英语词汇“extraordinary”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

This simple design has helped to produce one of the most extraordinary systems of racialized social control the world has ever seen. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I fell in love with a mortal named Hyacinthus. He was quite extraordinary.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“In each case, the answers we got pretty much ranged from zero to one hundred. It was extraordinary.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Two humans with an extraordinary knowledge of fairy affairs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But that is only the latest in what has been an extraordinary string of experiences and careers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few of the fellows had extraordinary voices, and I often felt like putting my pick down and simply listening. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore bent down, and with extraordinary strength for a man so old and thin, raised Harry from the ground and set him on his feet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The dorado did a most extraordinary thing as it died: it began to flash all kinds of colours in rapid succession. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had simply failed to notice how extraordinary it was. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

And what an extraordinary little man he was! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

And that, at least, gave me some hope: that even under ordinary circum- stances, I still might find a way to live an extraordinary life. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

This extraordinary rate of oxygen intake is of only so much value, it should be noted. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“The witch has hinted at something extraordinary,” the Cardinal said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

What is extraordinary from our point of view is how well it turned out for us. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It felt like something that was meant to be kept secret, a new seed that might grow to something extraordinary if it wasn’t forced to bloom too soon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“He had five brothers,” Maudsley noted, yet, while one boy, William, “rose to the extraordinary eminence that he did, none of his brothers distinguished themselves in any way.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

What an extraordinary sensation that ray sent through me! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Both of us have a high regard for this extraordinary woman’s opinions. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said to myself, ‘This is extraordinary—they cannot all be in it!’ Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of all the startling things that had happened that afternoon, those two words were perhaps the most extraordinary. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The night before he had read an extraordinary proclamation to the nation which said that the workers had left the station and had returned home in peaceful groups. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Life would seem so dry after the extraordinary events of the past couple of weeks. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The results of this were inconclusive, beyond the extraordinary discomfort it apparently occasioned the subject, who protested weakly as we placed her in the steam chamber the first several times; eventually falling silent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It promptly swells up, demonstrating the extraordinary elasticity of the little bit of air left in the bladder. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Epidemics tip because of the extraordinary efforts of a few select carriers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He understands the forces of nature. And he wants to show you his extraordinary powers.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they, knowing me to be one not prone to exaggerated statements, well understood that something of an extraordinary nature was impending. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had been given an extraordinary gift in Elowen’s fortress: a second life. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The decisions were made by the army captain, who each morning collected an extraordinary levy for the defense of public order. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I would be visited by the most extraordinary dreams, trances, visions, thoughts, sensations, remembrances. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Neither Ron nor Hermione felt like going, however, so they and Harry wandered onto the grounds, still talking about the extraordinary events of the previous night and wondering where Sirius and Buckbeak were now. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His personality, presence, and witness said something extraordinary about the humanity of people directly impacted by systemic abuse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As public attention shifted from the streets to the courtroom, the extraordinary grassroots movement that made civil rights legislation possible faded from public view. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Such an extraordinary dream of mine!” he cried. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Of all the elements that would distinguish the long and extraordinary movement known as Prohibition, there would be nothing more significant or more important than the role played by women. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The change that came over El Patron then was extraordinary. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then again, should she miraculously recover, emerging revitalized from her bedchamber, it would signal the end of Artemis’s own extraordinary freedom. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It was a young museum, eager to build a world-class collection, and the kouros was such an extraordinary find that its experts were blinded to their instincts. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

You know,” said Hermione, looking up at Harry, “that really is extraordinary magic!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m not thinking of any extraordinary flights. I only half comprehend her.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only way he cared to tackle a challenge was head-on, right now, applying the full brunt of his extraordinary energy. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man's expression was no longer quite so forbidding as he inspected Mo. “How extraordinary. You must be really keen on the book,” he murmured. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I see things visible, invisible, ordinary, and extraordinary in the world. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Some were standing on chairs, some were up on the tables and all of them were wiggling about and waving their arms in the most extraordinary manner. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

But these were extraordinary times, and they were apparently willing to make an exception for their leader. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had just met a small girl who possessed, or so it seemed to her, quite extraordinary qualities of brilliance. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

So far in Outliers, we’ve seen that extraordinary achievement is less about talent than it is about opportunity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“But the wife of Mr. Darcy must have such extraordinary sources of happiness necessarily attached to her situation, that she could, upon the whole, have no cause to repine.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The following day we learned of an extraordinary course of events: the warders had gone on their own food boycott, refusing to go to their own cafeteria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nonsense, not really? How extraordinary men are, Maxim, of all people, who was so fastidious. How could he, after Rebecca?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But there was one extraordinary, wonderful, admirable thing about the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I must cry your mercy and take you for a better cause. “This is extraordinary,” said the Wart. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a handsome, sophisticated medical doctor with curly dark hair and round Fiorucci spectacles, a brilliant, ambitious man, charming and persuasive, with a quick, flaring temper, who had done extraordinary things in his career. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw how life had changed in the time I had been away, and because we mainly went to white areas, I saw the extraordinary wealth and ease that whites enjoyed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an extraordinary demonstration of scientific percipience, and classic Oppenheimer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The government regarded my session with the group as something extraordinary. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sesame Street aimed higher and tried harder than any other children’s show had, and the extraordinary thing was that it worked. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed an extraordinary coincidence now, but somehow hadn’t then. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody was watching Violet Beauregarde as she stood there chewing this extraordinary gum. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

But it takes young men or women of extraordinary character as well as extraordinary physical ability to pull it off. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

This was an extraordinary claim that promised to rewrite fundamental laws of physics, backed up by extensive results from the cyclotron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Scheele was both an extraordinary and extraordinarily luckless fellow. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Or is it just because he's an extraordinary basketball player? Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to meet so many people on this journey, Silas. People who will love you and celebrate you, and the impact you’re going to have on them will be extraordinary.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The present King of France has waged many wars without imposing extraordinary taxes on his subjects, only because his habitual parsimony has provided for the additional expenditures. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“That is extraordinary,” the Professor says next to me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Normile sweetened the pot for second through fifth places and offered extraordinary breaks in the weights, giving them between twenty-two and thirty-two fewer pounds than Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I think of all his many actions as a rescuer, big and small, it is this one act that first comes to mind; I think perhaps because it demonstrates such extraordinary compassion. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He had a small, old-fashioned day pack of tawny canvas and moved with extraordinary swiftness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Absolutely extraordinary! Gentlemen . . . lady,” he added, approaching the fireside and addressing the other three. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And with that, I swooned inside, caught off balance by this latest revelation of love, wondering how such a remarkable person as Harold could think I was extraordinary. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The State of Alabama agreed to help white landowners in the region transition to timber farming and forest products by providing extraordinary tax incentives for pulp and paper mills. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“That’s it!” cried Herbert, as if I had made a guess of extraordinary merit. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Moments after Justice Rumpff pounded his gavel, the Crown made an extraordinary application to change the indictment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for his color—that extraordinary blue—there was nothing extraordinary about him besides the cruelty in his face. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“No, but I do other things, some of which are really quite extraordinary,” the Earthworm said, brightening. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the bear’s attention was not human, and he could see what was happening, and he knew it was yet another extraordinary power at Will’s command. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sitting next to Longstreet, on a stump, also whittling, was a tall slim man with an extraordinary face, eyes with a cold glint in them, erect in posture even as he sat, cutting a stick. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm told his parents about these extraordinary events, and they were angry, but not angry enough—or perhaps too busy—to do as some parents had done and go to the school and complain. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Those who contend that the extraordinary accumulation of wealth is a good thing say that while the rich are indeed getting richer, so are most people who work hard and save. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The white man—give him his due—has an extraordinary intelligence, an extraordinary cleverness. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What an extraordinary thing! I always thought dancing improper, but it can’t be since I myself am dancing. For I am a model cow.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Not for the first time, I think back to that afternoon in Father Masego’s office when I was twelve, the day he told me I was extraordinary. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

But it was another example of both the lack of knowledge about South Africa in the rest of Africa and the extraordinary lengths the PAC would go to besmirch the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annette worked in Paris for the Duke and Duchess de Guiche, and it did not escape the Duke’s notice that someone extraordinary was polishing the pewter. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Or, not for no reason, but because the world just then seems extraordinary. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The extraordinary thing about the mask was that its lips moved quite naturally when she spoke. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

While Oppie was alone mixing martinis in the kitchen, Chevalier walked in on him to communicate an extraordinary offer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

"What an extraordinary fellow you are! Perhaps I should ask you how I'm going to get Meggie out of this village." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

At that time of the day she felt inspired, and since there was no one to interrupt her, she could start her day by making extraordinary animals for her creches. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is extraordinary how clean a sweep they were able to make. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In World War II, an extraordinary calculating machine commissioned by the U.S. military, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, could, each second, perform around 350 multiplications or 5,000 simple additions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It does look extraordinary on her, doesn’t it?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

On the one hand, the election of Barack Obama to the presidency creates an extraordinary opportunity for those seeking to end the system of mass incarceration in America. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

James was too tired to protest this extraordinary gesture. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered up dishes from the table and piled them into the sink, scrubbing everything with extraordinary zeal. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was all the more extraordinary given the record of the trainer in question; aside from Fair Knightess, Tom Smith had reportedly never had a horse in his care suffer a serious injury. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m an ordinary person who found herself on an extraordinary journey. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

One can speculate that the losers’ fear of having their backs to the wall generated the extraordinary tenacity of the Kaan-Mutal conflict. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

These extraordinary capacities of life have been ignored by the practitioners of chemical control who have brought to their task no “high-minded orientation,” no humility before the vast forces with which they tamper. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It simply did not occur to her that she had hurt him as deeply as she had, because she still thought of herself as an ordinary woman, and him as an extraordinary man. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

With all of this went the demoralizing effect of an unsuccessful war and the extraordinary challenges associated with rebuilding new state and local governments. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It turns out Mother has an extraordinary talent for flowers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

An extraordinary medley of feelings—but it was not a medley, exactly; rather it was successive layers of feeling, in which one could not say which layer was undermost—struggled inside him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But what truly distinguishes their histories is not their extraordinary talent but their extraordinary opportunities. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Rather, their psyches had been pushed by extraordinary events to the breaking point, and they had experienced a sort of nervous collapse. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

It seemed extraordinary that Hermione’s mania for upholding rules could have abandoned her at this crucial juncture. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

So now she sat, mouth open, wide-eyed, not knowing what to make of this extraordinary story. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is a tall, languid young lady with a pallid, oval face and beautiful pale-blue-gray eyes; her hands are extraordinary—long-fingered, flexible, nervously elegant. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he saw something extraordinary happen to the cat: it leaped into her arms, and when it got there, it changed shape. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything on this extraordinary day was a new experience for Lyra, but shopping was the most dizzying. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

What made their partnership extraordinary was that during this nascent period of nuclear physics, theorists and experimentalists customarily regarded each other with mutual condescension and suspicion. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It is true that in high school I read Augustine’s Confessions, but that extraordinary autobiography did not prompt my imitation. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two things I remember most about Bestepapa were that he wore black boots and that he smoked an extraordinary pipe. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina’s work, performed on the ship before that first extraordinary high had begun to wane, was nearly flawless. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As Woodward tells the story, the end of slavery created an extraordinary dilemma for Southern white society. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The museum had been a courthouse long ago and was now home to a vast and extraordinary collection of Mardi Gras artifacts and memorabilia. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It was delicate and extraordinary, with a bulbous yellow tongue and maroon-spotted throat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His music, joyfully and abundantly at ease with the new major and minor key palette, was a gateway to the extraordinary creative possibilities opening up with the new system. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, really,” said Roscuro, “this is too extraordinary. This is too wonderful. I must tell Botticelli that he was wrong. Suffering is not the answer. Light is the answer. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

In fact, the gale of May 10, though violent, was nothing extraordinary; it was a fairly typical Everest squall. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

A critic, Ignatius Pardies, called Newton’s paper ‘a most ingenious hypothesis’, ‘an extraordinary hypothesis’ which, if true, would overturn the foundations of optics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And as these new rules were put in place around the country, an extraordinary thing happened: orchestras began to hire women. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

They said that if I nurtured these qualities, I would achieve or even exceed my extraordinary potential, and this wasn’t just a good thing, but a great thing. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Kelvin was one of the most extraordinary figures of the nineteenth century–indeed of any century. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Our commerce, our politics, our cultural and social lives are all rhetorical to an extraordinary extent. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Once I finish, he’s quiet, and then he says, “You, Virginia, are an extraordinary girl. You will go far.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I came to you to talk about Matilda, Headmistress. I have extraordinary things to report about the child. May I please tell you what happened in class just now?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

They were too busy with their own extraordinary adventure. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Halima smiled, enamored of the woman because of this extraordinary feat, an American accent. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The creators of Sesame Street accomplished something extraordinary, and the story of how they did that is a marvelous illustration of the second of the rules of the Tipping Point, the Stickiness Factor. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

During this period the whales evolved their extraordinary audio communication system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hollow very close now; the pain extraordinary. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

What an extraordinary spiritual phenomenon this is: people believe in God and yet do not know God. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mozart left us far more poignant and permanent keepsakes of his existence than his bones: he left us his extraordinary music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“I see a Chagall sensibility with a Gauguin palette, but the point of view seems wholly your own at the same time. And you’re so young. It’s extraordinary, Noah. Just extraordinary.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, over in Italy, one of Dowland’s masterful contemporaries - one of the most influential musicians of all time - was taking the concept of song in the most extraordinary new direction. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

