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Those who wanted to stay and live with the possibility of having their houses fall into the earth were allowed to remain, and a few had evidently so chosen. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I'd have chosen other artists, but I was grateful for the gift. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He went on to identify for Ulrich the things that most worried him about the fair, among them the color scheme chosen by Burnham and the architects. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Thus, Tolstoy would have approved of the insight offered in another context by an earlier author, Saint Matthew: “Many are called, but few are chosen.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I have chosen Euripides’ version which, as so often with him, reflects remarkably our own point of view. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I asked McGonagall how the champions are chosen but she wasn’t telling,” said George bitterly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Zalmay gave the dolls an odd look when he saw their purchase, but he was too excited about his own gift to ask why Fadi had chosen a bunch of Barbies. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “I like to think I would have chosen Dauntless,” says Nita. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The fortune-teller nods and stacks the three piles of cards back into one deck, leaving Bailey’s chosen cards on top. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I’m so surprised that I’m one of the forty-five Freedom Writers that was chosen to go to New York. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “You were lucky to be the one chosen in your family. Your mother will come for you in a couple years. You’ll see, the time will go quickly.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Both had chosen a deep green that matched their eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “It seems to me, however, that we have no choice but to accept it. Both Cedric and Harry have been chosen to compete in the tournament. This, therefore, they will do. “ Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When the sides were chosen, Mabel pointed to a spot by the iron fence. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z A ten-year-old boy had chosen a box that jangled when he shook it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z That way, Grandma isn’t disappointed that I’ve chosen Jay over her more and Jay isn’t disappointed that I’ve chosen my grandparents over her. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The team was also weak at goalie—desperately so—but that was something Luma had chosen. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Well, something in reserve, in case you didn’t like what your grandmother has chosen.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The Giver needed a successor, and he had been chosen. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Maybe—just as she had chosen me on the longest night, she had chosen me again. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z They crowded about the undamaged gatepost, which their leader had chosen as a perch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z We would then make up a story about the chosen shopper’s secret purpose. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “But because the danger is of my own choosing, I must head for my chosen destination freely and without ties.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Assume that one of three possible symbols chosen at random is placed under a piece of cardboard and the subject is asked to identify it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurse parks me at my chosen table and leaves. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z For a bull to be chosen as the Buchis bull, it had to be a specific color and have special markings on it, and when a Buchis bull died, priests gave it a sacred burial. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z And the guards said that, on the difficult route they had chosen, they had not seen another living soul. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I was afraid he might have chosen to let sleeping dogs lie. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He often found it difficult to live up to the demands of his chosen faction, just as I did. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z No one knows what happens behind that wall, how the Masks train, how many there are, how they are chosen. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “First I want to make clear that being chosen section leader is an honor, but also a big responsibility,” Ms. Fender was saying. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “The place had been very well chosen,” said Gold. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “The quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z One by one, the children around me are chosen. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Implacable resentment is a shade in a character. But you have chosen your fault well. I really cannot laugh at it. You are safe from me.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He waited with increasing dread for the scythe to speak, but instead the scythe gestured to the boy, who cleared his throat and said, “Mr. Ziller, you have been chosen for gleaning.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was the way the community had chosen to express itself. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the numbers are chosen at random, what’s done when a business phone is reached? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It's too much to wrap my brain around, which only leads me back to wondering why I’ve been chosen. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z And why had he chosen my grandmother’s funeral for his confession? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z That would explain everything—it would also explain the place chosen for the staging of the crime. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Jews are children of Israel, God's first chosen people. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z You, too, when you go to your first Gathering and get chosen by a Keeper. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A sad tremor lives inside my chest, and my arms and legs buzz with the memory of not being chosen. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He took the best of the pigs — I’d have chosen the same, in his place. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z He drew it in rage, evilly, exaggerating the difficulties of communication, as if to punish himself for the absolute lack of sense with which he had chosen the place. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He was always chosen captain when the kids formed teams. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Instead he had chosen a black cloak and a wall of ice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “A tumcloak would tell you what you wished to hear and betray you later. Your Grace knows that I was fairly chosen. My father always said you were a just man.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They stuffed the leaflets into stamped envelopes and addressed the envelopes with names chosen randomly from telephone directories. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The guy at my right has already chosen his friend next to him, so I turn to Lauren. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He was so relieved to have been chosen and not put in Slytherin, he hardly noticed that he was getting the loudest cheer yet. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The chosen ones returned from restaurant meals and overnights hand in hand with their new “mom” and “dad.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It was hard to find words when you were adopted and your brother wasn’t, and it was pretty clear that you had been chosen because of things beyond your control. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z How could he have chosen to leave me here all alone? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “You are here this evening looking for her, I believe. Though I do appreciate that you’ve chosen to visit my tent as well.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This is important, because it shows that the initial state of the part of the universe that we inhabit did not have to be chosen with great care. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We were chosen to integrate Central High all those years ago on the basis of grades, past performance, and behavior. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I had chosen drama simply because I liked Hamlet’s soliloquy beginning “To be, or not to be.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “These are the chosen heroes of the age.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z This was a late second marriage, and there wouldn't be any concern about what religion they should choose for their children since all. their children were already grown up and chosen. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I have been chosen to be Santa Lucia by all the sisters! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He hardly felt proud of them, nothing like the books his parents had chosen for him or the bizarre knitting he was sure Hyacinth had spent hours working on. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She was so happy to see the RV right there at their chosen meeting place by the Yakima River. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Do all scythes lose the ties to everyone they had known—everything they had been before they were chosen? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I knew I had to continue to train hard and do well at meets, because I’d been chosen to be the face of major brands, and I wanted to make them proud. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “They were chosen for this mission for a reason, just like us,” Dad said. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The perfect teacher Mom had chosen turned out to be none other than my dad. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z For the very reason why he had chosen the lighthouse had become almost instantly a reason for going somewhere else. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She told them the name she and my father had chosen for me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The shape of a boxer’s nose is not just the consequence of his genetic heritage; it is determined by the nature of his chosen profession, and the number of physical assaults on its cartilage. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z An apprentice should never be chosen in haste, but I was foolish. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Guerrilla Shrew regiment had chosen to sleep off the effects of the party outside in the sun. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The fact was that Mrs. Olinski did not know how she had chosen her team, and the further fact was that she didn't know that she didn't know until she did know. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Because if he had chosen today, Hooper would have known it, it was the only chance there had been for weeks. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Lancelot’s twisted mouth grinned at the word she had chosen to use. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They wore their robes of black and white, but as they took their seats each man pulled his cowl down to show the face he had chosen to wear that day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He could see why it had been chosen. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He thought of the many roads he had traveled, and of the strange way God had chosen to show him his treasure. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Each word, specifically chosen, could have a million different meanings. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He told her that he and his wife had adopted a black child and their neighbors looked at them as though they had chosen to become martyrs for a dubious cause. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Although Cochran lived long enough to see the first class of American women astronauts chosen, she did not live long enough to see the first American woman in space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z I have a warm feeling deep down inside, as if I am the “chosen one” in the barrio. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Whether the interval is minor, major, or perfect will take care of itself if the correct key signature has been chosen. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Not exactly what I would have chosen for a meeting with the police. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The deacons sped to their tasks and asked us to go into a room and talk with a man “chosen and anointed of God.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She could’ve been any number of glamorous places—it was Friday night—but she had chosen to come to my authentically rickety house instead. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The design is nevertheless attractive in its own right, and Johns must have chosen it for that reason. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z R’hllor spoke to his chosen ones through blessed fire, in a language of ash and cinder and twisting flame that only a god could truly grasp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He stared at us for a long time, until I was almost wondering if Zach had chosen someone who was so nerdy he was too perfect for the job. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z That person then becomes “it” and another is chosen to hide the key. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She had seldom had anything new, and when she had, it had been picked for wear and not for looks; and she had never chosen anything for herself. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z If he had chosen priests and Boy Scouts as his companions, I'm sure we wouldn't be here today. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew how few coppers they made and how often they had to go without rice but, on the other hand, I felt sorry for those who were chosen. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a second-class one—chosen presumably because of its slightly larger size. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z And he understood suddenly the words of Christ, where it was written: “Many are called but few are chosen.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I wait for the Grace she’s chosen to look shocked, to shriek at Ruby to get out of her seat. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z His words were carefully chosen, but the implication was clear: America’s monopoly over the atomic bomb was over. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Afterward, I was once again chosen for the national team and selected to compete on behalf of my country at the World Championships, which would be held in Nanning, China, in October. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I hoped my class girls were not wondering why my father and I had chosen to come to school to have a long conversation in front of the classroom building. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I don’t suppose I had any idea what I “wanted” and so I was chosen, not choosing. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Black-haired Ernst leaves the school five days after he is chosen as the weakest in Bastian’s exercise. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z You could have chosen a new life in the sea. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Thank the Lord I had that child in my womb to remind me of the life I had already chosen. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Only through the harshest tests can God’s chosen rise. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Plus, I have a strong vocabulary and could have probably selected a nicer word for her, though I doubt I could have chosen a more accurate one. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Instead, he has chosen the roof of the mausoleum, a one- room crypt holding the remains of four members of the Conchalitos family, the owners of a local restaurant. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z "And now I demand a champion, such as you have chosen for yourself. My brother Jaime will gladly take my part, I know." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I’m” — and with only a moment’s pause, the story came to him — “a pizza delivery boy. We have a contest every week, and you two were chosen for a free pizza.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “A person is not killed here, but chosen. They are not cremated in the ovens, they are processed. There are no corpses, only pieces of drek, only shmattes, rags.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His few words were so carefully chosen and so effectively delivered that every one of them fell like a blade or a balm on the boy to whom they were delivered. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Having once been accepted by the spirit of the land, it seemed likely he would be chosen again. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew the truth, which was that if she could have chosen, it would have been my funeral we were driving to. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z After Jamison had gone she sat silently, remembering how solitary Annabella’s chosen life had been, how unconnected to the village. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple wondered if the Patels' wealth had been a reason her parents had chosen Rishi for her, and then was immediately ashamed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Lefty would come back tonight having chosen a bride, and then he would bring her home to live with them. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They’d chosen the place, and that was how Felix had ended up at Red Lobster for the second night in a row. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘And yet you counselled me not to adventure on the road that I had chosen, because it is perilous?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Shouldn’t you be over there with the chosen?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Yossarian had chosen the site, and he and Orr had raised the tent together. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I know she speaks to you. Calliope. She tells you things that she tells no others. That’s proof that you are special. That you are chosen.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In terms of our daily interactions with sound, we are constantly bombarded with all types of sounds, both chosen and unchosen. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “If chosen as Miss Teen Dream, I will not let the bad people mess with our pretty. Their outfits are wrong. They’re not good people. Tonight on Patriot Daughters!” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A girl she recognized from her class, one who always ignored her and whose name she couldn’t remember, was chosen—and then her best friend was too. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Do you think she’s chosen already? When she chose to leave her dæmon on the shore? Was that the choice she had to make?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She tossed some thin shreds of bark into the basket, hoping she’d chosen correctly. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z All it took was a few chosen whispers in the right places. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Yet when a new Archmage was chosen, nine Masters met to choose him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a fantasy book. The Wicked Wizard War. My character, Ben-Jamin, is the chosen one in this war between wizards.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “My wife has been chosen for me,” he said quietly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “His legs are pillars of marble, founded upon sockets of fine gold, his appearance is like the Lebanon, chosen as the cedars.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The problems had been under the city’s nose all along, if only it had chosen to address them. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Among the many scapegoats chosen were elderly women living alone, who were charged with witchcraft: Kepler’s mother was carried away in the middle of the night in a laundry chest. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z How could Caleb have chosen to be one of these people? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I had chosen the books at random, but even a quick glance at them made it apparent that they were all structured along similar lines. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z First, before the experiment even started, they gave the students a questionnaire about why they had chosen to study theology. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That Garret Charles has chosen me to humiliate, probably to vent his exhaustion at being jet lagged or something. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I’d chosen the name because I thought it had a sassy ring. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Their names, chosen by a committee, were announced then. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The night before, we’d chosen the leos we wanted to wear and laid them out on our beanbag chairs. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And I gotta admit that while today had been the pits so far, I couldn't help but be a little gassed about the fact that I was chosen for the anchor. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “If you want a student of observation, you should have chosen Rowan.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Every few months Fadi would accompany his mother and Noor to a carefully chosen location arranged by a bookseller whose renowned shop had been raided and shut down. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Your daughter has been chosen to be a Sun Maiden. She will be a member of the Acllahuasi, the convent of the Sun Maidens!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Half of the group were chosen, at random, to be guards, and were given uniforms and dark glasses and told that their responsibility was to keep order in the prison. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z What if Hazel had chosen to hide in one of those? Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The second I walk back into the room, I’m assaulted by, “You’ve been chosen, dude,” and “Heather picked you,” and “Your turn, Picasso.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It would be the name his parents picked out for him, he assured them, the good name they’d chosen for him when he was five. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z If, as I had been given to understand, the Orgota knew about me only what Karhide had chosen to tell them, then this should have been only one among many surprises. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Mother discovered transgressions past, Sins of the man chosen to lead us. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It contains the names of the men chosen by the Virginia Company to be our leaders, and directions for us from the Virginia Company. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I hated her when she was the last chosen for her team and I, the last chosen for my team. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are our chosen child, our only daughter. We missed so much of your life, and we cannot erase some of the tragedies.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I knew that Hamilton Knapp would find out soon enough that Arnold, not Ginger, had been chosen for the afternoon's performance. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The fight had probably started at the spring and they had stalked him to this place where he had chosen to fight. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet it seemed at first that the gods had chosen her out for good fortune as they had her brother Pelops. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Every word chosen by Nathaniel, every comma, every paragraph break— these were all done on purpose. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She could as easily have chosen my tree, and then I would have had to risk fighting her one-on-one. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z And felt himself nourished by the plasma of letters and syllables that had come to denote a commitment to gallantry among the men with whom he had chosen to spend his life. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They shout our names and ask us who we think will be chosen as the favorite. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Two weeks passed before they had finally chosen all of the men they wanted for that first group, twenty-nine in all. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z So, when he asked her how she had chosen the four members of her academic team, Mrs. Olinski knitted her brow and answered with hushed seriousness. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Every year, someone from the village gets chosen to plug in the lights on the village hall, and then, one by one, everyone else in the village switches their Christmas lights on. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Laney has never chosen the tree before,” Isa admitted with an indifferent shrug. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I didn’t know why he had chosen me, why it was only to me that he could show the most humbling sides of his handicap. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for a few items picked up at an army PX, the clothes I still possessed had been chosen for a subsequent visit to the Italian Alps. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Peeta studiously puts stars by the names of the chosen tributes in his notebook. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It just felt like we’d chosen to spend a couple of easy days together, days when my list and his didn’t even exist. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Laney declared, jabbing her finger at the tree she had chosen. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z As Ida Wells-Barnett had in her youth, many newly freed men and women had chosen to stay in the South. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Remembering that gave her the courage to say, “We were chosen by the gods.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z For the first time in my life, I had deliberately chosen where I wanted to sit, and I hadn’t asked anyone for permission. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Since I was the smallest kid in the class and did not know English, I was chosen last. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He asked why I’d chosen Jewish history, and without thinking I blurted that I’d learned of the Holocaust only a few semesters before and wanted to learn the rest of the story. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He would award school ‘colours’ by walking up to the chosen boy after a match and shaking him by the hand and saying, ‘Graggers on your teamer!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Sixty students from all over Swat had been chosen as members. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He wrote a letter to the twelve men he’d chosen to serve as its board of trustees, outlining his wishes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Ron dropped several boxes, swore, and made a rude hand gesture at Fred that was unfortunately spotted by Mrs. Weasley, who had chosen that moment to appear. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The eager young Sherpa wasn’t chosen that year, but he remained in India and was hired by Shipton for the 1935 British Everest expedition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The rumor was that about three thousand boys and young men from the refugee camps would be chosen to go live in America! A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere far away, I can hear the crowd murmuring unhappily as they always do when a twelve-year-old gets chosen because no one thinks this is fair. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z For him, the world—and by that I must mean this very land, his chosen nation—operated on a determined set of procedures, certain rules of engagement. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Now his arms so ached and trembled from that work that he could not hold out the spear he had chosen. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He was more than Joe’s chosen brother, he was his best friend, and they hunted through and worked in most of Vesper County. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The chemical chosen for a fresh attack was DDD, a close relative of DDT but apparently offering fewer threats to fish life. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Here, look: I have chosen names for all three.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I believe we have perhaps chosen you too quickly to be a missionary. What I thought was great potential to spread the word of God turned out to be, well...” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z How could they have chosen him to take the Blackheart s place? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I have chosen for you a life-terminating pill,” Scythe Faraday told the speechless, tremulous woman. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And yes, Maya knew that she was adopted, not fostered, that she had been adopted out of the hospital, that her parents had chosen her, wanted her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Not getting chosen isn’t something we want to think about. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He stood aside scornfully, and he said, “Well, and my brother has chosen an earthen pot when he might, from my father’s position, have had a cup of jade.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Neither did the fact that Jason had chosen to wear a purple shirt today—the color of the Romans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Now most head teachers are chosen because they possess a number of fine qualities. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The gifts Milkman had to buy were few and easily chosen in a drugstore. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Four doctors were chosen to care for these patients. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z In the visual arts, style means the particular way in which the forms that make up any given work of art are chosen and fitted together. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But he remounted his horse and continued along the road he had chosen, in the faint hope of finding some cottage where he might ask for shelter and a meal. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Then maybe Ajay could have been the one chosen to take the exam. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z ‘It is not a thing, I guess, that Saruman would have chosen to cast away.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Stepping down from his horse, Lincoln walks through the main gate of the house Grant has chosen for their meeting. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I’d bet a month’s pay that an eighth-grade boy had been chosen at absolute random and dropped into the top academy for differentiated instruction in the state. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z There are no red marks on my carefully chosen words and sentences and quotes from books on Chantal’s shelves and from the internet. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They were too busy, back at their worktables down in the Rotunda Reading Room, folding the paper airplanes they had chosen from that one book in the 700s room. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z It was his fault, they said, all of it, he was the one who'd gone off first, he had chosen to go into the wood. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z At least they were excited about their discussion and had chosen their subjects. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The rabbits to go were chosen most carefully. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He asked some of his friends to find out all they could about this new convert, and he soon found out her name was Denise, but she had chosen the name Inayah when she converted. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Unfortunately for them, the place they’d chosen for their smoking experiment was the same one where Dusty Muleman had stored several surplus boxes of fireworks. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “You were chosen because you are young and strong. You sur-vived the long journey here. You will fetch a great price.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Kepler was amazed that he—immersed, so he thought, in sin—should have been divinely chosen to make this great discovery. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The kids who work on the News noticed that about fifteen years ago Mr. Larson was chosen Best Teacher of the Year three years in a row. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z For two nights the baboons had chosen to nest in another part of the island. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This time it had been Rashid who smiled, because Z had chosen who he wanted to be. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He had chosen to rise in a balloon, convinced that the spectacle of a gigantic balloon suspended in the clouds would be an irresistible form of publicity for almost any carbonated drink. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He said something about being chosen for glory, for the glory of Virginia. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z SATURDAY, the day of rest, was the day chosen for our expulsion. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He told her the Jewish idea of being “chosen” meant more than he could explain. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Realizing the danger of this new device, Constance ordered all but a chosen few to leave the wall for the safety of the Abbey grounds. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Each person that was chosen was asked to stand in a different line facing the previous one. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In these stela portraits, the king’s clothes, chosen to represent his critical spiritual role in the society’s prosperity, generally included a headdress with an ear of maize emblazoned on the front like a star. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The subjects were chosen from across the country to represent an accurate cross section of American schoolchildren. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z For whatever reason, Mama had chosen not to tell her about magic, but Koffi couldn’t dwell on that now. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Jamie, the chosen brother, didn’t even care for hot fudge sundaes although he could have bought one at least every other week. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They had chosen well, she had to admit, at least as far as style and fit went. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Even the soundtrack chosen for this level is off-the-charts epic, full of orchestral strings and deep drums, sending my heart soaring. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Out of all the companions the girl could have chosen, she had picked a candidate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Each must have assumed that the others were there for some business other than pastoral and had rudely chosen that moment to deal with it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We’d chosen blue and were stenciling white stars all over it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He had chosen a country over us, as my mother had said, because it was nobler to take care of hundreds than one, or hundreds and one. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Far from them sit the Phoenix Riders already chosen for this year’s team, led by Asher Wing, their flaming red hoods and jackets prominent. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And now, here are your instructions: The day I have chosen for the visit is the first day in the month of February. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “You told me you were wondering who had been chosen to play for Surrey against Middlesex.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And then we start taking tiles, throwing the dice, counting back on the wall to the right number of spots where our chosen tiles lie. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the cyclorama Sahil had fallen in love with, but the one I had chosen. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The model would certainly fit with the general locations of the X-ray reflections, for its essential helical parameters had been chosen to fit the seminar facts I had conveyed to Francis. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z His chosen instrument was the Tesla coil, a high-voltage transformer invented by the visionary physicist Nikola Tesla in the 1890s. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z To be fair, sometimes the topic of conversation really is the activity of researchers, such as an overview intended to introduce graduate students or other insiders to the scholarly literature in their chosen profession. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A few others are tapped for politics and Congress, and some are chosen to stay behind and teach. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They did, however, agree to come to the January 10 meeting in Chicago to confer again and examine the chosen ground. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He was the Lord’s stud, swarmed by sisters in Christ who all hoped to be his chosen. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Only one member of this crew will make the dive,” the captain says, “and I’ve chosen you. You alone will achieve Challenger Deep and discover the riches it holds.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Surely she would have chosen something dignified at the age of ninety or so—maybe a quick cerebral hemorrhage after a full day of work. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z I tried to keep up with Coach Mustilli’s instructions, tried to grab on to some of his obvious passion for saber fencing, but I still didn’t know if Coach had chosen the right person. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We sail upstream and moor the ships near our chosen site. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Nor are they really complete theories, because they contain a number of parameters whose values cannot be predicted from the theory but have to be chosen to fit in with experiment. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Isles of the Blest, for people who had chosen to be reborn three times, and three times achieved Elysium. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And while Balder was indeed beautiful, the feet she had chosen, Skadi discovered when the curtain was lifted, belonged to Njord, god of chariots, father of Frey and of Freya. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It was in her to say good-bye forever and tell him she would never see him again, to explain to him that she’d chosen to part because in his arms she felt unwhole. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z During the early years of his banding, Mr. Broley used to find 125 active nests a year on the stretch of coast he had chosen for his work. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Tyrion had chosen the ships with care, avoiding any whose captains might be of doubtful loyalty, according to Varys . . . but as Varys himself was of doubtful loyalty, a certain amount of apprehension remained. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The prophecy could have referred to either of them, yet, for his own inscrutable reasons, Voldemort had chosen to believe that Harry was the one meant. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The Monitors, chosen to watch over us while we sleep, won’t even be alive to see it. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Before my parents were chosen, lots of people had already started looting. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She snuck over to Evan's bookshelf and picked up a carved cedar box—Evan's chosen souvenir from the family summer vacation. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z ‘Then you certainly will not be chosen, Peregrin Took!’ said Gandalf, looking in through the window, which was near the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She said it as if this were something to brag about, and I bit the inside of my cheek and tried not to think about what plant Mom and I might have chosen this year. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Still, feeling deeply that his filth was an unforgivable imposition, he’d chosen to bathe first, and thus had he discovered, at the age of twenty, the incomparable pleasure of submergence in hot water. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Dictionopolis,” read Milo slowly when he saw what his finger had chosen. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z That is the path we have chosen, and it leads to a familiar place. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “The god’s chosen beverage. Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Two teams were organized and, after much debate, names were chosen: The Sparkle Ponies would stay on the beach, tend to the wounded, and try to salvage whatever they could from the wreckage. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z All this time together and he had chosen an hour before we were to die to pipe up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I am happy my Daniel has chosen you for a friend. My son has many friends. But he does not talk about them the way he talks about you.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He was chosen as one of the umpires in a musical contest between Apollo and Pan. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In ninth grade, Yoyo was chosen by her English teacher, Sister Mary Joseph, to deliver the Teacher's Day address at the school assembly. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The rest of us weren’t needed, so they escorted us to the river followed by the chosen ones. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It was dismaying to be chosen like a new bauble and then forgotten, a mere passing fancy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A boy not much younger than she was, caught up in a war he hadn’t chosen for himself. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It’s the way soccer is organized in Europe and South America, and it’s the way Olympic athletes are chosen. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Not everything they teach you is true. I have chosen my own path. So must you.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Not bad, really, and I finally ask Marv exactly why he’s chosen today of all days to take me out to breakfast. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Why else had her unconscious—her inner mahalath—chosen this transformation? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Jimmy and three other men in our second class had been chosen to be the new instructors who’d stay behind and teach the next group of code talkers. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t chosen Michigan because of its computers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Not knowing what would befall me next, I clutched my mother’s image, feeling all at once abandoned and chosen, despairing and hopeful. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Hyena thought that this was most generous of Jackal, as, had he been in Jackal’s position, he would undoubtedly have chosen to eat the fat sheep. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The chief and the council of elders, made up of both men and women, were always chosen for their wisdom and made all the important decisions. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Mendel had discovered the discontinuous nature of genes, Fisher knew, because he had chosen highly discrete traits and crossed pure-breeding plants to begin with. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Junior wasn’t chosen, and I stood facing him on the other side of the crowd, on my way to becoming a rebel. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Normally it was in full red flower by now, but this year, for some unknown reason, it had chosen to flower late. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z If the children had not come today, the okapi would have chosen this as his place. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The voyageurs trembled at the thought that the disease might already have chosen one of them. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Dozens of people, chosen at random from a large Midwestern city, send out letters independently. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The future that she had been chosen to create. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Initially, it just reinforced my belief that I was special, that I was chosen. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z By the time everyone had chosen, I realized that I was the only person who had picked a country in Africa. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z A few moments later he spread everything upon a workbench beside the designated oven, which he had chosen because no one chanced to be working near it today. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Four vocalists were to be chosen to compete in the final round, but soon after Marian had returned from Aeolian Hall to Boghetti’s New York studio, the phone rang. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z They had chosen their hiding-spot well; to the left of us was a steep wooded bank they could have forced us into had we tried to elude them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of all he might have chosen from. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z "The Wind Witch sails on the evening tide. Have you chosen the escort?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z More than anything in the world, I wanted to be chosen for the team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z So why is one time signature chosen rather than another? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Then I am right, he has chosen Draco in revenge!” choked Narcissa. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And then I watched inmate representatives figure out how to distribute to every inmate the “holiday cheer” they had chosen: a can of Coke and two bags of chips. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They are the chosen ones, and they want to get rid of anyone who doesn't look and think the way they do. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t stopped to consider why Mr. Griswold had chosen a black bird to replace the seagull, but now she realized it must be a nod to this poem. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z If that was what the coach had been getting at, he sure could have chosen better words. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As Great Britain’s self-confidence grew, its people began more and more to identify with God’s chosen people, the Israelites of the Old Testament, whose destiny the British were more than happy to appropriate. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Whatever Brinker had in his mind to do, I thought he had chosen a terrible place for it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I had known that Raji would make a fine husband for some lucky girl, but I could hardly believe that he had chosen me or that his family would accept me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t see it as forgiving him. See it as allowing yourself to be happy. What will you do with the misery you have chosen? Will you eat misery?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Why was this structure, of all structures, chosen as the central repository of all biological information? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Because the curandera saw you and picked you out from among many little girls for this honor. You should be proud you were chosen.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Later, when Roy heard the story from Beatrice, he knew instantly why her stepbrother had chosen Dana Matherson as an escape partner. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anyone who cannot get out of bed today will be chosen,” she said. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When she reapplied a year later, she was one of fifteen candidates chosen from about two thousand! Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Would we have chosen the same factions we did if Mom and Dad hadn’t chosen Abnegation?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It did not say how the laws should be chosen and it did not specify the initial configuration of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After the Revolution, in a time of epidemics, he was chosen health officer of Boston, and coroner of Suffolk County. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother held on tight to the hand of Ruth May, her chosen child, but also stayed near me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to affect the future profoundly, a time traveler would probably have to intervene in a number of carefully chosen events, to change the weave of history. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A site had even been chosen downriver, but there was far too deep a history here to simply give up. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But why had the new god, the golden carp, chosen also to punish people? Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew why the Prophet’s mom had chosen his name for him. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Upon his death, the Empire will fall unless a new Warrior Emperor is chosen. “Taius the First, Father of our Empire and Pater of Gens Taia, was the finest fighter of his time. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We think that their bizarre costumes, their verbal tics, are chosen, and that when the time comes we also will be free to choose. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Tariq was the one who told her, for instance, that militiamen stationed in the mountains sharpened their marksmanship—and settled wagers over said marksmanship—by shooting civilians down below, men, women, children, chosen at random. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Beatrice had chosen to remain with her father, partly because she was allergic to parrots and partly because she doubted that Leon Leep could survive on his own. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembers the other name that had once been chosen for him, the one that should have been. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a child’s play, chosen to conceal a deeper game on Frank Churchill’s part. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “A person can still use a wand that hasn’t chosen them, though?” asked Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Praised be Thy Holy Name, for having chosen us to be slaughtered on Thine altar? Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As yet Cluny had not chosen a new second-in-command, though he had let it be known that any of his followers who distinguished himself in the coming battle would receive immediate promotion in the field. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He shouted at her, irritable with fatigue, “So you have chosen this time to breed again, have you!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Mom’s earrings go with the shirt I’ve chosen for the party. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z There’s a long line of people holding stacks of the clothes they’ve chosen, waiting to have them bagged by a tall, salt-and-pepper-bearded black man standing behind a long table. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He could have ripped through the blanket and torn my flesh if he had so chosen, but the Handsome One was always gentle with me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I felt such intense pride at that point, not as an African, but as a Xhosa; I felt like one of the chosen people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Given my lack of choices, what if I’ve just chosen him by default? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But this year Mr. Rice had chosen a different solo for Caroline, a very simple one. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But once we got into our groups, I discovered the other girls had already chosen which parts they wanted. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The elders, the old men leaders, had chosen him for a special task. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Given the choice between letting it play out, and having Tyler there to stop it, I’d have chosen to let it play out. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Of course, others stood out, too, like the guy who had chosen to wear army boots along with his coat and tie. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Only orphans are being chosen. If you have any family left, you have to stay here.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother watches me pass a cotton dress over my head, which I have chosen for its long sleeves so I won’t have to wash my arms, and a jealousy lights her eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In honor of Ezekial Freeman—what a handsome name her friend had chosen for himself—she bought Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass -. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Since symbolic logic was part of philosophy, I had chosen philosophy as my major subject, and I was finding it very exciting. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Why, she wondered, was a young, inexperienced attorney chosen to handle an estate of such importance? The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Already traffic on the street had increased sharply, as each day hundreds of citizens drove their carriages to the park to see the chosen site. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There had been hundreds of photographs in the boxes Charlie had taken from her room, and the ones we’d chosen barely represented a tenth of them. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Finally, although they didn’t want to, Hazel and Jones were chosen to call on Doc. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When choosing the first year of a calendar, it really doesn’t matter which year is chosen, so long as everything is consistent after that. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She scarcely knew where her feet were taking her, but something deep within her had chosen a destination. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z If one partner found his or her chosen mate to be unacceptably old, cruel, or ugly, guards would sometimes cancel a marriage. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The Wart copied Archimedes in zooming up toward the branch which they had chosen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The kid with the best poem would be chosen to shoot the million dollar shot. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She’d chosen a strapless gold lame jumpsuit with a seaweed belt and had blown her long hair straight like a 1970s chanteuse. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It was here Claudia knew for sure that she had chosen the most elegant place in the world to hide. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the afternoon, ten finalists would be chosen. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z In the classrooms chosen as controls, where no cheating was suspected, scores stayed about the same or even rose. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z There was much muttering in the common room about the fact that Harry had now chosen two of his classmates for the team. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z If we’re not chosen, we get sent back to the orphanage. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The schools chosen for Main Stages in Nebraska tended to be from well-heeled communities that poured money into their theater programs, like Grosse Pointe, Michigan, or the Woodlands, outside Houston. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I told her about making out the cards and how I had put her name on one and how Branwell had chosen her. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I have chosen this course which is more difficult and which entails more risk and hardship than sitting in gaol. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Burger had been instructed to move to Chicago, the location chosen for their headquarters. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I had never deliberately chosen the perilous or demanding path. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z At the time, I was only dreaming about being chosen for the Worlds team—maybe as a specialist or even as a noncompeting alternate. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Even the most convincing illusion is the product of the artist’s imagination and understanding, so that we must always ask why this subject was chosen and made this way rather than some other way. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Why he should have chosen to come to the Cote d’Azur at Monte Carlo was not our concern, his problems were his own, and anyone but Mrs. Van Hopper would have understood. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The judges chosen were Mr. Oliver and an able lawyer: both coincided in my opinion: I carried my point. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Liyana said, “It seems like big trouble any way you look at it. Im sorry, but I don’t like it. Do you believe you’re chosen? It sounds like the teacher’s pet.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I could not imagine why she had chosen Idaho. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He had chosen Emma, and she had said yes in large part because they had known each other their whole lives. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “If they really are Pandavas, then the irony that you are the one who has been chosen to help them delights me.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When we are apprentices in our chosen specialty, we join a clique in which, it seems to us, everyone else seems to know so much! The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I got upset that Lori had chosen a clunker of a star, but Dad explained that “soon” meant hundreds of thousands of years when you were talking about stars. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “And how many of your own students have chosen to end the game themselves?” the man in the grey suit asks, turning back. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He reigned supreme for half a century and his early offerings, Nabucco included, had plots carefully chosen to whip up the Italian people’s desire for self-government, the movement known as the Risorgimento. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I wonder if maybe she’d chosen it, out of the others, because it was less garish. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “And the order of the games was chosen by a committee months in advance.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He held up the book he’d chosen—Ghost, by Jason Reynolds. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I knew that I was no longer arguing with him but with Death itself, with Death that he had already chosen. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Freedom Writers I was one of the ones chosen to get a computer. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Larson said, “An editorial writer has only got a little bit of space, so every word has to be chosen for power.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “I’m so glad that so many of you have chosen to try out for the competition this afternoon. It’s going to be challenging as well as fun. Are there any questions before we get started?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z If she was chosen today, Citra would not defy the edict to glean Rowan—but she did have a plan that might save both of them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Liyana was writing about Mark Twain, since he too had lived in Missouri, her old state, and no one else in her class had chosen an American for their author’s report. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Just visiting? Well, you’ve chosen a wonderful place to look at. What are you specially interested in?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was short for eight and his basketball jersey sat uncomfortably on his shoulders, like he hadn’t chosen it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z And I envied that she had chosen her work herself and was doing what she wanted to do. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z In Eumenides, Apollo, chosen to represent Orestes in his murder trial, mounts a strikingly original argument: he reasons that Orestes’s mother is no more than a stranger to him. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We were proud to be Marines and even prouder of the role that we had been chosen to play. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And why had he chosen to sign it with that pen? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Although I had chosen a different path, I tried in my own fashion to live up to the responsibilities of the role for which I had been schooled. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As an aspiring politician, it was essential for Comrade Pillai to be seen in his chosen constituency as a man of influence. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “If so, we have long since forgotten it. We would not wish for our son other than what he would wish for himself. He has chosen well.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s faded, but it still exists in Lkossa for a chosen few. I'm one of those few.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then Scythe Mandela said, “Ransom Paladini, we have chosen not to ordain you as a scythe. Wherever life leads you, we wish you well. You are dismissed.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Failing that, if contact was absolutely necessary, a series of thumb jabs to the nerve cluster at the base of the neck would be his chosen modus operandi—quiet as a whisper. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I assumed that he had chosen to spend his after-school hours with her instead of me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Diana looked down at the clothes she’d chosen for the day. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I could lift the telephone and food would appear on a tray, food I had chosen. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know why he was calling me names, or why he’d chosen that particular one. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But why had the hummingbears chosen the same two trees for nesting? Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It irritated me that the Captain had never thought to tell, or chosen to tell Call and me about this adventure. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely Dumbledore had chosen them, as the eldest member of the family once his mother had died. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z This two-legs, very big and very threatening, stood over him as he lay in the corner he had chosen as a sleeping place. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z It felt more like I’d chosen a comfortable position for waiting—waiting for the next insane or dismal or completely unfair thing coming my way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I answered, “Just this once, I hope they’ll be chosen for something good!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Knowing this secret, being the only one chosen to know, makes me feel important in a way. