| 单词 | explanation |
| 例句 | Negra’s explanation was simple: “She was always jealous of his hair. Popcorn had the best hair in the neighborhood and that girl was shallow. So shallow, I’ve stepped in deeper puddles.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The explanation is partly that medieval European printers were able to combine six technological advances, most of which were unavailable to the maker of the Phaistos disk. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He gave no explanation for Miss Riley’s absence. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z This does seem a very plausible explanation the more I think about it; for it is true, nothing vexes me more these days than to hear this sort of nonsense being repeated. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He thinks momentarily about calling his father, who would be the only person in town awake at that hour, but dismisses the idea after trying to come up with an explanation to give him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z They knew, trusted, even loved each other for reasons that required no explanation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z My lawyer raised his arms and pleaded guilty, but with an explanation. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Your purse and the note within aroused still greater interest. We all talk of it in chapter, where we meet and study, and everyone has a different explanation,” she said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I think of the way she spat out the explanation of the tattoo of broken glass on her back like it was poison. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z All that remained on earth were the comments of the amazed crowd below and a multitude of experts, who attempted to provide a reasonable explanation of the miracle. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The simplest explanation, then, was that genetic information had passed between the two strains in a chemical form. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Yet another type of explanation lists the immediate factors that enabled Europeans to kill or conquer other peoples—especially European guns, infectious diseases, steel tools, and manufactured products. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Giving me no explanation as to what his exchange with Widow Daventry had been about, Bear and I returned to our room. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Aristotle considered states the natural condition of human society, requiring no explanation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “We’re going into space, Dad,” I said, by way of an explanation. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He left no note, gave no explanation, but I still know it was my fault. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Its essence lies in the principle of symmetry: the same sorts of explanation must, according to this principle, be given for all types of knowledge claims, whether they are successful or not. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It took no more explanation than that; his listeners all understood. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z How we live confuses some people, so Mami starts her usual explanation. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The most obvious explanation of the red shift was in terms of the Doppler effect: the galaxies were receding from us; the more distant the galaxy the greater its speed of recession. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Without looking closely, Linton could see bullet points, an explanation of some kind. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He held back even then until the bloated colonel with the big fat mustache whirled upon him savagely with a purpling face, and then he offered the explanation that made him immortal. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In other words, it would be harmful to humanity to have the explanation known, and that’s why we can only guess—and keep on guessing.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “It’s your first surgery without Abby,” he says in explanation, a new expression I don’t quite recognize filling his blue eyes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She rushed in with an explanation, “I’ll bet you helped some rich Italian nobleman or some descendant of Michelangelo’s to escape, and he gave you the sketch out of his undying gratitude.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z For a further explanation, see page ix of the Foreword. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He frowned, just a bit, as if he didn’t understand what I meant, as if he wanted an explanation but didn’t know how to ask for it. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z But what other explanation can there be for their decided efforts to keep him alive? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Both Bacons were patiently, politely waiting for his explanation. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z This might well be an explanation of ghosts and such manifestations. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Rather than pursuing any single “correct” explanation of some phenomenon, Epicurus advised simultaneous acceptance of any number of explanations, as long as they were all consistent with observation. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z By the end of the seventeenth century, preformation was considered the most logical and consistent explanation for human and animal heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Undoubtedly there had been some explanation given for her sudden appearance at the Hatchery, but probably they had been told no details. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The badger forestalled the explanation that was upon the young mouse’s lips. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The first redundancy, the reason is because, is widely disliked, because the word reason already implies that we are dealing with an explanation, and we don’t need a because to remind us. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z On the other hand, the ultimate explanations—for example, why bronze tools appeared early in parts of Eurasia, late and only locally in the New World, and never in Aboriginal Australia—remain unclear. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The idea that she could be one of those people felt impossible, but...She didn’t have another explanation for what she’d done. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I can give no explanation how I came to this understanding, save that I did not want to become the blighted man who dangled before me, pillaged by the birds. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z And as I stood there in the hallway—alone—trying to understand what had just happened and why, I realized the truth: I wasn’t worth an explanation—not even a reaction. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The Georgia Supreme Court ruled, by a 4–3 vote, that the stark racial disparity presented a threshold case of discrimination and required the prosecutors to offer a race-neutral explanation for the results. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The only explanation she could think of was that he had just finished a very large meal and was feeling so stuffed and lazy he did not want to take the trouble to get up. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Amar gives the basic explanation as we go, looking back at them instead of the road far too often for my comfort. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “No, no, and again no! That is an explanation that will not hold water. It is deficient in a dozen minor points. The crime was not committed so—M. Poirot must know that perfectly well.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z When I ask the man about it, he tells me it’s solar-powered and launches into a lengthy explanation of how the panels on the roof convert sunlight into energy. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I don’t want an explanation or an apology. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I asked de Klerk to furnish me with an explanation, and he never did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The one who moved down South last year with no explanation? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A baby looks into your eyes when you cup your hands over hers because she knows she can find an explanation in your face. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The explanation was simple; the consequences for Kamen’s career rather more complex. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I bet ye think I owe ye an explanation,” Kin grumped. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “I thought you might like an explanation for why I’m not dead,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Lyman was eloquent in a homespun way, and in addition to his analysis of the match, he added explanations so that the analysis would be understandable to chess novices. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His explanation was very simple, and in a way frightful. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I misread the explanation on the fund,” he said, and sighed. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z A third explanation agrees that hunting and fire agriculture played a significant role in the extinction, but emphasises that we can’t completely ignore the role of climate. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He has been criticized for doing so, on the grounds that this is not really an explanation at all, since the new science and scepticism towards witchcraft represent merely two sides of the same coin. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She did not once lecture her as though she were a slow child the way Amelia often did—or offer a single explanation as Prudence would have felt obliged to. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He smiled throughout my explanation, although it was clear he didn't understand all of it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I felt his eyes on me, and I knew what explanation was coming. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Friends and colleagues of Ernest and Oppie typically sought an explanation of their break in their divergent personalities, rather than the character of either man. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He put out his hands as though to ask, but then, when Deydey tried to blubber an explanation, only to collapse in fresh laughter, LaPautre swiped his hand through the air and scratched his head. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Lots of explanations for that. It could have enough food. The closer it comes to emerging, the bigger their appetite. Could just be a sign it wasn’t hungry enough.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Joe, who always took explanations upon herself, said, snappishly, “Escaped. Escaped.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “He does the estate,” says Granddad, by way of explanation. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I wanted to rush into the room and demand an explanation, but I held still. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “And when he gets back, he’d better have a really good explanation for where he’s been!” muttered Gregor as he slammed the dryer door shut. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes things just happen is not an explanation. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The problem of explanation has been moved, not solved. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I knew myself well enough that I could predict the choked words and teary explanation that would follow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z ‘No! For I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to; the long explanations needed by the young are wearying.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z What use one makes of a historical explanation is a question separate from the explanation itself. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z No explanation based upon a hard and fast rule of conduct can be given. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When I gave my explanation sometimes he would say, “Quite right,” and other times he would correct me with lengthy explanations of syntax. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z So this was the explanation Mr. Curtain gave his Messengers: “inputting data.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Thomas knew what he meant, but waited for Minho’s explanation anyway. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “It is clear Jinx runs from something, but Shady asks for no explanation.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z This explanation given, the subject was dropped, and no further reference made to it by either Mr. Rivers or his sisters. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It is true that knowledge of air pressure was widespread by 1712, and any explanation of the workings of a barometer would have conveyed to Newcomen the discoveries of Torricelli and Pascal. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There was no explanation, beyond the rumored, unproved possibility of cold drafts in the gallery over the weekend. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "But we owe you an explanation, dear boy. You need to know the truth. You're caught in a little drama, and I think you have a part to play. Whether you like it or not." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ergo, the explanation for the differences between Native Australian and European-Australian societies must lie in the different people composing them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose you could say yes to the first ... if you don’t mind — it’s easier than any other explanation.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t even want an explanation. Just get out, you reckless idiot. Get out.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It took a while for the shock to wear off, but presently she found an explanation for what had happened. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents refuse to hear my explanation of why I need another day at home, and come Tuesday morning, I’m forced to put on jeans and a sweater. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The most plausible explanation was that any lions out there—if lions they were—were released pets, bought in haste and later regretted. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In his explanation there was a tone of apology Jody himself might have used. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I open my mouth to explain, but no explanation comes. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z To anyone who listened, Dr. Cuevas offered the most logical explanation of her death, which was due, he said, to galloping pneumonia. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Worse yet, all of these proximate explanations bypass the question of the ultimate factors behind them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z For example: Here’s an explanation of the rhetorical term syllepsis: “the use of a word that relates to, qualifies, or governs two or more other words but has a different meaning in relation to each.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z No one at the airport could offer him an explanation. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z This is the kind of environmental explanation that makes intuitive sense to us. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d have thought he would have complimented me on my explanation of the picture, but no. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Tell me, Reuven”—that was the first time he had ever called me by my first name—“why is it pilpul? What is wrong with his explanation?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “There is probably a more logical explanation,” the Sicilian said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Well, there was no other explanation: The young Mr. Massimo must have brought them here, into his father's empty movie theater. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He had no authority over me, and I didn’t owe him any explanations. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He mentions something he thinks happened, and they tell him if it’s true or imagined, usually followed by a brief explanation. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She waited for her brain to pass on an explanation. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Not even twenty minutes had passed after we’d scarfed down the entire plate of cookies, when Tamika’s gut interrupted my explanation of mutations in DNA over thousands of generations to create a new species. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was a punishment tough enough to demand explanation, but the stewards still refused to reveal what had happened. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Pietro Crespi gave her some confused explanations about the poor quality of modern pitch lamps and he even helped her install a more secure system of illumination for the room. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z There are other historians of grammar who say this Love-His-Labour-Is-Lost explanation is ignorant conjecture and should be forgotten as soon as heard. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z I, younger and incredulous, would have liked understanding, comprehension, explanation. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to ask for further explanation, but something stopped me—the certainty that to do so would be to shout to the room that I didn’t belong there. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “We can electrify that whole strip of floor,” bawled the Director in explanation. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Booth left behind no explanation for why he chose the Deringer over a revolver. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned the photo over for an explanation. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The explanation of how the tricks are worked is too complicated to explain in detail here, and two fairly elementary examples should suffice. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The birds did not understand Snowball’s long words, but they accepted his explanation, and all the humbler animals set to work to learn the new maxim by heart. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “The simple explanation is that neither the Soviets nor the Americans wanted Korea to fall to the other side.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “You admit yourself that your memory seems to spring full-grown from an absolute blankness of a week ago. I’m giving you the explanation. Donovan and I put you together from the parts shipped us.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “You’re both wrong. It’s starvation, pure and simple,” comes another explanation. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He puzzled over it awhile, forcing himself to think of possible explanations in spite of his usual boredom and utter lack of interest in what its purpose might be. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z And he was, too, except that he could find no explanation for why the song had affected him so grotesquely. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The explanation why such actions were ascribed to the most majestic of the gods is, the scholars say, that the Zeus of song and story has been made by combining many gods. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Brian Greene’s explanation of the multiverse in chapter 2 shows how a classic stylist can explain an esoteric idea in plain language without patronizing his audience. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Judge Rumpff expressed irritation with the explanation and said he did not see why the State of Emergency should stand in the way of his trial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had imagined it, there was no other explanation; imagined it, because he had been thinking of his dead headmaster. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I got a little disappointed, because it would have been a logical explanation, which is always the best kind, although fortunately it isn’t the only kind. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “But he will need some explanation for why I’m around here so much. I don’t want Chief Swan getting a restraining order put on me.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The next day he visited the White House in search of an explanation. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z You did not want something reasonable, you wanted something technical and then stuck to it without explanations. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z There’s always a logical explanation, I told myself. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z One afternoon, with no explanation, Ian Rider had taken him to a local club for his first lesson and he had been going there, once a week, ever since. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Usually, he ends up by discussing something far afield, an act which incites skepticism and suspicion in those anxious for a straight-out explanation. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I waited for an explanation, and from their looks, so were Miss Sarah and Miss Rose, but John Henry and Brer just glowered at each other. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She was watching him, waiting for his explanation. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In a search for an explanation, Casimir realized that he had felt the force of nothing. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Lida immediately rushed up to me full of apology and explanation, and I said, “No, no, it’s really fine,” waving her off, and I said to Isaac, “Care to accompany me upstairs?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I swear the guy’s installed a tracking device on me—it’s the only explanation. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z When asked by friends about his isolation from the presidential councils, Adams halfheartedly endorsed the same constitutional explanation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z We were checked into our new barracks without a word of explanation about what we were going to do there. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z "The rabbis have a different explanation. The Talmud says it's 'bloods' because Cain didn't only spill Abel's blood. He spilled the blood of Abel and all the descendants he never had." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She flipped through the remaining drawings, all her explanations so clear. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But what happened with Avianca was just so strange—so seemingly inexplicable—that it demanded a more complete explanation than simply that Klotz was incompetent and the captain was tired. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As it stood, however, an explanation was in order. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But when it did, the result was always something he could use in a future game, or the explanation of what he could have done in a lost or drawn game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could have explained it to them, but explanations were something the bonobos had no way to understand. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “It's not what you think, Laia. I'll explain everything, but—” He pauses suddenly, his hand jerking up to silence me when I ask for the promised explanation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “You puzzle me, Jane: your look and tone of sorrowful audacity perplex and pain me. I want an explanation.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Doc Daneeka accepted the explanation and put away his hypodermic syringe. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There would be no good-byes and no explanations, he was determined of that. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Delia finished her twin sister’s thought, looking at Mamá for an explanation. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “New Head,” Haymitch says, and she gives him a curt nod as if no other explanation is needed. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the only logical explanation; she must have misunderstood the true meaning of the conversation, for she was not used to grown men jesting with one another in such a free and sportive way. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Vikus took a deep breath as if he was about to begin a long explanation. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But when he started, the first few minutes, it sounded like a high school essay—topic sentences followed by explanations. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Heather wasn’t thrilled about Vivienne showing up with a child and a half-baked explanation about why he had to live with her, but she didn’t kick them out. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The objection to such racist explanations is not just that they are loathsome, but also that they are wrong. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There was also a mysterious growth developing on my body that defied explanation. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But though this explanation makes sense on engineering grounds, he said, it doesn’t make the long-ago actions of the moundbuilders any less mysterious. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The various reports of livestock losses after grazing on certain weeds treated with 2,4- D therefore have a logical explanation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She told him how the strange animal had supplanted her and how nobody had been prepared to listen to her explanation at the beginning. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, do I owe you an explanation for what I say or don’t say on my blog?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He didn’t respond, so I felt obliged to offer a bit of an explanation. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The cop shook Oppenheimer awake and demanded an explanation. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Examples, explanations, violated expectations, elaborations, sequences, causes, and effects are arcs of coherence that pinpoint how one statement follows from another. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He entered as though he owned the court, calling a cheery good morning to Mr. Justice, interrupting the mumbled explanation of a shabby bakeress accused of selling mouldy bread. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose we owe you an explanation, Mama,” Jaime murmured as they drank their coffee. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But his explanation did not match his actions, just as Mary’s explanation for what she wanted in a man did not necessarily match who she was attracted to in the moment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Because of the wooden door the change in Gregor's voice was not really noticeable outside, so his mother calmed down with this explanation and shuffled off. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The explanation was simple: clouds had covered the target before the planes could bomb it, and the mission to Bologna was still to be flown. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But she stuck to her story and since there was no other explanation, people had to accept it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Shuddering at Kim’s explanation, I nestle closer to Chou and lean my head on her shoulder. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Artists often provide no clear explanation, since the work is the statement itself. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As if that was all the explanation required. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Clarke merely stammered, “Eh!—eh!—eh!” but offered no explanation. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Most commonly it ends up there when it introduces an explanation that has been preposed in front of a main clause, as in Because you’re mine, I walk the line. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z But then, without any explanation, Nathan found himself in Paris, Texas, training for the infantry. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I believe I realized even at the time that my explanation to Mr Farraday - though, of course, not entirely devoid of truth - was woefully inadequate. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I’d only been gone four days, but I needed to make apologies and give explanations to all manner of people. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mark Antony’s comical explanation of his shortcomings amused the queen. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Nonracial explanations and excuses for the systematic mass incarceration of people of color are plentiful. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z From the point of view of a conventional seventeenth-century philosopher, this was a peculiar sort of explanation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The perceptions come without warnings or explanations, erratic as lightning. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s not, then,” he said, terminating the call; hanging up, he said to Rick, “Polokov didn’t show up for work today. No explanation. What’s he done, officer?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Emma agreed to it, and with a blush of sensibility on Harriet’s account, which she could not give any sincere explanation of. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Given the claims emanating from Berkeley about the superiority of the cyclotron for all varieties of nuclear research, the oversight demanded a deeper explanation than simply a miswired switch. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They were always getting scratched by cats, or cutting themselves shaving, or stumbling over footstools in the dark—reasonable explanations, certainly, but for sedentary people they had an odd excess of bruises and small wounds. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z No idea if he is buying this explanation, but the chief nods along. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She nodded very slightly, accepting my explanation, the blaze dying out behind her face. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Courts accept explanations that jurors are too young, too old, too conservative, too liberal, too comfortable, or too uncomfortable. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Most students of Titan agree that complex organic molecules are the most likely explanation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z What makes it science is not that it provides an explanation but that it provides reliable predictions in the form of a mathematical model. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Science is the process for finding the explanations that no one else can give you. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He was, like me, from one of those cities where everyday life was so different than the Dream that it demanded an explanation. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She didn’t offer any explanation, so of course Nhamo couldn’t ask her anything. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s always a logical explanation, I told myself. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Naturally, with my Western education, I found such an explanation preposterous; I decided to “test” the diviner. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, they all seem to accept the explanation and turn away. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Hence they must have inexorable explanations, ones more basic than mere details concerning who happened to win some battle or develop some invention on one occasion a few thousand years ago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The explanation, Bohr recognized, lay in the prevalence of distinct uranium isotopes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There has to be a reasonable explanation, one that doesn't involve Baltimore's mayor keeping shamblers as pets. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It seemed that he could not have made a better explanation than this one about foiling on his head, even if he had meant to—for the ants did occasionally tumble off. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now. I want an explanation of that question you asked today. I want no lies, either. Make haste, speak!” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “There are people out there who have influence. It’s the only explanation for that, and for what happened to the youngest child...” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z And I accepted this explanation for much of Bunny’s crabbiness at the end of the term, which subsequently I was to find was due to entirely different reasons. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z What other explanation was there, except that she had once walked through the pyramids in real life? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Then, without explanation, he stopped returning my calls. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no other possible explanation, but she felt strange. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A structure had never emerged quite like this before with no explanation. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Such an explanation is on the right track, as those factors demonstrably were directly responsible for European conquests. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But I’ve learned that the simplest explanation is usually the right one. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I kept hoping the explanation would turn out to be more complex, that there’d turn out to be more than pure, blind hatred to motivate their actions. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Usually there’s a scientific explanation if you only look for it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “I know, I really trie—” “We don't have time for explanations.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z They all had different explanations for the attack. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Pack your things,” Mandy said as soon as she understood my rushed explanation. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The explanation came when my old friend Marsha phoned to say she wouldn’t be coming, but she’d drop off my birthday present the next day. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One day she was at work, the next gone, with no clear explanation for her abrupt departure. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z From there he preached Socialism and mulled over his disgust at Blanca’s having married someone else, refusing to accept Jaime’s explanations and consolation. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The most logical explanation is that the wrestlers made a quid pro quo agreement: you let me win today, when I really need the victory, and I’ll let you win the next time. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z They offered no explanation and were not interested in hearing my reasons. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All they got out of the explanation was that germs would be put into a healthy child’s body. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Really. You have some wonderful gifts. And your explanation of lonely and alone. That was clever.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Harry had expected that, and was too keen for explanations to protest. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He spotted Newt and called to him, trying to suppress his rising fear, telling himself things would be okay, that there had to be a reasonable explanation. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Surely there was a rational explanation for all the incidents at Ashley’s. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z There was no logical explanation for what I did. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “Come now, if you don’t have a reason, you must at least have an explanation or certainly an excuse,” interrupted the gateman. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The navigator requested me as a roommate when my old roommate, who I barely even remember, disappeared without explanation. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A lot of things were done with no reason or explanation. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z As I say, this explanation only occurred to me recently. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sure there’s some explanation. Prizes, probably. Best dancer, best rap, most outrageous outfit—that kind of thing.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Huygens was still looking for explanations; Newton had left the world of explanation and entered a new world, the world of theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Powers that defied explanation, mental talents so freakish, doctors and scientists reclassified our entire generation as Psi. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “He denied using it. Shaw could not or would not give a reasonable explanation for his driving pattern.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z These explanations by his father were, in part, the first enjoyable thing that Gregor had the chance to listen to since his imprisonment. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z For bringing him here to this weird ghost town place with no explanation. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to disrespect the virgen, but this explanation just left me more confused. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was greatly disorienting to be uprooted so suddenly and without explanation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I’m alive when this book comes out, it will be a miracle,” he said by way of explanation. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard Parker was attached to his den on the lifeboat—that was my explanation for why he had returned another night. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And I’m sure there’s some explanation, something scientific, but it felt like more than that. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I would have to come up with some reasonable explanation very soon, for the theatre was rapidly emptying out. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She made herself believe that no matter what Johnny was doing, it was all right and that his explanation would set her mind at ease. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “The explanation of your change of attitude, Mademoiselle.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation gave physicists an explanation for the way planets and objects move through the universe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She nodded slowly, as though Scott’s explanation didn’t really help her; she took me in, her gaze sweeping rapidly over me from head to toe and back again. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of this broad background of understanding came a fascinating and lucid explanation of the way a normal cell can become malignant. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The ethos of atomic physics—the relentless drive to find irreducible particles, universal mechanisms, and systematic explanations—would soon permeate biology and drive the discipline toward new methods and new questions. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The warder was taken aback by my request and was unable to offer any explanation or produce anything in writing from the commissioner of prisons. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Phoebe, you know when you said that your mother would never leave without an explanation? Well, she might. A person—a mother—might do that.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The explanation is that occasional individual almond trees have a mutation in a single gene that prevents them from synthesizing the bitter-tasting amygdalin. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I suppose he thought that this was the only possible explanation for our putting up a fight. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z And I know there must be a reason for it, a full explanation. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Whereas White had once turned to preachers to illuminate this thing of darkness, he now also searched for a scientific explanation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you can suggest some fantastic explanation,” Hahn said of the splitting uranium. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here is the explanation of the victim’s inertia,” he said quietly. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z They lugged Matthias off without further explanation, tugging cruelly on his lead. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I would very much like this to be the case but I have to recognize that there are other possible explanations for the gamma ray bursts, such as colliding neutron stars. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Supreme Court reversed, holding that when a pattern of race-based strikes has been identified by the defense, the prosecutor need not provide “an explanation that is persuasive, or even plausible.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But children do not comprehend the complexity of the situation; they simply see their father being taken away by the white authorities without an explanation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The strong programme insists that it is illegitimate to say that the explanation for the second belief is that it is right, or even that people believe it because they have good evidence for it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At the sight of it I realize I never got a full explanation of the bird on the cracker and what it signifies. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z There was only one possible explanation: Daito had just been killed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Without even hearing my full explanation, he bluntly informed me that I would obey the principal’s instructions and return to Fort Hare in the fall. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no single answer to why so many gay men gravitate to the theater, but one of the best explanations is that their artistic contributions are essential to theater’s success. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z If we felt compelled to account for these, we would have to invent explanations that would of necessity be false. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Nyla takes a deep breath, tilts her head, and nods, seeming to accept the explanation. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z One explanation of Guenever, for what it is worth, is that she was what they used to call a “real” person. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctors at the hospital examined Monet, and could not come up with any explanation for what had happened to his eyes or his face or his mind. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This explanation was so satisfying that it stopped their curiosity at once. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They accepted my explanation that I was from San Francisco, that my name was Marguerite but that I was called Maya and I simply had no place to stay. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I stammer for a moment, for I have no real explanation. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “It is most dangerous to keep them,” said Perdita, by way of explanation. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, without any explanation, as if the connection between the two were obvious, I wrote, I don’t understand why I wasn’t allowed to get a decent education as a child. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The Agency's spy hunters now had a lead on a possible mole and an explanation for all the losses the CIA had suffered since 1985. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I can see few other explanations for that sense of triumph I came to be uplifted by that night. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I examined Tyler’s notes, read and reread his careful explanations. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Must we turn to the anthropic principle for an explanation? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is not. Mom loves me, and she would not leave me without any explanation.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I have no idea whether I owe him an explanation or not. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z No explanation of why, or whom the letter was from. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not need any explanation; I knew what the story meant. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He never looked at me while I read and explained, but I could see him nodding his head and smiling as I went through my explanations. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He gave Clara no explanation of what had come between his sister and himself. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It had intricate footnotes and detailed explanations as to the playwright’s meaning. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Barrelhouse had said that the organization had quit fighting, and that was the only explanation I could find for Brother Tarp's leaving. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Constance had never heard the word “emetic,” but for once she hadn’t required an explanation. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Where do I find these explanations so fast? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z A Designer is a natural, appealing and altogether human explanation of the biological world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I could go out the front door and around the long way to the laboratory in back, or cut through the kitchen and face more revulsion and more explanations on the way. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I am trying to get some kind of explanation from God, but none is forthcoming. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They demanded explanations from his father, raised their arms to make their points, tugged agitatedly at their beards, and moved back towards their room quite slowly. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Surprisingly, Baby Kochamma accepted this explanation, and the enigmatic, secretly thrilling notion of Men’s Needs gained implicit sanction in the Ayemenem House. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, though each base has two flat sides, no explanation existed for why only one side would be chosen. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Obviously this requires more of an explanation, but I have no idea where to start, so I just sit there staring gloomily into the fire. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He twists his mouth every which way to try to come up with an explanation for questions that only require a yes or a no. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Either his explanation satisfied his mother or she was too tired to quarrel. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Whatever the explanation might be, the immediate need was to take first things first. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mullen and his colleagues went out of their way to try to come up with an innocent explanation for this. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It hurts so much. I can’t ... I have to .. .You must be from the demons. It’s the only explanation.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The soldiers in charge stopped the sailor and demanded an explanation for our jumping the line. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The only explanation for asymmetrical visibility is a dust storm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Better here than in the lunchroom,” he said once, the only explanation he ever gave for being there. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z If I don’t come up with an explanation for Algernon’s behavior, all of his work goes down the drain, but if I solve the problem I bring in the whole crew with me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z If the explanation had not satisfied S.Q., it had nonetheless created in him the strong impression that he ought to be satisfied, and so he laughed and said, “I see, yes. Of course.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A scientific law marks the point beyond which there are no explanations, although further explanations sometimes come along later. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At the third service station, the owner took one look at my leg and listened to Dad’s explanation. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Much of the talk centered around events to which I was not privy, and even Charles’s kind parenthetical remarks of explanation did not help much to clarify it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He hopped out and ran to it, already drumming up an explanation for bringing Annie back a second time. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The principal voluntarily ejected himself from his own office, then looked to the staff for an explanation, but only received the teary-eyed shaking of their heads. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z In a day or two, they’d be out of staples, and if she borrowed from Muff, she’d have to give an explanation. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It must have hammered and thrown him around inside the cabin when he was unconscious—there could be no other explanation for all the bruises and cuts. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In some cases I have felt an explanation for the classification of a particular beast is necessary and have added footnotes accordingly. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He grumbled as if not entirely satisfied with my explanation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Like most advice on style that is couched as a commandment rather than an explanation, the flat directive to avoid negations is almost useless. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He looked doubtful as he listened to her explanation. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Their explanation that “the Good Book say, ‘Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, and be exceedingly glad’ ” did not in the least minimize the condescension of their fellow Christians. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, if robbery were the explanation, why hadn’t the robber removed the jewelry that Mrs. Clutter was wearing—a gold wedding band and a diamond ring? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Typical of Mud People to invent a complicated explanation for a simple phenomenon. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Without explanation, they were loaded on trucks and driven away from the camp. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z There is, however, an alternate explanation: the universe might look the same in every direction as seen from any other galaxy too. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack the Ripper’s five-murder spree in 1888 had defied explanation and captivated readers throughout America, who believed such a thing could not happen in their own hometowns. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The immediate explanation is that Atahuallpa had very little information about the Spaniards, their military power, and their intent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z You may think that this is simply because Galileo’s law is incomplete: Newton’s theory of gravity provides an explanation both of Galileo’s law of fall and of Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Very well. Now, in the interest of further explanation, I’ll ask you all another question. What is it the four of you have in common? Can you tell me?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z If there was mystery or contradiction in a friend, Leon took the long view and found a benign explanation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z This is the explanation of why we observe that the thermodynamic and cosmological arrows of time point in the same direction. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It simply was not going to admit any explanation. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z We searched one another’s faces for an explanation of this strange sound. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then I would go into the attempt of the late medieval commentary to reconcile the diverse explanations of the commentaries. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I was uncertain of the true reason, so I offered the simplest explanation. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z There were accusations and explanations and search parties and forensic explorations and teams of detectives. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I started to stammer out an explanation but he waved it aside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z ‘The treatment of natural things differs greatly from that of other sciences...In the explanation of natural causes, we must necessarily have recourse to a different kind of principle, called “hypothesis” or “supposition”. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It didn’t explain anything, but it was the only explanation she offered—perhaps the only one she knew. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When it becomes clear she’s not going to offer further explanation, I prompt Ma to say more. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Finding this obvious explanation for my weakness brought me a little strength. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I thought long and hard about this explanation, as I am always eager to expand my understanding of horticulture. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The only plausible explanation for his remark in the boat about the pistol still being loaded is that he was semiconscious, in shock, and did not know what he was saying. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z ‘And by his friends,’ were her explanation, ‘I mean into the hands of his sister Mrs. J. Gargery.’ Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z My own—and only—explanation is that genuine goodness is threatening to those at the opposite end of the moral spectrum. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Was I trying to understand something that really had no explanation? Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I draped my arms around her small shoulders and filled my lungs with air, waiting for his explanation. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Then, when they had entered a large well-lit room that buzzed with metallic activity, the sluices opened and the flood of explanation poured forth again. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z They went together unanimously though shyly, without explanations, and found themselves standing at the end of Hob’s bailey strip after Mass. The Wart had no need to use ingenuity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The only possible explanation is that I haven't been burning all the released hydrogen. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If it’s a joke, it’s not a funny one even for Nita—she spits out the explanation like it tastes bitter to her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He still could not send the message, he said, but at least now he had an explanation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Squealer was sent to make the necessary explanations to the others. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Footsore and irritable, Burnham demanded that the steward return to the wireless room for an explanation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Furthermore, in this case we have a much more specific explanation for why introspections mess up our reactions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z If someone could explain everything, that meant that everything actually had an explanation. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Consider the next crime-drop explanation: the bursting of the crack bubble. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z "After all we had heard about the Communists," he said, "this seemed to us the only explanation which fitted the circumstances." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The Bree-hobbits were, in fact, friendly and inquisitive, and Frodo soon found that some explanation of what he was doing would have to be given. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then, without explanation, he had disappeared and Mr. Brunner had taken the class. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “But I have no explanation for it. They didn’t tell the faculty anything.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Absurd perhaps, but variants of this explanation in less transparent contexts might carry considerable force for people with strong enough preconceptions. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "Do you—does this mean—?" I looked to Dr. Bright for an explanation, but he avoided my gaze. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m just saying, the Beiderman should be a man and show his face to us at least one time before he evicts us. We need an explanation!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They have more cause to know it Whatever the explanation of Guenever’s attitude, the fruits of it were pain for her lover. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Again the obvious explanation would seem to be that the painting is some kind of memorial—perhaps he is dead, perhaps he has gone away. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She had already decided not to tell that story, suspecting that the explanation was simple and that it would be better not to expose her ignorance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was the secret, no doubt, of the extraordinary political career he threw away for my sake; it was also the explanation of his belief in me and devotion to my mission. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The students had all been grinning, because they had listened to Asher’s explanations so many times before. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Whoever these people are, they better have some good explanations.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A part of her, the engineer side, was still looking for some explanation; was there anything Jim could’ve done to avoid the wreck? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But if you look closely at the events of that evening, that explanation doesn’t solve the riddle either. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further questions. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “My parents are first-generation Korean immigrants,” I say by way of explanation. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Then the girls: the actress Mary, who had been so wonderful in Private Lives, had suddenly removed herself without explanation to Glasgow and no one knew why. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then, without explanation, she turns and limps out the back door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z After an explanation about the three different types of fencing weapons—épée, saber, and foil—we were told to select one we thought we’d like to try. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was processed behind the locked door, so, when pressed for an explanation, all Maier’s subjects could do was make up what seemed to them the most plausible one. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The most compelling explanation is that all those early lynchings worked. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I see I must come to an explanation. I don’t know what sphynx-like expression is forming in your countenance. You are to share my solitude. Do you understand?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z A black hole seems to be the only really natural explanation of the observations. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When she returned home she shut herself up in her room to weep, indifferent to Don Fernando's pleas and explanations as he tried to erase the scars of that strange joke. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z What other explanation of his wounds can there be? Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s all you have to offer as an explanation for what you did?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z One of them had said his name like it was all the explanation anyone needed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The Vanderbeeker kids and Papa surrounded Mama, waiting for an explanation. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Neither of these explanations, however, is particularly satisfying. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z This time, he nearly tore the pages flipping through them, trying to find some explanation. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z But perhaps the best explanation of why Bobby cast aside all financial offers came from Bobby himself: “People are trying to exploit me. Nobody is going to make a nickel off of me!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I’m mad that Khalid is gone for no reason, no explanation, no chance to say goodbye. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Frisch began telling Bohr that uranium atoms could split in two and was halfway through his explanation when Bohr slapped himself on the forehead. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The station was empty except for a friendly policeman at the desk, who smiled and scratched his head throughout Father’s explanation. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Ortiz’s explanation is that Langlotz had bought the sculpture as a very young man, before he acquired much of his formidable expertise. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Mason and Brooke called it quits,” she says in explanation. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Over the years, many potential explanations have been examined and debated, and the consensus appears to be that that region was plagued by a particularly virulent strain of what sociologists call a “culture of honor.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z "There is certain to be a more rational explanation." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z To occupy my mind and keep me from spiraling out of control, I tried to come up with an explanation for why the sluggers chose me to save the planet. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe it—he had just recited his well-rehearsed explanation of his disability like I had done a hundred times before. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “It is to do with gold, though,” he said, and launched into an explanation. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It required no explanation, just as the universe needs none as it travels through endless time. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But this is hardly a comprehensive explanation, and I have the nagging suspicion that some essential feature of the Martian canal problem still remains undiscovered. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing,” Dr. Luce told them, offering an explanation for my disappearance. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I thought of his fiancee and wondered what it meant to see the future upended with no explanation. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Her eyes searched his face for an explanation, and he had to turn away. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “What other explanation could there be? You still have visuals, don’t you?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Andbutso little does my dad know, but all his explanation of this future is lost on me; I'm already fine with it. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The Office of Misinformation will in such a case liaise directly with the Muggle prime minister to seek a plausible non-magical explanation for the event. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not allowed to make an explanation. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It had been a long, strange day—the hug in the band room, the explanation from Tobias, but then the way he hugged me after I’d said no. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She wants an explanation, but where would I even begin? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But in point of fact the explanation lies elsewhere. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I can quote you that word for word: ‘The matter admits of no explanation.’” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z In seeking an explanation, only one appears to fit all the facts. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Without a single word of explanation, the PSFs began pulling and pushing kids toward each white coat and its associated office. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Instead, what cries out for explanation is the failure of food production to appear, until modern times, in some ecologically very suitable areas that are among the world’s richest centers of agriculture and herding today. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I finished the explanation of the Mishnaic text and read the next thought unit, which consisted of another Mishnah found in a different tractate from the one we were now studying. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Aristotle, two generations later, was content to argue that those things happened because it was the nature of the Moon to have phases and eclipses—mere verbal juggling, an explanation that explains nothing. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Reynie did take a route that made it difficult for him to be seen from the Institute grounds, but if he was spotted, he’d invented a good explanation. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But the explanation was a failure—she looked at them as if she thought they were lying. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Above all, he could offer no convincing explanation for how the landmasses moved about. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z What was more frightening was the unknown: the occasional corpse hanging on the gate without an explanation, the swift kick by the blokova for no reason. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think that will matter? Do you remember the men of the city? Do you think your explanation will help?” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She never spoke of him again, nor did she offer any explanation for her flight from the conjugal abode. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t understand what he’s pointing at, but he doesn’t seem to notice, caught up in his own explanation. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “But haven’t we agreed there could be a lot of explanations?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They probably knew she was lying, but they accepted it because they needed an explanation. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Since there could be no natural explanation, assuming the star was indeed in the heavens, the event was clearly a miracle, a sign sent by God. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He stared at me, waiting for an explanation. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This transition—from explanation to manipulation—is precisely what makes the field of genetics resonate far beyond the realms of science. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He boosted Pollard onto Seabiscuit, picked up the starting bell and a buggy whip, and without a word of explanation, led them to the training track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mathematical theories were not explanations, they were conceptual systems for making predictions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The second, and perhaps more interesting, fact about these explanations is that all of them are describing a very different way of tipping an epidemic. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian bounded up with a one-syllable cry that crackled with anxiety and provided the only rational explanation for the whole mysterious phenomenon of the flak at Bologna: Orr! Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Words to cover your fear at being proved a coward, Fenris Wolf. You are afraid to be tied with this silken ribbon. No need for more explanations.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z In October, seventeen months after her arrest, the state withdrew its case without explanation, and Winnie was released. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To her, explanations don’t ruin mysteries; they only make them more magnificent. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Rocco, who had missed my explanation, asked, “Was it for a good cause?” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z More scholarly commentators than me have suggested an explanation. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z But when Lawrence saw the publication and heard the lame explanation, he turned his back on Kamen and strode away in wordless fury at the Rad Lab’s subordinate position. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I’m nobody,” Milligan replied, and without further explanation, he pointed across the street to a three-story house with stone steps leading up to its front door. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew better than to lock her in to only one explanation. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Well, she just freaked out like five minutes ago when I asked to see more of her sister’s art. That video was last year,” I say as an explanation. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z "Just think about this, will you? You have never been able to explain how you chose the members of your team. You have given answers but no explanations." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z If this explanation is correct, then Pollard was trapped. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She could have sent him packing from the front door and now there was a chance of giving an explanation before he left. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Here is the explanation of how our man was able to pass through locked doors,” said M. Bouc. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand ... you just don’t say a thing like that and not expect a son to demand an explanation. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z That provides part of the explanation why many crop plants have much bigger fruits than their wild ancestors do. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We had a perfectly good explanation, as if we needed one. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z "I don't know you,” Colin responded, and then added, by way of explanation, "I don't forget many faces.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The preparations, the explanations, the very real possibility of shock, horror, withdrawal, rebuff. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Why had he leaped up and vanished, without a word of explanation, a kiss, or a promise to return? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Henry—wide awake, no explanations—met me at the door in his bathrobe. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There had to be some other explanation, but what? Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I looked to Mother for an explanation but it was Dad who answered. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The key insight, possessing the potential to unlock the mystery produced by the contradictory versions of what happened during the duel, is that both sides constructed their explanations around self-serving and misguided assumptions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Grandma, um, I left it there,” he started to explain, then, realizing that that wasn’t enough of an explanation, he decided to explain more. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z What makes one person allergic to dust or pollen, sensitive to a poison, or susceptible to an infection whereas another is not is a medical mystery for which there is at present no explanation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I thought of a silly explanation for my presence upstairs. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z As he dropped the hammer down, missing over and over again, Genie started firing off the questions that had been bouncing around in his head since Tess started this whole explanation. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z So while a strong 1990s economy might have seemed, on the surface, a likely explanation for the drop in crime, it almost certainly didn’t affect criminal behavior in any significant way. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Here the fundamental distinction between facts and explanations, which goes back to Montaigne and beyond, is restated. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Loading the valuables onto Cleopatra’s ships also supports this explanation of the events. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He's so smug with his half explanations, and so cavalier about the fact that he's dragged me into this. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Much as the children longed for more answers, it had grown late, their eyes were heavy, and Mr. Benedict deemed they should rest tonight and leave further explanations for morning. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Tony found his younger brother and asked for an explanation for the leaning tower of Nikes. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Dad gave no explanation as we drove through the border town and headed for the interior. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I am terrified, especially at the beginning, of being recognized by some friendly business owner or erstwhile neighbor and having to stammer out some explanation of my project. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But he knew it to be true—it was the only explanation his rational mind could accept. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Having words and explanations for everything is too modern. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems as if every three months the Khmer Rouge has either increased or decreased our food ration without warning or explanation. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s about to ask for a dumbed-down explanation when his mother comes blazing in. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z So he was left to follow in the mental footsteps of the Ancients, using pure reason and imagination to try to come up with an explanation for the nature of the cosmos. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I know it’s not their fault, but I’m tired, and nothing makes sense, and I desperately want an explanation for something, for anything. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Either explanation contradicted the predictions of the steady state theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was bright Ralph, faced by the task of translating all this into an explanation, stood on his head and fell over. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z His explanations, as heartbreaking as they are, are also a little strange. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “But you said—” “I don’t want to hear your explanation,” Detective Newberg said. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I call, but I know he won’t turn back and wait for me to give a rational explanation. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Her father had given one explanation for the separation of the races in fratricidal punishment. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It would have been impolite not to have known something of them when I had listened to such a splendid explanation of their causes which were, after all, it seemed, misunderstandings. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The more he pressed her for an explanation, the more troubled and adamant she became. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “We get a lot of Andersons here,” she added to Hazel, by way of explanation. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Maya had thought of a thousand different things to say to her: apologies and confessions, tears and mea culpas, detailed explanations of how stupid Maya could be, how stubborn she was. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I grin at him, popping the balloon loudly, and shrugging sheepishly in explanation. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Pattie, without explanation, heads straight out the glass door to the sidewalk, leaving Dell to complete the transaction. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Such, at any rate, would have been Lancelot’s explanation of the war. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She would bend her head down close to his face to give some explanation or ask him a question, her black hair falling across her shoulders. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z As Mr. Prud’homme looked at him and listened to the scatterbrained eloquence of his explanation, he could be seen rapidly losing his grip on sternness. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She had had to find some explanation for my vanishing. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Even after all the explanations, she still felt responsible for the whole mess, especially for what was happening to Mr. Larson. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “I’m ready,” Lark says, then promptly climbs into the back seat of her truck, not waiting for any other plans or explanations. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But I’m not sure any explanation will be enough. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I am used to having to give the scientific explanation for Adah. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I can only think of one explanation for why my mother hasn’t come back for me, and that explanation requires her to be six feet under the ground. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z If counsel or witness feel any further explanation is required they may inquire further,” the judge added. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Nestled among colorful illustrations of colonial life was a succinct explanation of Tisquantum's role: A friendly Indian named Squanto helped the colonists. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In stressing ‘discovery’ I am providing an explanation for the new cultural values of late-Renaissance Europe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Another explanation has been advanced which, though controversial, is intriguing. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to apologize, I have to give him some kind of explanation. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I turned to my father’s wife for an explanation. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The common explanation, he wasn’t rah-rah enough, didn’t make any sense to him, although the coaches were hardly the only ones who found him to be stubborn and headstrong. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This never occurred to me at the time, but I see now it’s a possibility, and an explanation for what happened. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not you, too!” he gives back, although when I prod him for an explanation, he zips his lips and goes, “All I know about love is that it’s a four-letter word.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z It was also a temptation to run to Cecilia’s room and demand an explanation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “You saw Manny today. Can you think of some other explanation?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He never would have believed it, not truly—but what other explanation could there be? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The only explanation is that the burglar must have had a duplicate key, since there were no signs of a forced entry. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The consequences of literacy are prominent in the ultimate explanation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Good question. But they certainly cared. And I remember the explanation he gave me. One day in the lunchroom, he told me, ‘They just don’t want me to be proud of my heritage. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He sent White an urgent telegram demanding an explanation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She said, “In the sky there are always answers and explanations for everything: every pain, every suffering, joy, and confusion.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Clifton was forgotten, everything which I was to do now seemed to depend upon getting an explanation from the committee, and I waited with growing agitation to be called to the strategy meeting. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There seemed to be no explanation for it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The preceding explanation unties the Gordian knot, and you can stop there if you want. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dylan and I each give completely different explanations at the same time. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z A myth is only an explanation, not an exploration. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “I must ask you never to use such a method of explanation in my class.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I think I was hoping for a full explanation for her tears, but I was going to have to work to get it. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I must wait for my master to give explanations; and so must she. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Better yet, what do you think is the explanation? That we live on an alien planet?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I explained how I had reconstructed the text, then quoted the reconstructed text from memory, showing him how it fitted perfectly to the explanation offered by the simplest of all the commentaries. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what to say, because the explanation would have been: Oh, that’s because I copied August’s homework. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Besides, it was not long before Ranofer realized he could never increase his skill merely by listening to Heqet’s earnest explanations. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He bought a popular edition of The Lives of the Saints and spent the summer looking for ordinary explanations of the most extraordinary spiritual feats. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter how hard I tried to explain, I couldn’t make my explanation sound any more reasonable. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The rest had followed Hazel when he roused them and, without explanation, told them to go quickly outside the barn. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as deceptive is the plain language of Greene’s explanation of the multiverse. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It may be one of the explanations of her double love—perhaps she loved Arthur as a father, and Lancelot because of the son she could not have. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Though everyone was dying for an explanation, we had elected to give the girls a moment to themselves, and stared in amazement from a respectful distance. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I just stood there seeing it and smiling, because maybe there was some explanation, something important that I did not know about that would have made it all right. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Entirely different kind of playing,” she said in her English explanation voice. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was her only child,” he adds, as if in explanation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z My hands started to shake a little, and I rushed out my explanation. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z That scientific explanation enchanted Nicolas, but it did not enjoy the same reception with the Mora sisters, who were extremely conservative. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t, but I solve the riddle myself instead of asking Trub for an explanation. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Granddaddy trapped Harry and Miss Goodacre in a corner and gave them a detailed explanation of the difference between the male and female Deinacrida, or giant locust. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Mom seemed to accept that explanation but I was suspicious. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He moved several yards down the beach and began a new equation, captivating his audience with a lengthy explanation of each new and complex symbol. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Our present lack of such ultimate explanations leaves a big intellectual gap, since the broadest pattern of history thus remains unexplained. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Farmer had a deeper explanation about sorcery, and he liked to engage me in conversations about it. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z There was only one explanation that I could think of for the bike being there, and now it was on our property. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It sounded to her like sophistry, or an explanation for its own sake. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “You are in so much trouble. And you still owe me an explanation!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I try to make up for it by focusing on Rae’s explanation. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He does not know what the boundary is, and he can get no explanation of it, which is frightening enough, but the fear he hears in the voices of his elders is more frightening still. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z In school the science teacher had explained what superstition was, and then held the science textbook up for the class to see the true source of explanations. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Second, in the way my father had taught me, by attempting to find or reconstruct the correct text, the text the commentator who had offered the simple explanation must have had before him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The connection between the solids of Pythagoras and the disposition of the planets could admit but one explanation: the Hand of God, Geometer. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That there are elements she can find no reasonable explanations for. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Fern coughed, and he brushed his hands against his pants and said by way of apology and explanation, “Model-airplane glue.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z This was a reference to a piece of mathematics known as the inverse square law, which Halley was convinced lay at the heart of the explanation, though he wasn’t sure exactly how. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z There seems to be only one explanation consistent with all the facts: In 1908 a piece of a comet hit the Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It struck me how different her explanation of how it came about was from what Grandpa said. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z My feelings and choices didn’t require constant explanations. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z This explanation satisfied Francie because she had never been able to tell her left hand from her right. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The stranger from the ferry offered no explanation for his presence on the island. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There were only five minutes left before the end of school— five minutes until I could get back to Rachel and hear her explanation—when the intercom in Mr. Berlin’s physics class beeped. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z All these explanations are true, but they don’t tell the whole story. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z This seemed like a logical enough explanation, but it wasn’t it. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The problem for the Aristotelians was that they could not fashion an explanation that would successfully predict the outcome of the Puy-de-Dôme experiment. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I didn't take much comfort in their explanation. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The only major university that had shown up had left halfway through the fair without explanation. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There is another quite different problem exemplified by these stock-market forecasts and fanciful explanations of success. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The coroner’s verdict on a death in police custody would often read, “Death due to multiple causes,” or some vague explanation that let the police off the hook. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned to me by way of explanation. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But once you began admitting explanations in terms of purpose—well, you didn’t know what the result might be. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But here’s where Alexander’s study gets interesting, because it turns out that neither of those explanations rings true. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Papa starts in on our explanation, but Don Manuel cuts him off. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You hear plenty of explanations for our expanding waistline. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She had given him a mortal blow by not believing his explanation about Elaine instantly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z That was another possible explanation for my pregnancy—suggestion. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first nonmystical explanation of motion in the heavens; it made the Earth a province of the Cosmos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Can we meet up? it’s the kind of explanation that needs to be done in person. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Although formerly popular, this type of explanation, too, fails to survive scrutiny. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The explanation of this peculiar behavior sometimes appears to lie in the changes which the chemical brings about in the metabolism of the plant itself. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The general explanations for the first loss have been discussed. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z If, as I believe, the urge to make a kind of music is as much a characteristic of biology as our other fundamental functions, there ought to be an explanation for it. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Particle physicists have tended to favor the particle explanation of WIMPs, astrophysicists the stellar explanation of MACHOs. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Many governments, agencies, and foundations base their policies, foreign aid, and loans on this explanation, by making the development of good institutions in poor countries their top priority. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Fine. Just walk into a person’s living room with a bruised- up face and give no one any explanation for it,” I said. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Plain and simple explanations on living off the sea were given in abundance, but a basic knowledge of seafaring was assumed by the author of the manual. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And once again I see his point that life in Haiti can be so dreadful that if you live and suffer here, you have to look for multiple explanations for the unbearable. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “My parents are weird,” was all he said by way of explanation. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “You know, honey, I bet there’s an explanation for this. I bet Mr. Daniels didn’t mean for this to happen. Give him a chance, okay?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He knew that Jinx had come to Manifest on the run, but until now, he had never pressed him for an explanation. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z In Warburg’s theory we also find explanation of an otherwise incomprehensible fact — that one and the same agent can be useful in treating cancer and can also cause it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Oh. Well, I don’t suppose there was a key to those numbers, was there? Or an explanation of the diagram?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I shrugged, hunted through my mind for an acceptable explanation. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I’m certain she thought this explanation was clear as crystal, but I couldn’t fathom one word of it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She tells me to choose one story and write an explanation of what I learned from reading it. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z But soon, even those who think they have an explanation are too sick for discussions. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z That was the only explanation I could come up with. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I thought to myself, well, either the chap's been lying his head off, or - then it occurred to me, there's one simple explanation.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “A brief summary and succinct explanation, the theoretical ideal, if you will, behind our position.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z No, I’m just kidding, that was the explanation I gave my mother. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Tommy had some explanation about shooting hoops, but Mrs. Salinger wasn’t buying it, even though it sounded pretty reasonable to Naheed. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I reached for some explanation and strange words came to mind, words I’d learned only minutes before: paranoia, mania, delusions of grandeur and persecution. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It is hard to reconstruct in our minds a mental universe where Pascal’s explanation seems obviously unsatisfactory and an explanation in terms of nature’s purposes seems obviously preferable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I will read further, searching until I find an explanation that enlightens me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He looked up at Pax and then Bristle, as if searching for an explanation. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As far as Aristotle was concerned, as we saw in Chapter 3, causal explanations had four components: the formal cause, the final cause, the material cause and the efficient cause. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I then indicated that other commentaries had offered different explanations, and I cited them by heart because they were not found in the Talmud edition the class used. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Then she bit her lip and, remembering Rivka’s explanation, held up her arm. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t understand, but Lily isn’t offering any further explanation and I am tired of prying information out of her. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z As Alvarez related Bush’s explanation, “I think the reason the president chose me is that he does not trust Dr. Oppenheimer.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Percy looked at Hazel and Frank for some kind of explanation, but they seemed just as confused as he was. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “She just asked for a simple explanation, Bill.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Actually, that’s my middle name,” Gogol says by way of explanation, sitting with them in the common room to their suite. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z None of the explanations fit, and he threw the scroll aside impatiently. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” said the Object, adding by way of explanation, “Nazis.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Don’t be quick to find alternative explanations for what happened. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z What is interesting about these three explanations is that none of them is at all dramatic. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Variation and natural selection offer cogent explanations of the mechanism by which evolution might occur within a species, but they do not explain the formation of species per se. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Grandmaster Larry Evans preferred a more neutral explanation: “I think he feels that lending his name to something is beneath his dignity.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Martin huffed through his explanation, washing his sweaty gray hair from his face as he spoke. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I’m not sure if I was accusing him or wanting an explanation. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “I’m sure there’s a reasonable explanation,” she said, softly bumping me with her shoulder. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I just figured the only explanation for being so rude is that you’re someone’s evil twin.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z We’re assured that the seemingly transparent biological explanation for the world’s inequalities as of A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They did not care too much for this latter explanation, as I knew they would not. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “A brief summary and succinct explanation, the theoretical ideal, if you will, behind the project topic.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But none of the explanations change the fact that Blue Team suffered a catastrophic failure. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It was a little dangerous, because even a simple question could bring on a half-hour explanation. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Nishina, appearing at occupation headquarters to demand an explanation, had been told that Compton had specifically endorsed the destruction order. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There is no explanation of what happened to the gemstone. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Jerome affirmed and accepted me unconditionally, without demanding explanations. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “As you yourself have said, what other explanation can there be?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z We can already provide a quite good explanation for the origin of life, here or elsewhere. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Many, perhaps most, economists go further and believe that good institutions are overwhelmingly the most important explanation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She peers back into the envelope for a note, an explanation, but finds none. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Some twenty back-seat drivers at once demanded an explanation, but the Chief gave none. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z But since Luna really didn’t have any other explanation, It must be the wind seemed as good as any. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They asked me for an explanation of reading and writing, Slant saying, “You friend Private Williams, he writes too.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Only one explanation: He’s been sent by the General to interrogate me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I wanted to be from a family with a very good explanation for why they had sent me to sea in an old boat unlikely to float for very long. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I exchange a wry smile with Hideo as she launches into an explanation about blood. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “And you read Chief Deacon’s explanation for what happened? I assume you’re comfortable with that.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "After," I say again, beginning to improvise an explanation. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I thought I owed my wife, Margot, an explanation for my temper, but I didn’t know how to begin. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I open my mouth to launch into another explanation, but she clears her throat and turns to me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He wasn’t paying attention to her embarrassed explanation about the bathroom. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Camellia and Edelweiss, when I ask you for something, no explanation need be given. Whether at home or here. All of you should remember that." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And I looked for Denna, hoping to make my most important explanation of all. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In a tone of voice she knew all too well, he told her that she had an hour to be home with a reasonable explanation for having stayed out all night. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They sent for Jacob, showed him the letter, and asked him for an explanation. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “It turned out to be easier,” he grumbled by way of explanation. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In Japan and many other countries, such explanations are still advanced publicly and without apology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “No explanation, Commandant, sir,” Helene and I say at the same time. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z No crude explanation of the decisions he made can do justice to the multiple loyalties he felt, or the almost Jamesian way he thought about and ultimately resolved them. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z When I saw him, I angrily demanded an explanation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I talked with Sovoy. He’s still not over er. He really loved her, you know. Treated her like a princess, le would have done anything for her. But she left him anyway, no explanation.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Pocock wrote back with a long, detailed technical explanation of his design and proposed a few minor modifications that he thought might mollify Ebright without compromising the integrity of the shell. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z For hours, and sometimes for days, I fell without realizing it into the private explanation of the world. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z What if there was some other explanation for those words? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z It must be said in explanation that the statue did not look like a statue; no one would have thought it was ivory or stone, but warm human flesh, motionless for a moment only. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “What other explanation could there be?” said Zion. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There are three explanations that mesh quite nicely. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z That was enough explanation, really, but Dad was on a roll. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She had felt clever to have thought of this explanation but Blaine shook his head even before she finished speaking and said, “That is so lazy, to use the Third World like that.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When I didn’t respond, she continued with one of her smarter-than-thou explanations. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And so, for now, Ashoke decides to keep the explanation of his son’s name to himself. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In these gloomy surroundings I stumbled through my explanation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t have an explanation for his murder, except the usual: wrong place, wrong time, wrong company. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We will always reach for a “dispositional” explanation for events, as opposed to a contextual explanation. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Burr would have had little choice but to accept his explanation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In Outliers, I want to convince you that these kinds of personal explanations of success don’t work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “It’s quicker and more sanitary than burial, and many die here,” Aaron said by way of explanation. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I wanted him to know that I loved him, but I knew I couldn’t say it to him now, not in person, not without an explanation about the way things ended between us. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z That is partly true, but Newton has absolutely no explanation of what gravity is or how it works; as we have seen, he admits as much. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I like to look up a troublesome, shameful thing and then say, “Oh, is that all ?” The simple explanation makes it less scary to go home after yelling at your mother and father. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think you owe us an explanation?” she says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z We demanded to be accommodated together, and were given all sorts of absurd explanations why this was impossible. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas stared, his mind churning to come up with any possible explanation for what he’d just witnessed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The newsies always call what we do magic, but Maman said the word is too simple an explanation for the arcana. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They say their Indian guide had acted strangely; he left them suddenly with no explanation. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z But everything was unlikely these days, and Reynie preferred almost any explanation to the one that seemed most plausible: For some awful, unknown reason, Mr. Benedict had tricked them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In spite of everything, he must reach Reilly and extract an explanation and confession. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that if I waited, an explanation would come. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z An intimidating look of cruel pleasure on Martina’s face dried up all their laughter and made them wait in silence for the explanation. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He hoped for a simple explanation, like You made the team, but your mom forgot to sign the medical form. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z If you live on some rocky mountainside, the explanation goes, you can’t farm. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Claudia rushed in again with another explanation, “He had this beautiful daughter and she needed this operation very badly and you...” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or are you going to offer us any kind of explanation?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “My father is still adjusting to life in America,” I said, by way of explanation. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Confronted with an intractable problem, he was prepared to work at it harder and longer than most people and to be more receptive to unorthodox explanations. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Again, a third factor, the age distribution of the various regions, points toward an explanation. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He's asking for an explanation, and I'm tempted to give him one. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She loves mysteries, too, but she loves explanations for mysteries even more. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But Mark didn’t waste time with explanations—the man’s weapon was propped up against the wall next to him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I could already predict Dr. Golan’s explanation: That house is such an emotionally loaded place for you, just being inside was enough to trigger a stress reaction. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z "I owe them a personal explanation before it breaks on the news." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Chacko had no really complete explanation for why the Communist Party was so much more successful in Kerala than it had been almost anywhere else in India, except perhaps in West Bengal. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Gracious to a fault, Fowler comforted Lawrence with the gratifying assertion, surely untrue, that “for a long time Rutherford and Chadwick were nearly convinced that your explanation was right.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The other explanation had to do with a phone call. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Sir Bors came from the northern hole to parley with the King and with the Constable—a long, indistinct argument or explanation which the people could not catch on account of the wind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z All this talk of danger and emergencies, without explanation, was beginning to wear on them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Instead of closing the Potts foster home, the department merely asked the Pottses for an explanation about each of the accusations. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Robbie, this is no kinda explanation if all I am is more confused and freaked-out at the end of it. You realize that, right?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z But the explanation was really very simple.The van had previously been the property of the knacker, and had been bought by the veterinary surgeon, who had not yet painted the old name out. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z It was the most sensible explanation, and didn’t the most sensible explanation tend to be correct? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Bob,” I say, “let me explain. I owe you an explanation.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Edwin offered no more explanation, so Cole didn’t ask. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z For example, the IKung' Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana have an explanation for the Milky Way, which at their latitude is often overhead. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z No doubt Sir Lancelot would like to make an explanation of the trouble, so that the Church may be justified in her reconciliation.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Betsy did not give any explanation of the novel she was reading, simply commenced to read aloud where she had broken off reading to herself. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It would often, he acknowledged, be impossible to choose between competing explanations because one could not see what was actually happening within the invisible world of particles out of which our visible world was constructed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Naheed held up all ten fingers, as if seeing them would be explanation enough. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Though the article had been written for the likes of me, the best I could say after reading this explanation was, “I think I understand this.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Okay, so that last bit didn’t make sense without an explanation, but Mother didn’t seem to notice. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Is it purely a matter of Zeitgeist, or is there some sensible explanation? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Supernovae provided the explanation, and it was an English cosmologist almost as singular in manner as Fritz Zwicky who figured it out. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z When I asked him where he’d been, his explanations were either so vague or so improbable that I stopped asking. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Such explanations look foolish after Pascal, but not before. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I learned to think that mysteries are for explanation. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I got this tomato from Colonel Cathcart,” he said, and was struck by how ludicrous his explanation sounded. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The teacher handed down assignments without explanation, curtly telling students where they would spend the rest of their lives. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “There must be some rational explanation to the wholie thing. As soon as I have enough money I’ll go to the clinic and have doctors check me.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyler solved the equations easily, writing out orderly explanations for every step. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As her mother answered the door, Carla stayed behind in the kitchen, listening with a racing heart to her mother's explanation. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Somewhere above me, the Pastor boomed robust greetings and explanations, leaving little room for the doctor’s understated replies. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The last story the mother told about her second oldest was not in celebration but in explanation to Dr. Tandlemann, senior staff psychiatrist at Mount Hope. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Their explanation makes the Milky Way useful as well as understandable. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "I myself," Miss Honey said, "am probably far more bowled over by what you did than you are, and I am trying to find some reasonable explanation." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Then out of a tent by the lakeside came the explanation. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But for Mrs. Lawrence this explanation only raised more questions. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Because what you have done requires explanation, and the child knows that she can find an answer on your face. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, on this occasion Galileo’s explanation of comets was also wrong, and there is no point in relating the details of the argument here. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “That’s one explanation. But not the correct one. There was a rich Italian nobleman involved. That part is right.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When I looked around me, fate seemed to be the only explanation for what was happening. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I—I feel something. Every time I look at you. Don’t ask me to explain it all. Does everything have to have a tidy explanation?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I don’t believe that sentiment, but still, there has to be a logical explanation for the horribleness of this day. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Please see Standing Waves and Wind Instruments73 for an explanation of this phenomenon. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z A mechanical explanation, by contrast, is about external causes, not internal ones. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But the conviction that between you and I is an error needs a second look, together with the explanation that the phrase is a hypercorrection. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Oh, never mind. Just forget I mentioned her. I don’t need any explanations.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “You have all done exceedingly well today. There is much to explain, of course, but I’m afraid the explanations must wait a bit longer, until we are joined by another.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the explanation, whatever that had been in the sky, the real sun or not, it was gone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She's talking and I realize that she is giving him an explanation of why her family doesn't have the right kind of living conditions for me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Cutie gazed upon his long, supple fingers in an oddly human attitude of mystification, “It strikes me that there should be a more satisfactory explanation than that. For you to make me seems improbable.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z But now that Manuel Gustavo is at the manger door, so to speak, his father has to come up with some explanation just short of immaculate conception. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Really?” he exclaimed when the captain of waiters had finished his explanation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But fortunately a simple and logical explanation was handy. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I was surprised when this magisterial explanation met only with a look of pity and impatience. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s the only logical explanation for why you haven’t called me back! Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But first he owed an explanation to Ron and Hermione, who had stuck with him for so long, and who deserved the truth. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Another crime-drop explanation is often cited in tandem with imprisonment: the increased use of capital punishment. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Wanda disappeared back into the kitchen, and Moss’s friends looked to him for an explanation. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Thick, molten hot anger welled up inside me as I waited for an explanation. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Not because my bus was running behind schedule, or because my knee was flaring up again, or because of any other reasonable explanation. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “You must. Do you remember the Machine’s own statement when you presented the problem to him? It was: ‘The matter admits of no explanation.’ I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The ultimate explanation of Lawrence’s error came, perhaps inevitably, from Rutherford, who demonstrated once again the potency of his theoretical instincts when they were yoked to the experimental precision of the Cavendish. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He got the explanation much faster than grown men generally did. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He does, it is true, mention a small number of modern inventions—stirrups, the compass, clocks, gunpowder, printing—but he has almost nothing to say about new observations, new explanations or new proofs. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z One possible explanation for this may be that the Western branch of Christianity took certain elements of its note-family system from the Eastern Byzantine system of modes, called Oktoechos. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I had broken up the passage into its thought units as I had studied it, so I knew precisely at what points I would stop reading and begin my explanations. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Pageant season,” she adds again by way of explanation. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A hypothesis is a tentative explanation, a proposed answer to the question that underlies your research. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Later, when Holly had gone back, he told Hazel that he felt sure there was some natural explanation, though he had no idea what it could be. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “For the buffet,” she said by way of explanation. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z With the later rise of genetics, the explanations were recast once again, in genetic terms. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “And you were discovered moments later, right beneath it! An explanation, if you please!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z These kinds of explanations made me feel my mother and I inn, J u i LSUL*I\\ spoke two different languages, which we did. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to think through the drugs, through the distant pain, but there was no honest explanation I could give them—none they would believe. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And when she finally gets the explanation, she says, ‘Yeah, that fits.’ Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As I fumbled about for an explanation, Kilvin’s grim expression spread into a sudden smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If you are the sort of person who likes guessing games, you may wish to spend the next few moments pondering which of the preceding explanations seem to have merit and which don’t. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But the explanations fell apart in her hands. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Their offspring had long childhoods—ten years at least—growing very slowly, as far as she could interpret their explanation. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Which naturally leads to a related pair of crime-drop explanations: Innovative policing strategies Increased number of police Let’s address the second one first. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z This is not meant to be an excuse, but an explanation. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Is the explanation any more absurd than that accepted by those who believe the woman who maintains that she is the channel through which a 35,000-year-old man expresses himself? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I played all those snippets over again in my head after things got really bad, looking for some kind of explanation. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She tried to set aside her troubling thoughts and pay attention to the worker s voice and explanations. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z After much thought, the Alvarezes concluded that the most plausible explanation–plausible to them, at any rate–was that the Earth had been struck by an asteroid or comet. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The philosophers found such an answer unsatisfactory, even though something similar was to be found in Pliny’s Natural History, and sought a natural explanation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I might have been too young for an explanation, but years would pass without anyone answering any of my questions. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Studies have been done, in fact, in which experts in a given field have analyzed such random phenomena and come up with cogent “explanations” for the patterns. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She was nearly trampled by her children, whose flight out of the living room was a headlong sprint that left no time for explanations to anyone. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And finally she had sobbed the only truth there was into her mother’s shoulder, the only explanation: the Tucks were her friends. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z And then there was the whole thing with Tyson—-no warning, no explanation. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Two contrasting explanations suggest themselves: problems with the local people, or problems with the locally available wild plants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “But you didn’t offer that as an explanation to the sheriff. You said nothing about having seen Carl Heine. Now why was this, Mr. Miyamoto? Why did you claim complete ignorance?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A genetic explanation isn’t the only possible answer to Yali’s question. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But I could not think of what that explanation might be, no matter how hard I tried. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z There’s always a logical explanation, I told myself. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I fought with lots of mans in my life,” she said in explanation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a lot of explanations, but I knew none of them were true. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, then, is the explanation for why Paul Revere’s midnight ride started a word-of-mouth epidemic and William Dawes’s ride did not. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One has to decide when to stop reading and start explaining, as well as when to appeal to the commentaries for further explanation. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I cringed, preparing explanations, and then decided to try to stop him from exposing me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a perfectly reasonable explanation for why his phone is going unanswered. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “I would like to hear an explanation for why you betrayed Dauntless, yourself, and me . . .” He taps his chest. “.. . by venturing into another faction’s headquarters.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z No one offered up any explanation about the newcomers’ identities. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I jammed my hands into the pockets of my jeans, hoping my explanation would suffice, but Faith just sat there waiting, expecting more. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z My mother tried to explain, yet each time she did I found her explanations vague, cryptic, obscure, ambiguous, enigmatic and too fantastic to be believable. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again, there was no warning and no explanation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Technically, given the rules of the code duello, Burr should have felt obliged to accept Hamilton’s explanation as the equivalent of an apology. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The public explanation for Ren leaving was that he had been caught gambling. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “It was like a dream,” I said, at a loss for an explanation. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Because, you see,” continued the little man, “the pipe cleaner, it is of no importance. I can myself think of eleven other excellent explanations of its presence.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z That die C beats die D may require some explanation. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Her flustered explanation to Father was, “Whoever heard of a lion eating a cotton sari? I thought lions were carnivores.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Since we think there may be massive black holes at the centers of some galaxies, this is a conceivable explanation of their red shifts. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I told her about some of my plants and gave a simple explanation of a few of my backyard botanical experiments. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The Kapo launched into a lengthy explanation of the importance of this work, warning us that anyone who proved to be lazy would be held accountable. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z If the man had come over to see what Hall was doing, there would have been no possible explanation. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, perhaps as an explanation for what just happened, she finally told me about Cofield. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then he pulled himself back to Shadrach’s running explanation, which accompanied his sketching. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z At first he says nothing, unprepared to give any further explanation. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The rest was pure improvisation, and it left little time for explanation. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The second explanation is that by the time Sapiens reached Australia, they had already mastered fire agriculture. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “But how can the explanation do us harm? Assume that you are right, Susan.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z In the strictest secrecy, we fed it the original data involved in the steel decision, its own answer, and the actual developments since,—the overproduction, that is,—and asked for an explanation of the discrepancy.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Has the explanation eased his gleaning, or made his suffering worse?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Instead, one part of the explanation for farmer power lies in the much denser populations that food production could support: ten naked farmers certainly would have an advantage over one naked hunter-gatherer in a fight. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Our daughter called you a liar in that note she left. I’d like an explanation why she might say something like that.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z This explanation has tremendous appeal—before you know the facts—for it is consistent with, and reinforces, dominant racial narratives about crime and criminality dating back to slavery. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The chocolate sale was postponed for a week and Brother Leon, speaking at chapel, gave a weak explanation. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Until we have some convincing, detailed, agreed-upon explanation for the broad pattern of history, most people will continue to suspect that the racist biological explanation is correct after all. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As Emily, James, and Matthew seated themselves in Mr. Griswold’s office, Jack perched on the arm of the couch and launched into an explanation. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Under the mistletoe,” she added in explanation, as Harry continued to look questioningly at her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They were the only ones that got a real explanation of what had happened. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then, muffled voices, her mother's rising in anger, in persuasion, her father's deeper murmurs of explanation and self-defense. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Like with everything else, Dad had a crazy explanation for that. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But the explanation, once they had stumbled to the banks of the stream, came hard. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Should he have begun, “War is not just the continuation of policy by other means”? OK, I tell myself, I’ll wait for the rest of the explanation. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I wanted to give her an explanation, but couldn’t think of one. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There may be no technological or sociological explanation for the decline in belief in witchcraft in the early eighteenth century, but there is an alternative explanation ready to hand. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I stare at a table of numbers whose columns are labeled DA DN SA SN, and have to flip back and scan for the explanation: Dissimilar Affirmative, Dissimilar Negative, Similar Affirmative, Similar Negative. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z All three agreed, as they quickly informed Hrdlicka, that the discovery admitted only one possible explanation: thousands of years ago, a Pleistocene hunter had speared a bison. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I sought rational explanation for what seemed the supernatural. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Westerners continue to accept racist explanations privately or subconsciously. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Just...lots of stuff going on,” he said, committing to a more vague explanation. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Of course there were a lot of simple explanations. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “The explanations are difficult. The whole thing is so beyond one’s experience. But I tried. And she listened carefully. Her eyes were very luminous, I remember.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z This explanation was suggested by the undoubted fact that the earliest known empires and writing systems arose in the Tigris and Euphrates Valleys of the Fertile Crescent and in the Nile Valley of Egypt. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She tried to come up, quickly, with an explanation that seemed logical. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Not much of an explanation, but enough for the people of Fry and the rest of Logan County. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The Machine did not say there was no explanation, or that it could determine no explanation. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Perhaps the best explanation we have of this process comes from the sociologist Annette Lareau, who a few years ago conducted a fascinating study of a group of third graders. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Readers will also thank a writer for the copious use offor example, as in, and such as, because an explanation without an example is little better than no explanation at all. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z An affinity for street drugs was the only explanation for what were clearly the rantings of a strung-out lunatic. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “The last thing they need right now is every teacher in the school showing up to demand an explanation of what just happened.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The end explanation that he had “given her up” so as to save his soul, and that he had now returned horn a sense of dramatic magnanimity, was not the true one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think we deserve an explanation,” he said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I desired no more explanations from Pro Bono. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “There’s only one explanation. It came out of a pocket, it came out of the pocket of that jacket,” Wes’s lawyer proclaimed. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “There’s little time for explanation, Sticky. I can get you to the mainland, but we must make our way to the other side of the island, and it will be slow going.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It was not that he did not really want to tell, but the telling of it would have involved an explanation of his entire life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Well- beloved was impressed with my not-entirely-truthful explanation that I had come to Johannesburg to continue my studies at the University of the Witwatersrand. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But conceivably Wilson had heard some of these same explanations before, from Myrtle, because he began saying "Oh, my God!" again in a whisper--his comforter left several explanations in the air. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z While hardly true, this explanation had the demonstrable advantage of permitting Jefferson’s vision of a Federalist conspiracy to congeal in a plausible pattern that formed around Washington without touching him directly. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In their view, Aristotelian forms were ghostly presences; you could never capture them, but they were always being added into the explanation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Where is she?” asked the Savage, ignoring these polite explanations. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z "Around ten. After curfew. Sometime between five thirty, when Mirjam said she was going to lie down, and ten, she disappeared, and there is no explanation." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z We often try to look back on it and to find an explanation, but never quite succeed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like he wasn’t a fisherman at all, and his shut-down expression didn’t offer any explanations. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Rule number one for scientists is this: There is always a logical explanation for things. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z By way of explanation, he told her, "We were trying to get them to stick in the cracks." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Annabeth gave Percy a puzzled look, but he had no explanation. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The two of you got the exact same answers wrong on yesterday’s homework,” Ms. Rubin said, looking at both of us like she was waiting for an explanation. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I heard this explanation, but my mind was focused inward. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Probably the commonest explanation involves implicitly or explicitly assuming biological differences among peoples. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought women were gorgeous no matter what they wore, and I didn’t think they owed anyone an explanation for their sartorial choices. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Anyway, once a few faranji die without explanation, I think the others will lose heart.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t only the number of police that changed in the 1990s; consider the most commonly cited crime-drop explanation of all: innovative policing strategies. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z My plan is to wake up early—around six—and email Rhiannon with a full explanation. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “But Mr. Allen says, ‘Leave out the explanations, make it brief and dramatic, and let the characters tell the story’,” interrupted Jo, turning to the publisher’s note. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, grand unified theories may provide an explanation of why the universe should now contain more quarks than antiquarks, even if it started out with equal numbers of each. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When I told Tommy about what had happened with Madame in the dorm, he came up with a fairly simple explanation. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But soon they found an explanation, which he illustrates with a looser simile: We’re all used to gravity being a force that does only one thing: pull objects toward each other. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Veer, there’s got to be some explanation. He spent a fortune on those. It doesn’t make sense.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Pascal’s explanation could be tested and be shown to work. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Our father took the carbon from her hand and squinted at it as if there could be some other explanation that had nothing to do with him. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z For a moment my mind raced, searching for excuses, explanations. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Habit is the explanation of why we seem to forget things so quickly. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She got up and went toward the door, where she felt obliged to give us an explanation. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “If I don’t want the video released, I don’t want the video released. I frankly don’t owe you or anybody else an explanation.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I might just first mention that, in place of a photograph of herself, Sister Irma had enclosed, without explanation, a snapshot of her convent. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z But there is another explanation that is consistent with everything we know. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But the regent was suspicious, and was not content with that explanation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not till a couple of minutes later that the other, more probable explanation had occurred to him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There are various explanations for this but, crucially, European culture allowed considerable space for competition and diversity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z All these preparations require explanations to various people who we feel ought to be kept in the dark. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Almost as soon as the “Soviet Ark” had departed, the US State Department released its official explanation of why these 249 people had been deported. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z She looked at me, waiting for an explanation, and when I didn’t respond, she sighed and pulled a small box out of her pocket. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But I insisted, explained, cajoled, raised my voice, gestured with my hands, quoted whatever proof texts I could remember from the grammar book, and finally he accepted my explanations. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Alys,” she said again, and patted her own chest in explanation. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And this man, this thing, pulling me to a waiting horse with the barest explanation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In spite of the blunt words and homely phrasing, there was nothing revolting in Katie’s explanations. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Both Mr. and Mrs. Bacon were looking at Adam now, and he knew he had to make some explanation for letting his good land run free. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The lack of women or minorities among the top executive ranks at least has a plausible explanation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “You owe me an explanation,” I reminded him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I think you’ll be a better scythe than the others,” she told him, but gave no explanation as to why she thought so. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z If I needed explanations at all, I conjured up vague notions about a war between America and Japan. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z When I turn to face her, I’m hastily composing a fleet of explanations, none of which make any sense. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Now to explore another pair of common crime-drop explanations: Tougher gun laws Changes in crack and other drug markets First, the guns. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Doesn’t demand an explanation or declare that I’m off my rocker. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z But the absence of radioactivity at the impact site gives no support to this explanation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Three months later, without warning and without explanation, the Crown announced that charges against sixty-one of the accused were to be dropped. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There are times when we demand an explanation when an explanation really isn’t possible, and, as we’ll explore in the upcoming chapters of this book, doing so can have serious consequences. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z For all the new knowledge, we still have formidable dis- eases, still unsolved, lacking satisfactory explanation, lack- ing satisfactory treatment. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Toby had a pretty good idea of what an oracle was but he decided to ask Mrs. Granger about it, in the hopes of getting her started on one of her long-winded explanations. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It turns out that at least part of the explanation for this behavior can be found in the structure of the teenage brain. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It was this process of making up explanations that might or might not be true that Newton rejected when he insisted hypotheses non fingo. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She rushed over to the boys and tried to pull Tony off Wes, screaming for an explanation. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It’s the only explanation for me volunteering that piece of information to a stranger. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Chess was just quoting an explanation Mom gave all the time. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The experience of watching was ruined, time and time again, by an interminable explanation of how things were put together. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z There would be enough explanations without a strange seaman to account for. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The most popular explanation I hear is the one captured in this cartoon: Good start. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I read somewhere, once, that crying defies scientific explanation. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll meet you by the track,” he said, walking away without further explanation. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He looks at me, not like he’s waiting for an explanation, but like I am the only thing in the room worth looking at. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z This is surely part of the explanation for why Paul Revere’s message was so powerful on the night of his midnight ride. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t screaming, there were no demands for explanation, just the idea that she was going with me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z It so happened that the Patrick accusation was cleared up next day, when Nimue arrived with a second-sighted explanation. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z With the rise of Darwinian theory, explanations were recast in terms of natural selection and of evolutionary descent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Bast closed his mouth and for a moment looked as if he was about to try and offer some explanation, then his shoulders slumped. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The explanation of the miracle was this: Billy had taken a course in public speaking. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And like mens do, Mister Raleigh Leefolt walk out the door where he don’t have to give nobody no explanation about nothing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It seemed that a couple of the members of their group had disappeared in the night, just vanished, and no one had an explanation. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Kvothe,” he said simply, refusing to be drawn any further into an explanation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Blanca pretended to accept his explanation, but her husband’s vehemence struck her as suspicious, since he normally paid no attention to her problems. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “It seems to me the simplest explanation,” he told the audience, “is that they are all HeLa cell contaminants.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Caught, I stammer, trying to come up with some kind of explanation, because I know how bad this must look—but Mrs. McCracken’s face softens. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z There were several explanations for the Met Lab’s prominence in the debate. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But the rock on which these easy explanations founder, is that she was not promiscuous. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “After the tournament. With no explanation. I’m sorry.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Those are decent explanations, but they are no excuse. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Whatever the explanation, the continuing signs of wealth were not due to stolen gold. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The doctors and nurses offered complicated explanations for why I didn’t recall the attack. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Together with “The Internet is ruining the language” and “People write gibberish on purpose,” this is the explanation I hear most often for the prevalence of bad writing today. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Then came all these pictures, and I was seeing all over the world, and there were explanations, but I was still asleep, and I couldn’t figure them out. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I trusted my father, but wondered how his explanation accounted for Rambo and Chuck Norris, who came to the trading center that summer and created a lot of controversy. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z It is an explanation, a cause of the effect she was asking about. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z This, at least, is the accepted explanation, though like most economic explanations it seems, under certain lights, to omit the main point. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She searched her exhausted brain for some explanation. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The best explanation for this phenomenon is that matter has been blown off the surface of the visible star. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My sense is that a large majority of social scientists still favors proximate explanations for the different courses of European and Chinese history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There must have been a reason for it, an explanation. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not think of any other explanation for the way he felt. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell there was a “but” coming—a reason, an explanation, an excuse. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The Instructor and class waited patiently for his explanation. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The executive was skeptical about Walter’s motives, and questioned my explanation of the circumstances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And explanations that had worked for other crews were still too hard for these men to grasp. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Horrified parents were demanding an explanation, a hearing, a town hall meeting. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z There has to be a rational explanation, I tell myself again. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He waits, for further explanation, but none's forthcoming. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z O’Brien had seen what he meant without the need for explanation. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z They were not in the least satisfied by his explanation that he had crawled away quickly under the tables after he had fallen. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A more likely explanation is that he really didn’t see himself staying in Iceland forever. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “My flatmate,” I say by way of explanation. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She testified that her conclusion of a live birth was a "diagnosis of exclusion"—that is, she could not find evidence that the baby was stillborn and did not have another explanation for his death. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Most of the formal explanations we use for criminal behavior follow along the same logic. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Marcos smiled his immutable smile before the avalanche of questions and posed for photographers without offering the least technical or scientific explanation of how he hoped to carry out his plan. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "It was the only explanation I could think of." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She gave him a brief explanation and then led him into the parlor and introduced him. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z There is, of course, an official explanation for all of this: crime rates. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A long pause followed, as if the three of them were trying to come up with an explanation for the girl. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Jam knew that her mother would want answers, explanations, things unraveled into a pattern that she could accept as rational. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z In the absence of warning or explanation, we watched carefully, lest the enemy burst out upon us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A vegetarian—he and Lissa had an amazing ability to come up with explanations for my odd behavior. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z On the back of a card slip for two bottles of wine, I write down a list of most likely possible explanations for the disappearance of Megan Hipwell: 1. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And thus it might have gone forever until all the silver was spent had not that one, Wang Lung’s uncle, returned suddenly without explanation of where he had been or what he had done. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The orange gadget must have been some sort of a camera or scanner—that was the only explanation I could drum up that Chubs didn’t shoot down as being moronic. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z As Emily, James, and Matthew seated themselves in Mr. Griswold’s office, Jack perched on the arm of the couch and launched into an explanation. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Perfectly ripe,” they had said, the only thing offered as an explanation. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I don’t have anything kinder to say about him than you do. And I don’t have an explanation either. But...” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When he got back to his cabin, he would write down the explanation that had finally made sense to a man. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She was so glad her brain supplied that explanation, because otherwise, she would have had to believe she was hallucinating. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z If discovered here in the morning, I could contrive some explanation of how I came to be shut up in the property room. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t sound like an explanation—it sounded like an excuse. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He didn’t need to give more explanation than that. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And to that, as a further explanation of her feelings, she added: “Love is not rational.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Before the doctor and midwife could arrive, she hid Nfvea’s head beneath the bed, to avoid having to invent awkward explanations. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex imagines he demanded an explanation when Henry literally made them flee the country under the cover of night after putting his tongue in Alex’s mouth in the Kennedy Garden. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z An explanation for the decline of ancient science has been put forward by the historian of science Benjamin Farrington: The mercantile tradition, which led to Ionian science, also led to a slave economy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There could be no better or more prudent an institution than this, nor could there be a better explanation for the security of the king and the kingdom. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z All these facts indicate that the explanation for the lack of native mammal domestication outside Eurasia lay with the locally available wild mammals themselves, not with the local peoples. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My crude exploitation of Richard Parker’s weak sea legs is not the only explanation. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Discreetly, she added, “I have definite reasons for making these statements and shall be glad to make a full explanation verbally, if you so desire.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There are so many explanations I can leave unsaid. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I was about to ask for an explanation when Granny jumped in excitedly and said, “Remember the games and books I’m always bringing you?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Coming to the last page and finding it unremarkable, she looked at me for explanation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “What I want is explanations. Jackal in Kay-ro. This does not help me. It’s a line from a bad spy thriller.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The kindest explanation of this behavior would have been that Mrs. Weasley wanted to distract them all from thoughts of Mad-Eye and the terrors of their recent journey. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z This objection rests on a common tendency to confuse an explanation of causes with a justification or acceptance of results. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z If this reasoning is correct, then a search for deep geographic or ecological explanations will not be profitable. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They act like I’m the official representative of the black race and they owe me an explanation. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Where are the implements, the bones of animals upon which these old men have fed?. . . Where is the explanation of all this? What is the matter?” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Whatever the explanation may have been, the Queen of Air and Darkness had a baby by her half-brother nine months later. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A fist-sized chunk of rock sat on my desk without any explanation. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Pascal’s explanation is a mechanical explanation, and its oddity is that it extends the scope of mechanical explanations from the artificial world of levers and pulleys to the natural world of gases and liquids. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Now we were being taken away, just like that, without any explanation. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Or dashes can be used in pairs instead of parentheses to enclose an aside or an explanation: Her new shoes had loads of style—they were Ferragamos—but not much arch support. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried getting some explanation as to why I was being taken in. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The rational explanation laid blame on the forces of change that during this time had convulsed Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And in the margin, written by someone centuries ago, was the explanation: For sacrifices to the ridderak: using the victim’s blood, mark the area around it accordingly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z This has not been found to agree with experience, unless that turns out to be the explanation for the people who are supposed to have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, we have seen that the many distinctive features of the Fertile Crescent’s climate, environment, wild plants, and animals together provide a convincing explanation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Her mind sought some other explanation but there was none. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I watched his lips move in a soundless explanation, my eyes drifting down to the crisp stack of papers on the desk in front of him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The approach to Earth of Hailey’s Comet in the year 66 is the probable explanation of the account by Josephus of a sword that hung over Jerusalem for a whole year. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried really hard to think if there was any other explanation but I couldn’t think of one. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I want no explanation from her,” he said. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z There was no rational explanation for how I was alive at this moment. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Your perfect cake,” she said by way of explanation. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z And I agreed, but still, she owed us an explanation. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z There had to be an explanation for Malfoy’s periodic disappearances, but he simply could not think what it could be. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The chaplain listened to the implausible explanation distrustfully. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Newt stood, and Thomas hoped for an explanation, a voice of reason, a calming presence. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It has long troubled the entomologists that the rest of us are always interfering in their affairs by offering explanations of insect behavior in human terms. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If chance is ruled out and there are no other explanations, ESP will be demonstrated. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Only when I said to the veterans, by way of explanation: “One of our guardians,” did Ruth give a frowning nod, as though she’d just that moment remembered. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He left no explanation for shunning his cure. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “While it is true, my young friend, that your size is—er—remarkable, I believe that a simple explanation from me will ease their fears. As you know, I have excellent skills at explaining things.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z And I’d planned to “fill in the blanks” during the explanation, like a lot of people do...but there’s no getting away with that now. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The prosecutor waved his hands and proclaimed my guilt, but without an explanation. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z |
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