When it came to technology, Reggie had come of age in an extraordinary time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

For the first time since entering the room, James glanced up at the ceiling—and there he saw a most extraordinary sight. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Bennet eagerly disclaimed all extraordinary merit, and threw back the praise on her sister’s warm affection. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The intrusion of this ominous meaning creates an extraordinary tension with the dispassionate investigation of the target’s formal qualities. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have known of this extraordinary visit in advance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

While it would still be considered an extraordinary sight, people could believe it possible—unlike now, when most would think you were a liar or crazy. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“What an extraordinary child,” said Miss Spink to herself as she closed the door. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Most such animals have a digestive system of extraordinary complexity, including a stomach divided into four chambers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

For a crowd was gathering to witness the extraordinary sight of Maia returning home. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Your house is even more extraordinary than I remembered,” said Barbara. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He had fanned the embers of people's hearts and sent them out into the world to do extraordinary things. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The effect was disquieting; it made her wonder if the whole palace was just an extraordinary illusion. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was not equal, however, to much conversation, and when Miss Bingley left them together, could attempt little beside expressions of gratitude for the extraordinary kindness she was treated with. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

For many, it was the first glimpse into a completely unknown, extraordinary world. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Touched, Bernard felt himself at the same time humiliated by this magnanimity—a magnanimity the more extraordinary and therefore the more humiliating in that it owed nothing to soma and everything to Helmholtz’s character. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is really a most extraordinary case,” said Constantine. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

So that the day began with two extraordinary happenings. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Finally, an extraordinary opportunity in the dark, during the search for the twins, to avenge herself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But how much more extraordinary was it, now that he knew it was extraordinary for her, too? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was extraordinary that she was unable to resist him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Father Masego, the head of the entire temple and city, thinks what I can do with the splendor is extraordinary. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Or rather, not so extraordinary as other things I could mention.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Naturally he was nervous,” Groves recalled, “although his mind was working at its usual extraordinary efficiency.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Creatures that have neither clocks nor books are alive to all manner of knowledge about time and the weather; and about direction, too, as we know from their extraordinary migratory and homing journeys. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is an extraordinary fact about Joseph Sauveur that, as the meticulous, indefatigable founder of acoustics, he should have been partially - later severely - deaf, with a lifelong, relentlessly lampooned speech impediment resulting from childhood mutism. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

But Kaz had seen them side by side, and the likeness was extraordinary. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The Company of Kedron hath a new Recruit who is somewhat extraordinary & it happened this Way. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The prospect of a mutiny trial constantly in mind, Carvajal wrote relatively little about his extraordinary surroundings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And that seems to me an extraordinary oppression. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was a buffoon, one of the great comic characters. He was always getting himself into extraordinary situations.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was when the magazine Popular Electronics ran a cover story on an extraordinary machine called the Altair 8800. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And lately some of his creditors had begun exhibiting an extraordinary hardening of resolve. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“He’s an extraordinary child, isn’t he?” said Number Two, her speech somewhat hindered by a mouthful of biscuit. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Termites are even more extraordinary in the way they seem to accumulate intelligence as they gather together. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And we had to do so in a matter of months during a period of extraordinary change. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said I imagined her father had had quite an extraordinary vocabulary. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Do you, by Jove? What an extraordinary thing. It’s all wrong, you know. Against nature. How long have you been married? Three months, isn’t it?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Admiral shook hands with them and Mrs. Popper, and thanked them for having helped to train the extraordinary penguins that were to be a real contribution to science. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

An English heritage would explain his extraordinary charm and smooth manner, so unusual in brutish, clangorous Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I did nothing extraordinary,” I said to him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Historians have described the commandos as ordinary men who had an extraordinary job. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The extraordinary mobility and accurate aim with which he placed his twenty cartridges gave the impression that the barracks was well-defended, and the attackers blew it to pieces with cannon fire. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

No matter how extraordinary something sounds to you, there’s probably a precedent for it. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being from District 4, he was a Career, so the odds were already in his favor, but what no trainer could claim to have given him was his extraordinary beauty. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That certainly should throw light upon the matter. An extraordinary country America.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the extraordinary publicity surrounding the Morrison murder gave Pearson another idea. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Galen’s extraordinary logorrhoea—his surviving works amount to 3 million words, and represent perhaps a third of what he wrote—is the consequence of his obsessive and futile effort to overcome this insuperable obstacle. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Flow did this extraordinary art happen to survive intact over so many thousands of years? History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Malfoy then saw an extraordinary apparition. Can you imagine what it might have been, Potter?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

This was extraordinary, but we were too well versed in the devious ways of the state to celebrate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was pleased to see that the boy realized he had to make a special effort for this extraordinary occasion. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The fact that uranium deposits occurred naturally around the world without disintegrating themselves suggested that extraordinary conditions had to be present. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

While both my grandmothers led extraordinary lives marred by drama and tragedy, they were ultimately very different women. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Pearson stood up and said that due to the extraordinary pretrial coverage of the Morrison murder, he agreed that the trial should be moved. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Even though it was a standard letter of only about ten lines, it took him an extraordinary amount of time going over it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The Wart was on an even keel now, and reasonably able to move about He had leisure to look at the extraordinary universe into which the tattoed gentleman's trident had plunged him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the radio, the breathless British voice said it was quite extraordinary that a second coup had occurred only six months after the first. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They can no longer carry on that extraordinary and efficient cycle by which vast amounts of ATP are produced, but are thrown back on a primitive and far less efficient method, that of fermentation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was the first clear evidence that Chicago might have created something extraordinary after all, and it renewed Burnham’s hopes that the fair at last would achieve the level of attendance he had hoped for. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But withheld from my mother and father was any mention of what most mattered to me: the extraordinary experience of first-learning. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the course of the afternoon, the staff had pulled off an extraordinary top-to-bottom flip of the residence, whisking the Bushes’ belongings out and our belongings in. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There was no doubt in her mind that she had met a truly extraordinary mathematical brain, and words like child-genius and prodigy went flitting through her head. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Aravis came to herself she found that she was lying on her face on a low bed of extraordinary softness in a cool, bare room with walls of undressed stone. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The extraordinary thing was that he could not ask these questions. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expect all members to come prepared to present a solution, no matter how extraordinary it seems. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I was just thinking about what an extraordinary thing it was to be driving along there in just an ordinary car,” remembered Morrison, “and yet we were carrying the core of the first atomic bomb.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There just wasn’t sufficient reason to invent, for example, the telescope when you had an astronomical theory which, with extraordinary mathematics, could fit the appearances. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

For such an extraordinary athlete—even as a Lower Middler Phineas had been the best athlete in the school—he was not spectacularly built. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is most extraordinary—not a single word of this letter has blotted. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It was an extraordinary compound including a gym, large stadium, outdoor fields for soccer and volleyball, tennis courts, a giant auditorium, and a library. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We mustn’t swoon over every extraordinary number that comes before us, but it is perhaps worth latching on to one from time to time just to be reminded of their ungraspable and amazing breadth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Exploring the shore revealed one extraordinary thing: the algae, and therefore the island itself, varied in height and density depending on the weather. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was an extraordinary range of experimentation unmatched by its rivals: in 1939 Birge calculated that the Rad Lab had discovered more than half of all isotopes identified by cyclotrons worldwide. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the Communists found themselves in the extraordinary— critics said absurd—position of having to govern a people and foment revolution simultaneously. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those five years, from eighth grade through the end of high school, were Bill Gates’s Hamburg, and by any measure, he was presented with an even more extraordinary series of opportunities than Bill Joy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

At a time of extraordinary advances in medicine, class differences in health and life span are wide and appear to be widening. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The two women and the small boy stood absolutely still on the grass underneath the tree, gazing up at this extraordinary fruit. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

His little hooked arm is curled tight against his body like an extraordinary seashell, pale and fragile. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that Daisy was extraordinary but he didn't realize just how extraordinary a "nice" girl could be. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I’ve been lucky enough now in my life to meet all sorts of extraordinary and accomplished people—world leaders, inventors, musicians, astronauts, athletes, professors, entrepreneurs, artists and writers, pioneering doctors and researchers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mud People went to extraordinary lengths to protect their valuables. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Nothing makes a prince more esteemed than great undertakings and showing himself to be extraordinary. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now, in the daylight, the buffalo boy’s friend didn’t seem as extraordinary. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

But much more extraordinary than his color is his size. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

To come to New York City in the 1890s with a background in dressmaking or sewing or Schnittwaren Handlung was a stroke of extraordinary good fortune. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The Forest Service is truly an extraordinary institution. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

A truly extraordinary variety of alternatives to the chemical control of insects is available. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then he slowly waved his arms to prompt these extraordinary children to sing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

This extraordinary circumstance—unheard of in the rest of the world—is treated here in America as a basic fact of life, as normal as separate water fountains were just a half century ago. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Highland Peru is as extraordinary as the Inka themselves. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Lancelot lifted one of his extraordinary eyebrows—but lowered it on second thoughts. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

This greatly distressed Mrs. Pocket, who burst into tears on receiving the note, and said that it was an extraordinary thing that the neighbours couldn’t mind their own business. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

But Kim, like others with firsthand knowledge of the camps, concluded after meeting Shin that his story was as solid as it was extraordinary. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

All the pain of the journey could be erased if he just gave in to this extraordinary place. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Special or extraordinary methods and procedures used when a business is in danger of failing. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

What a long, extraordinary night it had been. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The beauty of the Fugees’ new home was so extraordinary that it almost seemed like a joke. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Privately, Harry felt she’d had good reason, because Neville managed to have an extraordinary number of accidents even with both feet on the ground. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He didn’t realize it, but he was in the midst of an extraordinary time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You, for example, have displayed extraordinary serum resistance—most of the Divergent aren’t as capable of resisting serums as you are,” Matthew says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The answer, surely, is that they had recendy acquired these extraordinary new gifts - the notation of music and the multiple layering of voices - and they were flexing their intellectual muscles. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

If so, he had again Linus Pauling with his atomic models. accomplished a feat of extraordinary significance. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Students of languages had long puzzled over the extraordinary variety and fragmentation of Indian languages. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be bom a society of which all humanity will be proud. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What, then, does explain the extraordinary racial disparities in our criminal justice system? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Secrecy in Karhide is to an extraordinary extent a matter of discretion, of an agreed, understood silence—an omission of questions, yet not an omission of answers. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

But what had prompted this new wave was far more extraordinary than a straightforward backlash to what had gone before. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Christopher Lee Armstrong learned the hard way that the Supreme Court has little interest in ensuring that prosecutors exercise their extraordinary discretion in a manner that is fair and nondiscriminatory. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The exhibition was rather a success, and masters who had hardly ever spoken to me over the past four years would come up and say things like, ‘It’s quite extraordinary’ . Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

They thought it was pretty extraordinary that she had, in the hospital, said just about the same thing as Picasso about art, lies, and the truth. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

But he was certain the men in the house were guilty of something, though the extraordinary circumstances of post-storm New Orleans did not allow for the same degree of thoroughness as he would have liked. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

In fact, the Times reported that police departments had an extraordinary incentive to use their new equipment for drug enforcement: the extra federal funding the local police departments received was tied to antidrug policing. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As human beings, we are capable of extraordinary leaps of insight and instinct. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The teacher recognized my extraordinary talent, lined up a few regional matches, and one thing led to another. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But something about Natasha makes me think my life could be extraordinary. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Because Patrick didn't believe in having himself bonded, we rarely moved anything of great value, no museum-quality paintings or extraordinary pieces of furniture. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Even with their diseased minds, the others in the house knew something extraordinary was happening. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But in the end they kissed each other good night and both were left with the feeling that the other was an extraordinary human being. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is an extraordinary fact that the deliberate introduction of poisons into a reservoir is becoming a fairly common practice. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She married two extraordinary men and raised twelve very creative and talented children, and I ought to list their names now. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of all organs in the body the liver is most extraordinary. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

When the authorities discovered a number of these communications, they took the extraordinary measure of rationing toilet paper. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let me say that the princes of our times, in their governance, suffer less from this problem of satisfying their soldiers by extraordinary means. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never thought of wearing hijab as anything extraordinary—it was just something I did. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Three minutes, who’s up?” he announced, upending an extraordinary ormolu-gilt hourglass and displaying a boiled egg with a pair of silver sugar tongs. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

An extraordinary assortment of people had already settled into half of the chairs; shabby and smart, old and young. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

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

With extraordinary bravery, civil rights leaders, activists, and progressive clergy launched boycotts, marches, and sit-ins protesting the Jim Crow system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Although he possessed extraordinary reserves of energy, he’d been profligate with those reserves, and by the time he got to Camp Four they were nearly depleted. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

What a truly extraordinary adventurer this man in black must be. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mommy’s children are extraordinary people, most of them leaders in their own right. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pause with my hands on the steering wheel, waiting to feel something extraordinary. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Then, when he reaches his destination, it may seem to him the most extraordinary of coincidences, the greatest piece of luck: “Bless my soul, what have we here!” The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was going to be extraordinary, but there would be no one there to see. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I found it extraordinary that a cabinet minister should be so uninformed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His extraordinary skills on the violin led many to suspect he had struck a deal with the devil. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

As it happened, there were an extraordinary number of unusual things in this room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Some farmers used as much as 200 pounds per acre; one, in an extraordinary excess of zeal, applied more than a quarter of a ton to the acre. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Even more extraordinary in their habits are the parasitic insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