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A simple example: the conditional probability of having chosen a king card when it’s known that the card is a face card—a king, queen, or jack— is Vs. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Once a week a dozen chosen kids met at the school library to discuss everything from setting your sights on college to the importance of getting your teeth cleaned. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z See was the least of the words she might have chosen, but the safest. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The Apprentice Administrator, who was almost as old as her dying Master, had been chosen long ago for her aptitude for poisons and torture. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Ifemelu told the story with a false openness, as though it was merely a curiosity for her, and not something she had chosen to goad Laura. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "Hopefully, today everyone is prepared to share with their partners some more new findings about the person you all have chosen." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis had chosen Latin for the day, the better to show my excellence in the subject. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Your numbers were chosen to fit this remarkable total: One Gross, if I may use the expression. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He had chosen his family, and it had nothing to do with Beryl Grace or even Jupiter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes even I questioned this path I’d chosen, but I had to shift my thinking and convince myself that the struggles I was experiencing served a purpose. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z This intersection Willem and I have chosen—this overhanging awning and this plaster cow—it's more than one kilometer from the Muiderpoort station. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Raleigh’s father was a well-known and powerful lawyer in New Orleans, and Raleigh, though in the family business, had chosen to break away, at least in his appearance. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Maybe she’d already been chosen to be remade for this strange, other world. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I’m part of a beautiful family that is closer and more loving than any I could’ve ever chosen. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Merry and Pippin were indignant when they heard that Sam had crept into the Council, and had been chosen as Frodo’s companion. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “A Beast of the Foot,” replied the Wart, blessing his stars that Sir Ector had chosen to give him a First Rate Eddication, “is a horse, or a hound, or a hawk.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z While Scythe Faraday always reviewed his notes on his chosen subject and used public transportation, Scythe Curie had an old-school sports car that required substantial skill to drive—especially on a winding mountain road. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z "Be brave. I swore to see you home, and now I can. The day has been chosen." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Boy21’s locker is right next to mine and it just so happens that he’s in every one of my classes and every single teacher has chosen to sit us together on the seating charts. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I pictured Tidings leaving Dismay’s collar in such a soothing place, a place where Dismay might have chosen to come, if he’d been able. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z So I’d chosen Harry, and I only delayed those couple of months because I wanted to make sure I’d be all right physically. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have chosen any one of them over this indecent speechless lurking insanity. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, referring to the theme my classmates had chosen. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Only the most honored animals are chosen for the job.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He had his own furniture there, brought out from the country house, but he’d chosen it carelessly and it was an atrocious mix of styles, upholstery, light and dark woods. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then he spreads a tarpaulin out on the ground, underneath the chosen tree, wrapping it around the trunk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z While my teachers labored over the rigors of their chosen subject, I sat in the back, pretty much bored out of my mind. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Instead of working against the poverty or crime that have run rampant over this country, these people have chosen to work against genetic damage. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I could tell her that I’m probably not going to pal around at all, but I’m still enjoying her shock over the fact that I’ve been chosen. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z If she had been asked and had chosen to answer the question of whether she was cowardly or not, she would have said that she was a realist. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z "But for now, it's time to dress the Belles, and for the whole world to find out who has been chosen." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z As Calvinists, the Pilgrims and the Puritans thought, although they could never be certain, that they were among the elected few their god had chosen for salvation. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Against me was the awkward chemical fact that I had chosen the wrong tautomeric forms of guanine and thymine. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I know I have my own feelings as to who should be chosen as the leader, but I’ll refrain from saying at this time so as not to influence any decisions. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Sure enough, Mrs. Salinger went on, “And I have already chosen the pairs, so don’t bother begging. In fact, don’t ask. The pairs are listed at the top of this sheet.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z But he thought that the Committee had chosen well. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, you’re spending Friday night gaming and nursing the hand you broke while trying to sucker punch somebody. No wonder Jase Worthington has chosen to hitch his star to your wagon.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z At noon, we sent word at a plantation chosen by what means I know not, requesting they should deal with us fairly and present us with corn, livestock, and other sundry provisions. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In the loose, shabby, but definitely male clothing I had chosen, my height and my contralto voice would get me by. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The figure is advisedly chosen, for if the canneries dipped their mouths into the bay the canned sardines which emerge from the other end would be metaphorically, at least, even more horrifying. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the tale he’d chosen for Bronwyn to read that first night in the forest, about the stone giant, had been a manipulation. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Roger led the way straight through the castles, kicking them over, burying the flowers, scattering the chosen stones. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I had seen Blanca join in those sessions, but I had always avoided the chosen corners. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z We all clambered up into the chosen tree, straddling the big, damp branches. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She added so only I could hear, “If you are like her, then Char has chosen well.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z But many physicians had simply chosen not to show up or had already moved to the countryside. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “I hear I may have been the one chosen to accompany the Zetas tomorrow to the surface.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I have chosen for you a traditional drowning. We shall take you to the river. I shall submerge you until your life leaves you.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He and she were growing up, growing older and further apart in this alien land to which they had never chosen to come. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Especially since he was one of the chosen, the 144,000 Revelation speaks about. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Five kids from New York State had been chosen to be honored at this ceremony at the University of Chicago, all based on one math test they had taken at the end of last year. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z They did not know how to tread this new path they had chosen, and sometimes it hurt so much that Kaede had to turn her back on Taisin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Three times the old man had chosen, and three times he had chosen honor, but that was him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Might I know which men His Grace has chosen to protect him?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As he wriggled under the bench, he smiled, realizing that Pax would have chosen this same spot—protected, but with a good vantage point—if he wanted a rest. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Conor couldn’t see any teachers out of the corner of his eye, so he knew Harry had chosen a moment when they could bother him unseen. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The knights you have chosen to follow me are stout fellows and bear the command of a stripling with good humor. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Looking around, she saw that the other women were already slipping into whatever they had chosen. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “If it happens that you are not chosen at the first stop, you will have several additional opportunities. I cannot think of an instance . . .” She pauses and purses her lips. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z How this drunken slob was chosen as the president’s bodyguard is a great mystery, but Crook knows that the president does not involve himself in such things. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Why, of all people, had they chosen to tell me? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He paid the clerk for the presents he had chosen and left the drugstore, having made up his mind to call it off. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z We had finished Robinson Crusoe long ago, and Kevin had chosen a couple of other familiar books from the library. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I learned when I was young. Boys can, the ones who are chosen. And some of the carving I do has words.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mike had mentioned that everyone older than thirteen would be responsible for doing some work; I just hadn’t realized that the assignments were chosen for you. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Whitby had surely been driven by numb, mechanical logic when he had chosen the Cold Storage building as the place to set the first fire. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She hadn’t stopped to consider why Mr. Griswold had chosen a black bird to replace the seagull, but now she realized it must be a nod to this poem. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I’ve chosen a safari outfit look for today—a white T-shirt and my favorite green jean jacket and a tan skirt that just skims my knees. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to convince myself that the note could not have referred to the poisoning of Locke’s mother, that Balekin had no motive when Dain was already the High King’s chosen heir. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The three chosen apprentices were called one by one by Scythe Mandela, who presided over the bejeweling committee. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z This could then explain why the rate of expansion is still so close to the critical rate, without having to assume that the initial rate of expansion of the universe was very carefully chosen. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A pilot needed to be chosen and given special training. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Now imagine you are at a race in which no count or starting signal is given, but a chosen leader just decides to start running and you are expected to jump in and catch up. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z According to my calculations, Pi wouldn’t have been my chosen dog anyway. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps I was chosen from the beginning of time to live there with Agwe at the bottom of the sea. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She remembered Urvashi’s laugh....If they really are Pandavas, then the irony that you are the one who has been chosen to help them delights me. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Since everything about the new baby was backward and unexpected, my parents decided to reverse the name they’d chosen. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The words chosen for the banners were the backbone of the National Woman’s Party protest. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Nhamo spent the rest of the day scouting around the area she had chosen for her camp. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If the decision were based on that, she'd be chosen easily. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He thoughtfully called his company Silly P's Hardwood Floors, Silly P being the name he would have chosen were he a rap star. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z "You’re a lord of the Wild, dude. The chosen one of Pan. A member of the Council of—” "Stop it!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z At the heart of my confusion was a kind of fear, because as much as I hadn’t chosen to be involved, I was getting sucked in. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was such a thrill to be one of the archangels, the avengers, the chosen few. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “And that you have chosen a path of less resistance. You’ve even brought me something fresh, an assistant to aid in our efforts.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She hadn’t chosen humans over godspawn, but life over death—for all their sakes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z After being an apprentice for nearly three months, Citra couldn’t deny that she wanted to be chosen by Scythe Faraday to receive the ring. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I know that Rameel was chosen by God to help all those people.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z She hadn’t been chosen by one of the little ones since Chester. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I refused to believe that they had the power to prevent the world’s end but had chosen to leave the decision up to a sixteen-year-old nobody. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z They paused while the chosen girl, after much coaxing, finally whispered a boy’s name. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We all know that we aren’t supposed to talk about the test, not even now that we have chosen, but for them that rule must not be as serious as it is for me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Gregor translated that in his head to mean “chosen to give them life.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘Tour cousin paints well. In the old days, she would have been chosen to decorate the shrines of our gods.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z As I later discovered, they had nearly chosen a different facility because the authorities feared I might attract sympathetic attention at a university hospital. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was even more astonished when Cleopatra told him that every luxurious item, chosen especially for his pleasure, was his to keep. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Students are chosen by lottery, with any fourth grader living in the Bronx eligible to apply. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Renly had chosen a woman to carry his banner as well, though Brienne hid face and form behind plate armor that gave no hint of her sex. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z You don’t want your parents to know about the voices, so you just moan, and think about all the movies where one person is chosen to save the world. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Why would I have been chosen as his prize if not for that? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She complimented them on their flattering, carefully chosen outfits and waited as they had their hair fashioned, their eyebrows trained, and their slight imperfections masked by powder. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, another bashful person had chosen the same refuge, for, as the curtain fell behind her, she found herself face to face with the ‘Laurence boy’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z After several seconds of us pointing to each other, determining who should look out the window of the door, it seemed that with Lettie and Ruthanne both pointing to me, I was the chosen one. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z If they’re picking us, I will be chosen last; I can feel it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The memorizing was more a discipline for him, like a serious craft or martial art, a chosen kind of suffering involving hours of practice and concentration by which you gradually came to know yourself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z One her parents had actually chosen for her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact with Merry’s help he had already chosen and bought a little house at Crickhollow in the country beyond Bucklebury. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “As a matter of fact I was wondering if they had chosen the Surrey side to play Middlesex at the Oval,” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z On his shield was the bloody spear his father had chosen as the sigil of their new-made house. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Father says it is the lot of every young woman to learn humility and God plots for each her chosen way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I related to the long distance they traveled and their determination to reach their chosen destination. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In the end she’d chosen both, a scarier thing, but the braver thing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z When I was with Adam, I felt picked, chosen, special, and that just made me wonder why me? even more. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Better to be the one not chosen in this particular game of chance. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Merci was chosen to be a buddy for a new student,” she explains. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I’ve gleaned bits and pieces: that babies are the first to be chosen, then older boys, prized by farmers for their strong bones and muscles. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The ones chosen were questioned in full view of the other captives, so they could see the fate of rebels and traitors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You know, certain people are chosen to survive. I don’t know why, but you are one of those who must remember the past and tell those yet unborn. You must live.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He had always been last to be chosen, not because he was no good, but because no one wanted Dudley to think they liked him. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It was apparently a big deal that we even got to perform; some committee had whittled down a stack of submissions and chosen, of the many, only ten acts to be onstage today. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Marie seldom called Pecola the same thing twice, but invariably her epithets were fond ones chosen from menus and dishes that were forever uppermost in her mind. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z After graduation from either the Adolf Hitler School or Napola, chosen students could continue their training at one of the Order Castles. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z All black men belong to Islam; they have been chosen. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z The question remains, however: how or why were the laws and the initial state of the universe chosen? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But somehow I think I have a small part to play in this drama, and I have chosen to be the villain. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I had chosen the words myself, wanting to show off my French, hoping to please my father by bringing attention to us. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z No matter how hard I tried, I would never be chosen by them—or anyone. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z For one thing, it would not have been granted and I did not want to do anything that might suggest that I was not prepared for the consequences of the underground life I had chosen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Though Lucas Mangope, the president of Bophuthatswana, had chosen to keep his homeland out of the election, the tide of events soon altered the situation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If his wife had chosen this occasion to have one of her special “I simply don’t understand” periods he wasn’t going to fight her. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Jerome and I had chosen a home in an integrated neighborhood, some distance from where I’d grown up. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I wished I hadn’t chosen such a good hiding place. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Kubat claimed that a financial sponsor had been found and that the venue was already chosen. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “She’s quite small, but seems healthy. Have you chosen a name yet?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z On my twenty-seventh birthday, the birthday I had chosen, I submitted my PhD dissertation. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Bliss claimed that he had chosen his permanent medical staff at the request of the president. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘Talking won’t mend nothing,’ he muttered to himself, as he gathered up all the things that they had chosen to cast away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Frank refused to believe he’d been chosen by the Fates to go on this quest just so he could take online courses in turnip cultivation. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Well, she seems to be very nice. I’m happy for him. And if you like her, then I know he’s chosen well.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I can’t tell her one of my best friends has chosen a new best friend. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The initial rate of expansion also would have had to be chosen very precisely for the rate of expansion still to be so close to the critical rate needed to avoid recollapse. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, because there were so many of us, including hundreds of young Navajo men who had learned to speak English in the boarding schools—our language was chosen for making that unbreakable code. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, finally, on May 13, 1607, seventeen days after we first landed in Virginia, our explorers bring us the news we have been waiting for: They have chosen a place for us to settle. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He had chosen a special small gift for each of us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want her to regret choosing me for the assignment out of all the other girls she could just as easily have chosen. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I found myself questioning more and more why the shaman had chosen me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Minnie filled her letters with news of her fast-intensifying romance and expressed wonder that such a handsome man had chosen her to be his wife. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z If only Headmaster hadn't chosen me to represent the school! Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z It was as though Mona had once been marked, but had since chosen to efface the symbol—or to erase it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Most of the people in my village finally decided that the man had chosen wisely, but everyone kept talking about what the tortoise had said. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z To make matters worse, the online curriculum Dad had chosen required students to do their classwork on a certain schedule—but I was always in gym practice at those times. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z While it was not unusual for a scientist with an advanced degree to have read widely outside his or her chosen specialty, Oppenheimer’s range of interests was unusually broad. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Strawberry trotted on with Digory on his back till the noise of the other animals died away, and now the little group of Aslan and his chosen councillors was quite close. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z One of her duties was to find them in the temple every morning, wherever they had chosen to lie down and close their eyes after drinking from the pool. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Pages and cupbearers. If die Great Masters make objection, explain to them that in Westerns it is a great honor for a child to be chosen to serve at court.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “If I’d made it sound more frightening, would you have chosen to simply let Miss Peregrine’s humanity expire?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Of course,” he said, “we had to jump our own packed chutes once a month, chosen by the inspecting sergeant. Sometimes twice a month.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Queen Morgause of the Out Isles had stayed away from the feasting on purpose—had chosen her moment with the utmost care. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were chosen for the goodness in your heart,” she explained. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Two vases—not the ones chosen—were packed in the straw container as a test. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He wondered why his father couldn’t have chosen a decent career. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z My work shifts were split so haphazardly that it was easy to believe that my superiors had chosen them maliciously. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But others had chosen to absent themselves to show their disapproval. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She was a regular mortal teenager—not a demigod—but for reasons Jason never understood, the spirit of Delphi had chosen her as its host. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If Mom had chosen to, she could have explained to him that Mike Costello’s backside would be featured in the local paper often as he held the ball for this new placekicking sensation. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My basket was filled with garlands and herbs I had chosen with care for the king and queen. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The house with the green shutters was more valuable, but Mom had chosen the adobe house. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The dimensions of the Cosmos are so large that using familiar units of distance, such as meters or miles, chosen for their utility on Earth, would make little sense. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The day after Wayne Parr said he had chosen powder blue for his dinner jacket, three- quarters of the boys ordered the same from Tuxedo Junction. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The distribution of class schedules was more complicated than usual this year, for Professor McGonagall needed first to confirm that everybody had achieved the necessary O.W.L. grades to continue with their chosen N.E.W.T.s. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z According to legend, Athena sometimes cut pieces off her mantle and draped them over statues in her temples, or over her chosen heroes, to shield them. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Elinor knelt down on the floorboards, on the wood she had so carefully chosen. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Luminous and enlightened, they were acknowledged as the very best of humanity—which is why they were chosen for the job. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He knows he would have chosen this life for himself given the option; he knows she wouldn’t have. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z ‘I know not. Only I would not have you go to death or to torment. And I do not think that Mithrandir would have chosen this way.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He was living in Addis Ababa at the time, and the slaughterhouse was chosen because, he says, "it was convenient." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She smiled and I knew it was because I had chosen the same table. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I had chosen traditional dress to emphasize the symbolism that I was a black African walking into a white man’s court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a custom for the grandfather to select a name, and the one I had chosen was Zaziwe — which means “Hope.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the best one for hiding behind: she’d chosen one in the very center of the room, and unless she kept very quiet... The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He was a small person, slim and agile, which was partly why Beowulf had chosen him for the job. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wish it was someone else who was chosen for this. Someone competent. If only I didn’t stop that robbery I wish I didn’t have to go through with it all.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The rest of us stood on the sidelines as the chosen ones laughed and high-fived and hugged each other. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The passage they had chosen wound steadily upwards. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Only fifteen boys had been chosen to wear the red uniforms of the Tigers Varsity. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I explain that I never would have chosen to be in her body, that it isn’t something I have control over. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “If I could have chosen, I would have chosen you!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I was a discord in Gateshead Hall: I was like nobody there; I had nothing in harmony with Mrs. Reed or her children, or her chosen vassalage. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He knew, of course, that none of the fellows chosen by Carter had sold the chocolates. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The image she’d chosen showed a lean woman in motion, her shimmering dress whipped around her limber body as a man in a tuxedo dragged her across the dance floor. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z My god, they must have chosen the color of the cold cuts just to punch me in the stomach. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Taran made no attempt to guide her; the horse had chosen her own path. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I plunk on my chosen bed and take my laptop out. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He had chosen it because one of the upper windows afforded a view down to the boardwalks, and also out to the ships. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “The three of you are now the wards of Lord Fredrick Ashton, and in his capacity as master of the household, he has chosen names for you.