| 单词 | copper |
| 例句 | There was one silver piece and fourteen copper pence. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Huge colonial pieces made of blond oak and walnut arrived, along with heavy wool carpets, and lamps of hammered iron and copper. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Their armor, while tarnished, was well crafted from copper and leather. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Servants, obviously primed beforehand, entered with warm water in copper ewers. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Her eyes were deep set and their copper color was clouded. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z His skin radiated a reddish copper glow of tan, his brown hair had been a little bleached by the sun, and I noticed that the tan made his eyes shine with a cool blue-green fire. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When they pressed their faces to the dark windows, they saw that everything was gone—the tables and chairs and big copper urns, the chalkboard where the figures for the day’s trades had been posted. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Each copper plate had a hole in its center, and though they were not shaped in the conventional way, they were undoubtedly keyholes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He will give us food if we bring him what he wants: a grindstone, a rooster and a hen, copper, beads, fifty swords, several muskets, and workmen to build him an English-style house. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Bright blurs of copper and silver spread over broken tabletops and portions of the floor where various metals had been melted by the heat of the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Either the copper percussion cap might fail to spark, or the black powder in the barrel might fail to ignite because of dampness. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The roads were paved with stone-flags, dark and hard; and beside their borders instead of trees there marched long lines of pillars, some of marble, some of copper and of iron, joined by heavy chains. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It’s still the same ship, but now it’s a copper galleon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Her eyes were lustrous gold, like the copper and bronze disks inside Festus’s mechanical head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Come in here and say hi to your grandfather,” Grandma said, setting the fork on the counter and stirring something in a copper pot. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Finally we turned a corner and I saw something new: a door made entirely of copper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He found nothing there but a kohl pot half full of the black eye paint, a copper mirror, a razor and a little jar of the ointment Gebu had been perfuming himself with lately. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I look at the copper pipes, the hand pump that brings water up out of the ground, the water heater that looks to be pressurized. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A white greyhound, with a copper blaze down its nose. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I whack my head into a copper foot bar on the stool. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Two folding chairs rested against one wall and a small copper samovar sat in the opposite corner. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The next morning it was necessary that there be more money for they spent the last copper coin upon the morning’s rice. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “When I was little, my Sunday school teacher said that in the Bible it describes Jesus as having 'skin like copper, hair like lamb’s wool.’ It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Padva is gracious as always, her gown the warm copper of autumn leaves glowing in the candlelight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Huge finlike wind wings stuck up along their lengths, harnessing the breezes to help move the lumbering ships and their scrap loads of nickel, copper, iron, and steel. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He started pulling things out of the pockets of his magic tool belt - copper wire, some bolts, a brass funnel. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Iron was in the red rocks, copper in the green. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When it reached her lips the taste was salt and copper. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He whirled in astonishment and saw a copper ring-coin lying there. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Over and over again the liquid had to be strained and purified, even as it kept boiling, boiling, boiling in the copper vats. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z They glinted with scavenge jewels, with steel necklaces and copper twists on their biceps. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The creature turned its head to look at Ilya, copper eyes burning. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Look at what your thoughts have bought you,” he says loudly, gesturing to the copper deck around him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When José Arcadio Buendía and the four men of his expedition managed to take the armor apart, they found inside a calcified skeleton with a copper locket containing a woman’s hair around its neck. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Too bad it smells like an abandoned copper mine.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “He wants copper. Sent me in for copper. Before the storm comes.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Dimarion’s gaze darted to the ancient copper coin in the sand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Cold air radiated from a towering indoor fountain that sprayed water over coiled copper tubing, trickling down by some new science to form blocks of ice at its base. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The natives are happy with the glass beads and copper we give them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He fumbled in his tunic pocket, finding the lump of wax, which was all that remained of his candle, with a dried copper leaf sticking to it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The entry arches, which stood as tall as John Henry, were copper trees with silhouettes of tiny people in motion on the top. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Veins of copper running through the blocks of stone that made the wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had the copper funnel in one damp pink hand and a flask in the other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I want it to last— copper nails and hard wood—nothing to rust and rot.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He touches the copper railing, running a single finger across it as if checking for dust. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I stare at the water bubbling through the blue glass vase, the shining brass bowl with its wisp of smoke, the long hose wound around with copper wire. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Aided as was customary by Aureliano Segundo, they broke the seals, opened the cover, took out the protective sawdust, and found inside a long lead chest closed by copper bolts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Imagine that late one spring day, you step out of the dark and into a world of bright windows and polished floors, winking copper pots, shining suits of armor, and tapestries sewn in gold. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Bearded vendors draped in thin blankets sold animal- skin lampshades, carpets, embroidered shawls, and copper goods from rows of small, tightly jammed stalls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They trained on her, golden, or amber, with flecks of copper and mahogany in them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Cardan has stopped beside a boy with long copper hair and a pair of small moth wings—a boy who isn’t bowing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I know them steps, ’avin’ ’ad to carry the boxes up with three loafers what come round to earn a copper. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Still weak from her tropical illness and pressed for time, she was forced to hire others to etch and engrave most of the copper plates based on her paintings. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Seaborg’s group started referring to element 94 as “copper.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The pot looks entirely too fancy for a bird rescue, with its rolled copper edges and pristine silver handles. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And in a lower, bellowing voice, she answered herself: “Dirty copper!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He handed Somkit a stack of tin sheets and a bundle of short copper wires. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She turned her eyes on me, her big, flickering eyes with the copper fire inside them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Elongated and narrow, like pieces of blackened leather, the tongues were threaded along a length of copper wire, one tongue overlapping the next, the tips curled upward as if caught in a final shrill syllable. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything seemed too nice, all silk and carpeted corridors and brass and copper and little glass lanterns. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Nailer started squeezing around his tangled bundle of copper. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He held up the bundle of copper wire and stack of tin. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “A hundred and eighty marks then. Not a copper more. Take off her chains.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The shuttle was wood, pointed and tipped at either end with copper. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z There is also a white greyhound, with a copper blaze down her snout. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I shook out my purse and was surprised to see four drabs and a copper ha’penny I hadn’t accounted for. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Kettleblacks would charm her, take her coin, and promise her anything she asked, and why not, when Bronn was matching every copper penny, coin for coin? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I crawled rapidly around the floor, picking up the coins, trying to avoid the coppers and to get greenbacks and the gold. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His parents had operated the copper shop on Main Street, but Sam chose a different path after they died. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It’s worth nothing in terms of money—cheap nickel and copper, the necklace part made of plastic. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Inside were four coppers and a little hank of blond hair tied up with a red ribbon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The big man pointed out the Butcher King to him, sitting stiff and tall upon an armored horse in a suit of copper scale that flashed brilliantly in the morning sun. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Just by the weight of the silver and copper I knew we had more than the fifteen dollars I'd counted on us getting. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They found a little gold, a little silver, a great sack of copper pennies, and a dented goblet set with garnets that two soldiers almost came to blows over. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As Maria watched, her father and his apprentices carved maps and illustrations onto copper plates. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My palms are faintly green, for like everything else on the ship, the tiller wheel has turned to copper and has oxidized green in the salt sea air. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z His braid was black and shiny, his skin as dark as burnished copper, his eyes the shape of bitter almonds. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, down to the last copper. And he then went out and spent all of it. Over five hundred thousand gold coins. Gone in three hours.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The spirit of the copper sun seemed to bleed for them as it glowed bright red against the deepening blue of the great water. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She accepted it with fulsome thanks; it was lovely to behold, and all that burnished copper would flash prettily in the sun, though if actual battle threatened, she would sooner be clad in steel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Breathing in that familiar tang of ink and damp paper, she practiced the time-consuming process of copper engraving, which could transform one design into many prints. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her rich copper eyes are locked on me. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There’s a fat coil of copper wire, a tiny instrument hammer, and a two- terminal battery as big as a shoe—finer equipment than Werner has had access to in his life. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Those were the sounds that played in my head at night now—the jingle of corrugated tin, the short tap of copper wire, the thunder of iron. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He’d get dinged up and stay shiny, like an old copper pot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Lee, his pigtailed Chinese cook, had made a special trip to Pajaro to buy the pots and kettles and pans, kegs, jars, copper, and glass for his kitchen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Above ground, a mole leaning his ear against a thinly-beaten copper basin that was upturned on the earth listened carefully to every word the ferret was saying. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As Ranofer scrambled down from his stone to take the scroll back, he saw Pai at the pay box, counting out to Gebu the coppers from yesterday, and those for today as well. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The copper of the sky had deepened into a dark red, and the dark red was now deepening into the purple of early night. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Of course,” he said as he emptied his purse onto the table then fingered through the jumbled coins: heavy silver talents and thin silver bits, copper jots, broken ha’pennies, and iron drabs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Eric had eyes like Haitian lizards, bright copper with a tint of jade. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z But Minli was not discouraged and she held out her copper coins to the goldfish man. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z A meter’s worth of precious copper tore loose in his hands and dust clouds enveloped him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z As my mother and I approached the summer heat bore down on us, and a cicada started up, like an aerial lawnmower, in the heart of a copper beech tree at the back. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The outer gates were banded with copper, the middle with iron,- the innermost were studded with golden eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “And like I’ve always said, that will be the day that everyone in the world decides to use copper and not gold for money,” Uncle said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z True, it had been noticed that skin cancer was prevalent among workers exposed to arsenic fumes in copper smelters and tin foundries in Cornwall and Wales. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The wrought-iron frame mimicked the weave of vines, decorated with flowers and leaves of green copper. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In the middle of the glade, on the chief tree, there hung an enormous copper basin, triumphing over the beaten shields. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She was standing like a statue with five other kids all painted metallic—copper, bronze, silver. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The light was a candle which the boy bore in a ringstick of beaten copper. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Apart from the line of copper suns that ornamented his belt, the Domishman was plainly dressed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If I made a break for it I was sure the coppers would plug me, but maybe Lefty Lewis would rassle the gun away before they got a good shot off. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Not the foul, rotting smell of sewage but a too-clean smell, like copper. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He took out two brand-new hoes, a knife with the hilt wrapped in copper wire, a length of dress-cloth, and a small amount of real money. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He eats, he sleeps in a house he made himself, he has coppers in his sash. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Her hair was red-gold, burnished copper in the early light of winter that came through the small window and fell over her as she ate. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You didn't steal that copper wire, did you?” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He sold shears and needles, copper pots and small bottles that wives hid quickly after buying them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He launches into a lively description of Okeus, the vengeful god, who requires sacrifices of tobacco, copper, beads, and sometimes animal blood, and sends punishment if he is not made happy. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They even handed over their wedding rings, which were replaced with copper bands that bore the national seal. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought out a book for me to sign, and I gave her a couple of coppers. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Its gnarled roots twisted in and out of the earth like a nest of slow brown serpents, and hundreds of old copper pennies had been nailed to its huge trunk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You just cost me a pocketful o’ coppers.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Grandma stopped and picked up a copper triangle, attaching it to a hook hanging from a nail. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Through his copper mask, through a mouthful of soup, Hubert says, “I want to show you something.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A crowd had gathered to stare at Dany with hard black eyes, their faces like masks of beaten copper. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And then Harry saw it: Scratched on the side of one of the copper taps was a tiny snake. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The original magnet design called for using copper for the electromagnet coils and the massive transmission bus that carried electricity to the racetracks. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The copper conducted the heat beautifully, and soon the water was steaming and Ruby left. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Mandy scoured a pot so hard that it clattered and banged against the copper sink. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They will give us food from their recent harvest in exchange for our copper, hatchets, swords, and muskets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I tried to peer through the holes in the copper plates but couldn’t see anything by the light of my single candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There were the three canvas sacks closed with copper wire, and inside of them the seven thousand two hundred fourteen pieces of eight, which continued glowing like embers in the darkness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They glowed on the bottom like flat copper stones. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z A small copper statue of a girl stood on a tiny ivory column, both hands frozen on her hips. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I had bent down, and was reaching for a copper coil, when something massive cut through the air next to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I try to fight, but my limbs have turned to rubber just as completely as the ship has turned to copper. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z His body was placed on a bed of beaver pelts, covered by a scarlet cloth, and surrounded by a copper pot, a rifle, and a sword. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I found Dad in the field, lighting a fire to burn the insulation from a tangle of copper wires. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It glowed a bright metallic copper—the same sun that set each evening upon her homeland. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She stroked the greyhound’s coat, from the copper blaze on her nose all the way down to the middle of her back. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z His are such a light brown, practically yellow, or copper maybe, and all splintered with green. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Hoping it was only the coppers he wanted, Ranofer went directly to him and put them in his hand. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She wore a scapular with the images worn away by sweat, and on her right wrist the fang of a carnivorous animal mounted on a backing of copper as an amulet against the evil eye. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The train radio vomited upon Montag, in retaliation, a great ton-load of music made of tin, copper, silver, chromium, and brass. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The strips of copper across the toes were so glittering bright that Laura wished she were a boy. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z A blue-gray cat with round copper eyes posed on the cover, his elegant stance twisting his husky frame. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Depends how much copper and iron you can pull,” Nailer said. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The kitchen was larger than the Locktons’, with a tiled hearth and copper pots hanging on the wall. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z B. Her full-page compositions were then engraved onto copper plates, printed in black-and-white, and bound into books with her text. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He harvests parts from supply sheds: snips of copper wire, screws, a bent screwdriver. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Is that what your long face is for? Somebody cull you for a copper?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In a copper dish on the altar are three silver murtis, representations. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Before they could turn round, the copper sky of summer had assumed a cold and lowering bronze, while the biggest white flakes that ever were seen were floating about them and settling on the battlements. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He pointed to two thin strands of copper wire connected to the black box. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z In place of a gown, she wore men’s breeches aid a calf-length linen tunic, cinched at the waist with a belt of copper suns. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Five pieces of copper for a screecher pelt! Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z My daily routine was exactly what it had been: after breakfast I sorted scrap or pulled copper from radiators. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z That worked for a few months, until they needed actual copper fittings for their equipment, at which point they referred to the genuine metal as “honest-to-God copper.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z For each NPC my avatar defeated, I would earn a few meager experience points and, usually, a handful of copper or silver coins dropped by my slain foes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z One time it was a boy with glasses and a head full of thick copper curls. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The children would be glad and would kick their copper toes against the table legs until cautioned. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Thus as soon as I got to the lab I began adding bits of copper wire to some of our carbon-atom models, thereby changing them into the larger-sized phosphorus atoms. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He stomped around, brewing up tea in his enormous copper kettle, muttering all the while. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She stared at the copper Jell-O molds that hung on either side of the window over the sink. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The transmitter accepts coded electronic pulse information—words or data—coming from copper wire out of your home telephone or office computer. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Her skin was blue and her slip was...it was pink, and her hair, spilling loose, was the orange-red of copper and persimmons, cinnamon and wildflower honey. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “He’s got his eye on her. Maybe like he wants to hand her over to Blue Eyes and the Life Cult. Keeps talking about how much copper he could make off her pretty eyes.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Reed stacked eight copper zens on the bar. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I gave it to her and she unwrapped it and put the third bun in and wrapped it and took up the coins and found two coppers in her apron and gave them to me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z "You will. You found forty thousand golden dragons for a champion's purse, surely you can scrape together a few coppers to keep the king's peace." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The setting sun made the tranquil surface of the water shimmer like a sheet of beaten copper. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I placed it underneath his pillow, along with my copper pyrite rock for good luck. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Gum Baby squeaked, scrambled up the statue, and hastily clapped a sticky hand over its mouth, shushing the indignant copper girl doorbell. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It just stared at them with eyes glittering in the dim light like fresh copper coins. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Spare me, ” he cried, “I’m sorry—” But Jose only sneered, To see such a frightened copper, So full of pathetic fear. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer only cared about the light stuff—the copper wiring, the aluminum, the nickel, the steel clips that could be sacked and dragged out through the ducts to his light crew waiting outside. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Nailer clambered through a service duct, tugging at copper wire and yanking it free. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The grid was this size—•—and it was made of copper. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Smith explains to me how copper is rare and precious to them, so it is like gold is to the English. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z A copper haze hung over the water, and the hot morning sun beat on it and made it vibrate blindingly. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Cannonballs are stacked in pyramids, and there in the middle sits the cannon, impossibly heavy—the copper planks beneath it buckle from its weight. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But the entire national supply of copper had been requisitioned for other war needs, and not even Groves’s bullishness could overcome that cold fact. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The clerk caught my eye and said, “Those are copper pyrite rocks.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Like he was calling his ma to see if the coast was clear to come home without the mob or the coppers on his tail. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He tipped it and poured a copper pan full. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The mesarthium, he thought, must be reactive with skin the way some other metals were, such as copper. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He listened as she busied herself with stripping out the rest of the copper. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The maester inserted a curved copper funnel through the feeding hole over his mouth and poured a slow trickle down his throat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Affixed to each is a gold-plated copper phonograph record with a cartridge and stylus and, on the aluminum record jacket, instructions for use. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There was silver and copper and uranium and barite, which Dad said oil-drilling rigs used. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z If copper and beads are the Powhatan gold and jewels, then he must truly be wealthy. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Frog did not see it, but those who did claimed Cleon’s copper armor rent like silk, and from within came an awful stench and a hundred wriggling grave worms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t know there was that much copper in the world. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It was a whole copper jot, fully half of what I had paid to travel with them to Imre. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He stopped and searched all of his pockets; in his vest pocket he found a lone copper cent. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z As I took a sip he carefully slipped a brass and copper shell into the chamber of his deer rifle and pushed the bolt forward and over. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He recalled every detail—an oleander bush with peach-colored flowers, an adobe wall with paloverde trees draped over it, a fountain tinkling into a copper basin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A tall lord with copper skin and silver-gold hair stood beneath the banner of a fiery stallion, a burning city behind him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ser Addam dropped to one knee, a rangy man with dark copper hair that fell to his shoulders, armored in burnished bronzed steel with the fiery tree of his House etched black on his breastplate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I had two copper jots in my pocket and no way to get a bent penny more. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That meant they had hours more copper work to prepare for the storm... and that meant he had hours to wait, even if Pima knew where he was and that he needed help. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But the copper one licked a sharp Zoom ice lolly and studied the ice-cream chart. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It stood well back from the rattle and bustle of Marlborough Street, with its glassy-eyed copper Indian on top of the cupola and its carved and colored lion and unicorn of Britain over the door. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z To boot, Onofre’s TV antenna was so tall, so elaborate, so pronged, and so replete with squiggling copper and aluminum tubing and boosters, that it looked like a DEW-line radar interceptor in Greenland. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the sixth day there was a mighty storm, and they caught six fine lightning bolts in their copper box. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The walls are adorned with prints of roosters and herbs and an arrangement of copper skillets. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Overhead, three separate lines of copper wire ran ahead of him, a lucky find that meant he might even make Bapi’s quota, but Nailer was having a hard time caring. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Trees stand like spears, dried copper leaves from the previous season still clinging to a few of the branches. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The men brought him back a souvenir, a copper mug warped from the fire. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He pressed a copper jot into my hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He gives them glass beads and copper in return for the food they have brought. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “This chump is so broke that he has to bum rides to Greyhawk, just so he can kill kobolds for copper pieces! And he’s calling me a poseur!” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Everything seemed to be listed there—from hardtack to copper nails—from sextants to coffeepots. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He went everywhere begging alms with a copper dish. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z To get in the front door of the Eolian cost you a whole copper jot. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Above him, among the oaken beams, the bats, their delicate copper bodies hidden under rubber flesh, blinked at him and shrieked. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z They were cobalt blue, purple from manganese, yellow from copper, red, and a green which was also got from copper. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There was ink to be mixed, paint powder to grind, and copper plates to polish and wipe. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her dream came back to her, sudden and vivid, and she remembered the tall man with the copper skin and long silver-gold braid, bursting into flame. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There are copper head snakes, coral snakes, cottonmouth snakes, and the blue indigo snake, so long and fast it can kill a rattlesnake. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Why would anyone go through all the trouble of making a solid copper door? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After that, it only took a little prodding to learn the old man’s name—Erastis—and a little more to get him to exchange a few copper zens to have his fortune told. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A dented Saint Christopher medal on a copper chain; Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As if responding to his fear, a tangy copper smell snaked out of the sheath, pervading the air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In his memory, there were brief glimpses of her—a flash of copper eyes, short curly hair, a birthmark on her shoulder—but they never lingered. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The riders wore scaled copper armor and snouted helms with copper tusks and long black silk plumes, and sat high on saddles inlaid with rubies and garnets. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She’s made of copper, which means she might sink like a penny in a fountain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "I didn't always used to be a tree," said the voice in the rustling of the copper beech leaves. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A wide copper bowl and a white cloth were brought to Faramir and he washed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The feathers shone chestnut color and copper color. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The rest were scattered on the floor along with some old copper coins. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The smells were making her mouth water, but she did not have three coppers ... or one. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Its only features were four hard copper plates. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Archer picked out a cube with four pips, dropping the last two in his cup and placing a copper coin in the pot. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Or perhaps they were pulled down between the copper plates and digested by the living pitch that holds the ship together. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z My mouth tastes like copper, and my heart starts drumming, and when I get off the bus and start running, right away I'm thinking of all the ways I can sneak into the house. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when I was stripping copper from a radiator or throwing the five hundredth chunk of steel into the bin, I’d find myself imagining the classrooms where Tyler was spending his days. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Heat-lanterns float overhead, casting a copper glow and warming the inside of the tent. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Stifling our laughter, we’d hand the crushed coppers across the counter at the company store for candy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Over and over, Maria sank the sharp point of the wood-handled engraving tool, called a burin, into the polished metal, carving up tiny curls of shining copper. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Who wears an enameled copper mask over half his face. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A length of twisted copper wire, gleaming dully in the first sunlight, was looped round his neck and ran taut across one forepaw to the head of a stout peg driven into the ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A maelstrom of sand and copper screws and plastic shards swirled around him, the debris of the ship-breaking business ripping at his skin as he ran barefoot down the beach to Pima’s shack. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And then quickly, so quickly that Minli barely thought about it, she turned into the house and grabbed the two copper coins from the white rabbit rice bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The cold sun made their faces like copper and brass, and through the closed window John heard their coarse, irreverent voices. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z What does he care for my coppers, except to make sure I do not get them? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z A single ray of sunlight pierces the clouds like a spotlight to follow her, and her corroded, oxidized shell peels away, revealing shining copper from head to toe. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He knew very well his life would not be worth a copper if Gebu came home at this moment. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z As we walk, we pass sculpted tributes of wood and copper to a priest from Auschwitz, and also St. Therese of Lisieux, who was known as “The Little Flower of Jesus.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They empty out into a laundry room, with a glorious copper tub in the middle. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The copper coin she had offered to the buffalo boy was warm in her hand. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z In trails of copper ink guided by an invisible hand, the symbols were applied to the magnificent chest in honor of the gods of the Golden Crescent. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Jon had no coin of his own, or he would have offered it to her . . . though he was not sure what good a few coppers or even a silver piece wouhldo her beyond the Wall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “When will you learn? You walk in step with the captain, or you walk the plank—which, being copper, will not give you the proper bounce for a graceful dive.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Then he strikes, a flash of copper and silver lightning out of an empty sky. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z On a low stool before one of them sat Rekh the goldsmith, using a pointed blowpipe to direct the heat onto a golden ornament he held carefully in copper tongs. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Tanin pressed her cheek to the top of the Assassin’s head, her senses filling with copper. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z You could go indoors when you were cold and look out of the window, past that bright copper kettle and the plate with the little blue men. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He took two old coppers from his pocket and put them in the drawer to make up the deficiency. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone had brewed coffee, and he saw the crew drinking it from copper mugs with ceramic lids. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And there they would hang in chartless nothing, seemingly without speed or left or right or top or bottom, until as suddenly as ever the copper penny glowed and the serpents writhed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He gives the other copper, who has a big gap between his front teeth, a bit of side-eye before looking her up and down like a sweet in a display case. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The crowd laughed until the tears rolled down their cheeks while the cymbals clashed—the dragon’s copper laugh—and the drums banged like firecrackers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a gallant show of it, riding a spirited red courser whose mane was the same copper color as the long hair that streamed past Ser Addam's shoulders. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For herself and for Father, she made tea, using water from a copper teakettle that she must have already boiled and set at the edge of the stove to keep hot. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A metal dealer never guessed that the grinning Italian kid who often came by to sell him armfuls of copper scrap had stolen the same scrap from his lot the night before. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “Yeah, it’s got copper and eighteen gauge,” Robbie said, stepping back into the aisle to make sure it was centered on the big table. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “We are replanting, but it takes seven years before an olive tree begins to bear, and thirty years before it can truly be called productive. What of copper?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The copper pots, passed down from Gramps's mother. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “All right,” says Carlyle, leaning back against the green copper bulkhead of the map room. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The Belgians and the Americans who run the rubber plantations and copper mines, I imagine, are using larger sacks. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Gold, silver, and copper coins jingled over the flagstone floor, clinking as they gathered in heaps under the benches—more and more and more of them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z As the sound of the horses faded into the distance, the copper smell dissipated like mist, leaving that familiar metallic taste in the back of Sefia’s throat. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Necklaces of shiny beads, copper, and tiny, beautiful shells go scattering over the ground. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The sun had melted to a stripe of copper and the sky was deepening blue. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The country is excellent and very rich in gold and copper. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Inside the Mark I, these sparks packed the power of lightning bolts, ripping through the drift tubes and leaving behind what Pief Panofsky described as “spectacular stalagmites and stalactites of copper.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I hear the straining squeal of bending copper. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He had the copper skin and dark almond eyes of a Dothraki, but his face was hairless and he wore the spiked bronze cap of the Unsullied. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The result was the Stone Gate, three arches of Lemont limestone roofed in copper and displaying over the central arch the carved bust—Root’s touch, no doubt—of John Sherman’s favorite bull, Sherman. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And I had gone into the sandalwood box where I kept my savings and taken out twenty coppers and four twenty-cent pieces. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I am bruised from the hardness of her copper hands, which have turned even greener than the rest of the ship. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He twisted the copper contacts together on the top of the orb, and a beam of soft Gold light shone out from his hand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A rusalka sat in the shallows near the other shore, combing her fingers through her copper hair. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The pump bucket and pump handle, for example, were straightforward applications of existing technologies, and the boiler was basically a large brewer’s copper. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The pale green tarnished copper ceiling drips with condensation. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z There were no curves here, no trees; only angles, lines, squares, bricks and copper wires. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Wound with twenty-five tons of copper, this behemoth was transferred to the cyclotron’s unfinished new home before the end of March. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z "A golden sovereign, a silver sixpence, a copper penny, and a fresh shiny farthing," said the man. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Mulefa couples, for example, on entering marriage, would exchange strips of bright copper, which were bent around the base of one of their horns with much the same meaning as a wedding ring. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was stiflingly warm, and the fire that was burning under the crowded mantelpiece was giving off a heavy, sickly sort of perfume as it heated a large copper kettle. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z "That may be so," Davos said, "but when I was a boy in Flea Bottom begging for a copper, sometimes the septons would feed me." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He fishes for tools, a socket key, copper wire. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Her eyes— deep and soulful, flecked with copper and gold—widened with a troubled look. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “I'll give you a sheet of tin and a bundle of copper wire if you can fix it.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He is not a rich man, but he is the co-owner of a small trinket factory, making knickknacks from copper, brooches and rings and bracelets and statues. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z More and more copper came down in his hands. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I accepted all the gifts—the tables, the earthenware jugs—though I could not possibly carry them with me, and culled for travel only a small copper cooking bowl. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was a copper mask, yet under the long black mustache, drooping beneath the weight of its gold rings, she thought she glimpsed the shadow of a smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z This close to the deck, I can see the sticky black caulking spread between the copper planks. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I pad into my bath area, lift my skirts, and do my business in the copper basin left there for this purpose, shame heating my face even though I am alone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They finally leave with handfuls of intricately colored glass beads, some bells, small mirrors, and a large copper pot. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It looked just as it had in Anorak's Invitation: a simple antique copper key, its oval-shaped bow embossed with the roman numeral “I.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Caroline brushed aside a strand of her hair, chemically straightened and streaked bright copper from a peroxide experiment. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I stared at Lefty Lewis, keeping my fingers crossed that the next thing he said wouldn’t be “You’ll never take us alive, copper!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z It was these tiny details that showed the littlest kingdom’s deep-rooted ties to its Oxscinian colonizers: it looked almost exactly like a copper kispe, except squints had square holes through their centers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Then Marge shows up in the kitchen and points out the row of copper pots and pans hanging from a rack near the ceiling. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was not the orange or strawberry color of common red-haired men, but a deep burnished copper that shone in the light of the torches. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Yet he turned away her copper coin and laughed in the sun. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, Mom,” I asked, “how come the doctor said my blood is iron poor but it tastes like copper?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was only a centimeter in diameter, but still, it had to be better than a tangle of copper dangling from a failing duct. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Brian and I also collected scrap metal that we sold to the junk dealer for a penny a pound—three cents a pound for copper. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Most of the leaves of the trees, Amari noticed, were turning golden and copper with rusty hues. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z His little phosphor LED showed the dust snake slither where the copper cables had gone before him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z For a little while they talked and joked but gradually fell silent, working the rhythm of scavenge, building piles of copper for whoever was rich enough to afford it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z To help fund the war effort, the Hitler Youth went door-to-door, collecting brass, copper, scrap metal, razor blades, paper, and bottles to be recycled. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z A small two-colored basket made of bast, in which the ferrymen kept the copper and silver coins which they received as their payment, had also disappeared. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She left a few things inside the hole: a precious box of matches, some glass beads that had come off Aunt Shuvai’s bracelet, some of the copper wire Uncle Kufa used to decorate his snuffboxes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad would get a job as an electrician or engineer in a gypsum or copper mine. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His uncle, with easy good nature, called to the children and took from some recess in his crumpled clothing a copper coin for each child. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It's only copper wire, storage batteries, and electricity.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z They worked with metals: gold, silver and copper. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Obviously Gebu had a great deal on his mind or he would never have forgotten the coppers or those other loaves or permitted his gutter-waif half brother to keep a whole fish for himself. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z You might have heard them referred to romantically as copper hawks, but more often they’re referred to as shim-galls, or lets. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He gave me three vases in exchange for a gnomish copper stewpot, and the same for a simple wooden flute. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Grace Wexler had supervised the decorations: copper pots hung from the ceiling; the pews were padded with flowered cushions and fitted with hymnbook pockets and drop-leaf trays. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The hapless rowboat circles the pole in the growing whirlpool and the pitch holding together its copper planks abandons it, spilling into the water like an oil slick. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Ten drabs are the same as a copper jot; ten jots—” “Good enough,” Ben broke in, startling me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The copper leaves on the tree shivered, softly, as if in a gentle wind, and then harder, as if a storm were coming. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I knew how few coppers they made and how often they had to go without rice but, on the other hand, I felt sorry for those who were chosen. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As we got closer we could see the shining, straight black hair and copper skin of the newcomers, teenagers from the reservation come to socialize. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Now they wear only the most pitiful clothing, and try to exchange little carvings and objects that they have made out of shell fragments and copper driving bands. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Even their faces looked the same, somehow ... which was passing strange, since one had skin as dark as ebony, while the second was as pale as milk, and the third gleamed like burnished copper. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They leave with some colorful glass beads, mirrors, bells, needles, pins, several pieces of copper, and three hatchets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The water was cold and tasted of copper and pine and moss. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But not ail the copper pence did Wang Lung spend on food. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z What began as traces of oxidation in the corners of her eyes and in the folds of her flowing copper hair have spread across her, so that her sheen has dulled into pale acceptance. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Is that your lad?” cried the uncle, “the little fat lad I gave a copper to in the summer?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Better out than in,” he said cheerfully, plunking a large copper basin in front of him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z There wasn’t much in it—two apples, a dented water gourd, and the small purse of copper shabas Baaz had begrudgingly given as a “stipend” for her venture—but she pulled the bag closer. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z By altering the relative proportions of earth and fire, say, you would be able, they thought, to change copper into gold. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Hams and pheasants were hanging from the ceiling, a copper kettle was boiling on the open fire, and in the corner stood a massive bed with a patchwork quilt over it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Aye, because I forgot my coppers yesterday. But I’m glad I did, because it made me think. Now listen to me.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Also, he discovers, his sample case is gone, all the bottles and rings and souvenir copper flashlights, all gone, along with his suitcase, his wallet, his passport, and his air tickets back to Oman. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z But they also made useful and beautiful goods—copper kettles, glittering colored glass, and steel knives and hatchets—unlike anything else in New England. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He took down his foot from the window seat, parked his cigar end in the copper ashtray on the writing table, and came away from the window. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z My eyes are the color of dirt, almost copper if I am standing in the sun. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Her handmaids were of an age with her—women grown to look at them, with their black hair, copper skin, and almond-shaped eyes, but girls all the same. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Come along, Petunia. Let's fetch us a crowd and earn a copper or two." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Light crews like Nailer’s tore at the ship’s small fittings, stripping copper, brass, nickel, aluminum, and stainless steel. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Layers of copper wires, like multiple sets of guitar strings, crisscrossed inside the funnel. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Theon queued up with the other men for porridge, ladled into wooden bowls from a row of copper kettles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That same woman came in the store every day; once, I saw her take a small bite of an apple and then put it back with its copper- mouthed wound facing down. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When he came out he was bearing in his arms a great load of treasure: things of gold, silver, copper, and bronze; many beads and chains and jewelled ornaments. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z That was extreme, of course, but how about her friend’s cousin who, married away into the countryside, was made to take baths in a big copper vat? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z M. Stanley Livingstons 4-inch cyclotron, uncovered to show the interior, including the lone semicircular “dee” and a strip of copper serving as the target. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was a rough-and-tumble version of his table in the Chrysopoesium, scattered with glassware and copper and piles of books. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Instead, she runs, her spirit lighter than air, lighter than the copper of her flesh, more willful than gravity. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In its center, between the untarnished copper plates, a word was chiseled deep into the stone: valaritas. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The copper sun and the piercing paleness of the sky, which were so welcome in the captives’ homeland, imprisoned them each hour. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The midwife had lost another tooth, and was hobbling about on her broken ankle, throwing copper pots and cooking spoons about the cottage in her anger at age and teeth and life. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And when they came, he ate them down greedily, pushing them into his mouth with his bamboo chopsticks, while the boy stood and spun the coppers between his black thumb and forefinger. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He went out leaving the five copper coins on the table beside the bed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Alice filled it for him from a copper pot that hung over a fire that crackled in a ring of stones. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They were passing around a copper vessel, sharing water that embroidered the outside with beads of cool condensation. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He dug in his pocket, opened his hand showing all the silver and copper. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Lockton and Madam were exchanging heated words across his desk by the time I bought in an armload of wood and a few coals from the kitchen in the copper coal carrier. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave the woman fifty centimes to make a tip, and she gave me back the copper piece, thinking I had misunderstood the price. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z A white greyhound, with a copper blaze on her forehead. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Since she faces the saline spray, her copper skin has already turned green, but she wears it majestically, nobly. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Bearing clubs, spears, bows, lances, slings, and copper axes, brilliant in cloaks of feathers and silver breastplates, their faces painted in terrifying designs, the Inka army plunged into the forests of the northern coast. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She wears several necklaces of pearls and copper, and a mantle of deerskin over one shoulder. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z So why don't they make him with 'skin like copper and hair like lamb’s wool'?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It was glass and copper, resting on a wadded white cloth spotted with red. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The one-armed smith had left few personal effects: the cup, six pennies and a copper star, a niello brooch with a broken clasp, a musty brocade doublet that bore the stag of Storm’s End. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He wears a necklace of a large piece of copper, and many strings of beads. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z A printer’s helper places the inked copper plate face-up on the big press with a dampened piece of paper over it. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A master engraver expertly carves his designs onto a polished copper plate using an engraving tool called a burin. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I quietly gathered up my things and left a pair of copper jots on his stool before I left. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, do we mix copper in the solder?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z A silver penny was worth ten copper pennies, or fifty iron ones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Why not raise the bounty on pests? Give us something to spend, at least while we wait things out. A lot of us are down to our last coppers.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I continued to think of him as being like an old copper pot—seasoned by fire, dinged up but still shiny. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "It should be functional yet attractive, with lots of copper pots hanging from the ceiling." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cap it off and Jinx’ll hook up that copper tubing. When the liquid separates from the mash, it goes through the tubing and ends up in this barrel.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z There were only two saucepans in the refrigerator, both containing some orange broth, and a copper kettle on the stove. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In return we give them knives and hatchets, beads, and copper, and they are happy. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “I wish it! Who would not wish it? But I cannot pay the fee. Gebu takes the coppers I earn at stonecutting, and I have nothing else.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He picked up his cigar from the lip of the copper ashtray where he had placed it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z That first night of our copper transmutation, I venture out to see how Calliope has weathered the change. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The clouds were strange shapes now and tinged with copper; the wind freshened. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I climb into the dinghy, a copper rowboat so small, it doesn’t seem to be able to hold its own weight above the waterline, much less mine. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z This is a paraphrase of Cowee’s story: Late one spring a large part of Tlingit ventured North to Yakutat to trade for copper. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He could hear leaves rustle in the copper beech tree overhead. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The tsar glared at him, his eyes searing copper rings in the torchlight. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They appear to be made of copper, jade, and clear crystal. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Thousands of slaves still toiled on vast estates in the hills, growing wheat and olives, herding sheep and goats, and mining salt and copper. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes the ship would sail above dark storm clouds, as big as mountains, and the crew would fish for lightning bolts with a small copper chest. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Another oddity was my discovery, one afternoon, of a large copper pot bubbling on the back burner of the stove, a peculiar smell emanating from it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Yossarian suggested casually, as he watched the four men in streaked fatigues shoveling heaping bladefuls of the copper- red earth back down inside the grave. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Caravan guards wandered among the aisles in copper helmets and knee- length tunics of quilted yeUow cotton, empty scabbards swinging from their woven leather belts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He set off for the fields humming, and when he returned Pancha was in the kitchen, busily stirring marmalade in a huge copper pot. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Most churches had steeples that appeared to be solid from the street, but a closer inspection would reveal a wooden framework covered with cleverly painted copper or tin. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z It was Victorian, redbrick topped with copper domes and spires that had long ago turned green. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Grey damp would be around them, and the sun, a copper penny, would fade away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Half the lords in the realm could not tell taxation from tyranny, and would bolt to the nearest usurper in a heartbeat if it would save them a clipped copper. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Accompanying the noble few in the tombs to the world of the deceased were copper beads and bracelets, stone tablets and collars, textiles and awls, and, sometimes, stone pipes in the shape of surreal animals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z On the other hand, copper smelting had been going on in the West African Sahara and Sahel since at least 2000 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was not demanding work, but every span Kilvin gave me a copper jot, sometimes two. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her voice was mild, her skin was copper. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The police came up from the capital, The woods were crawling with coppers, But Don Jose was invisible, Even to the noisy choppers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1000 a.d., trade relationships had covered the continent for more than a thousand years; mother-of- pearl from the Gulf of Mexico has been found in Manitoba, and Lake Superior copper in Louisiana. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Judge Ford did not remember a mole; she remembered copper- colored hair and thin lips, but it was so long ago, and well—Mrs. Westing was white. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z With him was his lady, slender and young, bright as new copper, her black hair crowned with opals. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Tuve’s version was made from copper and wire wound about a hollow three-foot glass tube submerged in a pressurized vat of oil to suppress sparking. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After coating a copper plate with wax, Maria drew on it using a long, sharp needle. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A large wooden house and a barn loomed before them, and hidden in the surrounding woods were five-hundred-gallon copper stills. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The three boys have copper skin and tight dark-brown curls. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Because he is a servant, he wears no copper or pearls. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Nailer scrambled a little farther into the duct, ripping more staples, hurriedly yanking extra copper loose. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z There were six silver dollars and a double handful of copper coins. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z One rack with sixteen copper pots and pans hanging over a woodblock table. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I know if I can’t get free I will be dragged into the narrow space between the copper planks, and crushed—digested by the pitch. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It could be beaten like copper, and polished like glass; and the Dwarves could make of it a metal, light and yet harder than tempered steel. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z By repeating this process many times, they removed the copper atoms from the surface of the metal, creating a veneer of almost pure gold. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The wax protected everything but the lines, which were burned—or “etched”—into the copper. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Huddled in their half-built village that first terrible winter, the colonists rarely saw the area’s inhabitants, except for the occasional shower of copper- or claw-tipped arrows. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A breeze stirred the mist, and the faint scent of copper stung her nose. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Yes,” the fish said, “but much smaller, the size of a copper coin.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Also cobalt and copper and zinc. Everything my country has that your country wants.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The other half was empty except for a copper strip serving as a target. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The slaves set up the heavy copper tub in the comer of the tent. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The intricate molding on the copper ceiling sparkled in the afternoon sun, and the comforting smell of mudbean juice filled the air. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He crimped the wire with his pliers and ripped off a sleeve of insulation, revealing the shining copper core. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a light yellow snake, covered with bright copper spots, like the wild flowers pulled loose and traveling. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Its voice thunders and jingles like copper pans. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Because pure gold and silver are too soft to hold their shape, Andean metalworkers mixed them with other metals, usually copper. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then she pulled Gwenforte’s head into her lap and began stroking her long copper blaze. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Maybe it would like copper and zinc,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Instead of smooth plates—which you might expect on a metal ship—it’s still made of grooved planks, but they seem to have changed at the molecular level, like wood that has petrified into copper. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He still holds me responsible for the transmutation of our ship into copper. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He clawed again for the copper and looped the wiring around his hand to counteract its slickness. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Then what was this little brat doing with a greyhound in your grove? A greyhound with a white coat and a copper blaze on its nose? Is that not your holy dog?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He kicked Ranofer awake each morning on his way out of the courtyard, tossed him a copper to buy bread or jerked his thumb toward the storeroom to indicate that there was food laid out. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The pot-shops would give you a fistful of coppers for a litter of pups, she'd heard, but she didn't like to think about that. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Wex grabbed up a fistful of coppers and came along without a word. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He grinned back, going red from his neck to his copper hair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Between each beat, a shavepate herald in a shirt of polished copper disks cried for the crowd to part. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Yakov stopped me when I held out a coin, closing my fingers around the copper. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Bringing Lawrence back to New York, he exploited his personal business contacts to secure tons of copper and iron for the giant machine. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Anya had a terrible feeling in her gut in the form of copper and diamond, but she couldn’t figure out what it meant. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Five areas of technology may be singled out: First, metals—initially copper, then bronze, and finally iron—were used for tools in all complex Eurasian societies as of 1492. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I still have hopes that they’ll come up with a substitute, made of tin or copper or some such thing, to remind the neighborhood of the clock. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z In the next building, under an elegant domed copper roof, a ten-and-a-half-foot marble statue of Jesus stood, arms spread wide, holding court over what was once the main entrance of Hopkins. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The leaves accumulated in deep layers of years, and his feet sank under the new copper leaves that had already fallen this year. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Marble columns and arches supported a great copper dome. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A short copper rod was linked to the triangle by a chain of beads. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Ranofer had no food to bring, no coppers to buy wine, no companion to talk to, and during his first few days he was too tired and sore to sleep or even rest. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z His hand tangled in something solid—the copper wire. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The stench of scorched earth and copper was so strong her insides hummed with it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Zella has made it cozy with two rocking chairs, a patchwork quilt on the bed, colorful posters, and bright copper pots at the fireplace. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus copper sits on top of silver and silver sits on top of gold because of their chemical affinities as metals, while helium, neon, and argon are in a column made up of gases. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “You long for the slightest copper, but resent it when it arrives. Do you follow?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She had six copper pennies, five rocks, the geography book, and two spools of black thread—heavyweight No. 30. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped looking for a woman in the branches of the copper beech tree above him and looked instead at the tree itself. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The links were forged of every metal known to man: black iron and red gold, bright copper and dull lead, steel and tin and pale silver, brass and bronze and platinum. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At fourteen dollars a month, his duties included controlling the mules along the canal’s towpath as they pulled the boat, which was loaded with supplies such as lumber, coal, iron, or copper ore. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Cheese and fruit were set on platters and a large copper pot was hung to simmer in the kitchen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z These discussions included negotiating trading of corn and other foods for copper and other items the colonizers had brought. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The olive and copper trolley car ground slowly toward him, leisurely pitching and rocking. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And after a burst of hot red fire in the sky, Freak tugs my hair and screams, "Copper! That's copper powder combusting with oxygen!" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z It had a lock of iron, a lock of copper, and a lock that could not be seen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That much copper would provide him with food for days. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They wandered through a blood-colored room filled with old theatrical organs, huge organ pipes, and what appeared to be enormous copper brewing vats, liberated from a brewery. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He tapped the nearest manikin’s neck, where loose copper wires sprouted from underneath its breastplate. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “The esthetic values of the wilderness are as much our inheritance as the veins of copper and gold in our hills and the forests in our mountains.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Even with a full light crew it would take them several days to strip the clipper of all the brass and copper and wiring. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z His skin was the color of polished copper, his thick mustachios bound with gold and bronze rings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It makes me sad to think about it; billions of copper bits spinning down the yellow funnel into oblivion. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A giant copper kettle—often about four feet across and three feet deep—waited for the pale river. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He tapped the coin against the lantern’s copper shade, listened to it ring. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z For not a leaf fragment blew under the door but what the wall panels flipped open and the copper scrap rats flashed swiftly out. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Grasping the point with his copper pincers, he began to tug it toward him, his muscles knotting. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z We began to sort the debris into piles—aluminum, iron, steel, copper—so it could be sold. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Their suites all had bathrooms with deep mesarthium pools in them, but water no longer came from the pipes, so they used a copper tub in the rain room instead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The passage seemed to be getting narrower, even as the amount of copper increased. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Underneath the lighthouse’s copper dome lay sixteen reflecting prisms and four projecting lenses floating in a bath of mercury. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Now I am Kote. I tend to my inn. That means beer is three shims and a private room costs copper.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And I see, lurking in them woods, a white dog, wif a copper blaze down her snout. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z It is especially striking that Australia has some of the world’s richest iron and aluminum deposits, as well as rich reserves of copper, tin, lead, and zinc. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Aggo gave an urchin a copper for a skewer of honey- roasted mice and nibbled them as he rode. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were clean-shaven, with skin the color of tarnished copper. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Little lumps of lead in copper jackets were crisscrossing the woods under the shellbursts, zipping along much faster than sound. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A decisive influence was Francis Bacon, a fellow artist at the 1954 Venice Biennale and the subject of one of his most famous works, a head painted in oil on copper in 1952. Lucian Freud, Adept Portraiture Artist, Dies at 88 2011-07-21T19:28:45Z The gilt copper box for holy oils ascribed to 15th-century Flanders or Germany reproduces the model of a Gothic chapter house of triangular section. Auctions: Glamorous History Drives Divine Surprise 2011-11-18T12:30:13Z Imagine that, but instead of iron filings it’s slivers of copper and instead of a magnet it’s the giant pink barking head of a lawyer. Hair-raising stuff! A wig-by-wig analysis of The People vs OJ Simpson 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z One of its real joys is seeing the exuberant Victorian building, constructed in 1871 as a dormitory for the grass-munching residents of Sheep Meadow, restored down to the last copper drainpipe. Restaurant Review: Tavern on the Green 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z But “The Birth of Loud” rightfully celebrates an earlier time, when wood, steel, copper wire, microphones and loudspeakers could redefine reality. Behind the Guitar Heroes 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z When police recovered the 3-foot copper sword shortly after a teenager stole it from its perch in Springfield's Oak Ridge Cemetery, it was broken in two. Lincoln tomb statue gets sword back thanks to Chicago sculptor 2012-05-13T12:33:00Z Q: Your Jan. 6 advice about using OxiClean to remove leaf stains from concrete prompts me to ask if it would remove green copper stains from a concrete driveway. How to remove copper stains from concrete 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z He later gave the copper plates to the Spanish government, which, starting in 1855, periodically issued new editions. Goya’s ‘Los Caprichos’ Goes on View at National Arts Club 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z And rose gold, which gained popularity in the Victorian era and resembles Rubedo, gets its rosy hue from copper. Tiffany?s Rubedo Line Stirs Debate Over Meaning of Metal 2012-04-04T22:23:49Z Just to the south was the Statue of Liberty, not some tiny figure in the distance, but 225 tons of copper, steel and iron outlined against the cloudless sky. 3 Day-Cruises Worth the Trip 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Most of the valuable material, including all the copper piping, had already been removed. Review: Electric Coffin’s Bellevue installation salvages the future 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z As you know, Gustave Eiffel’s structure for the Statue of Liberty suspends Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi’s copper sculpture from a central spine, much like the construction of a sailboat. The Hidden Feats That Built New York’s Towering Skyscrapers 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z But it’s not really about avocado, or copper accents in the kitchen. Antidepressants work – but we need to talk, too | Rhik Samadder 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Frankly, the whole game is symphonic: the rattle of a copper token as it tumbles down a rickety chute. The Forgotten Greatness of Air Hockey 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z However, large copper statues of Padmasambhava, the scholar who brought Buddhist teachings to Tibet, and Avalokiteshvara, a bodhisattva, do brighten up the altar where he holds his teachings. Himalayan refuge: Tibetan traditions find a second home in India’s Dharamsala 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Then there’s the auto repair shop on the left, and on the right, a giant copper penny—the Pretty Penny Café, Hillsboro’s only restaurant. “This morning my worst nightmare came true” 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z The moist, thick and spongy paper is then pressed onto copper plates made from sculptural models built by the artists. Innovative printmaker Mixografia to premiere new gallery space 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z His wide body of work also includes religious works, altarpieces, copper engravings and woodcuts. New Duerer exhibit focuses on artist's early years 2012-05-24T10:29:17Z There are two made from copper in the show. Slashing His Way to the Sublime 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z A traditionally dressed cheesemaker demonstrates the Alpine cheese-making process, from how raw milk is heated in a copper caldron over a wood fire to how curdled cheese is placed in a mold. In Transit Blog: Making Tracks for Cheese 2014-01-07T15:33:58Z It sits on huge reserves of copper, gold, uranium and coal, and Chinese demand is fueling major mining projects. Journeys: As Mongolia Changes, the Past Is Still Present 2012-07-13T17:33:38Z Blue glass is blue because of copper, for example, while pinks and reds contain gold. Seattle Glass Monuments helps craft brighter memories 2014-05-03T23:24:42Z Alec’s a good copper, but it’s up to Daisy to clearly see the answer to the mystery. ‘Heirs of the Body’: Daisy Dalrymple back on the case 2013-12-12T20:53:22Z When the sheet is relaxed, the copper absorbs and retains heat. How can an octopus help us stay warm? 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Among the newly authenticated paintings is “River Landscape with Figures,” which Mr. Dreesmann hangs in the entryway to his house near Antwerp, next to a copper concave mirror sculpture by the British artist Anish Kapoor. Rijksmuseum Attributes Six Works to a Dutch Old Master 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z The dining room is finished in copper, oak and white brick, and the restaurant gets its name, short for Gustavo, from one of Mr. Decrescenzo’s grandfathers. At Tavo, Mexican With Stops Around the World 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Of the second, he commends a variety named Brilliance, known for holding its copper orange color long into the season. How to shift your gardening perspective to adapt to a changing climate 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z For decades they were worn primarily by laborers and amended to meet their needs: extra stitching for reinforcement, copper rivets to keep the pockets from ripping off, belt loops and zippers for ease of wear. Is Denim in an Identity Crisis? 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Most modern copper cookware is lined with nickel or stainless steel, which are more durable. How to remove white spots from a copper teakettle 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z I rang Rochdale police and they said, ‘Ring the police in London’, and when the copper rang back, he said, ‘Look at the front page of the Washington Post’, and there it was.” 'You don't ever get over it': meet the British soldiers living with post-traumatic stress disorder 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z It included 429 objects made from copper, ivory and stone, wrapped in a straw mat. Exhibition Review: ‘Masters of Fire,’ a Trove of Copper Age Artifacts From Israel 2014-02-21T23:33:18Z Or you can let the copper develop its natural, dark red patina, which makes even relatively new kettles look like vintage pieces. How to remove white spots from a copper teakettle 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z A few years ago, a friend showed me his potted hibiscus; the petals were a copper brown. The sultry plant that will break your heart 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Andy Warhol and his studio assistants made his series of Oxidation paintings by urinating on copper plates. The Parisian Sex Toy Christmas Tree Is the Latest Great Art Scandal 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Cast in high relief in copper, then gilded and inlaid with turquoise chips, policing goddesses raise their swords and bare their fangs while backup teams of smaller, scowling figures float around them. Art Review: ‘Golden Visions of Densatil’ Opens at Asia Society 2014-02-20T23:13:05Z Just a slender metal band of what looks like braided brass and copper, like a classy twist tie. There?s Nothing Blue About Rachel Weisz 2012-03-15T13:48:06Z Its impressive exterior features a Canadian-limestone façade and details such as copper roof lines, copper window facings, three-foot eaves, and stone walls. On the Market: A John Gillis–Designed Home 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z The crowns of the title look like antique versions of astronaut headgear: gilded copper helmets, each studded with gems, encrusted with repoussé plaques and topped by five-pronged antennas — the vajra, or thunderbolt of wisdom. 27 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Oliver's "Knife Switch Intuitive" is another interactive piece: an amalgam of steel, wood, brass, copper and electrical components that, at the press of a button, sends flamelike lights traveling up three dark glass tubes. Kirkland's past meets present in contraption-filled 'Steambot' 2010-11-26T05:01:00Z They've mined for copper, constructed a fish hatchery and mumbled politely at the prospect of Ruth's sheep's head stew. Edwardian Farm, how will we cope without you? 2011-01-20T12:16:02Z For another, some of the food, like the soup, is dispensed with high style from heavy Mauviel copper pots. Made Nice, the Latest From Daniel Humm and Will Guidara, Opens 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z She is young, with a large copper nose ring, and she directs the question to her naan, or grandmother. Can Film Save Indigenous Languages? 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Or else, no more fresh brains for you, copper. 'iZombie' recap: Liv gets personal in 'Dead Air' 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Kamchatka is rich in deposits of minerals and metals including platinum, gold, silver, nickel and copper. Forged by Volcanoes, Kamchatka Offers Majestic, Magnetic Wilds 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z He also found wealth as a businessman and investor, becoming involved in oil drilling, copper mining, an Australian sheep ranch and the Hula Hoop toy. Veteran TV host Art Linkletter dead at 97 2010-05-26T20:42:00Z |
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