| 单词 | commander |
| 例句 | From this meager beginning had sprung the ineffectual squadron commander who was now spending the better part of each working day in Pianosa forging Washington Irving’s name to official documents. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In November 1942, the commander of the Southern Front turned up to present thirty-two members of the 588th with commemorative watches as a reward for their service, and medals to ten others. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The talk in Flea Bottom was that the gold cloaks had thrown in with the Lannisters, their commander raised to a lord, , with lands on the Trident and a seat on the king's council. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She was the daughter of Veveniy Savitsky, the deputy commander of the Soviet Air Defense and a World War II pilot, so people liked to say that her father’s position opened doors for her. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z As in prior wars, this one presented scientists with the challenge of helping soldiers and their commanders figure out how to take advantage of technology rather than be overwhelmed by it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Wallenstein seemed an ideal benefactor and protector, a powerful man whose positions included commander of the army for Ferdinand. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He held it as if it were made of eggshells, and Pinmei could see it took great effort for the commander not to prostrate himself on the floor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The divisional SS-HJ commanders were highly experienced soldiers who had proven their personal courage in battle. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a rocket-propelled grenade. Stay away from them, too. If you have any more questions, ask your unit commanders when you reach them. Good luck.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Our commanders no longer thought that any small island held by the Japanese would be easy to conquer. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she was given kitchen duty—but the commander promised that when the fighter aircraft arrived, she could be the second person, after the top male student, to try one out! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When he reported me the company commander laughed at him and told him he ought to keep his eyes open; he understood Himmelstoss, and apparently was not displeased at his discomfiture. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The slumped spines of the veterans of the 27th Battalion betrayed by the commander for whom they had fought like lunatics. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He salutes the commander and shouts, At noon today the Communists crashed their tanks through the gates of the presidential palace and planted on the roof a flag with one huge star. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They told me that they had been randomly selected, too, and asked by their commander to follow the men who visited their base. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But it was extremely useful, for I had taken the measure of Mr. de Klerk just as I did with new prison commanders when I was on Robben Island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander took a form from his desk. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The bird let his rider step off, and then flew to the bracket by the door as the orderly announced the third of Lord Asriel’s high commanders, an angel by the name of Xaphania. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z That afternoon Bull returned home early, too excited about the game with Peninsula to concentrate on the niggling administrative details that caused him more annoyance than any other element in his role as squadron commander. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the entire rotunda seemed to explode into action as guards rushed to their posts and commanders began calling orders. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “You better save that for yourself,” the commander said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The presence of the commander always a damper. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Once I am gone,” said I. “I will protest this in a letter to the Regimental commanders.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The commander also reported that his forces had thus far destroyed about ten of the principal Cherokee towns, along with several smaller villages. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The commander in Cyrenaica not only refused to see Mark Antony, but also he executed the soldiers sent to arrange the meeting, as well as any of his own men who objected to his tactics. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In early November, the top commanders of the U.S. military gathered outside the Oval Office in the White House. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t believe any commander would behave like that,” she said. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He had expected to become a captain, a company commander, because of his wisdom and age. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been commander of the six seraphim, according to legend—and holy book—and her temple stood just across a broad boulevard from the guildhall. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “The good doctor is a half-wit,” said Cumulus, unfamiliar with the commander’s temper. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “The commander informed me that they’ll sentence Day tomorrow morning,” Thomas says a moment later, after we finish greeting a captain from the Emerald sector. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z As the Americans approached, Heinz’s commander realized the futility of the situation. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The human prune in the place of honor was evidently the Yunkish supreme commander, who looked about as formidable as a loose stool. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Our Navajo net began sending messages from the commanders concerning operational orders. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not the sort of thing one expects from a horde commander, what! Personally I’d have you blackballed from the church premises.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Irina Rakobolskaya, the deputy commander for the 46th Guards, said that “a single incendiary bullet could turn it into a flaming torch.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He invited Britain to join his forces if they chose, but it was to be an Indigenous-led resistance and his fighters would not take orders from British commanders. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The commander had decided to take offense at the fact that the first female officer in Recon’s history had been assigned to his squad. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z New orders, signed by the garrison commander himself, have been posted on doors and market stalls and lampposts. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Allow me to introduce my commanders. The elderly one here is Lewis Armistead. The ‘Lothario’ is a bit of a joke, as you can see. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you sure about this, commander? Generally we allow only one passenger per pod.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z "I'm sorry about your mother. My commander had promised me she wouldn't hurt any civilians, and she went back on her word. I ..." Her voice quivers. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Yevdokia Bershanskaya didn’t always go by the book as the commander of the 46th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, but she was good at her job. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Next she fell into melancholy, grumbling about the lazy British commanders floating at anchor off Staten Island, observing New York through long spyglasses but making no move to invade. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Bloodbeard, the savage commander of the Cats, was a roaring giant with a ferocious appetite for slaughter who made no secret of his disdain for “old greybeards in rags.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The commander said that his men had been starving and thirsty, exhausted from many days of battle, and had decided to take the oasis so as to be able to return to the war. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Retrieve it, wiping it clean with bare hands as I return it to my commander. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The faces of the men in my mess—of Slant, Will, and the others—grew alarmed or slackened at this insight into our commander. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z How many out there today, across that silent field: There was Pleasanton, of the cavalry, and Newton, new commander of the First Corps. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Nikolai Baranov, her commander, sent her home on leave to her mother and younger brother in Moscow so she could recuperate. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But they had succeeded in playing a very simple trick, bamboozling the Mark commander, attacking his sentries and escaping by night. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Foaly moved slightly to the side, allowing the commander a clear run at the so-called experts. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The commander had him by the pointy beard in under a second. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “No, Sire. I agree these castles must be garrisoned— “The boy commander agrees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The commander of the troops spoke a few words, and our military protectors fell into formation and marched away. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain called in the company commanders, gave them the position. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Oh," Lewis said, "well if you won't let us then— Wait . . . wait a minute .... I'm looking at my shoulder patch and it turns out I'm the commander. Sit tight. We're coming to get you." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She pointed a quivering green finger at the approaching commander. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But the young women of the 587th and their new commander were going to surprise each other. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The commander spoke up, “You only have one blanket, don’t you, Janns?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Giant will be waiting on the lord commander’s pleasure,” Dolorous Edd reminded him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had known several of them in previous assignments and other bases and he had met almost all of them in the days preceding his inauguration as their commander. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander paused and raised his eyebrow at her, twirling the ever-present toothpick on his tongue. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Lee said, “One new item. I have confirmed some of your man Harrison’s information. The new commander is definitely George Meade, not Reynolds. The news is carried in the local newspapers.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am lord commander because my brothers chose me.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The rogue commander was getting more and more belligerent, the United States more and more concerned. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Meade wanted to pull the whole army out. Had a meeting of corps commanders last night. He really did.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon, the commander’s jeep drove in with a sickly goat lying on its side, legs tied together. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In front of one, a high- ranking official with red tassels and a commander's hat stands waiting. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Then he remembered that it hadn’t begun with his commanders. Ender's Game 1985-01-15T00:00:00Z Presidents did not talk to top commanders like this. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Even the commander’s saying that he was aware of a secret counterattack plan to recover Umuahia did not lift their spirits. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I glance up to see several commanders standing on one of Batalla Hall’s balconies. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The Victoria's commander ordered the ship to proceed full speed toward shore, intending to ground her there in accord with standing fleet orders meant to make it easier to raise a sunken ship. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The man in charge of trying to keep order was General Thomas Gage, commander of all British troops in North America. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a classic example of two army commanders reaching a point of crisis, and one giving way,” says Gallagher. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z We drafted a memorandum to the commander asking to know our rights. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever he was supposed to get done as squadron commander apparently was getting done without any assistance from him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z De la O stuck close to the commander, who fired off messages for de la O to relay on the radio. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The commander pulled out a pistol and shot Ona in the head. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “If they do not slay us with their swords, they will do so with their mouths. Pray, how does the lord commander propose to feed Tormund and his thousands?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lord Janos had been no more than commander of the City Watch before Joffrey had raised him to Harrenhal and the council. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Had Kennedy ordered an invasion of the island—a strategy many of his advisers were clamoring for—the Soviet commanders on Cuba had orders to launch the weapons, which would have obliterated the base. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The commander of the New Jersey state militia comes on the air. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “My commander drinks this like water,” Okeoma said, and shook the bottle to see how much was left. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He had noticed that none of the other squadron commanders ever mentioned this secondary responsibility, but once Bull thought about it, he hunted about for a satisfactory solution. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Aquiles Ricardo, the commander of the garrison, took over the exercise of municipal power. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It was the same process Washington had developed with his staff as commander in chief of the Continental Army, then implemented with his cabinet as president. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Reyna was having trouble holding herself together, keeping up the image of the confident commander. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The commander was the Count of La Perouse, a noted explorer who had fought for the United States in its War of Independence. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “If by witchcraft, you mean the arcane practice of reading. Your commander said we’d be tried for our crimes. I want you to tell me just what crime I’ve committed.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The German commander surrendered on January 31—despite orders cabled from Hitler to fight to the death. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z One boy was telling us that he thought the foreigners gave our commanders money in exchange for us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Will wanted nothing so much as to ride hellbent for the safety of the Wall, but that was not a feeling to share with your commander. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The commander heard the sound of a roomful of laughter, and realized that Foaly had him on the speakers. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath and looked up at the commander. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I remembered watching the regimental commander my first year at Valley Forge with simultaneous fear and awe. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “Now let’s sincerely and wholeheartedly wish long life to our great leader, great teacher, great commander, and great helmsman, Chairman Mao.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander, an anxious young knight with a pockmarked face, offered bread and cheese and the chance to warm themselves before his fire, but Mya declined. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Since this is both a mission and a shoot, I’m about to ask who’s in charge, my commander or my director, when Cressida calls, “Action!” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We are allowed into the commander’s cabin, where the bathroom is so white and clean, so worth the embarrassment. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The commander could barely control the shoving crowd, which was desperate to get aboard. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Yes, you’d have thought that he was the commander of the horde.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The commander knelt down and opened the flat leather satchel, peering inside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I couldn’t bear the thought of living in that shack, digging holes for months, and trying to avoid the commander. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z General Teófilo Vargas came forward with his intentions: in a few hours he shattered the coalition of better-qualified commanders and took charge of the main command. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In his official report to Burnham Colonel Rice, commander of the Guard, wrote, “With the tens of thousands of employees and the millions of visitors, it must be admitted that our success was phenomenal.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I was a novice commander, shocked by the destruction my troops had wrought. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The division commander told him, “Understand this very clearly: you will lay your head on the block for the safety of these girls.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And the cadets insisted on asking our commander why I didn’t ever have breakfast!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He was the commander of a vast shadowy army, an underground network of conspirators dedicated to the overthrow of the State. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It is, in the mind of one Confederate soldier, “the crudest marching order the commanders had ever given the men in four years of fighting.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z On the night of August 14, 1791, commanders from the richest sugar plantations in Saint Domingue gathered in a place called Alligator Woods and swore a solemn oath. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Just as a German rifle butt had been about to crush Louie’s head, the German army’s commander in chief had halted the attack, and Louie had talked the general into sparing his life. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z "Dr. Beck," Vogel said, "the commander has said no to this." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Just listening to it gave the commander shivers. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She said, “A squadron commander’s wife needs a maid.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I could see your hat with my eyes closed! Besides, if it weren’t for me, you’d be crawling on top of the commander right now!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The major pulled his pipe from his mouth and proclaimed the Japanese commander laughable in this regard. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The lieutenant ordered an RPG to be fired, but the commander of the rebels heard it as it whooshed its way out of the forest. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “No. This is not the commander. This is Foaly, the centaur. Is that the kidnapping lowlife human?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z All his life he had taken orders and he knew the necessity for command and the old man in front of him was the finest commander he had ever known. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like a military commander in battle, I turned and shouted to the marchers, ‘Rrrreeeggroup!’ Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander gives me an impatient nod and snaps her fingers, then mutters something to the soldier that approaches her. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Marina was growing impatient and was anxious about getting to her regiment, so soon to be assigned to combat and still without their commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “You are only lord commander by my sufferance. You would do well to remember that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The commander ignored the water jugs, instead pouring himself a shot of something purple from a hip flask. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They’d mostly been deployed at Tumon Bay, but when their commanders finally realized we weren’t going near there, they moved them to head us off and keep us boxed in. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have seen her in my flames, but only once. We must win the lord commander’s trust, and the only way to do that is to save her.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “If they don’t back down soon, the commanders will make them regret it.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They chose me to be their lord commander. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But the commanders were eager for a big victory, and the 46th Guards were sent out on a bombing mission twice as far away as their usual targets took them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The commander stops in front of my chair, then leans down close to my face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t, not in front of the commander. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Ugwu dreamed that the commander had given half of the goat to the soldiers and that they had chewed everything and swallowed the bones. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Up to now, Frog had no notion that their commander knew he was alive. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the commander was not prepared to risk a computer crash in the middle of an alert, and so doused his cigar in the coffee cup of a passing gremlin. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z From among the battle-hardened youth there shall rise the Foretold, the Greatest Emperor, scourge of our enemies, commander of a host most devastating. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We paused to look at our new commander. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept after his men, training and drilling them more than any other commander in Boston. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1780 General Sir Henry Clinton, successor to General Howe as commander of the British forces in America, had split his troops in two. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I retired from his presence,” he would say later, “with the belief that my commander was a whipped man.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z More and more commanders want to know everything, and they get imprisoned by that idea. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The next day I was summoned to the head office, where the commander blandly informed me that the case had been investigated and dis-missed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And the struggle isn’t over now, though the forces of the Kingdom have met a setback. They’ll regroup under a new commander and come back strongly, and we must be ready to resist.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z About that time he called together a second assembly of the principal rebel commanders. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “With my last battalion I used to pretend that I was an orphan and infiltrate the enemy camp. They call me High-Tech because my first commander said I am better than any high-technology spying gadget.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The captain told someone to get a priority radio message off to the naval commander at Willemstad and then asked, "How did you get on that little island?" The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The manual was written by a British Royal Navy commander. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t like it,” growled the uncooperative fighter-plane commander, who didn’t like Milo either. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z If I put my seal to this, I will forever be remembered as the lord commander who gave away the Wall, he thought, but if I should refuse... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The station commander approached the gate of the courtyard to observe us, and then came over and berated me for standing with my hands in my pockets. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She assumed the position of commander as more and more cars pulled into the Meecham yard and began to park on the edge of the Lawn. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had never served as a governor, as Jefferson had, or as a military commander, as Washington had. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Minutes later—maybe it's hours—the metal door swings open and the commander who ordered my mother's death strides in. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Like a military operation, it had many troops but only one commander. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Masha Dolina, whose first wartime job was to fly aircraft away from her burning airfield, was one of only a few lucky women whose commanders found a place for them right away. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z This man, as I said, having been named by the Syracusans commander of their armies, immediately realized that mercenary forces were useless, since their condottieri were men like our Italian condottieri. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “Some might think it better if the lord commander stayed safe and warm south of the Wall. Not that I’d say such myself, but some might.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But we have had enough of charm and polish; this commander who doesn’t even walk like a military man is the one who will, I believe, restore the Union... Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Our commander wears his navy jacket and hat, so white and so crisp. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Time to chow down and see what the good commander brought along for music. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They were the only ones, therefore, who understood how the young commander of the guard had died of love and how a gentleman from a faraway land had been plunged into desperation. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z At one point, the commander of one of the subs feared, incorrectly, that he was under attack from an American ship on the surface. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Two of them killed it and made a fire and when the large-cut chunks had been cooked, the commander asked that all of it be brought to his quarters. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The seats were filling with officers in full uniform and their ladies; in remoter areas, the rank and file were admitted to celebrate their favorite Regimental commanders in this act of buffoonage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Yes, Your Exalted Majesty,” the commander said as the emperor handed the bowl to him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I turn my head and find myself face-to-face with Paylor, the commander from 8. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In other words, Cleopatra performed all of the duties of a queen, of a commander, and of a conqueror. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Now Grant is general in chief—the commander of all the Union armies from Virginia down to New Orleans. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He now had two full colonels; General Dreedle had only five, and four of those were combat commanders. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Settling back in his swivel chair, his feet up on the desk and his eyes closed, he began imagining how beautiful everything would be once he was squadron commander. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z This was countersigned by General Gilmore, who took Hunter’s place as commander of the Department of the South. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Their new commander, Nikolai Baranov, made them feel at home, even though they were the only two women in the regiment—he could see they were both fantastic combat pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “As your current commander, I order you to transfer the prime security clearance over to me.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He crossed the river, found his way to the Hessian encampment at Trenton, and told the commander, Colonel Johann Rall, that he had no reason to fear an attack from the Americans. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Right. Same man. Well, he used to be our brigade commander.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Regimental commanders shouted for order, but there was no maintaining it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z One of the duchess’s kids killed him, but then his twin brother, a commander in the Uruguayan air force who nobody knew existed, showed up and fell in love with the duchess. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Lee said, “You are our only veteran commander.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander suddenly went down, hit by a bullet. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Even in times of supposed crisis, the commander couldn’t abandon his precious protocol. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “It was on the commander’s desk. I need you to put it back once I’ve read it.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The navy commander’s wife, unaccustomed to the rich foods and the imported champagne, vomited on the ballroom floor. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He condemned the commander to death without honor. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He had copied the map printed in the paper and had learned the names of commanders on both sides, as he followed the report. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z She doubted it would be long before they came looking for their commander. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Early in the afternoon, one of Mark Antony’s commanders finally grew impatient. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Others honored Lord Dunmore, our liberator, most generous of Governors, bravest of commanders. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z At the War Department, Grant reads telegrams from his commanders in the field, issues appropriate orders, and takes care of a variety of administrative tasks requiring his attention. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z We arrived at the outskirts of Bauya just before sunset and waited in the bushes as our commander went ahead to make sure our colleagues wouldn’t shoot at us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The commander decides the ration is now half a clump ol rice only at morning and night, and one cup of water all day. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “But don’t think it means anything, because it doesn’t. All it means is that you’re the new squadron commander.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As the last group of women and children boarded the truck, the commander saw Ona standing up, sitting down, and pulling her hair. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z "I could swim when I was five. Daddy taught me. He's a commander in the Navy. When he gets leave hell come and rescue us. What's your father?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z What Klava’s commander didn’t know was that her aircraft had also been hit. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z For a few days, she was replaced with a temporary commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I am sure the lord commander did not come to hear about Robert’s by-blows. Patchface, be a good fool and take the princess to her room.