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She had chosen the date for her parade to get attention from the spectators and the press already in town for the inauguration. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She was christened Mary Katherine, a name which has fallen more and more into disuse, as—for reasons best known to themselves—the Corcorans have chosen to give her the nickname “Bunny.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Cook says nothing, and after a minute passes, I assume she's chosen to ignore me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In June of 1975 I was chosen to represent the southern Transvaal black junior tennis squad in the National Tour- nament in Pretoria. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The chosen beasts who remained were now utterly silent, all with their eyes fixed intently upon the Lion. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Potters so chosen worked for as long as their art continued to please the court; for most, a commission would last the rest of their lives. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But in my heart I’d know there was no honor in being chosen second to last. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She had two moms, a real one and a surrogate, and she’d chosen the surrogate. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m supposed to feel happy my parents were chosen to go to the new planet, Sagan. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The two memories of our time in Dubai that I have chosen are titled, “Blood or Ketchup?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z This is the guy Toño has chosen to bring me closer to him. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z No one would comment on his absence, or on the fact that he had chosen this day to be away. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Rowan was pleased to hear Scythe Faraday reciting Kohl Whitlock’s name as one of his chosen ten. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z That there should be a purpose to suffering, that a person should be chosen for it, special — these are houses of the mind, in which whole peoples have found shelter. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Had it been present for longer, Caroline likely would have chosen a different dare, but the circus is currently the talk of the town, and Caroline likes to keep her dares en vogue. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Jefferson’s personal secretary and trusted friend Meriwether Lewis was chosen co-leader and chief naturalist for the expedition. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She’d chosen me to go somewhere with her, as a special treat. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z We were seated in alphabetical order, and as luck would have it, Ham Knapp ended up way back in the room, in the very seat he had chosen for himself. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z So Annie and Doc Mom settled on a pair of plain red lifeguard baggies that were exactly the ones I would have chosen for myself about an hour and a half earlier. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A chosen few went with the King to play three feathers, a popular Sparra gambling game of which Bull Sparra was very fond. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He put on the dark-grey cloak he had chosen, and Jasper said, “Now you are one of us.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “You have chosen well, though the path will not be easy. Many monsters will rise against you. Even some of my own servants have sided with Gaea, hoping to destroy your mortal world.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He had chosen my right shoulder as his favorite perch, as if he knew it would free me of my worry to keep my right cheek covered by my hair. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Mami had chosen this as our home, and just like every other time we’d moved, I’d had to go along with her because I was a child who had no choice. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The Giver had chosen a startling and disturbing memory that day. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z That symbol would become a tattoo on the arm of the chosen apprentice. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Catholics were mysteriously lucky, ‘chosen’ by God to be nurtured a special way. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This distinction played havoc with congressional debate by creating doubt that the temporary location, once chosen, would ever be abandoned. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She was convinced that she had chosen the wrong parents for Peach, that Daniel and Catalina wouldn’t stay together and that they would divorce, just like Maya’s parents had. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The blue cloth Muff had chosen was so pale it looked white. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I thought I heard God calling my name from up in the clouds somewhere, man, and I thought he was telling me I was the chosen one. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z This stuff got me down, but I tried to reframe it as an opportunity to learn, to use what power I could find inside a situation I’d never have chosen for myself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Jonas was glad that he had, over the years, chosen to do his hours in a variety of places so that he could experience the differences. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z My job was to photograph half a dozen stars which had been chosen because they were young and were giving off a lot of ultraviolet light. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Elijah’s mission is to return “the so-called Negro” to Islam, to separate the chosen of Allah from this doomed nation. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z He remembered Juno’s warning when he’d chosen to go to Camp Jupiter: You will feel pain, misery, and loss beyond anything you’ve ever known. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I am going to fight in the Summer Tournament, and I want to declare myself ready to be chosen for knighthood.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Jeff didn’t let any of them hold it, but he allowed a chosen few to touch the screen. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Turner nodded, let himself get chosen up for sides, and felt the fire burning brightly. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z And this bed had a comforter covered in weird red flowers, which would be about the last comforter design in the world that Finn would have chosen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The spot she had chosen to spread her blanket was under a handsome black walnut that grew at the edge of the woods bordering the acres of cotton. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z One year I had chosen to give up the radio, and another, candy bars. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Foremen in the factory, who were prisoners chosen by guards for their toughness, generally looked the other way when seamstresses were beaten. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She had chosen to save me, and Atlas’s fury had broken her inside. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I’d chosen not to escape a country heading into civil war. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There was the disappearance of the name Gogol’s great-grandmother had chosen for him, lost in the mail somewhere between Calcutta and Cambridge. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z On the other side of the earth, Peachy Helen’s parents had believed their Christian denomination was “chosen” too. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s clear that no matter what amount of money was in the envelope originally chosen, given permission to change your mind, you would always do so and take the other envelope. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The academy has chosen to ignore several independent artists who paint in a different style. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It’s the kind of wrapping that’s been carefully chosen, not the wrinkled tissue in a Christmas bag that Zach Oh might give. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The students from Beaux- batons had chosen seats at the Ravenclaw table. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Through the windows, she saw curtains, candlesticks, cupboards; and in one, a woman moving among her chosen objects. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing the faces of the seventy-six young women who’d been chosen to attend the leadership forum because they were doing meaningful work in their communities, I fought back tears. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Sometime in the near future, this war will be resolved. A new leader will be chosen,” says Boggs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Timett had chosen to retreat back up to the cellar after a brief taste of the cold below. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They spoke for a few minutes, but even assuming they had chosen the English language, there was no chance of their being overheard. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z As the girls who’d been chosen began walking off the stage, family and friends swarmed onto the floor to congratulate them. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In that moment, reading those passages, I understood completely how some of the Lackses could believe, without doubt, that Henrietta had been chosen by the Lord to become an immortal being. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Yes, is she not lovely, though so sad! Her dress is well chosen, too, for in a week she weds Count Antonio, whom she passionately hates.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Soviet women had flown as military bomber pilots in World War II, none of the women chosen for the Soviet space program were military pilots. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z However, at the bottom of the report there were a few well- chosen comments from the school nurse that not even Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia could explain away. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Seemingly utterly unconcerned that his essay hadn’t been chosen, Tony asked, “So when do we find out who won?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But I can’t say that aloud; I can’t tell anyone that I have been waiting for this all my life and that being chosen to wait is the reason I can. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She would, if she could have chosen, sat out the break in the window alcove, but that would leave her alone on the floor. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Bentley had chosen New Haven over the much larger FBI office near her home in New York City, betting that she could avoid being followed by Russian agents. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Frodo had chosen it, because it stood in an out-of-the-way corner of the country, and there were no other dwellings close by. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He smiled, and so did she, for she then felt more certain than ever that she had chosen the correct brother for a partner in escape. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Scatcherd knows as little as we do about whether we’ll be chosen by people who will treat us with kindness. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The first astronauts, those chosen few, experienced what once was only found in science fiction books. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z I learned this living among a people whom I would never have chosen, because the privileges of being black are not always self-evident. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Before the next shapeup, Kaztauskis slipped five dollars to the uniformed man, and this time, as he stood with the others hoping to be chosen, the uniformed man pointed at him. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Three times in nine days, Frederick is chosen as the weakest in field exercises. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We resumed our debate, a battle to the death, with sharp scientific evidence to support our chosen theory—Tamika, Team Egg, and me, Team Chicken. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It doesn’t matter how skilled a fencer you are, you can’t help but lose when your opponent has a blade of Ramston steel and you’ve chosen to fight with a willow switch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Although Zhanna was one of the five finalists in this "test," she would not be the one chosen to go into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z It ran cunningly, taking a line that seemed chosen so as to keep as much hidden as possible from the view, both of the hill-tops above and of the flats to the west. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They're listening like Jessica is telling them the secrets of the universe, those funny, clever, precious secrets, the secrets that make them the chosen ones. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, see now, I would’ve chosen this other one. Listen to the little rattle it makes when I walk.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She had chosen the location of her shrine the moment she entered the door of her new home. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve chosen the seven lives above my head and the one below the floor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Well, it’s not something I would have chosen to dwell on myself, but the different kinds of stains require different cleaning approaches. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Bacchus glared at her, and Piper realized she’d chosen her words poorly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A bright spot in his social and physical development at Community Woodward occurred when he was chosen to be on the baseball team, and he began to emerge from his shell. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Candidates are chosen by the Korean Workers’ Party and run without opposition. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The experience had confirmed to Lydia that they’d make good roommates at NYU, which both of them had chosen as their top pick for college. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z We began to wonder whether it wouldn’t be better to let ourselves be chosen for the next transport. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “They only want healthy people. If you are sick, you won’t be chosen.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The course was on Shakespeare, and I’d chosen it because I’d heard of Shakespeare and thought that was a good sign. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I see a day when new scythes will be chosen not because of some esoteric moral high ground, but because they enjoy the taking of life. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I’d flipped the ends and chosen a wide orange headband that matched the checkered dress Mrs. Baxter had fixed for me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Where I came from, my future would have been chosen for me by my mother and father and rabbi, those who knew me best. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I seem to have chosen a bad night. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I no longer cared why they’d chosen me to decide the fate of the earth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Just looking around at the others the Nazis had chosen, I could tell we were the strongest men at Plaszów—or at least the furthest from becoming Muselmanners. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z That’s what they always said, that she was chosen because she was special. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “No one from our village has ever been chosen. You have honored us all.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I’d chosen it partly because I wasn’t sure of Mola’s climbing ability, and partly because my own injuries had left me feeling less than athletic. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Scythe Faraday had chosen a peaceful bloodletting for the man, but that was not what happened. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Mars revealed by the Viking mission is of enormous interest—particularly when we remember that the landing sites were chosen for their dullness. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When the community of Boston was shattered by the most sensational murder trial of his generation, Paul Revere was chosen foreman of the jury. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “To be chosen as an Aspirant for the Trials is to be granted the greatest honor the Empire has to offer.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And if I can be better than Amber, I will be chosen. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There could be, but have they chosen it? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Another thing is that they had all chosen to be in orchestra, while Ellie and Charlotte had chosen chorus. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “The Merling Queen has chosen a new Mermaid to take the place of the one that drowned. She is the daughter of a Prestayn serving maid, thirteen and penniless, but lovely.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Most inconveniently it cut across the line they had chosen. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I began to believe that he had chosen Margaret not because she would make him speak but because she would make me understand. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “He was chosen by all parties in the jirga, including the Northern Alliance.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He had asked me why I had chosen my rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z As we already noted, the first farmers on each continent could not have chosen farming consciously, because there were no other nearby farmers for them to observe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Of this group, 107 were chosen because they admitted being frightened. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Blanca was thrilled: The girl least likely to be chosen had been. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Odysseus and the two chieftains chosen to accompany him found the hero with his friend Patroclus, who of all men on earth was dearest to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But the purpose of all of them was to arrest progress and freeze history at a chosen moment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Several seconds pass with him holding the bottle to his face like a compress, his eyes still closed, the sun streaming down on him like he’s being chosen. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “More like hoping I don’t get chosen for the special Secondary Security Screening lottery.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Gale and the other people already chosen to go to the Capitol are in a different, accelerated phase of training. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z ‘All of you. We could’ve chosen hatred and war. Instead we found acceptance and friendship.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The more I looked at the site I had chosen, the better I liked it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The usual conniving hand had led him by the finger on tiptoe to the chosen bed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Their spears wavered for a moment within a few inches of each other’s helms—each had chosen the difficult point-stroke—and then they were galloping off in opposite directions. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He became aware, suddenly, that he had been chosen for this. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “I think as long as anybody feels chosen, the problems will get worse.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was already the middle of January, and we still hadn’t even chosen what science-fair project we were going to work on. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Why had they chosen such a long and inconvenient route? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Which is why I know that it’s a little weird that, of all the girls you could have chosen, you chose me. So if you’re just looking for . . . um, you know . . . that. . .” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “The oracle stones would not have chosen you if you didn’t know enough. And what’s ‘enough’ anyway? Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z On the back was the motto we had chosen: not your abuela’s music. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He had some papers to grade, and he started off reluctantly one morning, looking very unhappy about the way of life he had chosen. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And it is with a profound sense of humility that I accept the honor—the highest there is—that you have chosen to bestow upon me. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I had chosen the dinner menu, so I liked everything—especially the ice-cream cake. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Which is why she had chosen surrender and made Dorcas her own prisoner of war. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z That was my chosen path to suffering, as our dear old dad would have put it, not that I had any choice. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then tall woodcutters entered to split up logs for the hearth fire, the water carriers returned; and on their heels arrived the swineherd, driving three fat pigs, chosen among his pens. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "When you have chosen the book you want, bring it to me so I can make a note of it and it's yours for two weeks. You can take more than one if you wish." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The music shifts to a song that she’d chosen for herself. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z However, if it’s known somehow that the person chosen is over six feet four inches tall, then the conditional probability that he or she also weighs more than 250 pounds is considerably higher. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything that happened to our family, every injury, every near death, was because we had been chosen, we were special. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The king now returned to the Hornburg, and slept, such a sleep of quiet as he had not known for many years, and the remainder of his chosen company rested also. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Moreover, though each base has two flat sides, no explanation existed for why only one side would be chosen. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Had she been born five hundred years sooner, Raphael would have chosen her as a model for his cherubs. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z You'd think the others might be grateful he hadn't chosen one of them, but no. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He felt that he was still groping in the dark; he had chosen his path but kept looking back, wondering whether he had misread the signs, whether he should not have taken the other way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Once chosen, you put your head down and went on to win. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The symbol of the spear was chosen because with this simple weapon Africans had resisted the incursions of whites for centuries. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But once chosen I would be a white- gowned figure out of Gone With the Wind; I would be respectable. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z "Camellia, you must really love Ambrosia so much to tell that lie. You were thrilled to take Ambrosia's place at court. You believed you should've been chosen from the very start." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z If Mom had chosen to, she could have explained to Mr. Costello what it really means. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And with his carefully chosen clothes, surely he had to shop somewhere? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He offered no opinion on the beast nor told Ralph why he had chosen to come on this mad expedition. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I will not be a candidate, and I will not be chosen. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I’ve chosen that school because I can walk to it, instead of going on a bus; so why not walk with Cordelia? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I regretted having chosen a restaurant so near my apartment. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Lacking the exact X-ray evidence, we were not confident that the configuration chosen was precisely correct. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I have chosen Gale and the rebellion, and a future with Peeta is the Capitol’s design, not mine. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z No undercover wizard would have chosen to pose as a Magizoologist at that period. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the wild cards then rise to become the regularly chosen players. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Do you see the consequences of the way we have chosen to think about success? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z "Then surely you have chosen the right one, Your Grace," she said, and a gale of laughter erupted all around her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Out of a hundred and fifty Freedom Writers, I have been chosen to speak in front of Barbara Boxer, our senator! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Every now and then I’d get my hopes up, thinking maybe I’d be recognized for my brilliant tactical or motivational skills and would be chosen first for a change. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z God could have made the universe in many different ways; he has arbitrarily chosen to make it as it is, and the order it displays is an order he has chosen to impose upon it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They were sitting in a small room, chosen by the doctor, who had led them into it, down a narrow corridor, fumbling a little at first, but then finding his way. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He himself, Sinon told Priam, was the wretched victim chosen to be sacrificed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When Marx told her father, he warned her about the man she’d chosen. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The Savage had chosen as his hermitage the old lighthouse which stood on the crest of the hill between Puttenham and Elstead. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, but you were randomly chosen. Please gather your things and come with me.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He explained in beautiful language that the African people knew that a nonviolent struggle would entail suffering but had chosen it because they prized freedom above all else. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because I had no training, no degree, no experience, I had not imagined that I could be chosen for such a study. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z If not the blade he would have chosen, it was nonetheless a noble gift, and freeing him from Alliser Thome's malignance was nobler still. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Since Mr. Kamara had found out that I had been chosen to go to the UN, he had spoken only English to me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I think most of the time she was going on and on about what an honor it was that I’d been chosen: she really didn’t emphasize that there was something wrong with the kid. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Being chosen is the greatest gift you can give to another human being. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She didn’t like being chosen by virtue of her height, but Michael Antoniou was persistent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mo looked at Meggie for a long time before bending to pick up the book he had chosen first: Tales From the Thousand and One Nights. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Had her mother said that because she had chosen to keep Aru in the dark? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Usually the person who gets chosen to plug in the lights is someone who’s done something really special for the village that year. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Their applause is getting a little weaker, because it’s been two hours and they’ve already heard about forty girls give one-minute speeches, and they’re ready for the queens to be chosen already. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Every warrior wanted to be chosen to help him with that task. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Susanna and your father had chosen to give you a chance at something other than Penikese or an orphanage, and that letter meant you had arrived safely in a better place. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z If laws of nature are something less than mathematical truths and something more than perceived regularities, then it would seem clear that they exist only because God has chosen to make them apply. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Again, such a country would have to be put together piece by piece, and its location would have to be chosen with care. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t help but wonder if—in a different world—he would have been chosen for such an honor too. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I was on the debating society my first year and was chosen to represent the school in Afrikaans, Tsonga and English prose and poetry reading during inspection. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In the course of the restless night, he had reached his decision, though at present he refrained from speaking of it, still unsure he had chosen wisely. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Bull had chosen a stool in the middle of the counter on the day he first became part of the crowd. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, that day tranquil cattle with broad brows were grazing near, and soon the men drew up around their chosen beasts in ceremony. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The Dumb Beasts whom I have not chosen are yours also. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I felt the powerful pull of Sacred Sun City on my own being, but it was my sister, unscarred and loved by all, who had been chosen to go there. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The drove of pigs started up; and at a range of only ten yards the wooden spears with fire-hardened points flew toward the chosen pig. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Of course, if Citra was chosen to be a full scythe, their immunity would become permanent. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Maybe he had chosen to come here, but he could not stay in this place. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The same Patrice Lumumba, mind you, who washed his face each morning from a dented tin bowl, relieved himself in a carefully chosen bush, and went out to seek the faces of his nation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z To be chosen for it would be an unmatched privilege, the highest distinction, an honor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We believe it was chosen because the technique involves the use of tracker jacker venom, and the jack suggested hijack. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I asked him why he had chosen such a dangerous livelihood. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lexie had chosen the 100th Bomb Group, a restaurant out near the airport where the family went for very special occasions, the most recent being Mr. Richardson’s forty-fourth birthday. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z |
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