That’s because television plays to our attention systems in extraordinary ways, using light, sound, and story. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The future belongs to God, and it is only he who reveals it, under extraordinary circumstances. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He certainly had a great season two years before this in which they got everybody on top of the summit, which is extraordinary. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Of all the unusual things about Harry, this scar was the most extraordinary of all. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But worry for a friend can make ordinary circumstances extraordinary. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The red-faced judge hastily acquiesced in this extraordinary order and promptly left town. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Hagrid was delighted, and as part of their “project,” suggested that they come down to his hut on alternate evenings to observe the skrewts and make notes on their extraordinary behavior. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Stuffing their mittens and wool caps into their pockets, they settled in conscious of their extraordinary good fortune in having escaped temporarily from the snowstorm. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Just when matters seemed most intractably confused, along came another extraordinary figure with a novel approach. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

That doesn’t mean he isn’t brilliant or an extraordinary entrepreneur. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

In the distance and directly ahead of them, they now saw a most extraordinary sight. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“What is the matter now?” asked Guenever, looking at the extraordinary, vulgar man who sprawled before her— a look, curiously enough, not without affection. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caltech president Robert Millikan suppressed his institution’s feelings of rivalry with Berkeley to compliment Lawrence on his “altogether extraordinary” discoveries. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But I guess the circumstances were extraordinary for all of us. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He has been here this very morning, on a most extraordinary errand. It is impossible to express our surprize. He came to speak to his father on a subject,—to announce an attachment—” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

She was right: Fort was an extraordinary thinker. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’d felt it like an itch in my chest while listening to my grandfather’s extraordinary stories. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A sea dragon roared up from the waves with a maiden of extraordinary beauty by its side, her arm extended as if she had just caught something. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The second girl had risen more slowly, and at first Kit was only aware of the most extraordinary eyes she had ever seen, gray as rain at sea, wide and clear and filled with light. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

They found that they were looking at a most extraordinary face. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As I pulled the chain and watched the water swish against the sides of the bowl, I thought this was about as extraordinary an invention as there could be. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The Professor is big into them too; she says my art is “extraordinary” and I could sell it on the street if I wanted. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

An extraordinary lightness seemed to spread through his whole body and the next second, in a rush of wings, they were flying upward through the pipe. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The body lies still, but in the eyes there is such an extraordinary expression of fright that for a moment I think they have power enough to carry the body off with them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing extraordinary about him, nothing that lifted him out of the ordinary. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

For everyone on the train, nothing extraordinary had happened. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

In 1918 he had plunked down $5,000 at an auction and walked away with the most extraordinary creature the sport had ever seen, Man o’ War. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something strange and extraordinary about her—something that was frightening and at the same time most exciting. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He realized that if he was to build something extraordinary, he must make Chicago his home. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Waking from her first kiss, still flush with the magic of the extraordinary night, Sarai had been buoyant, and alive with new hope. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And yet Galileo realized, not only that ice was lighter than water, but also—it must have been an extraordinary shock—that bodies often float without displacing their own weight in water. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“What an extraordinary thing,” she said in the calmest tone in the world. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They all thought it was a shame the Beiderman reacted so strongly to stringed instruments, especially given Isa’s extraordinary progress over the last six years. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I had found another kind of inspiration, had seen another way the church might make me into something quite extraordinary. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tell the story of the birth of science, of its infancy, and of its extraordinary transformation into the great colossus under whose shadow we all now live. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

If you consider his deeds you will find them all very grand, and some even extraordinary. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But was it truly necessary to select such extraordinary names?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

And now, quite slowly, there began to creep over Matilda a most extraordinary and peculiar feeling. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Less than a week shy of his nineteenth birthday, Bobby Fischer had just established himself as one of the most extraordinary chess players in the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And it had taken me on an extraordinary journey that in a few short weeks might lead to me going to Rio. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It shows the extraordinary creatures that supposedly lived on the Moon. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

And in those last two hundred yards, in an extraordinary burst of speed, rowing at forty strokes per minute, pounding the water into a froth, Washington passed California. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Except that now he had sent his child a daring and extraordinary present, which his wife fiercely opposed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Your extraordinary skill and genius at the most difficult of games is a source of pride to me and to all who stand in the light of your remarkable accomplishments.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It appears to me that the Meechams are an extraordinary family...” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver of the lorry pulled up at the side of the road and, with his two companions, stared open-mouthed at the extraordinary spectacle. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The 1957 bulletin Insecticide Recommendations . . . for the Control of Insects Attacking Crops and Livestock did not so much as mention the fire ant — an extraordinary omission if the Department believes its own propaganda. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Wretched, in a word, because she had behaved as any healthy and virtuous English girl ought to behave and not in some other, abnormal, extraordinary way. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei knew Amah was known for her embroidery skills, but this was extraordinary. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, Tonight I met my idol, an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Just as in the case of a Gemini deorbit burn, we paid extraordinary attention to the direction we were pointed. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A very extraordinary thing. There’s a cow down in the Lane,” said Michael, jumping up and down on the window-seat. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Such ingenious manipulations have produced a battery of poisons of truly extraordinary power. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Group B’s trial results were also most extraordinary. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Despite the extraordinary fineness of his features, and his age, and his general stature—clothed, he could easily have passed for a young, underweight danseur—the cigar was not markedly unbecoming to him. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“We’ll need water. “There’s a tap marked on this map the Muggle gave us,” said Ron, who had followed Harry inside the tent and seemed completely unimpressed by its extraordinary inner proportions. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But all, I think, provide us with critical lessons of how we can better understand and come to terms with the extraordinary power of thin-slicing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

To the Frenchmen, “accustomed to the fortress-like houses of detention and the old-fashioned walled prisons of France, it was an extraordinary sight.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I suffered a piece of extraordinary good luck I might be able to muster two talents to pay the interest on my debt to Devi. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It was a sensational game and everyone was riveted on it. It was extraordinary: The game and Bobby’s youth were an unbeatable combination.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“What if I told you that there was a place where there are extraordinary things, things with great power, things that could give you your heart’s desire, things much bigger than this small, small world?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I wanted first of all to tell the people that I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had became a leader because of extraordinary circumstances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judging by its extraordinary size, I had a suspicion the owner was just as extraordinary. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

What she needed was just one person, one wise and sympathetic grown-up who could help her to understand the meaning of this extraordinary happening. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

For as long as they lived, spectators would regard what they saw next as the most extraordinary feat they ever witnessed in sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Millet had some extraordinary ideas for events in August, including an elaborate Midway ball during which fair officials, including Burnham, would dance with Dahoman women and Algerian belly dancers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I do not understand. You—you have performed extraordinary magic with that wand.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

An extraordinary percentage of black men in the United States are legally barred from voting today, just as they have been throughout most of American history. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The massive thighs which emerged from out of the smock were encased in a pair of extraordinary breeches, bottle-green in colour and made of coarse twill. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aviation experts will tell you that it is the success of this war on mitigation as much as anything else that accounts for the extraordinary decline in airline accidents in recent years. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Does Skeeter really feel that four short weeks have been enough to gain a full picture of Dumbledore’s long and extraordinary life? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But those who have mastered it gain an extraordinary level of insight into the messages we send each other when we look into one another’s eyes. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Only an extraordinary and flexible rider could have pulled off a move like that. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Without extraordinary determination and the great assistance of others—at home and at school—there is little chance for success. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To step out of the region of legality requires an extraordinary push of circumstance,” the old man yelled. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

On that Thursday the elders of the society assembled to consider something extraordinary: Would they use their association members and their skills to help their struggling white neighbors? An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Clearly an extraordinary woman, she eventually became the manager of a successful glass factory. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

With the arrival of a Republican administration in 1953, Strauss returned to Washington endowed with extraordinary access to the White House. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The Somali Bantu presented an extraordinary challenge for resettlement officials. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

This fact has contributed greatly both to humankind’s extraordinary social abilities and to its unique social problems. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they also were given an extraordinary opportunity, in the same way that hockey and soccer players born in January, February, and March are given an extraordinary opportunity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“What happened to all your courage? You were extraordinary this morning.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The King was staring at Shasta with an extraordinary expression on his face. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“True, unless I am trained to deliver a service of extraordinary value. Have you ever received a massage?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Instead, there are ways to kill yourself, listed with extraordinary detail. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Except in extraordinary circumstances, Mexican immigration agents are barred from carrying firearms. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Humpbacks are known for their remarkable leaps and their extraordinary communications. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he means is that people have a powerful, even extraordinary, ability to direct their attention to control it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was an extraordinary old mouse, who lived with the company of his volumes in the solitude of the gatehouse. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

This, in brief, is how the system works: the War on Drugs is a vehicle through which extraordinary numbers of black men are forced into the cage. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

These men remembered both Macon Deads as extraordinary men. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With what an extraordinary smile you uttered that word—‘very well,’ Jane! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

My teachers have been incredible, the facilities are extraordinary, I love playing for the varsity squash team, and I love being on the yearbook staff. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe a rat like Ripred could, but he was extraordinary under any conditions. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

No example of his actions could be more pathetic or more extraordinary than this. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The deft combination of variation and artificial selection, Darwin knew, could produce extraordinary results. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

As his subjects grew older, Terman issued updates on their progress, chronicling their extraordinary achievements. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“It shall be an honor to accompany you, Octavian, on the next chapter of your extraordinary pilgrimage.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

After an hour of questions, the woman said, “I want to thank you for your extraordinary patience, Colin. You're a very special person.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Other times, he asked for tea and then went on to examine the sugar bowl and the tin of milk, muttering, “The capabilities of bacteria are quite extraordinary.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The firewood detail was an extraordinary stroke of good luck. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Kepler describes them shouting at each other and laughing, Wacker delighting in his triumph and Kepler laughing off being in the wrong, and laughing, too, with delight at the thought of such an extraordinary discovery. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They feed by placing a forefoot on the cocoon and biting off the end, showing an extraordinary ability to discriminate between sound and empty cocoons. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

An extraordinary vitality possessed them, sharpening their teeth and nails. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The damage to the neighborhood was extraordinary, but there was an odd calm in his heart. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When DDT powder was applied to a group of Korean soldiers the extraordinary result was an actual increase in the infestation of lice. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Included among their ranks were all-black units such as the Harlem Hellfighters and the Eighth Illinois National Guard that fought with extraordinary courage and great distinction. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

These are chemicals with extraordinary properties which are used to convert plants or animals into a sort of Medea’s robe by making them actually poisonous. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I once had a friend, an extraordinary microbiologist named Wolf Vishniac, of the University of Rochester, in New York. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, we found another one up in the mountains and he’s quite extraordinary. Old, of course, but then, who wants a young miracle man?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I saw two extraordinary novelties, grandeur competing with splendor and the populace striving to exceed their city. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

But while the latter had preserved his extraordinary strength, which permitted him to pull down a horse by grabbing its ears, the gypsy seemed to have been worn down by some tenacious illness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

No feature in the scene was extraordinary, but all was pleasing. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

First, it is crucial to recognize that Washington’s extraordinary reputation rested less on his prudent exercise of power than on his dramatic flair at surrendering it. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then there were more responsible councillors in extraordinary hats, some of which were like tea- cosies, some turbans, some bird wings, some muffs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

This paragraph from Accidental Millionaire, one of the many Jobs biographies, gives us a sense of how extraordinary his childhood experiences were. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And so those emperors who had need of extraordinary support because of their newness in power allied themselves with the soldiers rather than the people. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Those who witnessed it have written of the terror and the awe they felt as they watched these two extraordinary wizards do battle. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It also helps a prince a great deal to show himself to be extraordinary in dealing with internal affairs, as in the reports about Messer Bernabo Visconti of Milan. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Until this point Burnham had shown a level of compassion for his workers that was extraordinary for the time. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In hindsight, it is extraordinary that Liliesleaf was not discovered sooner. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of them all he was foremost, as was proved by the extraordinary fact that poets report, that when Zeus wished to use his thunderbolt, it was Pegasus who brought the thunder and lightning to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the extraordinary thing was that people began to look like their descriptions—-for a few minutes, at least. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Look,” she says, pointing at the rain, as if it were something truly extraordinary. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Evidently it was the natural formation of the terrain that inspired this extraordinary work of landscape architecture, as mysterious and moving in its way as Stonehenge. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes. He should be back. You know he's extraordinary about buying champagne. It means any amount to him." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I flip through the pages, staring at the bright colors and the extraordinary art. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“My dear, you were undoubtedly stimulated by the extraordinary clairvoyant vibrations of my room!” said Professor Trelawney. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Salesmen were Apparating every few feet, carrying trays and pushing carts full of extraordinary merchandise. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

That can be done through the influence of special kinds of people, people of extraordinary personal connection. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have no doubt he will be looking for them. The boy has a knife of extraordinary power. They would be worth pursuing for that alone.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was extraordinary good fortune to be able to save up one’s money and go see one’s mother whenever one wanted to. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told everyone about the songs of canaries, the diet of kestrels, and the extraordinary migration patterns of nightingales. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Although this technique is rather dubious mathematically, it does seem to work in practice, and has been used with these theories to make predictions that agree with observations to an extraordinary degree of accuracy. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel certain they will find nothing extraordinary in them, though. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The result was a fire of extraordinary ferocity, with all its energy concentrated at one side. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Harry watched as, one by one, his classmates did the most extraordinary things under its influence. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Lawrence, who had demanded the urgent face-to-face meeting, had come bearing news of an extraordinary breakthrough in that field. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In addition, I face life with an extraordinary amount of courage. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It is extraordinary, thought Miss Honey, how often small children have flights of fancy like this. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

