| 单词 | counting |
| 例句 | I’m counting on you once and for all to make it clear whether you want me in that school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if he’s counting the days till summer. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z From the first bell the next day, I start counting how long until choir. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z George stared out the backseat window, counting telephone poles. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Winnie counted carefully, while behind her counting, her mind sang, “Stone walls do not a prison make.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Not counting Holy Week, Sundays, holy days of obligation, first Fridays, retreats, sacrifices, and cyclical impediments, her effective year was reduced to forty-two days that were spread out through a web of purple crosses. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In a moment of youthful bravado, though, he declared in an interview that he was counting on winning. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Ever since they had wakened that morning, they had been counting the hours until their arrival home. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, I wasn’t sick or anything, but I was standing perfectly still, frozen as a Popsicle, counting prime numbers in my head. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He held up his right hand like he was counting off. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z And it is better—better than counting sidewalk lines alone or trailing behind Jax and Deb. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “One! . . . Two! . . he was counting. He took his time between lashes. Only the first really hurt. I heard him count: “Ten . . . eleven! Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s fine, Elijah, but don’t be counting on Cooter to go with you. Schoolteacher Travis just come by and said the boy’s acting the dunce at school again.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I’ve tried everything, too—counting sheep, counting kittens, drinking hot milk, listening to relaxing music—but nothing helps. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Well, remember,” she said, “Grover and Tyson are counting on you two.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z During the loud parts, my shoulders tense and I concentrate on my breath, counting the beats. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Before Arabic numerals came around, money counters had to make do with an abacus or a counting board. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Percy turned to Ella, who was counting all the barbs in one of her feathers. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He had lost the protection of the twin cores, and only now that it was gone did he realize how much he had been counting upon it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I was counting on her to take me to the wrestling matches. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo’s friends were counting on him to beat a terrifying giant. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For a while Dad’s counting concentration trick works. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The Trivium, who had discovered a mound of pebbles which needed counting, followed no more, but stood at the edge shaking his fist, shouting horrible threats, and promising to rouse every demon in the mountains. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z By the time she reached the Purple Harbor, the old man was ensconced inside the soup shop at his usual table, counting a purse of coins as he haggled with a ship’s captain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then Ms. Platt asked them to “demonstrate Basic Seven,” and the whole class followed along while counting out loud in Japanese. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I need to sleep, but when I try counting sheep, it just makes me miss Lita’s farm. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Taylor held up three fingers, counting down to one. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Mason nodded slowly, and then after counting and recounting, he reached across the counter and dropped some coins into Naomi’s hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I clear my throat, say, “Can the counting of my blessings start tomorrow?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mom is counting her food stamps as we walk into Walmart. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z A single tear falls from my eye and I keep counting. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He knew it probably looked strange, abrupt, but he did his best thinking when he was in motion, counting something. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I could see Vonetta counting backward in her head and on her fingers. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Keeping books, counting coin, writing contracts and letters.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He hadn't been counting really, but he thought this was his sixth. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I was overwhelmed by the task of counting negativity, because everywhere I looked, I saw negative emotions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Ms. Fleming interrupts my counting of the 3rd paragraph. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Please...my mom and sister—they’re counting on me to bring back water. If you kill me, you kill them, too!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes he seemed to be counting the steps it took—six steps for the length, two steps for the width, six steps for the length again, and two more for the width. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z These thoughts were running through my mind as I heard Buzz counting the seconds to ignition: “9-8-7-6-5. . . Beautiful!” Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Something a little bit better than counting to help you concentrate,” Dad says. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The government was in no great rush to begin negotiations; they were counting on the euphoria that greeted my release to die down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But somehow, it changed into counting all the new people on my talking list. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Sassur’s spirit would occupy itself with counting the pebbles and would not follow us home. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Every night before he went to sleep, Harry ticked off another day on the piece of paper he had pinned to the wall, counting down to September the first. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z About half of that time is spent counting the words. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m a bad clone! And I hate counting and I hate you!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "Here," was all he could say, visions of limitless wealth and turnips beyond counting tumbling through his head. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Mother and Grandma were always counting their pennies to keep us fed as it was. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Well, you’re certainly quick at counting,” he said and pushed the curtain aside. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It looks suspiciously as if Gog was counting by fives, and then tallied groups in bunches of five. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Aibileen is counting days in her head, the same way I have been all afternoon. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I hate the desperation in my voice, but I have been counting down the days to the tournament. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It is known that a spirit is poor at counting but loves to count anyhow. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z And maybe his denseness was the ultimate protection, the thing his father had been counting on all along. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My cousins are all asleep, but I’m still awake, staring at the low white ceiling and counting my problems with every breath. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She runs her thumb along my knuckles like she is counting each one and then she doesn’t let go. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Finally, the fat kapo seemed satisfied with his group and the counting stopped. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z The place is emptied out and each of them is probably like Mark, just counting down the seconds until these people are gone. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Now, not counting Hispanics and Latinos who identified as white, Springfield was 37 percent white. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As he said, even by demon reckoning it took two figures to write my age, for I was eleven by our system of counting and ten by theirs. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Before we knew it, the Eiffel Tower’s arms were letting go of the rocket and we were all counting down with mission control. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I am counting as fast as I can. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I always imagine her sitting in front of a mirror at night, counting strokes as she brushes her hair. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z When the fateful day had dawned, the tribe numbered forty-two men, counting those who were too old to fight. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Emily ran her finger along the numbers, counting in her head. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I hear Dad’s voice but I focus on counting. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He squirmed on his mat, wishing uselessly that Headmaster hadn’t selected him, picturing the cub chased by a hungry crocodile, counting the minutes until the sun would finally rise. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z If you look carefully enough, you will see that people usually do start counting with zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baylor must have noticed me moping around the house over the next few days because she pulled me aside and said, “You didn't get that part you was counting on, did you?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Hudson swore it was some ridiculous April Fools’ joke from his mother because he’d been counting on them to get back together. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She put a check beside “peregrine falcon” in the raptor counting book. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Mom teases me, “You can hardly wait, huh? Bet you are counting down the days.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Etta finished counting his money, set the stack of bills back on the table, and folded her arms across her chest again. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It doesn’t matter if she loses track; the only thing that matters is that she keeps counting. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But in here, it’s just me, counting my own memories. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z By counting the dorsal fins, we figured out there were six grown-up dolphins and one baby—and they were having a blast, zipping in frothy circles, tossing mullets high in the air. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He looked as though he were doggedly counting to a hundred. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I looked down into my breakfast bowl and began counting the flax seeds, multiplying them by 7s. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I sat there for a moment longer, counting his breaths, just to be sure. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Folks from Sweden must not be real good at counting. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I smile too and continue counting until we are back at our brick apartment building. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Johnny found one does not step into a great merchant’s counting house and see the merchant as easily as one steps into a shop and sees the master artisan. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z With only fifteen minutes and counting until Arletta Paisley’s new show, I didn’t have time for chitchat. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I looked out the window as we drove, counting the blackened hulks of cars on the roadside, some left for so long they were covered with reddish rust. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He pushed some buttons at least twelve times; others I stopped counting at five. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I was counting the days on the calendar, wasn’t I? Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She spread the silk on the ground and began the process of dividing and counting, dividing and counting and setting aside, which she’d done so often as a passionate, curious teenager, and hardly ever since. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “All new wiring,” he goes, counting on his fingers. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He simply started over at a myriad myriads, setting 100,000,000 equal to one, and counting again, calling these new numbers, numbers of the second order. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He repeated Oliphant’s fears that the Nazis were counting on their own atomic bomb to decide the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I continue to walk, keeping track of my distance down the unending hallway by counting the ladders. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z To reach my spot I had to go to the eighth row left of the tractor shed, then walk along it, counting trees till I got to thirty-two. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My step-bumping is a steady beat in my ears, and I hope that Ms. Parker is right about counting and playing. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I’ve been in the ring with him seventeen years and counting. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are my eldest son. I am counting on you to take care of our family.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Then they were counting down and casting off. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z People were waking earlier, counting days, counting minutes. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z It was less than he’d asked for, but the trafficker took the thick wad without counting and backed toward his bike. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The soul must then recite a counting rhyme to tally his fingers, satisfying the ferryman. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I lift my shade and imagine a beam flashing from Kristi’s dark window, counting dashes and dots. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He shoots me a hard look while counting back change. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Galanter said he was counting upon our infield to act as a solid defensive front. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I was counting on his disgust, and am relieved to get it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He was quiet for a time, as if counting a pulse, then he patted the stomach, almost affectionately, and used Kiowa’s hunting hatchet to remove the thumb. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Not counting that time at the Vanguard when you were so tight. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The travel time shifts in my view as I go, counting down the minutes that it will take for me to arrive. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was counting on her being timid around Oscar, too afraid he’d jump or slobber on her to enjoy herself. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He looked up, blinked, then read the letter again, counting as he moved down the page. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Thanks to the number-shape duality, to the Greeks counting was tantamount to measuring a line. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Feeling antsy both at home and at work, we’d booked a modest hotel room near Waikiki Beach and started counting down the days. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She marched back along the corridor, counting the number of doors from The Grand High Witch's room to the staircase. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Tats is counting floors aloud as they ping on the indicators above the elevator doors. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z That was exactly what Black was counting on. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach Hedge looked up from counting the change in his baseball cap. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As a little girl I had sat on Dr. Philobosian’s knee while his fingers climbed my spinal column, counting off the vertebrae. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My mom started counting Nat’s age this screwy way a long time ago. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They line up silently, eyes downcast, bony fingers counting the beads of the rosary, lips mumbling prayers. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He had just overheard some teachers and a couple of secretaries counting up the votes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t make sense for him to want to help me, not when he already had two other people counting on him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Once he forgot to take the key, and when he returned, he made a big point of counting the rings in front of me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Wizard blood is counting for less everywhere —” “Not with me,” said Mr. Malfoy, his long nostrils flaring. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Another woman points into the air with one finger, counting the many heads before her. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z One is the first counting number, two is the second counting number, and three is the third. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Suraya winks at me when she catches me counting the new recruits. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Polite said, “Only five? You sure you done your counting right, boy? Much as y’all runged that bell, I’s expecting to come down here and see that half of Tennessee done got away.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z And my grandmother wept silently because she was going to spend the rest of her days counting worries that never went away . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And the sub made the entire day so dreary and dull that Emma had started looking for and counting weird things about the day just to keep herself awake. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z At home later, Bridge stood at the living room windows, counting the blocks between her building and Sherm’s house—two up, one over. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I thought, there’s a fire, and I started counting to make sure everybody was out. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had Abraham Lincoln, back in the White House, counting on him to hold off the Confederate march toward Washington. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z In detecting the cosmic background radiation, in counting quasars, in searching for intelligent signals from space, radio astronomers are dealing with amounts of energy that are barely there at all. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthias was already counting the florin spikes that were driven into the door. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I counted so much that the counting and the stings started to seem like the same thing—as if instead of measuring the stings, I was somehow causing them. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z For once, I was happy to be counting the rolls. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z These included using our breathing, visualization, meditation, and even counting or going over times tables. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Not counting the nearly invisible front door behind him, it had three exits: to the left, to the right, and immediately before him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z For a square of size one, this means that we cannot choose counting numbers a and b such that the diagonal of the square can be expressed as a/b. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Grandma Rose is sipping her tea slowly, and I can almost sense her counting to ten—advice she gives to argumentative Carver students. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The paving stones under my bare feet were warm and smooth as I leaped from one to the other, silently counting them like Monopoly spaces all the way to the garage. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Trombone, science paper, gym shorts,” I said to her, counting on my fingers. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I’ve made money at Atlantic City using these counting strategies, and even considered having a specially designed ring made which would enable me to count more easily. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “He probably is counting on banking up frequent disappear-for-half-an-hour-so-he-can-have-sex-with-Megan favors from you,” she said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If it were just a matter of counting casualties, the decision to drop the bomb would have been much simpler. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And I’m counting on that wind for other reasons, too. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Her voice sounds irritated and impatient, like some of Dad’s tenured colleagues at school who Dad says are just counting the days till retirement. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Brooklyn is a big fat blob with its own ugly shape across from Manhattan; it looks like Jabba the Hutt counting his money. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Not only did they use counting boards, they used tally stlcks to record loans: a money value was written along the stick’s side, and it was split in two. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Grant’s telegram states that Sheridan has ridden over the battlefield, counting Confederate dead and captured, particularly the many top Confederate generals now in Union custody. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I’d been counting the minutes until the last day of school. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He’s been up for hours and hours, counting the drive down to get me and the quick turnaround. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Five syllables,” Apollo said, counting them on his fingers. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Although he looked harmless, I knew he was a dreadful angel counting out my many sins. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The countdown clock showing on the screen was now closing in on two minutes and counting. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Two more years before I’m in high school and I’m already counting the days till I get out of Haines Junior High and away from Lymon. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z He sat on the bleachers, counting players as he tied the laces of his cleats. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Instantly I begin counting a beat in my head, automating my actions. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z George was used to counting while Mom talked. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Greeks also had a base-10 style of counting, and there was very little difference in the ways the two cultures wrote down their numbers. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I am counting in my head now, seconds, not minutes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess I wasted 2 hours last night counting every word in that stupid anthology book. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Minerva is up on a stool, counting cans, correcting herself, adding “more or less,” when Dede repeats the figure before she writes it down. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Ishtar was counting on you to help us, Mr...." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He stands at his spot at the turnstiles, counting down the minutes until Disneyland opens up again, marking the first official day of normalcy. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Dad kept holding on to my shoulder, and I kept counting, and Dari said into my ear, “It’s always good to see the results.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “You were counting on that, eh? It is true I do not like fire. But Leo Valdez's flames are not strong enough to trouble me.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I’m sure I’m faster than anyone else in 3rd-period language arts, but my counting is extra work that doesn’t get me any extra credit. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “You want me to abandon the quest, let Camp Jupiter be destroyed? My friends are counting on me.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z ‘Oh, Johnny, I do like to hear you talk like that. But I’m not counting much on one man’s face. Where you off to?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Susan,” I said, “did you ever hear of counting your chickens?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Unseen, silent, he waited patiently with his killing rock, counting the seconds until the man in black would die.... The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z In addition, the two were counting on another $481 in paychecks. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He paused as if counting those that were present, and then sat down aloof, with his eyes on the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And of course it does not mean even that, for there are seas and bays and straits beyond counting that bear names of their own. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z And then I look out the window and start counting the planes circling O'Hare Airport. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sneaky says, making a motion like he’s counting dollars. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I preferred the chores that took me out of the kitchen, for it was there the bees tricked me into seeing Ruth’s ghost playing on the floor, churning butter, or counting out kernels of com. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you are counting on your friend with the explosives?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I’m counting on us being downwind to keep the smoke from Aaron. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She toyed with the pearls, sliding them between her fingers one by one as if she were counting them. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I was counting the numbers off as if I was running down a huge flight of stairs, and staring at the color photos of a car crash on the front of the newspaper. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Sarai had trespassed in thousands of minds—tens of thousands—and she had sifted her invisible fingers through dreams beyond counting. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I want you to stay up top with the flying shoes. You’re the Red Baron, a flying ace, remember? I’ll be counting on you for backup, in case something goes wrong.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z There are normally twelve girls in the house, counting the old ones, a Greek cook, and a man who is known as a watchman but who undertakes all manner of delicate and dangerous tasks. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At dusk Raji would appear, tired and cross and half starved, for he was counting every rupee until he had enough to return to his farm. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Fridays seem like the longest days, counting every minute till the school bell rings at the end of the day. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z He might have been praying, or else counting silently in his mind, and Harry, standing still on the edge of the scene, thought absurdly of a child counting in a game of hide-and-seek. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Three minutes after six and counting, I think. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I stuffed the note in my pocket and started counting bread again, but I’d lost my place and I had to start all over. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z But still, in the end, it was a memorization trick, like counting turnings in the ducts and keeping the quota count. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One seems like the appropriate place to start counting, but doing so forces us to put zero in an unnatural place. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “You can’t trust him. He is old beyond counting, and crafty. He is bitter from the guilt of murder and is cursed by the gods.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I fell so many times that I stopped counting. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Ben danced the first slow dance with Mary Anne, both of them counting steps and laughing as they counted. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Nguyen skipped off down the alley, so relieved to be alive that he didn’t even bother counting the sheaf of U.S. currency. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Ever since third grade I had been counting on getting into Shi-yi, one of the best junior high schools in Shanghai. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In the same poem, she told him that she was “wishing and waiting and counting the months till you come back to me.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I wanted her to be like the rest of my teachers: bored, jaded, and counting down the seconds until retirement. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z And then an expectant mother, counting the days until her baby came. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He remembered, counting stars at midnight in a pasture: a girl. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s what the witchery is counting on: that we will cling to the ceremonies the way they were, and then their power will triumph, and the people will be no more.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But here we are, at the highest point the eye can see, not counting the clouds, the air, the lazy sun. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I wait, counting to a thousand, while piling my candles on a chair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Back home, my folks were counting on me, and Coach Drucker. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Alvarez’s experiment, which involved his spending long hours in the LeConte basement counting clicks on his handmade X-ray detector, set a new standard for rigorous physics at the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z That title was held by another Eastern invention: the Babylonian style of counting. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She shut down her own looms and one of Brigid’s, and followed the clerk down the stairs and out across the yard to the low building that housed the counting room and the offices. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She went South by train, counting on the fact that no one would question her because she was going in the wrong direction for a runaway slave. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z "How many of you realized that I stopped counting a long time ago?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z It was the first call, and by instinct they both crouched motionless, counting four heartbeats until the second followed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "You will still be counting when dawn breaks in the east. How many fires bum around Riverrun tonight, I wonder?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They used to leave a key under the third brick in the garden, so I fumble around on my hands and knees, counting bricks and sifting dirt until I find that key. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There would be no quick end like I’d been counting on. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Arguably, Mauer underestimates the scope of the challenge by focusing narrowly on the prison system, rather than counting all of the people employed in the criminal justice bureaucracy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, I'm counting the days until I graduate and head off to college. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He said he was counting on me, and it felt good to be needed by him. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Outside, I start counting lines immediately, but I’m interrupted. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z But just as the kid who was It was finishing counting, the door opened and someone else tried to get in. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When it came to things like saying hello, counting from one to ten, or talking about buying coffee and sugar, they did pretty well. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I like counting, and I’m a fast counter, but I don’t have superhero abilities. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes planted on the floor, counting the specks of mud and lint. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And counting one, two, three, Plunge our hands Into the ice. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When I carried to him my weekly wages, he would, after counting the money, look me in the face with a robber-like fierceness, and ask, “Is this all?” Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z The tie is purple silk, and Alex is counting his breaths. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Me too. I want another shot, but not counting on it. What’s your afterlife look like?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Instead of counting on a clean reaction, I'll do frequent "hydrogen cleanings" with a small flame. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Before Thomas knew it he was back at work, pulling up weeds again, counting down the minutes until he’d be done with the Gardens. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When the tournament began, Bobby made his first move and pressed his clock, which then started counting down against his invisible opponent. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I had tried everything: counting, having Mr. W. conduct me through it, NOT counting, closing my eyes, reading the music, ignoring the music. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We need much bigger pockets, I thought as I lay in bed, counting off the seven minutes that it takes a normal person to fall asleep. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Andrew had turned nine, and in my world I was counting down until he turned eighteen, thinking that would finally free my mom from this abusive man. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Lockhart stopped abruptly in the middle of counting the number of murders he had prevented. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “I give unto you the most important and transcendent star, the Morning Star, for you are a proud and powerful people. It is the star for counting the years — the years of manhood.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Yellowstone, I hardly need point out, is sensationally beautiful, with plump, stately mountains, bison-specked meadows, tumbling streams, a sky-blue lake, wildlife beyond counting. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Behind them comes Hauptmann in his fur cap, walking with short strides as though counting paces over some great distance. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Longstreet ticked off die corps so far identified: five, counting the two involved in die first day’s action. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Her heart ached with the knowledge that every time it beat, it was counting away another second to her leaving and not seeing him anymore. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “I am passing out an important part of the Declaration of Independence that I want you to memorize,” she said, counting the number of sheets to hand out in each row. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They were discouraged even more after counting a total of six waterfalls. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Sheed sighed, quick counting the dozens of yearbooks scattered on the floor. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z My phone vibrates and I’m counting on it being the Plutos, but that hope gets squashed once a chime follows. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “She should be counting your curls, not her gifts. We will load the chickens in the wagon with the other wedding gifts. Those schnorrers in Viosk will not think we do not honor our own.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “The double shifts and docked wages, all because of your fancy scheme. And here you are, sitting nice and cozy, probably counting your money.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He looked up at the castle and began counting the windows to the right of the West Tower. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Following him, I hold the guitar behind my back, counting four doors for David to open before Jason goes through a doorway. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z More precisely, these ratios had to be written in the form a/b, where a and b were nice, neat counting numbers like 1, 2, or 47. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The match would continue, indefinitely, until one player achieved ten wins, draws not counting. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In short, he had been counting upon a reunion. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z To her way of thinking, they were a team, pure and simple, and she gave without counting the cost. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There are normally twelve girls in the house, counting the old ones, a Greek cook, and a man who is known as a watchman but who undertakes all manner of delicate and dangerous tasks. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “She will not be able to play a trick on me if she is too busy counting to one million.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But he didn’t turn around; he just took a breath, then under that breath started counting the steps. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Behind me, leading up to the gate, were three sets of footprints, four counting mine. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Back at the studio I call him, counting the hours backward to the coast. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Everyone who’d believed in him and was now counting on him. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z "You were all new here once," said Mr. Pendanski, "and you all know what it feels like. I'm counting on every one of you to help Stanley." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Sixteen,” said Maxim, “counting ourselves. No strangers. You know them all.