| 单词 | conceal |
| 例句 | To my certain knowledge, many people conceal experiences for fear of ridicule. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “He is to conceal himself and broadcast steadily until we find him or his battery dies. Even I do not know where he is.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z What was even worse than having to focus his mind on a series of niggling jobs was the need to conceal his agitation from the telescreen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Birds disappear from cages with false bottoms, handkerchiefs slip from pockets to be concealed again in cuffs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This dead-drop container, however, concealed something specially cushioned, and—to Marti—ominous. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They carry, half concealed within their medical terminology, stories of such human tragedies as that of two young cousins in Czechoslovakia, boys who lived in the same town and had always worked and played together. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The pinhole camera concealed in the locator had worked perfectly. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Before he could conceal it, they saw through the mask the anguish of a mind in doubt, loathing to stay and dreading to leave its refuge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The rest was concealed by the other vehicles stacked on and around it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Watching them, Matty remembered his own child self, his bravado and the terrible anguish it had concealed. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z 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 Here Sam and Eric were waiting, and Bill Jack, concealed from the sun, knelt by the pool and opened the two large leaves that he carried. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Elizabeth added privately, “And how much I shall have to conceal!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The gross features of the fair envisioned in the plan concealed a billion smaller obstacles that the public and most of the exposition’s own directors had no idea existed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Frodo was ill again in March, but with a great effort he concealed it, for Sam had other things to think about. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The lead scythe pulled back a fold of his robe to display an entire collection of weapons neatly concealed beneath. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z They were concealed in the fodder house, not far away from the cabin where Old Rit and Ben now lived. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Having concealed himself, he tapped the map, murmured, “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good,” and scanned it carefully. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Tally retraced her steps to the exact window they’d jimmied, a dirty, forgotten pane of glass concealed behind decorative bushes, and found that it was still unlocked. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But the boys hung a rag permanently and accidentally on the rear plate to conceal its vintage and they dabbed the front plate with good thick mud. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Tariq wasn’t like some of the other boys, whose hair concealed cone-shaped skulls and unsightly lumps. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Maybe the library will become filled with books with the trapped world of prisoners' thoughts concealed between the lines. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z "You see how easily it is concealed? Even I can't find it." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z A tribute could easily be concealed from me here. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It’s said that the boys from this Catholic school are very tough and that they conceal rocks inside their snowballs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Schools did not reveal truths, they concealed them. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Finally, the man raised his sword hand, and the folds of his cloak fell to conceal the blade. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Adam concealed his treasure deep in his tunnels, but he was inclined to pay for his pleasure with something. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Alex didn’t notice the fourth camera inside the elevator, but then, it was concealed on the other side of the one-way mirror that covered the back wall. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z If they had though, they would have driven up to the house, not left their car concealed like that from the house, at the turn of the drive, by the shrubs. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I need you two as well!” he called to Ron and Hermione, who had been skulking, half concealed, in the doorway of the sitting room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He felt through the handles till he came to one that wasn’t too long to conceal, whose blade came to a point and not a rounded end. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I skidded to a stop and tugged down the brim of my cap to conceal my face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I can conceal you if you take my hand, but I will not delay this hunt yet again. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She left the larger blade on the ground, but concealed the small one in a pocket sheath sewn into her pants. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I couldn’t conceal my coughing, could hardly even breathe. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Dudley edged along the wall, gazing at Mr. Weasley with terrified eyes, and attempted to conceal himself behind his mother and father. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was the kind of tense, held-breath expression designed to conceal some strong emotion, like anger, or revulsion, or even fear. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She swirled the dessert wine they’d used to conceal the sweetness, but in the bronze goblet, it was difficult to see the color. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I forget now what kind of concealed household weapon she had in there. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She went around the tiny room a second time, running her hands over every surface that she could reach, feeling for doorknobs or switches or concealed catches—some kind of way out—and found nothing. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Too large to carry concealed beneath my coat. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Other courses are more enigmatic, concealed in sweet sauces or spiced soups; unidentifiable meats hidden in pastries and glazes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They parted at the top of the next staircase, Harry and Luna running back toward the concealed entrance to the Room of Requirement. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Not far from the pavilion, almost concealed amid the blackjacks, was one of the few houses standing in Gray Horse. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I hurried back to the castle, thankful that the black curtain of night concealed me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z By degrees he learned to enjoy these encounters, though his indifference always appeared more studied than hers and he was always anxious, in a barely concealed way, to meet her gaze. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Here they hesitated before a disused logging trail that led westward from the side of the road, its entrance almost concealed by overhanging branches. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As the walls trembled again, he led the other two back through the concealed entrance and down the staircase into the Room of Requirement. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Jones concealed his excitement as the soldiers rode away. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was difficult for Crooks to conceal his pleasure with anger. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z It can conceal a dozen fallacies at once. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z For decades, his father had felt that in order to make it in America it was necessary to conceal an essential element of his identity from his friends, his neighbors, and even his own children. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Wood did not conceal his admiration for the way Indian mats "deny entrance to any drop of rain, though it come both fierce and long." 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The concentric circles of a braided wool rug concealed most of the floorboards. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Both of us could conceal ourselves well enough without the Cloak, the true magic of which, of course, is that it can be used to protect and shield others as well as its owner. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He waited a space, then continued, “Behind the smithy, concealed in smoke? Handshakes by the brick-yard?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z While looking at the brilliant frothing colors, cerise, orange, bright blue, red and yellow, she had a feeling that something was stealthily concealed behind those costumes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet so many of the murders of the Osage were so well concealed that such an outcome is no longer possible. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There was more than a mountain there, but they only saw it for a moment; and then the cloud swirled back, as if drawn across by an unseen hand, to conceal it again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I could see, moreover, that if I were quickly to go outside and conceal my person behind the large rhododendron bush beside the path, it would not be long before Mr Cardinal came by. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The canoe was barely concealed at all, and yet it had been invisible a moment before. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It was thinkable that the razor blade might arrive concealed in his food, if he were ever fed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Often she forgets it is even there, concealed beneath the cascading velvet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But Emily couldn’t see any way they might conceal a book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I said, trying hard to conceal my tension and fear. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex watches the introductions backstage as a makeup artist conceals a stress pimple on his forehead. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The shadowed waters conceal a coral reef offshore. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm hiding in plain sight, which is often the best way to be concealed. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z First, they concealed the horse’s superb form from track racing secretaries, who assigned imposts. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Clyde inspected the hole in his sweatshirt pocket where he’d concealed his gun. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There were headdresses and veils, corsets with daggers concealed in the stays, elaborate capes, and teetering tall shoes carved of ebony and coral. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I was running in circles, frantic to find a way to conceal myself. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z A velvet curtain concealed the back of the bus. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And I'm well concealed in the clump of trees. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I leaned against a wall, trying to conceal my uneasiness. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee covered his mouth with his hand to conceal his smile. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And out from where they had been concealed walked two other detectives. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest had been too hard to conceal, and so she had to cast them off before boarding the train in Buenos Aires. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We walk down the nearest sand strip, approaching the Cornucopia with care, just in case the Careers are concealed there. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The grass concealed her, and he was looking elsewhere. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I can feel the same energy radiating like heat in each of your tents, but in person it’s completely concealed.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z By late afternoon, I decide to build a small fire to cook the meat, betting that dusk will help conceal the smoke and I can quench the fire by nightfall. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Bitterness rose in me at the thought of his rash deed, stabbing blindly at a curtain on the mere hope that it concealed the king. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I had thought the crowd would conceal me, but I should have broken away the moment we had passed through the slaughterhouse’s front doors. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Bailey takes a closer look as he walks by, wondering if the contortionist is somehow concealed in the platform, but it is solid wood and open underneath. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A property man, dressed in black, moved items around the stage, concealed by his dark clothing, lighting, and the imagination of the audience. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z While I've been concealed by darkness and the sleeping bag and the willow branches, it has probably been difficult for the cameras to get a good shot of me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Considering the crate half concealed by the fringed curtain at the back of the store, I highly doubted it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was concealed by being the opposite of his appearance. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Grandma draped a red scarf over the crossbow, apparently to conceal it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She felt it should be unlawful, allowing someone to conceal the name of a parent. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The lower half of her face is concealed behind a white gauze mask. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Passing her, he ran to a boarded-off area that concealed the café’s dozen garbage cans. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I do not think he would recognize these fruits wholly concealed in their own skins. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d be in a room with her tonight, and the body he had seen, the moles, the pallor, the strawberry mark, would be concealed inside her clothes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He said this in a curiously unnerving way, his eyes looking into mine and one hand half hiding his lips, as though he were trying to conceal bad teeth. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z But he is a good watch dog—has a roar like a lion, designed to conceal from night-wandering strangers the fact that he couldn’t bite his way out of a comet de papier. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Their kind would have regarded the comparison as a mortal insult, but they were able to conceal themselves at least as well as rats. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They passed Sefia and Archer, concealed in the undergrowth, and continued north along the trail, their voices growing fainter and fainter in the jungle. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But those average figures conceal big differences among the industries of each country, related to differences in organization—and those differences are very instructive. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Coveting the directorship as a way to build his own bureaucratic empire, Hoover concealed from Stone the extent of his role in domestic surveillance operations and promised to disband the intelligence division. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Since then Arya had taken to walking around with her cloak draped over her right arm, to conceal the blade at her hip. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He concealed it under the shirts in his bureau and went to bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But the crisp beauty conceals fallen trees and washed-out trails, hillsides treacherous with mud and debris. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It appears that the records had been doctored to conceal the errors. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The curtain that concealed the screen glittered faintly when Victor's light caught it; What if they were still hiding here? The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z There could have been a score of ships concealed behind those walls, waiting only a command to put to sea. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Throwing back his cloak, he laid his hand on the hilt of a sword that had hung concealed by his side. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then the warmth melted through into the cold concealed box where he stored forbidden thoughts, and the thoughts came timidly up to the surface like children who do not know whether they will be received. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But each of those times the Jews were warned by friendly peasants and were concealed in the woods or in huts. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z A loose black scarf obscures my face, and my dress, high-necked and long-sleeved, conceals both my slaves’ cuffs and the Commandant’s mark, still scabbed and painful. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z How, in the dream, she had kept him concealed in a drawer. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z So what I'd really like is to try and conceal him somewhere safe, then go hunt, and come back and collect him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “She finds out that she has dropped the handkerchief and immediately takes steps to conceal her Christian name.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though he may have tried, he could not conceal his cleverness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They split into two groups, one heading for the police station to free the cook, the other heading for the hospital to finish off Tayama, who had been concealed under a hospital bed. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing hidden in this house, nothing concealed. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I turned my face to conceal a slightly embarrassed blush at the compliment. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Lord Gyles will take him to Rosby, and conceal him there in the guise of a page. They plan to darken his hair and tell everyone that he is the son of a hedge knight." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Kate looked down to try to conceal the shine of tears in her eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He reached for his tankard and took a slow swallow, to help conceal whatever might be showing on his face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He followed him out, set his net above him, and watched while the fog concealed everything. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I conceal my cringe behind what I hope is a wry smile. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Reaching inside, he grabbed a marble, concealed it in the palm of his hand. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She warned me the mask might conceal anything: a deformity, advancing age, the face of a known bandit. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I think of concealed pits, descending nets, a thread that when broken sends a poisonous dart into your heart. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It was concealed by a giant wisteria vine and reasonably cool inside. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be pretty hard to conceal his excursion into the woods if he came home looking like a pincushion. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z As he said this a lust which he could not conceal shone suddenly in his eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z How many rabbits were concealed in the copse and watching them now? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She crept down, keeping her suitcase under her right arm to conceal it as best she could with her body. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z All that concerns us here is the fate of those fabulous beasts that, like ourselves, would have to be concealed if Muggles were ever to be convinced there was no such thing as magic. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Not even the cloaks of Lórien would have concealed them there. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But the moat’s waters were ever shifting, concealed only by a wafer-thin skin of frost. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was dressed in simple dark clothes that would normally conceal him well; but through the spyglass he showed up as if he were under a spotlight. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Yes, the boy stole the mangoes,” Dede said in a loud voice to conceal my indiscretion. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt his hooded head, as if there might be a hat concealed there. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Among them were a few of the Champions, dressed finely, but not finely enough to conceal their poor dancing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Even the darkness couldn’t conceal the rage burning in her features. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Subsection three of Camp 14’s third rule said: “Anyone who steals or conceals any foodstuffs will be shot immediately.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Instead of a hat, she wore a head scarf to conceal her irresistible ears. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He was gone, leaving Winston holding the scrap of paper, which this time there was no need to conceal. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Dug deep into the coral ten yards back from the beach, roofed with coconut palm logs and concealed under a thatch of leaves, 300 Japanese had waited out the storm. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no one on the bridge, the incline concealed him from the rear, and in front of him was nothing but water...and across it the mainland shore. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When they finished stuffing the bread bag, Emily held up the concealed book, twisting it to view from all angles. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Most of the media, which C.P. had learned at the rally was controlled by the Jews, concealed the conspiracy. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Their wands were drawn and they were listening at the concealed hole. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The rest were concealed among the rocks at the foot of the trail, ready to attack the intruders should they prove unfriendly. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z A ragged tunic concealed the half-healed scars on his back, but his boots were scattered amidst the rushes, and his breeches tangled about his feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He kicked dirt over the ruined melon to conceal it. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The point being that there could be an entire battalion of storm troopers concealed below decks, and his helmetcam would never pick them up. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Most of the rabbits were feeding near the Mark holes, which were close beside the field, concealed among the trees and undergrowth bordering a lonely bridle path. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If she was tired of his visits, she concealed her weariness with perfect skill, and took care that there should be coffee for supper, “as Friedrich—I mean Mr. Bhaer—doesn’t like tea.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was told to sew this dress with pockets that can conceal weapons and poisons and other little necessities. We’ll make sure that’s done while still showing you to great advantage.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I slipped behind a tall man, where I would be well concealed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I smile, glad that my hair conceals my face. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The style of his own hair is altogether different—thick Beatle-like bangs that conceal his brows. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z All signs of rabbit life were concealed as closely as possible. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing concealed our antagonists; they crouched in rustic garb, armed with rifle and musket, in the ferns across the narrows, firing and reloading without haste or concern. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z With a barely concealed sigh of relief, she turned and left. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps she had thought that shirt might conceal something like innocence or a kind heart. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z No trumpets announced the foe: vassals, servants, friends, brothers, sons, even wives, any of them might have knives concealed beneath their cloaks and murder hidden in their hearts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The interminable pages about light and stone and water, a narrative split between three different points of view, the hovering stillness of nothing much seeming to happen—none of this could conceal her cowardice. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Naturally Iofur concealed the truth of what he had done; no one knew about it but Iofur himself, and now Lyra knew as well. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z There is also a black raven, far too large to have been cleverly concealed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Like so many of the spies who fought the secret war between America and Russia, Harvey's outward appearance concealed a very different person. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I searched his person effectually, but found nothing until I pulled off his boot, when we discovered that something was concealed in his stocking,” one of the militiamen later wrote. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved up the stream and away from the wood, holding the scratching, stinging, biting insect dæmon, and trying to conceal himself as much as he could from the man who was stumbling after them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We did find mushrooms, acorns, mosquitoes, and raccoon scat cleverly concealed by pine needles. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Corporal Whitcomb scrutinized the chaplain’s face closely for some sign of rebellion and then breezed ahead confidently with concealed irony. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z At the same time, trying to conceal all this, I didn’t move a muscle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Though the man grasping her arm was tall and fit, she could see nothing of the features concealed beneath his hood. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Among these were the rights to purchase a gun and carry it concealed and the power of arrest: on duty or off, we could make arrests for any felony or misdemeanor we witnessed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Too much wine, the queen concluded, though he was doing his best to conceal that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A bulge under the left side of his cloak hinted at some concealed object—a rapier, I guessed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z With a veil of red to conceal her stealthy, free hand, Kaltain flicked off the lid of the vial and dumped the contents into the wine. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She reached inside it, felt along it, to make certain that no one lay concealed in it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She only poorly concealed the raging curiosity in her voice. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He tried to conceal his excitement by clasping his rough brown hands in front of him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z RON: These panels, these panels must conceal something. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I think about the gun concealed in her waistband. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I must refuse,” answered Taran with a smile that ill concealed his anxiety. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The press secretary shrugged with barely concealed rudeness. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z A veneer of jaunty self-confidence thinly concealed his nervousness. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z However, this was just a trick to conceal the body’s actual location. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I did nothing he taught me—I neither concealed myself nor blended in with others to avoid notice. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Will had concealed his well, laughed loud, exploited perverse virtues, and never let his jealousy go wandering. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a strain for him to conceal his anger. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The woman, who had now wrapped her hijab to conceal her lower face, bowed her head too. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z With a calmness of manner which somewhat but not quite concealed her astonishment of a moment ago, she finally spoke. she explained, was of a different, strange, but harmless nature. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I searched within my trunk for something to conceal me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the photo, she wore a sweep of her dark hair down over her left eye to try to conceal the mark as much as possible. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They made their way up to the entrance to Gryffindor Tower, which was concealed behind a large portrait of a fat lady in a pink silk dress. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Of course, Gregor immediately concealed himself under the couch, but he had to wait until the noon meal before his sister returned, and she seemed much less calm than usual. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z But his eyes mirrored clearly what his voice concealed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Yet the demand that she conceal this inner life was great, and by the time she entered high school she was expert at implying bodily a tranquillity that did not in fact inhabit her. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Hollin Havilliard, upon finding his porridge burnt, had beaten one of his servants so badly that there was no possibility of it being concealed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Yes; where else can they be so well concealed?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “I had to conceal from them my inner thoughts.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I forgot how carefully I had concealed those injuries. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Surely the combination of fire, smoke, the stink of caverns, and bandits with decoy sweat would conceal their scent. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z For reasons lost to time, New York State correction officers are allowed to own and carry concealed weapons, and most seem to enjoy doing so. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “No sir,” I said, barely able to conceal my joy. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The actual village of Sticklehaven could not be seen, only the hill above it, a jutting out cliff of red rock concealed the actual little bay. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Second, they also contained a concealed device that set a hair-trigger. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Nazario had probably handled all the paperwork and concealed where the money really came from. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Remembering to leap the vanishing step halfway down the concealed staircase, he burst through a tapestry at the bottom and out into a corridor where a number of bewildered and pajama-clad Hufflepuffs stood. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The first corpuscule stood perfectly still, partly concealed by a drape, its gaze fixed straight ahead. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I left the scene of his last hiding place on the bank of the stream untouched -how could I conceal it? -and we're a scant fifty yards downstream. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z On its third rising only a portion of the drawing-room was disclosed; the rest being concealed by a screen, hung with some sort of dark and coarse drapery. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Very smart! The noble Junkers have concealed their drive,” said Poet. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Kino did not try to conceal his passage as he trotted, kicking the stones, knocking the telltale leaves from the little trees. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Once they were considered the visible punishments for concealed sins. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If she had figure faults, her clothes concealed them; if her face was less than divine, it was hard to tell once she got done applying substances. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Anything so long concealed couldn’t fail to intrigue me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I nodded and quickly handed him the hankie, neatly folded to conceal my writing. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Then, to conceal the trembling in his hands, Robbie Turner walked on, and they followed him, as they had followed him for two days now. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The receivers were connected to "induction" antennas that hung around their necks, concealed beneath their clothing. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Plumpen had concealed himself in the ditch and traveled under cover until he was level with the gatehouse. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z James grabbed her arm and marched down a block to a screen of trees and overgrown bushes that concealed a small park squeezed between two buildings. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z R’hllor provided her with all the nourishment her body needed, but that was something best concealed from mortal men. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A Vivaldi Season was burbling through concealed speakers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He knew this love was hopeless and very dangerous, and he tried to fight it, but it took possession of him until all he had strength for was to conceal it from everyone but himself. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He disclosed that he’d never really been hired to solve the murder of Anna Brown; in fact, he’d been asked to conceal Bryan’s whereabouts on the night of the crime. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was as though she had gone away, leaving a breathing doll to conceal her absence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When she climbed out of the pond, a glimpse of the triangular darkness her knickers were supposed to conceal. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Most of this length, however, was concealed by the flaps of skin from which it issued. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes as he approached the place where the Room of Requirement’s door was concealed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I shut the closet to conceal the strange, wraith-like apparel it contained; which, at this evening hour—nine o’clock—gave out certainly a most ghostly shimmer through the shadow of my apartment. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She turned back ahead, her lips twitching with a smile she fought to conceal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He stared at me a little longer, making me angry and uncomfortable, but I concealed my feelings as well as I could. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But Booth’s filthy clothes, unshaven face, and pungent body could not conceal his obvious good breeding. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “A code is similar: It’s a way to conceal a message. But a code can be more expansive, with word or phrase substitutions rather than individual letters.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She, like me, was totally caught by the tone of fear that even the smooth baritone of the announcer’s voice could not conceal. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The dementors — tall, hooded creatures whose faces were concealed — were gliding slowly toward the chair in the center of the room, each grasping one of the man’s arms with their dead and rotten-looking hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Was he pretending to be jealous to conceal the fact that he was? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His Lordship himself I did not see, he being concealed behind the door; but I could hear his casual and commanding accents. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Everything Tibbets was about to hear, Ent cautioned, would have to be concealed, even from his wife—even from the pilots and crews who would be working under him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z While a coarse racial classification of world peoples lumps all Chinese people as so-called Mongoloids, that category conceals much more variation than the differences between Swedes, Italians, and Irish within Europe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She soon returned, and even the comically squeaky tone of Margaret’s voice could not conceal the sternness of her mistress’s reply: Under no circumstances would Lady Constance venture outside that evening. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z There may be things which would frighten her to hear; and yet to conceal them from her might be worse than to tell her if once she suspected that there was any concealment. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Perhaps there would even be a message concealed somewhere in the dictionary. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In each room, in addition to an electric fan, a metal table, and folding metal chairs, there are camouflaged microphones, concealed tape recorders, and, set into the door, a mirrored one-way observation window. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Madison’s prudent and silent intervention rescued Jefferson from the secessionist implications of his revolutionary principles and artfully concealed the huge discrepancy between their respective views of the Constitution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I went to school, then directly home to learn new chess secrets, cleverly concealed advantages, more escape routes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Curtains of dark blue velvet concealed the wagon’s occupants from watching eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Why have you concealed the fact that you had a husband?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When I come back, I will have no need Of a heavy cloak to conceal me. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Scrimgeour, Ron, and Hermione continued to gaze avidly at the now partially concealed ball, as if still hoping it might transform in some way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t say anything else until we’d parked and were walking toward the building, and I noticed that he was doing his best to conceal a limp. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The secrecy, dating back to the previous October, was designed to conceal from the International Olympic Committee the political and ideological source of the film’s funding. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I knew gipsies and fortune-tellers did not express themselves as this seeming old woman had expressed herself; besides I had noted her feigned voice, her anxiety to conceal her features. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Part of her meaning was to conceal some favourite thoughts of her own and Mr. Weston’s on the subject, as much as possible. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z A round cap covered his head, but not enough to conceal a fringe of flaming red hair. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “Nor that he can be concealed on it somewhere?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He concealed the car as best he could beneath a brown tarp, stripped it of its Virginia plates, and hid them. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were angles and bumps and bends everywhere, but none big enough to conceal me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The barely concealed rage in the crowd during the Victory Tour. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was vitally necessary to conceal this fact from the outside world. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The bored haughty face that she turned to the world concealed something--most affectations conceal something eventually, even though they don't in the beginning--and one day I found what it was. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The wounds Snow made, snow conceals, but that was wrong. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Thick clouds conceal the sky, which appears only here and there like the small lakes on a map, and the air threatens rain. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “You see,” he said, “we know more than you think. If Miss Debenham is innocent, why did she conceal that fact? Why did she tell me that she had never been in America?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Temple was a man of noble family, who treated the upstart Wotton with barely concealed disdain. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The woman’s shrieks emanate from somewhere in the foliage, but the jabberjay’s concealed. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a stench to Forest now, as if it concealed dead, decaying things in the new thick darkness. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “You concealed the fact that at the time of the Armstrong tragedy you were actually living in the house. You told me that you had never been in America.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z If he was happy to have Duck and Haldon back again, he hid it well, but he did not trouble to conceal his displeasure at the sight of Tyrion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Tangles of hawthorn concealed treacherous gullies and cuts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He’d opted for a blue mask that concealed only his eyes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Did her sister also have a real self concealed behind a breaking wave, and did she spend time thinking about it, with a finger held up to her face? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She does not notice the figure concealed in the nearby shadows until he speaks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Yet we frantically concealed how dependent we were upon one another. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z For several years, the size of the fund remained concealed from university officials. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But now she would no longer conceal from her his share in Lydia’s marriage. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The children wanted to take Paige upstairs, isolate her, and have her speak to them with the directness and the concealed softness about the chances of their father being alive. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z To help some of them conceal their big feet—and their coming growth spurts—Woolf started up a black market in his shoes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I pray that this stupid baggy T-shirt conceals the phone in my pocket. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I could conceal my current location by taking the call as audio only, but that might make him suspicious. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Put these on and draw them tight. They’ll help conceal you. If we run into trouble, stay close and don’t worry. I’ll die before I let harm come to any of you.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “The water butterflies swim in swarms and conceal their magnificent purple glow by hiding among a home of dense vines.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His job is to focus on keeping the sheet high, keeping the nest concealed so that Dr. Martin can assess the situation. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z For an instant he could not believe such beauty concealed the evil of which he had been warned. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Whatever the door concealed, he wanted to confront it bravely—or at least more bravely than he’d handled the Waiting Room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But hidden drawers, lockable diaries and cryptographic systems could not conceal from Briony the simple truth: she had no secrets. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z That evening, Marlena conceals her black eye with pancake makeup and does her liberty act. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I know she’s told some story that conceals what really happened, as I have. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Everyone concealed that little hell in himself, while publicly pretending it did not exist—and when he was caught up in it he was completely helpless. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The stone was shaped like a beetle, flat enough to be concealed by the grass but bulky enough to catch a toe if you hit it the right way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His calling card is the book More Guns, Less Crime, in which he argues that violent crime has decreased in areas where law-abiding citizens are allowed to carry concealed weapons. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Though he tried to conceal it, she could see the tension in his body. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Our stacks of Cosmopolitan were topped with an unread issue of Boy's Life or Sports Illustrated, and our decoupage projects were concealed beneath the sporting equipment we never asked for but always received. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The Sorrows spun in a slow circle, faces concealed beneath their drooping hoods, their glowing robes swaying slightly in the breeze. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z South, of course, but with the sun so well concealed, who could say where that was? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z That jetty wall conceals the inner harbor, he realized, as the Merry Midwife was pulling down her sail. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Wine could conceal any number of advanced poisons—but which one was it? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Darkness had fallen and the water, cascading ten feet into the air over a semi-naked statue that looked remarkably like Herod Sayle, was eerily illuminated by a dozen concealed lights. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z At least she had no freckles to conceal or soften, and that surely saved labor. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Even so, once I’m under the chain link, I cover my tracks until the trees conceal them for me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z And in all of this, the hidden places within another person are concealed from us. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The meadowlarks sang like water, and the wild doves, concealed among the bursting leaves of the oaks, made a sound of restrained grieving. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I haven't been careful enough about my own tracks, counting on a light tread and the pine needles to conceal my prints. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z On the fifth day of the storm, the baggage train crossed a rippling expanse of waist-high snowdrifts that concealed a frozen pond. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Was there a camera here somewhere, concealed in the maze of overhead plumbing, that could penetrate the fairy shield? Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z There was some sorrow in his eyes, though it was well concealed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But the poor judgement of men will begin something that seems good at the outset without noticing the poison concealed underneath, as I said earlier in connection with consumptive fevers. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z We bend low beneath the neatly clipped bush, listening for the footsteps of concealed security guards. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “But in such a case,” objected the doctor, “the person indicated being innocent, would not take steps to conceal her identity.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z If he concealed his ingenuity, he concealed his hurts too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Anything could be moving under that sea, creeping toward the ringfort through the dark of the wood, concealed beneath those trees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I did not want to lie, yet I had to lie to conceal what I felt. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He still craved what every wild beast knows is its true destiny—freedom to hunt and mate and conceal itself and live out its life amid the sounds and smells of the wild. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Partly because I did not wish to be burdened with anyone’s pity or contempt, I concealed the true circumstances of my stay. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Using a network of concealed vents and channels, priests piped loud, roaring sounds at those who entered the temple. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Unless she had him concealed in those gigantic sleeves,” Chandresh mutters. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z While the farewell lunch was going on, the family concealed its nervousness with festive expressions and they celebrated with exaggerated enthusiasm the remarks that Father Antonio Isabel made. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When Hamlet thrust his sword through the draperies, slaying Polonius, who was concealed there, I was lost. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s just that good writers don’t flaunt this anxiety in every passage they write; they artfully conceal it for clarity’s sake. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z These trees had grown fast in recent years, and now the clearing was completely concealed and had become Matty’s private place. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Of all the crimes that a Party member could commit, this one was the least possible to conceal. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The stone was shaped like a beetle, flat enough to be concealed by the grass but bulky enough to catch a toe if you hit it the right way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Papa waved a clenched fist in the air, but a smile whispered on his lips, and he made no attempt to conceal the delight in his voice. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Forewarned of the visitors’ arrival by drum and messenger, Indians awaited them behind trees and in concealed canoes, shot fusillades of poisoned arrows, then withdrew. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Was it to conceal something they were unable to wash away? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Here, Jane!” he said; and I walked round to the other side of a large bed, which with its drawn curtains concealed a considerable portion of the chamber. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The guards admired their quality as they inspected the food for vials of poison or concealed weapons. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Egged on by scheming courtiers and generals, relations between Atawallpa and Washkar spent several years swinging through the emotional valence from concealed suspicion to overt hostility. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I crept closer and concealed myself behind a bed curtain. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Something fairly big—as big as a rabbit, anyway—moving clumsily but trying to keep concealed, or so it seemed to me.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They saw one vacant lot that had no cover to conceal them from the surrounding houses. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not now, Jane. We shall discuss your concealed weapon later, in addition to your highly improper outburst. Girls,” she says, turning to the younger ones, some of whom are crying. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Near to every other entrance one of Cluny’s most trusted soldiers was concealed, awaiting the signal. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Parvati and Lavender went into transports of delight at the sight of them, and even Pansy Parkinson had to work hard to conceal how much she liked them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Those trees, I had heard, concealed every unsavory brigand and every ravenous beast of prey in the shire—until nightfall, when they ventured out upon roads such as this, in search of victims. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Arrange the hood so it conceals my face. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Lure him into a liaison. Keep the weapon concealed until the last moment.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z For the rest of their lives, they tried to conceal their part in Operation Pastorius. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I found myself less able to conceal the evidences of stress, in my uncomfortable borrowed tuxedo, and with my less-than-extensive knowledge of dining etiquette. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z All across Paris, people pack china into cellars, sew pearls into hems, conceal gold rings inside book bindings. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then know that some man that all those mysterious and imperious concealed. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Your father en’t the kind of man to deny or conceal the truth, and it left the judges with a problem. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth was trained to a line that concealed nothing and offered nothing too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “We have chains enough for ten, concealed beneath the meat.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “We go on through here. The entrance is concealed.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Henri sat in a chair, leaned back against the lattice which concealed the door of the men’s toilet at Red Williams’. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z This singular passion did not long remain concealed from the Goddess of Passionate Love. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew immediately by its contours what was concealed there. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z And even with the sleeve pulled down, she could not conceal the burned and blistered part of her hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z James grabbed her arm and marched down a block to a screen of trees and overgrown bushes that concealed a small park squeezed between two buildings. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When they finished stuffing the bread bag, Emily held up the concealed book, twisting it to view from all angles. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The dim room with its low secret lamps and the nervous waiting men concealed his presence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Even men from other squadrons came one by one to conceal themselves in the darkness and pop out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He took Jones deeper into the pines, through thick undergrowth, to a man partly concealed by the brush. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When he raised her it was like picking up a handful of sticks concealed in a rag bundle, so light she was. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a blue bath mat, a blue fake-fur cover on the toilet seat; all this bathroom lacks from the time before is a doll whose skirt conceals the extra roll of toilet paper. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She acknowledges no one despite the barely concealed glances and occasional outright stare. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The other had hungry eyes close-set above a pointed nose, a thin brown beard that did not quite conceal the weak chin beneath it, a bald head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Many years ago she had taken him to conceal the shame of her younger sister. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The back was tall and square, with a tarpaulin hanging loose to conceal whatever might be inside. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z When he saw that nothing good to eat had been concealed there, he dumped the gifts disdainfully on his bed and did not bother with them any more. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She had been concealed in a haycock, and had, at one point, spent a week hidden in a potato hole in a cabin which belonged to a family of free Negroes. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The Polish girl did her best to conceal me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She, too, had a concealed sword, but even without a visible weapon she looked deadly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z So Saruman guessed, and he had concealed his mind and deceived his messenger. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I moved near him, trying to position my body to conceal his. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Homes of the prayerful are concealed from witch planes that fly overhead. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Fossilized marble concealed me even better than my hair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was half concealed among trees in leaf, and was not what she expected. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Quick as he can, Scoob shuts the hidden compartment, locks it, conceals the keyhole, and runs from his room. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Elsewise she was sure to have a dozen blades concealed about her person. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even the largest, most conspicuous ones find ways to conceal themselves in time. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no trace of emotion upon his face, or of any effort to conceal it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “A code is similar: It’s a way to conceal a message. But a code can be more expansive, with word or phrase substitutions rather than individual letters.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “How am I going to conceal this thing?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z In old days she would, I am sure, have noticed, no matter how we might have tried to conceal it; but in this way she is greatly changed during the past three weeks. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Kneeling, he searched through the straw with his hands to see if anything had been concealed beneath, then made a round of the walls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Fortunately, it’s cold out, so we can conceal most of our uniforms and weapons under flowing coats and cloaks. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There was something great and deadly concealed within her, and he didn’t like it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It is large enough to conceal the bulge of the gun. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z And I sat in the seat and faced what I had concealed from myself. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His long robe concealed his small feet, making it difficult for Zoe to follow. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Almost against my will, I closed my fingers around the handle of the knife still concealed in my bag. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Ida then turned to me and said with barely concealed disdain, “You know very well that I can’t do that.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By spreading relatively moderate losses among many big companies, North Korea concealed how bad a risk it was. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Her eyes roamed the bare off-white walls of the room, as if there were other things concealed behind the plaster. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Penelope quickly covered her mouth with her hand to conceal a smile. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z You can conceal all manner of interesting weaponry beneath it if you are clever, and a smaller assortment if you are not. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She had them lie down in the swampy grass, so tall it concealed them completely. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As though nature concealed a trap, Cathy had from the first a face of innocence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His position was not much better than mine and I knew that he was uneasy and insecure; he had always treated me in an offhand, bantering way that barely concealed his contempt. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In the kitchen she put on a full apron to conceal the bulge. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her full skirt and apron concealed to a certain extent her swelling abdomen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z At the time, statutes governing electronic surveillance were nebulous, and Burns was an avid user of a Dictograph—a primitive listening device that could be concealed in anything from a clock to a chandelier. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z To him Sara White exuded “an intense something concealed by an air of supreme innocence and maidenly reserve.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But these merely serve to conceal the fact that cartography transforms place into space. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There was no point in trying to conceal anything or in trying to pretend they were not Japanese—the hakujin could see it in their faces; they were going to have to accept this. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Elizabeth's well-honed espionage skills kicked in immediately: She managed to conceal Jacob's true identity from the policemen who investigated his death, and she gathered and burned all his many papers in her apartment's fireplace. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Whichever it was to be tonight, Ranofer did not see how he could face Gebu and conceal the thing he knew, and he did not know what he was going to do about it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He was sitting half concealed under the low spread of a yew tree on the edge of the copse, some way from the holes of the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She runs her hand over her face, trying to conceal her worry as she stands at the door looking out the slim glass window. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The judge said it was a criminal offense to conceal a murder. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Like how there’s a storage space concealed by a mirrored panel in the bedroom, or how easy it is .to pop out the ventilation screen in the hallway. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “But if a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to conceal it, he must find it out.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The whole warren is organized to conceal its existence. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They both tried to appear as usual; but the sorrow they had to struggle against was one that could not be entirely conquered or concealed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Kennedy kept Eisenhower’s system, flicking a switch under his desk to activate mics concealed around the room. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He looked at the pastel lamps concealed behind the palms along the walls. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The dagger was like a hard splint against her leg, but the boot concealed it neatly, and she could reach in and pull it out without much effort. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The blocks were dean—for the sportsmen of those days considered that, if you went in for blood sports, it was your duty to conceal the beastliness with scrupulous care. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She is older, as he expected, and her red hair is somehow concealed within a white cap. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And couldn’t conceal his dismay at the sight of her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no place to conceal ourselves, and so I pulled the hood of my cloak until it shadowed my face and turned away. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Her late-afternoon walks had not concealed her meetings with a boy her mother had long had intuition of. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She had visited the College three times before; she knew that the ridges and gables and chimneys of the roof concealed plenty of hiding places, even for something as large as the intention craft. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then Giannot would bury it in the garden or conceal it behind a hidden panel somewhere in his walls, and that would be that. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Adam’s fingers went up as though to conceal the scar. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Keeping to the shadows and taking his time, Sammy advanced to the strategic oak and remained concealed in the shadows for over five minutes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt thought the audience looked bored, although they tried to conceal it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But Emily couldn’t see any way they might conceal a book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His manner was like all the powerless black people I’d ever known, exaggerating their bodies to conceal a fundamental plunder that they could not prevent. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Looking for concealed closets or panels or knobs, they tapped along the south wall, straining their eyes against the shadows. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Tucked close to the folds of her cloak, nearly concealed there, her fingers were rapidly moving—tracing symbols in the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Burt employed bizarre accounting methods in order to conceal his fleecing of the Osage. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Tobias hands over his gun, hut when I reach behind me to take out my own concealed weapon, he grabs my hand, guiding it away from my hack. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Down a flight of stairs, through a concealed side door and a second hidden corridor, there is a small room full of chairs and tablecloths and one old, abandoned tennis racquet. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She had to turn away and go to the window to conceal the emotion on her face. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He did not, however, conceal the glint of pleasure in his round, red eyes. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The sand, trembling beneath the heat haze, concealed many figures in its miles of length; boys were making their way toward the platform through the hot, dumb sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Before long, everyone in the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg— the men out there scouring the continent for hidden libraries, concealed prayer scrolls, closeted impressionist paintings—will be handed rifles and sent into the fire. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z After a considerable amount of time spent trapped within the room, Bailey finds a key concealed in the seat of the swing in the middle of the cage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I found them fascinating to observe and decided to remain concealed for one, maybe two hours, to further my studies. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And they explained that she would have to respond with strength and dignity to the barely concealed hostility emanating from her teachers and school administrators. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I pushed myself against the table, trying to conceal the pen in my lap. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The whole thing was crazy and mean-spirited, of course, its underlying bigotry and xenophobia hardly concealed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “There. That has done much to conceal your odor,” he said with satisfaction. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At least this picture, which Gregor at the moment completely concealed, surely no one would now take away. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z I creep silently through the shadows, letting them conceal me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Kamala was speaking seriously, and grief and weariness were concealed behind her words. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Mostly, I will never forget Baba’s valiant efforts to conceal the disgusted look on his face as he drove in silence. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The listlessness concealed a mind which was fizzing and flashing thrillingly. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I dropped my head, letting my hair fall to conceal my face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Even if the other person might have a knife concealed up his sleeve. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z If anything, he was bolder than ever in the saddle, either to conceal his blindness or simply because he couldn’t see just how close he was cutting it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Padva says, though she cannot conceal the delight in her eyes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I glanced back over at the bookshelf that concealed the Big Red Button. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z For Charles had not heeded his fathers advice: He had not concealed his religious doubts. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The minute he disappeared, I whipped into the bathroom and, concealed behind the dirty, aluminum-colored Venetian blind, watched Irwin's monkish face appear in the door crack. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z After I climb down the tree, I conceal the boy's knives and spearheads in a pile of rocks so that no one else can use them. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Xenophilius glanced behind him at the concealed printing press, still banging and clattering beneath the tablecloth. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Once Matthew Creighton, standing concealed among the trees, had heard Jethro explaining a new slingshot to someone very real to him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Celaena looked to her right, but all she saw was the tapestry that concealed the tomb. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In another, Louie had concealed the flag so cleverly that it was never discovered. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Jam felt its presence shift as it concealed itself from Redemption. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z But perhaps jail had taught him to release what otherwise he might conceal. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “That should serve you well—will serve us all well, I daresay. As for the raincoat, I believe she wore it to conceal the pencils.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He slips the book he will give her for Christmas into the pocket of his coat, making sure it’s well concealed, and calls the elevator to take him upstairs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He wore a dashing, plumed hat on his long curly hair, and a tunic with a ruff, which concealed the fact that his neck was almost completely severed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z When Aru looked up, the top of the creature was concealed by clouds. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She worked on the cucumber with an air of barely concealed triumph. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her cousins’ coloring was too vivid—virtually fluorescent!—to be concealed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The woman Ser Barristan glimpsed peering through the archway from behind a gauzy curtain was naked as well, her breasts and hips only partially concealed by the Mowing silk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her body jiggled, and when I looked up, tears streamed down her cheeks, but her mouth was curled into a smile that she was trying hard to conceal. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes it was hell to conceal her impatience over the male of the species’ general ineptness, and Lane’s in particular. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Harry had had reason to believe before now that this umbrella was not all it looked; in fact, he had the strong impression that Hagrid’s old school wand was concealed inside it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The Aussies made no effort to conceal their contempt for the Brits. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A boy may cry; a man conceals his pain. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z No one in the Tallis household was looking after the Quincey twins, and to conceal her guilt she said brightly, “We’ll never find anything with the room in this state.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Did he believe he could conceal his crime behind an apparent kindness, behind this show of being the good shepherd? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I asked, trying to conceal the anxiety in my voice. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Then he talks about his recent success creating a musical chip that’s tiny enough to be concealed in a flake of glitter but can hold hours of songs. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Arvydas stood next to me, her voluptuous breasts too large to conceal with her thin forearm. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But the snow concealed many of the glaciers crevasses, increasing the danger. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ash knew she could not conceal her fear; she felt a prickling sensation along her limbs where the fabric of the dress touched her, as if there were fingers prodding her to move. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not like me and I did not like him, though I tried harder than he to conceal my dislike. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At the edge of the dry riverbed, in a thicket of saltbush not far from where they had parked, a large object was concealed beneath a dun-colored tarpaulin. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The sailor stood upright quickly, trying to conceal a crystal butterfly behind his back. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Clyde inspected the hole in his sweatshirt pocket where he’d concealed his gun. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But then we saw the huge rosebush near the tractor shed, where, with quite a lot of digging, we could put a concealed entrance. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The tall grass concealed where her passengers lay. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A wealth of combed and clipped mustache gave him the appearance and attitude of a French rake of the nineteenth century, and incidentally concealed his crooked front teeth. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He would instead "conceal it for some time, that others might know how to value it." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z A velvet curtain concealed the back of the bus. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Then he just lies there, his eyes trained on my face as I build a sort of blind out of vines to conceal the mouth of the cave. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She is dressed in pink pajamas that conceal her hands and feet, with a pink bonnet tied around her moon-shaped face. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The two cart-horses, Boxer and Clover, came in together, walking very slowly and setting down their vast hairy hoofs with great care lest there should be some small animal concealed in the straw. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Maybe it would all work out with Emma—if she didn’t mind his nose, and if he managed to conceal his religious doubts. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Booth asked an employee if he could sneak across the stage concealed by scenery. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I wandered on, wet and miserable, looking for a place to conceal myself, hoping I might stumble upon the Green Man. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Through conversations I learned that the members of the New York John Reed Club were in despair at the way in which the congress was drifting, but they took care to conceal their disapproval. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The house was fringed with palm trees, magnificent gardens, and concealed but nonetheless imposing outbuildings in which the family indulged its various hobbies. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z O’Brien held up the fingers of his left hand, with the thumb concealed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He would buy the engraving of St. Clement’s Dane, take it out of its frame, and carry it home concealed under the jacket of his overalls. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The mist in the Menagerie slowly dissipates as she searches the tent, finding nothing concealed within it but paper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He concealed a quarter in his right palm, and openly displayed the other quarter in his left hand, between finger and thumb. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Going over to his sheep, Rick bent down, searching in the thick white wool—the fleece at least was genuine—until he found what he was looking for: the concealed control panel of the mechanism. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Once he had the canoe concealed, he gathered the things they needed for Lyra and made his way up to the house. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z My only hope is to make it back to Rue's copse and conceal myself in greenery. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Even then, however, Madison’s habitual shyness and his willingness to remain within Jefferson's shadow probably concealed the extent of his independent influence on the partnership. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I scan the room, hoping for inspiration, but the only place I can think of that will even conceal him temporarily is beneath my bed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Eratosthenes’ limpid inference does conceal a few additional assumptions, and some difficulties. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z And as soon as he said it, Will realized that the snake he’d seen concealed in the man’s sleeve was a dæmon too, and that Sir Charles must come from Lyra’s world. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Harry and Griphook were to be concealed under the Invisibility Cloak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He would counsel me on the female graces, as he understood them, on the need to conceal certain parts of the body, on the gaudiness of smiling too much. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Something in my expression, or maybe the fact that I’ve made no attempt to conceal it, makes him go easy on me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Someone had just arrived who sent a current of dismay through the concealed hoodlums. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I am worried that we may be overdoing it, taxing its meaning, to conceal an unmentionable reality that we’ve somehow agreed not to talk about in public. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Easy,” said Fred, “concealed door behind a painting of a bowl of fruit. Just tickle the pear, and it giggles and —” He stopped and looked suspiciously at her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Roman eagles can hunt demigods by their magical scent even better than monsters can. This ship might conceal us somewhat, but not completely—not from them.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His plump hand shut on my left foot, then inched up my ankle, closing and probing, as if feeling for a concealed weapon. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z For in those talks by the fire he had not concealed his doubts about God, miracles, and creation. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean it, too. The holes are concealed, are they?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If I boarded early, I could find a place to conceal myself for the voyage. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her final humiliation and the triumph of the Aryan hero Parsifal were not very subtly concealed metaphors for what Wagner wanted to happen to German culture. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Probably this whole segment of the woods has been armed with precision launchers that are concealed in trees or rocks. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She conceals the length of hair she has been braiding in her pocket, scowling as she knows she will have to rebraid the entire piece because her concentration was broken. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I used their distraction to conceal the glass slippers in the folds of my skirt. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Its sharp-pointed prow lifted it at an angle from the stone floor of the docks, and though its shelter concealed him he could still watch the doorway easily. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Roy’s father made no effort to conceal his lack of enthusiasm. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But underneath the paint that cannot cover the bags under his eyes, and the fine clothes that cannot conceal the pain he feels when he moves, is a person badly damaged. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It was child’s play to conceal something as small as a few matches from Basta and the other idiots. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I hope the leaves of the fern or whatever will conceal the package. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes, for there is some subtle magnetism in the gaze that nudges the lambent spirit in those viewed and draws attention to those who watch concealed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In that rosebush, concealed and protected by dense tangles of fiercely sharp thorns, was the entrance to a rat hole. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Long dark curtains concealed the portrait of Sirius’s mother. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Today’s ephemeral wealth of some of the region’s nations, based on the single nonrenewable resource of oil, conceals the region’s long-standing fundamental poverty and difficulty in feeding itself. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "I found the true message concealed within a false bottom when I dismantled the box the lens had come in, but it is not for my eyes." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I examine it and find a tiny pocket that both secures and conceals the pill. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Amaranta could not conceal the repugnance that she felt at the table because of his bestial belching. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He settled on file couch as one by one all Lyra’s clothes came off, to her resentment and shame; but she still had file presence of mind to conceal it and act dull-witted and compliant. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Of course, she knew her power: indeed, he did not, because he could not, conceal it from her. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He walked slowly with a constrained dignity, hoping to conceal the presence of his artificial limb. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, crooking my head against the phone, which is still partially concealed by my hood, and pretending to listen to him. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I raise the Commandant’s letter to my face and fan myself, hoping the movement will conceal the fact that I’m talking. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But this was a dreadful secret which Newton was at desperate pains to conceal all his life. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The sweetness did not quite conceal a taste of disinfectant. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The doctors who had initially concealed that Bill Smith had given a last statement incriminating Hale and who had arranged it so that one of them became the administrator of Rita Smith’s invaluable estate. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I drew back the drapery and inspected the spot where I'd concealed myself the day before. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He grinned broadly, as if whatever the curtain concealed was going to torment the hell out of them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The dwarf knew from conviction number eight how easy it was to conceal a pressure pad beneath the deep shag of some antique weave. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He had no way of knowing about the bloody secret that Kopenick and its placid waters concealed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Capital boys, aren’t they? I feel quite young and brisk again after that.” said Jo, strolling along with her hands behind her, partly from habit, partly to conceal the bespattered parasol. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He raised his wand, not even troubling to keep it concealed beneath the Invisibility Cloak, and said, “Stupefy!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They started searching the quarry for a possible hole or concealed entrance. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Gloria stood waiting, with carefully concealed impatience, for the machine’s answer when she heard the cry behind her of “There she is,” and recognized that cry as her mother’s. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z But she found out the next day that it concealed unpleasant truths. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a child’s play, chosen to conceal a deeper game on Frank Churchill’s part. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z And maybe a woman who had grown up in such a free and liberal household as the Wedgwoods’ would be understanding about his religious doubts, if he could not manage to conceal them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z All the others should be eating dinner now—I made sure of that—but in case we run into someone, we wear black jackets to conceal most of our Amity clothing. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Simon stayed where he was, a small brown image, concealed by the leaves. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I didn’t fear pursuit by Madame Edith, who would probably conceal my disappearance for as long as possible in hopes I might return. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The fiasco placed heavy pressure on Lawrence, whose outwardly sunny disposition concealed how close he had been brought to physical collapse by the weight of his responsibilities and the strain of constant traveling. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Spassky concealed a black pawn and a white pawn behind his back in the time-honored fashion and then brought his closed hands forward across the board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She concealed her anguish under the brisk, practical mask of a schoolteacher. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Accordingly, she bought a half pint of good whiskey, concealed it between her full breasts and laced her corset cover and buttoned her dress over it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The archers concealed behind die gorse had spoiled the song with a rain of arrows, and Tbeon himself had led his men-at-arms out to finish the butcher's work with dagger, axe, and warhammer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She felt a need, without ever exactly announcing it to herself, to conceal her solution to the grocery problem. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z To preserve his cover, Pike, who smoked a corn pipe and had a smudge of a mustache, met Hale at a concealed spot near Whizbang. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He dropped her hand and concealed his in his overall pocket. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It began with a concealed uneasiness and a desire to offend each other in small details, but it grew until it filled the house. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way home Biff found a penny lying half concealed by rubbish in the gutter. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Her efforts to conceal herself were oddly provocative, far more so than if she’d simply gone about the business naked. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “But I am not accustomed to speak of myself to anyone. Like you, I would conceal my past. Even Mother Ermentrude does not know it all.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They were the eyes of a man with concealed emotions, the eyes of a man hiding something. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He combed his hair down over his forehead to conceal as much of it as he could. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “People have died, though!” said Hermione in a worried voice as they walked through a door concealed behind a tapestry and started up another, narrower staircase. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z More than anything else, he wanted to go back into the wood, now, deeper and deeper, with all the branches of the trees closing back together behind him, to conceal himself. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Given that corruption seemed to permeate every institution in Osage County, these sources might be intentionally spreading disinformation in order to conceal the real plot. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But sitting at the dining table, with her enormous hips concealed, she managed to look almost fragile. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was fond remembrance of the meeting a few years back when hundreds had attended because the state was proposing to end COs’ traditional privilege of carrying concealed firearms off the job. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Gustloff will transport our wounded men, officers, and priority passengers whose identities l am helping to conceal. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Mechtild would have to be trusted, for it would be useless to try and conceal anything from her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He felt that every word she said was a lie, every action concealed a threat, and every smile was a mask of deceit. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But Harry had no possibility of extracting the wand concealed under his robes without being noticed by the Death Eaters, who marched on either side of them through the slowly lightening darkness.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I’m not trying to conceal anything from him, I just don’t want you butting in!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I press my lips together and stare at the floor, hoping this will conceal the emotions starting to boil up inside of me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They knew his criminal and prison record, which he had never concealed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She was only extemporizing but a stirring warmth flowed from her as if her heart was trying to come out to you concealed in one of those breathless, thrilling words. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He walked a fine line filling out the form: making the launch date and flight path clear, while doing everything possible to "conceal state secrets." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel him staring at me, with that outer glaze that concealed considerable mental activity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She had no gift for small perturbations, mean-spirited resentments, concealed envies, works of charity, faded endearments, ordinary friendly politeness, or day-to-day acts of kindness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z You might, perhaps, spot the two electrical meters, but those—per city ordinance—were concealed at the back of the house, along with the garage. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Next to the bench on which the woman sat was a small round table, its legs fully concealed, much like the woman’s, by a skirt of lace. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It was against the law, of course, so he had concealed the truck behind some bushes, off the trail, under a big beech tree. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z For four years now she had taken her “walks” and come home offering fuki tendrils, watercress, crawfish, mushrooms, huckleberries, salmonberries, blackberries—even clusters of blue elderberries for making jam—anything to conceal her purpose. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It is a mystery, something concealed and waiting. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I smile a little and conceal my hands, which are trembling. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Even without the beard, Orson Welles had so expertly concealed his facial features under heavy makeup and a false nose that he was unrecognizable. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I tried to conceal my surprise about the court's ruling on the motion without even permitting a hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was one anodyne sentence that caught her attention now—not for what it said, but for what it blandly tried to conceal. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z People said he carried a gun, either concealed on his body or strapped to his big black motorcycle. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For comfort I touched my chest where Mother’s necklace was concealed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Unsettled, I drew back quickly and concealed myself behind some bushes to observe their intentions as they entered our small building. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z And apparently Litchfield was happy to have Etty as his wife, even though, like Charles, she did not conceal her religious doubts. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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