| 单词 | alarm |
| 例句 | “I will never get mad at you for taking apart my old alarm clock again.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Greatly alarmed, I pressed myself upon the ground and lifted my head just enough to see the road. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z From time to time when they cook they set off the fire alarm, which is overly sensitive, and they bang it into silence with the handle of a broom. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His stare hesitated on a glass measuring cup hiding behind my alarm clock on the nightstand. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z To the Soviet Union, which had been left out of the Munich Agreement, the rate at which Germany was gobbling up European territory was seriously alarming. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And, of course, as these things happen to losers such as myself, when I was walking through the metal detector, an alarm sounded because I’d left my belt on. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The other horse traders nearby jeered, and a flighty colt reared up in alarm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “No, of course not. Each portable is connected to the main office by a telephone and a public- address system, and each has its own pull alarm in case of fire.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Another pulse of blood released itself and I contracted my stomach muscles in alarm. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z "I regret if we caused you alarm. If truth be told, we were not certain, we expected someone more . . . more . . ." "Regal?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Uncle Vernon had looked downright alarmed when Harry informed him that the Weasleys would be arriving at five o’clock the very next day. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z This set off a little wave of alarm. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I got up in the morning with huge, dark half-moons under my eyes; Mother regarded me with some alarm. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z We played the Steinway in the middle of the night, filling the darkness with half-remembered music, alarming the cats and terrifying the hired men. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He grew most alarmed and proceeded to attack me with his spear-like fork. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But the sight of the General was more alarming still. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The fact that my instinct is to wonder about these things is a tip-off that there may be cause for alarm. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Kate jerked away from the window, and Sticky, alarmed, leaped backward. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t set the alarm correctly, and my father was a bit angry with me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Scanning the edges of the door, they spotted the telltale red light of an alarm. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Maybe something in my expression set off an alarm. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They were standing in the living room, trying to be casual, as if we habitually stand around together in the same room and it’s nothing to be alarmed about. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, trying not to betray too much alarm. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Mom?” she yelled as the fire alarm continued to shriek. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then he leads her through the metal detector snitch box, which blares its sharp alarm bell. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad said that any progress is a good thing, but I still don’t see the purple spirals that I used to see when my alarm went off. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They brought all the usual things: bedsheets and shower shoes, clothes hangers, an alarm clock. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It looked like two alarm clocks side by side and had a plunger on its flanks for each player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Milkman had to blink twice before their faces returned to the vaguely alarmed blandness he was accustomed to. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He shouted aloud and Ron and Hermione both jumped away from him in alarm. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “The police will be too late,” grumbled a train guard as he punched in the alarm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Once he wakes up and grins so craftily that we are alarmed and begin to think he is cheating, and that we have given him the punch to no purpose. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad told me that one company had been so alarmed by the success of Mother’s oils, they had offered to buy her out for an astonishing three million dollars. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z What was rather alarming was that at each turn he came a little nearer. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z To be sure of arriving in the Loop on time, he set his alarm for 6 A.M. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed her way through the door, letting go of any worry about security systems or alarms. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He could not see it, and he had the truly alarming thought that perhaps he, Despereaux Tilling, did not even exist. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z There's my alarm clock, and it's 1:47, and I panic because I've overslept, like I'm late for school. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaped up, and, alarmed by this sudden rain of missiles, fled toward Boots, leaving a trail of blood. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Blinking away tears, she saw that the Special’s inhuman scream had been some kind of alarm. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The murderer had to get out into the woods before Hugo regained his senses enough to raise the alarm. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Confused and alarmed, he tried to scrape the sticky body of the frog off his hand. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Paul told them what had happened: how he smelled smoke and heard the alarm clock ringing. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran the three blocks to Bruno Goll's drugstore, determined to do what no one else in the neighborhood had thought about doing: turn in a fire alarm. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The freezers were fitted with padlocks and alarms and were plastered with biohazard flowers and sealed with bands of sticky tape. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the distance, the roof alarm goes off as Will opens the door to get back inside, distant but blaring as it echoes down the stairwell, reverberating in the hallway. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “In every sentence they menace our poor veins. Their language is as frightful to the ears of the alarmed multitude as the raven’s croak to those of the sickly flock.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z In the middle of a night shift on the floor of the factory, Park alarmed Shin by bursting into song. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He hitched himself along the floor, but the sound of his moving over the boards alarmed the two who were talking below. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Cato called to Tidbit as he heard the dog bark with alarm. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the morning sun the prospect of seeing a whole troop of them did not seem very alarming to him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Jessie’s snarls so alarmed Frightful that, despite the darkness, she flew for the nest box. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z His initial expression of solicitous pleasantry is replaced first by alarm and then by disdain. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “There’s a tall girl with curly blond hair, she wears red glasses—” Garrett looked alarmed. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom hit the code for the alarm, and I flipped the lights on in the kitchen. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She had a nickel alarm clock and a battered metronome. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But he had never taken one, never would, he was alarmed by himself, and uncertain where to begin. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He says that the way to wake up at night without using an alarm clock is to drink two glasses of water before you go to bed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Raymie read the words and was alarmed to discover that they didn’t make any sense to her. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Bernabe likened the painted cattleguard to the sort of stickers—“Protected by Acme Burglar Alarm System”—store owners who could not afford burglar alarm systems put on prominent display in their business windows. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In conversation he listened with an intensity that was almost alarming, as if Belknap were the most fascinating man in the world, not just an elderly uncle visiting from Big Foot Prairie. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She was dressed in golden cloth, and she was as beautiful as her mother-in-law was alarming; she carried two of the tiniest giant thimbles, which she had filled with beer. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Bitter looked down and took hold of Jam’s face, her voice ringed with alarm. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z And then, to the children’s great confusion and horror, the fearsome man unstrapped himself, rose from the wheelchair to stand at his full alarming height, and strode across the room to seize them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Underneath any joking, the reality for Russians was alarming. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z They were faint, deliberately so; her parents were probably trying not to wake her up or alarm her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z With the alarm set and my coat and stuff dumped by the back door, it's time to eat. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The alarmed homeowner called her son, who came and physically removed George from the house. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Letters to the FCC and Orson Welles confirm that people in all parts of the nation were alarmed by the broadcast. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Joseph Hooper busied himself, for he was suddenly alarmed at the arrival of this woman, alarmed by what he had done. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They sound an alarm, migrant to migrant, car to car. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The loud rapping awoke the farmer, who was alarmed at being wakened in the middle of the night. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When I discussed Minnijean’s predicament with Elizabeth, she appeared alarmed and agreed that we ought not attract unnecessary attention to ourselves. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A couple of kids standing nearby screamed in terror, and their parents looked alarmed for about one second—all the time it took to assess the situation. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Pax registered an instinctive alarm at the cool flicker of V-shaped shadow. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She backed away, puzzlement, then alarm in her eyes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you feel the golden enchantment of it? It is worthy to be”—Jesse looked up in sudden alarm—“in a palace.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Chronicler staggered back, crying out in alarm before he realized it was nothing more than a crow beating its wings into flight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Chamberlain looked up to watch them go, sensing alarm. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For their part, the grazing creatures regarded her with mild, incurious eyes, showing no alarm. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There were some alarms and emergencies, but the combined intelligence of the humans on Earth and the robot in space circumvented disaster. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Without having to look behind him, he knew the Grievers were gaining ground at an alarming rate. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z My eyes flew open and zeroed in on the glowing digits of my alarm clock. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “You know about that?” a kid in the front of the class said with alarm. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z At the door his mother’s voice, alarmed: “Palmer! I thought you were gone. School starts in ten minutes.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I approached her cautiously in case Viola had told her of my apparently shameful public experiment, but there was no special alarm in her eyes. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And there was a burglar alarm prominently fixed to the front of the house, and a large spotlight at each corner; they’d never be able to get near it, let alone break in. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I had now scrambled outside the tent—and could see others running through the lanes between companies, screaming and making signs of utmost alarm in the gloaming. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z An alarm blaring over the speakers silences everyone and signals the meeting. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z They were larger than when he had come in and had a purpose to them, a rapid movement in spite of their size that almost triggered alarm bells in David’s brain. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z My alarm clock during my childhood was a pride of lions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Kingshaw spun round in alarm, and at once began to struggle to his feet. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He glanced up and was alarmed at how close the leading edge of the circle had come. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Fred made all of us, even Ms. G, climb out the window so the alarms wouldn’t go off. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Use than with no sooner: No sooner had we begun to cook than the smoke alarm went off. hence. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Stoneman held out the telephone alarm card with the complaint signed in telephone duplicate on the back “Have reason to suspect attic; 11 No. Elm, City.—E. B.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z He hurried away from them with a shiver of eerie alarm and did not slacken his pace until the soil crumbled to dry sand beneath his feet and they had been left behind. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Okay,” Jennifer said, trying to ignore the tiny warning alarms going off inside her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She looked at the alarm clock hung on a nail on the wall. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They purchased guns, burglar alarms, rifles and guard dogs in unprecedented quantities. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There is always an alarm going off somewhere. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I knelt by him trying to unbuckle his harness, alarmed by the way he sprawled there, passive except for the great gasping rise and fall of his chest. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I didn’t want to alarm you, but I also got kind of lost.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She was alarmed to see, beyond the canal, the entire stretch of land called Port Meadow, acres of open ground, invisible under a gray and rain-swept wilderness of water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Are they still baying at the moon? I hear reports from the kitchen that those pupils of yours are consuming an alarming amount of ketchup. Perhaps you can explain.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Or: We had scarcely begun to cook when the smoke alarm went off. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The other guard ran for the nearest alarm box. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The next morning I can’t believe it when my alarm goes off and I can still see the green glow around my arm. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The next morning, I don’t hear the alarm, shuffling feet, or conversations as the other initiates get ready. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z More importantly, there was no reason for the studio to be talking to the house unless Bitter was in it, so that alarmed Jam. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Truthfully, the possibility of getting hit over the head with a shovel didn't seem that alarming. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Remembering the men at the bridge, I grew alarmed. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He would have been less alarmed if Harrison had cooked with the orange itself, but to cook with the peels was like choosing the hairy skin of a goat rather than the meat. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “The alarm was Yellow Protocol, a sector disturbance.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There ensued such a commotion of screeching brakes, horns, screams, and whistles that alarm spread within the halls of Congress. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the chaplain said the words, he was sorry and shoved his knuckles into his mouth with a giggle of alarm, but Yossarian remained silent and disappointed him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The fire alarm is drowning out my cries, and I’m choking, but I still call for him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The boy, who had been muttering something about Harry behind his hand to his friend, promptly turned scarlet and toppled out of the hole in alarm. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Now, alarmed, sitting under the tree, Moch opened the second envelope and read its contents. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He thinks of the alarm system now installed in his parents’ house, wonders why they cannot relax about their physical surroundings in the same way. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I drove from the station directly to Gatsby's house and my rushing anxiously up the front steps was the first thing that alarmed any one. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z For the first time, she seemed to notice the black smoke and the ringing fire alarms. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I neither heard nor saw anything to cause alarm. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z While Snake dealt with the alarm, Fox and Eagle prepared to neutralize the trip wire, unclipping an electronic circuit board and a variety of tools from their belts. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The security cameras haven't triggered an alarm in time to lock down the stairwell. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The shrill low-oxygen alarm blared throughout the Hab as the regulator dumped pure oxygen into the atmosphere as fast as it safely could. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary Lou shouted just as the alarm flared red and everything began to crumble. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Then within a second or two, I began to feel a new kind of alarm, because I could see there was something strange about the situation. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The others joined him with cries of alarm. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Arm opened both eyes and looked thoroughly alarmed. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She looked at his bare hairy chest and his new beard and his torn slippers, and suddenly his mortality—their mortality—struck her with a clutch at her throat, a squeeze of alarm. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the evening Squealer called them together, and with an alarmed expression on his face told them that he had some serious news to report. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z "Gog's bread," I muttered, not knowing whether to be pleased or alarmed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Blushing with alarm and embarrassment, she pushed her skirt back down with a number of prim, sidelong glances about the restaurant. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Chester looked around at the newsstand—the box of Kleenex, the alarm clock, Papa’s pipe. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Rumors spread as friends and family shared news of the attack, alarming people who had not been listening to the broadcast. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Before anyone else can answer, I give her a hug and a kiss on the cheek, which—since we’re not a family that likes to show affection—leaves her looking alarmed. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When I wake up, my alarm clock tells me it's 11:37 p.m., so from the time I lay down on my bed to now is almost four hours. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Which meant sea levels rising at an alarming and apocalyptic rate. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t mention it, though; there was no reason to alarm everyone unnecessarily. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Syracuse was an Abolitionist stronghold, and the church bells were used to give the alarm whenever a fugitive was in danger. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I went back up to the cave, got my alarm clock and calendar, a lamp, this notebook, and some other things, and came back to the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z My alarm went off at seven exactly, switching over to the radio, just as Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” was starting. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The tower of thick mist began to move toward him—or he was moving toward it, he couldn’t tell—increasing its speed at an alarming rate. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I let him win twice and left with the fire alarm key in my back pocket. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know what’s going on? There was no alarm this morning.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Get on line!” the sheriff calls again, alarm clear in the timbre of his voice. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Mr. Gaunt, your daughter!” said Ogden in alarm, but Gaunt had already released Merope; she staggered away from him, back to her corner, massaging her neck and gulping for air. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Other than the alarms, the room fell silent. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry fumbled for his alarm clock and looked at it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Not the steady tolling of the hour, but a shrill clamor, high and percussive—a sound of alarm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At the same time, an earsplitting alarm goes off, echoing all across the world. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One suggestion alarmed many citizens: Stay away from anyone with the fever. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Her toenails were painted red, and she was wearing red, and she was also wearing an expression of intent that would have alarmed him had he looked up—which he didn’t. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Finally an alarm bell went off in my brain and I threw up both arms, shouting, “Don’t shoot! We give up!” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A hand cranks an alarm bell; sailors jump out of bunks, double-time it up stairways, assuming battle stations. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z This leads to a breakdown in moral standards, to an alarming rise in illegitimacy and to growing violence which erupts, not only politically, but everywhere. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s hard to read Fischer and Orasanu’s study and not be just a little bit alarmed, because a hint is the hardest kind of request to decode and the easiest to refuse. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I practically jumped, to turn off the alarm, before Stevie Wonder’s voice filled the kitchen again. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She did not know her destination this time either, but she was not alarmed. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And what if there were more in the gatehouse, ready to ring the alarm? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She bought an extra alarm clock, which she set to go off two minutes after her original one; then a third clock, to go off after the second. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw him sitting with the invaders right before I came in here. Some people saw him at the control room before the attack—they say he was disabling the alarm system.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The effect was like an alarm bell on the other two. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the weeks ahead, as we moved from village to village, we sounded the alarm, spreading warnings as we went. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The Fire Department rang a second alarm at 1:41 P.M. and activated the big siren at the exposition’s Machinery Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The New York Daily Mirror was demanding that racing officials step in and investigate the horse’s condition and either call off the race or assure the alarmed public that Seabiscuit was in good shape. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It took a little while to bring it up to par, and I had to disable some alarms on the suit. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Age is my alarm clock,” the old man said. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The stairs complained loudly at the slightest pressure, an efficient alarm. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z At his look of alarm, she forced a smile. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But I was thinking about him when Mom came into my room a few minutes after I turned off my alarm clock. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He started waking up before the alarm that week, fresher in the morning, stronger. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what’s going on here,” the grandfather said in alarm. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He’d expected to see nurses rushing in to answer the alarm. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The events in Jamestown were alarming to the planter elite, who were deeply fearful of the multiracial alliance of bond workers and slaves. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z On the first Monday after the alligator episode, Officer Delinko set his alarm clock for five A.M. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Every morning I got up when I heard the alarm clock at 5:30 A.M. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He took off his shirt and I gasped: His arms were an alarming welter of dark bruises. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the screech of the fire alarm pounded against my ears. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z He was not alarmed to hear of such a hideous thing. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The bell rang a second time, and he looked at the digital alarm clock glowing beside him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z At the same time I was feeling alarmed about rumors of segregationist training programs to sharpen the skills of hooligans inside school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt was strapped to a bed in a room full of alarming machinery. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They gather around Lincoln, so alarming the men who rowed him ashore that they form a protective ring around the president. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Surely I betrayed my alarm, though I struggled to hide it Because I had given Hamlet no cause to think me false, someone else must have planted the rumor that made him doubt me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He was mostly skinny, which made his enormous beer belly even more alarming. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The high humidity alarm will take a little longer. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z On his way across town, with the helicopters fluttering like torn bits of paper in the sky, he phoned the alarm at a lonely phone booth outside a store that was closed for the night. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z We had hardly begun to cook when the smoke alarm went off. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, 5:00 a.m.—The sound of my alarm clock woke me to a dark room this morning. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Soon after that he went to sleep, and a little later, when we were alarmed by some noise or other, we tried to wake him and realized he was dead. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Day rain isn’t anything to get so alarmed about.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Bill gave me instructions with such solicitude that I was alarmed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Meggie’s voice rang out over the arena so loud and clear that she herself was alarmed. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When the word psychiatrist had come up, I had been alarmed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The first alarming story she heard was about a runaway named Shadrach. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, the Virginia Resolutions described the Alien and Sedition Acts as “alarming infractions” of the Constitution that violated the free speech guarantees of the First Amendment. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “In the context of the altitude, the setting, I’m reasonably comfortable,” Hall answered, doing his best not to alarm her. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I wish the evangelist would stop saying that,” my mother told a woman nearby, alarmed by the confrontational tone of the sermon. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The bonobo looked alarmed, so I held his hand and stroked his scabby forehead. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It was hard to tell exactly what was going on in Berlin, but the announcement of the split times was alarming. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She was peering into the fog, wondering how it could be so difficult to fly across one stupid mountain range, when the ship’s alarm bells sounded. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The incident alarmed and upset the household, and as Ophie carried the trays up and down the stairs she could sense a change in the air. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She was just about to gulp the spirit gratefully down when, suddenly, a warning note—like an alarm bell—sounded in her brain. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I'm making the request in Dell's name, because he is the person on the lease, and also because getting this kind of detailed plan from a kid would no doubt raise the flag of alarm. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z As he watched his monkeys die, Volt became alarmed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He told how he raised the alarm when I fell from the branch, then ran downstream, plunging into die water to intercept my floating body. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Bull Meecham was already awake and his hand silenced the alarm almost as soon as it began. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a flash of alarm from the social worker which Trotter pretended not to see. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “I know why you want to speak with them,” Martina said, not taking her eyes from the boys’ alarmed faces. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Lyra, her eyes wide with alarm, held up the dragonfly with one hand and felt her hair with the other. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “True—true—” said the old man in alarm, and he began to take great gulps of the hot tea. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z And that burglar alarm—how could I forget about that burglar alarm? The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Problem was, most of my pals lived deep in the lanes, and the fire alarms were on the main streets of Key West. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone broke into your house after you’d been kind enough to switch off the burglar alarm? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “KILLING TIME!” roared the dog—so furiously that his alarm went off. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z "I'm quite all right, Miss Honey, so don't be alarmed." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Through gardens hushed, past vacant houses we marched, and each blank window filled us with alarms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And night after night, Jesse Helms filled the airwaves with vague but alarming allegations of conspiracy and demanded that the authorities investigate civil rights groups. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A white dresser, pale purple wallpaper, a flashing alarm clock, a mirror on the opposite wall, and our reflections there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Each clock had a little metal hammer that rang its alarm bell. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no intercom or alarm system in the camp, but there were cowbells. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z God, it appeared, hadn’t wished to distract or alarm Moses with news of earlier, irrelevant extinctions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z After all, I don’t know those Bostonians or San Franciscans or Kansans who have taken ill; the numbers, though alarming, held no personal arithmetic. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z When I first told my parents I was not going into Biology after all but was going to be an artist, they reacted with alarm. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It is the seventeenth of June; my alarm clock ticks 2:00, 2:30 a.m. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They began chatting about the alarming number of jockeys who had been wiped out by injuries, including Pollard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The world begins to bend in alarming ways. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They were huge beings of metal, or creatures in heavy armor, and on the foredeck of the vessel, a bright flower of flame suddenly bloomed, and the people cried out in alarm. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Aware of the growing sense of alarm in Jules and the others, the mate reached out and took a few halting steps, adopting the bent shuffle he’d never thought he’d have to use again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I must have fallen asleep before I could set an alarm on my phone. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When Hollis spoke, it seemed to break a long quiet, the way alarm clocks do. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Emma’s first resolution was to keep her father from the knowledge of what had passed,—aware of the anxiety and alarm it would occasion: but she soon felt that concealment must be impossible. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “I went back to the cove after I gave the alarm,” he said. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s okay. I killed them. You better move. I don’t think I gave anyone a chance to raise the alarm. Take a coat from out there, or you’ll freeze your butt off.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The only alarm came when they startled four partridges, which whirred away over the hedge to the west and sailed down, spread-winged, into the field beyond. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes grew huge with alarm like I was Madame Myrtle and had just foretold the actual future. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z His orange head twitched and jerked perpetually from side to side in the most alarming fashion, and each twitch was accompanied by a little grunt that came out of the nostrils. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z At the last second, the smaller boy sounded the alarm—someone was coming! Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Most people could sense the dead in the corner of their eyes, a shadow that startled and alarmed, but Ophie was not like that. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Frowning, biting the pencil, he pondered the results of his arithmetic—sales were dropping at an alarming rate. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As rumors continued to spread that labor unions, churches, and organizations such as the League of Women Voters were under Communist control, the American public became increasingly alarmed. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The children hadn’t even time to trade looks of alarm before the bell stopped ringing, the lights went out, and Constance screamed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She took his pulse and dropped his wrist in alarm at what she felt. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z These sorts of modest protections and alarms have been adequate for settlements in the county these last few years. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z At dawn, the alarm clock buzzed him awake like an angry rattlesnake. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z My sister has been reading all these books about women ever since she told her ex-boyfriend that the pregnancy was a false alarm, and he wanted to get back together, and she said no. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Mayor Harrison warned that the ranks of the unemployed had swollen to an alarming degree. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Digory was quite speechless, for Uncle Andrew looked a thousand times more alarming than he had ever looked before. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Four days had passed since we’d started Sir Fig Newton on insulin and prescription food, and I was no longer annoyed by the 5:40-something a.m. meow alarm. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He was not remotely pleased to see Fudge, whose occasional appearances, apart from being downright alarming in themselves, generally meant that he was about to hear some very bad news. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The subject of slavery was introduced because some of the counties, alarmed by the Nat Turner insurrection, had petitioned for the gradual emancipation of the slaves or for abolition of slavery. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Bills, instruction manuals for the fridge and the smoke alarm, stuff like that. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I stopped, alarmed, confused...I had made no threatening move. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z When he saw the patron, the poor man frantically rang the schoolhouse bell, which had been hung nearby in case they needed to sound an alarm, and quickly threw himself to the ground. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he stood up, stretched, and checked the time on the luminous alarm clock on his bedside table. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z When her alarm went off the next morning, Eleanor couldn't remember having fallen to sleep. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He was crying now with a forcefulness that alarmed me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “False alarm is worse than the real one,” the driver said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I gave up and headed to the last alarm, the sound of the fire engine clanging in the background. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Around them both, voices jangled and jarred—speculation, debate, alarm—but they heard them only as noise. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The next thing we knew, the stupid fire alarm was going off. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The remaining Smokeys had perished in the fire that had quietly, without any alarm being given, burned the district headquarters to the ground. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear shouts of alarm as people stumble back. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I think I was blind trying to do things my way, planting books in firemen's houses and sending in alarms.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Located it, knew where it was by the sound, listened for the sound of alarm. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He looked quickly round, but could see no signs of alarm. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She woke with a jerk sometime later, and sat up, alarmed. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Chief Marshal Williams, for instance, went to the Saturday night fire when the second alarm sounded and stayed until dawn the next day. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z She said nothing, her eyes red-rimmed, denoting deep alarm, as she climbed into the ambulance with his sweater grasped tightly in her fist. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at Tom, alarmed now, but he insisted with magnanimous scorn. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Beetle blades—it’s how the Creators watch us. You better not—” He was cut off by a booming, ringing alarm that sounded from all directions. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z My alarm doesn't go off until 6:37. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He wiped off the glass in the front of the alarm clock and the radio too until he could see his own reflection. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The burglar alarm began to whoop in panic. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z So, when the alarm went off at seven, I dreamed I was back in that car, stuck in the river, sitting behind Screaming Ned as he sharpened his meat cleavers. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I got her talons out and put her on a log, where I watched her with some alarm. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mom. I have to save my battery, and you have to drive home. Tell everyone...” she took a deep breath as the fire alarm suddenly stopped screaming. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Festus whirred in alarm and blew flames into the night sky. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Any bruise or cut was treated with extreme alarm. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Absurdly, I found myself hoping it was a false alarm. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Thursday morning I wake before my alarm goes off. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z And I’m suddenly hit with this strange sensation, like there’s an emergency alarm echoing in my head, and my brain is helpless to identify its source. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Set off alarms as far away from each other as possible. I have a lot to load up. And make sure none are near the route my truck will be going.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I don’t know what you mean,’ said Frodo, annoyed and alarmed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It is not the alarm that wakes us. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z This group then spread the alarming news even further. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He even spelled out what he meant by such alarming words. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I could bleed the engine tonight, set my alarm for 4 A.M., and be on the river before the sun was up over the tree line. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z It also claimed that suffrage would be harmful to children, because it would increase the likelihood of “discord” in marriages, increasing the “already alarming” rate of divorce in the country. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He even set off an alarm when he tried to duck behind a woolly mammoth. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z It was as though I had been aroused from sleep and for an instant I stood there looking, listening to the voice almost lost in the clamour of shouts, screams, burglar alarms and sirens. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And at night I heard the owl cry in warning, not the soft rhythmic song we were so used to, but cries of alarm. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Don't be alarmed," he said, "I'm a friend." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if Farmer had built himself an alarm system that, with any extended free moment, set off a recording saying, “You’re forgetting Haiti.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Boys always forget other people’s birthdays. “You have committed the following crimes,” he continued: “having a dog with an unauthorized alarm, sowing confusion, upsetting the applecart, wreaking havoc, and mincing words.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z In alarm, they panicked, tried to fly through the links Nokomis had woven, and caught a foot, a wing, a tiny head. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z There was a piercing squeal, an alarm, and from the ceiling the safety sprinklers sprung to life, showering water down the entire length of the floor. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I watched with alarm as my sweater accumulated hundreds of tiny beads of moisture, which gradually began to penetrate the fabric and join the dampness of the shirt beneath. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “To walk my post in a military manner, keep always alert, and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing. To spread the alarm in case of fire or disorder.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized suddenly how easy it would be for him to betray me—to open the door and run away or shout an alarm. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z A studious-looking boy with a wheeling backpack freezes when he sees her, like an alarmed traveler stumbling upon a piece of unattended luggage at the airport. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “That’s the alarm signal. A dozen rats would come out this door, ready to fight. All the rest, with the women and children, would be hurrying out the back door.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z While the roosters shrieked, the hens scrambled helter-skelter, commenting shrilly on the action: they clucked hysterically; they cackled obscenely; sometimes their alarmed voices were like machine guns. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were not alarmed this time by the knock on the door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z At the start of another winter, however, a woman who was washing clothes in the river during the hottest time of the day ran screaming down the main street in an alarming state of commotion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The sweltering heat alarmed her, as did Aunty Uju’s old Toyota hatchback, with a patch of rust on its side and peeling fabric on the seats. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If something really bad happened, the police would think it was another false alarm and not come. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “As you can probably hear, the fire alarm bell is ringing.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the buzzing alarm and the crowded hallways. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “There were no smells,” barked Tock, his alarm now ringing furiously. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Anatole immediately settled down to driving us anxiously through the dark while I curled around our suckling boy in the backseat, alarmed to see he wasn’t even that—he couldn’t nurse. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z To my alarm, they were digging in the area where the manuscript was buried. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The building wasn’t very tall, and Tally would bounce in her jacket if she fell, but the moment her feet touched the ground, the wire would sound an alarm. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I was already awake at 4:00 a.m. when the alarm on my wrist- watch began to beep; I’d been awake most of the night, struggling for breath in the meager air. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And this time, the three of us look at one another with alarm. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And in between these false alarms, for what seemed hours and hours, the clock ticked on and one big fly—high up and far out of reach—buzzed against the window. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The two children sleeping peacefully in the bed above her gave no particular cause for alarm, and yet, as Jinny piled her cushions and slipped into her clothes every day, she couldn’t shake her worry. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Lurching onto my side, I groped for my brass alarm clock. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z At first, it scared me, but now I realize that half the time, when the alarms go off, it’s the machines that are malfunctioning, not the people. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This alarmed the Nazi leaders, who worried that the damages would bankrupt the German insurance companies. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Pausing only to stamp the escape alarm, they set out behind him toward the iron road. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My hand flew to my throat and I stifled a cry of alarm when I found myself facing Edmund. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Sir, you quite misunderstand me,” said Mrs. Bennet, alarmed. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z An alarm goes off as I burst through the stairwell door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Then she wondered with alarm if there would still be wars when Akira was grown up, and whether he would have to fight in one. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z All the dactyls around them hurled into the air for a few moments in alarm, then came clamoring back down. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Trip wires with early-warning alarms are scattered throughout the yard, but these are clearly marked by stakes in the ground and we step over them easily. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z By the fall of that year, so many dead fish had been found in the Yellowstone River that sportsmen and Montana fish-and-game administrators became alarmed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I could not disguise the tremble of alarm in my voice. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Someone cried out on the next street, and the church bells of Wawel Cathedral rang out in alarm. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z His father did not find the reaction alarming, since he was doing the same thing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Never in the history of Sir Fig Newton had he ever—and I mean never, ever—slept past his usual 5:40-ish head bump breakfast alarm. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Rachel sprang to her feet in alarm. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Maytag had a look of eager excitement on his face, Hoover seemed alarmed, his wife disgusted. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z To the United States government and its Department of Psi Youth, it was the lovechild of a car alarm and a dental drill, turned up high enough to make your ears bleed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They were used to it now, and didn’t cry with alarm as they’d done at first. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “But please don’t be alarmed when you see him. Because of the stroke, he’s having a hard time speaking.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Harry was alarmed to hear how faint his voice was. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It was hard to tell with Taylor doing a monologue of crazy, but Adina noticed it, too — a faint, steady beep, like a tiny alarm clock. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Lord knows what I looked like because Mother looked alarmed, and Viola cut her eyes to the corner. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Most of the people he encountered were not alarmed by or interested in North Koreans. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “You can’t stand what?” asked Harry, now starting to feel definitely alarmed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The great butlers are great by virtue of their ability to inhabit their professional role and inhabit it to the utmost; they will not be shaken out by external events, however surprising, alarming or vexing. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Piper hadn’t realized she was charmspeaking, but Leo immediately dropped his screwdriver and punched the alarm button. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And I also have an Inner Stickler that, having been unleashed, is now roaring, salivating and clawing the air in a quite alarming manner. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z They opened the door and started running into the cold night air, the alarm screaming behind them. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z She heard Festus clacking and whirring, the reactivated alarm bells ringing. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Milkman was curious about his father’s agitation, but not alarmed. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z With the new organic chemicals and new methods for their intensive application, resistance began a meteoric rise that reached the alarming level of 137 species in i960. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The alarm finally rings, and I get ready. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I set the alarm for midnight; when it went off, I reset it for two o’clock, then for four o’clock. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I refuse to go in there ever since David set up a motion-detecting alarm in the doorway. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Across the room, Dovid didn’t even stir, though my alarm had surely woken him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “With the man from the alarm company. Sorry, lunch will be ready in a minute,” she adds. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to scare her with that kind of stuff, didn’t want to alarm her any more than necessary. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But nobody in Jesse’s family was sounding any alarms, and my role was to keep my mouth shut and take notes, to observe but not to interfere. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He slings one through the air to Bill, who looks not even remotely alarmed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The gnawing discomfort, the chaos, the intellectual vertigo was not an alarm. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He awoke to his alarm the morning of the hunt at four-thirty. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I was astounded and a little bit alarmed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems like only minutes later when my alarm clock goes off for school. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Even little Rachel twisted in her arms to look at her with alarm. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Milo’s eyes opened wide, for there in front of him was a large dog with a perfectly normal head, four feet, and a tail—and the body of a loudly ticking alarm clock. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Not only might it alarm her, but our behavior could also alert school officials to her failing health. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Group Headquarters was alarmed, for there was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z True, she moved slowly and quietly, so as not to alarm him; yet she did wish he would see the kindness in her eyes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the protests of his wife, who was alarmed at such a dangerous invention, at one point he was ready to set the house on fire. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And I tell him that if he wants to talk to me again, he can call the number here, and don’t be alarmed if someone answers “Joe’s Pub.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z First it chilled, then it began to burn, with my heart thumping overtime in alarm. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The burglar alarm, the new silent burglar alarm installed at Epsteins' the other night. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing left to do but wait—and panic when the alarm started to ring. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When I’d done I turned away, alarmed that I had spoken to my master in such a fashion. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z "Where you been you need the alarm clock?" The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z What is clear, is that no alarm was recorded at the central alarm office in the Courthouse at the point when the fire was still containable. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Blue Bill saw him and shrieked the alarm cry. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I glanced at the alarm clock: 2:35 A.M. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The hospital was like a prison with a strange, alarming smell inside that permeated everything. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t alarm yourself, Doctor. Fra Pavel has told me that the child is in another world. Please go on. The force of the bomb is directed by means of the hair?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I realize,” he wrote, “that there are a few people in the East who are becoming quite alarmed over the prospect of Seabiscuit ending up as the top winner of the American turf.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “There, there,” Mrs. Nielsen says, her voice rising in alarm. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z While she and the baby studied each other for the first time, I cleaned up the bed and tended to Perilee as best I could, trying not to be alarmed at the amount of blood. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z All I heard was the sound of the bell and muted forest babble—nothing to alarm me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I’ve got an hour before I have to leave for work, so I stupidly go to my dead-rodent-smelling room and set my alarm for 3:45 and sleep. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Salvador stepped backward, alarmed, while Lupita stood behind him, frozen with terror. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The bug sprawled untidily on a mound of squashed letters and Tock, his alarm ringing persistently, was buried under a pile of words. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z With alarming speed, inches of finished cloth rolled up on the beams at the front of the looms. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Turn her off!” someone managed to shout over the alarms. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Better a million false alarms than the alternative. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I set an alarm on my phone for noon so I could look through the mail as soon as it arrived. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He had turned toward his mother, whom the crash of the razor had startled and alarmed but not really frightened. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “Anya, I’m going to tell you something, and I hope it doesn’t alarm you.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z People jostled us, the air filled with their shouts of alarm and excitement. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Now, now, it’s no reason to get alarmed.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A look of quick interest transformed Salvador’s face and then was followed by one of alarm. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Wanda had come into the room at the sound of Moss’s alarm, and she gasped loudly. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Mary had never ridden in the dark before, and she found the speed even more alarming than by day. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z For a second the hobbits had a vision, both comical and alarming, of his bright blue eye gleaming through a circle of gold. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Hazel placed Buckthorn as a sentry while the day’s haphazard work went on, and twice more during the afternoon the alarm was given. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just a fire drill,” I said, but 1 knew that somebody pulled the alarm to flush Nicole outside and get a look at her. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She even misses Zach Oh’s mom, who wakes him up every morning though he sets his alarm, who always nags him about getting his homework done though his homework is always done. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The alarm clock shocks us out of our sleep. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z There’d been a fire drill, and the alarm had terrified Pax. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The woman’s voice goes from compassionate to alarmed as she takes in the fallen girl with the chopped hair. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They did not become alarmed until the third day, when no one felt sleepy at bedtime and they realized that they had gone more than fifty hours without sleeping. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I wished to torment her, I admit The look of alarm on her face pleased me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Doha inched closer to peer around the truck and was alarmed to see how badly hurt the men were. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The glowing green numbers of my alarm clock crawled toward seven o'clock, by which time I couldn't take it anymore. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He roared and his dog jumped away from him in alarm. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor did he offer any complaint at the alarming weight of the trunk. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I figure I learned a good lesson, and set my alarm clock early for the next day. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I thought, questioning, looking at the three faces as if to read their thoughts; but there was nothing to see save alarm; they shrank a little from my vehemence. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Security. It would set off an alarm if he were removed from the building.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All the alarms go off at the same time—buzzing and chiming and ringing and shrieking—all much louder than I’ve ever heard them. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The response was immediate distress as people shouted in alarm. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They stood, alarmed that something had slipped past their guard, and saw a gleam of light from the camping place; not firelight, though, nothing remotely like firelight. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was much more likely a few kids had nabbed them, to get the alarms going and the doors open. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It took a fair amount of searching, but in 1 IF, he located a travel alarm clock. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z At home, he was alarmed, picking it up, at how light it seemed — bodiless. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The whirlpool deepens at alarming speed, and the spiraling water pulls away from us, until I am looking down a funnel that has no visible bottom. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Rachel screamed every single time she wet her diaper, and set the other two off like alarm bells. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Sarah came in to see him—and to hug me—and she was more alarmed at the marks of his beating than at his ribs or his fever. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes landed on the fire alarm on the far wall, and the stringy, gray-haired woman nearby who seemed to be having a similar thought to Marigold’s. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z "I feel like I'm racing against an alarm clock, but I don't even know when it's set for," I confess. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z A short, balding man with graying hair, a pointed nose, and small, watery eyes stood before Frank, a mixture of fear and alarm in his face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Miss Peregrine leapt from Fiona’s hair and began to race around on the scorched grass, squawking in alarm. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The results of repeated spraying are clearly seen in other streams of the watershed, where alarming declines in the salmon populations are occurring. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He was sitting at the table, taking apart an old alarm clock with Brian. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Bristle noted his alarm but kept her gaze locked on Pax. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Most of the time, though, nothing more alarming than insects disturbed my vigils on the Peak. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z She sets her alarm, but then turns the face of the phone away. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Since she came to America, she had always braided her hair with long extensions, always alarmed at how much it cost. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The alarm was as loud here as it had been in the main chamber. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She threw herself on the ground and rolled around in a most alarming way. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I’d already let my guard down when I futzed with her phone and then again when I hacked in front of her, tracing that text during the fire alarm back to Chrissie. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He doesn’t look nearly as alarmed by that as I might expect. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Adam was alarmed at the hint of threat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was he who had given the alarm in the barn, for he could not sleep and at the sound of scratching had started up at once. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn't hide his relief, but then he suddenly looked alarmed. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Creatures of the forest—squirrels, birds, wild boar—were fleeing with them, and a chorus of squealings, shriekings, alarm calls of every sort rose around them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell myself that my alarm is absurd, that there is probably nothing at all there in the darkness watching me, otherwise they would not be firing so low. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z His viscous eyes bulged with astonishment and he whipped himself around in alarm to see what was taking place behind him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Travis bubbled over with his news of walking Lula home, which amused Father and alarmed Mother, who no doubt thought he was too young for such matters. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Hey, man, this guy needs help!” the Filipino man said with alarm. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Outside I heard the owl cry in alarm. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Every step of the way would have had beeping alarms, alerts, and warnings. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. John Knightley is easily alarmed, and might be made unhappy about her sister.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The nurse followed her distracted movements with alarm. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It’s possible I’m gonna die at the hands of my foster father; if you’re not his alarm clock, you shouldn’t wake him up. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Luke was spared having to answer her, because she suddenly sprang to her feet, exclaiming, “Oh, no! The alarm!” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z As the trickle of foreign videos turned into a flood, North Korean police became alarmed and came up with new tactics to arrest people who watched them. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Something alarming’s occurring to me, more alarming than the fact that Jude’s joined this purple polish cult. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z A car alarm on the mainland, or some obnoxious kid fooling around with an air horn. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry! I fear I have alarmed you. I shall come in and tell you about it.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z When that didn’t happen, Roosevelt became further alarmed when he learned that Rondon had not only told the camaradas to take their time working on the canoes but had also hidden this fact from him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He went near to it and stared at it, puzzled and alarmed. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I slept through my alarm, woke to Gramps singing to me from the living room. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And although there were seals around for them to hunt, the men grew alarmed when the animals became harder and harder to find. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “This,” he said, “is an honorary fire alarm key. May you be ever vigilant!” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry awoke as though the sudden darkness were an alarm. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The grey turned to black with alarming speed. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He claimed he could break into a car, disconnect the alarm, and hot-wire the engine, all in less than a minute. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z ‘One trouble after another!’ said Frodo, looking nearly as much alarmed as if Pippin had declared the lane was the slot leading to a dragon’s den. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Lyra said, coming closer and whispering herself so as not to alarm him. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Nearing the fire alarm, V tapped her pocket for the reassuring feel of the photo and—with a gasp—discovered that it wasn’t there. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z One wonders whether this word may not itself have scared off some investigators; it is a word with an alarming visage. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I widened my eyes in a gesture of alarm and she must have gotten the message because she did not mention Zindzi again. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Looks like he’s got a fire alarm ringing in his ear. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z By the time we leave the shiny painted cars of the first section behind, he looks alarmed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Tally definitely didn’t want to get caught messing around with fire alarms, in case the wardens connected her to a certain incident in New Pretty Town back at the beginning of summer. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The alarm in his eyes at my words is strangely comforting. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Rivers of black water were running down the hill when Jory called out, "My lord," his voice hoarse with alarm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If Einstein sounded the alarm about the danger of a German atomic bomb, President Roosevelt might just listen. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There are terrible thoughts about loud storms, louder alarms, lightning hitting trees, Frank being gone, Daniel yelling...And one more thought that bullies past the others. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And she hopes that I remembered to turn on the alarm system. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes fluttered open and zeroed in on the glowing green digits of my alarm clock. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In order not to alarm Nettle, he tried to sound more reasonable than he really felt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The door to get up here was broke and so was the door alarm. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “The medallion,” she said, and the alarm in her voice caused the Huntsman to stop and turn back to her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z At length however, the question was asked by her uncle; and she turned away with alarm, while Mrs. Reynolds replied that he was, adding, “But we expect him to-morrow, with a large party of friends.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z She was the last to fall asleep, walking the perimeter of the camp and double-checking the wire alarms. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Come on. I’ve been wanting to show you this since we met Since you told me you crashed a pretty party—and pulled a fire alarm!” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I think about how Foxface grew alarmed when she heard a sound at the site of the explosion. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Yet in this ubiquitous restlessness there was nothing alarming, for the whole forest took part in it and the only sound was the soft, steady movement of the leaves. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There were continual stampings of alarm, pausing, freezing to the spot at the sound of movement real or imagined. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her sudden movement alarmed Mr. Remora, and he shouted, “Don’t move!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The first alarm reached the fire department at 1:32 P.M. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z An alarmed Einstein sent a second letter to President Roosevelt. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Already, in certain circles, discreet alarm bells were ringing. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Since only one Mark fed at a time, there could hardly be any confusion about where to go if an alarm were given. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The National Party was alarmed; these were their own voters in their own heartland rejecting their policies. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I squinted into the dark and zeroed in on the glowing digits of my alarm clock. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The phone line clicked and the dial tone sounded like an alarm in my ear. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He was probably crying alarm from one end of the house to the other. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But his hope soon changed to bewilderment and alarm. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Now that the Manager had gone, I was not particularly alarmed. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Time to get moving. My alarm never went off. You already missed the bus. I’m driving you and your brother to school.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “What alarms me is the number of accidents that Joey is responsible for.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d prefer not to discuss it right now. I don’t want to alarm you.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Serjeant Clippinger hung back, for the presence of a white man would do nothing but alarm a slave queried in such a manner. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He formed an exposition fire department and ordered the installation of hundreds of fire hydrants and telegraphic alarm boxes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The high- backed chair in front of the fire moved suddenly and there rose up out of it—like a pantomime demon coming up out of a trapdoor—the alarming form of Unde Andrew. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He stood up in alarm and the man realized that in his new clothes he made an uncertain figure. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z At just past 1 P.M. that day, there was a red-dot alarm called from the exercise yard. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the red numbers on the digital alarm clock. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Then you told me, two years later, that on the night that Voldemort returned to his body, he made a most illuminating and alarming statement to his Death Eaters. ‘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Now that I was in the security of a nest, the sounds of raindrops against the broad leaves and the good-night cries of the other bonobos became soothing instead of alarming. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Before he could say more, a bell rang, and Jo flew up, exclaiming with alarm, “Mercy me! It’s your grandpa!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It landed with an alarming thump, then braked so hard that Salva was thrown forward in his seat; the strap across his stomach caught him hard. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Bullfrogs croaked in a feverish dirge, while larger game, alarmed by my trespass, thrashed through the underbrush, making me feel as though I was being pursued on all sides. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The hobbits sprang to their feet in alarm, and ran to the western rim. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At first the nesting killdeer screeched and whistled in alarm, flying frantically in all directions and repeatedly dive-bombing the mad sheepherder dressed in rags, who paid them no mind. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And Winnie, laughing at him, lost the last of her alarm. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes’ research in any supermarket is enough to alarm the most stouthearted customer — provided, that is, he has even a rudimentary knowledge of the chemicals presented for his choice. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Using it to hold the alarm button down, I pull open the door and use a brick leaning against the wall to keep it open. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I DIDN’T want to alarm Blanca, so before I got home I buttoned up my denim jacket, which only had a bit of blood smudged on the sleeves. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Now Lyddie was truly alarmed without even the slight armor that resentment might provide. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Goldman told Wickersham where he thought the alarm had come from, which officers had been involved, and who had responded. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was after four, Bigger,” she said, turning and straining her eyes to look at an alarm clock above her head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Within two more days alarm had spread to every comer of Wethersfield. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Someone saw him wrapping up an alarm clock in a towel and burying it in the straw of a filly’s stall, letting her get used to the ticking. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His ears flap up in alarm, he stiffens, looks around him in haste, and jumps. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z This alarm conveniently frightened away a fellow monkey who had just found a banana, leaving the liar all alone to steal the prize for itself. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was in Cornwall, at least a five-hour drive from London, and with the alarms sounding, the armed guards, and the razor wire, he’d never make it out of the complex. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z To avoid making noise and alarming him, we arranged for the pig to do our work for us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Meddling Wife The bad news coming from the Syrian front was nothing compared with the alarming reports coming from Athens and Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Edward landed with a most alarming thump, and then he tumbled and tumbled and tumbled down a long dirty hill. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The air was dank and cool, the walls scored with alarming cracks. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Heat rose in her cheeks when she realized how alarmed she must have looked. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I get up to fill the kettle, but a brash alarm rings across the camp, vibrating through the trailer. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Runt seemed alarmed by this, as if Pax had issued a challenge. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “There was no need to alarm you, Chris. Everything was under control. There was nothing you could have done anyway.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “But the alarm didn’t go off,” she said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z When a place is biologically hot, no sensors, no alarms, no instruments can tell the story. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw his desolate eyes through the broken tiles and had no reaction of shame but rather one of alarm. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Conor,” his grandma said as the car raced down the road at alarming speed. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He looks alarmed, and then tries to relax his face. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I stopped by the Inspection Office on my way down the corridor, and I being the guard none stopped me from entering and looking till I found the wall-panel that contained the alarms and switches. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z By the end of that first day the word useful had taken on an alarming meaning. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The fire alarm key was hanging on its hook. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hazel, what happened?” asked Mrs. Freeman, eyes full of alarm. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z And she said that she wanted it to be our little secret since she decided to tell her old boyfriend that the pregnancy was a false alarm. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Letting yourself go is an alarming notion; it is said of older women who become frowzy and fat, and of things that are sold cheap. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z East End and West End, black and white would begin only when the alarm clocks rang. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At the top was a door with a handle alarm, but someone had propped it open with a copy of War and Peace. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Palmer’s nervousness lasted until he went to sleep that night, and resumed when his alarm clock woke him up next morning with the customary nip on the earlobe. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “So that you weren’t alarmed when the morning wore on and no summons came?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He was alarmed by the embrace, because of its urgency, and the note of panic in her voice. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I'd set the alarm for four and was pulling on my socks when he rolled over and lightly stroked my back. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z And he looked over at the alarm clock ticking away by the chest of drawers. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z He cried from laughing over the door alarm incident yesterday. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “The fever has assumed a most alarming appearance,” Rush wrote to his wife, Julia, who was summering in Princeton with their youngest children. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He asked that, when he wandered far from his dreams, his heart press him and sound the alarm. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed that my alarm clock was on the floor, broken into bits. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He was alarmed, it was not like Hooper, he had expected a roar of fury, and then the tale-telling, and the punishments. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He lifted her in his arms and carried her to the craft, ignoring the gunfire, the billowing smoke, the cries of alarm and confusion. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z One afternoon Matt was alarmed to see the doctor arrive with Felicia’s drink instead of a servant. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Far away, I could hear a car alarm echo through the streets. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Dieter, in fact, was already planning for it: he announced that he had set his big alarm clock, which had bells on top, for 5 A.M. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The crisis was escalating rapidly, and Pollard was getting alarmed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some of our people may turn out to look at you, but do not be alarmed.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Captain Reed grabbed Harison’s hand—ignoring the boy’s cry of alarm at the sudden movement—and yanked him out of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly the kingfisher screams his alarm note, and the forest becomes still. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think it’s the same bell the fire alarm uses,” I told him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m downstairs. Outside, I mean. I was afraid it would alarm you if I rang the bell.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But in the early 1970s I remember hearing professors quietly admit their alarm over various aspects of what was then called the Third World Student Movement. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As I turned it, a fiery hot shriek split the serenity at Snowberger’s, as if touching the doorknob had set off an alarm. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t want to alarm you, but there’s a golf cart headed in our vague direction,” Daisy said quietly. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Billy expected the Tralfamadorians to be baffled and alarmed by all the wars and other forms of murder on Earth. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Fish come back, the noise’ll wake me up better than an alarm clock. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He could see birds flitting away in alarm, through the trees ahead of him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z When I did, he pulled a twist of rope from his sack, and to my alarm proceeded to tie my hands behind the tree. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “I went through it, and the alarm didn’t go off.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The bell hung in its own rack, set up to sound alarms. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “No,” said Ron and Hermione together, both looking positively alarmed now. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But the sentry—unless he could kill him—would raise the alarm at once and he could not be sure of finding the way to the river in the dark. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At once, birds rose up in alarm from the bushes, and flew off through the wood.'Are you O.K.?' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z One of Morgant’s warriors, hearing the clamor, had given the alarm. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Several hours later, I awake in alarm—have I overslept? On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The story in the paper had not been as alarming as he had thought it would be. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, was alarmed at the growing numbers of teenagers who resisted the Hitler Youth system. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The guard with his shotgun didn’t alarm the boy half as much as his imaginary ghosts. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Whatever satisfaction I had in hearing him admit that I was right, paled when I saw his alarm. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Now I did open my eyes, alarmed about the cost. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Cries of alarm and excitement filled my ears. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Angel looked up, alarmed, and ran to her bedroom. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She tugged the book out of Harry’s hands, looking a little alarmed by his expression, and closed it without looking at it, as though hiding something indecent. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His mustache bristled, and his eyes looked so alarmed it touched Meggie’s heart. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z So many alarms go off in my head. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She looked around in alarm, because the dark wall of Cape Coast Castle, which had surrounded her every night since coming to this place, had disappeared. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z All around Bod, the inhabitants of the graveyard were waking and gathering, worried and alarmed. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “I know, I know. Call the security company and get them to cancel the alarm, okay?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He was obviously not looking forward to the reunion and, at Capricorn's words, alarm showed on several other faces. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The foul stench of the river was kept away by the wall, but the air was full of another scent that made every nerve in Matt’s body tighten with alarm. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In September the average number of deaths per day began to rise at an alarming rate, and relatives and neighbors hurried anyone they suspected of having yellow fever off to Bush Hill. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z This is normal and should not be seen as cause for alarm. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The man at the counter seemed alarmed at Mom’s directness, but he handed Babou our tickets and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I try, but I don’t hear anything but a garbage truck and a car alarm, the faraway screeching of wheels down train tracks, the rattle of a bar storefront finally closing. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He made that promise so easily, alarm bells rang in Hazel’s mind. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Against this charge they fell back in alarm. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She was shoving me, both her hands at my back, not letting me pause to say hello to the alarmed neighbors who kept asking if I was all right. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the fact that I could have used up precious sleep time imagining I’d been stabbed in the back is alarming enough. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And all these birds rose in the air, alarmed and confused by this new anger, beating their black wings, flying just above, waiting for the noise to stop. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I am overwhelmed, and for a second it scares me, like the time Zack set all my alarm clocks to go off at once. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She set the alarm clock for five, only to wake to the sound of Farmer’s voice, singing up to her from the courtyard below. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Then he pulled Derek onto his back on the new boughs, but was alarmed when Derek seemed to begin to choke or breathe strangely, and he put him back on his side. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z And burglar alarm signs only about half the time mean there’s actually an alarm. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He’s set his alarm for eight o’clock, not wanting the day to go to waste. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z As I followed her through an inner office past very official-looking white men, I was alarmed by the anxious expressions on their faces. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I trusted my instincts, but they gave false alarms every now and again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Now I have a better system; I have an alarm clock I set; I keep it right on the calendar, and when it goes off I check the day. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z As the alarm spread that morning, their numbers were steadily swelled by groups of militia from the surrounding towns. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Climbing back up to the door, I slowly pull the dollar bill off the alarm switch, pocketing it as I fly back down to the third floor of the hospital. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z In the afternoon, my host looked at me with friendly alarm. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to do something: I grab Scott’s hand and he looks up at me, alarmed. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “You triggered the alarm system,” Joe said, shaking his head like he wasn’t sure why he was explaining himself. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t wish to alarm or disappoint him, so when he asked me questions like “What’s your view on carbon fiber stays?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He watched, trying not to betray a flicker of surprise or alarm, as a portly man appeared within the flames, spinning as fast as a top. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In a breathless voice, Lee demanded the key to the alarm box that was mounted on the outside of the store. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z It was alarming and exhilarating to be going so fast. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “Listen, that call was a false alarm—just Fender for skipping out of detention. I don’t understand why Schultz hasn’t come after me yet.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z But it was hard to tell whether the sound came from behind the alarm clock, or from the Kleenex box, or from the cash register drawer. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Rishi looked at her in alarm, his thick eyebrows almost disappearing into his floppy hair. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He hopped down and went back to the barn, where he gathered up some redwood planks, a phone, and an alarm clock. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Complete accident. We would have set off all the alarms. Big red lights the second he scanned the passports. Your mom was praying the whole time.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “But even a thrush has wings!” cried the kestrel, speaking for the first time in his sharp-beaked alarm. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The slow night passed without tidings or alarm. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Black people’s dogs are more for protection, a poor-man’s alarm system. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “It’s Christmas Eve. Jesse’s parents dragged him to Providence every year for Christmas. They won’t be home. I know where they keep a spare key, and I know the alarm code.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Of course these people would have a security camera at their front door, and probably an expensive alarm system too. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Finally, a senior officer instructed us to do a Fire and Safety Report—a daily form for which you count and check the readiness of an area’s fire extinguishers, fire- alarm pulls, emergency lights, etc. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way back in, I told a waitress the fire alarm door was broken. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z "It's already seven o'clock" he told himself at the latest striking of the alarm clock, "already seven o'clock and still such a fog." The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z One hot dawn they both woke up in alarm at an urgent knocking on the street door. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Saying that colorblindness is the problem may alarm some in the civil rights community, especially the pollsters and political consultants who have become increasingly influential in civil rights advocacy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z More red lights were starting to blink and more alarm bells were starting to ring. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Then why bother?” asked Tock, whose alarm suddenly began to ring. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It was four-thirty on my alarm clock when I finally opened my eyes. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have an alarm clock,” she said to me, but she was smiling. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The long night before, they had alarmed Pax. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t use that tone with me, Russell. I set the alarm before we left.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z From time to time, a frog croaked and plopped into the water, alarmed by the slow approach of the drifting boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Gale the weasel squeaked in alarm, but Hazel imagined a new tunnel leading off to the left—a tunnel even more dangerous, going the wrong direction. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Lydia said, a rising alarm in her voice. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She tiptoes into my room even before my alarm goes off on Monday morning. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z It went from puzzlement to alarm to puzzlement, and then finally to a shy little grin. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the group moved as one machine, setting up the main camp, stringing the woods with traps and alarms. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Even the absence of an alarm being turned in at Goll’s drugstore and the subsequent incorrect signals sent from the Courthouse were discussed. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z They stared at him in alarm for a moment before he gasped: ‘I have seen them, Frodo! I have seen them! Black Riders!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Huh? No. I was about to get caught, so I kind of... set off a fire alarm.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I had only hoped to get a glimpse of you before starting my journey north, but I think the sight of me alarmed you. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Simultaneously, quacking loudly in alarm, the mallards took off in a body. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As for Goll, he claimed later at the official inquiry into the fire that he had waited for Lee to leave and then turned in the alarm. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Elton looked all alarm on the occasion, as he exclaimed, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z When I got home at night, and delivered this message for Joe, my sister “went on the Rampage,” in a more alarming degree than at any previous period. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The senators became more and more alarmed for the future of the Republic. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z An alarm began to sound and suddenly they disappeared in a cloud of white steam. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Lieutenant Scheisskopf's wife had turned ashen in disbelief and was ogling him with alarm. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z That alarmed me somewhat because sound asleep at night I was vulnerable. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z She looks at all the things they own: the towels and the toaster, the alarm clock and the drapes. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The kingfisher keeps screaming his alarm cry but from a safe distance. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I was also careful not to be seen by the cows, which get alarmed easily and would have warned the rest of the herd with their cries. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Instantly awake, he glanced at the alarm clock’s luminous face. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the bean field, drowsy in the late afternoon heat, Mary heard Atal’s voice, and she couldn’t tell excitement from alarm: had another tree fallen? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There was a shrill wail from the other side of the room, one I had never heard before, almost like a car alarm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He squirmed out of the boy’s arms to inspect his human more carefully, alarmed that he could have failed to notice an injury, although his sense of smell was never wrong. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “This—thing! Is this the black beast that so alarmed you, dreamer?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Some mornings my sister would sleep past her alarm or forget to turn it on, and I’d have to bust down her door. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But the thought is abstract and far less alarming than the current agonies of my body. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z French II started at 8:10, and figuring it couldn’t take more than eight minutes to put on some clothes and walk to the classrooms, I set my alarm for 8:02. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z A growing number of white Americans expressed alarm over the Osage’s wealth—outrage that was stoked by the press. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But he had actually come up into my loft, on his own in broad daylight, without any of the family knowing he was here, which is dead alarming of itself. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A general term that somehow includes everything that was needed for him to sound the alarm. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The table was silent except for Jim Bowie, who looked alarmed and said, “Are we eating a donkey? I don’t want to eat a ' donkey. They have pretty eyes.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z These patrols roamed the streets at night, ready to put out small fires with chemical extinguishers and turn in alarms for bigger blazes. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z An alarm clock clanged in the dark and silent room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z More alarming still, Rush had recently announced that he had an absolute cure for the disease, something no other doctor had claimed. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z She was probably alarmed for Capricorn’s chickens, but Gwin had already disappeared over the wall. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Chester shook the silver bell furiously; it rang like a fire alarm. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can tell me. Did they pull a fire alarm? Start a food fight? Tie up the teacher?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z And suddenly Embryo is hunched over his desk staring at me with what could only be called alarm. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Rigid and absent, naked and trembling with disgust and cold, Alba neither heard nor felt him, but that crack in his eagerness to torture her sounded an alarm in the colonel’s mind. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra cried out in alarm, and then in fear and pain, as Pantalaimon twisted this way and that, shrieking and snarling, unable to loosen the golden monkey’s grip. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, please don’t do that,” Stella begged in alarm. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The diagnosis alarmed me, and I abruptly told him that I did not want him to touch me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z High above, the Elderclock’s alarm bells still clanged like a drawer full of angry pots and pans. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z On Saturday morning I woke up before my alarm went off, and jumped out of bed like I had springs under my feet. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Now he must have been alarmed to find a three-acre lake covering the trail. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s still dark when the alarm goes off in the morning and Laman Griffin snorts and blows his nose and hawks the stuff from his chest. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He swallowed manfully, and as the man behind the counter gave him an alarmed look — not here, please, not here — Ralph made his way into the street, his stomach contracting, relaxing, contracting. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The mockingjays' voices rise up in a shrieking cry of alarm. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z This was almost as alarming as seeing her mother smoke. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z They needed to get their act together, learn how to wind an alarm clock, get out there and get to work. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The sleeping pills should wear off before the alarm goes,” said Miles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z ‘There must be some kind of mechanism ... a pressure plate, a proximity alarm.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z So I set my alarm for 4 A.M. in order to check my crab pots before school, then laid out my clothes for the morning. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z By the end of the next day, I was carting around five of these fun packs in an alarming assortment of pastel and Day-Glo colors. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It made a clang much like an alarm clock. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve already signed one for him,” Alex offers up, while Henry’s ears turn from red to an alarming shade of purple. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And he doesn’t do much but sit there and drool and then every now and again he jumps up and pulls the plastic fire alarm. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere down below deck, a large alarm bell thrummed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “I thought Granny hated everyone. Why hasn’t she given the alarm?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Heaton says, “Let’s start by going over the homework,” but he barely gets the words out before the fire alarm starts blaring. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z "Does. Don't want you thinking—" "I know you didn't mean nothing, you never mean nothing. You just fool enough to forget about that alarm." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Cooksey seconded Livingston’s alarm by scribbling on the letter, “Please do not show this around.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The idea of Chester Arthur becoming president alarmed many American voters. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A tire alarm goes off and the sprinklers switch on, drenching everyone. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z They had come here voluntarily, alarmed by the outside world. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good lord, I’ve got to run!” said Bagman in alarm, and he hurried off. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The doctor’s bushy eyebrows flew up in alarm. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Had he set it right, was it wound up enough, was the alarm button pulled out? The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z No sooner had he disappeared than the red- dot alarm sounded. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I left him alive— partly because his lunch box was cool, partly so he could raise the alarm and hopefully get his friends to follow me rather than head toward the engine room. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Because yeah, it was a false alarm, but I know it felt real to Dylan. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Wickham’s alarm now appeared in a heightened complexion and agitated look; for a few minutes he was silent, till, shaking off his embarrassment, he turned to her again, and said in the gentlest of accents: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I think maybe I’m missing some kind of self-preservation alarm in my head because this has cautionary tale written all over it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z We’d just passed the fire alarm on the corner of Frances and Fleming Streets when a towheaded kid in overalls, with no shirt on underneath, waved to us from the front step of his house. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z And Bloom, abruptly alarmed, quit laughing in order to scrutinize Herbie closely, wondering was the volunteer okay, or had he suffered a nervous breakdown, or what? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizebeth was alarmed when she saw these lists, because she knew that the Nazis would use them to ambush Allied ships, often by submarine. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Outside, over the din of the alarms, Alex heard another sound. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Every sudden noise—the crack of a falling limb, the crash of a bolting deer—makes you spin in alarm and stifle a plea for mercy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I knew that my uncle treated the matter lightly so as not to alarm me, and besides, if Tenorio was drinking it would take a long time before he gathered enough courage to act. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The other prentices looked at one another in surprise—or was it alarm? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s the alarm, of course, and I slam it once with my fist before throwing it against the wall, where it lies, bleating like a lost sheep. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He began to assemble items at an alarming rate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Two Strike Girl looked alarmed, and then horrified at the idea of doing girl’s work. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Stealthily, so as not to alarm it, I crept off to get Katz. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “They probably bugged her already. Maybe that light is part of the alarm. Better not touch. You’ll set it off.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z This time the sound had “a different color,” alarming enough to bring him running. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Ignoring him, I switch off the alarms and hang the clocks in their rightful spots. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Scoob freezes, eyes wide, heart thumping so fast, he knows if be were hooked up to the monitor, it would sound like a five-bell alarm. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Harry said, so loudly that several owls in a nearby tree took flight in alarm. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I set my alarm for 11:50 P.M., even though I knew I wouldn’t sleep. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z To her dismay, his expression went from alarmed to distinctly confused. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A folded dollar bill holding down the switch, stopping the alarm from blaring and letting everyone in the hospital know some crazy guy with cystic fibrosis and self-destructive tendencies is hanging out on the roof. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Not that big of a deal?” he repeats in alarm. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was funny—we would walk into one of those stores with alarms and bells and electronic wires on the leather goods—you know the type I mean. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not nearly as alarmed as when I bring my mouth to his. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My roommates didn’t fall asleep until 4:00 A.M. so when the alarm went off at 6:30,1 thought I was going to die. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I smile to myself, thinking of how Max swiped Nurse Eric's badge and the way we soaped the alarm bracelets off our wrists. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Something silky and red spilled out on top of the pile, causing me to jump back in alarm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Lockhart shouted in alarm over the heads of the battling crowd, as Malfoy sank to his knees; Harry had hit him with a Tickling Charm, and he could barely move for laughing. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Terrified that they would run and give the alarm, he hauled himself up until his head and shoulders stuck over the top. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Food fads still come and go with alarming speed: A scientific study, a new government guideline, a lone crackpot with a medical degree can change our nation’s diet overnight. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Only two fire companies were not fooled by the misleading alarm. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z At the first alarms, civilian volunteers joined the patrollers to quell the disturbance, invading the quarters and putting freemen’s homes to the torch. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z To his alarm Frodo became aware that the ridiculous young Took, encouraged by his success with the fat Mayor of Michel Delving, was now actually giving a comic account of Bilbo’s farewell party. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Penelope, who had spent many a useful hour assisting Dr. Westminster at Swanburne, was not in the least bit alarmed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z As I clipped into a fixed rope and prepared to rappel over the lip, I was greeted with an alarming sight. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z —We shouldn’t be alarmed to see him or one of his staff whip some of us, for such was the rule of the school—to punish those who broke school rules. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyson was alarmed to learn that bad Cyclopes and bad centaurs were in the giant’s army. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The day of the vote, I sprang out of bed before my Hulk alarm clock went off. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It appeared suddenly, savaged its victims’ bodies, and—because there was absolutely no cure—killed at an alarming pace. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The news spread like a virus as those informed by Paul Revere sent out riders of their own, until alarms were going off throughout the entire region. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Otto and I crossed the sanctuary lawn slowly so he wouldn’t get alarmed by new people or new apes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Like what happened in Weed-“ He stopped, stopped in the middle of turning over a card. He looked alarmed and peered over at Slim. “You wouldn’t tell nobody?” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd's initial alarm at our appearance quickly changes to cheers and shouts of "District Twelve!" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The repaired alarm clock rang at six o’clock the next morning. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It is said his Lordship was exceedingly alarmed, and roared out, “Good God, that ever I should come to this!” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z "Commander," Beck said, "before we lost telemetry, his decompression alarm went off!" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And fear, buzzing like an alarm in my chest. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “What are you doing? Don’t...” she said all of a sudden, alarmed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I find the exit door, force it open—triggering some sort of alarm, which I ignore—and jump to the ground, expecting to land in snow. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Stout bars held it shut against the night's alarms. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "I had a difficult session with my analyst last evening and the slightest thing is apt to set me off. Like an alarm clock without control—Say!" he said, slapping his palm against his thighs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I fumbled with the key and struggled to open the alarm. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The air fairly hummed with their daybreak activity: beetles and birds and squirrels and ants, and countless other things unseen, all gentle and self-absorbed and not in the least alarming. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The guilt stayed with him, ineradicable, like the silent alarm in the fragile chest. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not the only one: Many heads were turning, searching, a little alarmed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I clean the game, taking extra care with the bird, but there's nothing alarming about it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The big ones shoot out of their boxes with hollow thumps and explode with echoing claps that set off car alarms. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When I get up three snooze alarms later, I feel worse. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z In the late nineteenth century, alarmed by the inhumane treatment of incarcerated people suffering from mental illness, Dorothea Dix and Reverend Louis Dwight led a successful campaign to get the mentally ill out of prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Some time before ten o’clock, he grew nervous about its increasing size and, without Schaffer’s permission, turned in a second alarm to bring in reinforcements. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The most alarming of all man’s assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air, earth, rivers, and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Martin tells me that sometimes he'd turn off the security alarm in their penthouse apartment, walk along the hall to the elevator, and sneak down to the garage in the middle of the night. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But alerting just those few houses wasn’t enough to tip the alarm. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She scrambled up in alarm, thinking it was her stepmother. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z So it is alarming, upon returning to the upper middle class from a sojourn, however artificial and temporary, among the poor, to find the rabbit hole close so suddenly and completely behind me. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Reaching for the model Big Ben clock that we brought along from London, I set an alarm for ten minutes from now. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She leaped up with a cry of alarm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z At first I thought it was White Noise; all at once, the building’s security alarms, intercom system, and televised displays went off, a hundred different voices screaming at us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She usually wails louder than a smoke alarm. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Kendra held perfectly still, trying to breathe softly despite her alarm. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Suddenly she screams the alarm cry of the goshawk. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Shouts of alarm came from up and down the street, and then silence. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He watched her bounce up in mock alarm and then tumble kicking into the grass. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And some without order, for none could be found to command them in the City, ran to the bells and tolled the alarm; and some blew the trumpets sounding the retreat. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Crooks possessed several pairs of shoes, a pair of rubber boots, a big alarm clock and a single-barreled shotgun. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z A violent throb of desire tugs at me, followed by a frantic alarm bell. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z ‘Don’t worry, kid. I’m going to line the perimeter with alarms and snares. Plus, I’ll be watching over you the whole time with my baseball bat.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Though Thomas was surprised, any alarm melted away immediately. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Elinor told her before setting to work on the alarm system. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He started, and the kitten looked up in alarm. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later the church bell began to toll the alarm. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was intent on fighting and alarming the whole neighborhood. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z To reach him I had to pass behind the others, being careful not to alarm them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw her alarm and I didn’t wait for her to ask. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Ivy watched the lime-green alarm clock on June’s bedside table tick over to 9:33. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When the door quietly opens, his eyes widen in alarm, then become confused. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “If you’re worried, we can always ask the police to beef up the patrol around my house. And we have an alarm system since my dad is totally anxious about how quiet it is here.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The boy fell back in fear and slid down and over the edge, and then others began to cry in alarm too, because there was something else in the sky. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the beating became gentler as they leveled off, and then, to her alarm, it stopped altogether. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z There was an alarm strobe light on the ceiling that would be triggered if the air system failed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Birds and monkeys above them cried out in alarm, but their noise could not cover the screams of the slaughter of her people. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “The alarm doesn’t go off when that happens,” Chuck answered, simply. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Ratter!” he says, half in alarm, his mouth full. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, the grumbling he usually kept up suddenly stopped and this silence alone gave him an alarming aura. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She runs to punch a code into the alarm panel. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I look at her, she is young and crisp, spotless and neat, like everything here; a man cannot realize that it isn’t for officers only, and feels himself strange and in some way even alarmed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The possibility of the young man’s coming to Mrs. Goddard’s that morning, and meeting with Harriet and pleading his own cause, gave alarming ideas. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z We made it to the safety of the kitchen with her looking around in alarm and griping at me the whole way. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Not just kind of fine, not just take another look fine, but, like, take the batteries out of the smoke alarms when she came by fine. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the little red broken-line numbers on her alarm clock cut the darkness. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Sitting on my bed was four night-lights and an alarm clock. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z After a long time, it began to steady, and fell like needles, but the thunder and lightning came simultaneously again, so loudly that Kingshaw himself jumped in alarm. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I set my alarm for the ungodly hour of six in the morning, and spent the next few hours trying in vain to fall asleep. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I saw monsters patrolling the upper decks of the ship—dracaenas snake-women, hellhounds, giants, and the humanoid seal- demons known as telkhines—but we zipped by so fast, none of them raised the alarm. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z His scuffling woke me as dependably as any alarm clock, my five o’clock possum. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I'm sure my parents and many others had their doubts, but nobody wanted to appear unpatriotic or contribute to the alarm. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z How is the teahouse continuing to operate without raising alarm? The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She had not set off any alarm bells when Zeitoun had provided an estimate and begun work on painting her stairway and guest bedroom. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z When next I heard the cry, it was coming from the right I sat up in alarm. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When my alarm goes off on the first morning of school, Boomer lets out a small groan and burrows deeper into the covers as I drag myself out of bed. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She wept, so loudly that she even alarmed herself and put a hand to her mouth. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z As pressure builds inside the skull, motor and mental skills deteriorate with alarming speed—typically within a few hours or less— and often without the victim even noticing the change. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I think the fire marshal was just mad about our false alarm, and I think Terupt knew that, too. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z She gives me a wide-eyed look of alarm. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Behind him he heard the cabin of the crusher open and a man’s voice called out, raising the alarm. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He gave no sign even when the first ranks of his own squadron hove into sight with their swingless marching and die first stricken gasps of alarm were hissing from his startled fellow officers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Cold is an effective alarm clock, and I was up before the sun. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Next time you’re going to pull a fire alarm, let me know ahead of time.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The wall was approaching at an alarming speed. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z My alarm goes off at five, and I hit snooze. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Each side is tempted to increase its military advantage, but not in so striking a way as seriously to alarm the other. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She slams her hands on the table, and my entire body jumps back in alarm. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The others had been talking of the child, Mrs. Weston giving an account of a little alarm she had been under, the evening before, from the infant’s appearing not quite well. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The United States was already on the verge of war with Great Britain, and this development was cause for more alarm. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z It looked alarming, with sharp ashen-gray spikes, a gate made of spearheads just waiting to impale anyone who tried to clamber over. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Rowan took a deep breath, gripped his blades tightly in both hands, and with a guttural war cry that drowned the alarms blaring in his soul, he launched himself forward. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Then he drew his revolver, opened the cylinder, and, doing what he had forgotten to do when Harlan sounded the alarm, he slowly and quite sheepishly loaded the gun. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Aimee had set her alarm so she could reach her mom before her mom called her, before her mom left for her meeting. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The alarm will go off in seven minutes. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid something has happened. Step into the garden, Scott, while I look up Mrs. Brooke,” said John, alarmed at the silence and solitude. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “The truth be told, she got word not to report this morning. But she had no wish to alarm you.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I’m useless, and there she is with those big Help Me eyes, so alarming in a woman like my mother, all polish and smooth edges, never a hair out of place, not even now. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z A figure more out of a dream than out of Harlem, than out of even this Harlem night, yet real, alive, alarming. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Above me I can hear furious voices coming from the third-floor window as the soldiers realize they're going to have to double back into the laboratory to disable the alarm. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In Uccello’s Hunt by Night there is an alarming multiplication of vanishing points, all of which lead into the darkness. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Then the thought of what she had to do came back to her like the clanging of an alarm bell. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t get it. I always keep the alarms turned off.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Lee felt a thrill of delight, mixed with alarm. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I put her on a mental short list, set the alarm again, and take the magazine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Your alarmed animal must associate its increasing nausea with the shrill cries of the whistle. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When he didn’t say anything, I was a little alarmed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Both boys were in a state of high alarm. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Briony studied her mother’s face for every trace of shifting emotion, and Emily Tallis obliged with looks of alarm, snickers of glee and, at the end, grateful smiles and wise, affirming nods. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But a blackbird, singing undisturbed on the outskirts of the wood, showed that there was nothing alarming there, and in the other direction, along the brook, all was plain to be seen, empty and quiet. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Warning alarms went off in my mind at the sight of Chubs’s nostrils flaring and his lips twisting with anger. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z For the next two years or so Mompesson’s house was haunted by a poltergeist.2 There were drumming noises but also strange levitations of objects and alarming noises. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "I'm afraid I have some rather alarming news for you," she said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z As I climb over the fence into Bando’s pasture, a song sparrow clicks out his alarm note from the raspberry thicket. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he yelled it so often that I would dream it; it woke me like an alarm clock, requiring more of me than I could provide. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Once he had what he had come for, he might decide to leave no one behind to sound the alarm. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “No cause for alarm, Brother Alf. Ambrose Spike is made of leather and needles. Tough as a boulder, this old ruffian is. Look, he’s beginning to come around already.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But none of her visions had been like this, with her kidnappers just as alarmed as she was herself. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, I already told everyone about you after that fire alarm thing, but they’re really dying to meet you now,” he continued. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It happened again in mid-May, despite the alarm clock I borrowed from O’Dell. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The alarm system has eyes and fingers all over the house. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Olanna looked at him, from his halo of hair to his slender toes in leather sandals, alarmed that she could feel this burst of dislike for someone she loved. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She blew out the match in alarm—oh, how well she remembered it, even many years later—and knelt to look out of the window, which was wet with rain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Then Mami comes rushing, like an alarm went off in her head, and she remembers she has a daughter who can’t leave her bed. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Fire alarms and the dull thump of explosions at ground level fill the silence between her words. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He even stood up to the fire marshal, who always walks through the building after an unannounced fire alarm. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z But they failed a few seconds later, and the Vonnegut’s hull suffered an alarming amount of damage in the handful of seconds it took me to make the jump to light speed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Just before I banged him on head with a deck chair, he hit the alarm. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t help that the alarms sound at that exact moment, preventing me from saying anything else to him. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Her doubled voices buzzed like muffled alarm clocks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I hear other voices, other noises, beeps and alarms. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Three crows hear the alarm and fly out of the woods to harass the goshawks. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning I wake up to an obnoxious digitized symphony—the alarm on my phone, which, miraculously, held its charge overnight. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A second alarm would bring in additional engines and men. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z One of the other girls hadn’t bothered turning it off when the alarm sounded. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Their alarms go off three hours later for their flights home. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow,” said Ron in a muffled voice, “I’d rather you set the alarm clock.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He suddenly began coughing, and rapidly grew worse and worse until I rose from my seat and went to him, alarmed, but he waved me away, gasping that he would be all right. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched with alarm as his face reddened. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I missed the sound of Judy breathing, the squeak of the bed as she rolled over, even the ticking of her alarm clock. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z His pipe flew out of his mouth and went clattering over the rocks, and the second scream he gave was so shrill and loud that all the seagulls on the island rose up in alarm. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire has already spread to the trees at an alarming rate. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It appeared to be based on Long Island, New York, and its messages were alarming. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It's still dark, 4:30 a.m. by my alarm clock. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Nico dropped onto a large birdcage, which promptly broke, dumping them into a cluster of potted ferns along with three very alarmed parrots. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z One administration official went down to the basement and was alarmed by the men and their military equipment. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It was the same smell Matt had met in the wastelands near the eejit pens, only here it was sharper and more alarming. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But the words were out before my brain could sound the alarm. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I was not the kind to cause alarm. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The analysts knew that Soviet engineers had placed sensors and alarms around the whole apparatus. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, there was another air-raid alarm this morning, with planes flying over, and another warning siren. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z A red alarm on the wall goes off. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z With flames consuming the compound at an alarming rate, the captain made a judgment call. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z In one leap he jumped onto the alarm clock, landing right on the button that set off the alarm. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you mean?” she said, looking alarmed. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z An alarm had been pulled on S-and-X galleries, a voice advised. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z H. G. Wells’s literary agent told the press that he never authorized changes to the original story that could cause such alarm. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Stella, alarmed, ran to quiet him, but he broke away, his hair standing up in stiff tufts on his back. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There was the liquid alarm I saw in the blood-red glare of the sun’s afterglow mirrored in the squared panes of whitewashed frame houses. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was now back in his easy chair, in his former attitude before I had alarmed him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I push aside the laptop and run into the hallway as an alarm sounds at the nurses’ station, fear in every pore of my body. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When my alarm goes off in the morning, I awake to find Mango sitting on the window ledge, no doubt planning his next attack. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “He’s become a gypsy!’’ she shouted to her husband, who had not shown the slightest sign of alarm over the disappearance. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z At some point we asked him some direct questions about where he was on the day of the murder, which must have alarmed him because we heard from him less often after that. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z With alarming speed, the Germans had taken over all of western Poland and were pushing east. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “PRECISELY,” shouted the dog as his alarm went off again. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Good lord,” said Professor McGonagall, looking alarmed as she took the necklace from Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I doubled back through the diner to the fire exit and crossed the alarm wires to fry the circuit. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z In these places there are flush toilets, white and alarming, where things vanish in an instant, with a roar. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. He was alarmed. Tell me, how did he act when he received the first letter?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Increasingly alarmed that the situation was escalating out of control, the chief phoned the mayor-elect, even though Grabarek would not assume office until Monday. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Standing on my toes, I closed my hand around it I confronted my father, whose face revealed his alarm and confusion. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We went over to the meadow to catch a rabbit for her; as we passed one of the hemlocks near the edge of the grove, she pulled her feathers to her body and looked alarmed. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He set the alarm for 5:00 AM to make sure he had enough time to get ready. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z In the same year the State of Alabama, alarmed and angry at the damage done by the chemicals, refused to appropriate any further funds for the project. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She was about to fly down and look more closely when she heard a cry of alarm. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Some looked alarmed, like their mouths had been glued together. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He stepped quickly away, and eyed with alarm the tall Man, nearly twice his height and many times his match in strength. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Well, I mean, that alarm thing was partly an accident. Kind of.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Somewhere a burglar alarm went off, a meaningless blangy sound, followed by the joyful shouts of looters. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z One of those watching all of this from a distance was William Brown, the fire alarm operator at the Courthouse who had stubbornly refused to correct Schaffer’s original signal to Box 342. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Her voice is unnaturally high, like an alarm. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I think of something simple to ask, something that won't set off any alarm bells. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They don’t know whether to be amused or alarmed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z OST, I was jolted awake by the gut-wrenching sound of my Scoreboard alarm alerting me that one of the top rankings had changed again. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The car alarm is not a metaphor, but just an unrehearsed annoyance. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z His father had said no but helped him set an alarm clock so he’d be the first to awaken. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He set the alarms to ring at 10:45. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Once inside, he knew he had to do something about the alarm quickly. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He pulled away in alarm, tried to catch it, and cut himself. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She jumped back in alarm, and Tali laughed at her as he eased the iron kettle into the fire. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I was alarmed to see a few children pull up a log not one hundred feet from the pad, as if they meant to stay there. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I try to climb to my feet, struggling against the ropes, alarm and a powerful headache both clanging in my head, but there’s no getting free. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Pulling the alarms felt a little easier this time. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z At the Courthouse, Schaffer and Brown would hear Dorsey’s alarm, but, assuming it was simply another signal telling them about the original fire, they failed to call out more engines. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z This tree flooded me with a sensation of alarm all the way to my tingling fingers. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Tornait flew to the top of the barrel, screaming his alarm cry and beating his wings. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where did she go?” he asked in alarm. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The alarm clocks went off in our house at 7:00 a.m., and after we all silently made a pact not to wake quite yet, the alarms beeped again at 7:05 a.m. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z With us at each elbow, she walked carefully into the hall, where a large man in a nursing uniform started with alarm and quickly produced a pair of crutches. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder for a moment why I didn’t just set my alarm at home and come over at dawn, but I know I have to do this right. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She went through one of those recruiting agencies, and they have a policy of giving people a small alarm clock when they get a job. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I skirted the alarm boxes so as not to draw attention. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I woke up because my alarm went off at six, and then I snuck into the kitchen and ate a granola bar and some orange juice. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Tag jumped back, his mouth open in alarm. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Chattering shrilly in alarm and excitement, the squirrel ran up the trunk of the tree and the whisky-jacks flew off. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ziemer emphasized that this alarming death rate hadn’t been skewed upward by mountaineering accidents; the victims had been “just ordinary trekkers who never ventured beyond the established trails.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The alarm clock is lying on the floor, facedown, so I’m not sure how much time has passed. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Most alarming of all, he showed no interest in the things a mouse should show interest in. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The crisp, female voice instructs us to lock the door to whatever room we are in from the inside, cover the windows, and sit quietly until the alarms no longer sound. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Then a thought hit him, followed by a surge of alarm. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The alarmed hotel manager, a woman in high heels, came running through the lobby, pursuing the oligarch. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But the village hall alarm went on, and on, and on. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z This deafening fire alarm makes it mad hard to think. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I saw the slave-weavers of the Sudan; the child-warriors of the Moroccan sultan; Efik musketeers scampering at dawn into Ibo villages while women screamed alarm; forest wars declared simply to render up captives for sale. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z His car was still running, and when the oil alarm light became hysterical again it was almost joyfully that Herbie tended to the motor’s gluttonous needs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “The alarm. These wires go under the carpet; they’re antennae. It picks up the presence of a—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z After about ten minutes, she’s back with alarming news: I’ve gotten three answers wrong—well, not exactly wrong but in need of further discussion. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The minute hand on the alarm clock reached the number twelve and, at that precise moment, the streetlamp outside the window went out. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He had set the alarm for half past five, and then, after some more thought, moved it forward to five o'clock. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z If Roy told his parents about the Dana situation, they might be alarmed enough to withdraw him from Trace Middle. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, there was yet another alarm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The alarm clock went off early the next morning. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I watched in alarm, but instead of ripping Mr. O’Flanagan’s scalp off with his talons, Polly winked slowly in obvious pleasure and leaned into his hand. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In every ghetto you see alarming numbers of young men with felony convictions. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I'd been asleep for just about thirty minutes when my alarm clock went off at 6:32. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Lee looked for Hester in alarm, and found her sleeping, which never happened, for when he was awake, so was she. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire alarm has finally stopped, now that there's no more fire. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Like, if the sun just up and left one day, you’d think someone would sound an alarm, right? Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Nothing to worry about,” said Professor Lupin calmly because a few people had jumped backward in alarm. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Carter asks; “Dallas, is your freak alarm going off?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Tiny microsaurs scattered in the shadows, tittering with alarm as she passed. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She looked around in alarm, then rolled over and threw up, water splashing everywhere. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In the old days the springs sometimes ran low and no one worried, but now everything seemed to cause alarm. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “All the fire alarms were false. Weren’t any real fires.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z "All you got to do is disconnect them wires on the burglar alarm." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The alarm finally stopped after blaring for a full two minutes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Everyone shielded their eyes, and a few people in the hallway let out cries of alarm, but Richard ignored them all and took long strides toward the gaping maw of the closet. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The letter to the FBI set off alarm bells. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I don’t suppose he had ever lost a patient on a mountaintop, and I didn’t wish to alarm him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Get up, you piece of—!” There was a digital squeak, like an alarm, and the man immediately dropped my leg. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And then the warm wetness began to spread through my hair with alarming speed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It’s never going to be witness to brilliant ideas at eleven o’clock at night, or police escorts because someone set off the alarm. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a trip wire, barely thicker than a human hair, running the entire width of the room, and the French windows were alarmed. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “Did she know?—had she heard any thing about her, since their being at Randalls?—he felt much anxiety—he must confess that the nature of her complaint alarmed him considerably.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Finding that she was cleared to enter AA-5-, the computer unlocked the door and beeped to let her know that she could proceed inward without setting off alarms. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As I lift up my damaged arm, blood sprays me in the face and the world makes another alarming shift. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A few miles farther down the road, the bus that had passed us with such alarm had stopped. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Elinor jumped in such alarm she hit her knee on the steering wheel, but she quickly pulled herself together. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And down the hallway I heard Mom’s alarm beeping. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z James shook the antlers with a shushing chime, looking amused at her alarm, and Emily laughed, finally realizing he was teasing her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I sensed a wrongness around me, like an alarm clock that had gone off without being set. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She had told herself on the gallop over that she must stay calm so as not to alarm Mama. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If Pecola had announced her intention to live the life they did, they would not have tried to dissuade her or voiced any alarm. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, look, your dad’s in here, Ron — he’s all right!” she added quickly, for Ron had looked around in alarm. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z This explosion of teenage activism alarmed some parents and took the white authorities by surprise. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Clearly, the mysterious killing force was still in Philadelphia, still working its way into households despite every precaution, still infecting at an alarming rate. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Waking up to a phone call at dawn was more jarring than an alarm clock interrupting my dream. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Some of the Morse code notes were false alarms. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z People around her looked over in alarm, but that was the way to wake him up. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Even more alarming was what the Lawrence brothers witnessed that September at the Fifth International Congress of Radiology in Chicago. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His parents were extremely alarmed when they heard about this brush with disaster but were unsure how to persuade Chris to exercise more caution in the future. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "James, I forgot about that burglar alarm. Honest. I didn't mean for you to—" "It don't matter now." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Grabbing my phone from my pocket, I set an alarm for 5:00 a.m., for the first time maybe ever. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Miles began setting the alarm clock on the bedside table. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “No. How very easily alarmed you are!” he answered, removing his cloak and hanging it up against the door, towards which he again coolly pushed the mat which his entrance had deranged. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z There was no alarm in his voice, just a tiny seed of awareness, a hot ember glowing suddenly in the grass. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For a moment there was great alarm; it was feared that the men might have harmed her in some way, or even carried her off with them. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z An Yi dashed into our apartment, full of alarm. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about life, about my life, the embarrassments, the little coincidences, the shadows of alarm clocks on bedside tables. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Harry looked around at Krum, who had followed him into the trees, and was looking down at Crouch in alarm. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The bears were clearly startled but not remotely alarmed by the flash. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The phoebe clicks out his alarm cry and I tense. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I was almost about to start crying because the alarm clock wouldn’t leave me alone. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A single fly buzzed about, sounding to me like an alarm bell of insanity. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Well, what Charles was looking for was a way out of the building that wasn’t the front door and wouldn’t set off any alarms. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Waves of dread wash over me, and every internal alarm I have is blaring. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Such details might have alarmed Mr. Eberhardt more than the petty acts of vandalism. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You should probably know there’s an alarm that accompanies the entire drill from the time you leave your classroom through resting your head here.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z As the door clicks shut behind me, an alarm blares across the camp and makes me jump back. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The apartment had no smoke alarm, so Jordan never even noticed the smoke or the smell. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be alarmed. I’m not one of the agreeable sort. Nobody will want me, and it’s a mercy, for there should always be one old maid in a family.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Furious over what he considered an undeserved personal attack on his integrity, Stith set off alarms about Operation Breakthrough’s misuse of federally funded cars. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Something suddenly fell out of the hole at the base of the skull—fell through her fingers and rang as it hit the floor, and she nearly dropped the skull in alarm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I turn for a moment at the sound of a car alarm and then continue along my way, unencumbered. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Plant the books, turn in an alarm, and see the firemen's houses bum, is that what you mean?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Once inside the stall, I was even more alarmed at all the movement, the feet shuffling, the voices whispering. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When he heard that she had objected to the drawing of the animal’s claws, he tasted uncertainty, even alarm. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z And heaven help the sleepy traveler trying to set the alarm clock in his hotel room who must interpret “alarm function” and “second display mode.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The alarm went out of the faces of the boys. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It sounded like a faraway car alarm, the note pitching up and down in long, slow arcs. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He could hear the rising alarm in his own voice and was ashamed of it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Through a fog of pain, she heard the ship’s figurehead, Festus the bronze dragon, creaking in alarm and shooting fire. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Yes, Breanna’s warning about falling for straight girls is now ringing in your head like a fire alarm, and yes, you’re wishing you listened. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z So I’d disabled my alarm’s snooze feature and instructed the computer to blast “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham! Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Jesper bounced from foot to foot in front of the incinerator, the dim clang of alarm bells filling his ears, rattling his thoughts. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Ron was yelling so loudly that Uncle Vernon jumped and held the receiver a foot away from his ear, staring at it with an expression of mingled fury and alarm. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Here comes the school bus,” he whispered loudly in alarm. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Many of the chemical agents in this alarming melange imitate and augment the harmful effects of radiation, and within the groups of chemicals themselves there are sinister and little-understood interactions, transformations, and summations of effect. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Without replying or showing any sign of alarm whatsoever, the Abbot arose. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z No surprise fire drill alarm would sound in time to rescue me from having to look at, let alone talk to, Ellis and the K. Rukia wasn’t so bad, just annoying. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The chickens squawked with alarm, and Addison shot me a nasty look. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Dogs were used for hunting and fighting, and as an alarm system against wild beasts and human intruders. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Zion looked from me to Connor and back again, his eyes huge with alarm. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “The four of us in Maríachi hats would definitely sound an alarm.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Solomon gets up, leaves his tray disgustedly at the table, and moves out of the room with alarming speed. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She was still only vapor, but her voice was full of alarm. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ekon glanced over his shoulder as he threw another bucket into the well, alarmed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It cut through the noise of the battle like a fire alarm. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I tried not to show my alarm, but I was getting worried about the time. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As he ran the Joseph Bell began tolling out the alarm. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The bartender looked as if he was going to ask something more, but the bear lurched toward him suddenly and the man shut the door in alarm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Along Paul Revere’s northern route, the town leaders and company captains instantly triggered the alarm,” Fischer writes. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just after dawn, the sound of American alarm cannons boomed through the fort. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z At the hospital the doctors were equally alarmed until a few tests confirmed that I had consumed so many icy pops that the food coloring was going straight through. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The number of rings indicated the location of the alarm box. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z She had an alarm to call her up early. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He laughed again, and Tayo looked at Robert quickly to see what he thought of the old man; but Robert’s face was calm, without any mistrust or alarm. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Just then the child moved inside her and she jumped as if an alarm had just been sounded. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “That same person,” General Peckem replied with a definite trace of alarm. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The precautions are for those trying to get out, though to make it even as far as the Wall, from the inside, past the electronic alarm system, would be next to impossible. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, my mom came in to wake me up before my Hulk alarm went off. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I squirmed in alarm, but she only tightened her grip around my furry belly. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Could be a false alarm, or a test.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But even as he said this, he looked down and noticed the brown specks, and only just stopped himself crying out in alarm. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked alarmed as he ran past her, around the corner into Dumbledore’s corridor, where the lone gargoyle stood sentry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I climbed onto a chair and yanked the alarm out of the ceiling, but it kept shrieking until I popped the battery out as well. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z There was, as yet, no cause for alarm. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He and Christina both look alarmed, and they lean against the windows on either side of me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Did Jen teach you how to disable our alarm system?” the man asked. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z In the High District there was no alarm at the first partial returns from the provinces, which favored the left, because everyone knew that it was the votes from the capital that would be decisive. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Down to the ship Eurylokhos came running to cry alarm, foul magic doomed his men! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He ushered his mother into her seat at dinner, turned in at seven, and tucked his alarm clock under his pillow so as not to wake Louie, with whom he shared a bed. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z In 1938, Nathan Newbold, a white educator who served as North Carolina’s top official for black schools, circulated a prophetic warning, which, like all other such alarms, was ignored by the white populace. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When Agnew and Hamilton entered the sickroom on Sunday morning, July 24, they were alarmed to find the president covered with sweat. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Their whole plan had been built around never hearing the sound of an alarm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “It chimes every quarter hour. It’s also how the alarm protocols are sounded.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The next thing I heard was the song on my radio as the alarm went off, waking me out of a cold, sweaty dream. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She swung along, not even listening to the voices of alarm and the cries of the deweys. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Her sudden movement alarmed Mr. Remora, and he shouted, “Don’t move!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Colonel Aureliano Buendía was not alarmed by the coldness of the proposition but by the way in which, by a fraction of a second, it had anticipated his own thoughts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z But, V thought as she spotted the red square of the fire alarm, she might have found something even more useful. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Directly east of Chamberlin, and over a mile away, Horace White had been lying in bed for some time when he heard a new set of alarms ringing. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z When they ascended the steps to the hall, Maria’s alarm was every moment increasing, and even Sir William did not look perfectly calm. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z His parents react with mutual alarm, but Patty laughs approvingly. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “This one has four guards. If they see you, they’ll sound an alarm, and these tunnels will be swarming with soldiers.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z After dark, he’d pack suits in bags, then turn off the burglar alarm, and use the telephone to call a waiting truck and crew. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The emergency alarm went off, and I remember saying to myself, “That’s the end of us.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was alarmed by how feverish his skin felt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z All he could hear was that idiotic fire alarm. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Strauss’s words created alarm over the prospect of nuclear holocaust without laying to rest the public’s anxiety about fallout. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But he did see the glance that passed between his parents: an expression of muted alarm. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Most alarming of all, the number of circuits and spies was growing. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z With a cry of alarm, Piper realized that Percy’s and Jason’s faces were still underwater. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The boys began thinking of it as an ACK!-ronym, because it meant back to alarm clocks, and homeroom, and homework. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Matty didn’t want to alarm her, but he was in excruciating pain, as if his arms had been burned by fire. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z People nearest the stage shout in alarm and begin shoving. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then they tied up the guards, turned off the alarms, and stole at least ten paintings, including a Vermeer and a Rembrandt. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I was on the other side of the clearing, putting up the string of bells that we used as an alarm system, when she yelled. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z When Kinko emerges from the goat room, his eyes crinkle in momentary alarm. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Falconer did not appear in the least surprised or alarmed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Once again, her parents had slept through the alarm. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The endocrinologist tapped a vein in my arm, filling an alarming number of vials with my blood. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Their journey was performed without much conversation, or any alarm; and within four hours of their leaving Hunsford they reached Mr. Gardiner’s house, where they were to remain a few days. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z His mom knew how to set an alarm. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Next time, you will pull more alarms,” he said firmly. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z So when Johnny Cakes asked me to set off the fire alarm bell again, I said yes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Females gathered up babies with cries of alarm. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This time, their expressions are full of silent alarm. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe if I make enough noise, I can set off a burglar alarm.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The police station was in full alarm, with officers and soldiers rushing in and out of the building. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Liam and I flew back against our seats at the exact same moment, looking at each other in alarm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Mrs. Flagg pushed him down to sit on my bed, and I pounded his back in alarm. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He got up and dressed and stood beside the window, forcing himself to count his breaths up to ten, in and out, waiting for the alarm to ring. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z "You knew 'bout that alarm," grunted Major, hammering down on him. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The Bundimun at rest resembles a patch of greenish fungus with eyes, though when alarmed it will scuttle away on its numerous spindly legs. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She said nothing, her eyes red-rimmed, denoting deep alarm, as she climbed into the ambulance with his sweater grasped tightly in her fist. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Another, more alarming thought floats into my brain. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z But after three days with no word from him she began to be alarmed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m jolted awake by the drone of our motion detector alarm. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And then, the alarms went off and the door at the far end of the room swung open. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He returned, drank a cup of scalding black coffee at an alarming rate of speed, and said, “Mr. Finch, I’d better be going.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I had only meant to comfort him, but as I smelled his sweat and felt the spring of his beard against my cheek, an alarm began to clang inside my body. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was well out into the great field and looking for a sight of the distant arch when he felt along the ground the first stamping thuds of the alarm. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Once inside, with the door closed, I felt alarmed at their whispering and scrambling about, but I couldn’t make out exactly what they were saying. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, the music grew wilder as two alarm clocks had a fight. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z It raised its feathers and called out in alarm when it saw the witch-queen, but it was chained to its perch and could not leave. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z When I reached the fire alarm, I looked around nervously. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are the Guardians of the City. It’s our responsibility to watch and keep the city turning. To see it begin to crack alarmed us to no end.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Well, it was too bad we alarmed him, but then, it wasn’t like we thought we were doing this in front of J. Edgar Hoover, either,” said Francis. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z That was just long enough to make Mom and me have to go around the entire house resetting all of the alarm clocks, VCRs, computers, and stereos. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes rolled with mock alarm and her hands quickly hid one side of her chest. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “They’re probably coming right—” A loud, slow beeping sound cut him off, like the warning alarm of a huge truck driving in reverse, but much more powerful. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z "Don't worry," the doctor said, coaching the alarmed parents. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z One morning, just as dawn broke and they hurried to find a hiding place for the day, Tidbit cried out in alarm. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She had no lips at all and compensated this by stenciling on a large red, greasy mouth that now popped open in delight, now shut in sudden alarm. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z One pushed his shoulder and Jason was alarmed that he could actually feel it. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When my alarm went off the next morning, I hid under the comforter. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I felt alarm rush through my mom’s body. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z A number of onlookers cry out in alarm. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I was eating a steak dinner, my book propped against a sugar shaker, entirely content, when I glanced up to find Katz stalking towards me across the restaurant, looking alarmed and furtive. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z His voice was close to my head, and it sounded alarmed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The door to the upstairs apartment was unlocked, and Mia looked up, alarmed, as Mrs. Richardson came into the kitchen. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly alarms go off and agents rush past me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Equally alarming, the other passengers began to fade away, one after the other. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A few hours later, Seattleites awoke to alarming headlines and radio news bulletins. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z An empty bag of Goldfish crackers on the desk, next to a nonfunctioning Curious George alarm clock, my laptop, and a plastic robotic arm. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z She was still calling and crying, choking water, alarmed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The pain and alarm vanished at once, and the prostrate hobbits leaped to their feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z As soon as he touched her he felt alarmed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z That spirit alarmed and discomfited many Europeans, toff and peasant alike. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Her face was an alarming shade of gray. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The priest was sufficiently alarmed that he had broken the tenet of parishioner confidentiality. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Moss heard the squeak of sneakers on tile, then voices raised in alarm, incoherent and high-pitched. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My mother shrieked when she heard my voice and I laughed at hearing my father in the background dashing to my mother in alarm, asking what was wrong. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z A two- alarm blaze at the main offices of City Councilman John Kwang, and the building next door. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I glared at him in alarm, but he seemed well in control, his jaw relaxed as he grinned, his eyes bright only with humor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He couldn't make the Theorem work, and he realized that his Eureka moment had been a false alarm. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z A car alarm goes off in the distance. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z It keeps spinning faster—all that kinetic energy forced down the neck of the funnel until it’s blaring like an alarm—then it falls silent as it drops into the black abyss of the funnel. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The ground was unnaturally bright under the moonless sky—partly from the dream, partly from the searchlights that switched on as the pitch of the alarm changed from a trill to a warning siren. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z To the boy, the sounds were alarm bells ringing off the bricks of the school building, making his stomach ache as he forced down his lunch of a browned biscuit smeared with lard. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Well, then, you need not be under any alarm. I will take care of myself, and of Mr. Wickham too. He shall not be in love with me, if I can prevent it.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z His face was haggard, I noticed with alarm. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The faces of the men in my mess—of Slant, Will, and the others—grew alarmed or slackened at this insight into our commander. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The president doesn’t seem alarmed, only somewhat perplexed, by this turn in events. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And then, as if to make things worse, she heard a sound that filled her with alarm. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The instant Curly kicked open the door, he realized there was no poisonous snake in the bathroom, no cause for mortal alarm. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His eldest daughter’s alarm was equal to his own. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Miss Avocet’s absence was quickly noted, as was Millard’s alarming condition. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Cramp must have finally looked over and been alarmed by the way I was wobbling or something, because he suddenly moved in and helped me up out of my crouch. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Along with the shouts of men and women, every dog in the city was barking alarm, pigs squealed underfoot, and occasionally a musket would fire, which led to shouted oaths and yelps. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I smell my mama’s blood and, alarmed, I hear from the walls and floor of the cave the booming, booming, of her heart. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z And then it was 5 minutes and the tomato alarm went. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The boy hugged the toddler with alarm, as if Hanako would steal her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the deaths kept coming at an alarming rate. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “Your alarm’s gone off again,” one of the cops told Ellsberg. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z ‘Don’t be alarmed! I mean just this: I will tell you what I know, and give you some good advice — but I shall want a reward.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Well, it kind of clanged like an alarm clock somebody had knocked to the floor one too many times. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z His voice was alarmed as he caught me and held me up. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z How many crashes nationally were caused by cell phones was not yet clear, but the emerging evidence was alarming. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I hesitate, looking from the alarm to the door and back again. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, Mr. Weasley found, upon arrival at Mr. Moody’s heavily guarded house, that Mr. Moody had once again raised a false alarm. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But when the questions began to turn to who they were friends with and where did they work, and why did their mother leave them behind, Jinjoo began to be alarmed. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I hear him coming toward me in the snow, vaguely alarming, approaching like an arrow in a slowed-down universe, and a shudder runs through me. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The face of the gym teacher showed both compassion and alarm as she quietly pointed to a group of women some distance away, jumping over the rear fence as they shouted obscenities at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the catalog didn’t sell the one thing I desperately needed: a fire alarm key. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood up, but didn’t raise any alarm. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The next morning Roberto and I woke up to the rattling sound of the alarm clock. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z In other spheres, the figures are equally alarming. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed Nana by the crook of her arm and led her out of the way while Mom threw open the oven door, releasing a gob of smoke that immediately set off the smoke alarm. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Suddenly, he’s sitting up, eyes wide in alarm, short of breath. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Crowds are still getting thicker, and things are vanishing from the shelves at an alarming rate. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She leaped straight over the EZ-DEATH line, sending guards sprawling and causing more alarms to blare. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z My mother shot an alarmed look at my father, who kept his eyes on me. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Back in my room, I stare at the old alarm clock that ticks too loud at night. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “You don’t even watch!” the girl cried out in alarm. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z As they reached the head of the gangway, Lord Roke felt her stumble and cry out in alarm, and felt the jar as the guard’s arm caught her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The blaring alarms, the echoing of the chopper off the buildings. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The way his hands tremble as he carries them into dinner is nothing short of alarming. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Like an alarm clock, the honking of the horn woke me with a start Saturday morning. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He was exactly the type to pull the alarm. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The only time I let my feelings out is when I lie in bed at night and listen to the distant krump of explosions and barrel bombs, to the alarms and sirens after an airstrike. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z There were some American things they developed appetites for that alarmed me, and things they ignored, which alarmed me even more. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea that we may never reach a state of perfect racial equality—a perfect racial equilibrium—is not cause for alarm. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A ripple of alarm passed through the army. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z So when my alarm goes off Tuesday morning, by faith I don’t get up, believing that Momma won’t make me go to school. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z No pupil would have dared to do so, even to spread an alarm of fire, monsoon or the black plague. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think they can feel us kind of like I feel them—but it’s much easier for them when we use our powers. It’s like setting off an alarm.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “The accounts from Russia and from Paris this morning are alarming.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Just one of Gebu’s heavy footfalls—even at his stealthiest they were audible—and the whole household would be shouting the alarm. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The foreman of the Mother Paula’s project had said it was a K-9 training exercise, nothing to be alarmed about. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For some alarm or booby trap to go off. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I have slept through the alarm, and her mother is mad. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z And only then do I realize: That sound is not my alarm clock. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The smell of his breath made Nhamo’s head swim, and his loud, bullying voice filled her with alarm. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Chicago had recently renovated its fire alarm system, making it one of the best in the nation. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z His alarm goes off, playing a song I really like. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “I’m sure I set the alarm. Oh, dear, I’m such a bad boy.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z James shook the antlers with a shushing chime, looking amused at her alarm, and Emily laughed, finally realizing he was teasing her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The jingle-jangle of his tags makes a better alarm than the one Axel heard earlier. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I started to answer, but when I looked back up at Miss Rossit, her smile had faded to a look of alarm. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Right here, Dill,” she said, in some alarm. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Again she leaped back, but less far and with less alarm this time. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “But there really was an alarm?” he asked. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The girl-rat, her alarm apparently subsiding, began picking up her scattered papers. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Looking rather alarmed, the little wizard took one. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The alethiometer had indicated something uncanny and unnatural, which was alarming; but who was she? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Numerous citizens agreed with such alarming views, but certainly not a majority of the people. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The boy swore that, every time he heard the alarm, he would heed its message. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t even look up at me as though she were alarmed after I whimpered out my confession. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not possible to alarm me,” said Flora. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z His parents would be irritated but not alarmed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Through the Death Mist, he couldn’t read her expression very well, but he saw the alarm in her eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Even so, the look of alarm that went across her face took me aback. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z An even more alarming problem was that several mosquito-borne diseases had begun to change. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z They jumped to their feet in alarm, speaking rapidly to one another, then ran off into the jungle. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Folks who lived near the fire alarm boxes had keys to set off the alarm. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The crow, who had been watching all this activity, turned a beady glance on his owner and flapped his wings with such vigor that Gurgi roused himself in alarm. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z A shrill sound pierced the air, and at first Olanna thought it had come from the radio before she realized it was the air raid alarm. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It actually waited until I had turned off the alarm and pushed down my covers. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I used to take some pride in that—the caution of owls when my shape looms in, the alarm I stir in these giant northern wolves. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked so stem that I grew alarmed. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I set my watch alarm for ten o’clock and fall asleep right away, without even shifting to a comfortable position. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It put me in mind of those nuclear power plants where blase technicians had grown so weary of false alarms that they’d begun to miss the real ones, with profound consequences. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As he came closer Fremantle observed with alarm that the man was spotlessly groomed; even his mustache was waxed, the ends slim and sharp like wiggly rapiers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, no,” she said, and Moss saw what had alarmed her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The haggard, pale face of a boy slides into view, and after an initial jolt of alarm, I feel better. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z My eyelids are slowly shutting when an alarm blares over the speaker, jolting me awake. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She was giving Baby an evening bath when the siren alarm sounded again and she grabbed Baby naked and ran from the outhouse. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She stumbled in alarm and took a great gulp of air into her mouth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He too had noticed the alarm in Amah’s eyes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I turn off the alarm, run my fingers through my hair, and half walk, half jog to one of the emergency staircases. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I was immediately alarmed, thinking he was coming back to the hand-holding. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Not one shot had been fired and it was all too late when the alarm had been spread and thousands of armed farmers had arrived. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She was gazing at him with a mixture of alarm and pity. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Was it my wife turned in the alarm?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Palace the boys sat restlessly watching the black hands of the alarm clock. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Oliver, alarmed by the prospect of Hyacinth crying again, suggested that they go downstairs so she could show him her collection of buttons. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Once it was settled that the three of us would go, the journey took on an alarming, expanding need to hurry that was like a walloping great thundercloud assembling around me. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Later, her letters alarmed him so much that he cabled her to say she should leave Riverbank right away. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Oh my God, is that like a fire alarm?” he asked. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. My alarm went off an hour late, and everything’s been going wrong since. I got halfway to school and my car broke down.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I've now grown accustomed to hearing the alarms blare at all times. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was conceived a century ago as a kind of woodland bank, a permanent repository of American timber, when people grew alarmed at the rate at which American forests were falling. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t only events in the United States that caught Oppenheimer’s attention—he was also alarmed by the violent rise of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party in Germany. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want it now, or I’ll pull the nearest fire alarm.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Well, yeah. I hate to change out of sports-car mode, but I suppose . ..” He took out his car keys and beeped the security alarm button. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z When my alarm rang on Friday morning, the first thing I noticed was that on the end of my bed was a neat stack of clothes. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z First he pushed in the box so its sides were even and then slid it over beside the alarm clock. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped knitting and looked up in alarm. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks in alarm at the closed door and then shrugs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The alarm clock and my head were still buzzing. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Father walks around with his lips pressed together, and whenever he hears his name, he looks up in alarm, as if he’s afraid he’ll be called upon to resolve another delicate problem. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But that was the moment I first noticed it, something in his voice, or maybe his manner, that set off distant alarm bells. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Nick was as stunned as I. His face went white, and he backed up a few steps, his eyes wide with surprise and alarm. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “You were in here without permission to turn the alarms on, weren’t you?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “And when we opened it—” Suddenly, Lissa drew back, alarmed by something in my voice. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Good Lord," she shouted, more gay than alarmed, “it's obvious that there's no woman in this house!" One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I don’t get to hear more about it because Nora’s phone alarm sounds and she has to grab her laundry. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Its black wings spread in alarm, and the wind buffeted me back a step. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I cut out all distractions from my life so I could focus only on fencing, and yet alarming current events continued to dominate the headlines, making it very hard to stay focused. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They skipped meals with increasing and alarming regularity. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Once the alarm spread that the British had left Boston, the system of calling up the Minute Men had worked well indeed. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Both Kendra and Seth turned in alarm at the sound of his hooves racing up the slope. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He started by telling her about the morning of the accident, how his mom had gotten him out of bed because he’d slept through his alarm. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Then Monday and dawn and the alarm clock. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione said again, alarmed, but Ron picked up the glass, drained it in one gulp, and said, “Stop bossing me around, Hermione.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I awoke to the oxygen alarm in my suit. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps the sound of those rockets alarmed you,” said Frith, “they went off so very sudden.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There were little Xs by all the fire alarm boxes around town. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z In his alarm, Malcolm recklessly went close to the window, peering out to left and right. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The alarm clock next to my bed glows red with the time: 4:47 a.m. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z At once the zalif gave a call of alarm, and everyone in earshot stopped work and sped to the center of the settlement, calling the young ones. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Fyntan and Celine must have been alarmed by our misguided outpost in Kilanga, where we slept in their same house, antagonized their former friends, even turned their parrot out to nature’s maw. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In other words, most of the samples were false alarms. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I stay up so late that I always sleep past the alarm clock and miss the bus. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Not scared, ’cause there’s no such thing as a real fire alarm, only fire drills. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The weary, frightening journey began again, broken only by alarms. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I run down the back stairs and I push through the emergency exit door, hoping that there’s no alarm. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into wars, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He speaks all this without any outward alarm, unanimated, not unconcerned but as if the situation is already too far gone. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And now, for an alarming $59 a night, I have a bed, a TV, a phone, and a nearly unobstructed view of Route 25. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z An opinion column in the Boston Daily Globe said that the Welles broadcast revealed a fact many Americans didn’t understand: Radio has the potential “for spreading alarm to the unthinking or ill-informed.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z He became alarmed by the way the new president was giving government jobs to unqualified people at the request of party politicians. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He took the alarm clock from her bureau and put it on the kitchen cabinet. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z His face took on an expression of alarm. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She would whip me for stealing, and I would try to alarm the neighborhood with my yelling. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’d better be getting along,” said Tock, whose alarm had begun to ring again, “for there’s still a long way to go.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Profoundly alarmed by Ngawang’s condition, Litch was shocked that he wasn’t on oxygen and didn’t understand why he hadn’t been evacuated from Base Camp. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I woke up the next morning to the sound of my Hulk alarm blasting “Hulk smash!” in my ear. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Hazel, tired though he was, did not forget to look for somewhere to bolt if there should be an alarm. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A month later, on Rosebriar Road in Atlanta, an alarm clock knifed into the darkness of two o’clock in the morning. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who are you?” looking at me with surprise and a sort of alarm, but still not wildly. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Henry wasn’t looking at Naomi, but if he had been, he’d have seen her eyes widened in alarm. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The thought that I had done some damage to my employer's Ford was, of course, most alarming and I had quickly brought the vehicle to a halt. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The alarm beeped its insistent warning, and I silenced it with Jesse’s birthday. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “One of the camp’s perimeter alarms was triggered. Don’t worry—it might be nothing. We’ve had animals step a little too close to the wires before.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When I walked into the kitchen, my mother and Kermit were looking at the fire alarm card. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Don’t alarm him! He’s much more dangerous than he looks.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Something heavy was pushing down onto her back, and the fire alarm was screaming. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The shock of the moment is registering on his face, you can see his struggle to remain emotionless, but his blue eyes show the alarm I've seen so often in prey. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z At that moment I hadn’t been told that she hadn’t spoken in two days; and three more were to pass before the family became alarmed by her silence. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Eyes like hers can’t help but carry sadness; even as a child her parents were alarmed by the weight in her eyes. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z There really was no reason for them to become alarmed. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo found nothing alarming in the dirt around the thatching grass. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The screeching alarm, the panicked bakers, the sopping cakes. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z My alarm clock, which was no larger than the palm of my hand, sat under my pillow so when the alarm went off, it would be loud enough for me, and only me, to hear. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Not even food comforts me right now, which is kind of alarming. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Despereaux found it alarming to have such a big foot brought down with so much force and anger so close to his own small head. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Not sad cries, or alarms like in the hallways at school. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Nothing so far had alarmed me as much as the sight of a black dog, boils riding its back like a second spine, a rat as big as Mouse clenched in its teeth. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Finally the door to the roof is in sight, cracked open under a bright red alarm just ready to go off. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “You look like a jailer, Mama,” Alba would say, alarmed at this mania for insuring the future by embittering the present. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The alarm clock said just before five, and Meggie was going to turn over and go back to sleep when she suddenly sensed someone else in the room. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Birring...the alarm clock, which raises its shrill voice at any hour of the day or night, whether you want it to or not. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The inhabitants of Norfolk turned out to watch us drill, alarmed by our volleys. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Another redheaded Weasley cousin jumped off his seat, looking alarmed, and Auntie Muriel swung it around with surprising strength and plopped herself down upon it between Doge and Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The hair on Ophie’s arms raised in alarm, and she swallowed thickly past her fear. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I spun around, searching for him with sudden alarm. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The animal turned its head and looked at him in alarm. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I laughed with them, at Teacher Li who had not made the message clear, at my own fears, at the whole false alarm. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether Goll lied about sending the alarms or whether the alarm box failed to work will never be known. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z It is hardly surprising, therefore, that we are now aware of an alarming increase in malignant disease. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Milo jumped back in fright and quickly grabbed Tock to make sure that his alarm didn’t go off—for he knew how much witches hate loud noises. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Others, evidently, showed less concern for Germany or her inhabitants, but were of the opinion that the economic chaos of that country, if not halted, might spread with alarming rapidity to the world at large. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But his cries were lost in the piercing screech of the fire alarm, and he knew it was useless. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He was aware of alarms ringing, guards running toward him, and two cars, still some distance away, tearing up the main drive, heading for the house. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She got out of bed and looked at the oval travelling alarm clock On the wardrobe door, the cream-coloured linen suit hung, showing palely through its polythene. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He was halfway up before the defenders recovered their senses enough to sound the alarm. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z These orders were written up and posted on the tents, and the Boss let it be known that he might at any time give a false alarm as a drill. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “An alarm might go off if the wrong person touches it. They might have set up that level of security.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Wagner followers gloried in the alarm his work often provoked among outsiders. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She had engaged a maid for me, Clarice, the daughter of somebody on the estate, a nice quiet well-mannered girl, who, thank heaven, had never been in service before and had no alarming standards. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When he disappears for his cart and his friend, Mrs. Janssen sees my alarmed face and reassures me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Some little difficulty, it seemed, a husband who was worried about his wife's health and wanted a report on it without her being alarmed. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He knew he wouldn’t sleep well anyway, since he’d be worried the alarm wouldn’t go off. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z They were interrupted by the shouts of boys, excited, perhaps alarmed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They went very slowly, for Robin’s crutches tapped an alarm when he made haste, and the least misstep would have sent him clattering down. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z More alarmed than ever, Washington’s black citizens began to retaliate. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z And I remember how she rushed out, squawking in alarm, when I squeezed in after her. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z She described herself as just a citizen alarmed by the growing phenomenon of texting and driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z No one ever picked up Quang-ha from school, so when Dell Duke's car screeched to a stop right at his feet, he was alarmed. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I was taking off my jacket when the alarm went off. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Don’t go too far!” she said, alarmed at once. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They did not look hostile, nor were they alarmed—since her two companions were familiar to them—but merely curious. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z A few days later she would add, “’Tis really an alarming and serious time.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Ammu said, so loudly that Murlidharan, who had hopped off the milestone to stare into the Plymouth, backed off, his stumps jerking in alarm. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat up, not quite alarmed but curious. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Frightful cried the alarm call of the peregrine and dove at a monsterlike creature in the tree. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Outside. Don’t be afraid now. They’re still in the next neighbourhood. I was in the outhouse when the alarm came.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The ceiling light came on, very bright, and as Elinor stumbled back in alarm she fell over her own handbag, which she had put down on the floor. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z This conclusion added to public alarm not merely about test fallout but also about the global arms race generally. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “When the alarm came” meant people leaping over fences in a mad dash to escape the police. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, she locked them in their room at night with an alarm that sounded if anyone tried to escape, and they were given a bucket to use as a toilet. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He loaded the filly in the gate, set off the clock alarm, and let her rip. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Come along! don't be alarmed, Uncle Sam is rich enough to give you all a farm. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I am not sure now if I ever proceeded to knock; it is quite possible, given the alarming nature of what I heard, that I judged it best to withdraw altogether. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She sat up, alarmed at finding herself alone. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendai looked up at the defenses on the garden wall: electrified wire, alarms, even machine guns. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The alarms stop, and my ears feel muffled in their absence. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In Charn she had been alarming enough in London, she was terrifying. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z His eyes met mine carefully, and I said, “Well, how is he, sir?” in a calm voice which, the moment after I had spoken, alarmed me unreasonably. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Tobias lets go of my hand to open the door, and the fire alarm screeches in my ears, but we keep running. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “How did you—?” Hazel stepped back in alarm. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We were about to leap off the Chrysler Building when Blackjack whinnied in alarm and almost threw me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Amid the alarmed cries of the guests, the tree swayed drunkenly, first this way, then that, before toppling over with a mighty crash. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z "Can my face be too clean?'' He looked alarmed. " Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z I had cleaned his office, too, and knew there was an alarm button under his desk he could press for emergency help. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Emily desperately hoped the bell would ring or someone would pull the fire alarm as she watched Mr. Quisling transcribe the note. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His tone of voice set off a small alarm bell in my head. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Jet turned the alarm off and locked the truck. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z On the one hand, my head was a mess of tumbling worries: rising poverty, falling blood counts, alarming potential for quarantine. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z So I was a little alarmed when Sohrab pulled soap and shampoo out of his nylon drawstring backpack. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z We both woke up at the same time to the buzzing jangle of the alarm clock. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I glanced around the walls, which were covered with shallow boxes displaying alarming stick insects and bright multicolored butterflies. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And the lid clattered to the stony ground, ringing an alarm in the quiet night. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Before I could aim, shots rang out from the other side of the road and the van screeched to a halt, the long whine of the horn like a solid alarm. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I wasn’t alarmed exactly, but since I seemed to be the only person around, I thought I’d better go and investigate. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo wrestled it free, but water began to seep in at an alarming rate. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Something in me still hoped it was all just a false alarm. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Near the explosive they taped two specially adapted alarm clocks—two, just in case one malfunctioned. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at her with alarm, as if he recognized the mall girl’s voice too. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Someone yanked her to the floor as pieces of the crimson tent began folding in on themselves, catching flame with alarming speed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Ring the fire alarm,” he said in a low voice. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z This alarmed Hazel and I soon learned of this lapse. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt a wave of relief, quickly followed by alarm—as if he’d finally succeeded in translating hieroglyphics only to discover he’d translated a curse. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Around the house were a large garden and a wall studded with searchlights and alarms. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I crossed my fingers that Anthony was just trying to scare me, and set my alarm for 4:30 a.m. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z But my folks were more alarmed over his last words than over his dying. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I attempted to appear as casual; as possible, but I was alarmed by what I saw. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked back to Constance and saw the realization hit her, her eyes widening with alarm. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The cricket chirped an alarm just as the man was about to pull it down. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “There was a fire alarm, and we were all outside, and Finch wanted me to see this rare Asian crane ...” “Finch?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Goll also insisted he turned in a second alarm when another man appeared ten minutes later to announce that the fire was spreading rapidly. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I reach up and wedge the bill into the frame’s alarm switch so the alarm doesn’t go off, then I open the door just a crack and slide through onto the rooftop. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Somewhere not too far away in the darkness a car alarm started screaming. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z With every bang the animals jumped and looked alarmed, but they were not to be distracted from their main business of roaring in each others faces. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Growing alarmed at the crowd stacking up at the South Summit, Beidleman roused Harris and Boukreev and strongly suggested that the three guides install the ropes themselves; hearing this, I quickly volunteered to help. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z An alarming number of cases came to our office involving prisoners who had been found dead in their cells. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z With two young boys to feed, and two more soon to follow, Fannie May must have been alarmed by her husband’s career choice. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Naturally, I disliked this, but there seemed nothing alarming or unusual about it; though some of those casual remarks and private jokes assumed a horrific significance much later. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z An alarming purple rash on her leg led to a trip to a dermatologist. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Signal the alarms!” one of the guards at the security checkpoint screams. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She didn’t touch the doorknob, and no alarm sounded, so it didn’t matter. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I awake to the sound of my alarm clock, blaring rhythmically, and it seems as loud as an air siren, shouting at me with such ferocity that it sort of hurts my feelings. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z It was so loud, so like an alarm clanging danger. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Then, on what had already been a day of oddities and alarms, she noticed something else strange. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, early in the spring, an alarming thing was discovered. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z She says she doesn't want to alarm us, but could we come down immediately. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Usually takes about half an hour after the alarm.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In the end, we picked four alarm boxes around town. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked around, startled, and recognizing me, alarmed. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I woke to alarm bells ringing throughout the ship. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Palms stinging, I reeled back, the alarmed voices merging into a dull liquid roar. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Where there were three watchers there might be others, waiting to sound the alarm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There were insects in Georgetown, alarming numbers of them, buzzing and whirring in the evening air like little helicopters. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Emily desperately hoped the bell would ring or someone would pull the fire alarm as she watched Mr. Quisling transcribe the note. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The concept appealed to both Teller and Lawrence, who understood that public alarm about fallout could threaten the lab’s existence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At first, all I could see were the red numbers on our alarm clock. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I brushed it from the seat, genuinely alarmed. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “No cause for alarm” was what Master said often. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z |
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