| 单词 | collected |
| 例句 | The pirates stood dumbfounded as Petra collected herself and smoothed her skirt back into place. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She would have collected data four feet away from a live shark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z A detailed dossier appeared, containing all of the information the Sixers had collected on me over the past few years. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z During the State of Emergency, she collected goods which she brought to the accused. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I collected myself and walked down the gallery as I normally would have. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Roger gaped, horrified, but then collected his wits and ran to the nearest group of hesitating children. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z As soon as enough unconscious men had been collected in the ambulances, the medical officer signaled the bandmaster to strike up the band and end the parade. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A few dozen people had collected in the living room, sitting on couches and folding chairs that had been brought in for the occasion, while others sat cross-legged on the floor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I had collected them one by one until I had complete sets. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Rowan would catch her reading in various places around the mansion: mortal age books made of paper that had apparently been collected by the owner before he surrendered it all to Scythe Goddard. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Washington freshmen paddled over to the California boat and collected the traditional trophy of victorious crews everywhere—the shirts off the backs of their vanquished rivals. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I collected my bags and stood on the platform of the Greenwood station. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Leaving the wheelbarrow, Seth carried the chicken, while Kendra collected an armful of bartering items. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They draped these over the balky apparatus and localized the radiation source to Kamen’s fly, which evidently had collected a heavy burden of waste radio-phosphorus from Kamen’s work for John Lawrence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When I pass through Indianapolis, I think of trying to find the nursery where he collected flowers in winter, but instead I keep driving east. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Once, after I’d rolled Dad and collected a handful of change, I pried his fingers loose from the bottle in his hand. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Also being the sort of person who collected them. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But I’d collected more than enough gold and treasure to pay for the teleportation fare to get there. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z On the way there, Maddox collected several cases and crates from the entry hall. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Gradually, he collected his thoughts and mentally went through the whole of his life, from the earliest days which he could remember. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She collected all the dry scraps and puzzled over them for a long time, trying to figure out where they fit into the larger piece. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z While the detectives were trying to establish a connection between the slayings of Charles Whitehorn and Anna Brown, Comstock passed on tidbits that he collected from his network of informants. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z At first, the Taposa tribesmen collected any leftover food we discarded whenever the UN trucks arrived with a new supply. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Each man had collected an armload of heavy rocks, any one of which, hitting a child or even Linda in the head, could have been fatal. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Tommy didn’t know exactly when this would happen, but he said that the Dewey Avenue Rescue Fund, the money Calder and Petra had collected by selling brownies, was a definite help. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z As they did, the cold mist collected on Nathan’s hair and exposed skin. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “That won’t put the crystal back together, will it?” he snapped, then collected himself. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Of course, Miss McKeene. I think it might be easier to explain if I could show you the data I’ve collected.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z When I entered a civilian writing career in New York City, I collected, around Harlem, a good deal of provocative material and then proposed an article about the cult to the Reader’s Digest. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It collected on her thighs, fusing them above the knees. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Taran collected as many bows and quivers of arrows as he could carry. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He collected a few of her things, put them in a suitcase. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I collected the first-aid kit, cleaned her wound as best I could, and secured a large patch of gauze over it with surgical tape. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Weren’t you delivering books from your abbey to Saint-Denis? Where all the Talmuds were collected?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z So he collected what she said he should collect, packed it all and set but. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His long, bushy beard collected more stems as it brushed the countertop, and his shirt and pants were spattered with whatever Babulya was furiously stirring in the pot. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Rondon reported that, based on the new information he had collected, the River of Doubt wasn’t as long as they originally guessed. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Although it was a particularly hot and humid summer, the women of the Loyal League continued their campaign and collected three hundred thousand more names. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z When I finish with it, I stand up to find Joon picking up the bubbles that have floated down the driveway and collected in the gutter. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z So by measuring the money collected against the bagels taken, he found it possible to tell, down to the penny, just how honest his customers were. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Many of the children collected pieces of shrapnel, played with them, traded them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He’d already called her several times that day saying he was coming to get the materials she’d collected related to her mother. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It seemed that he was roaming the streets of Brooklyn as a one-man band and living on the pennies he collected. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z To the Soviet leadership, put on the defensive by Reagan's belligerent rhetoric and by the suspicious information collected by Operation RYaN, the maneuvers seemed terrifyingly real. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Before they returned to the village, the old man went to a number of secret places which he knew and collected roots and other substances that he would need for his work. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I read in a book that they cut off the workers’ hands if they hadn’t collected enough rubber by the end of the day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I got to Mrs. Caperdeen’s class, and by the time she taught the lesson about Aaron Douglas, I had collected like a thousand Family Circus clips. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Y’all do me a favor,” he said when he had collected himself. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We had not just his book in our house, but a monster collected by Mr. Darwin himself. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z These Italians were also very mannered and matched manners with the two we had collected before. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She collected the stems of wild ginger for seasoning rice and yarrow leaves for tea. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She set the dining-room table with the good linen and silverware, collected fruit from the tamarind tree, and squeezed and strained a pitcherful of juice. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Evidently Kendra had not actually worked magic on the island; she had merely collected an ingredient. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Back in his room aboard the Beagle, he began to systematically analyze the corpses of the birds that he had collected. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Each day Bobby collected his mail at the store, kept for him behind the counter. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The most devoted fans even collected trading cards of their favorite crews. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z With the quizzes all collected, the room fell silent as S.Q. went through the pages, marking grades in his book. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Misha asked Anya if she was okay, and she yelled that she was, and he didn’t say anything else as she collected a coat from her room. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z If I hadn’t collected them, would our house have burned less brightly? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He could smell but not see the shimmering green sludge that collected in the open sewer. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer collected the papers and put them in a folder. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The Portuguese marveled at how efficiently the Kingdom of Kongo collected taxes and assembled its court and ministries. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was probably at Great Smials that The Tale of Years was put together, with the assistance of material collected by Meriadoc. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I rigged up my special effects, checked out the terrain, measured distances, collected the ordnance and equipment we’d need. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At each stop they collected a generous tip. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Rising, I collected Sumac and headed quietly out of the wasi to go and see my teacher. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Woodhull had studied the Vanderbilt family, and she collected additional information about them from a friend, Josie Mansfield, who was the girlfriend of one of Vanderbilt’s competitors. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Farid was sitting on the paving stones counting the money he had collected. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Dari raced downstairs to inspect our fallen egg—Dari, our calm, collected, studious Dari, running over to our egg like a doctor to his patient. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Tom collected the Ranger’s body and transported it to the home of his parents, who couldn’t fathom why their boy was in a box succoring maggots. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Earlier in the afternoon, I had collected from West Indian Archie for a fifty-cent combination bet; he had paid me three hundred dollars right out of his pocket. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She collected her luggage from the bus station and stashed her extra IDs deep under the felt that lined the hatchback. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She shows me around her house as if it’s a museum, as if she personally has collected everything in it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The gaggle of smiths, armorers, and ironmongers that Bronn had collected fell to their knees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In nineteenth-century England, everyone from country parsons to teenage girls collected butterflies, flowers, even stuffed birds and fossil bones. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the afternoon Beetle left the village for the woods, where she gathered honey, trapped birds, and collected herbs, leeches, and spiders’ webs. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As the people approached the guardian, each placed a small stone collected from the fields onto a pile at its foot. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The water collected into a giant spire beneath Pond and Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was the middle of the week, and no one would have any money for food for a couple more days, when their meager wages were collected. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z So, I filled out my application, collected my letters of recommendation, and sent in a recording of my playing. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She almost apologized to the tenants the first time she collected the rents. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z But once the detectives came and carted away all the silver files—the ones with the debts he and his family collected from everyone in our villages—she stopped hoping. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The boy was fascinated by Fourier’s collection of Egyptian artifacts, collected during the Napoleonic expedition where he had been responsible for cataloging the astronomical monuments of that ancient civilization. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For such readers a few notes on the more important points are here collected from Hobbit-lore, and the first adventure is briefly recalled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When Bobby returned from Europe and collected his months of accumulated mail from Claudia Mokarow, there was an unusual letter waiting for him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His family had collected enough ancient armaments to supply an army. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Nat tried to sound as cool and collected as Mr. Derby. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I release my muscles and sink down into the collected rainwater. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She collected her mug from the end table. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z For the plant the change is highly disadvantageous, but it facilitates harvest by humans—the grain waits on the stem to be collected. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We had a paper due in English and Mr. Parrish collected them. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Luther accordingly had collected numerous popular contemporary folk tunes, given them holy words, and encouraged these hymns, or chorales, to be sung in Lutheran churches. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He collected everything and stacked it against the table. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They collected everything of value, mostly books and photos, loaded them into the dinghy, which was named the Mini Ginny, and navigated to the nearest marina. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He collected exotic lifeforms, including an elephant for Aristotle, his teacher. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Chandra Kilers, a cute girl who loved math a little too much, and who Alaska believed was the Colonel’s future girlfriend, collected Cabbage Patch Kids. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The armory sergeant looked down at me sternly as he collected what was left of my Springfield. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The juice that dripped through was collected in a pot and boiled until only a white residue was left. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They often collected in prodigious, not to say rapacious, quantities. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z For all I know, he’s off somewhere saving some other damsel in distress with the promise of marriage someday after he’s collected his reward money! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Psi Special Forces—that’s what the driver of the bus had called himself and the others when they collected us from the warehouse. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I could track down whatever shards he’s collected from all the times he’s destroyed her. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z And who knew how many beach rats she’d drugged and collected into the mysteries of her church? Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z With a very calm and collected look, she explains that we are making a simple chicken curry that could be eaten with rice or naan, or even by itself. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Flossie collected them for display the way an athlete collects cups. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But she collected copies of those favorite books to give away. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Then he collected Scott’s camera, ice ax, and favorite pocketknife—which Beidleman would later give to Scott’s nine-year-old son in Seattle—and descended into the tempest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The cards and letters are collected, placed in bags, and brought by messenger to the Bowens’ private residence, a town house that is already overflowing with appropriately somber floral arrangements. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z During the winter, we had collected a bowl of snow and poured Pet milk over it, and sprinkled it with sugar and called it ice cream. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to Colin's collected list of things that weren't interesting, he could hold a halfway normal conversation. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Women washed clothes in the ponds; children collected the water. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z There’s no plumbing and no electricity, but the fireplace still works and there’s a woodpile in the corner that my father and I collected years ago. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “We ate the specimens he had collected, before they were treated with arsenic and stuffed, of course.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Popper picked up her mending, while Mr. Popper collected his pipe, his book, and his globe. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z The families will have collected the bodies by now. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Tufts of goat hair floated through the air and collected under the furniture in clumps. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ethan was fidgeting with his shield straps, but Prometheus looked as calm and collected as ever in his tuxedo. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When they were out and collected on the clipper ship, the men and women gathered around. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z For it would be on this visit, his grandfather had said, that the books in his glass-fronted case, collected over a lifetime and preserved under lock and key, would be given to Ashoke. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was usually our manager that collected ticket money. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If my father had not gone to France in 1918 and collected a hip full of German shrapnel, Caroline and I would never have been born. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The guy collected rocks and piled them, one on top of another, to build a delicate sculpture in the sand. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z After breakfast, we collected our bathing things and the whole party, all ten of us, would pile into our boat. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I got fifty-three cents for the cans I collected so far that Dad turned in for me, and I show Mr. Wallace how much I got. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z And lots of things I’ve collected: shells, rocks, a tiny glass elephant, a blackened old skeleton key my grandmother found in a chest but which unlocks nothing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And we sat in the sorrow for a while, until the mosquitoes collected around us and chased us indoors. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When lice were collected and tested, it was found that 5 per cent DDT powder caused no increase in their natural mortality rate. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z After swimming, we sat on boulders and collected smooth pebbles to juggle in the air. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He appeared calm, cool and collected, even though he was surrounded by a sea of white faces. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a group of guys from basketball and girls from floor hockey collected around the table. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Only then, after we had collected our weapons from the wall tower, were we, our guns, and our inmate all finally united inside the van. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Silvertongue carried the wood they had collected in case the flames did not find enough to feed on among the stones. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z To complete the game, every treasure you collected had to be returned to the living room and placed inside the trophy case. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Down it sank to the bottom where, I now noticed, lots of things were collected: other coins, for instance, hairpins, somebody’s old Band-Aid. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In social studies, James made a big show of looking for another missing item when Mr. Quisling collected the cipher challenge submissions. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It seemed like Lucky Strike had collected the best of the worst for his protection. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Still it was no great feat to make it to the roof of the inn where I collected my boots. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She turned the two front rooms of the house into a studio and gallery, and she used two bedrooms in the back to warehouse her collected works. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mixed with sweat, the dust formed a paste that collected inside the boys’ cleats, gnawing blisters into their ankles. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z We were only able to piece the whole story together alter the fact, as we collected all the different accounts from everyone who was there. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Harker, having collected a million dollars to solve the structure of the enzyme ribonuclease, was in search of talent, and the offer of six thousand for one year seemed to Odile wonderfully generous. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Feynman collected top-secret reports on uranium and strapped the papers to his back, under his shirt. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The twins regarded him with admiration, and Cal collected spit on the back of his tongue to practice. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Anything that could twist and twirl and flutter I collected in a box and kept under my bed. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She went to rallies, wrote letters to him in prison, and collected money for his legal defense. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z She then collected her tennis things—racket, hand towel, and sun hat—and followed Selena. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He collected two of the books but left the others. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Kira gathered the cloth around the plants she had collected and tied the edges together. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the downpour though, and a good bit of it has collected in a washtub near the chopping stump. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I collected three eggs in the chicken house and returned for breakfast. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps she had encountered him in the fields or on the mountain where the daughters-in-law collected fuel. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Rufino, who collected them, knowing how much Mate loved them, offered a new one to her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Doc was at his worktable, surrounded by the bags of graveyard dirt we collected for him. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The GSS Museum exhibit was coded so that it was impossible to remove any of the items on display, so the trophies could not be “collected.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It was the judge who collected the evidence, applied the rules and reached a verdict. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At the bottom were Gray’s Anatomy and a collected Shakespeare, and above them, on slenderer spines, names in faded silver and gold—she saw Housman and Crabbe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Busying herself until the heat in her cheeks subsided, she collected the lantern and rummaged around until she found oil to light it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It spilled into the dirt floor, and the dirt collected around his leg, almost like a cast. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The students moved away from the bag in which they collected their quilting scraps and pulled up their feet that were dangling over the edge of the bed. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All of the Rommelys were insured by the same company and the same agent collected the nickels and dimes from each of the sisters weekly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to work on the highway and on Saturdays after they collected their pay he drank with his crew at the Longhorn, but he was never close to the men of the town. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she swings it around, throwing the collected dirt across her back and over the people around her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She never fried chicken and cooked greens like my mother did; instead, she collected and made recipes from France. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When I got back home, I collected my supplies for the rally. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The new policies, which were collected into a thick manual, the bible of Hoover’s bureau, went beyond codes of conduct. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He found a flashlight in working condition and collected batteries from every electrical thing he could find. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He collected a small following of happy boys, one small ragged girl with a beautiful, delicate face. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But efforts were made to have carcasses collected for examination, and of the birds analyzed, all but one contained pesticide residues. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I wish I’d seen her alive, if only to have a memory to share with her mom, now that the memories of her daughter were suddenly finite, things to be collected and hung on to. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t have collected her hair into a ball at her nape now for anything in the world. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He collected the money that had been taken in over the preceding months, heard reports from all the church groups and shook hands with the adults and kissed all small children. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She was playing with her glass, running it along the table, smearing the water that had collected on it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When the Hitler Youth collected, most people gave because to refuse could mean a black mark against them. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he collected her bow and helped her to her feet. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Like the Year of Stickers, when we’d collected and traded stickers in third grade. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Sapiens even collected animal faeces to nourish the ground in which wheat grew. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Stooping, he collected rocks and built a small pyramid to mark the point where he had intersected the path. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I wrapped the loose string that had collected at my feet around the spool, shook a few more hands, and trotted home. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They collected an additional four thousand crates of pond lily roots, which Olmsted’s men quickly planted, only to watch most of the roots succumb to the ever-changing levels of the lake. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The hens hadn’t been laying the same since the tornado, but today was the first day we collected nearly a dozen. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Aru’s mother had collected some art depicting Rama’s adventures, and now Aru recalled an image of a sage sitting on an anthill. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Cinder collected them and Cynthia always tried to make sure to find some if she could. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z August used a pound of wax per candle and pressed tiny violets into them, which I collected in the woods. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because your father thinks you’ll be safer on a gelding, and so do I. Now remount and let me see a collected canter.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Once their small suitcases were collected from the luggage carousel, they proceeded through customs, had their luggage inspected, and then finally exited the wide double doors. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z My hand is gripping the bag that’s stuffed with the money I collected from generous relatives excited to see me for the first time in eight years, and I try not to bump into people. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z In social studies, James made a big show of looking for another missing item when Mr. Quisling collected the cipher challenge submissions. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A third collected their valuables for the toll and wrote that down as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Neither he nor any part of the arresting party secured the house or collected any evidence. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The collected knowledge, art, and amusements of all human civilization were there, waiting for me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z We collected eggs and then stopped at the well on the way back to the kitchen. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the bus pulled into the terminal, I collected my suitcase and walked to the middle of the station. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z You can only blow the whistle once the trophies are all collected. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Taro looks around my room, taking in the abundance of art prints I’ve collected over the years and the shelves of “creepy clay things” against the wall. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The whole class had watched me the entire time, trying to pretend they weren’t watching, as I had collected my supplies and arranged them at my workspace. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He returned with the bundle that they had collected from the Tattered Prince at their second meeting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He’d collected hundreds of chess magazines in five or six languages, and all genres of chess books, the majority of which were sent to him by his mother. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I literally thought somebody had collected rainwater in a boot. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z But before he left, he held out to me the six or seven dollars he had collected that day in nickel and dime tips. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Kat and I kept Salim company in the queue until we got to the man who collected the tickets, who was shouting, ‘Eleven-thirty boarders step this way!’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I collected all nineteen of the game’s treasures as I went, returning repeatedly to the living room in the white house to place them in the trophy case, a few at a time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The duct creaked dangerously as he squirmed past, protesting the collected weight of himself and the wire. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z To improve the scenery, not only the Gypsies but more than fourteen hundred homeless people had been collected and removed from the streets. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He arrived at the bottom, hot and dusty and itching from dozens of spines he had collected from a cholla cactus on the way down. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The water from the holes in the lakebed could be collected only in tiny amounts. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The pupils ate apples and put straws down one another’s backs, until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt collected her energies, and made an indiscriminate totter at them with a birch-rod. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She seized a quill pen and printed two lines on a scrap of the curly birch bark which the children collected to use in place of costly paper. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z By studying the strengths and weaknesses of commanders he had served under, he had collected shards and fragments of the speech he would one day deliver to men who looked upon him as their commander. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Doc collected some of the bat’s blood in a little bottle. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Clearwater, Florida, had been her favorite—she’d swum every day and walked on the beach and collected seashells and pretty stones almost as clear as glass. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Not people, not even really girls, just lovely objects to be collected. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z People carved spoons from wood, or we collected empty snail shells, which make really good spoons. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Above me on the wall hangs the glass case with the coloured butterflies that once I collected. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When the bell rang and everyone collected their things, James shuffled down the aisle and out the classroom without a glance her way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z At four a.m., just before the DNA samples were collected, a large white tent was erected around the gravesite to ensure even further privacy. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Together, the three of us collected the shirts and breeches from such as were afflicted with sickness, all lying together in the stern. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She collected Jungle Red and Youth Blend safely, but Sunny Glow, which had tipped completely over and lost its protective disk, exploded in light peach puffs under the weight of the raindrops. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t mean that she collected Cabbage Patch Kids when she was, like, five. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The tests were given in only a fraction of the time usually needed for completion, so most children had lots of unanswered questions, and when the time was up the tests were collected and graded. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The money is not mine. It has been given to me—I have collected it while I have been away.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Watson, Nel, and Hewitt have collected large numbers of termites in the field and placed them together for observation, in groups and pairs. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I’d collected the maximum of five Cue Card Power-Ups I began to relax, and the game actually started to be fun. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The customers were received by Nana, who ushered them into the waiting room and collected their fees. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside this tiny stream, wherever enough earth collected for root-hold, colonies of plants grew, wild grape and little palms, maidenhair fern, hibiscus, and tall pampas grass with feathery rods raised above the spike leaves. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z But I quickly tamped down the screaming voice inside my head and collected my wits, along with the few available facts. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z I collected my wits and was helping as best I could when the final wagon in the troupe passed us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A great crowd collected to hear the case, for this was the first test of the new law in Boston. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor was she merely an “enthusiast”—one who captured, pinned, and collected insects as trophies. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Ms. Bethune collected the group at the entrance and handed them their tickets and name tags. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Stegosaurs would haul massive carts full of collected dinopoop up there at the end of each day: you could catch whiffs of it all the way downtown. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I fumbled my meal chit into one of the dull tin trays and collected a portion of steamed pudding, a sausage, and some of the ever-present beans. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I cleared the Scoreboard off my display and opened up my grail diary, which had now grown into a vast mountain of data containing every scrap of information I’d collected since the contest began. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They collected the money they had made, and Isabelle put it in her pocket. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The marked papers were collected and brought to the printer who had a hand press containing an adjustable date apparatus, and racks of slugs before her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra clumsily collected her story and shook it into order as if she were settling a pack of cards ready for dealing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z On the peasants whom he had not despoiled because he was not interested in their lands, he levied a contribution which he collected every Saturday with his hunting dogs and his double-barreled shotgun. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He learned to coax Brother Cyrus into that place of reverie, and he collected the stories like treasure. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The remainder sat outside on palm leaves the boys had collected. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Adults were supposed to be calm and collected. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z An excited Cristiana collected feathers of every color and stitched them to a mask, for she had found this note in her pocket: Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Further, they stated that the money their society had collected for making coffins and burying the dead “has not defrayed the expense of wages which we had to pay to those whom we employed.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The widow of a big Boston lawyer, she collected funds for various ventures, the publication and dissemination of colored literature a particular concern. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His fingers were still hurting badly, but he smiled as the customers straggled by and he collected the money. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z How we used to sing as we collected mushrooms in the forest when they visited me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Still, considering the number of memories Zara’s collected, it feels like a long time. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z It was primarily a storage center for crops collected throughout the empire. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I see them marched slowly in a long line of twenty people collected from other pillages in the province. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They collected visual memories that would serve them for the rest of their lives. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Reyna wondered if her sister was as cool and collected as she seemed. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z While I studied various tribes, she studied their art forms and collected samples of their crafts. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They collected so many caterpillars that it was difficult to keep track of all their food sources. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I collected the fresh milk, over eight litres of it, in the fish bucket. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In the silence, with the air still scented with exploded powder, collectors accompanied by armed guards went to each ticket booth and collected the accumulated silver, three tons of it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z All of the bruises they had collected from moving about the earth—harvesting, cleaning, hoisting, pitching, stooping, kneeling, picking—always with young ones underfoot. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Earlier, he’d collected flat stones from the creek and piled them carefully near a birch grove. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She nods, and I watch as she tries to put the bag of collected trash into the waste bin. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There was wonderful wisdom in these verses; all the knowledge of the sages was told here in enchanting language, pure as honey collected by the bees. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Each then looked around for more debris to throw into the hole: paper, bits of glass, butts of cigarettes, until all of the small defiling things they could find were collected there. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The bonus, for the one who killed Titid, no one collected. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Each day Ivy and her grandmother walked in the great forest, where Gran collected herbs and leaves that she made into remedies to heal the villagers of their aches and pains. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Her father reports that no letters have been delivered or collected in three days. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z By then I had collected wits enough to leap to my feet and race out of the church. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The two of them collected twigs and yams to sell while their children begged. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she patiently collected the same kind of caterpillar again and again until it produced the “summer bird” she expected. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Granddaddy and I sat motionless for a good five minutes and then quietly collected our things and moved on. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The decisions were made by the army captain, who each morning collected an extraordinary levy for the defense of public order. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “How was it?” she asks when the tests are all collected. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z More wealth than most of the crews collected in years off the ships, and yet it decorated this girl’s fingers as casually as Moon Girl pierced her lip with steel. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It had to be collected absolutely fresh before it hit the ground. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We had a collection of pressed flowers and many shells, not only the local kinds from the Bournemouth beach but exotic ones collected by my adventurous great-grandfather during his travels to Australia and such places. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “Go straight to your grandfather’s house—take a rest. We will be in as soon as this field is done and the tools collected!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When the bell rang and everyone collected their things, James shuffled down the aisle and out the classroom without a glance her way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I collected the food and “borrowed” one of Nigel’s old hats, to pull down over my hair—which wasn’t very long, luckily. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z At seven p.m., the captain, his first officer, and the flight engineer met and collected the trip’s paperwork. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He collected art and he told everyone that he collected art. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Blanca wondered what sort of people collected the dead and where they put them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He collected every book on Peruvian demography he could find. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There was a growing excitement among the host The young geese flirted outrageously, or collected in parties to discuss their pilots. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They caught it in the bottles as Professor Sprout had indicated, and by the end of the lesson had collected several pints. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Or maybe she was one of those people who collected typewriters and longed for a landline like they used thirty years ago. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They collected themselves sufficiently to pull up short of the wood and make a more dignified approach to the bank. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Eager to investigate, they collected their equipment and drove out to the site. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Minya collected her captured piece with a look of smug satisfaction. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Besides that, I finished the first volume of a biography of Emperor Charles V yesterday, and I still have to work out the many genealogical charts I’ve collected and the notes I’ve taken. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z So they built Story Boxes in the image of the original one to protect the power of the stories they had collected. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I told them we would give them access to the information we had collected. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Gradually the dirt that had collected on the insect fell away. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The water feels cool and soft on my skin, slowly peeling away the layers of grime that has collected. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have you named her yet?” he asked—casual, calm, collected. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I ask, lifting up the collected Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland book. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I walked in the direction from which we had come, and when I reached the timberline, I collected wood broken from the cherry tree, the peony, and the walnut, which is the tree of life. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I steer them out and shut the door to the bedroom, and in a few minutes, the plates and bottles and purses are collected and the group files one by one out the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Everywhere, everywhere, are beautiful objects collected by Tipper and Granddad. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z By the end of the twentieth century many nations had collected nuclear weapons. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z People collected around the news-stand—some drawn by the chirping, and others because they wanted to see the cricket they’d read about. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Kochu Maria collected saris, though she hadn’t ever worn one, and probably never would. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This prediction proved correct, for not long afterward Wells collected both the reward and a parole. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He collected change for the bus, put on his cowboy hat, and started toward the front door. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z No information had been collected, not a single idea about the whereabouts of Wes and Tony had been divulged. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “He beat up my son for the money he had collected,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The speaker was kneeling on the floor beside Diana, offering her the dainty white handkerchiefs she had collected from the operatives. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I stared at his smudges of whiskers, the bags under his eyes, and the fat that had collected at his armpits. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In exchange, Nelson would chop our firewood, boil up steaming pots of lumpy manioc, and bring us fruit, greens, and bark potions collected from the forest. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I read every issue of every comic book title Halliday had ever collected. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z We nodded and hobbled up and somehow collected our things. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A gust of wind threatened to scatter the pile of trash she had collected, and she scurried to cover it with her broom to keep it from being blown away. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He had stored them in the box as if they were seashells collected from a beach. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Their clothing was collected every morning, laundered meticulously, and delivered each evening.“Would you go aboard, if they invited you?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He worried suddenly that she could smell his perspiration, which he knew had collected beneath the synthetic material of his shirt. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z No, this tremendous amount of knowledge, collected and preserved by successive generations of wise Brahmins could not be easily overlooked. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, after we’d collected about ten huge garbage bags full of coats, my mom and dad and I drove all the way downtown to the Bowery Mission to donate the coats. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The problem was that rainwater collected behind the slack dumps up the hollows. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I ran out of oranges on the first day, but I collected more at every village that I slept in. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z After about an hour, he’d collected a bunch of dollar bills. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In the end, those kids collected five times as many paper clips as they needed, and founded a world-renowned Holocaust museum. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Then I remembered I had not yet collected the adult Sunday school reports. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Saturday morning I pull out the numbers I’ve collected for the Pet Hut. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He told the owner he was quitting, collected his pay, and boarded a bus bound for Shanghai, about ninety miles to the south. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Soon, she heard the muted chatter of the night-soil men as they collected the sewage; she fell asleep listening to the scraping sounds of their shovels as they worked, shielded by the dark. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Slowly he collected his map case and his three flak suits and crawled back to the main compartment. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In 1646 Thomas Browne collected numerous examples from Greek and Roman authors of texts being copied wholesale and reissued under another author’s name. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When Stephen’s mom says I’m lying again, I hand Principal Jenkins my spiral with the tabs of all my businesses and the dates I collected money plus the person I collected money from. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z In fact, he wasn’t even going to mention that during his time in South America, 2,500 species of birds and nearly five hundred mammals were collected for the American Museum of Natural History. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z She’d collected the dreams like bright beads on a string of nights that wound around her each day, every day until this one. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Before long, the two of them had collected three more barrel staves and the back of the chair. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z None of them was written by Peregrin, but he and his successors collected many manuscripts written by scribes of Gondor: mainly copies or summaries of histories or legends relating to Elendil and his heirs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Mama still collected the news pieces, though there were now too many to have on display. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I had collected their catalogs and completely bought into the dream they were selling. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z ‘Here’s our collector of information! And he collected a lot, I can tell you, before he was finally caught. After which, I may say, he seemed to regard himself as on parole, and dried up.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I hoped she would not ask me to clean herel To make things worse, as Sister Claire explained to me, Father Aristide collected boys who lived on the street—those who beg, wash windows, steal. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He had collected the founding material for his experiment. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Looking at the specimens he had collected, Charles realized that species were forming and changing all the time, too. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In equating physical beauty with virtue, she stripped her mind, bound it, and collected self-contempt by the heap. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z While he explained to her that his job was building runways in the fields of northern France, his eyes kept returning to the steel forceps she had collected from the autoclave. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Though the lecture had already started and there were only a few empty seats, he ostentatiously collected his things and moved to a seat distant from me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept rainwater and the water I collected from the solar stills in the locker, out of Richard Parker’s sight, in the three 50-litre plastic bags. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z As Chester chirped his way through the program, a crowd collected around the newsstand. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is a Sepia officinalis he collected near the Cape of Good Hope.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But at the wonder in the boy’s eyes she collected herself and asked him who he was, so young and yet seemingly so dedicated to this high service in Greece’s holy of holies. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I took my samples from the riverside willows, the new blue willow grove, and the leaves I’d collected from random trees. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, having nothing to do, I collected my two eggs, my half chicken, and my knife and walked slowly down the road to the store. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He arranged recitals at his home and office and joined the best clubs and collected the best wines and was now leading the greatest nonmilitary campaign in the nation’s history. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A good part of the enthusiasm with which he collected his father’s rents was because of the time it gave him to visit the wine house and, hopefully, find Hagar there. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The last of the sun shone into it, through the gap between the Library and Palmer’s Tower, and lit up the heavy pictures and the glum silver the Master collected. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I wrote in my spiral the date I collected the tax, the reason for collecting it, and how much I got for it. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I first went to the hill near the cave when the pack was away and collected armloads of brush which I placed near the mouth of their lair. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Sammy, who was from Kentucky, was a cool, collected expert in his business, and his business was women. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They collected somewhere between thirty thousand and seventy thousand biting insects inside the cave—the cave is full of bugs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sapa Inca’s men collected food from the villages every season and placed it in the many storehouses for travelers and for the people to eat in the years when the crops didn’t grow. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Here’s a memory, which like most memories is imperfect and subjective—collected long ago like a beach pebble and slipped into the pocket of my mind. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z These inspectors also collected one-third of the crops, to be dried and placed in the storehouses for difficult times. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She cut slashes in mutowa trees and collected a ball of sticky sap. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to find a rag and wipe that stuff off her face, the way she wiped off the dirt and grime that collected on mine. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It collected hundreds of millions of dollars from some of the world’s largest insurance companies on falsified claims for industrial accidents and natural disasters inside North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z We had collected him off the ground and made him sit on a bench. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Some have collected so many that they will stoop under the weight of them when we go back. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He slept while the boy kept watch and in the evening they got out their shoes and put them on and went down to the farmhouse and collected the rest of the apples. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Under the light of the stars, he collected slivers of wood that would be perfect to start the fire. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Most of the girls collected bottles and worked weekends in greasy spoons. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It means “baffled” or “confused,” not calm and collected. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys shook one another’s hands, paddled over to the Syracuse boat, collected trophy shirts off the backs of the defeated Orangemen and shook their hands, and then rowed leisurely back to their shell house. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We collected ferns and sticks to run our own “scientific experiments,” which always resulted in incredible cures: Cure for Hiccups! The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Next, she collected fresh cow dung for her grandmother’s floor. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Saint Sarah sits, barking questions that she’s collected from previous Quiz Bowls, her silk flower turning with her head to gaze at the person she’s asked or aimed her quizzing at. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z About the pressings he'd made since he was little, and the cuttings he collected. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Phoebe marked the spots with pieces of adhesive tape and collected the hairs in an envelope. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z A button of grayish ooze collected at the bottom of the test tube—a tiny pill of dead and dying cells. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man collected the contents of Hugo’s pockets, including the notebook. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The town’s teachers served as agents of the bank and every week collected money from the children for deposit in each child’s passbook account. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A line of cars had already collected up and down the ditch line in front of John Eye Blevins’s moonshine palace. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Then we collected all the horseshoes and walked over to the other post and she said, “Why don’t you throw one?” and so I did. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, Lockhart collected the papers and rifled through them in front of the class. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Tucker Mouse had volunteered to let them use the drain pipe, but Chester didn’t want to eat amid all the waste paper and rubbish his friend had collected. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z One Saturday night they collected in a bar and marched in a column of fours out Central Avenue, saying, “Hup! Hup!” in unison. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Late in the afternoon, Betty Jean and Pastor George stopped by to drop off all the signatures they had collected. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He collected his change, grabbed the bag of cookie ingredients, and turned back toward me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Smith turned back to his horse and collected himself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She collected prayer cards and missals engraved with gold initials and filled glass jars with holy water, which she later used to baptize Ilda Limon’s chickens. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I burned up most of the wood I had collected, unable to sleep for facing my death—if not death here, then death someday. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition, Anthony had an extensive collection of articles and memorabilia that she had collected over the years and stored in scrapbooks, trunks, and boxes. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Without a moment to think, Thomas collected himself. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I wore it as I collected my schoolbooks and packed my bag. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Dumbledore took from an inside pocket another crystal phial and Harry fell silent at once, remembering that Dumbledore had said it was the most important one he had collected. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Chas collected twenty dollars from everyone and put the money in the chip box. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z This time she collected my books and shoved them into my arms. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pools of stinking, stagnant water full of maggots collected by the side of the road. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Secretly she collected them, whispering to Grand-grand Auntie that she did so on her behalf. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z In his library, he collected various Russian-English dictionaries and, also, books on Russian grammar and conversation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Drops of moisture had collected on the inside of my faceplate and pooled in the mask under my chin. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Cilia collected a basketful of notes that the British officers had written Miss Lavinia. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He checked the address against a piece of paper, collected his things — umbrella and suitcase—and paid the driver. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The board seemed untouched by the flame, protected by good luck and the layer of dew it collected every nightfall. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The slave catcher handed Homer the gazettes and the fugitive bulletins he’d collected from the deputy in the jail. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His lower intestine was ruptured and hemorrhaged, the blood collected in his abdominal cavity. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But he collected himself enough to say, “Anyone else want something from me?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z For two years, data were collected, and in the end, the result wasn’t even close. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z She collected frogs from the streams in the forest and put their blood in jars, to give to people when they were sick. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Sam collected pieces of historic automobiles and he was convinced that some day his collection, after making him very rich, would repose on black velvet in the best museums. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, she is alive; and more sensible and collected than she was. The doctor says she may linger a week or two yet; but he hardly thinks she will finally recover.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “I see. You’re of that breed. I’m glad you stopped by. I used to know St. Louis, even collected epitaphs.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The Donkey collected great piles of thistles and threw them in, but Uncle Andrew didn’t seem to care about them. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I collected almost a peck of mussels in very little time at all, and began tying them in my sweater to carry them back to camp. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z More likely he had collected last night’s dregs at the saloon. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z After waiting for several hours, we were finally called in by the nurse, who collected the forms. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Farmer Cotton collected an escort of some two dozen sturdy hobbits. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Relieved, he collected all the columns and posted them on Slashdot’s archives, where they remain at slashdot.org. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of those who weren’t natural writers gave interviews instead, and allowed their memories to be collected and published. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z During the lectures and labs, the men were allowed to take notes, but at the end of the course, the notes were going to be collected and destroyed. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “I went to Captain Root’s office, collected papers and information and the like.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I collected my books and stumped off muttering, “There’s an awful lot of this going around.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The pile of earth was too low to hide all the flames, so until dark I collected rocks, about brick-sized, for my wall. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Then they were filed, collected and placed in envelopes and mailed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The coal dust that collected in the moist skin around his eyes would remain—the miners of Coalwood walked around with their eyes lined like Cleopatra’s. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When USC’s spring semester ended, he collected his class ring and left campus. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “I’ve collected beauty for years, so of course I’m beautiful,” she said. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I walked into the kitchen late one afternoon and came upon my twelve-year-old sister propositioning our father with lines she'd collected from Guiding Light. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z One tiny sliver of the leaves I collected could kill all four of us. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She collected them now—dozens of them—black, white, Latino, and Asian, boys and girls, babies dressed like farmhands and budding businessmen. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Blanche’s face had the plumpness of adolescence, but in the flickering firelight of the great hall, wrinkles collected at her eyes and lips. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He dug a deep hole in the sand and collected seashells with us. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z On the last day of school, Mr. Barber collected his Geography: The Story of the Worlds. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I collected the ball from the yard and tossed it to Dwyer, then went inside. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A few scenes appear to be combinations of her own observations and faulty information collected from others. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z These things were collected from all the people of the Kingdom of Dor, and they were piled in the dungeon. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Christine collected the periodicals left in the newspaper box and unlocked the library door. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As we collected ourselves and walked toward the caravan, many of the adults were crying openly. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The only solution was to lance it and let the blood it had collected run down into your stomach. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I climbed out of the rig, collected my things, and returned the rented gear at the front desk. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His first proposition and request, that the dance begun at Mr. Cole’s should be finished there—that the same party should be collected, and the same musician engaged, met with the readiest acquiescence. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Many weeks later, the judge had collected a room full of golden eggs—the door to the room was locked with a special key only he carried. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Little money would be collected by this tax. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven thousand Jews had been collected and taken away to die, but we were not among them. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “Only in this book of his collected work,” the clerk said, lifting down a handsome glossy volume. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Here was a book that contained the collected knowledge of the past while giving evidence of present social conditions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The data collected on the colored pilgrims and their descendants over years and decades, the doctor said, will prove one of the boldest scientific enterprises in history. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z In her younger years, with prescience and good management, Mammachi had collected all her falling hair in a small, embroidered purse that she kept on her dressing table. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you’d better rouse yourself, my little lily. There are tablets to be collected, notes to be gathered. You might look under the bed.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In return, we employ our staff from their villages, buy fruit and vegetables, and pay for wild fruits to be collected from the trees. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z We hopped the fence that surrounded the barracks, skipped over a little creek, and broke into the open dirt field where old, abandoned tanks collected dust. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Since it was against the law for private cars to charge fares like licensed taxis, the network would be paid for by donations collected at the mass meetings. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z One Saturday, not even having collected the price of the doors, he fell into a desperate confusion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And then a slight and distinctly delicious sensation collected in her crotch. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He collected and listened to music with it, used search engines to do everything from ordering an evening meal to resolving a technical dispute. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The altar boys collected them in the offering baskets and funneled them through the church office. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Perspiration collected along Fadi’s forehead as he yanked on the switch. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He collected scrap metal, made clay pots, and worked in a convenience store. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Perspiration collected in the small of his back and ran out of his armpit down his side. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She had assumed she was going to be praised for her work in Maine the previous winter, when she had collected more than one hundred thousand women’s signatures in support of a prohibition law. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z His yellow eyes stared lifelessly at the clouds, and flies collected on his open mouth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The worry dolls were scattered everywhere, so I collected them and lined them up again neatly under my pillow. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z It had felt, then, like being hunted by all the terrors she had collected over the years—her entire arsenal, turned against her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Wind Being collected these shimmering grains into its human form. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z In very short time we have collected a dozen eggs and two pounds of fairly fresh butter. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “I learned from Lena. She has collected expert instruction from around the globe. If you ever get a chance to receive a massage from her, don’t turn it down.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Nancy collected some pieces of sterilized liver and spleen that were embedded in wax blocks, and she put the blocks in a Styrofoam cup to take back to Fort Detrick for analysis. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A new game had come to mind, and I collected more and more rocks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Luce published it in his collected works, omitting my name. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Another employee collected Freebie for a day at the doggy spa. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The live birds he had collected as specimens were cooked and eaten, eliminating the need to go to the market. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Finally the decon team, still wearing space suits, went back inside the building and collected the spore samples. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to keep cool and collected, but the blood is rising to my face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She and her brother, Neeley, like other Brooklyn kids, collected rags, paper, metal, rubber, and other junk and hoarded it in locked cellar bins or in boxes hidden under the bed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For weeks we bought and collected wooden pencils, until we had enough to fill the coffin. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I collected a number of empty Red Cross bandage boxes and used them for drops. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam was building a fire to cook his breakfast of wild cereal grains he had collected. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Brian and I also collected scrap metal that we sold to the junk dealer for a penny a pound—three cents a pound for copper. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A man collected this waste paper and took it away for baling. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They collected their wraps and made their abrupt good nights while Mr. Goodacre and Harry prepared the buggy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In the first year, the women collected more than one hundred thousand signatures. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z So, for the years between 1820 and 1945, he collected data on the hundreds of wars that had been fought on our poor planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mist collected around the Labrador until she was completely hidden in a cocoon of white. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “We don't need to pack up the bigger furniture. Mayor said just their personal items need to be collected. Now, what are we going to do with the rest of this stuff? Sell it?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Several men collected at Tea Cake’s house and sat around stuffing courage into each other’s ears. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Young otters collected watercress and fished; Cornflower headed a party of mice to reap the early cereal crops; more youngsters tended the salad gardens. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Yesterday, when we finally collected our luggage and passed through Customs, we found Baba waiting outside the international arrivals gate at Chicago O’Hare Airport. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z She and I collected clear plastic water pitchers and moved from table to table to pour. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Misha’s little cousins tackled Misha’s legs, and he waded to the door with them after their parents, who collected them and waved goodbye. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z A hen hopped off its roost, and Mandy collected three eggs. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The group collected signatures of five thousand women who did not want the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Equable emirs collected taxes for the British, and the British, in return, kept the Christian missionaries away. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When they demanded to look in her tow sack, it contained nothing practical, only odd tokens she had collected, like a small wooden duck and a blue glass bottle. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He had two mismatched turntables plus a rickety old reel-to-reel tape player and shelves packed with records he’d collected over many years. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Two dozen of the chief rangers had preceded him, and were standing around the firepit in the center of the dirt floor while puddles collected about their boots. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The potatoes proved that all too well, as did the wood shavings, which Father collected in a bucket and brought downstairs to burn. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It had showered the day before, and as Frightful and I passed an old stump, I noticed that it had collected the rain. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z On Monday, yesterday, last night I mean, we got collected by the rose lady’s chauffeur and taken to collect the Rosalie for our trip to the pickup airfield. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Instead, she wrote articles and letters to the editor of various newspapers, collected signatures on women’s rights petitions, and began her career as a public speaker at events closer to home. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z We delivered our prisoner and the stores we had collected to our Lieutenant and boarded our transport. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “For some reason the helpers in the front office didn’t know who to give ‘Jessica’ mail to, so they collected it in a box.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He drops the coin in just as the baskets are collected, then he disappears into the crowd. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Then we collected Katz, who announced regretfully to his adoring audience that he had to go—there were mountains still to climb—and stepped valiantly back into the woods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Scott got on his knees and sprayed cleaning fluid in the area underneath the dishwasher, where dirt collected. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Back a few feet in the wall, it opened out into a pocket that Tucker had filled with the bits of paper and shreds of cloth he collected. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They collected around the Sphinx’s paws, grew roots and branches, and began wrapping around the monster’s legs. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A few months into his trip, when he collected his mail at a port of call in Rio de Janeiro, he read a letter from his sister Catherine. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I drank a little rain that had collected on a broad leaf, figuring it was more sanitary than the pond water, and enjoyed the cool sensation on my lips. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Several members from Gran’s church were so impressed that she collected around a hundred dollars. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Tía Mari came back from the beach with some seashells Oscar and the little girl collected. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z In angry weariness he opened the wall cabinet and collected scalpels and clamps, sponges and tubes of sutures, to put in his bag. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Luke had collected the fuel in five-gallon buckets, which he began to haul across the yard to Dad’s flatbed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I grabbed the beaker and collected about three hundred millilitres, a pop can’s worth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The very next day, Mrs. Soren collected all the buttons, gathered up all the membership cards, and even replaced Jessie's Writers' Workshop folder. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I followed, when I could, the courses of the rivers; but the dæmon generally avoided these, as it was here that the population of the country chiefly collected. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was that village where the emperor collected his latest workers.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We collected most of the eggs while they were still warm. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “The size of their database on Halliday is unreal. His whole life is in there. They’ve collected interviews with everyone Halliday ever knew. It could take months to read through them all.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He ran to the cupboard that held everything Mosca had collected for the break-in: a rope, the floor plans, the sausages for the dogs, shoe polish to blacken their faces—all had vanished. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, a joke is a joke—” “I can ride that horse,” Herbie insisted matter-of-factly, and suddenly he had never felt so cool and collected in his life. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Like Darwin, he collected beetles, but he lacked his cousin’s plodding, taxonomic mind and soon gave up his collection for more ambitious pursuits. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The stones only produced the smallest of sparks and the scraps of newspaper and leaves that he had collected were already far too wet. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “I only collected about a quarter of what you two did.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Steam hissed up from the surface and collected into clouds a few feet above my head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Air samples were collected and sent to labs for study. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They collected rocks and built walls four feet high, and then turned the Docker and the Wills over to form a roof. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He simply collected five times the normal rent for his three rooms. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Since its installation two years before, however, the parking meter had rarely collected dimes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Next I collected dry wood from the hollows of trees and under canopies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Nothing was to project from its face, no gargoyles, no pedimenta, for projections collected dirt. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Calder followed him onto the front walk, noticing with interest all the papers that had collected under the dead plants in their yard. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Shortly after I collected the last of the game’s nineteen treasures, a tiny brass bauble, a notice flashed in my display informing me that the Vonnegut had arrived outside. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z This is the first time I've seen Max look anything but cool and collected. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The instructor collected the papers, brought out a clay-colored eraser, and began to wipe out some of the answers and to shade in others. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They collected piles of rocks and stones and tied them up into bundles using sturdy cloth. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides lumber, I collected books, hoping to read them once I learned how. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I saw the warden peering at us from his office as we collected Walter's things, but he didn't come out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z On his tour of the dining hall he collected a good quantity of cutlery and some fine antique cruets. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She rolled her eyes at her new friends, and they collected their trays of cornflakes and toast and sat together, an instant gang, excluding everyone else in order to gossip about them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Doña Charito's collected works hung on the walls: mostly pitchers and bowls of fruit, and violins or guitars, I couldn't tell the difference, for we hadn't had music lessons yet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Tally turned away, unlacing her grippy shoes as she collected herself. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He collected an army, captured the King’s city and put him to death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The cell steward arranged meetings, organized political classes, and collected dues. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He collected himself and said, “Miss Trotter threw a pot at the TV just after the governor stood where Jefferson Davis had once stood, and shouted, ‘Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.’” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The group collected four hundred thousand signatures from women who supported the Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z For the next hour, we rummaged through Grandma’s trunks filled with fabrics she had collected over the years. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Another hovercar roared over them, and he pulled her around the comer of the building and down behind a drum that collected rainwater from the gutters. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z That’s how they collected the names of all the teachers to deport.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z In the past half hour, I've collected a mental list of approximately 412 ways I might kill Tiny Cooper, and I'm not going to leave until I've settled on just the right one. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z While I was out, I collected the twenty-six solar cells that aren't under the rover and set them up to recharge my batteries. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Others collected stones to provide ammunition for slings, while some coiled ropes about their bodies. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The rabbit collected his scribbled notes and began sorting them without another word. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They collected firewood from the north side of the slope where it was not so wet, pushing over whole trees and dragging them into camp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Nobody stood around in place and gave orders or collected fees; they all simply ran around, picking up pellets at random and dropping them again. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to jump up and tell everybody that sometimes J.T. hauled out of bed at midnight—or 2 A.M.—and worked clear through the night because those chicken buyers collected around the clock. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She had traveled the world and collected art from France and Africa. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So I collected books, museum brochures, and post-cards from all the places we studied in class, like the Tower of London and Anne’s attic. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She collected scabs as other girls collect dolls, and would say anything that came into her head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The group collected petitions, recruited additional supporters and volunteers, raised funds, and started a weekly newspaper, the Suffragist, which kept readers up to date on the status of the federal suffrage amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z All of it collected into one perfect moment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Jeanne quietly rose to her feet, collected the greyhound from where she lay, and led the dog gingerly along the shaded edge of the wood, keeping the knights in view. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I’ve collected phones one hundred and twenty-seven times since school started. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Luke collected the dirty plates, his face still blank. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z By the time I turned my attention back to him, Chubs had collected himself enough to start poking and prodding me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He swaddled me in wind-softened sailcloth, washed me in a smooth sink in the rocks where rainwater collected. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Sam struggled back into his boots, collected quill and parchment, and shouldered out into the night, the rain pattering down on his cloak and floppy hat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Others he collected for museums hut slipped into his own pocket or knapsack instead. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He moon-lighted as a dry cleaner: He collected dirty uniforms in the parking lot at the end of the day and brought them back pressed, for which he charged $3.50 apiece. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the bodies were finally collected, they were burned in tall pyres like Hindus on the Ganges. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z How could he possibly know that I collected earrings? I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I collected my things and started for the front office. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “The world’s most amazing and thoughtfully collected collection of bottle caps in the South!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I’ve collected a few, and I found some more in one of Great-Uncle Jim’s blue jars in the back of the cupboard under the sink. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Everything is collected and reused: old clothes become scarves, old food is dried and saved, and human waste is remixed as topsoil. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From my locker I collected my sneakers, jock strap, and gym pants and then turned away, leaving the door ajar for the first time, forlornly open and abandoned, the locker unlocked. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Over five weeks, Darwin collected carcasses of finches, mockingbirds, blackbirds, grosbeaks, wrens, albatrosses, iguanas, and an array of sea and land plants. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In September he and a Mexican man collected many bricks from up the street and built a big barbecue. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “It will be collected ... but the loss of a few coins will never stay the Harpy’s hand. Only blood can do that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z By then Cora only needed the candlelight for company, having collected the particulars of her prison. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “We’ve collected thousands of Jewish books from all over the kingdom. The abbots collected them for us, actually. They asked to ‘borrow’ them, for ‘copying’ purposes, from their local Jews. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Hungry Joe collected lists of fatal diseases and arranged them in alphabetical order so that he could put his finger without delay on any one he wanted to worry about. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z By the age of four, I collected the eggs and knew how to look for signs of raccoons and coyotes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even worse, Werfel had collected some of the airy art of elfinkind, captured generations ago in some raid—paintings of heroes riding griffins and kings playing chess. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z How Grandma collected ideas from everywhere, everyone, even left the bible open on the counter next to the cash register in her dress shop so all her customers could write in their batshit hogwash too. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “I heard they passed the hat and collected a hundred and forty dollars to encourage those policemen to abandon their duties,” Grandma added. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Around 10:20, after I had collected all the children’s records, I headed toward the steps leading to the sanctuary to collect the adult Sunday school records. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Madam Rosmerta, the pretty landlady, didn’t seem to think much of this; she was looking askance at Moody as she collected glasses from tables around them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Hard facts would come only when further data had been collected which could allow the crystallographic analyses to be carried to a more refined stage. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z All of the “trophies” were now “collected” in the case, so I took out the Cap’n Crunch whistle. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She whipped it back and forth past the dark columns of tree trunks, shooting through them at top speed, so fast that her hands and face collected dozens of scratches from the branches blurring by. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z As the record played, Albert picked up chairs, collected oyster shells, relit candles, and straightened the plates and silverware. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Laney put on her panda jacket, collected Paganini, and grabbed the small Christmas tree before heading to the second floor. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Resourceful as always, the young women collected the remaining fuel from each of their twenty aircraft and distributed it between eight lucky planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Each new auction seemed to surpass the previous one for the record of the highest single bid and the total of millions collected. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The friends his parents have collected for almost thirty years are in attendance, to pay their respects, cars from six different states lining the whole of Pemberton Road. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Having got there, he collected two successive loads of stone and dragged them down to the windmill before retiring for the night. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Each time the green tubes rose to the surface she felt elated and collected whole handfuls at a time to drop in twos and threes back into the water. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A tight knot collected in his chest and rose, rose, rose until it pushed its way to his eyes, which pooled with tears. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z They collected some old boxes and built a fire in the floor and he found some tools and emptied out the cart and sat working on the wheel. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Tyler said they contained his pencil shavings from the past five years, which he had collected to make fire starters for our “head for the hills” bags. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She knew what was out there because it was all a part of her now—the endless churning darkness, the shadowy snowdrifts that collected in the wind and blew apart again. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I suppose they had collected the garbage and the stones before they tried to get me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We collected mussels from the rocks for bait, then we got into either the row-boat or the motor-boat and pushed off to drop anchor later in some likely spot. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Along one entire wall, arranged neatly in small piles, stood the raw materials he had collected: roots, seeds, dried leaves, pods, strips of bark and shriveled mushrooms. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z On the hearth stood the jar of flower seeds that Momma had collected, seeds she never had a chance to put into the ground. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z And when he talked, little bits of saliva collected at the corners of his mouth. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Whoever lives there now appears to be away; the snow hasn’t been cleared from the porch steps, and a number of rolled-up newspapers have collected on the doormat. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Next to me, Liam’s foot slipped against the sallow dust collected on the floor. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Every day the number of food bags increased, and by the end of the second week in December we had collected forty-one bags. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I collected it myself, getting quite confident about cycling into town, as Mitraillette always uses the same checkpoint—they know me now, and wave me through without bothering to check my papers. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z They made it by scraping the seeds which others had collected, chewing up the scrapings till they made a kind of paste or soup, and then swallowing it into their own crops. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He collected some blood from his patient and drew off the serum, which is a clear, golden-colored liquid that remains when the red cells are removed from the blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Past the equipment, there was a dusty old paisley chair with a sagging seat, a desk, and a bookshelf above the bed containing the collected works of Soren Kierkegaard. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Emma’s smart and widely read brother attended seances, communed with spirit guides, and collected photographs that seemed to show ghosts and spirits. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A glassed case in the corner held the curios he had collected—specimens of butterflies, a rare arrowhead, a curious rock shaped like a human profile. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The low ridge of snow that had collected against the bottom of the door collapsed onto the dirty linoleum inside. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z We are in the aisle of feminine products, and she's standing there with an empty basket, unlike mine, which overflows with items I've collected but cannot buy. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At first Eliot found Mrs. Sen’s anxiety incomprehensible; his mother had a p.o. box in town, and she collected mail so infrequently that once their electricity was cut off for three days. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Every scrap of paper we wrote on was collected at the end of each day. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There were sounds of sweeping and cleaning out, and a moment later he appeared, his hands full of tops and marbles and old dusty kites and junk collected through the years. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z His cheeks and nose are red from the cold, and a thin layer of snow has collected on his wavy brown hair and the hood of his burgundy sweatshirt. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Mia, terrified, collected a stack of her photographs and brought them to the Wilkinsons’ the next morning. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A sense of clarity washes over me, and all the images I’ve collected of my mother over the years start to morph into something different. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The Pacific is my home ocean; I knew it first, grew up on its shore, collected marine animals along the coast. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite Dad’s clearly chill demeanor in this moment, Scoob’s seen the switch flip before: cool, calm, and collected to furious in a matter of moments. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The Alexandrian Library is where we humans first collected, seriously and systematically, the knowledge of the world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ve collected about all we can carry, but we manage it in one trip. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack collected stamps and begged ship captains for ones from faraway places. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z She was just letting time pass as she collected her thoughts. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z These and hundreds more were collected in the American woods, shipped across the ocean to England and France and Russia, and received with greedy keenness and trembling fingers. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Akira had his own shelf too, filled with “Japanese” rocks and “special” dirt and “nice” grass that he collected during the day. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z So I collected ribbons of bark from local palm trees, then got a couple of sticks and rubbed them together to create enough friction to . The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He set Ma’s rocker back up then collected all her knitting tools and put ’em back in the basket. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Workers enriched the soil with one thousand carloads of manure shipped from the Union Stock Yards and another two thousand collected from the horses working in Jackson Park. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I blew on the paper, folded it carefully into a pocket, and collected my two silver talents. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I felt the stiffness that had collected in me departing, felt a new upsurge of hope. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z They were filled with research that over decades the family had obsessively collected about W. W. Vaughan’s murder. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He belonged to a big club composed of people who collected things like that. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, my husband,” Lady Constance said obediently, rising and gathering the children to her, while her ladies hastily collected embroidery frames, cloaks, and fripperies. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z There is nothing in it but information the SIM had already collected after months of tortures. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And the thing about Omi was that she collected things from nature—seashells, bird feathers, stones in weird shapes and colors. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The evidence already collected by April 15 confirmed that it was Booth who had shot Lincoln, and that he seemed to have several accomplices. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was inside the tree, loudly rummaging through boxes and bags of things he’d collected over the months of robbing people. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I collected my ten dollars and went home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We already knew where we were going, so I didn’t need to say a word as we collected the shovel and sacks and began, single file, across the island. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z First we walked out the prison’s front gate and collected the pistols from the Arsenal’s outside window. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I collected Prim and started for home that afternoon, I found him staring at me from across the school yard. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Calder’s job was to organize the data the class collected into a giant chart. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z My hands balled into fists as he collected the rest of the chess pieces. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And when we found out that we both collected coins, we became the best of friends. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z De Vries also pored through Darwin's books, and he latched onto the theory of pangenesis—the idea that “particles of information” from the body were somehow collected and collated in sperm and eggs. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Lined with bits of leaves, grass, cloth, cotton fluff, feathers and other soft things Mrs. Frisby and her children had collected, the house stayed dry, warm and comfortable all winter. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z His apartment was filled with the stuff he’d collected during the wars of his life, and I took pictures of them with Grandpa’s camera. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In early stages of food production, people simultaneously collected wild foods and raised cultivated ones, and diverse types of collecting activities diminished in importance at different times as reliance on crops increased. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “She collected marbles when she was young, and she has willed her entire collection to me.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z So my formula starts with that, and I add or subtract based on the data I’ve collected. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Greek works considered the masterpieces of the day were collected into a set of textbooks for her. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He collected dozens of folk songs from his native Hungary and used them in his method. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z My father always says she only works to feed our family’s book addiction and that we’d be further ahead financially if she collected aluminum cans from the side of the freeway to recycle. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But when she collected the twins and they went back to the house, Henry was there. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Hermione was overcome with such a strong fit of the giggles at this point that she had to duck out of the queue and only returned when Archie had collected his water and moved away. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We collected half a jug before the rain stopped. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the only one of us who was collected enough to speak. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “But you have not collected any snails, mademoiselle.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As quietly as I could, I got up and fetched an old coffee tin where Osh sometimes kept seeds he collected once the garden was spent. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I swallowed again, trying to get down the saliva that had collected in my mouth. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z That is why chiefdoms devote so much collected tribute to constructing temples and other public works, which serve as centers of the official religion and visible signs of the chief’s power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The eastern Canadian situation is not unique, except perhaps in the extent of forest spraying and the wealth of facts that have been collected. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Then came a roar of flowing air, and her suit bloated up, fat and hard, and a whiff of dry air cleared away some tiny beads of sweat that had collected inside her faceplate. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Minions collected and stored every object he touched, food waste included, to ensure that no lesser persons could profane these objects with their touch. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I remember one particular time when Keffers had collected up six or seven of “Steve’s mags” and stormed out with them to his van. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt stared at the towel as he collected his thoughts.The old man’s death wasn’t a surprise—he hadn’t emerged from his room in months, and he’d clearly been very sick. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitti collected the almond shells in her skirt and went outside. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z We collected our things and went to the back of the line of people waiting at the counter to pay. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I do mind your asking,” Mr. Curtain said coldly, but then he collected himself and said in a friendlier tone, “We both know you’ve had similar experiences, do we not, Reynard? For being different?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The writers collected them, leaving the spaces for Horse of the Year blank. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside were stored various bits of food he had collected—a piece of fruit, samples of candy, or the butt-end of a liverwurst. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They had collected a total of thirty-five hundred clinical samples. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The lowest step, where the stream collected before it tumbled down a hundred feet and disappeared into the rubbly desert, was a little platform of stone and sand. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he collected the rifle and the agent’s hat. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z All those children sent on trains to the Midwest—collected off the streets of New York like refuse, garbage on a barge, to be sent as far away as possible, out of sight. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I find her on her floor, cutting words out of books she’s collected from around the house, including some of Mom’s romance novels. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A spider wove a web of silk that turned into words, and men and women wearing the spiderweb adinkra collected the words and marched off. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Garbage had not been collected all that week, and stray dogs were scavenging among mountains of waste. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They probably had a stack of flat pennies somewhere in the company-store offices, collected over the decades. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Tom stood at the front door as the tourists filed out, and frequently collected tips. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z When asked about the routine, Missus Nedraw was quoted as saying, “It keeps everything calm and collected.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Already the rainwater had collected and we sped like a *■ ski boat down the swale. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He collected beads from the braids in his mother’s hair and swallowed them in secret so he would always have a piece of her inside of him. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I collected myself as best I could in an attempt to avoid further interrogation. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The most striking examples of variation involved flies collected from the same region that possessed two radically different configurations of the same genes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The garbage boats collected the previous day’s trash. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The stones were indeed scattered, and mixed inextricably with those of other workers: but when we had collected what we reckoned to be our pile no one raised any objections. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked around, making sure they had collected everything. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Scamander’s work with the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau led to many research trips abroad, during which he collected information for his worldwide bestseller Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The night got chilly fast, so Grover and I collected old boards from the ruined house, and Thalia zapped them with an electric shock to start a campfire. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The rocks between the rows collected heat, he said, and kept his plants warmer at night than they would otherwise have been—but to this sort of thing she made no answer. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She collected valuables and packed up artifacts from the region to send back to Alexandria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They collected up all the arrows, spears and stones hurled by the horde, issuing them to the defenders. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z My mother collected her wits and glared at me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But she collected copies of those favorite books to give away. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The old man’s clothes were dirty and old, probably collected like his calendars. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They all collected smooth pebbles from the stream and took turns slinging them at targets. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z My sister collected the scraps of bark and got some Elmer’s glue and pasted them back onto the tree trunk like a jigsaw puzzle. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I quickly mixed the powder Teashop Aunty had given us with the rainwater I’d collected. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I said “Good-bye, Miss Pocket;” but she merely stared, and did not seem collected enough to know that I had spoken. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The snow has stopped falling now, but enough has collected on the ground that it squeaks under my shoes. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z By midnight she had collected a small group of slaves, all of whom wanted to be free, and started North with them, heading for Philadelphia. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaning back, tilting his important-style chair, he rummaged among the contents of the envelope until he came across what he wanted: the collected, extant data on the Nexus-6. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The smoke collected under the bed lamp, then floated out to be free in the room. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have two more memories to show you this evening, both obtained with enormous difficulty, and the second of them is, I think, the most important I have collected.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They had also collected 250 mammals, which included the prized jaguar. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Since kindergarten, we have collected rocks and shells each summer and glued and painted them to make sculptures. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The Customs House collected tens of millions of dollars in duties on these products, and this money made up a large part of the U.S. government's income. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z |
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