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Yet counting all species together, there were still no more than perhaps a million humans living between the Indonesian archipelago and the Iberian peninsula, a mere blip on the ecological radar. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I move my feet forward, counting my steps until I find Dad at the checkout registers. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Sam sat tapping the hilt of his sword as if he were counting on his fingers, and looking up at the sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I had been counting the days before the new term began. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “At least wait,” Arm said, counting out the money. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As at his own wharf, one side was built up solidly with counting houses, warehouses, sail lofts, stores. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried it a couple of summers ago, but after a week of easy jogs with me, she asked, “When do you stop counting your steps?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I could name them all without even counting. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z From counting annas, as the days went by, we began to count rupees. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z They sounded like birds, and I think of Dad, counting the birds in the trees. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Season after season, year after year, I kept counting. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I was sitting in the kitchen the next morning eating cereal and looking off into the distance, counting the number of girls in the front yard wanting my autograph. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned around and I zipped her dress while I kept counting. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She rocks by the fire, sipping her sherry, counting the money in the purse on her lap, entering payments in her ledger before she locks everything in the trunk under her bed upstairs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He would sit in a corner and seem to be counting his fingers while his mouth opened and shut, opened and shut. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I heard her make her way down the creaky-floored hallway, each step counting down to what would surely be an epic Mom freak-out. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z So it has always been, for years beyond counting. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The boy watched the stone, counting the skips. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z And besides, I was finished entirely with counting on her. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Hick came in from King City. Just sold his crop. Bought out the house. Dropped seven hundred not counting what he give the girls.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He took great marching steps into the nothingness, counting them against his return. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Dad surveyed our work, counting the jars and muttering to himself, then he turned to Mother and said, “It’s not enough.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The faces of Kevin and Kyle leaning close to what looked like a clock radio, in the middle of a trashed electronics store; the numbers on the clock’s face were climbing, but not counting time. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But she left the room, counting backward from sixty, loud. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He seemed to be counting on his fingers. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The front gate and low south buildings—the counting house, offices, and storerooms, as Mrs. Bedlow explained— formed part of the enclosure. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Except, because I’m counting in my head, I know that not even seven seconds of the seven minutes have passed. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “I’m counting 011 the Alacrans to have forgotten about the override. They must be in some kind of trouble, or they wouldn’t have sealed themselves off.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He started counting them down, “Nineteen, eighteen, seventeen, sixteen, fifteen ... Twenty, nineteen ...” Each time he hit fifteen he reset back to twenty. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Marie is already tossing toppings from the translucent containers into the trash, counting receipts, and double-checking them on the computer. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The old wolf bone seems to be more typical of ancient counting systems. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t begin counting until the clock struck three. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z All up at once, the men took helm and shield— four fighting men, counting Odysseus, with Dolios’ half dozen sons. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I go to sleep counting and counting: I am thankful for family and friends. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Twelve months since I said good-bye to Kim, seventeen months since the soldiers took Pa away, twenty-one months since Keav—I stop myself from counting more dates. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind did the totaling and, counting the baby, there were six of them! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The settee was shattered into pieces beyond counting. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I knew he was standing behind me long before I heard him start counting the finished, shiny shoes in front of me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And of course, Simon’s counting on me to find the magic words that will fix everything. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Instead of counting my money, you coulda just picked my pocket, you know,” I tell him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Not counting the offers for online discount ambrosia. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He gave me a slight shove and added, “I am counting on you.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z So on Wednesday I grabbed the stack that Hugo had set down when he started talking to Calista, and I started counting too. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Shady was counting on Velma T.’s being more a woman of science than religion. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She kept muttering to herself, counting out yards of silk and calculating the number of strands her project would require. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I sighed, counting the available bodies to go out with the welcome party now that Rose and I were gone. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z As my counting reaches five, the thunder cracks and rumbles above, shooting vibrations through the wooden steps. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Here’s the referee. He’s counting. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven ... Is the contender trying to get up again?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Once when loaves of the sawdust-filled bread—which was baked away from the camp—were being brought into the kitchen, Moniek distracted the guard who was counting them. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z George didn’t really believe in the electric fairy anymore, and sometimes she didn’t even know what she was wishing for, but counting telephone poles had become a comforting habit. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z In his mind, he was counting the days they had left. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The blind girl went to work in the dark, stripping the dead of boots and clothes and other possessions, emptying their purses and counting out their coins. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The beautiful princess entered, and she saw a witch sitting at a table counting pieces of gold. “‘Three thousand six hundred and twenty-two,’ said the witch. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z May’s blessings: I am counting my blessings tonight and thinking about Kay and how she never got to hear her mother’s voice. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He seemed even to be counting his ribs. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The most obvious connections might be between music and logical-mathematical or spatial intelligences since music involves rhythm, counting, and working with time-space relationships. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I’m totally counting it as a legitimate relationship, because if I ever felt this way about another aspect of nature, it would absolutely feel like cheating. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z There were no computers in my high school, and the first two times I attempted college, people were still counting on their fingers and removing their shoes when the numbers got above ten. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z There were eight in the party by then, not counting the wolf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His gaze flicked over them, counting weapons, checking for weaknesses. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I did my pacing, counting the strides it took to get from one side of the back garden to the other. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Fulton acts like she doesn’t remember because she starts counting on her fingers. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “We were counting on that,” I say, realizing. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z And I couldn’t let that happen because my sister was counting on me, and this was the first time anyone ever counted on me for anything. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Are you counting?” she asked, her voice scratchy with static. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I am counting my blessings tonight and thinking about all the ways love is a big deal, how it is the honey, lemon, and eucalyptus oil that Ollie Mae makes for a scratchy throat. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z While the crew shifted uneasily at the rails, Captain Reed waited, counting out the seconds, weighing his choices. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The Brazil nuts they had been counting on to sustain them were in short supply, and the piglike tapir, with its prehensile snout, was elusive. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Not to mention me turning forty last year, which was no picnic, but people always guess me not a day over thirty so who’s counting? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She is seated on a needlepoint brocade chair and I see by the way her finger is moving that she is counting the stitches in the seat. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Isabelle,” the girl said, in the tired manner of someone who’d said it a thousand times before, which, of course, was exactly what Dimple had been counting on. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Hideo is counting on me to fulfill this end of the bargain. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was counting on the commotion of the Queen’s ball to distract folks. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z And I'm only really counting weekdays there, which means tack on another fifty or so for the times he stopped by on the weekends. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He had spread his catch out on the grass and was counting the fish when he saw them all begin to stir and then, moving toward the water, slip into it and swim away. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I start a small fire, counting on the mist to obscure any telltale smoke. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z From there, it’s a matter of counting, hearing and feeling how the strong vs. weak beats are grouped to create a meter. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z That’s why the counting to a hundred: so they could run away. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I was counting cards in my head, which was probably cheating, but it kept me from worrying too much. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep on stepping and counting cracks in the sidewalk while I walk. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z When we get inside and Marie starts counting cash, she asks us both, “You coming to the Christmas party?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Nearly thirty voices were subtracted from the world that day, not even counting the six gods or the dozen humans who, like the Ellens, had gotten in the way. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Blackborrow peeled a page from the calendar in the wardroom every morning, counting off the days. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Naw. Those kids are counting on these trips. It would be a shame to disappoint them.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z We liked talking out our choreography, counting out the steps, and naming our crazy dances—the hot oil and flour, the butt pinch, and the pumpkin patch. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Maybe he was counting his own memories, holding on to them with trembling fingers. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The warehouse keeper, busy counting out some spare engine parts to a requisitioning sergeant of the Guard, looked up briefly from his clipboard. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep counting down to eighteen, to being an adult, holding the reins. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She walked around behind the counter and set the coffee down, then started counting money from her apron pocket. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Mutually counting on each other, watching each other’s backs, forcing each other to be brave. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I am good at counting things and timing things and remembering things. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Not counting that part in the back where the aluminum’s peeling off, or the one missing window, or the front steps that are sinking. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, ma’am,” I said, counting on my fingers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Showing a chic portrait of Elizebeth at work, it tagged her as “the Amazing Cryptanalyst” that “Uncle Sam” was counting on. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Slowly I head for home, counting the lines and cataloging all the loud sounds my earmuffs don’t really muffle: cab honks, bus brakes, slammed doors. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Florida tried counting to put herself to sleep. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Back at the front door, Genie remembered what Grandpop said about counting his steps and decided to test it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z 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 Her mother was a nurse at the hospital, counting pills, drawing blood, changing bedpans, no stranger to night and double shifts. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Here on Long Wharf, merchants’ counting houses were closed and shuttered, sail lofts deserted, the riggers and porters stood idle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was counting and concentrating so much that I couldn’t pay attention to the right things. I gave the wrong answer in math class.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She was probably counting on me not to say anything at all to my mother. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z That would be the low number, counting rifles, handguns, shotguns. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He pulled the drawstrings and took from it notes and silver, counting them twice over to make sure. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet in my world where there are so many things I don’t understand, counting dates is the only sane thing I know to do. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As I lay there, counting my blessings and broken ribs, Elodin stepped into my field of vision. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One day, he notched his counting stick and spoke to Omakayas. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Then Lavinia spat sideways, and with a little discontented grumbling, the bettors began refunding their wagers, returning bags of coins, counting gold mai and silver angs in their palms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I imagine them standing in the airport, counting their money and trying not to draw any attention to themselves. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was night in the glade by the pool and the sky was bespattered with stars beyond counting. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “My feet,” I say, peeling off my shoes, counting five, no, six different blisters. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He cannot slide down the aisles of buses, counting change and selling tickets. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This is just a stroll-by, but we’re counting on him to get back there and take a closer look in the next day or two. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z An army of servants were scurrying around the table like ants, sorting, counting, and polishing what Penelope was certain must be a mine’s worth of silver. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z They walk in a pack, and they don’t care that they’re not over by Mr. Andrews by the time he finishes counting. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Even though there were only eight Negroes on board, counting my sisters and me, I had managed to disgrace the entire Negro race, judging by the head shaking and tsk-tsking going on around us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The bank closed in 1933, and its former counting rooms have been converted into apartments. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z In this sense, as Philip Ball has pointed out, chemistry really is just a matter of counting. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Wonderful. I was going bonkers with counting beads. The poor thing—it was all she knew how to do.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Only I realized after I’d been counting for a while that I didn’t know what I was supposed to be counting to. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t appear magical, but Piper was counting on its power. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was like counting while playing the blues harp. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “Fall into that unknowable abyss, and you’ll be counting the days before you reach bottom.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But there was no time left for worrying about such things, for now the voice on the radio was counting down to lift-off. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z During recess, when she catches me examining a flower I’d never seen before up close, and I explain I’m counting the stamens, she starts calling me Virginia the Esteemed Scientist. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabelle started counting things then—ceiling tiles, sidewalk squares, and consonants in words. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He was counting on my ability to lie for the rest. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She dropped it into the metal wastebasket counting the seconds it took to fall. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart pounds, and mentally I’m counting the seconds as they tick past. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z When we are dealing with the counting numbers—1, 2, 3, and so on—it is easy to rank them in order. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Prince Cardan is waiting for me in the clearing, lying on his back, as though he’s been counting stars. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z While Muslims studied the words of the ancient Greeks, most Europeans turned to counting on their hands, and only a few knew how to read. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Axel remembers, anyway, sitting in the back of Frank’s old truck, driving anywhere on any afternoon, and Frank counting the red-tailed hawks along the highway as they drove. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Emma started counting her steps as soon as they entered the tunnel—right after Chess pulled the door to the empty house’s basement shut tight behind them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The spy tucked himself behind a boulder and began counting flags. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m counting. Keeping a chart. I’m gonna report them to somebody!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He might even have meant Blore to hear what he had heard, counting on him coming out to investigate. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Mama’s lips are sealed, but I can almost hear her counting to ten. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He gave a nervous laugh, like a miser caught at his counting. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z But Hazel and Percy were counting on him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Koffi had sat up and taken his free hand, the one that wasn’t counting. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I spoke out about these people so many times, but they said I was lying! Shouldn’t they be counting from way back when I started to tell?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He seems to be counting off items on his fingers, but I can’t imagine what. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Four weeks in the body cast and counting. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “I was counting on Lester to be more of an adult.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z On that stock alone they had a loss of 51,350, not counting commissions. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Finn was counting the money by the fire when a man sauntered into our campsite. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I rattle off the amenities, counting them on my fingers. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “I was hoping you’d wake up soon. You can’t imagine how boring it is to sit and watch somebody sleep. It’s like counting stones in a wall.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “No. I didn’t think it. But I was kind of counting on it anyway.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She started counting at the end of the thunder, and barely got to two when the lightning flashed again. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Toward the end of counting, when it looks like I’ve actually won, Shay crosses her arms and falls back against her chair. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Stanley Yelnats was the only passenger on the bus, not counting the driver or the guard. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z She tries to look at me, but I’ve been counting the black flecks in the carpet for what feels like hours now. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The rest of the day was spent counting things—beads, apples, and flowers. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was bent over counting blades of grass. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z I was beside myself with rage, and if I only knew how much longer we had to put up with each other’s company, I’d start counting the days. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I was literally counting down the days until Akhi’s return, but I would never give Sam the satisfaction of seeing my pain. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As evening fell, we hung out on a median strip, counting padiddles—cars with one headlight burnt out. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I took Gran’s initial resting heart rate, counting a total of thirty-four beats for thirty seconds, and scribbled sixty-eight in my notebook. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Church bells tolled for the dead, over forty thousand and counting. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z To do this, they used an abacus or a counting board, a device similar to an abacus, where stones or other counters get moved around on a table. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Very delicately their trunks moved, sorting through the stalks in the same counting movement she’d been making, or turning the pages of the book. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Nelson is three and his is the first boy’s thing I’ve seen close up, not counting animals. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Started counting each time he could feel his blood pump through and past it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The Germans called the counting board a Rechenbank, which is why we call moneylenders banks. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Lonna had been counting on her son to keep the Leep family in the limelight, which is the last place he wanted to be. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The average wait time for all dogs is 12 days. Not counting puppies.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Genie tiptoed as slowly as he could, Grandpop counting under his breath the whole time until they got to where Genie guessed was the middle of the yard. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was like counting and hearing the chord changes. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z My face at the breakfast table was the face of all mathematical girls, counting days, measuring liquids. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The ref knelt next to Bruiser, counting to nine and checking to make sure he was breathing. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Goose bumps stippled his bare arms despite the heat, but he did his best to ignore them too, and continued his counting. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I was gonna have to work faster than I do most days ’cause a bunch of people were counting on me to bring ’em some fish. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z They entered the factory complex through the counting room as they had two weeks before, but this time it was teeming with men, all dressed like gentlemen. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I knew of at least six, I said, counting Pedrito and Nelson among my two sisters and their husbands. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to stroll down her old street, Calle San Jose, counting and naming the stray cats, making up a story for each one, the way she used to do with her sister. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But if I concentrated on counting the cars it stopped me from thinking about my A level and the pain in my chest. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z That’s what the Director is counting on—terror seeks silence, not screams. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Soon he had enough money to buy a second hot dog cart, which Margaret often ran by herself, selling food and counting change while their daughter slept nearby in the car. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z So I find the seventh step by counting from the top. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was an unfamiliar position—me, counting on a white man to defend me against other white people determined to hurt me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m counting down the days till Mama gets back and hoping she’ll be as excited about the room as I am. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Surely if I think about algebra equations or start counting laundry machines, I'll fall right back asleep. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I found myself counting the worries the way I counted screechers. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When Jinny arrived back in the kitchen, the boys were sitting on a bench, joking and counting up their stingers, as Ben plucked them out with an old set of tweezers. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In the year 525, at the start of the Dark Ages, all Westerners clung to the clunky Roman style of numbers, and there was no zero in that counting system. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Not yet. A colored boy and a drover are walking the line and counting how many of those bodies used to be folks we know. Are you okay?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Our whole village is counting on you to win that scholarship,” one said. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, thoughtfully, I took up catching the hedge apple again, One, two, three..., but I wasn’t really paying attention to my counting anymore. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z By the time I reached ten, I realized counting was not going to suffice. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My friend, however, asked his help not in repayment but as a matter of friendship, counting not on Thessicher’s obligation but on his affection. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z At the corner, Milton put the blinker on and it ticked, counting the seconds down to our eventual departure. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Why not checks? the daughters would wonder later, gossiping together in the bedroom, counting their money to make sure the father wasn't playing favorites. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She was counting on Hazel to release Death. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But I sensed that Papa was counting their guns, just as I was. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The villages are the prettiest, I guess, in the whole nation, neat and white- painted, and—not counting the motels and tourist courts—unchanged for a hundred years except for traffic and paved streets. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t even have time to start counting before the thunder exploded over our heads. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Four remained, counting her own Black Wind, and one of those belonged to Tris Botley, who had joined her when all her other men were fleeing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Not all the people walking are Black—not by a mile—but it’s still the biggest group of Black people I’ve ever been with, even counting our big family reunion in Atlanta last summer. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Since he was the one who was doing the ringing, I had to do the counting so whoever was listening would know how many people got free. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Here’s the referee. He’s counting. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven ... Is the contender trying to get up again?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad vowed to make a special sign to hang outside the restaurant that would say we were celebrating almost two decades and counting. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Almost like he’s counting them in his head. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Emily ran her finger along the numbers, counting in her head. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We spread out all over the place, tossing our cardboard squares and counting the blades of grass. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z She runs her fingers over the model in their kitchen, counting miniature benches, trees, lampposts, doorways. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I guess you’ve been doing more than counting stuff,” Windy says. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He tried not to notice that Kamau was staring at his counting fingers with a disapproving frown. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Whenever he here, he look like he just counting the minutes till he get to go back to his accounting job. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I was counting on finding Pax in a week, maybe ten days.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Rhoda inspected his earnings, counting out the four pennies and three nickels twice to make sure before she looked up, eyebrows raised. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Why are you counting my pictures?” he asks. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I give Peeta's hand one last squeeze as a signal, as a goodbye, and we begin counting. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The quiet counting of the stars, and observation of their movements, came first from desert places. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad knows I am counting pavement lines, and he is looking through the leaves on the trees for birds. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z However, unlike Bede, he lived in a Europe where Arabic numerals were common, so he started counting with zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z When Portugal and Belgium were plundering Angola and the Congo, they weren’t counting the black people they slaughtered. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Enrique is counting: in some places, people at seven of every ten houses turn him away. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He studied the monitors, counting under his breath....There! Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They dropped the jar of quarters they’d been counting and rushed around the corner to where Calder’s parents were watching TV in the next room. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “I need at least two generations, not counting me,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I lunge forward again, counting as they pass. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Starting with her thumb, she commences counting down, rolling each finger one at a time into her palm as she talked. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z As afternoon turns to evening, he has us counting falling stars, which is a dull but relaxing task. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He got up and started for Long Wharf where his great relative had his counting house. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They never progressed beyond measuring volumes and counting days and hours. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Marie stops to look at us and then shakes her head and goes back to counting. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He moved around the last ring of desks, tapping their tops, counting them off even though everybody knew his twelve was more than good enough to carry him to the finish line. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Then after we got through counting his money, he told us that our mother had died and he just drove us home real fast. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After the counting and restocking was done, Mr. Charles asked me to move all the leftovers into the stockroom. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Following this cold wind, which kept blowing through the Indian summer of 1932,1 sail down the basement stairs to find my grandfather, one morning, counting money. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It is not time to go to bed yet, but already I know the blessing I will be counting tonight. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Now the evenings are quiet with my mother gone as though the night is listening to the way we are counting the days. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Farid was sitting on the paving stones counting the money he had collected. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I walk in the kitchen where Sugar’s counting out her nine dollars and fifty cents, the money she earned at the Benefit last night. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z For once, I was happy to be counting the rolls. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z You can do this for all the notes in the key signature simply by counting lines and spaces. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “I seen eleven of them, not counting the man and the woman,” someone would shout from the sidewalk. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the South American binary counting schemes, linguists see the beginnings of a quinary system. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I think of his jars of marbles in the spring, the way he dropped the marbles into the jar, one by one, counting. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “What do you need?” asked a sailor who was counting food supplies. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He started counting, measuring the river as it turned through each five-kilometer square, marking each ten kilometers in the dirt with a line through it, then the next set of ten. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The girl followed the light, counting the steps as she went down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The men on Elephant Island were still counting on them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Forty- four, counting the ten she had already. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z And even though I knew that couldn’t be true, some part of me almost believed it: like, if only I could just stop counting, maybe I could make the stings stop. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And when he was done counting, I could have told him about the twenty-three stings. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They allowed the bankers to get rid of their counting boards. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z This was something he hadn’t seen on maneuvers, and he pointed it out to Testaverde, who shrugged and went back to counting antitank rounds. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I felt his fingers counting up my bare ribs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He had taken to counting the crosses, and he had also personally begun to saturate them with gasoline each day around 11 :oo A.M. when the men returned from their patrols. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Meters can be classified by counting the number of beats from one strong beat to the next. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Must have been quite a blow. After you’d been counting on a big piece of money like that.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t bear to live without you. I’m counting the minutes until I see you.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Here was a man who, if he wanted, could spend every waking moment in self-pity, feeling his body for decay, counting his breaths. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see kids counting backward on their fingers, trying to figure when their grandparents or great- grandparents were born, when they came to America, if they would have made the Neck Cut. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “No, I’m not. I counted them. I got started counting, so I kept on—just to keep my mind occupied.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z They were still counting as the lights of the city began to glitter across the water. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m not sure I quite believed that, but I didn’t have long to wait to find out, because now the voice on the radio was counting backward from ten. 7-6-5-4-3-2-1! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Reed shook his head and circled warily, counting his steps. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “We will have lost a man,” said Jon, “but we have just gained sixty-three. You’re good at counting, my lord. Correct me if I’m wrong, but my reckoning leaves us sixty-two ahead.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She hobbies through the doorway, glances at us, counting but not seeing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed, carefully counting out three smooth beans and letting them fall into each hole and patting dirt on top. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z By nightfall they were depending almost entirely on radio navigation, counting on people far away to relay their location to them in radio messages. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I’ve heard Coach Warner talk to Dad enough to know he’s counting on Erik to be an impact player, a star. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave nine before the match ended, not counting brief comments that were made jointly with Spassky after each game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Somebody from the crowd called out, “We are counting the Igbo people. Oya, come and identify yourself. You are Igbo?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He was counting his money, his fat ringed fingers playing over the abacus. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Most likely they were counting on it to round out their own dinner, and it says something that they were willing to give it up for Katherine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The only math she’d need there would be for counting goats and rows of tomato plants. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I wasn’t too gassed about working at a bank, just because it seemed like it would be boring as hell, sitting behind that thick glass counting other people’s money all day. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I fall asleep counting them: My hands that make it possible to carry a basket of groceries to a family in need. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Even over the din of the storm, they could hear him counting: six, seven, eight... The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The only person I’ve done dirty is Peck, for real, so I’m counting on not getting shot, but who knows, misfires happen too. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I mean, he’s worn the same Nikes for seven years and counting. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She kept the keys to the cupboard knotted in her sari, all but counting the grains of rice. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Radar paused from counting and looked over at me. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z And then we start taking tiles, throwing the dice, counting back on the wall to the right number of spots where our chosen tiles lie. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The rules of mathematics were built around counting sheep and surveying property, yet these very rules govern the way the universe works. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He kept himself awake by counting the strokes of Uncle’s paddle and trying to gauge how far the canoe traveled with every twenty strokes. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I fingered through her hair, counting each red plastic...cylinder? Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The third line of the cycle contains an X and numbers 2, 0, and 3, which are also guides to counting the cycle. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I started counting prime numbers again: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11... The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t easy to act cool when you knew every eye was on you...counting on you...waiting for you alone to give them something to cheer about. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I picked up a handful of knives, forks, and spoons, counting us out: my mother, my twelve-year-old sister Nattie, and me, then three Marshes. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He was in the middle of one of his deals, counting to forty-five this time, when the bus stopped hard for a red light. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z My uncle Pedro loaded the bags on his truck while my mother ran around counting a hundred things that she was sure my father would forget to do while we were away. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And when she found nothing, after inspecting my ears and my nose and counting my fingers, she called me names, using words I had never heard before. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruth stood on a box looking out of a porthole, counting seagulls and waves in a whisper that could barely be heard over the creaking of the hull. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But I don’t feel like breathing or counting. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Koffi didn’t find his counting strange, it seemed; she thought it could be useful. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Not counting her own, before. She had an eighth-month miscarriage, didn’t you know?” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nearly seventy, I believe,” answered Meg, counting stitches to hide the merriment in her eyes. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped my parents were also tuned in to the launch and counting along with us—Pa and Mrs. by TV and Cecile by radio. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z By counting his steps they knew when he was far enough away for them to act. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z By counting back through these layers and measuring the amount of lead in each, he could work out global lead concentrations at any time for hundreds, or even thousands, of years. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “We’re too busy to make food! We are counting our money!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “You must really like him,” I said, nodding toward Radar, who was holding both beers over his head, joining in the counting. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Unlike the Egyptians, though, the Mayans had a zero in their counting system, so they did the obvious thing: they started numbering days with the number zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z With as much strength as she could manage, she began pressing down on it in a steady counting rhythm. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She laid her tools and specimen containers at the head of the table, counting them off one by one. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not counting the Sun and the Moon, you could see only five of them. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z All I was doing was counting and pushing and breathing and praying inside that Ben would start breathing. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z As he stood there counting out the change, I remembered him and Mama at the dining-room table adding and re-adding and trying to make the money go further than it was likely to go. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z He checked with his watch, counting the seconds. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z One way or another he would be counting on me to get the wagon home—that was for certain. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Those who measured life by counting the crosses would not count her sacrifices for Rocky the way they counted her sacrifices for her dead sister’s half-breed child. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Though counting abilities were rare in the ancient world, numbers and the fundamentals of counting always developed before writing and reading. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Frank Luzerne went to the morgue on Wednesday night and, after counting the number of bodies, he studied one by the flickering light of a candle. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I know because I’m so bored, I start counting. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Now I stare at a transparent clock displayed near the center of my vision, counting down the time. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z James had done this amazing counting, but Miss Kelsey seemed more excited that he had looked at me. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The referee began counting, "One ... two ... three . . ." Becker shook his head, as if to clear it. ".. . four .. . five ... six . .." Then he climbed to his feet. ". . . seven . . . eight." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Conrad spent lots of time counting marbles, putting puzzles together, and playing Monopoly. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I thought about Bridget Brown standing in the Nashville airport, counting her money. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Colin laughed as Hassan returned to counting the pennies of victory, but Colin's brain was spinning with the implications: if the future is forever, he thought, then eventually it will swallow us all up. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “But nothing, Captain. I’m counting down the seconds until daylight here, and I don’t like our odds if we have to exit at high noon.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I waver on the first note but then make it through “Jingle Bell Boogie,” counting the beats. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Because their system of counting was based on the number 20, the Mayans naturally divided their year into 18 months of 20 days each, totaling 360 days. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He stopped at the bottom of the stairs and walked up twelve steps, counting as he went. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I remember eating a cream puff in our kitchen in Isfahan and counting the guests to see if I could have another. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I guess By hadn’t been counting how many times Momma had repeated herself. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon the Ancient issued from the sea and held inspection, counting off the sea-beasts. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At the twelfth I discovered that he had been counting to himself because he began to count aloud in a noncommittal, half-heard voice. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z On Monday, James Russell was counting my squat thrusts for the Presidential Physical Fitness chart when he said, “I hear you’ve been drawing birds at the library.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The officer looked at each of us individually, as if counting us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks, Junior,” I said, counting out the change. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I didn't have anything else to do, so I kept sitting on the radiator and counting these little white squares on the floor. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z If Matt thought he’d been bored before, it was nothing compared to writing the same letters, coloring the same pictures, and counting the same wretched beads and flowers all over again. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When I am alone in the dark counting my breaths, is she doing the same in the darkness of her room, wondering...was it all worth it? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Close-up of the cash register ringing open and closed; of Milton’s hands counting money; of Lefty putting on his hat and leaving unnoticed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I was counting the strokes, and as the sixth one hit me, I knew I was going to survive in silence. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She had her thumb on her right hand tucked in and was counting. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The public address system blared a slow number, and counting systematically to herself, Jean Louise danced through it with only one mistake. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He will remember what Daniel said about time counting. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I concentrated on how nice it felt to hold her hand again, and began counting the ridges on each of her knuckles. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She stirred it briskly, counting in her head till five minutes had gone by. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I was counting on our threesome getting back to normal. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z When he said that, I had to start counting again, because I forgot what number I’d counted to already. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Not counting the armed man at the Shell station, Zeitoun had seen almost no danger in all the time he had been canoeing around the city. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The closer we got to school, the more nervous I became, so I started counting prime numbers in my head again. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s obvious she has a thing for you,” he said, and began counting on his fingers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z This involved bombarding samples with neutrons in a small nuclear reactor and carefully counting the gamma rays that were emitted; it was extremely finicky work. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z "I can't believe they only gave me six days off—that's only four days here, counting travel! I should probably stay up all night so I'm still on New York time." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I see by the slight motion of her head that she’s counting the birds down by the water. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A clock ticked somewhere in the house, counting down life’s moments. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Yet zero sits at the end of the computer and at the bottom of the telephone because we always start counting with one. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “I have done myself the honour of counting you one trusting friend, and such endorsement is dear to me.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Someone in the room started counting the seconds, as if no explosion could last that long. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z That is what I am counting on, that she will be on that barge with her husband. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like counting, but something about watching those circles calmed him down; they made him feel better. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “She says we need to do a clean sweep. Throw away Nat’s button box. They’ll be no more counting for her. No more obsessions.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Now they were counting on the Locust Queen’s plan working better for them than it had for her. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I was counting down until the day I could put this place behind me and pretend it was just a bad dream. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z ‘We grows a lot of food, but we don’t rightly know what becomes of it. It’s all these “gatherers” and “sharers”, I reckon, going round counting and measuring and taking off to storage. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It's different from counting crumbs of bread with that wild, hollow look in the eyes, just trying to stay alive. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I squeezed my eyes tighter and kept counting...43, The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d been counting on Celia—who loved performing and attention and everything that made people exceptional at talent shows—to do the dance. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He sends a counting book, about an ant and a bee. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Tonight I am lying in my bed counting blessings, finding the good, and praising it. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I touch the line connecting me to them, and the line connecting Evelyn to her parents, and the line connecting them to their parents, all the way back through eight generations, counting my own. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Her only roll was already half-gone, and she rationed it strictly now, counting the sheets. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z So once more he went to that merchant’s counting house on Long Wharf. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see Andrea also had Tourette’s by the way she made a funny counting motion with her fingers, but other than that, she seemed to keep it under control. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When I got to seven, I would start counting real slow, dragging it out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Boots has no fear, nor will she when she masters counting. You like to fly, do you not, Boots? Go for a ride on the bat?” he said mischievously. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Once we finished tossing and counting, we headed inside, where we learned how to average all our data. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z I sit at my desk and look like I’m listening to Mrs. Robins go on and on, just counting the minutes till three o’clock. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I felt like a prisoner, counting the days of a sentence, waiting for my release. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Maybe you imagine a dude from the grounds crew with a mustache and those orange ear protectors counting a wad of cash at the bottom of the stairs. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Predicting what Kat is going to do next makes predicting the weather seem easier than counting to three. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I supposed that she was counting on bringing that emotional lady up short with a severe look or two. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them is counting a pile of cash on the coffee table. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Even the recruitment officer was so busy counting out the twenty-five one-dollar bills Ned handed him that he neglected to ask for proof of age. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “You and Mother will never understand. I was waiting for Miriam to grow. I knew she’d understand. She was the only one. I was counting on her. I needed her.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Here I am, counting down to eighteen, while Poe is trying to slow time down, wishing for more of it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z In 1939, she really was listening for spies—and Uncle Sam was counting on her to uncover their plots. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z If Julie is not already dead—if she is not already dead she is counting on me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It was this emblem Merchant Lyte had on everything he owned—carved above his counting house on Long Wharf, engraved on all his silver— even on dog collars and harnesses. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take care of these two, okay? Your father and I are counting on you,” said Andrius. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I stopped counting at fifteen.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Tam Lin said he was counting the spoons. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So when I’d found a chess set at a Sale and decided to buy it—despite it costing an awful lot of tokens—I was counting on Ruth’s help. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When they came by the window again, I could see Ronnie’s sweating face framed in concentration, counting out the waltz steps while Ralph struggled to lead his fat younger brother around the room. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z "Roses are red, violets are blue," he recited, instead of counting to ten so as not to have two lost tempers in one room. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I was proud of Sasha, who turned fifteen that same day and was counting down the hours to the Beyoncé concert she was going to in lieu of a birthday party. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Suddenly I’m grateful that the ones I’m counting off are miles. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z And it was like counting and saying, “Left, right, left, right, left, right.. .” which Siobhan taught me to do to make myself calm. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Kat could tell when Annabelle was counting things in her head from anxiety, and Annabelle could tell when Kat felt lonely even in a big bunch of people. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z On one morning I saw three kinds of animals, not counting cats, dogs, frogs, cows, and horses. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “By the way, Pm counting on you to give your grandmother extra special help today. She’s a bit weary.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept counting her worry beads and, little by litde, they did their job. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “There are other kids who were left out of the talent show who may be counting on the Alterna-Fiesta show.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Oh yes, I know. In fact, I’m counting on it.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The clock is running—the crowd is counting—ten seconds, nine, eight... Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I must fly, my dear. I’m already late. Please. I am counting on you.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But she was no longer counting her pains. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I crouched slightly and struck an offensive pose, noticing that a timer now appeared in the corner of my display, counting down from three minutes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Flora Baumbach screamed, and Turtle flung herself on the pile of money they had been counting. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even counting the time it would take us to go down and come up again, I think we should save several hours. Yes, I definitely believe it’s worth trying.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Meggie tried to pass the time by counting tunnels, but when the ninth swallowed them up and the darkness went on and on she fell asleep. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Jefferson’s posture throughout the drawn-out counting of the electoral votes remained a combination of studied indifference and calculated obliviousness. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Hagrid, meanwhile, was counting bricks in the wall above the trash can. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I had been counting on making a tidy profit once Kilvin sold it, but now.... The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Well, is it really true that I can tell how old a Ladybug is by counting her spots?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “Now hol’ on a minute,” Crab started, but Genie had already begun counting. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z When you have such a public role and so many people counting on you, I believe you must always act in the way people expect of you. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I’ve been counting down the days for junior year to end. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Honey,” Paige said, “it would take a lot more than God and Virgil Hedgepath to get me to one of those godawful boring teas where those dumb wives sit around counting each other’s wrinkles.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Govan was then ailing and not going to the quarry, and he was given the task of counting out eight squares of toilet paper for each prisoner per day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I continue walking, counting my steps out carefully. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There are at least four giant containers of pastas and two massive meatball subs on the table, not counting the empty packaging that my brothers already cleared out. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z That night, I found myself staring out the window at the sky and counting by 7s for what ended up being a new record. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He seemed good-natured enough about the whole thing, but he kept looking at his program, probably counting off the movements until intermission. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept checking his watch; Harry knew that he was counting down the time until Buckbeak’s appeal started. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The only thing that kept me going was counting the days until Christmas vacation. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He began counting down the weeks until I left, just as I had counted them down for Lori. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I walked once around the perimeter of the blacktop, nibbling the chips off the cookie, counting the length and width by the number of times my sneakers touched the asphalt. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I watched his chest go up and down and matched my footstep counting with his slow breathing, counting three footsteps for every breath in and three more for every breath out. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I'm taking money from a customer and counting change. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There was no telling what she might have been counting. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t learn of my son Jaime’s death until two weeks later, after our euphoria over the triumph had waned when we saw people going around counting the dead and those who had disappeared. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s got two floors—three counting the basement and four counting the attic. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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