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He didn’t hesitate—not for a second—to obey our commander. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The emperor replaced his helmet as the commander strode to the doorway. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When I imagined sketching the commander, I had no problem, until I got to his head. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The commander slid a piece of paper across the console. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z "My commander wants me to ask you some standard procedural questions before your execution date. We'll try to keep it cordial, although of course we started off on the wrong foot." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Wright had also written to Admiral Thomas Graves, Gage’s naval commander, asking for “immediate assistance” and “a sloop of war of some sort.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Put his own commanders in place, to keep the royal family isolated from anyone who would help them. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I would have thought Lord Asriel’s commanders would know better than to expect truth to come out of torture,” she said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I think you’d better play ball with him for a while, since you’re the one who promoted Major Major to squadron commander.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z After the commander’s remarks, contact is established with Professor Pierson, who witnessed the carnage before finding shelter at a farmhouse. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Their new commander decided that their first priority was shelter. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z On the day before Christmas, Lieutenant Colonel Gawie Marx, the deputy commander of Polls-moor, wandered by my cell after breakfast and said quite casually, “Mandela, would you like to see the city?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander approached Mother and yelled in her face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The two other planes were flown and navigated by the regiment’s squadron commanders. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z This was one of the commander’s more lucid, productive days. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Iron Emmett’s fledglings cheered their lord commander at the start, but the relentless speed of Rattleshirt’s attack soon beat them down to silence. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Apparently inspired by the black wave, some enterprising rebel commander came up with the idea of confiscating people’s abandoned automobiles and sending them unmanned down the streets. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In previous wars against Indigenous nations, British commanders had assigned ranger groups specific missions, but to fight the Cherokee, both the regular forces and the rangers would target even the elders, women, and children. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z One of the soldiers pauses to give the commander a quick salute. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Our commanders wanted to maintain morale back home and did not want to frighten the civilians. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander stood on the porch with an officer I didn’t recognize. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z So many sugar plantations dotted the landscape that slaves called commanders managed other slaves. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z When all the others had left, the commander turned to the remaining soldier with a transformed manner. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "Only a very foolish commander would take such a vessel that far from his home fleet." Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z But he felt the beautiful absence of a commander, a silence above him, a windy freedom. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know why our commanders gave us up to you sissy civilians?” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I fear we none of us have much respect for our commander. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A week before I boarded the most memorable plane ride of my life, Valley Forge had selected me to be the regimental commander for the 70th Corps of Cadets. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z His great dismay at the announcement of Major Major’s appointment as squadron commander was tinged with an embittered resentment he made no effort to conceal. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The clearest statement Washington ever made on America's national interest came in his Circular Letter of 1783, the last of his annual letters to the state governments as commander in chief. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Each of the four free companies serving Yunkai had sent its commander. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This work, too, would serve to support Barack’s duties as commander in chief. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Her commander wrote a recommendation for her to be posthumously honored as a Hero of the Soviet Union. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Any third party whom you might make their commander cannot immediately seize enough authority to harm you. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z That fall, his commander introduced him to a visiting colonel as “our wizard on Code.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “You were my steward, fetching my food and cleaning up my leavings. I was lord commander, with never a moment’s peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even the commander of the Windblown kept his true name to himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Despite his pain, he was trying to stand up and salute the wife of his commander in chief. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Bull had flown with Cecil Causey in the Korean War and had great respect for the man both as a commander and a pilot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The supreme commander appeared so frail that Tyrion was afraid laughing might kill him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Like Lee before him, a former commander of West Point, a courteous man, military, a marvelous horseman, another gentleman. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "And I don't want my commander to die, too." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander walked around, yelling and kicking at us to hurry. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Now I am the lord commander, and it is hard to know which path is right. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All he knew was that the French commander was somewhere in the Ohio wilderness, about 300 miles from Williamsburg. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Liar! Give me that paper or I’ll turn you over to the British commander so fast your fool head will spin.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d fallen into orderly ranks and stood at attention as their commander entered. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z En route, he was collared by military police and hauled back to camp, where he stood trembling before his commander, Kurt Meyer. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “The Greatest Emperor, scourge of our enemies, commander of a host most devastating. And the Empire shall be made whole.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Releasing classified documents would not exactly help him convince Americans he’d make a good commander in chief. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Washington considered Arnold to be his finest battlefield commander. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s not enough room in this hovel for more than two of us!” said one man, his elaborate armor and demeanor marking him as the commander. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He had served as supreme commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces during World War II and had witnessed firsthand the destruction of Europe. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z After being forced to draw the commander, I drew whatever I saw or felt. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The crew was somewhat in awe of their commander, whom they all called Boss. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z People turned back to the commander as he spoke. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z "And his escort?" the commander wanted to know. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I remember once,” he says, “we were in the middle of the exercise. The division commander said, ‘Stop. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A commander does not need to know the barometric pressure or the winds or even the temperature. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The state news agency noted that the new leader is “a prominent thinker-theoretician and peerlessly illustrious commander” who will be a “solid foundation for the prosperity of the country.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Around the table sat his top advisors and military commanders. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “For three years I looked forward very childishly to the war ending at Christmas. But now I look forward till when our son will be a lieutenant commander.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A Holo is activated by a specific commander’s voice giving his or her name. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z That he did, albeit with poor grace, crossing his arms, scowling, and ignoring the naked steel in his lord commander’s hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The only tribesman spared was the commander of the battalion. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But they saved their loudest cheers for their commander, General George Washington. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Blue Team’s commanders were also given a tool called Effects-Based Operations, which directed them to think beyond the conventional military method of targeting and destroying an adversary’s military assets. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Later, two village women came and were taken in to the commander’s quarters; much later, the soldiers threw stones at them as they left. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The commander blinked a bead of sweat from his eye. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The older boys came again, but fewer of them were commanders. Ender's Game 1985-01-15T00:00:00Z By the ninth day of the storm, every camp saw the captains and commanders entering the king’s tent wet and weary, to sink to one knee and report their losses for the day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "I knew you'd be a bigger nuisance than you're worth. You have a knack for wasting my soldiers' time. Not to mention the soldiers of several other commanders." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z By the time he reached the stable, Dolorous Edd had the lord commander’s palfrey saddled and bridled and waiting for him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He rubbed his mouth to hide his broken teeth, and said, “I need to speak with your commander.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You interrupted to tell me that? I can see now how you made commander, Julius.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Our commanders now estimated there’d be at least one million American casualties. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Every single one of the staff has been grilled by the captain, and tomorrow the captain himself goes to be grilled by his commander, the dreadful Nikolaus Ferber. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I thought of the file that the commander held. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z From then on, even in the bloodiest periods of the war, the two commanders would arrange truces to exchange prisoners. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z To Nichols: “Find my brother. Send all company commanders. Hold your positions.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your Exalted Majesty,” the commander said, bowing his head. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The commander is talking: Do not be frightened! Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Part of this command superstructure that had accumulated over an entire career was not completely fleshed out but still had impact on the colonel’s persona as a commander. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have instructed the Green Grace to present the offer only when all of the Yunkish commanders have assembled to hear it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The commander was responsible for several of his government hotel visits. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z According to the Millennium Challenge scenario, a rogue military commander had broken away from his government somewhere in the Persian Gulf and was threatening to engulf the entire region in war. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Through her connections in the Soviet government, she managed to get Stalin to approve her position as the commander of a new long-distance bombing regiment. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Or we could look for relics,” cried his commander, who was quite on fire. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes younger women came and went in the commander’s quarters and emerged with sheepish smiles. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And there was another problem: they weren’t crazy about their commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The guardsmen were confused and ashamed, but the commander’s order was final. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not so crazy about breaded veal cutlets,” grumbled the skeptical B-25 commander in the north of Corsica. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Hed been the only commander with serious doubts about the plan. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to being our commander, Lewis was also the geologist. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Nixon was the new commander in chief, and it was his war now, to win or lose. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z In the mornings their chirping was interrupted by the sharp trill of the commander’s whistle, a voice shouting “Fall in, fall in!” and the running and scrambling of men and boys. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Chamberlain thought: Rice must be the new commander of the whole brigade. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “We approve. Afterward some bard will make a stirring song about you, no doubt, and we shall have a more prudent lord commander.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was certain they resented him because he seemed too good to eat with them now that he was squadron commander. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Unbeknownst to the commander, the ship carried an additional newcomer. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The young commander of the guard gave them permission. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter wanted to say more, to ask the dozen questions that rose to her lips, but the king had moved on, unwilling to keep his commander waiting, and she had to follow. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The commander of the front himself sent a telegram to the regiment, congratulating the two pilots on their fearlessness and airmanship: they had turned away forty-two enemy bombers, and shot down four of them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The commander handed the pad back to me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Kretzsky flailed his arms at the commander, who pointed back at the boat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The world was simpler when I had a lord commander to decide such matters, Selmy reflected. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z However, Julius Root hadn’t gotten his commander’s stripes by following any rule book. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Do you boys know why your commanders gave you up to these civilians?” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He gave her a day to recover—and the deputy commander was discharged from the regiment, although it’s not obvious this was a direct result of the incident. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She was the commander in chief of my house, because my stepfather did not live with us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I had me a dagger, you’d be less an eye by now,” he snarled, before Horse and Iron Emmett dragged him off the lord commander’s chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The commander of the national guard ordered his men at the palace to leave because the police had just joined the coup. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander who had visited me the day before is waiting in the hall for us, and when she sees me, she breaks into a smile. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I jabbed the small shovel into the earth, harder and harder, pretending the soil was the commander. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z This more than anything else made the commander sit up and take notice. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Sackett told her to go into the city, complain about the loss of her grain, and demand a hearing with General Sir William Howe, commander of British forces. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “The winter of 1892-3 will always be remembered by those who served on the guard during that period,” wrote Colonel Rice, their commander. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z One tank commander announced that he would protect the protesters instead of arresting the reformers. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z This was an online form that Sixer commanders used to request weapons or equipment inside the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z We were in just the right mood, and there would certainly have been a dust-up if our company commander had not appeared. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He fumbled for a bandage to staunch the commander’s bleeding. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Well, Corporal, you tell your commander that the next time I see armed forces coming in here, they’ll be picked off by sniper fire. No darts either. Armor-piercing bullets.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z In early March, General William Westmoreland, commander of American forces in Vietnam, requested that two battalions of marines be sent to Vietnam to help guard the American airfield at Da Nang in central Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z That is not true—Meade is the commander. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z On the eve of battle, he said—and he spoke with some authority—you want to hear your commander speaking to you in your own language. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Surely the lord commander cannot mean to allow that... that demon through as well?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The commanders here are working off Plutarch’s holograph. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z On board ship, the messages from our Navajo net coordinated gunfire, insured resupply, and helped our commanders estimate what had to be done. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Their commander was a middle-aged corporal—red-eyed, scrawny, tough as dried beef, sick of war. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldier took off his helmet, and Pinmei could see he was much older than the commander. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z De la O, with the radio on his back, stuck close to his commander. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The internal armed struggle was escalating and they wanted the commander of MK on the scene. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Halleck issued an order: If the assassins are caught, put them in double irons and take them to the commander of the Washington Navy Yard, who will confine them to a monitor warship anchored there. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It rang, and there was C. J.’s voice on the line: “Get out of there, and let’s go see the commander!” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood and Woodhull met when he visited her in an attempt to communicate with the soldiers who had died under his direction as a regimental commander. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “What about you two? Why are you trying to sneak into the commander’s tent?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The commander waved the soldier away with his hand. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z In truth, the young lord commander and her king had more in common than either one would ever be willing to admit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “What?” breathed the commander, terribly afraid that he already knew. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Don’t insult me with your excuses!” roared the commander. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The commander flicked the blaster’s power level to five and advanced through the hole. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Once the ship was three days out from Buenos Aires and there was no chance of returning, Blackborrow was brought forward to face a furious commander. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I dragged a chair near his desk and sat, motioning for the commander to be seated. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The next morning, I was called to the commander’s office, where I found my colleague Robert Resha, who had been arrested and was being interrogated by the station commander. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry, Captain. Time is of the essence. The commander wants a debriefing before we detonate.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He told the commander of the Southern Front, who ordered Sonya to be released. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A telegraphed order to the commander of the Sixteenth New York Cavalry ordered a commissioned officer, Lieutenant Edward P. Doherty, to report to Luther Byron Baker. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a very long way to go still, but they flew without pause except for essential maintenance, and the commander, the Afric King Ogunwe, kept in twice-daily touch with the basalt fortress. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z "My commander says I have to shift my attitude," he says, clearly repeating the instructions. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z King Ogunwe hurried forward, as did the other commanders and the engineers, who had thrown open the doors and let the light flood out over the proving ground. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z "I know what the commander said, but if I need a few more meters, I want you to cut me loose. I have an MMU, I can get back without a tether." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “The commander wants to see me. I told him we all had to go together,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z My company commander would probably have over a decade of life on me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The new Yak-1s all came with radios, but only the planes for the squadron commanders had transmitting radios that would let one person talk to others in flight. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The commander at the airfield where this happened, dealing with three crashed planes in a snowstorm, didn’t send anyone out to check Zhenya’s aircraft until the next morning. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Our hoverplanes are initially ignored by the commanders in the Nut, because in the past they’ve been little more trouble than flies buzzing around a honeypot. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A new garrison commander has arrived on the Emerald Coast, a colonel. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I was,” he later said, “like every other regular officer, extremely eager for service abroad as a commander of combat troops.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander from 2, a middle-aged woman named Lyme, takes us on a virtual tour of the Nut, its interior and fortifications, and recounts the failed attempts to seize it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She flew more missions during the war than most male commanders. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Enraged German commanders were already sending out a ten-thousand-man German force to track down the saboteurs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He was writing about Commando Special Forces, how popular and revered they were by civilians, but his dislike of their commander, a German mercenary, made his words stiff. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “From one of SayyaFs commanders to three of his men. A gift. Ha!” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The commander gestured to a lieutenant and said, “Then see for yourself.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The plump commander of the Stalwart Shields looked more like a scribe than a soldier, with his inky hands and heavy paunch, but he was as clever as they came. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “He thought he would be taken to the commander’s office. There he would have a chance to clear up whatever confusion there was. But they steered him toward that building there.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Keeping himself fully shielded, the commander stowed his wings in their sheath, advancing on foot across the deck. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z In her watery eyes I drew the reflection of the commander, standing in front of her, his fist clenched. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was a contrast with how they’d felt about their previous commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Three days later, Madame Fontineau overhears that the German garrison commander is allergic to goldenrod. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then a lieutenant, often the watch commander, speaks, telling us what has gone on in the prison since we left the day before. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A commander met the guards on the shore. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The commander asked him whether or not he had been beaten. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a system in place that forced their commanders to stop and talk things over and figure out what was going on. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z When the commander got that glint in his eyes, you hopped to and kept your mouth shut. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “The chutes will be opened, madam, when I feel like it,” growled the commander. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z After another fifteen minutes, the commander wanted a break. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Officers had brought the prisoner down to the Hospital Building, which also housed the disciplinary offices and the watch commander’s office, where most of the white-shirts hung out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Major Duluth was the squadron commander and he always ate at the same table with the rest of the men.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was commander of the militia soldiers in southern Virginia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander just smiles again and snaps her fingers at the soldiers behind her. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In June, she was promoted and became a flight commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z On June 7, 1790, Secretary of War Henry Knox told an army commander that the frontier was so extensive that it would be “altogether impossible” to defend. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the commander wasn’t at the log building when we arrived. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z One of the local pilots told her that her commander had been killed, and she reacted with complete disbelief. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Mother whispered in her ear about the commander’s offer to work for him. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Their commander agreed to let all three of them sign up. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The two sons of Atreus, Agamemnon, the commander of the Greek forces at Troy, and Menelaus, the husband of Helen, ended their lives very differently. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z King Ogunwe bowed and left his commander scanning the gray horizon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Campbell was the inventor and commander of the unit, which was supposed to fight only on the Russian front. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For over two decades, Rondon, now forty-eight and the commander of Brazil’s Telegraphic Commission, explored and mapped the “wild, western wilderness of Brazil.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Within a few weeks, de la O had recovered and was assigned to carry the radio for his commander. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The only items the commander was interested in were the wings on his back and the multiphase, water-cooled, tri-barreled blaster strapped to his hip—the most powerful production handgun under the world. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The commander came close and rubbed it between his fingers before letting it fall back against Chronicler’s chest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z None of us knew why our commanders had let us go. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I have always taken good care to keep out of sections with small company commanders. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The first was in Asia, where Pescennius Niger, commander of the Asian armies, had himself proclaimed emperor. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Although many commanders had been hesitant at first about trusting Navajos with their most crucial messages, they’d learned to depend on us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a social event for commanders to mingle with everyone else. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Tonight the commander would be evacuating the Special Forces and their families. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Almost everyone regarded his retirement of 1796 as a repeat performance of his resignation as commander of the Continental Army in 1783. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “If your stiff-necked lord commander will allow it. Did your fires show you where to find this girl?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘The guy in the U.S. Navy uniform ... he’s my great-great-uncle from World War Two, the first Latino submarine commander. You get the idea. A lot of warriors. Bellona was our patron goddess for generations.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The rest silently considered what their commander had said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z "Neither do I, Doctor," said Vogel, climbing the ladder, "but the commander has given us orders. Insubordination will not help." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “We do not need evidence,” the commander said. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dany had sworn that no harm would come to the seven envoys and commanders, though that had not been enough for the Yunkai’i. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Finally they made it to the chaotic, crowded waterfront, where Huynh’s commander was loading people onto a barge tied at the pier. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z As the commander in chief of the armed forces, the president would have the sole power to review the final verdict. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The commander says it’s safe enough for his men to cook, for us to go above deck, for all to smile a little. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z At the age of thirty-three, Valentin was already an experienced combat pilot and commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Left without a commander, the Alexandrians asked Caesar to send Ptolemy to lead them. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Besides, Cade Hernandez was our de facto commander in the Stop Trying to Make Us Stop revolution, our act of defiance against the quit missions. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Across the river mouth, beneath four feet of concrete, an aide holds open the garrison commander’s jacket as the colonel swings one arm through one sleeve, then the other. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The new commander of the island, General Kuribayashi, was determined to fight the Americans in a different way this time. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was at Wilson’s Creek that the Union commander, Nathaniel Lyon, was killed; and it was here, people said, that hundreds of boys died because of General Fremont’s refusal to send reinforcements to Lyon. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood up when they arrived, and the commander actually entered my cell. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You are to come with us on authority of the Psi Special Forces commander, Joseph Traylor. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You men,” he began, “now have the privilege of serving under the meanest, toughest, screamingest squadron commander in the Marine Corps.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His commander sent him to kill a runaway prisoner of war from the Colonies. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The young airwomen truly did adore their commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The commander walked out and leaned against the door frame, watching her walk. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Besides, he was not quite sure if chaplains were for squadron commanders. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I'm the commander of this ship, and you're an enemy frigate and you've just started firing at me, and now I'm coming back...' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The commander says, Thailand is much farther on one engine. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When the first Marines were dropped on Guadalcanal back in August of 1942, the naval commander had been Rear Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Last Respects After two weeks at sea the commander calls all of us above deck for a formal lowering of our yellow flag with three red stripes. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z "You can't stay there forever,'' the commander shouts up at me. Her voice is much colder than the Girl's. " Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Luckily, Root had a bit of influence with the commander. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Mom started yelling at them, demanding to see the station commander, and right then Abel walked into the station. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Simpson said that they kept our squad up to par because the battalion commander liked him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander of the Long Knives was in a hurry, so the soldiers on foot had to run to keep up. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z When the commander sent someone to clear the airfield before an accident occurred, the thing turned out to be a big teddy bear. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A guard with a gold tooth, who appeared to be a commander, walked down the porch stopping to look at each woman, scanning her up and down. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Two of Retrieval’s finest were stationed beside the recovered ransom, but at the moment they were having a little giggle at their stricken commander. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z That afternoon, the watch commander sent him to the winch cage with four barrels of fresh-crushed stone, to scatter gravel over the icy footpaths atop the Wall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was an error of a commander’s overconfidence, small in history, large in the lives of those men. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander walked up and down the line, chewing on his toothpick. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “It says here, you are named after Alexander the Great, the legendary commander who mercilessly conquered the Persian Empire and was said to drink too much wine.’ The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z General Halleck had shuffled the generals at Pittsburg Landing after the battle there, assigning Grant to an ineffectual position as assistant commander and taking command of the field himself. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The head teacher, the boss, the supreme commander of this establishment was a formidable middle-aged lady whose name was Miss Trunchbull. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Tom Devin, the other brigade commander, arrived with a cheery grin. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s my commander now, so I guess he’s the one to ask for any special favors. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Over a megaphone the commander ordered everyone to put down their bags of food, put their hands behind their heads, and lie flat, facing the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z On the heights, one of the commanders turned to the chief and said, “Maybe we had better end this!” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander shakes her head at my silence. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Jon Arryn had told them that a commander needs a good battlefield voice, and Robert had proved the truth of that on the Trident. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The Windblown went back thirty years, and had known but one commander, the soft-spoken, sad-eyed Pentoshi nobleman called the Tattered Prince. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The commander jumped out of his chair, but was restrained by other officers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The grieving aviators of the 587th had lost their commander just as they were about to receive their first combat assignments. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Ugwu’s salute was slack, because he was worried about Olanna and Master and Baby in Umuahia, because he was not interested in His Excellency, because he did not care for the commander. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z That was enough to reassure the young women that their commander was thinking about them as they flew out into the dark and the antiaircraft fire. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Why, then, you may have a chance to choose a lord commander more to'your liking. Until such time, I fear you’ll still need to suffer me.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mariya Smirnova, the squadron commander, noticed the silence and reasoned—correctly—that the only reason the antiaircraft guns would stop firing was because there must be German night fighter aircraft patrolling the sky. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z British intelligence soon learned that German commanders had assigned extra soldiers to guard Vemork, night and day. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Stewart, our company commander, came over and asked what was wrong, and Brunner told him what had happened. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have the honor to be Lord Wyman’s cousin and commander of his garrison. Follow me.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The rest of the regiment were all sitting on the airfield in the dark, waiting anxiously for their commanders to return. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He appointed Major Major squadron commander and roared away in his jeep as abruptly as he had come. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Aenys was older, cruder, and more clever—a commander, not a swordsman. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Dinwiddie gave Washington a letter to present to the French commander. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander gave Washington and his men food and other supplies and sent them on their way. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “The commander wants you to draw his portrait.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A fierce and focused soldier, she was awarded a medal for rescuing fifty of her wounded comrades in one battle, and was even made a commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Ridiculous. Couldn’t the commander pick a less dramatic moment for this nonsense?” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “I said no. They also asked me to listen to people’s conversations and report them to the commander.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Best thing would be to break into the desk of a British commander, steal a pass and forge her name and his name on it, and act free. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander left everything else lying on the cloak and got to his feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In spite of his efforts to please the Emperor, in the summer of 1630 Wallenstein fell from favour and was dismissed from his key post as commander of the army. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Lee had 61,000 men in his army and was assisted by another of the Confederacy’s legendary commanders, Stonewall Jackson. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The commander, Komorov, yelled from the desk at the front of the room. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He knew the mechanics of being a good commander: the tricks, procedures, requirements, and occasional gymnastics one had to employ to keep morale high and the higher echelons pleased. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But at age seventy-four, the president, CEO, and commander in chief of this here army still has the power. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Jon Snow she needed, not fried bread and bacon, but it was no use sending Devan to the lord commander. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “What would the lord commander like us to do with his corpses?” asked Marsh when the living men had been moved. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In 2012, the International Space Station had its second female commander. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z But half the army elected to stay behind with Agamemnon as their corps commander; the other half embarked and pulled away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The officers were under tremendous pressure from their commander to keep their arrest numbers up, and all of the officers were aware that their jobs depended on the renewal of a federal grant. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As a commander he knew the power of fright, but once they had gained the upper hand in the initial skirmish the mice lost their fear and became bolder. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The commander returned after several minutes and motioned for us to move into town. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Orders were sent to commanders in the field in Virginia, chasing down leads based on early but false information Stanton received from tipsters. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “My thanks. Please escort me to your lord commander.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Valentina insisted on becoming a fighter pilot, and made her application to a male commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The celebrations ceased immediately as the crew saw their commander's expression. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z On New Year’s Day, driven mad by rebuffs from Remedios the Beauty, the young commander of the guard was found dead under her window. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When I walked into the room, Resha asked the commander why he had erupted at me the previous night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Brienne, I have taken many wellborn ladies into my service over the years, but never one like you. I am no battle commander." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Talking about breasts plainly made Sam uncomfortable, and suddenly he began to speak of history, and boy commanders who had lived and died hundreds of years ago. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Landing in thick fog, I would enter that milky sheet and when the cockpit began to darken, it was a sign that the land was close,” said squadron commander Mariya Smirnova. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He hoped to get conclusive answers from Admiral Ulysses Sharp, commander of the Pacific fleet, who was monitoring the situation from his base in Hawaii. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Oliver Howard was the commander of the Eleventh Corps. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Our commanders have days ago informed them of this determination. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She was a squadron commander and a veteran; she’d been shot down and wounded twice and had spent six months in the hospital. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I leave us with the country roused against us, and our liberator and commander reviled. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The rogue commander did what rogue commanders do. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Although he had never really contemplated the possibility before, Captain Black understood at once that he was the logical man to succeed Major Duluth as squadron commander. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I would draw the commander firing, Mother on her knees with her head in her hands, and our truck driving away, the tires spitting gravel onto Ona’s dead body. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z However, news of Actium had traveled quickly across the sea, prompting Mark Antony’s commanders to pledge their loyalty to Octavian. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The longest gun belonged to the commander of the Biafran side, a tall stern child with sharp cheekbones. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z About a week after Badenhorst arrived, we were working at the quarry one morning when, without introduction or fanfare, Badenhorst and his driver pulled up in the commander’s car. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The regimental commander arranged a mock dogfight, an air battle that would take place between the new pilots and the veterans—two men against two women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I met Lord Bethell in the prison commander’s office, which was dominated by a large photograph of a glowering President Botha. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In many cases, a male commander would try to pull rank to take advantage of an enlisted young woman. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Let me tell you something else about Cade Hernandez: As the school's de facto commander in the Stop Trying to Make Us Stop revolution, he was an expert button pusher. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The commander sat on the edge of a desk in front of her. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Marina Raskova was less experienced as a pilot than as a navigator, and as the commander of the 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment, she too had to learn to fly this difficult plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It seems ironic that the commanders considered the boys old enough to fight but not old enough to smoke: The youngest recruits were given candy instead of the usual cigarette ration that older soldiers received. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Sam, you sweet fat fool, you played me a cruel jape when you made me lord commander. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The commander turned to look backward over his shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You get to your company commander, mention your profile to him.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sixteen people were killed in the crash—including an air force commander and his chief navigator. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It is a collection of men from many different places who have seen much defeat and many commanders. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee said, “I like to go into battle with the agreement of my commanders, as far as possible, as you know. We are all members of his army, in a common cause.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a flight commander in the all-male 135th Bomber Aviation Regiment. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The city commander has no time for them. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The sound switches to a lieutenant aboard an Army bombing plane over New Jersey while he speaks with his commander on the ground. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Deep Lake, Sable Hall, and the Long Barrow. All garrisoned with free folk, under the command of our own officers. The Long Barrow will be all women, aside from the commander and chief steward.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Arrogant and proud to the end, less than one mile from the demarcation line, the SS-HJ passed in a final review before their commander. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Well, what a fine pair of commanders you two turned out to be. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He issues orders to the commanders of his corps to follow. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z My gaze goes to Madoc, but he is on the steps, speaking in low tones to one of his commanders, a troll who has eaten at our table, has teased Oak and made him laugh. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The commander of that brigade, Bill Gamble, came up the hill on a muddy horse, trailed by a small cloud of aides, gazed westward with watery eyes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When die supreme commander Yurkhaz zo Yunzak departed, supported by a pair of burly slaves, that seemed to be a general signal for the other guests to take their leaves as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But he has seen the military results of maneuvering by armchair commanders Halleck and Stanton, and he insists that the Army cannot be commanded from Washington, that he cannot accept command without a free hand. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Communication between headquarters and the commanders in the field was limited. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Lee said, “He would have made a Corps commander, I think.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “BOY! YOU THERE! BOY?' Boy was not the worst of the things that Jon Snow had been called since being chosen lord commander. He ignored it. “ A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then, sometimes, the day’s watch commander, a lieutenant, will step up and say a few words, often a rundown of notable happenings from the shifts before. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jon fixed the lord commander’s seal and handed him the letter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The lieutenant who had been my shift commander asked if I was okay. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The commander called something to her from the door. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Soldiers found themselves as homeless as regular folk, so their commanders ordered that anyone with an undamaged home share it with the men. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z De la O relayed back the commander’s order to patrol and see what they could find. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z They were seamlessly connected to the commanders of the four military services in a state-of-the-art interface. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The commander felt his ulcer churn into overdrive. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “As the Red force commander, I’m sitting there and I realize that Blue Team had said that they were going to adopt a strategy of preemption,” Van Riper says. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z While we were in the ammunition house, our commander told us that the lieutenant had asked us to stay the night and that dinner was ready. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But whether or not Valentin wanted to be there leading the 587th, and whether or not they wanted him there, he wasn’t going to shirk his responsibility as a commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z "The watch commander tells me I must walk, to keep my blood from freezing, but he never said how fast." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I checked the weapons, counted the ammunition, made the required phone call to the watch commander to say that everything was okay. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In response, Knox ordered the commanders to recruit five hundred Kentucky mounted rangers to burn and loot Miami towns and fields and to take hostages. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z After speaking with “Little Phil” Sheridan, who enthusiastically agrees to Grant’s plan, the two continue on to the headquarters of Major General George G. Meade, the commander of the Army of the Potomac. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z But I didn’t want to be near the commander. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I spoke with a mentor and great friend, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Fenzel, who had just been named deputy brigade commander of the hallowed 1st Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “But don’t think it means anything, because it doesn’t. All it means is that you’re the new squadron commander.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But you could safely regard the commander of War Rocket Ajax as having no need to resort to ethos appeals. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z |
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