To fashion, to give form, to feel his fingers gaining in skill and power—this gave him an extraordinary pleasure. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I disregarded him and addressed Aucamp, saying I had taken this extraordinary action because our complaints were being ignored. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

How extraordinary, she thought, bending to pick it up. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were safe, Cecilia was with Leon, and she, Briony, was free to wander in the dark and contemplate her extraordinary day. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Everywhere she looked, extraordinary creatures hatched, grew, and changed. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He got away with everything because of the extraordinary kind of person he was. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looks odd, and perhaps a bit mysterious, but not extraordinary. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Hearing familiar, friendly voices was an extraordinary tonic; Harry had become so used to their isolation he had nearly forgotten that other people were resisting Voldemort. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I noticed these objects cursorily only—in them there was nothing extraordinary. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

This “volume” approach to drug enforcement sweeps up extraordinary numbers of innocent people. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It is an extraordinary noise, even to tired, over-bombarded modern ears. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Much has been written about the ways in which people manage to deny, even to themselves, that extraordinary atrocities, racial oppression, and other forms of human suffering have occurred or are occurring. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In this particular case, of course, I had been set a slightly extraordinary task, but I had nevertheless not been neglectful to incorporate 'margins' wherever possible. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, we simply take stock of the means by which the War on Drugs facilitates the roundup and lockdown of an extraordinary percentage of the U.S. population. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

His father wanted Colin to transcend all that stuff, but maybe even he was starting to see the unlikelihood of Colin ever becoming extraordinary. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

To be here now, alive in the twenty-first century and smart enough to know it, you also had to be the beneficiary of an extraordinary string of biological good fortune. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

In 458 BC, a few decades after Pythagoras’s death, the playwright Aeschylus used this odd logic to provide one of history’s most extraordinary legal defenses of matricide. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“What an extraordinary girl you are! Tell me, how did you end up working here?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madame Manec’s energy, Marie-Laure is learning, is extraordinary; she burgeons, shoots off stalks, wakes early, works late, concocts bisques without a drop of cream, loaves with less than a cup of flour. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It is a thousand years old, roughly contemporaneous with a report of an organ at Winchester Cathedral that boasted an extraordinary four hundred pipes. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

This is accomplished with extraordinary precision by a change in the behavior of the chromosomes that occurs at one of the divisions producing those cells. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Sprinkled among every walk of life, in other words, are a handful of people with a truly extraordinary knack of making friends and acquaintances. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Francis—with extraordinary difficulty—managed to get in touch with him a couple of days before Henry’s funeral. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When she saw Remedios the Beauty dressed as a queen at the bloody carnival she thought that she was an extraordinary creature. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Pearl’s mind, it became clear, was an extraordinary thing, and Moody could not help but admire how fast her brain worked, how effortlessly. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Olmsted too sensed that something extraordinary had occurred, but the meeting also troubled him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

With men off to the front, womanpower picked up the slack, and local businesses went to extraordinary lengths to recruit and retain female employees. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Alongside death and despair, this was also the period of astounding Gothic architecture, with the most extraordinary cathedrals, abbeys and churches being built all over Europe. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The last scientist who worked in the Library was a mathematician, astronomer, physicist and the head of the Neoplatonic school of philosophy—an extraordinary range of accomplishments for any individual in any age. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They determined, for instance, that a rusting object doesn’t lose weight as everyone had long assumed, but gains weight–an extraordinary discovery. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

In the years prior to 1919, extraordinary advances were made in the field of aviation. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I enjoyed one extraordinary privilege during our detention: weekend trips to Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he did not profit from his methods it was not his fault, but this arose from an extraordinary and extreme instance of contrary Fortune. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

But at the mention of her name an extraordinary change had come over the owl. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

You can see how useful this assumption is to a child faced with the extraordinary task of assigning a word to everything in the world. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes and then reopened them, as if he found it extraordinary that someone such as myself should stand in his path of vision. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The project took about fifteen years to complete, a testament to the civil engineering of the day and an indication of the extraordinary practical capability of the Ionians. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“His conversational powers were extraordinary,” a friend said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Bill Joy got an extraordinary, early opportunity to learn programming on a time-share system as a freshman in college, in 1971. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It seemed extraordinary to Turner that an officer should be addressed this way. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

By the late 1980s—this is so extraordinary I can hardly stand it—it was the only significant player in the American timber industry that was cutting down trees faster than it replaced them. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But finding a change of clothes—less than three hours after escaping the camp and before anyone could get a look at him—was an extraordinary stroke of luck. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

So when the school day ends and nothing extraordinary has happened, it’s a tiny heartbreak. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

This has helped produce the extraordinary jump in income inequality. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

According to conventional nuclear physics, this was extraordinary, even bizarre: nuclei of different weights would be expected to emit disintegration products of widely variable energies, with the heavy elements producing the more energetic recoils. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But her son did not miss a stroke as he shoveled the peaches from the can to his mouth with extraordinary speed and endurance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a world in which there is extraordinary racial and ethnic inequality, and our nation has porous boundaries. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And his deplorable habit of being bold after the event, and full, in absence, of the most extraordinary presence of mind. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he saw it: Using a deeper insight, he realized that there was an extraordinary possibility that would change the composition of the position and give a whole new meaning to the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew the vote was going to be close, so many legislators made extraordinary efforts to be on hand to cast their ballots. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was extraordinary how they had appeared, just like that, the moment he had wanted them.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep with a pleasant sense of security, an assurance of Karhide’s extraordinary and unfailing kindness to the stranger. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is an extraordinary experience to find yourself face-to-face in the woods with a wild animal that is very much larger than you. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

People still remark about how extraordinary it was to have four sixth graders make it to the finals. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

We put on extraordinary airs, every man treats the other as his valet, bounces him and gives him orders. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sharpe congratulated the children on their extraordinary bravery and intelligence. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Yet our ability to exercise free will and transcend the most extraordinary obstacles does not make the conditions of our life irrelevant. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Just fine,” she said, and wondered who else in Maycomb still remembered Scout Finch, juvenile desperado, hell- raiser extraordinary. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It was extraordinary, she told herself, how this little snippet of a girl seemed suddenly to be taking charge of her problems, and with such authority, too. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

On my sixteenth birthday, I was given the most extraordinary gift: I was invited to speak to the United Nations. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In a volume of Proceedings of one of the weed-control conferences that are now regular institutions, I once read an extraordinary statement of a weed killer’s philosophy. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Still, the nagging feeling that something extraordinary had just happened persisted... Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Called "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies," it is one of the most extraordinary scientific papers ever published, as much for how it was presented as for what it said. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The Twentieth Maine would stay in position until Fisher’s brigade came up, but in a few moments he heard them coming—extraordinary, he had not expected anything quick to happen in this army. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Competitive rowing is an undertaking of extraordinary beauty preceded by brutal punishment. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A piece of extraordinary news traveled a long distance in a very short time, mobilizing an entire region to arms. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Working with her new husband, Pierre, Curie found that certain kinds of rocks poured out constant and extraordinary amounts of energy, yet without diminishing in size or changing in any detectable way. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed, to Joe, a life of extraordinary ease and privilege, and it confirmed what he had been thinking—he did want something more out of life than what Sequim could offer. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

If by some extraordinary chance the blade failed, they would just start over. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Sure, living in a welfare motel for my senior year in high school was unusual, but it was not extraordinary. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Although these deceptively simple ancient flutes are almost all that survives of Palaeolithic music, acoustic scientists have recently made an extraordinary discovery about the lifesaving importance of music to cave-dwellers of this period. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I still find it extraordinary that they chose to stay there, in that house, in my house. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was persuaded to record Sweet Dreamer by family and friends, and was joined by an extraordinary array of musicians, including two Spiders From Mars – drummer Woody Woodmansey and Bowie's long-serving piano maestro Mike Garson. Mick Ronson: sideman and Starman 2013-04-25T11:24:51Z

“I couldn’t be prouder of this extraordinary achievement.” International African American Museum Sets Opening for June After Sudden Delay 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z

“I realized how extraordinary the score was,” he said, “and how complicated the experience of the book was.” ‘Camelot,’ Beloved but Befuddling, Gets the Aaron Sorkin Treatment 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z

Duvivier orchestrates an accomplished synthesis of Germanic lighting and Soviet montage, while providing an American-style narrative drive that builds to an extraordinary ending in which the disillusioned and dying Golder returns to his native Russia. Julien Duvivier, a Gallic Auteur at Home, and Jacques Feyder, One Abroad 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z

Some of those well-reviewed performances came off with the help of extraordinary measures behind the scenes, Met employees said. Adjusting Medication May Prolong Levine’s Tenure at the Met 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

The most extraordinary of them all, surely, was Come Back. Old music: The Mighty Wah! – Come Back 2013-01-24T07:00:00Z

Reviewing the book for the Guardian, actor Simon Callow described it as "an uncommon book about one of the most extraordinary, vital and creative chapters in British theatrical history". John Major's music hall history makes Theatre Book prize shortlist 2013-04-03T11:03:43Z

"To be No. 1 again is really extraordinary," said Globe. 'Puss in Boots' stomps 'Tower Heist' at box office 2011-11-06T20:27:08Z

The video was extraordinary, compelling images of a natural event that until these days of camera saturation, often was only visible in pictures of its aftermath. Tsunami anticipation unusual event for TV 2011-03-11T21:04:10Z

The more I learned about Qatar’s exploits on the world land markets, the more extraordinary they appear. Don’t censor the school-lunch blog 2012-06-15T16:15:00Z

She said the trust was indebted to their "vision and determination" in bringing home a "national treasure", adding: "It was an extraordinary feat, the most ambitious salvage operation of any historic ship ever undertaken." Bristol marks 40th anniversary of SS Great Britain's return 2010-07-19T19:00:00Z

Mr. Wythe has set himself a difficult task: to illuminate the extraordinary in the ordinary. | 'Tomorrow Morning': The Night They Called It a Day 2011-04-03T21:10:14Z

L.A.'s is 3.9 million, and producers must compete to find ways to reach as much of that population as possible and, at the same time, appeal to the city's extraordinary diversity. Feeling the loss of David Letterman 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z

But having those 20 minutes was incredible, even though I don't actually remember our performance, just the bits around it, like seeing Pete Townshend, David Bowie, all these extraordinary people. Corinne Bailey Rae, Sir Mark Elder and other musicians' greatest on-stage moments 2010-08-05T20:30:00Z

He wrote about sports and was a man of extraordinary appetite who once polished off a 37-course lunch, a traveler and teller of tales, most famously “Legends of the Fall.” Jim Harrison, author of ‘Legends of the Fall’ and other books, dies at 78 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z

Jack plays drums and piano, and he’s an extraordinary man and musician. Tony nominee Savion Glover: Go ahead, call me a Hoofer 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

But the book is an extraordinary achievement that should shame the hundreds of reporters and editorial writers who naïvely glorified Moses over the decades. Adam Hochschild Says Books Can Change the World. He Has Proof. 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

See how we made this extraordinary crust; it's not as complicated as you might think. Impressive Holiday Potato Side Dish 2010-12-15T22:50:05.063Z

The technology exists now, Auto-tune and Pro Tools, which is so extraordinary. 'My humour has always come from anger' 2011-03-06T00:02:01Z

"I've no doubt that his speech in Edinburgh will be as blistering, honest, and entertaining as any of his extraordinary performances on screen and stage." Kevin Spacey to deliver MacTaggart lecture at Edinburgh TV festival 2013-05-12T23:01:03Z

"The rich tradition of British cinema also embraces, for me, the peerless craftsmanship of the British crew who helped me with direction and extraordinary imagination with the making of Hugo here at Shepperton." The Artist dominates 65th Baftas 2012-02-12T23:22:16Z

Lately he has been receiving some criticism for his extraordinary focus or, if you like, his lack of breadth — so much that he recently threatened to quit making records. Critics? Choice: New CDs: New CDs 2010-06-27T21:17:00Z

Interweaving their stories with extraordinary deftness, the novel builds in intensity as it brings us to a fuller understanding of what really happened and just what was at stake and lost in that disaster. Bill Clegg's 'Did You Ever Have a Family' finds solace amid tragedy 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z

“It’s just quite extraordinary to think that there’s all this repertoire,” she said, “and I could actually just keep exploring that endlessly.” A Conductor Considers Her Future 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z

This proved to be a performance of extraordinary accomplishment. Prom 10: Academy of Santa Cecilia/Pappano – review 2013-07-21T12:54:25Z

So it was an extraordinary feat of memory. 5 great books on world travel 2013-02-04T12:45:00Z

That’s not to mention the dress she might be wearing: a familiar neat little sheath, rendered extraordinary by technology and imagination. At Louis Vuitton and Valentino, Mapping the Season’s Genome 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z

And from the frank, intimate detail of their correspondence, it's clear that theirs was an extraordinary relationship, and very far from a "mariage blanc". Niall Ferguson should know that JM Keynes's marriage was happy – with plenty of sex 2013-05-06T12:13:56Z

I'd also one day like to see a McPherson piece in which the woman is not a singular and extraordinary presence. The Night Alive – review 2013-06-20T16:46:16Z

Zubel belongs to the tradition of the composer/performer and is also a singer acclaimed for the extraordinary versatility of her soprano. A pair of striking debuts at Seattle Symphony 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

单词	extraordinary
例句	extraordinary This simple design has helped to produce one of the most extraordinary systems of racialized social control the world has ever seen. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I fell in love with a mortal named Hyacinthus. He was quite extraordinary.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “In each case, the answers we got pretty much ranged from zero to one hundred. It was extraordinary.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Two humans with an extraordinary knowledge of fairy affairs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But that is only the latest in what has been an extraordinary string of experiences and careers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A few of the fellows had extraordinary voices, and I often felt like putting my pick down and simply listening. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore bent down, and with extraordinary strength for a man so old and thin, raised Harry from the ground and set him on his feet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The dorado did a most extraordinary thing as it died: it began to flash all kinds of colours in rapid succession. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I had simply failed to notice how extraordinary it was. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z And what an extraordinary little man he was! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z And that, at least, gave me some hope: that even under ordinary circum- stances, I still might find a way to live an extraordinary life. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z This extraordinary rate of oxygen intake is of only so much value, it should be noted. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “The witch has hinted at something extraordinary,” the Cardinal said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z What is extraordinary from our point of view is how well it turned out for us. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It felt like something that was meant to be kept secret, a new seed that might grow to something extraordinary if it wasn’t forced to bloom too soon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “He had five brothers,” Maudsley noted, yet, while one boy, William, “rose to the extraordinary eminence that he did, none of his brothers distinguished themselves in any way.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z What an extraordinary sensation that ray sent through me! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Both of us have a high regard for this extraordinary woman’s opinions. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I said to myself, ‘This is extraordinary—they cannot all be in it!’ Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Of all the startling things that had happened that afternoon, those two words were perhaps the most extraordinary. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The night before he had read an extraordinary proclamation to the nation which said that the workers had left the station and had returned home in peaceful groups. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Life would seem so dry after the extraordinary events of the past couple of weeks. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The results of this were inconclusive, beyond the extraordinary discomfort it apparently occasioned the subject, who protested weakly as we placed her in the steam chamber the first several times; eventually falling silent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It promptly swells up, demonstrating the extraordinary elasticity of the little bit of air left in the bladder. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Epidemics tip because of the extraordinary efforts of a few select carriers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “He understands the forces of nature. And he wants to show you his extraordinary powers.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And they, knowing me to be one not prone to exaggerated statements, well understood that something of an extraordinary nature was impending. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She had been given an extraordinary gift in Elowen’s fortress: a second life. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The decisions were made by the army captain, who each morning collected an extraordinary levy for the defense of public order. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I would be visited by the most extraordinary dreams, trances, visions, thoughts, sensations, remembrances. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Neither Ron nor Hermione felt like going, however, so they and Harry wandered onto the grounds, still talking about the extraordinary events of the previous night and wondering where Sirius and Buckbeak were now. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z His personality, presence, and witness said something extraordinary about the humanity of people directly impacted by systemic abuse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As public attention shifted from the streets to the courtroom, the extraordinary grassroots movement that made civil rights legislation possible faded from public view. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Such an extraordinary dream of mine!” he cried. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Of all the elements that would distinguish the long and extraordinary movement known as Prohibition, there would be nothing more significant or more important than the role played by women. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The change that came over El Patron then was extraordinary. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then again, should she miraculously recover, emerging revitalized from her bedchamber, it would signal the end of Artemis’s own extraordinary freedom. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It was a young museum, eager to build a world-class collection, and the kouros was such an extraordinary find that its experts were blinded to their instincts. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z You know,” said Hermione, looking up at Harry, “that really is extraordinary magic!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I’m not thinking of any extraordinary flights. I only half comprehend her.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The only way he cared to tackle a challenge was head-on, right now, applying the full brunt of his extraordinary energy. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man's expression was no longer quite so forbidding as he inspected Mo. “How extraordinary. You must be really keen on the book,” he murmured. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I see things visible, invisible, ordinary, and extraordinary in the world. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Some were standing on chairs, some were up on the tables and all of them were wiggling about and waving their arms in the most extraordinary manner. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z But these were extraordinary times, and they were apparently willing to make an exception for their leader. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She had just met a small girl who possessed, or so it seemed to her, quite extraordinary qualities of brilliance. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z So far in Outliers, we’ve seen that extraordinary achievement is less about talent than it is about opportunity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “But the wife of Mr. Darcy must have such extraordinary sources of happiness necessarily attached to her situation, that she could, upon the whole, have no cause to repine.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The following day we learned of an extraordinary course of events: the warders had gone on their own food boycott, refusing to go to their own cafeteria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nonsense, not really? How extraordinary men are, Maxim, of all people, who was so fastidious. How could he, after Rebecca?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But there was one extraordinary, wonderful, admirable thing about the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “I must cry your mercy and take you for a better cause. “This is extraordinary,” said the Wart. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a handsome, sophisticated medical doctor with curly dark hair and round Fiorucci spectacles, a brilliant, ambitious man, charming and persuasive, with a quick, flaring temper, who had done extraordinary things in his career. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw how life had changed in the time I had been away, and because we mainly went to white areas, I saw the extraordinary wealth and ease that whites enjoyed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an extraordinary demonstration of scientific percipience, and classic Oppenheimer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The government regarded my session with the group as something extraordinary. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sesame Street aimed higher and tried harder than any other children’s show had, and the extraordinary thing was that it worked. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed an extraordinary coincidence now, but somehow hadn’t then. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody was watching Violet Beauregarde as she stood there chewing this extraordinary gum. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z But it takes young men or women of extraordinary character as well as extraordinary physical ability to pull it off. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This was an extraordinary claim that promised to rewrite fundamental laws of physics, backed up by extensive results from the cyclotron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Scheele was both an extraordinary and extraordinarily luckless fellow. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Or is it just because he's an extraordinary basketball player? Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re going to meet so many people on this journey, Silas. People who will love you and celebrate you, and the impact you’re going to have on them will be extraordinary.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The present King of France has waged many wars without imposing extraordinary taxes on his subjects, only because his habitual parsimony has provided for the additional expenditures. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “That is extraordinary,” the Professor says next to me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Normile sweetened the pot for second through fifth places and offered extraordinary breaks in the weights, giving them between twenty-two and thirty-two fewer pounds than Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When I think of all his many actions as a rescuer, big and small, it is this one act that first comes to mind; I think perhaps because it demonstrates such extraordinary compassion. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He had a small, old-fashioned day pack of tawny canvas and moved with extraordinary swiftness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Absolutely extraordinary! Gentlemen . . . lady,” he added, approaching the fireside and addressing the other three. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And with that, I swooned inside, caught off balance by this latest revelation of love, wondering how such a remarkable person as Harold could think I was extraordinary. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The State of Alabama agreed to help white landowners in the region transition to timber farming and forest products by providing extraordinary tax incentives for pulp and paper mills. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “That’s it!” cried Herbert, as if I had made a guess of extraordinary merit. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Moments after Justice Rumpff pounded his gavel, the Crown made an extraordinary application to change the indictment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But for his color—that extraordinary blue—there was nothing extraordinary about him besides the cruelty in his face. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “No, but I do other things, some of which are really quite extraordinary,” the Earthworm said, brightening. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z But the bear’s attention was not human, and he could see what was happening, and he knew it was yet another extraordinary power at Will’s command. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Sitting next to Longstreet, on a stump, also whittling, was a tall slim man with an extraordinary face, eyes with a cold glint in them, erect in posture even as he sat, cutting a stick. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm told his parents about these extraordinary events, and they were angry, but not angry enough—or perhaps too busy—to do as some parents had done and go to the school and complain. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Those who contend that the extraordinary accumulation of wealth is a good thing say that while the rich are indeed getting richer, so are most people who work hard and save. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The white man—give him his due—has an extraordinary intelligence, an extraordinary cleverness. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “What an extraordinary thing! I always thought dancing improper, but it can’t be since I myself am dancing. For I am a model cow.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Not for the first time, I think back to that afternoon in Father Masego’s office when I was twelve, the day he told me I was extraordinary. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z 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 But it was another example of both the lack of knowledge about South Africa in the rest of Africa and the extraordinary lengths the PAC would go to besmirch the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Annette worked in Paris for the Duke and Duchess de Guiche, and it did not escape the Duke’s notice that someone extraordinary was polishing the pewter. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Or, not for no reason, but because the world just then seems extraordinary. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The extraordinary thing about the mask was that its lips moved quite naturally when she spoke. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z While Oppie was alone mixing martinis in the kitchen, Chevalier walked in on him to communicate an extraordinary offer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z "What an extraordinary fellow you are! Perhaps I should ask you how I'm going to get Meggie out of this village." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z At that time of the day she felt inspired, and since there was no one to interrupt her, she could start her day by making extraordinary animals for her creches. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It is extraordinary how clean a sweep they were able to make. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In World War II, an extraordinary calculating machine commissioned by the U.S. military, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, could, each second, perform around 350 multiplications or 5,000 simple additions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “It does look extraordinary on her, doesn’t it?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z On the one hand, the election of Barack Obama to the presidency creates an extraordinary opportunity for those seeking to end the system of mass incarceration in America. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z James was too tired to protest this extraordinary gesture. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He gathered up dishes from the table and piled them into the sink, scrubbing everything with extraordinary zeal. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z It was all the more extraordinary given the record of the trainer in question; aside from Fair Knightess, Tom Smith had reportedly never had a horse in his care suffer a serious injury. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m an ordinary person who found herself on an extraordinary journey. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z One can speculate that the losers’ fear of having their backs to the wall generated the extraordinary tenacity of the Kaan-Mutal conflict. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z These extraordinary capacities of life have been ignored by the practitioners of chemical control who have brought to their task no “high-minded orientation,” no humility before the vast forces with which they tamper. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It simply did not occur to her that she had hurt him as deeply as she had, because she still thought of herself as an ordinary woman, and him as an extraordinary man. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z With all of this went the demoralizing effect of an unsuccessful war and the extraordinary challenges associated with rebuilding new state and local governments. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It turns out Mother has an extraordinary talent for flowers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z An extraordinary medley of feelings—but it was not a medley, exactly; rather it was successive layers of feeling, in which one could not say which layer was undermost—struggled inside him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But what truly distinguishes their histories is not their extraordinary talent but their extraordinary opportunities. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Rather, their psyches had been pushed by extraordinary events to the breaking point, and they had experienced a sort of nervous collapse. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z It seemed extraordinary that Hermione’s mania for upholding rules could have abandoned her at this crucial juncture. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z So now she sat, mouth open, wide-eyed, not knowing what to make of this extraordinary story. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She is a tall, languid young lady with a pallid, oval face and beautiful pale-blue-gray eyes; her hands are extraordinary—long-fingered, flexible, nervously elegant. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he saw something extraordinary happen to the cat: it leaped into her arms, and when it got there, it changed shape. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything on this extraordinary day was a new experience for Lyra, but shopping was the most dizzying. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z What made their partnership extraordinary was that during this nascent period of nuclear physics, theorists and experimentalists customarily regarded each other with mutual condescension and suspicion. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It is true that in high school I read Augustine’s Confessions, but that extraordinary autobiography did not prompt my imitation. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The two things I remember most about Bestepapa were that he wore black boots and that he smoked an extraordinary pipe. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Nina’s work, performed on the ship before that first extraordinary high had begun to wane, was nearly flawless. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As Woodward tells the story, the end of slavery created an extraordinary dilemma for Southern white society. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The museum had been a courthouse long ago and was now home to a vast and extraordinary collection of Mardi Gras artifacts and memorabilia. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It was delicate and extraordinary, with a bulbous yellow tongue and maroon-spotted throat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His music, joyfully and abundantly at ease with the new major and minor key palette, was a gateway to the extraordinary creative possibilities opening up with the new system. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Oh, really,” said Roscuro, “this is too extraordinary. This is too wonderful. I must tell Botticelli that he was wrong. Suffering is not the answer. Light is the answer. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z In fact, the gale of May 10, though violent, was nothing extraordinary; it was a fairly typical Everest squall. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A critic, Ignatius Pardies, called Newton’s paper ‘a most ingenious hypothesis’, ‘an extraordinary hypothesis’ which, if true, would overturn the foundations of optics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And as these new rules were put in place around the country, an extraordinary thing happened: orchestras began to hire women. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They said that if I nurtured these qualities, I would achieve or even exceed my extraordinary potential, and this wasn’t just a good thing, but a great thing. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Kelvin was one of the most extraordinary figures of the nineteenth century–indeed of any century. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Our commerce, our politics, our cultural and social lives are all rhetorical to an extraordinary extent. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Once I finish, he’s quiet, and then he says, “You, Virginia, are an extraordinary girl. You will go far.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "I came to you to talk about Matilda, Headmistress. I have extraordinary things to report about the child. May I please tell you what happened in class just now?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z They were too busy with their own extraordinary adventure. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Halima smiled, enamored of the woman because of this extraordinary feat, an American accent. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The creators of Sesame Street accomplished something extraordinary, and the story of how they did that is a marvelous illustration of the second of the rules of the Tipping Point, the Stickiness Factor. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z During this period the whales evolved their extraordinary audio communication system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The hollow very close now; the pain extraordinary. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z What an extraordinary spiritual phenomenon this is: people believe in God and yet do not know God. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mozart left us far more poignant and permanent keepsakes of his existence than his bones: he left us his extraordinary music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I see a Chagall sensibility with a Gauguin palette, but the point of view seems wholly your own at the same time. And you’re so young. It’s extraordinary, Noah. Just extraordinary.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, over in Italy, one of Dowland’s masterful contemporaries - one of the most influential musicians of all time - was taking the concept of song in the most extraordinary new direction. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z When it came to technology, Reggie had come of age in an extraordinary time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z For the first time since entering the room, James glanced up at the ceiling—and there he saw a most extraordinary sight. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Miss Bennet eagerly disclaimed all extraordinary merit, and threw back the praise on her sister’s warm affection. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The intrusion of this ominous meaning creates an extraordinary tension with the dispassionate investigation of the target’s formal qualities. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have known of this extraordinary visit in advance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z While it would still be considered an extraordinary sight, people could believe it possible—unlike now, when most would think you were a liar or crazy. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “What an extraordinary child,” said Miss Spink to herself as she closed the door. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Most such animals have a digestive system of extraordinary complexity, including a stomach divided into four chambers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z For a crowd was gathering to witness the extraordinary sight of Maia returning home. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “Your house is even more extraordinary than I remembered,” said Barbara. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He had fanned the embers of people's hearts and sent them out into the world to do extraordinary things. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The effect was disquieting; it made her wonder if the whole palace was just an extraordinary illusion. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She was not equal, however, to much conversation, and when Miss Bingley left them together, could attempt little beside expressions of gratitude for the extraordinary kindness she was treated with. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z For many, it was the first glimpse into a completely unknown, extraordinary world. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Touched, Bernard felt himself at the same time humiliated by this magnanimity—a magnanimity the more extraordinary and therefore the more humiliating in that it owed nothing to soma and everything to Helmholtz’s character. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is really a most extraordinary case,” said Constantine. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z So that the day began with two extraordinary happenings. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Finally, an extraordinary opportunity in the dark, during the search for the twins, to avenge herself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But how much more extraordinary was it, now that he knew it was extraordinary for her, too? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was extraordinary that she was unable to resist him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Father Masego, the head of the entire temple and city, thinks what I can do with the splendor is extraordinary. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Or rather, not so extraordinary as other things I could mention.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “Naturally he was nervous,” Groves recalled, “although his mind was working at its usual extraordinary efficiency.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Creatures that have neither clocks nor books are alive to all manner of knowledge about time and the weather; and about direction, too, as we know from their extraordinary migratory and homing journeys. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It is an extraordinary fact about Joseph Sauveur that, as the meticulous, indefatigable founder of acoustics, he should have been partially - later severely - deaf, with a lifelong, relentlessly lampooned speech impediment resulting from childhood mutism. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But Kaz had seen them side by side, and the likeness was extraordinary. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The Company of Kedron hath a new Recruit who is somewhat extraordinary & it happened this Way. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The prospect of a mutiny trial constantly in mind, Carvajal wrote relatively little about his extraordinary surroundings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And that seems to me an extraordinary oppression. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “He was a buffoon, one of the great comic characters. He was always getting himself into extraordinary situations.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z That was when the magazine Popular Electronics ran a cover story on an extraordinary machine called the Altair 8800. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z And lately some of his creditors had begun exhibiting an extraordinary hardening of resolve. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “He’s an extraordinary child, isn’t he?” said Number Two, her speech somewhat hindered by a mouthful of biscuit. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Termites are even more extraordinary in the way they seem to accumulate intelligence as they gather together. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And we had to do so in a matter of months during a period of extraordinary change. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I said I imagined her father had had quite an extraordinary vocabulary. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Do you, by Jove? What an extraordinary thing. It’s all wrong, you know. Against nature. How long have you been married? Three months, isn’t it?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The Admiral shook hands with them and Mrs. Popper, and thanked them for having helped to train the extraordinary penguins that were to be a real contribution to science. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z An English heritage would explain his extraordinary charm and smooth manner, so unusual in brutish, clangorous Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I did nothing extraordinary,” I said to him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Historians have described the commandos as ordinary men who had an extraordinary job. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The extraordinary mobility and accurate aim with which he placed his twenty cartridges gave the impression that the barracks was well-defended, and the attackers blew it to pieces with cannon fire. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z No matter how extraordinary something sounds to you, there’s probably a precedent for it. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Being from District 4, he was a Career, so the odds were already in his favor, but what no trainer could claim to have given him was his extraordinary beauty. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “That certainly should throw light upon the matter. An extraordinary country America.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z But the extraordinary publicity surrounding the Morrison murder gave Pearson another idea. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Galen’s extraordinary logorrhoea—his surviving works amount to 3 million words, and represent perhaps a third of what he wrote—is the consequence of his obsessive and futile effort to overcome this insuperable obstacle. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Flow did this extraordinary art happen to survive intact over so many thousands of years? History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Malfoy then saw an extraordinary apparition. Can you imagine what it might have been, Potter?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z This was extraordinary, but we were too well versed in the devious ways of the state to celebrate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was pleased to see that the boy realized he had to make a special effort for this extraordinary occasion. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The fact that uranium deposits occurred naturally around the world without disintegrating themselves suggested that extraordinary conditions had to be present. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z While both my grandmothers led extraordinary lives marred by drama and tragedy, they were ultimately very different women. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Pearson stood up and said that due to the extraordinary pretrial coverage of the Morrison murder, he agreed that the trial should be moved. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Even though it was a standard letter of only about ten lines, it took him an extraordinary amount of time going over it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Wart was on an even keel now, and reasonably able to move about He had leisure to look at the extraordinary universe into which the tattoed gentleman's trident had plunged him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z On the radio, the breathless British voice said it was quite extraordinary that a second coup had occurred only six months after the first. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They can no longer carry on that extraordinary and efficient cycle by which vast amounts of ATP are produced, but are thrown back on a primitive and far less efficient method, that of fermentation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was the first clear evidence that Chicago might have created something extraordinary after all, and it renewed Burnham’s hopes that the fair at last would achieve the level of attendance he had hoped for. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But withheld from my mother and father was any mention of what most mattered to me: the extraordinary experience of first-learning. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the course of the afternoon, the staff had pulled off an extraordinary top-to-bottom flip of the residence, whisking the Bushes’ belongings out and our belongings in. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There was no doubt in her mind that she had met a truly extraordinary mathematical brain, and words like child-genius and prodigy went flitting through her head. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z When Aravis came to herself she found that she was lying on her face on a low bed of extraordinary softness in a cool, bare room with walls of undressed stone. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The extraordinary thing was that he could not ask these questions. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I expect all members to come prepared to present a solution, no matter how extraordinary it seems. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “I was just thinking about what an extraordinary thing it was to be driving along there in just an ordinary car,” remembered Morrison, “and yet we were carrying the core of the first atomic bomb.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There just wasn’t sufficient reason to invent, for example, the telescope when you had an astronomical theory which, with extraordinary mathematics, could fit the appearances. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z For such an extraordinary athlete—even as a Lower Middler Phineas had been the best athlete in the school—he was not spectacularly built. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It is most extraordinary—not a single word of this letter has blotted. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It was an extraordinary compound including a gym, large stadium, outdoor fields for soccer and volleyball, tennis courts, a giant auditorium, and a library. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We mustn’t swoon over every extraordinary number that comes before us, but it is perhaps worth latching on to one from time to time just to be reminded of their ungraspable and amazing breadth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Exploring the shore revealed one extraordinary thing: the algae, and therefore the island itself, varied in height and density depending on the weather. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z This was an extraordinary range of experimentation unmatched by its rivals: in 1939 Birge calculated that the Rad Lab had discovered more than half of all isotopes identified by cyclotrons worldwide. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly the Communists found themselves in the extraordinary— critics said absurd—position of having to govern a people and foment revolution simultaneously. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Those five years, from eighth grade through the end of high school, were Bill Gates’s Hamburg, and by any measure, he was presented with an even more extraordinary series of opportunities than Bill Joy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z At a time of extraordinary advances in medicine, class differences in health and life span are wide and appear to be widening. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The two women and the small boy stood absolutely still on the grass underneath the tree, gazing up at this extraordinary fruit. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z His little hooked arm is curled tight against his body like an extraordinary seashell, pale and fragile. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He knew that Daisy was extraordinary but he didn't realize just how extraordinary a "nice" girl could be. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I’ve been lucky enough now in my life to meet all sorts of extraordinary and accomplished people—world leaders, inventors, musicians, astronauts, athletes, professors, entrepreneurs, artists and writers, pioneering doctors and researchers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Mud People went to extraordinary lengths to protect their valuables. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Nothing makes a prince more esteemed than great undertakings and showing himself to be extraordinary. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Now, in the daylight, the buffalo boy’s friend didn’t seem as extraordinary. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z But much more extraordinary than his color is his size. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z To come to New York City in the 1890s with a background in dressmaking or sewing or Schnittwaren Handlung was a stroke of extraordinary good fortune. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The Forest Service is truly an extraordinary institution. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z A truly extraordinary variety of alternatives to the chemical control of insects is available. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Then he slowly waved his arms to prompt these extraordinary children to sing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z This extraordinary circumstance—unheard of in the rest of the world—is treated here in America as a basic fact of life, as normal as separate water fountains were just a half century ago. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Highland Peru is as extraordinary as the Inka themselves. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Lancelot lifted one of his extraordinary eyebrows—but lowered it on second thoughts. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This greatly distressed Mrs. Pocket, who burst into tears on receiving the note, and said that it was an extraordinary thing that the neighbours couldn’t mind their own business. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z But Kim, like others with firsthand knowledge of the camps, concluded after meeting Shin that his story was as solid as it was extraordinary. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z All the pain of the journey could be erased if he just gave in to this extraordinary place. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Special or extraordinary methods and procedures used when a business is in danger of failing. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z What a long, extraordinary night it had been. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The beauty of the Fugees’ new home was so extraordinary that it almost seemed like a joke. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Privately, Harry felt she’d had good reason, because Neville managed to have an extraordinary number of accidents even with both feet on the ground. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He didn’t realize it, but he was in the midst of an extraordinary time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “You, for example, have displayed extraordinary serum resistance—most of the Divergent aren’t as capable of resisting serums as you are,” Matthew says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The answer, surely, is that they had recendy acquired these extraordinary new gifts - the notation of music and the multiple layering of voices - and they were flexing their intellectual muscles. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z If so, he had again Linus Pauling with his atomic models. accomplished a feat of extraordinary significance. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Students of languages had long puzzled over the extraordinary variety and fragmentation of Indian languages. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be bom a society of which all humanity will be proud. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What, then, does explain the extraordinary racial disparities in our criminal justice system? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Secrecy in Karhide is to an extraordinary extent a matter of discretion, of an agreed, understood silence—an omission of questions, yet not an omission of answers. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But what had prompted this new wave was far more extraordinary than a straightforward backlash to what had gone before. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Christopher Lee Armstrong learned the hard way that the Supreme Court has little interest in ensuring that prosecutors exercise their extraordinary discretion in a manner that is fair and nondiscriminatory. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The exhibition was rather a success, and masters who had hardly ever spoken to me over the past four years would come up and say things like, ‘It’s quite extraordinary’ . Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z They thought it was pretty extraordinary that she had, in the hospital, said just about the same thing as Picasso about art, lies, and the truth. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z But he was certain the men in the house were guilty of something, though the extraordinary circumstances of post-storm New Orleans did not allow for the same degree of thoroughness as he would have liked. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In fact, the Times reported that police departments had an extraordinary incentive to use their new equipment for drug enforcement: the extra federal funding the local police departments received was tied to antidrug policing. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As human beings, we are capable of extraordinary leaps of insight and instinct. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The teacher recognized my extraordinary talent, lined up a few regional matches, and one thing led to another. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But something about Natasha makes me think my life could be extraordinary. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Because Patrick didn't believe in having himself bonded, we rarely moved anything of great value, no museum-quality paintings or extraordinary pieces of furniture. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Even with their diseased minds, the others in the house knew something extraordinary was happening. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But in the end they kissed each other good night and both were left with the feeling that the other was an extraordinary human being. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It is an extraordinary fact that the deliberate introduction of poisons into a reservoir is becoming a fairly common practice. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She married two extraordinary men and raised twelve very creative and talented children, and I ought to list their names now. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Of all organs in the body the liver is most extraordinary. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z When the authorities discovered a number of these communications, they took the extraordinary measure of rationing toilet paper. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Let me say that the princes of our times, in their governance, suffer less from this problem of satisfying their soldiers by extraordinary means. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I’d never thought of wearing hijab as anything extraordinary—it was just something I did. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Three minutes, who’s up?” he announced, upending an extraordinary ormolu-gilt hourglass and displaying a boiled egg with a pair of silver sugar tongs. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z An extraordinary assortment of people had already settled into half of the chairs; shabby and smart, old and young. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z 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 With extraordinary bravery, civil rights leaders, activists, and progressive clergy launched boycotts, marches, and sit-ins protesting the Jim Crow system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Although he possessed extraordinary reserves of energy, he’d been profligate with those reserves, and by the time he got to Camp Four they were nearly depleted. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z What a truly extraordinary adventurer this man in black must be. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Mommy’s children are extraordinary people, most of them leaders in their own right. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I pause with my hands on the steering wheel, waiting to feel something extraordinary. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Then, when he reaches his destination, it may seem to him the most extraordinary of coincidences, the greatest piece of luck: “Bless my soul, what have we here!” The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was going to be extraordinary, but there would be no one there to see. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I found it extraordinary that a cabinet minister should be so uninformed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His extraordinary skills on the violin led many to suspect he had struck a deal with the devil. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z As it happened, there were an extraordinary number of unusual things in this room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Some farmers used as much as 200 pounds per acre; one, in an extraordinary excess of zeal, applied more than a quarter of a ton to the acre. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Even more extraordinary in their habits are the parasitic insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z That’s because television plays to our attention systems in extraordinary ways, using light, sound, and story. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The future belongs to God, and it is only he who reveals it, under extraordinary circumstances. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He certainly had a great season two years before this in which they got everybody on top of the summit, which is extraordinary. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Of all the unusual things about Harry, this scar was the most extraordinary of all. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z But worry for a friend can make ordinary circumstances extraordinary. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The red-faced judge hastily acquiesced in this extraordinary order and promptly left town. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Hagrid was delighted, and as part of their “project,” suggested that they come down to his hut on alternate evenings to observe the skrewts and make notes on their extraordinary behavior. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Stuffing their mittens and wool caps into their pockets, they settled in conscious of their extraordinary good fortune in having escaped temporarily from the snowstorm. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Just when matters seemed most intractably confused, along came another extraordinary figure with a novel approach. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z That doesn’t mean he isn’t brilliant or an extraordinary entrepreneur. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In the distance and directly ahead of them, they now saw a most extraordinary sight. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “What is the matter now?” asked Guenever, looking at the extraordinary, vulgar man who sprawled before her— a look, curiously enough, not without affection. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Caltech president Robert Millikan suppressed his institution’s feelings of rivalry with Berkeley to compliment Lawrence on his “altogether extraordinary” discoveries. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But I guess the circumstances were extraordinary for all of us. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “He has been here this very morning, on a most extraordinary errand. It is impossible to express our surprize. He came to speak to his father on a subject,—to announce an attachment—” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z She was right: Fort was an extraordinary thinker. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I’d felt it like an itch in my chest while listening to my grandfather’s extraordinary stories. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A sea dragon roared up from the waves with a maiden of extraordinary beauty by its side, her arm extended as if she had just caught something. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The second girl had risen more slowly, and at first Kit was only aware of the most extraordinary eyes she had ever seen, gray as rain at sea, wide and clear and filled with light. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z They found that they were looking at a most extraordinary face. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As I pulled the chain and watched the water swish against the sides of the bowl, I thought this was about as extraordinary an invention as there could be. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The Professor is big into them too; she says my art is “extraordinary” and I could sell it on the street if I wanted. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z An extraordinary lightness seemed to spread through his whole body and the next second, in a rush of wings, they were flying upward through the pipe. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The body lies still, but in the eyes there is such an extraordinary expression of fright that for a moment I think they have power enough to carry the body off with them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing extraordinary about him, nothing that lifted him out of the ordinary. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z For everyone on the train, nothing extraordinary had happened. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z In 1918 he had plunked down $5,000 at an auction and walked away with the most extraordinary creature the sport had ever seen, Man o’ War. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something strange and extraordinary about her—something that was frightening and at the same time most exciting. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He realized that if he was to build something extraordinary, he must make Chicago his home. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Waking from her first kiss, still flush with the magic of the extraordinary night, Sarai had been buoyant, and alive with new hope. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And yet Galileo realized, not only that ice was lighter than water, but also—it must have been an extraordinary shock—that bodies often float without displacing their own weight in water. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “What an extraordinary thing,” she said in the calmest tone in the world. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They all thought it was a shame the Beiderman reacted so strongly to stringed instruments, especially given Isa’s extraordinary progress over the last six years. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I had found another kind of inspiration, had seen another way the church might make me into something quite extraordinary. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z They tell the story of the birth of science, of its infancy, and of its extraordinary transformation into the great colossus under whose shadow we all now live. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If you consider his deeds you will find them all very grand, and some even extraordinary. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “But was it truly necessary to select such extraordinary names?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z And now, quite slowly, there began to creep over Matilda a most extraordinary and peculiar feeling. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Less than a week shy of his nineteenth birthday, Bobby Fischer had just established himself as one of the most extraordinary chess players in the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And it had taken me on an extraordinary journey that in a few short weeks might lead to me going to Rio. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It shows the extraordinary creatures that supposedly lived on the Moon. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z And in those last two hundred yards, in an extraordinary burst of speed, rowing at forty strokes per minute, pounding the water into a froth, Washington passed California. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Except that now he had sent his child a daring and extraordinary present, which his wife fiercely opposed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Your extraordinary skill and genius at the most difficult of games is a source of pride to me and to all who stand in the light of your remarkable accomplishments.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “It appears to me that the Meechams are an extraordinary family...” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver of the lorry pulled up at the side of the road and, with his two companions, stared open-mouthed at the extraordinary spectacle. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The 1957 bulletin Insecticide Recommendations . . . for the Control of Insects Attacking Crops and Livestock did not so much as mention the fire ant — an extraordinary omission if the Department believes its own propaganda. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Wretched, in a word, because she had behaved as any healthy and virtuous English girl ought to behave and not in some other, abnormal, extraordinary way. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinmei knew Amah was known for her embroidery skills, but this was extraordinary. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, Tonight I met my idol, an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Just as in the case of a Gemini deorbit burn, we paid extraordinary attention to the direction we were pointed. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “A very extraordinary thing. There’s a cow down in the Lane,” said Michael, jumping up and down on the window-seat. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Such ingenious manipulations have produced a battery of poisons of truly extraordinary power. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Group B’s trial results were also most extraordinary. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Despite the extraordinary fineness of his features, and his age, and his general stature—clothed, he could easily have passed for a young, underweight danseur—the cigar was not markedly unbecoming to him. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “We’ll need water. “There’s a tap marked on this map the Muggle gave us,” said Ron, who had followed Harry inside the tent and seemed completely unimpressed by its extraordinary inner proportions. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But all, I think, provide us with critical lessons of how we can better understand and come to terms with the extraordinary power of thin-slicing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z To the Frenchmen, “accustomed to the fortress-like houses of detention and the old-fashioned walled prisons of France, it was an extraordinary sight.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If I suffered a piece of extraordinary good luck I might be able to muster two talents to pay the interest on my debt to Devi. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “It was a sensational game and everyone was riveted on it. It was extraordinary: The game and Bobby’s youth were an unbeatable combination.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “What if I told you that there was a place where there are extraordinary things, things with great power, things that could give you your heart’s desire, things much bigger than this small, small world?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I wanted first of all to tell the people that I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had became a leader because of extraordinary circumstances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Judging by its extraordinary size, I had a suspicion the owner was just as extraordinary. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z What she needed was just one person, one wise and sympathetic grown-up who could help her to understand the meaning of this extraordinary happening. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z For as long as they lived, spectators would regard what they saw next as the most extraordinary feat they ever witnessed in sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Millet had some extraordinary ideas for events in August, including an elaborate Midway ball during which fair officials, including Burnham, would dance with Dahoman women and Algerian belly dancers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I do not understand. You—you have performed extraordinary magic with that wand.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z An extraordinary percentage of black men in the United States are legally barred from voting today, just as they have been throughout most of American history. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The massive thighs which emerged from out of the smock were encased in a pair of extraordinary breeches, bottle-green in colour and made of coarse twill. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Aviation experts will tell you that it is the success of this war on mitigation as much as anything else that accounts for the extraordinary decline in airline accidents in recent years. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Does Skeeter really feel that four short weeks have been enough to gain a full picture of Dumbledore’s long and extraordinary life? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But those who have mastered it gain an extraordinary level of insight into the messages we send each other when we look into one another’s eyes. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Only an extraordinary and flexible rider could have pulled off a move like that. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Without extraordinary determination and the great assistance of others—at home and at school—there is little chance for success. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “To step out of the region of legality requires an extraordinary push of circumstance,” the old man yelled. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z On that Thursday the elders of the society assembled to consider something extraordinary: Would they use their association members and their skills to help their struggling white neighbors? An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Clearly an extraordinary woman, she eventually became the manager of a successful glass factory. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z With the arrival of a Republican administration in 1953, Strauss returned to Washington endowed with extraordinary access to the White House. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The Somali Bantu presented an extraordinary challenge for resettlement officials. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z This fact has contributed greatly both to humankind’s extraordinary social abilities and to its unique social problems. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But they also were given an extraordinary opportunity, in the same way that hockey and soccer players born in January, February, and March are given an extraordinary opportunity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “What happened to all your courage? You were extraordinary this morning.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The King was staring at Shasta with an extraordinary expression on his face. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “True, unless I am trained to deliver a service of extraordinary value. Have you ever received a massage?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Instead, there are ways to kill yourself, listed with extraordinary detail. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Except in extraordinary circumstances, Mexican immigration agents are barred from carrying firearms. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Humpbacks are known for their remarkable leaps and their extraordinary communications. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z What he means is that people have a powerful, even extraordinary, ability to direct their attention to control it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He was an extraordinary old mouse, who lived with the company of his volumes in the solitude of the gatehouse. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z This, in brief, is how the system works: the War on Drugs is a vehicle through which extraordinary numbers of black men are forced into the cage. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z These men remembered both Macon Deads as extraordinary men. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “With what an extraordinary smile you uttered that word—‘very well,’ Jane! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z My teachers have been incredible, the facilities are extraordinary, I love playing for the varsity squash team, and I love being on the yearbook staff. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Maybe a rat like Ripred could, but he was extraordinary under any conditions. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z No example of his actions could be more pathetic or more extraordinary than this. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The deft combination of variation and artificial selection, Darwin knew, could produce extraordinary results. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As his subjects grew older, Terman issued updates on their progress, chronicling their extraordinary achievements. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “It shall be an honor to accompany you, Octavian, on the next chapter of your extraordinary pilgrimage.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z After an hour of questions, the woman said, “I want to thank you for your extraordinary patience, Colin. You're a very special person.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Other times, he asked for tea and then went on to examine the sugar bowl and the tin of milk, muttering, “The capabilities of bacteria are quite extraordinary.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The firewood detail was an extraordinary stroke of good luck. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Kepler describes them shouting at each other and laughing, Wacker delighting in his triumph and Kepler laughing off being in the wrong, and laughing, too, with delight at the thought of such an extraordinary discovery. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They feed by placing a forefoot on the cocoon and biting off the end, showing an extraordinary ability to discriminate between sound and empty cocoons. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z An extraordinary vitality possessed them, sharpening their teeth and nails. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The damage to the neighborhood was extraordinary, but there was an odd calm in his heart. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z When DDT powder was applied to a group of Korean soldiers the extraordinary result was an actual increase in the infestation of lice. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Included among their ranks were all-black units such as the Harlem Hellfighters and the Eighth Illinois National Guard that fought with extraordinary courage and great distinction. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z These are chemicals with extraordinary properties which are used to convert plants or animals into a sort of Medea’s robe by making them actually poisonous. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I once had a friend, an extraordinary microbiologist named Wolf Vishniac, of the University of Rochester, in New York. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, we found another one up in the mountains and he’s quite extraordinary. Old, of course, but then, who wants a young miracle man?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I saw two extraordinary novelties, grandeur competing with splendor and the populace striving to exceed their city. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z But while the latter had preserved his extraordinary strength, which permitted him to pull down a horse by grabbing its ears, the gypsy seemed to have been worn down by some tenacious illness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z No feature in the scene was extraordinary, but all was pleasing. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z First, it is crucial to recognize that Washington’s extraordinary reputation rested less on his prudent exercise of power than on his dramatic flair at surrendering it. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Then there were more responsible councillors in extraordinary hats, some of which were like tea- cosies, some turbans, some bird wings, some muffs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This paragraph from Accidental Millionaire, one of the many Jobs biographies, gives us a sense of how extraordinary his childhood experiences were. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z And so those emperors who had need of extraordinary support because of their newness in power allied themselves with the soldiers rather than the people. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Those who witnessed it have written of the terror and the awe they felt as they watched these two extraordinary wizards do battle. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It also helps a prince a great deal to show himself to be extraordinary in dealing with internal affairs, as in the reports about Messer Bernabo Visconti of Milan. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Until this point Burnham had shown a level of compassion for his workers that was extraordinary for the time. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In hindsight, it is extraordinary that Liliesleaf was not discovered sooner. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Of them all he was foremost, as was proved by the extraordinary fact that poets report, that when Zeus wished to use his thunderbolt, it was Pegasus who brought the thunder and lightning to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And the extraordinary thing was that people began to look like their descriptions—-for a few minutes, at least. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Look,” she says, pointing at the rain, as if it were something truly extraordinary. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Evidently it was the natural formation of the terrain that inspired this extraordinary work of landscape architecture, as mysterious and moving in its way as Stonehenge. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yes. He should be back. You know he's extraordinary about buying champagne. It means any amount to him." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I flip through the pages, staring at the bright colors and the extraordinary art. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “My dear, you were undoubtedly stimulated by the extraordinary clairvoyant vibrations of my room!” said Professor Trelawney. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Salesmen were Apparating every few feet, carrying trays and pushing carts full of extraordinary merchandise. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z That can be done through the influence of special kinds of people, people of extraordinary personal connection. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have no doubt he will be looking for them. The boy has a knife of extraordinary power. They would be worth pursuing for that alone.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was extraordinary good fortune to be able to save up one’s money and go see one’s mother whenever one wanted to. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He told everyone about the songs of canaries, the diet of kestrels, and the extraordinary migration patterns of nightingales. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Although this technique is rather dubious mathematically, it does seem to work in practice, and has been used with these theories to make predictions that agree with observations to an extraordinary degree of accuracy. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel certain they will find nothing extraordinary in them, though. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The result was a fire of extraordinary ferocity, with all its energy concentrated at one side. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Harry watched as, one by one, his classmates did the most extraordinary things under its influence. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Lawrence, who had demanded the urgent face-to-face meeting, had come bearing news of an extraordinary breakthrough in that field. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In addition, I face life with an extraordinary amount of courage. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It is extraordinary, thought Miss Honey, how often small children have flights of fancy like this. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z To fashion, to give form, to feel his fingers gaining in skill and power—this gave him an extraordinary pleasure. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I disregarded him and addressed Aucamp, saying I had taken this extraordinary action because our complaints were being ignored. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z How extraordinary, she thought, bending to pick it up. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They were safe, Cecilia was with Leon, and she, Briony, was free to wander in the dark and contemplate her extraordinary day. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Everywhere she looked, extraordinary creatures hatched, grew, and changed. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He got away with everything because of the extraordinary kind of person he was. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It looks odd, and perhaps a bit mysterious, but not extraordinary. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Hearing familiar, friendly voices was an extraordinary tonic; Harry had become so used to their isolation he had nearly forgotten that other people were resisting Voldemort. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I noticed these objects cursorily only—in them there was nothing extraordinary. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z This “volume” approach to drug enforcement sweeps up extraordinary numbers of innocent people. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It is an extraordinary noise, even to tired, over-bombarded modern ears. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Much has been written about the ways in which people manage to deny, even to themselves, that extraordinary atrocities, racial oppression, and other forms of human suffering have occurred or are occurring. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In this particular case, of course, I had been set a slightly extraordinary task, but I had nevertheless not been neglectful to incorporate 'margins' wherever possible. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z At this point, we simply take stock of the means by which the War on Drugs facilitates the roundup and lockdown of an extraordinary percentage of the U.S. population. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z His father wanted Colin to transcend all that stuff, but maybe even he was starting to see the unlikelihood of Colin ever becoming extraordinary. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z To be here now, alive in the twenty-first century and smart enough to know it, you also had to be the beneficiary of an extraordinary string of biological good fortune. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In 458 BC, a few decades after Pythagoras’s death, the playwright Aeschylus used this odd logic to provide one of history’s most extraordinary legal defenses of matricide. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “What an extraordinary girl you are! Tell me, how did you end up working here?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Madame Manec’s energy, Marie-Laure is learning, is extraordinary; she burgeons, shoots off stalks, wakes early, works late, concocts bisques without a drop of cream, loaves with less than a cup of flour. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It is a thousand years old, roughly contemporaneous with a report of an organ at Winchester Cathedral that boasted an extraordinary four hundred pipes. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z This is accomplished with extraordinary precision by a change in the behavior of the chromosomes that occurs at one of the divisions producing those cells. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Sprinkled among every walk of life, in other words, are a handful of people with a truly extraordinary knack of making friends and acquaintances. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Francis—with extraordinary difficulty—managed to get in touch with him a couple of days before Henry’s funeral. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When she saw Remedios the Beauty dressed as a queen at the bloody carnival she thought that she was an extraordinary creature. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Pearl’s mind, it became clear, was an extraordinary thing, and Moody could not help but admire how fast her brain worked, how effortlessly. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Olmsted too sensed that something extraordinary had occurred, but the meeting also troubled him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z With men off to the front, womanpower picked up the slack, and local businesses went to extraordinary lengths to recruit and retain female employees. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Alongside death and despair, this was also the period of astounding Gothic architecture, with the most extraordinary cathedrals, abbeys and churches being built all over Europe. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The last scientist who worked in the Library was a mathematician, astronomer, physicist and the head of the Neoplatonic school of philosophy—an extraordinary range of accomplishments for any individual in any age. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They determined, for instance, that a rusting object doesn’t lose weight as everyone had long assumed, but gains weight–an extraordinary discovery. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In the years prior to 1919, extraordinary advances were made in the field of aviation. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I enjoyed one extraordinary privilege during our detention: weekend trips to Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If he did not profit from his methods it was not his fault, but this arose from an extraordinary and extreme instance of contrary Fortune. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z But at the mention of her name an extraordinary change had come over the owl. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z You can see how useful this assumption is to a child faced with the extraordinary task of assigning a word to everything in the world. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He shut his eyes and then reopened them, as if he found it extraordinary that someone such as myself should stand in his path of vision. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The project took about fifteen years to complete, a testament to the civil engineering of the day and an indication of the extraordinary practical capability of the Ionians. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “His conversational powers were extraordinary,” a friend said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Bill Joy got an extraordinary, early opportunity to learn programming on a time-share system as a freshman in college, in 1971. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It seemed extraordinary to Turner that an officer should be addressed this way. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z By the late 1980s—this is so extraordinary I can hardly stand it—it was the only significant player in the American timber industry that was cutting down trees faster than it replaced them. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But finding a change of clothes—less than three hours after escaping the camp and before anyone could get a look at him—was an extraordinary stroke of luck. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z So when the school day ends and nothing extraordinary has happened, it’s a tiny heartbreak. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z This has helped produce the extraordinary jump in income inequality. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z According to conventional nuclear physics, this was extraordinary, even bizarre: nuclei of different weights would be expected to emit disintegration products of widely variable energies, with the heavy elements producing the more energetic recoils. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But her son did not miss a stroke as he shoveled the peaches from the can to his mouth with extraordinary speed and endurance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a world in which there is extraordinary racial and ethnic inequality, and our nation has porous boundaries. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z And his deplorable habit of being bold after the event, and full, in absence, of the most extraordinary presence of mind. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he saw it: Using a deeper insight, he realized that there was an extraordinary possibility that would change the composition of the position and give a whole new meaning to the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Everyone knew the vote was going to be close, so many legislators made extraordinary efforts to be on hand to cast their ballots. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It was extraordinary how they had appeared, just like that, the moment he had wanted them.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I fell asleep with a pleasant sense of security, an assurance of Karhide’s extraordinary and unfailing kindness to the stranger. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It is an extraordinary experience to find yourself face-to-face in the woods with a wild animal that is very much larger than you. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z People still remark about how extraordinary it was to have four sixth graders make it to the finals. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z We put on extraordinary airs, every man treats the other as his valet, bounces him and gives him orders. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Sharpe congratulated the children on their extraordinary bravery and intelligence. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Yet our ability to exercise free will and transcend the most extraordinary obstacles does not make the conditions of our life irrelevant. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Just fine,” she said, and wondered who else in Maycomb still remembered Scout Finch, juvenile desperado, hell- raiser extraordinary. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It was extraordinary, she told herself, how this little snippet of a girl seemed suddenly to be taking charge of her problems, and with such authority, too. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z On my sixteenth birthday, I was given the most extraordinary gift: I was invited to speak to the United Nations. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In a volume of Proceedings of one of the weed-control conferences that are now regular institutions, I once read an extraordinary statement of a weed killer’s philosophy. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Still, the nagging feeling that something extraordinary had just happened persisted... Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Called "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies," it is one of the most extraordinary scientific papers ever published, as much for how it was presented as for what it said. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The Twentieth Maine would stay in position until Fisher’s brigade came up, but in a few moments he heard them coming—extraordinary, he had not expected anything quick to happen in this army. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Competitive rowing is an undertaking of extraordinary beauty preceded by brutal punishment. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A piece of extraordinary news traveled a long distance in a very short time, mobilizing an entire region to arms. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Working with her new husband, Pierre, Curie found that certain kinds of rocks poured out constant and extraordinary amounts of energy, yet without diminishing in size or changing in any detectable way. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It seemed, to Joe, a life of extraordinary ease and privilege, and it confirmed what he had been thinking—he did want something more out of life than what Sequim could offer. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z If by some extraordinary chance the blade failed, they would just start over. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Sure, living in a welfare motel for my senior year in high school was unusual, but it was not extraordinary. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Although these deceptively simple ancient flutes are almost all that survives of Palaeolithic music, acoustic scientists have recently made an extraordinary discovery about the lifesaving importance of music to cave-dwellers of this period. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I still find it extraordinary that they chose to stay there, in that house, in my house. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She was persuaded to record Sweet Dreamer by family and friends, and was joined by an extraordinary array of musicians, including two Spiders From Mars – drummer Woody Woodmansey and Bowie's long-serving piano maestro Mike Garson. Mick Ronson: sideman and Starman 2013-04-25T11:24:51Z “I couldn’t be prouder of this extraordinary achievement.” International African American Museum Sets Opening for June After Sudden Delay 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z “I realized how extraordinary the score was,” he said, “and how complicated the experience of the book was.” ‘Camelot,’ Beloved but Befuddling, Gets the Aaron Sorkin Treatment 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Duvivier orchestrates an accomplished synthesis of Germanic lighting and Soviet montage, while providing an American-style narrative drive that builds to an extraordinary ending in which the disillusioned and dying Golder returns to his native Russia. Julien Duvivier, a Gallic Auteur at Home, and Jacques Feyder, One Abroad 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Some of those well-reviewed performances came off with the help of extraordinary measures behind the scenes, Met employees said. Adjusting Medication May Prolong Levine’s Tenure at the Met 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z The most extraordinary of them all, surely, was Come Back. Old music: The Mighty Wah! – Come Back 2013-01-24T07:00:00Z Reviewing the book for the Guardian, actor Simon Callow described it as "an uncommon book about one of the most extraordinary, vital and creative chapters in British theatrical history". John Major's music hall history makes Theatre Book prize shortlist 2013-04-03T11:03:43Z "To be No. 1 again is really extraordinary," said Globe. 'Puss in Boots' stomps 'Tower Heist' at box office 2011-11-06T20:27:08Z The video was extraordinary, compelling images of a natural event that until these days of camera saturation, often was only visible in pictures of its aftermath. Tsunami anticipation unusual event for TV 2011-03-11T21:04:10Z The more I learned about Qatar’s exploits on the world land markets, the more extraordinary they appear. Don’t censor the school-lunch blog 2012-06-15T16:15:00Z She said the trust was indebted to their "vision and determination" in bringing home a "national treasure", adding: "It was an extraordinary feat, the most ambitious salvage operation of any historic ship ever undertaken." Bristol marks 40th anniversary of SS Great Britain's return 2010-07-19T19:00:00Z Mr. Wythe has set himself a difficult task: to illuminate the extraordinary in the ordinary. \| 'Tomorrow Morning': The Night They Called It a Day 2011-04-03T21:10:14Z L.A.'s is 3.9 million, and producers must compete to find ways to reach as much of that population as possible and, at the same time, appeal to the city's extraordinary diversity. Feeling the loss of David Letterman 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z But having those 20 minutes was incredible, even though I don't actually remember our performance, just the bits around it, like seeing Pete Townshend, David Bowie, all these extraordinary people. Corinne Bailey Rae, Sir Mark Elder and other musicians' greatest on-stage moments 2010-08-05T20:30:00Z He wrote about sports and was a man of extraordinary appetite who once polished off a 37-course lunch, a traveler and teller of tales, most famously “Legends of the Fall.” Jim Harrison, author of ‘Legends of the Fall’ and other books, dies at 78 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z Jack plays drums and piano, and he’s an extraordinary man and musician. Tony nominee Savion Glover: Go ahead, call me a Hoofer 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z But the book is an extraordinary achievement that should shame the hundreds of reporters and editorial writers who naïvely glorified Moses over the decades. Adam Hochschild Says Books Can Change the World. He Has Proof. 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z See how we made this extraordinary crust; it's not as complicated as you might think. Impressive Holiday Potato Side Dish 2010-12-15T22:50:05.063Z The technology exists now, Auto-tune and Pro Tools, which is so extraordinary. 'My humour has always come from anger' 2011-03-06T00:02:01Z "I've no doubt that his speech in Edinburgh will be as blistering, honest, and entertaining as any of his extraordinary performances on screen and stage." Kevin Spacey to deliver MacTaggart lecture at Edinburgh TV festival 2013-05-12T23:01:03Z "The rich tradition of British cinema also embraces, for me, the peerless craftsmanship of the British crew who helped me with direction and extraordinary imagination with the making of Hugo here at Shepperton." The Artist dominates 65th Baftas 2012-02-12T23:22:16Z Lately he has been receiving some criticism for his extraordinary focus or, if you like, his lack of breadth — so much that he recently threatened to quit making records. Critics? Choice: New CDs: New CDs 2010-06-27T21:17:00Z Interweaving their stories with extraordinary deftness, the novel builds in intensity as it brings us to a fuller understanding of what really happened and just what was at stake and lost in that disaster. Bill Clegg's 'Did You Ever Have a Family' finds solace amid tragedy 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z “It’s just quite extraordinary to think that there’s all this repertoire,” she said, “and I could actually just keep exploring that endlessly.” A Conductor Considers Her Future 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z This proved to be a performance of extraordinary accomplishment. Prom 10: Academy of Santa Cecilia/Pappano – review 2013-07-21T12:54:25Z So it was an extraordinary feat of memory. 5 great books on world travel 2013-02-04T12:45:00Z That’s not to mention the dress she might be wearing: a familiar neat little sheath, rendered extraordinary by technology and imagination. At Louis Vuitton and Valentino, Mapping the Season’s Genome 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z And from the frank, intimate detail of their correspondence, it's clear that theirs was an extraordinary relationship, and very far from a "mariage blanc". Niall Ferguson should know that JM Keynes's marriage was happy – with plenty of sex 2013-05-06T12:13:56Z I'd also one day like to see a McPherson piece in which the woman is not a singular and extraordinary presence. The Night Alive – review 2013-06-20T16:46:16Z Zubel belongs to the tradition of the composer/performer and is also a singer acclaimed for the extraordinary versatility of her soprano. A pair of striking debuts at Seattle Symphony 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z
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