| 单词 | formed |
| 例句 | Little clusters had formed around the wounded left by the last Stuka attack. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The canopy of trees, vines, deadfall, and undergrowth formed a wall of dark green vegetation that would have been hard to crawl through. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z We have relatively abundant gold and uranium on Earth only because many supernova explosions had occurred just before the solar system formed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A crazy idea sprang fully formed from Annabeth’s mind, like her mom jumping out of Zeus’s noggin. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He wasn’t always terribly accurate–oxygen’s atomic weight is actually sixteen, not seven–but the principle was sound and formed the basis for all of modern chemistry and much of the rest of modern science. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The sleeves of his striped oxford shirt lay rolled to his elbows so that the hairs on his forearms showed; his back formed a long hard wedge of muscle against which his suspenders rode tautly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Though for over a year Francis and I had dismissed the possibility that bases formed regular hydrogen bonds, it was now obvious to me that we had done so incorrectly. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He was formed like a dove, but his color was dark and hard to tell in the moonlight; at any rate, he showed up clearly on the white sand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Two of its “leaves” are formed by a protein called alpha-globin; the other two are created by a related protein, beta-globin.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The planes formed behind him and a single vision passed through the mind of Bull Meecham, magnificent in its improbability, in its impossibility, but one that he entertained deliciously for a full minute. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Lumps of ice formed wherever water splashed on the boys’ sweatshirts and the stocking hats they wore pulled down over their ears. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Through here,” boomed Wednesday, and he led them through the only exit, formed to look like the gaping mouth of a huge monster, its sharp teeth ready to rend them all to slivers. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Before a plan is half formed in my mind, Charley knows about it, and he also knows whether he is to be included in it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It happened everywhere now, farms raided at night, raided of corn so tender they had not yet formed kernels and yams so young they were barely the size of a cocoyam. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I drew closer to look at the letters formed by her pen. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Within hours, a line of over sixty people formed at the hospital wanting to donate blood. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A long line had formed at the base of the Eiffel Tower. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z At the center of the island, two massive black boulders formed the entrance to a tunnel. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A single line of words formed on the page. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Larisa said, “The entire lower and upper starboard wing portions were pierced by the burst; you could see a straight black line formed by the shot-holes.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Koffi had just opened her mouth to ask, for the second time, who they were, but no sooner had the words formed on her lips than she saw it: sparkling particles of light. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The last thing I needed to worry about was the student body thinking I was a bed wetter when they had formed such kind opinions of me already. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The three formed a small arc between the rest of the party and the tunnel entrance. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Within weeks, it is thought, the flung material had reassembled itself into a single clump, and within a year it had formed into the spherical rock that companions us yet. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Lamar formed a V with his two fingers and made a stabbing motion at his neck. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Each time, an obvious letter formed in the center of the crisscrossed mass of lines. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A bubble of snot formed at his left nostril. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We watched as a long line formed at the food tent. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s a bond formed from years of running into the wind. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z But each goose slowly drifted into position until the flock formed a wobbly V. At the lead was Longneck, and behind his left wing was Brightbill. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The spirits formed a whirlpool of shadows around her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z But it was not the Mayans who formed our calendar; it was the Egyptians and, later, the Romans. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The lines that formed around her eyes when she smiled were smoothed out, and her jaw was clenched around whatever she wanted to say next. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Water pools instantly in the newly formed hole. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They twisted, merged, formed a single image: Hassan’s brown corduroy pants discarded on a pile of old bricks in the alley. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I stood stiff and solid, swallowing the bitter lump that had formed in my throat, and swore to myself I wouldn’t cry, wouldn’t beg him not to go, wouldn’t even miss him when he left. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z My action . . . my—the painful word formed as disconnectedly as her wobbly smile—my responsibility? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In anger he bared his teeth—a habit, Granny said, that he had formed while fighting in the trenches of the Civil War—and hissed, while his fists would clench until the veins swelled. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Kino was not breathing, but his back arched a little and the muscles of his arms and legs stood out with tension and a line of sweat formed on his upper lip. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z We had been allotted to one of the recently formed regiments, but were first to be sent back for equipment to the garrison, not to the reinforcement-depot, or course, but to another barracks. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s more or less formed his own private army. He’s acting as if he’s got something to hide.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I felt the click, a deep affection, a bond that formed there, but after a couple of months I started to drift away. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes drooped but he formed the words silently with his lips. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Granger’s eyes flashed, and then narrowed, and her lips formed a thin, hard line. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At five in the morning he chose the squad by lot, formed it in the courtyard, and woke up the condemned man with a premonitory phrase. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Her writing’s gone from tiny, perfectly formed letters to chicken scratch. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Then at last my child was born, a nicely formed boy, smaller than the others had been, but of course I was older now. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Will we soon be in the city, Mamma?” she asked, rubbing her chilled nose, and watching with interest as the patch of moisture which her breath had formed on the pane shrank slowly and vanished. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Our talk was restricted to the petty relations which formed the core of life for us. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The city pier and square, however, afforded a place still for landing parties, and ’twas there we disembarked, formed, and began our mystified sortie. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Bigger had the queer feeling that his own exhaustion formed a hair-line upon which his feelings were poised, and that the man’s driving frenzy would suck him into its hot whirlpool. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Two days later, it had formed into a hard cake. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone knows who we are and what we’re doing. Bringing it to the whole student body’s attention is why we formed this club and are making these videos. We should be allowed to share them.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z We marched down salt stairs, we crawled along salt floors, we passed stalagmites formed from salt water dripping off the ceiling. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z We also know a little bit about the mantle from what are known as kimberlite pipes, where diamonds are formed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z A small crowd had already formed in front of a podium and stage outside City Hall by the time they reached downtown. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z People I didn’t know formed a circle around me, sheltering me from view. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Western music, being more orientated towards harmony than its non-Western counterparts, gradually formed hierarchies among the twelve notes, so that the listener's ears latched on to a 'home' in the sound. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “They formed a preschool just so Uncle Paul wouldn’t go to a Black one? That’s terrible!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The steam from his breath formed a silver-gray cloud that froze in the air. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But though a furrow grew upon his flesh and a callus formed there as large as a bowl, no rain came. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The newly formed US government began to move more aggressively to claim Indigenous lands and destroy Native nations. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z He glanced out at the large crowd that had formed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They formed lines, unwilling barriers that others had to jump over to keep going. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Each letter was formed with a wobbly hand, as though the writer didn’t know how to hold a pen. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z One of my friends had formed a chamber choir that was to sing carols during dinner. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Granite intrusions poked above the water and formed a sort of breakwater that defended the island from some of the worst of the new storms. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Within minutes a procession had formed, which began to snake its way up through the garden toward the marquee. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Matt had been sleeping in a hollow formed by his body. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Eyes rimmed with long, dark eyelashes my mother couldn’t believe had formed inside her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He was now twenty-four, and his philosophy and worldview had been formed for the rest of his life. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z A crowd of workmen and curious passersby had formed all along the train. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The lake had been formed and dug to a uniform depth of nine feet, with small wooden boat docks fingering out from its waterless shores where the most desirable concrete slabs had been poured. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I painstakingly formed the alphabet just as Grandma had taught me to do in order to distract me from my asthma cough. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Shoemaker came along, a common view was that Meteor Crater had been formed by an underground steam explosion. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z At the back of his mind formed the uncertain outlines of an excuse. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Bush fulfilled that promise a few weeks later by placing Lawrence on a special committee formed under Compton to review the Briggs committee’s work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This was when the syrup was taken off the fire to cool so that it formed into crystals—grains of sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It covered their poor house and bare land, and in its place, the stately manor and a glorious garden formed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The largest recognizable structures in the universe had formed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I untied my apron and filled it with timothy grass until it formed a soft pillow for Grandfather’s head. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Vanderbeeker kids formed a tight circle and did a communal fist bump. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The biggest and most powerful newspapers formed an explicit combine to back Allerton and undermine Harrison. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She had her own opinion, formed perhaps by her independent nature or by her ability to see things as they really were, not as others, including herself, would wish them to be. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Even scholars of the time believed insects were creatures that God had not fully formed—inferior, even evil in some way. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They formed an honor cortege that wound its way across the Jungfern Bridge and through the pine forest to the New Johannes cemetery. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The old people, Ultima said, always helped each other; through good or bad they stuck together, and the friendships that were formed in that desolate llano were bonds for life. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The soft purple liquid rippled, what sounded like hundreds of voices whispered softly at once, and on the surface of the potion, an image formed. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I started walking toward the door, but then this one thought popped into my head, like a fully formed idea. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z And it was this, not the cancer but the strain it put on everyone, that formed the Low Cuts. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Standing at the base of the massive concrete supports that formed the foundation for the bridge, Claire measured it with her eyes. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "We were formed out of Tiamat. If we went in again, we'd dissolve back into it. Our existence would end." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When his Christmas vacation arrived, he formed a plan to go camping on Mount Elgon, and he invited one of the women from Eldoret to accompany him. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A little cave formed in the hard ground, and Håkon dove into it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Nelson now rose to his feet, and all the penguins formed in a row, and bowed to the manager. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Other parts we have to crawl at an excruciatingly slow pace, because of rocks bulldozed into five-foot berms, intentionally formed into a maze designed to direct the flow of water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And still the robot’s hands formed the stirrup, nor did he betray the slightest atom of surprise at the grotesque figure into which Powell had been converted. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Redmarley's Bulldogs formed a pack in the middle and us Runners slid to our starting goal. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Shawn designed and welded the main frame—the massive beams that formed the skeleton of the building. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They formed two lines from the bus to the door and cheered us as we went in. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Here, Ma's English sounds odd, with tones that swing up and down and t's formed with a tongue-flick on the roof of the mouth. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Inside the shed they formed a moving white carpet that stretched nearly the length of a football field. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Life not only formed the soil, but other living things of incredible abundance and diversity now exist within it; if this were not so the soil would be a dead and sterile thing. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The skin on his hands looked dry, parchmentlike, and his lips formed a thin line beneath the heavy tangle of gray beard. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z For my science project, I’m going to make a model of the moon’s surface and perform an experiment to infer how the moon’s impact craters were formed. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z After we filed in, a group of police officers formed a tight cordon between us and the spectators. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither of these terminal narratives explains why conflict between the colonizers and the Indigenous peoples continued for three hundred years before the United States was formed. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The radicals of the late nineteenth century, who later formed the Populist Party, viewed the privileged classes as conspiring to keep poor whites and blacks locked into a subordinate political and economic position. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Every now and again a big bubble of spit formed between his two open lips and then it would burst with a splash and cover his face with saliva. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In most of the states formed over the Maya area of Mesoamerica and the Andes, irrigation systems always remained small-scale ones that local communities could build and maintain themselves. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z All around her, tight little groups have formed, talking and laughing, she guesses, about all those things people talk and laugh about at parties. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In the early eighties, a group called Odessans for Decency had been formed. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if every sentence in a text is crisp, lucid, and well formed, a succession of them can feel choppy, disjointed, unfocused—in a word, incoherent. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Suddenly he spotted the British troops formed up on the training ground. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s lovely, she’s engaged, she uses Pond’s” the advertisement read, showing two exquisitely white hands with perfectly formed and manicured nails, long nails, and a diamond ring sparkling on the gracefully curved left hand. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was writing rapidly on a scroll, the brush racing across the paper, leaving behind a trail of perfectly formed characters. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He was a being formed in the “very poetry of nature.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah no, it’s more complicated than that! They formed one so that immigrant Koreans could work together and form their own community where it didn’t matter that their English was bad,” he explained. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z And I do, enough to warm the stone that has formed in my stomach. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z And when the nation was formed into a more unified whole in 1787, “the Union had received them with all the ill habits about them.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As stories of the physical abuses that had accompanied the Palmer Raids continued to grow, several investigating committees were formed, including one made up of the nation’s most respected lawyers. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Joon and I both possess Uhmma’s lean fingers, but without the hard, yellowed calluses formed by years of abuse from physical labor. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The Hebrew creation myths say that the earth was chaotic and void before God showered it with light and formed its features. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Green tears formed in her eyes as he delivered the news about Pan. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A long line had formed and it wasn't moving. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z A long line of new people has already formed around the table. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A pea-size ball of light formed in the Governor's palm, then went out as he curled his fingers shut. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A puddle has formed that bothers the animal. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was here the men had stood; here upon this Green they had formed a thin pathetic fine, a handful of farmers to resist the march of seven hundred British regulars. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z By rights she should have formed the heart of any defense. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A recent influx of Hungarian Jews into our neighborhood had swelled their ranks, and they formed a small but highly vocal element of the school’s student population. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I watched as passengers, both adults and children, formed a line by a glass partition. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Blisters formed on his heels, and his shoulders ached from the pack. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When they sought to withdraw the motion, the judge said he couldn't authorize a trial in a community where so many people had formed opinions about the accused. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A little snot bubble came out of his nose, and every time he took a deep breath, the bubble went into his nose, and every time he breathed out, it formed a bubble. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z White Citizens’ Councils were formed in almost every Southern city and backwater town, comprised primarily of middle- to upper-middle-class whites in business and the clergy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z About twenty of us formed a straggling column. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He had formed the volunteers into a living chain which constantly passed the defense materials along. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I open my mouth to say something, but my mind has not formed the words yet. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Images formed and dissolved before his closed eyes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I had not formed any of this into a coherent theory. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z They formed up in spearhead, with him at the point. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Outside, kids waiting to board their buses formed an aisle that led to the rear of the EMS unit. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Within the temple snugly under the roof sat two small, solemn figures, earthen, for they were formed from the earth of the fields about the temple. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z They formed multicolored skyscrapers, spreading high and wide. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Just before the delegates left for the convention, some of the members, who didn’t think that women should be delegates, had resigned and formed an all-male group, the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The gymnasium was contiguous to the east wing of the school, and a grassless football field with cracked baked mud harrowed by cleats formed the far boundary of the campus to the north. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Liam’s lips formed my name, but there was nothing outside of the blood rushing in my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He mused—for ten minutes he held counsel with himself: he formed his resolve, and announced it— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z With faith in Operation Breakthrough, a hundred residents formed a new organization—the Tenants’ Club—to handle grievances with the DHA. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z This Zulu example of a state formed by conquest can be multiplied almost indefinitely. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They had formed a habit of carrying the refreshments into the Great Hall with their own hands, as soon as any knight got bade, so that they could hear the news while he ate. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They formed a little colony of their own, living midway between the town and open country in brick cottages with whitewashed walls and red-tiled roofs. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Ymir was not the only living thing to be formed by the melting of the ice: there was also a hornless cow, more enormous than the mind could hold. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Her mouth formed words, but no sounds came out. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Her bowstring had snapped against her arm once, and the long bruise that formed didn’t go away for more than a week. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He hadn’t gotten a haircut in months, and dark-brown curls formed a mop on his head. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z His large teeth chomped hard and a white spittle formed around the edges of his mouth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A long rope of root formed an almost-bench above the mossy ground, and after testing its solidity, she sat on it to think. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z And then we came to the end of the road; the trees formed green walls on three sides of the Jeep. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I looked up, and above me rose the square opening that formed the inside of the steeple, actually more like a high cupola. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Sometimes in the course of gay parties women used to rub champagne into his hair; for himself he formed the habit of letting liquor alone. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Scott offered Lee command of the new army being formed to fight the Confederates, which also meant Lee would be promoted to brigadier general. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, with no warning, he’d develop a high fever, and pus formed in angry bubbles along the scars left by many operations. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It continued to bend and fold itself into smaller triangles and even smaller diamond shapes until at last it formed a four-legged figure that then sprouted a tail, a head, and finally, a horn. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He watched William to see when he would smile, what he looked like when he cried, when tears formed. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw her at age eighteen, clutching the hilt of her newly formed bloodsword as she crept up the flagstone steps to a little cabin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The journal pages spun and coiled in the air until they formed a humanoid figure. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We formed a little semicircle around the male, with our long spears raised. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z As Percy stood there, disarmed and outmatched, the plan formed in his head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Like those of us who had formed the Youth League fifteen years before, the founders of the new organization thought the ANC was insufficiently militant, out of touch with the masses, and dominated by non-Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was lying in a little cell formed by screens on either side. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sperm, this theory argued, already contained a minihuman—a tiny fetus, fully formed, shrunken and curled into a minuscule package and waiting to be progressively inflated into a baby. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The bread formed moist balls inside my mouth, no matter how much I chewed it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z And character could still, to some extent, be formed in boys as young as the freshmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Between the tree’s height, sturdiness, and branches that formed a seat, I knew I’d found my hiding place. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z We stood on the volcanic surface of Io while our teacher explained how the moon had originally formed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They formed a committee called “Free Bobby Fischer” and worked with others trying to extricate Fischer from his cell. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Once they got out of camp, the Fifth Cohort formed two lines behind their centurions, Dakota and Gwen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Several Indigenous nations formed alliances in the heart of the Ohio Country. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I saw then that her plans were formed, and the nephew was to be the means of introduction. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She listened to her guide’s accent and formed the sounds in her mind without listening to what the sounds said. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In seconds, a ring of spectators formed around the brawlers. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Murlidharan moved his mouth when he counted, and made well- formed words. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Within its vegetative rods there are formed, along with spores, peculiar crystals composed of a protein substance highly toxic to certain insects, especially to the larvae of the mothlike lepidopteras. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z While hardly true, this explanation had the demonstrable advantage of permitting Jefferson’s vision of a Federalist conspiracy to congeal in a plausible pattern that formed around Washington without touching him directly. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Cool. Tell us how ionic bonds are formed and you can earn your freedom.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He would have formed a plan...a military strategy. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was as if a thick glass wall had formed in the doorway and I couldn’t get past it. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Left by ourselves, we walked out on the lawn, where we formed a starched, uncomfortable, and resentful group. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, convulsively, he sucked his breath in and huge words formed slowly, ringing in his ears: She’s dead. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Imagine that you can shine light at the cube from various angles and record the shadows that are formed. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Next he rolled the clay between his palms until it formed a long snake. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z We returned from the first day of harvest by the first light of the moon as it came through the portal formed by the black mesas. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish I had the kind of talent that emerged fully formed. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Heth’s Division had formed on a front about a mile, had obviously been repulsed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was a splendid woman physically, being tall, well formed, and with a wealth of flaxen hair.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Guests were blocked at the door and they formed groups on the front porch and in the yard. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He wrote: As I held the flask, I concentrated on the picture I’d formed in my mind of the cells, visualizing a disturbance in the cell fields and the cells blowing up. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z A group of streets formed a zone directed by a chief steward, who was in turn responsible to the secretariat of the local branch of the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had formed their own community—my com-munity now, too — ” Kira remembered what Matt had described, a place where broken people lived. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers jumped down from the wagons and formed a line, pointing their rifles toward the village. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z It cast a welcome shade against the hut in the afternoon and formed a convenient nook for someone who did not wish to be noticed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately a ball of blood the size of a baseball formed in the monkey’s leg. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The gash below my knee had formed a scab—dark and shiny, a black river flowing through pink flesh—when I came to a decision. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This ritual continued for months, until the shoes formed a huge pile surrounding the santo, and trickles of miniature footwear were spreading out underneath the pews. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A clear picture of that happening had formed in Kingshaw's mind, as he sat cross-legged on the wooden floor, among the others, looking out at the drifting snow. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Without a doubt, the most intense wartime relationships formed by any of Marina Raskova’s aviators were the bonds formed by a flight crew in combat. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The Devil’s Tongue was a very useful knot, and when Violet tied the cloth strips together, end to end, it formed a sort of rope. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The early universe was filled with radiation and a plenum of matter, originally hydrogen and helium, formed from elementary particles in the dense primeval fireball. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z People, mostly neighbors from the alley, were standing in neat circles, almost as if they had formed ranks intentionally. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, a miniature rainstorm formed at the top of the chamber. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They formed themselves into the League of the Divine Tempest and attacked an imperial garrison with swords aloft, having fasted for three days. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They stopped a mile from the first spot and formed a tight circle. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z After the Civil War, survivors of slavery in North Carolina formed Equal Rights leagues to lobby for political changes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z From a distance, you could see the impression of a woman’s body on the mountain face: her legs formed of huge ravines, her hair a spray of pines fanning over the northern ridge. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They’ve formed a circle, playing some sort of game—as if this were a time for fun and games. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The wall of the lagoon formed a shallow slope, and where he’d fallen in, it had been no more than waist-deep. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’ve formed a strong impression, but it’s hard to explain quite what it’s based on.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The close ties he formed at Williams College would last the rest of his life. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A salty dew had formed on his lips. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Slowly and carefully he rolled about in the thick mud until it formed a poultice, cooling the wounds in his leg and neck, preventing further blood loss. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The magical flames had formed some kind of fence, and must’ve cooked up all the liquid. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Workers formed a committee to complain to management about the firing and they, too, were immediately dismissed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Her head was fully formed, but her face was still a blank. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Lazlo couldn’t hear him over the din of destruction, but it was easy to read the words his mouth formed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We have seen in this chapter how, in less than half a century, man’s view of the universe, formed over millennia, has been transformed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The goal of classic style is to make it seem as if the writer’s thoughts were fully formed before he clothed them in words. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A tiny tear formed at the corner of her eye. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It looked as if they had formed teams. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But his thoughts are half formed, and the words not yet written. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z All the while, his arms formed an iron cage of protection around me — I was barely jostled. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The light turned red and a line of cars formed next to my dad. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Perfectly formed words, with not a break in them, not a hard edge. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One assumes that they had not formed any terribly advanced conclusions when, an instant later, a fraught-looking young man rushed in, wordlessly retrieved the head, and rushed out again. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Joey joined his mother and father near the door, where a line had formed to say good-bye. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They and the university still formed some center to his universe, but only as a point of origin; he hardly ever saw anyone anymore. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Washington was the core of gravity that prevented the American Revolution from flying off into random orbits, the stable center around which the revolutionary energies formed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The thought that I might kill myself formed in my mind coolly as a tree or a flower. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z One year Sixteenth Street Baptist Church formed a church tennis team. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The vista of the city below was astounding—hill upon hill of buildings formed out of the same white stone that built this palace, every window sparkling. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She brushed away a band of sweat that formed on her brow. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z A crowd formed in front of the museum before it opened. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, Gloss, Cashmere, Enobaria, and Brutus have gathered, their pack formed already, picking over the weapons. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A cold ball of dread formed in my stomach at the thought. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Though Elena looked fully formed, the edges of her body gleamed as though made from starlight. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They seemed quite unable to resist him and formed a line. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We’ve also formed a club with Ms. Simon as our teacher sponsor. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They were unpacking long, slim pieces of wood that folded and unfolded in strange ways, and when they put them together, they formed a strong sledge. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In the first half of 1942, the terrible machinery that formed the horrific Nazi death camps was grinding into action, beginning to exterminate hundreds of thousands, and eventually millions, of men, women, and children. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Harry looked quickly over the top of his Omnioculars and saw that the leprechauns watching from the sidelines had all risen into the air again and formed the great, glittering shamrock. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He picked up the children’s history book and looked at the portrait of Big Brother which formed its frontispiece. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Spear formed the Company, Rice took over the prisoners. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And, if I had to guess, I’d say it was an old thought, formed over years of exclusion by the other oblates. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z They formed a solid wall around Harry and Hermione, and were getting closer.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Other branches twisted around one another, always creaking, always groaning, until they formed two long arms and a second leg to set down beside the main trunk. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She caught her breath, then stretched forward and pulled loose some dried seaweed that formed part of its construction. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I was fascinated by the black letters that formed on the paper and made my name. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The two instantly formed a tight bond: both were willing to work hard and make tough decisions to save wounded infantrymen. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z A backward question mark formed the lion’s head and chest, and a triangle to the left represented the lion’s haunches. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Police escorts formed a wedge at the front of the procession as the marchers began down Pennsylvania Avenue, followed by sixteen mounted officers. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The corpse was shoved up tight against the steel doors that formed the rear wall of our box, where he would keep cold. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z My guess is pockets of ice formed around some of the bacteria, leaving a bubble of survivable pressure inside, and the cold wasn't quite enough to kill them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In February, the states that had seceded formed a new union called the Confederate States of America. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A harsh war horn sounded, and as the dead soldiers formed up ranks with their guns and swords and spears, an enormous chariot roared down Fifth Avenue. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Some kind of optical instrument formed part of the end of this metal arm. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Alliances formed and broke over and over again; new territorial disputes erupted over colonies, and countries struggled to dominate trade to and from the New World. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The sycamores formed a solid, tangled bower that kept out the sunlight. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Pumpkin didn’t say the word, only formed it with his lips—‘Spurs.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It has been this way since the beginning of the great peace, when the factions were formed. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The crowd formed an aisle either side of her as she strode swiftly to the Abbey. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It has sixteen standing stalls, which are formed by dividers that swing across after each horse is led in. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Beyond that, we had to see those rocks in place, to appreciate how they had been formed. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The mother sided with Lucia and explained that the bread and water had formed the perfect baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A huge lump formed in my throat and a small moan escaped from my lips. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The German coastal batteries were destroyed even before the landing; a small bridgehead has already been formed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z According to reports Dacca was repairing itself slowly, with a newly formed parliamentary government. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z And perhaps the fetus is formed by the mutual contributions of male and female parts. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Blackcliff looms before us as suddenly as if it has sprung fully formed from the earth. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z At the north end, the beech roots formed a kind of irregular colonnade. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Gray smoke formed a giant cloud that hung over the buildings and expanded outward like paint slowly being spilled onto an empty canvas. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Skim ice has formed atop puddles in the gravel paths. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But if wild populations with variations in genotype keep interbreeding, Dobzhansky knew, a new species would never be formed: a species, after all, is fundamentally defined by its inability to interbreed with another. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A line of men, comprised of players and audience alike, formed between the playhouse and the nearest drainage ditch. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Gene was formed by this alpine hypnosis, this hushing of human drama. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He holds himself with innately impeccable posture, as if he emerged fully formed and upright out of some beautiful Buckingham Palace posy garden one day. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The Indians had formed two circles, one inside the other, and were hopping up and down. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Since Gabe seemed to like it in Jonas’s room, he would sleep there at night a little longer, until the habit of sound sleep was fully formed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z That thought had taken a while to form, had formed slowly as he moved up and down the line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed very long since Edna had lived next door to her flat on Elias Avenue, and it seemed even longer since this yard on Odim Street had formed the boundaries of her life. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A distance had formed between the two over the years and the fact of her unhappiness was not, in itself, news to him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Ten of the penguins now formed in a semicircle as Nelson and Columbus in their midst put on a wild sparring contest. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I look down at the fists my hands have formed without my even telling them. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Our gang formed the head of the queue before the cook-house. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z So the three of us formed a kind of family, as much as our peculiar situation would allow. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The warriors dismounted, formed a line, and knelt to get a steady aim. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z It had formed early during my development and made a mess of my face, pushing my eyes to either side of my head. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Gradually the stringy green blades formed a wad in his mouth, and he swallowed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He picked up the stone—a perfectly formed emerald. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They are outsiders, in to help with the business: fully formed, perfect spirochetes that have attached themselves at regularly spaced intervals all over the surface of the protozoan. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel pointed to the centre of the structure, where curved stones formed a sort of bull’s-eye. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Prendergast filled the postcard from top margin to bottom, from edge to edge, with little regard for whether the sentences formed level lines or not. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She was stunning, long and lean, each of her features perfectly formed and smooth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Geological Survey and National Park Service, along with some academics, met and formed something called the Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The accidental visit of Aunt Maggie to Memphis formed a practical basis for my planning to go north. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A small, minnowless creek formed the one demarcation line of significance in the entire housing project. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A gigantic lump formed in my throat and to this day, nothing makes it go away. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z When they finally saw that they couldn’t, the old hogs stopped and formed a tight circle. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The little dots that marked the position formed a rough circle about the red cross of the selenium pool. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It would be quicker to take a road that followed the third side of the triangle formed by Easton, Cambridge and Salisbury. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he emerged into a sort of wide circular chamber, formed by the meeting of six different tunnels, all coming together in a star shape. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z On the day the groceries were to be purchased, the citizens of Century Village formed their version of the Home Shopping Network. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The workers formed rapidly, smiling and sticking one another with their engines of war. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Xi-wen tried to smile to show her support of the proletarian revolutionary young guards, but the smile froze before it was fully formed. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The voice came from an oblong metal plaque like a dulled mirror which formed part of the surface of the right-hand wall. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In the center of the crowd that had formed before the department store the hunting cap, the green radius of the circle of people, was bobbing about violently. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t the only one to stand there hypnotized, for within a few minutes a whole circle of men had formed, their noses pressed against the window. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Rain used to drive a taxi in San Francisco before she formed Garland.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Even though there weren’t many Muslims in my high school, we had a diverse Muslim community in New Jersey that formed such a large part of my childhood and teen years. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The term before, Mr. Lasher had recommended that I be put into a newly formed rapid advancement class, and I had taken the test to get in. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z In an angle formed by a projecting house front three men were standing very close together, the middle one of them holding a folded-up newspaper which the other two were studying over his shoulders. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Other vehicles raced parallel to us and formed many lanes on the narrow paved road. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Even before he opened his eyes, a name formed on my tongue. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Before writing the letter, Clinton had placed an hourglass-shaped mask on a piece of paper and then had formed the secret message within that shape. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end half his gardens and half his fields shriveled in a drought, even though Indian Creek practically formed a swimming pool in his living room. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up his trowel, slid a thin layer of cement on it, and leveled it on the floor, smoothing and stretching it in arcs that formed half circles, like grey rainbows. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Over there, large black-and-yellow butterflies formed the shape of a boy, who chased her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The lamps, five of them, formed a solemn constellation of moons around the pond. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Every Monday through Friday, the lines formed and met at intersections until hundreds of miners filled our streets. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z To combat this, trees have formed elaborate defense mechanisms. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Mami had come back from New York with cropped hair that formed a curly black ring around her face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He asked me again, earnestly, to con it out; and I admitted that the letters were not formed in complete perfection; that it resembled somewhat, Liberty to Slane, with a wriggling trail after the e. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He pouted his perfectly formed lips and surveyed the splintered shingles and abandoned nets from which the unsavory fishy smell arose. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Together, they formed a community of living things that nurtured one another. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The animals formed themselves into two factions under the slogans, “Vote for Snowball and the three-day week” and “Vote for Napoleon and the full manger.” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z A cloud of smaller ships quickly formed around me, piloted by curious avatars zooming in for a closer look at Leopardon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But for me, they formed a meaningful constellation. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The air was thick and smoky and a crust had formed atop his porridge when a woman’s voice behind him said, “Theon Greyjoy.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They herded the hastily formed Volkssturm platoons into parks and gave hurried instructions in the use of the machine gun and Panzerfaust. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the Galaxy there are stars— perhaps dozens of them—that are the brothers and sisters of the Sun, formed from the same cloud complex, some 5 billion years ago. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a tremendous fishy odor like a thousand tuna cans had been opened, and a sizable pool had formed on the ground below its mouth—blood, seawater, and mysterious shark fluids. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z But it was interesting, once I started to analyse and sort the examples, to discover that the greengrocer’s apostrophe formed just one depressing category of the overall, total, mind-bogglingly depressing misuse of the apostrophe. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Ernie was looking rather grumpy; determined to outshine Harry for once, he had most rashly invented his own potion, which had curdled and formed a kind of purple dumpling at the bottom of his cauldron. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z His mouth formed a small smile as he whispered. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z After long and careful study, the chemists at the plant concluded that the 2,4-D had been formed spontaneously in the open basins. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The past-of-the-past is called the pluperfect, and it is formed with the auxiliary had, as in I had already eaten. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The day was an excessive warm one; the dirt itself smelled of heat when we landed; and, as if distempered, the skies began a sickly-warm drizzle as we formed upon the dock. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z His body was warm in the predawn cold, and formed something solid and certain in Tally’s shaken reality. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The words didn’t feel right, but his lips formed them anyway. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z When the bell rang, the playground formed into girls’ and boys’ lines for each class. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He’d go right back to fill the gap he’d left in the half circle his mates had formed at the front of the cave. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Teeth formed in the grain of Christ and soft, unleavened nails scratched against the fingers of Father Pinckney. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon after the organization was established, it formed important alliances with legendary women’s rights leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other women battling to gain the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I was only a year into my apprenticeship when the ghetto was formed. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Fat carp schooled so thick they formed writhing mats of silvery scales on the surface. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z However, when the stonecutter began to carve, the head that formed was not a dragon's. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A little crowd had formed around the slide. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z And what little still remained to white people was shriveled like a seed hoarded too long, shrunken past its time, and split open now, to expose a fragile, pale leaf stem, perfectly formed and dead. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Gravity hinders the manufacture of some items, like crystals used in electronics, and much bigger and better crystals can be formed in weightlessness. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the cathode-ray tube glowed like an imitation, feeble TV image; a collage formed, made of apparently random colors, trails, and configurations which, until the handles were grasped, amounted to nothing. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z They formed a nice little barricade against the desperate fighting in the yard. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z This was a dream I could never share, one I carried deep inside my heart, tucked so far down that I hadn’t even realized it was there until it sprang out of me, fully formed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Below-decks, we formed as best we could in straitened space and umbrageous darkness. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A lump formed in my throat when I realized the dummy was wearing an orange Camp Half-Blood T-shirt. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z But Barack had arrived in my life a wholly formed person. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But Linus knew better than to expect more than confused anger from the self- made California millionaires whose knowledge of foreign policy was formed largely by the Los Angeles Times. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z A seed floated in the thick layer of pulp that formed at the top of the glass. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She slowly pulled down the front of Shawna’s shirt, exposing a newly formed welt on her brown skin. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We formed a long line, each boy taking hold of another boy’s hand until we were stretched out like a long string of human beads. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a Bible in his hand, a giant cross formed from nails hanging around his neck. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Within weeks of getting Einstein’s letter, President Roosevelt formed the Uranium Committee, a group of military leaders and scientists. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The squire brought down, and gave Demodokos, the clear-toned harp; and centering on the minstrel magical young dancers formed a circle with a light beat, and stamp of feet. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had written in his “D” notebook, “it will be necessary to show how the first eye is formed.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As the light flickered around the little den formed by the bridge overhead and the river- bank walls, Tree-ear suddenly had the sense of seeing clearly the things that had always been there. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They formed a circle around the tree and began to shake it violendy. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z One way to put it is that the earth is a loosely formed, spherical organism, with all its working parts linked in symbiosis. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z No one passed the slow-moving pickup, and a long line of cars formed behind the battered truck. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z When they were all doing the march-and-hop, they formed a train, hands on shoulders, and did a choo-choo or conga around the gym. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The idea formed even as the question was still unraveling in her mind. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Margaret pursed her lips to keep the words inside until they were fully formed, and then she said, “I think Branwell felt cheated.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea was that “bubbles” of the new phase of broken symmetry would have formed in the old phase, like bubbles of steam surrounded by boiling water. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Woundwort formed these into a separate group and took charge of it himself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers, swords in hand, had formed a semicircle behind us. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “How’s school?” his mom asked as she formed the meatballs and lined them up on a cookie sheet. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z By early afternoon, the end of the driftwood log had been roughly formed into a flat point. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “I was sorry to hear about Beckendorf” A lump formed in my throat. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Tycho also quarrelled with some of his tenants on the mainland and got into trouble with the ruling Council for neglecting the maintenance of a chapel that formed part of his estates. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Every step formed another word, thick like yellow pitch oozing from a broken pinon limb, words pressing inside his chest until it hurt: don’t leave me. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Now they sprang forward, formed, quickened to a gallop, and charged with a great shout. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z South of the Blackwater, Davos saw men dragging crude rafts toward the water while ranks and columns formed up beneath a thousand streaming banners. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It took Claire longer than she had expected to make her way through the narrow shadowed tunnel that the crevice had formed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Once they formed into stiff, snowy peaks, they were ready. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He was strong and stocky, not as formed as a grown man, of course, because he wasn’t much older than she was, but he’d be powerful one day. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba’s lips, formed from the tree trunk’s bark, were pressed tight, his ligneous face full of a quiet sadness. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The autopsy report claimed that the channel of pus formed as a result of infection caused by the tiny splintered bones broken off by the bullet. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Whatever had scrambled to this higher ground when the lake formed was here forever. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were, I noticed, half a dozen other pasty, middle-aged men who liked to gather around the monkey bars, and together we formed a small but decidedly creepy community. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Then clumsily he formed a word of greeting. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Golden grass rippled, and a face appeared in the landscape—a sleeping woman, her features formed from shadows and folds in the terrain. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Each one is intricately formed to the smallest detail and, even weathered as they are, the black pearl eyes still flash with a mysterious power. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The kind that packed and formed super snowballs. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Pressure built behind my eyes, a lump formed in my throat. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It’s like a deliriously happy mob has formed, almost like it’s New Year’s Day or something. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They ruled the drug empire that formed the border between the United States and Aztlan. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When they reached the lichyard, the column had already formed up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A plaid, overstuffed couch and matching chairs formed a semicircle facing a massive fireplace. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z On others I formed the letters of his name using Roman numerals. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We have heard them threaten to secede so often that I formed an enthusiastic organization— The American Friends for Texas Secession. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lawrence the experimentalist and Oppenheimer the theoretical man formed about as strong a team as you could imagine in physics,” James Brady told an interviewer years later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Lina sat Poppy down in a kind of nook formed by a roundish boulder and a hollow in the wall. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’d formed such a bond with the children,” Grandma said years later. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They were afraid to go into the restroom, assuming the Klan had prepared a second charge of dynamite and more deadly bombs would follow the first explosion after a crowd had formed. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When some of the distressed listeners realized that they had been tricked, they formed an angry mob. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z They formed a whole, I among them; each felt it, and it was a refuge and true comfort in the night, that wholeness of the huddled group each drawing life from the others. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z When passenger pigeons found an area with grain or nuts to eat, they formed a long, linear front that advanced forward, heads peck-peck- pecking at the ground. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Its head formed a black bulge in the reddening river. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Automatically, she rose as tiny, familiar flickers of golden light formed near her fingertips, then ascended to bob almost playfully through the air before her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Giant stone slabs formed the remains of what must once have been a breathtaking structure. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He sat down on the rough mattress near the trouser cuffs, and when dark spots formed on the doth he saw that he was crying. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But by the time Stanley broke past the crust, a blister had formed in the middle of his right thumb, and it hurt to hold the shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Bittersteel saw the strength of House Blackfyre scattering to the four winds, so he formed the Golden Company to bind the exiles together. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Foxgloves and larkspurs formed a tidy bed framed by other plants Matt didn’t recognize. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The earth’s primordial ocean, which came into existence not long after the earth was formed, about four and a half billion years ago, may well have contained microscopic life forms based on rna. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up and another spirit formed in front of me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At one point a group of them formed a little ring around Mr. Das and the children. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z We formed a huddle, just as we had so many times since our troubles began, only this time rather than shouting over one another, we spoke in orderly turns. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z They gathered shellfish on the rocks and ate them here, leaving the shells which after many summers had formed a mound. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z A plan formed in his mind, and as soon as Isabelle and her godmother had left the room and gone to sleep, he tiptoed over to the coat hooks by the door. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Ice formed at the base of a ledge near him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Here an angle is formed, the avenue and its streetcar tracks on one side, the river and levee and railroad tracks on the other. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The hot cakes rose like little hassocks, and small volcanos formed and erupted on them until they were ready to be turned. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The courthouse doors opened, and spectators formed a line behind the security checkpoint. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He was always chosen captain when the kids formed teams. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The armed ranks of the horde were formed up in the ditch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When we reached the Washington Monument, we formed a huge circle around it and we all began to sing “Stand by Me.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Honey had oozed out and formed puddles on the tray underneath. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On a world where a common table implement is a little device with which you crack the ice that has formed on your drink between drafts, hot beer is a thing you come to appreciate. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A few more awkward minutes passed, and a light sweat formed on my brow, my upper lip. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A large audience formed to watch as we played, and I saw that all their eyes were on me—me in my strappy pink dress. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There were, as I recall, many misspelt, ill- formed sentences about how much in love the couple were, how wonderful the second footman was, and how marvellous the future was that awaited them both. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I also formed close friendships with a number of Indian students. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We see them today as they were before the Earth accumulated, before the Milky Way was formed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z From waters so cold that ice formed on the blades of the oars as the surfmen raced to save them. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z We have formed your society in a particular way in the hope that you will rediscover the moral sense most of us have lost. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Only between them, no magpies formed a bridge across the oceans. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the saliva that formed in my mouth whenever I smelt clay dust potted with fresh rain. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Aimee and I had formed a strong bond over the years. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Committees had already been formed to consider the sterilization of unfit men and women—epileptics, criminals, deaf-mutes, the feebleminded, those with eye defects, bone deformities, dwarfism, schizophrenia, manic depression, or insanity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Tears formed in my eyes, and my lips shook as I turned away. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Suddenly I realized the potentially profound implications of a DNA structure in which the adenine residue formed hydrogen bonds similar to those found in crystals of pure adenine. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But as he studied the mountain, his right hand slowly formed into a fist. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It looked liked tears had formed in Papa’s eyes, but he blinked and they were gone. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He threw a pearl at each of them in turn, and three shimmering pink bubbles of energy formed around them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And perhaps the close relationship he formed with little Mel helped to fill that space. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The cortege passed in front of a construction site and the workers dropped their tools, removed their helmets, and, with bowed heads, formed a single line. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Germany formed an alliance with Japan, which had a powerful military of its own, and dreams of building an empire in Asia. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The police fought their way in to them, then formed a square and drove the crowd outward, leaving Smith standing beside his horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew Thorn was right and that she had to adjust her attitude unless she wanted to stay a Forever Witchling: witches who never formed a coven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Ms. Udell was frowning, and a thick crease had formed across her forehead. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The stumps of its branches, which they had trimmed away, formed the rounds of the ladder they climbed to the top. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Without my willing it, a rhyme formed in my head. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z On the way to the bridge, a knot formed in the pit of my stomach. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It was funny—a money-obsessed world was the main reason Rain had dropped out and formed Garland. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Sweating, panting, and covered in dust, they formed a circle around her at midfield. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z They fought with blunted weapons in a chaos of mud and blood, small troops fighting together and then turning on each other as alliances formed and fractured, until only one man was left standing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Somehow from this Gilbert concluded that the Moon’s craters were indeed formed by impacts–in itself quite a radical notion for the time–but that the Earth’s were not. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The sun had just gone down, and its afterglow was backlighting the city, which formed low cliffs around the bucolic void to the idle stockyards. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The kitten, surprisingly enough, had no love for cats either, so they formed a wickedly humorous partnership that waged unceasing war against them. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The structure they created formed the basis of one of the harshest, most inhumane societies the world has ever known. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If it had not been for the cordon the army had formed around Alexandra, there would have been a massacre of whites. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He decided to go down, a terrifying idea having formed in his head. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z This was written in clean block letters, perfectly formed, the way a kindergarten teacher would print. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z And the thought that formed clearly in his mind was incredibly simple. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z After we had put on the new attire, we formed a horizontal line with legs apart and hands straight down at our sides. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z There was a thin overcast of clouds, and hundreds of people formed for the procession. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z These rocks have helped scientists understand how the moon was formed, but doubts still persist. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This resulted in poverty and hunger, which made them desperate, so they formed a revolutionary army to fight for what they needed. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The Indians were so filled with fear that they climbed on top of one another, formed mounds, and suffocated each other. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Bright, perfectly formed ideas smoldered in her mind. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The little pieces of pastry Sister Fenella had left after trimming her rhubarb pies were formed into clumsy crosses or fish shapes, or rolled around a few currants, then sprinkled with sugar and baked separately. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Then the candor of the woman’s whole existence, which every one might read, and which formed so striking a contrast to her own habitual reserve—this might have furnished a link. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z She had long lashes that curled up to her eyebrows, which now formed a single wiggly line from one temple to the other. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure how a person even begins to go about testing a hypothesis like the one I’d formed, and I knew I didn’t have any time to waste. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Her lips formed the words, though her voice never spoke them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Be sure you've formed the plural correctly before you add the apostrophe to the end. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z All three women knew that if too much heavy ice formed on the wings, the plane would become impossible to control. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They formed clusters of color like the glass pieces in a kaleidoscope. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t understand,” said Jonathan, struggling against the monstrous idea that had formed in his mind. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z A few feet away snuggled into her bedroll, Koffi slept, and the sounds of the jungle formed a melody he almost liked. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Our bus pushed out of poor and black Oakland, where lines formed for free breakfasts and men stood around because there were no jobs and too much liquor. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Of these death-white realms I formed an idea of my own: shadowy, like all the half-comprehended notions that float dim through children’s brains, but strangely impressive. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Panels of mirrors formed the ceiling and floor. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Puddles have formed along the edge of the road, little mirrored wells in the asphalt. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The shadow procession formed a wide circle around Sierra, their dark faces turned expectantly toward her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z A large crowd is already formed behind the barricade. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was overlaid with a tracery of flowers and leaves wrought of silver and gold, and on it were set in elven-runes formed of many gems the name Andúril and the lineage of the sword. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z All of these beings formed a complicated whole that shifted and changed in order to maintain that harmony. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We formed two lines and ran layups for a while and then Nick started shooting from the outside and we all switched to that. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z There the green floor ran on into the wood, and formed a wide space like a hall, roofed by the boughs of trees. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Her mind was formed in the desperate, keep-alive pattern of those early weeks and months as she spent herself out and burned herself up. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Had Elizabeth’s opinion been all drawn from her own family, she could not have formed a very pleasing opinion of conjugal felicity or domestic comfort. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “We had tenant councils of a sort prior to Operation Breakthrough,” he explained, “but they weren’t as antagonistic as the councils formed by Operation Breakthrough.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Rita’s mouth formed an O, and her eyes got very big. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mom raised an eyebrow, and a curved wrinkle formed across her forehead. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The Regiment had formed out in the road, the color bearers in front. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the square there by the docks, we formed, an operation carried out not without some error, we being little acclimated to the choreography of street-fighting. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She and several other operatives had formed study groups, one in Latin and another in botany. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z But observation and historical records have failed to uncover a single case of a state’s being formed in that ethereal atmosphere of dispassionate farsightedness. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After the revolution, they’d claimed land and formed small shared farms. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Justice had formed a liaison with a young woman, and I knew he had no intention of going home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the beautifully formed polar bears and foxes of the north, she was slightly short-limbed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In my early days, there were several scythes still alive who were present when the commandments were formed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The General’s bodyguards formed a cordon by the door. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Alyah was a beautiful child with long, thin fingers and perfectly formed little lips. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The image of her that formed in my mind was the most obvious one. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Ignatius scrutinized the offerings furiously for a while all by himself, for the ladies had stepped back from the fence and had formed what looked like a protective little grouping. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The ice was so thin in some places that the heavy lifeboats cracked the floes and formed leads of seawater. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He loved to shape words with a pen on paper and he formed the letters with as much care as if the paper had been a plate of silver. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z As public opposition to the racial ban against Anderson mounted, representatives of some two dozen local and national organizations formed the interracial Marian Anderson Citizens’ Committee. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Then I curled the two ends outward, so when the coat hanger was around my head, the ends angled away from my face and formed hooks to hold the rubber band in place. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They formed a circle, swayIng their hips and flipping their wrists and taking tiny steps in intricate patterns on the floor. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He formed an exposition fire department and ordered the installation of hundreds of fire hydrants and telegraphic alarm boxes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I had formed a picture of him in my mind, and in my youthful imagination, I expected a Xhosa hero like Mqhayi to be tall, fierce, and intelligent-looking. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the blackness of sleep a dream formed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Watching intensely, I saw that those trying to get into the town had formed two lines, which pressed through a gauntlet of soldiers. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z This formed the upright part of the letter T. Charlotte was not satisfied, however. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z She didn’t need him anyway—she’d quickly formed a new clique with the seagulls who hovered near her at lunchtime. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Vespucci’s claim was that he had encountered a vast new landmass which formed no part of the previously known world—he had found a New World. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The meal of beans and milk was carried through in silence, and as they left, the strip of hidden wall rose up and formed an unbroken surface once more. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Under Fflewddur’s orders, they formed a line and knelt shoulder to shoulder. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z How would I let him see that I understood and that I still respected him, and that I formed no judgment against him for this momentary slip? Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z So they drew up to the edge of the valley, where an outcrop of rock formed a sort of jetty, and disembarked. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I saw the face of a kid rocket back as I punched him in the nose, heard a roar of approval from a circle of boys formed around us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The dull, rhythmic tramp of the soldiers’ boots formed the background to Goldstein’s bleating voice. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Wow, scary thought, the boy You-Know-Who,” said Ron quietly, as they took their places around one of the gnarled Snargaluff stumps that formed this term’s project, and began pulling on their protective gloves. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Minli opened her mouth to argue, but a yawn formed instead. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z A small puddle had formed at his feet. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z We were formed in ranks, with Russian soldiers guarding us—Englishmen, Americans, Dutchmen, Belgians, Frenchmen, Canadians, South Africans, New Zealanders, Australians, thousands of us about to stop being prisoners of war. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I guessed its pink flowers had blossomed and formed the smell. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Columbus read Ptolemy and was convinced that earth and water formed one sphere; he produced a small globe to illustrate his planned voyage. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The agreement infuriated Chief Buthelezi, who severed relations with the NP and formed an alliance with a group of discredited homeland leaders and white right-wing parties solely concerned with obtaining an Afrikaner homeland. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s what you think. You didn’t see the way they were looking at me. And don’t say”—he formed the words kill pigeons with his lips—“around him.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Workers laid foundations of immense timbers in crisscrossed layers in accord with Root’s grillage principle, then used steam-powered derricks to raise the tall posts of iron and steel that formed each building’s frame. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He failed to explain convincingly how mountain ranges were formed and overlooked glaciers as an agent of change. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Their breathing formed a single cloud of steam that drifted up, floating away over the banks of the arroyo. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Some-how, Sergeant Holmes formed an idea of where you belonged and then tended to send you there. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Discarded pieces of zinc, chicken wire, cardboard, torn sheets that Mami had given us, and dried palm fronds formed the walls of our very own barrio under the house. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In the dark it was visible only as part of a blur that formed the yard, the trees, and the bushes. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Five carried rifles, but the last held a long pair of tongs with tips that formed a large black circle at the end. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Somehow he formed a coherent thought in the madness that pounded through his skull. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When George opened it, the folds formed a grid across the page. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The vines formed in a curtain of deep green as she twisted one of the stalks around her bare foot and used it to hoist herself up. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z For days afterward, our little tribe of savages formed raiding parties and conducted massacres throughout Coalwood. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When the trussing was done, his body formed a U, his face and feet toward the ceiling, his bare back toward the floor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z As Smith passed his days in the Unaweep, the West that had formed him was making a long, painful retreat. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The task force formed to investigate the city’s options was called, ominously, the “Segregation Committee” and included two of the board’s most ardent segregationists. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The shadows around the moonlight rippled like an ocean wave and Darkness’s body formed in front of Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The seats of the upside-down boats formed a second story inside, and some of the crew installed themselves up there. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Suddenly I had a fully formed memory of my mother kneeling and talking—praying, I believe—to a bottle of antibiotics when Ruth May was so sick. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He shifted in his seat and examined his fingernails, then ran a hand over the welt that had formed around his neck. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Now Mark and Linda were standing up, too, a triangle formed between the three of them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Her full, heart-shaped lips formed a perfect O of shock, and her skin paled in such a drastic way that the freckles on her nose and cheeks stood out all the more. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And in spite of myself, a prayer formed inside me, a prayer to this God in whom I no longer believed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We stopped in front of the heavy wooden door, whose stained-glass fanlight formed a grinning skull and crossbones. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The sounds of footsteps, ugly words, insulting shouts, and whispered commands formed an echoing clamor. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The ceremonies took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheater formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do,” said Harry, and he explained, briefly, about the pair of Vanishing Cabinets and the magical pathway they formed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It was built into a white arch formed by two monumental stone wolves on their hind legs, and spanned the road leading up the hill to the Court. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We formed an exclusive—eccentric!—society, separated from others who would never care or be able to share our concerns. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z States, though—especially so-called empires formed by amalgamation or conquest of states—are regularly multiethnic and multilingual. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She turned me onto my stomach and examined the bruise—a patch of deep purple the size of a human head—that had formed a few inches above my hip. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A sinking feeling formed in the pit of my stomach. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Their graves were marked with white stones that formed two necklaces around them. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z My family got involved with a local church, and my dad formed a choir with the kids in the congregation. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “A women’s group, associated with the CCC, that formed last year to oppose integration at Central.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We turned the corner of the building into a kind of courtyard formed by that building and two others. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Chunks of ice had formed about the tangles in his hair, and clicked together softly when he moved. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The whole street trembled and cracks formed in the walls of Ishtar's house. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z An Islamic Jihad Council, formed in Peshawar by several of the Mujahideen factions, would oversee things for two months, led by Sibghatullah Mojadidi. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I liked the way he formed his vowels. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Jesper could see the blood on his hands where blisters had formed and then burst as he hacked away at the link. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Odin transformed himself from snake shape into man shape once more, and not just a man but a huge man, giant-sized, and well formed. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z After dinner they drank anisette and I was given the crunchy diamonds that formed in the sugarcane strings inside the bottles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A mile down Main was a large hollow in the mountains, formed where two creeks intersected. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z His head was small and perfectly formed, shaped like that of a deer, but with a gray beard growing from his chin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Extravagant Pleasures Shortly after Mark Antony’s arrival, he and Cleopatra formed a club called “The Order of the Inimitable Life.” Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Apart from the Suppression of Communism Act, two laws passed in 1950 formed the cornerstones of apartheid: the Population Registration Act and the Group Areas Act. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In just 200 million years, possibly less, the Earth was essentially formed, though still molten and subject to constant bombardment from all the debris that remained floating about. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But how do you cut out a knot that’s formed by people? The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A sheen of sweat had formed along her hairline, and her breaths were growing shallow, raspy. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A string of snot formed at the end of his left nostril. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The tears came freely and the lump formed back in his throat. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She formed the name on her lips, asleep in the tower room with Kaede beside her, and she felt the woman in the fortress come alive. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A lump formed in my throat, and I found it hard to swallow. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z There were four Maritime Security and Safety Teams, the new Coast Guard tactical units that Homeland Security had formed as part of the War on Terror. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Frost formed on the windowpanes and whitened the roofs of houses. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Then they began to climb on top of each other, carefully but swiftly, until they had formed a pyramid with the largest rat at the top. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z One side proposes that Monte Alban formed because maize agriculture allowed the Oaxaca Valley’s population to grow so much that the rural villages naturally clustered into something resembling cities. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As they clambered down from the train and formed columns with their teammates, another brass band struck up another Sousa march. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Lindsey cut the top of her shoulder on the way down, and it bled through her white T-shirt, formed a little map of some unknown continent. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z We began to move swiftly among the bushes until we came to the edge of a swamp, where we formed an ambush, aiming our guns into the swamp. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They formed a union and fought for proper contracts, health benefits, and protections against arbitrary firing, and along with that came a push for fairness in hiring. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Our eating habits were formed over millions of years of evolution. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Water stains formed brown abstract paintings between the store windows. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Then the baby has the formed face of a child. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been earlier attempts to build communities whose goal was to advance knowledge: sixteenth-century doctors, for example, had formed networks and had published the resulting correspondence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A tear formed in the corner of Dozer’s eye. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She reached across with her left arm quickly, into the debris that formed the thick base of the nest. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The four of us formed a royal quartet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The End of the Triumvirate At the end of 32 BCE, the pact that had formed the Triumvirate was due to expire. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z A roof of corrugated tin was supported in the front by a few wooden posts, and on the other three sides walls were formed by the tall boards of the fence. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Although happy to praise his methodology, many maintained that he had found not the age of the Earth but merely the age of the materials from which the Earth had been formed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In 1957, working with others, Hoyle showed how the heavier elements were formed in supernova explosions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Everywhere they touched, layer upon layer of new ice formed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Unit leaders held up flags to help steer people in the right direction as the women formed ranks in various divisions. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Stine showed him the collars that formed the connections between the heaters and the gas pipes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Nigerians, Ugandans, Kenyans, Ghanaians, South Africans, Tanzanians, Zimbabweans, one Congolese, and one Guinean sat around eating, talking, fueling spirits, and their different accents formed meshes of solacing sounds. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The rocks in Tule Lake were volcanic and old—supposedly formed two and a half million years ago. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Instead they would pile the freshly formed and painted pots interlaced with sun-dried mesquite and make a bonfire of the whole pile. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He tried to paint a bowl of gold ingots, but instead a bowl of foul-smelling, rotten dumplings formed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z How the sh hissed as it passed her lips, how darkly the sound of the o formed in her mouth. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Yet to prevent cancer from ever being formed is “definitely more humane” and can be “much more effective than cancer cures.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The miners coming off-shift, black with coal dirt and sweat, formed another line going in the opposite direction. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In Ortygia, an island which formed part of Syracuse, the greatest city of Sicily, there is a sacred spring called Arethusa. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The brow of the head is formed specifically to guard against these kinds of injuries. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The sleeping face of Gaea appeared on the side of Half-Blood Hill—her massive features formed from the shadows on the grassy slopes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “But actually,” he later explained, “I had already formed my judgment. Yes, I would.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Thoughts of Scoob’s mom slip back into his head like those long stringy clouds, see-through and not fully formed but visible. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “Wayne said it might have been an aneurysm, like a blood clot. He thinks Luis got hit on the head, it formed into a blood clot, and that killed him.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The screen responded as quickly as thought itself, and out of the welter of lines and flashes a series of pictures formed with perfect clarity: compasses, alpha and omega again, lightning, angel. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Pterodactyls had wings formed by a thin skin and muscle membrane stretching from one of their elongated fingers to their hind limbs. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He turned one of her hands palm up and, with his thumb, drew little circles where the lines formed a star. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The people formed in a procession round him, and the mayor of the village took him by the hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They rolled across the floor until they formed a smile. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Stretching over the dunes were huge evergreen bushes that formed natural huts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The clatter of the chains that bound them made a harsh metallic music as they marched across the sand in lockstep and formed up with their long spears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The sun would burn it off later, but now it formed a milky sea that reached halfway up Matt’s legs as he sat astride the horse. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Char’s hand was large and round, the letters evenly spaced, each fully formed—completely unlike my crabbed, spiky writing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z But it made her smile, to see it, to see how the pen formed the shapes and the shapes told a story of a name. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind formed a halter and brought the beast to a stop. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ahead of them lay a wide-open and exposed gulf formed by the curvature of the northern shore. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “We formed a plan to destroy the simulation.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I swallowed a scream when a face formed in the dirt around the hammer. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It meant the person was trying to take the words out before they were formed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The Pigeons, arriving by thousands, alighted everywhere, one above another, until solid masses as large as hogsheads were formed on the branches all round. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Inlets formed rocky beaches and harbours where red-roofed houses and white stucco churches nestled against the shoreline. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He copies down sections of books, writes out words and symbols he does not understand at first but that become intimately familiar beneath his ink-stained fingers, formed again and again in increasingly steady lines. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I tried to stem the flow of urine by pressing my thighs together, but I was too late; a puddle had formed about my feet, and I scattered it with my toes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They weren’t very subtle with their attempts to segregate us or at making a safe space for people of color, but the truth was, I appreciated the sisterhood we’d formed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z While we watched, words formed themselves into sentences and paragraphs on the screen. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z As winter set in, ice formed on the river, and travel between James Town and Point Comfort became impossible. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The police had formed into narrow lines and ordered him through their loudspeaker to stop, lay his flag on the ground, and proceed with his hands behind his neck. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The pants Bull made himself, cutting up several red handkerchiefs and sewing them together so that they formed a makeshift covering for Edward’s long legs. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z A small stone breakwater had been thrown out across the cove for shelter, and behind it the bay formed a tiny natural harbour. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Everyone seemed to understand the strategy, and in no time other men formed new barriers along the road. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Now the rainbow faded and the balls of light reunited and merged; they had formed a great shimmering sham-rock, which rose up into the sky and began to soar over the stands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There are clear limits to the size of groups that can be formed and maintained in such a way. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the beginning of the Allegiant rebellion I’ve been expecting since I first heard the group had formed. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z His mouth formed the word “no,” but nothing came out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But gods of Olympus...Curled in the membrane bubble in front of her was a fully formed Titan in golden armor, his skin the color of polished pennies. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I swallowed the knot that formed in my throat. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z But Charles was certain that the earth was formed much longer ago than that and was still being formed. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood at the edge of the scaffolding where the Tower formed a corner with the back of the old brick building. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Others had been formed yesterday and would be gone upon the morrow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Roy Lee grabbed its bumper, falling onto his sled, and one by one we formed a chain, hanging on the feet in front of us. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I have formed the impression that—perhaps—you are blinded by your love for him. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z He’d come to his vocation as if driven ineluctably; he had never formed the intention of being sheriff, yet, to his astonishment, here he was. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Next stop is the art room, where we divvy up these forty-two precious names and transfer them onto strips of colored paper, to be formed into loops and added to the chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The Fifth Cohort formed up behind their centurion, uneasily facing their comrades in the First. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They were political prisoners who formed the camp's underground resistance. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It formed a crude dirt cage around Anya, trapping her where she stood. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Great rippling rings formed on the surface out beyond where the stone had fallen, and they moved slowly towards the foot of the cliff. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The asymmetry of the universe could be explained by the asymmetrical nature of these expanding bubbles that formed and merged. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Spittle formed at the corners of his mouth; he seemed to boil with hatred. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Late in the morning the children formed a double line, something Ralph had never before witnessed, and walked quietly to the library, where they selected books to read. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z A surging sweep of many odds and ends came together and formed an attitude, a perspective. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time of the Kofun period, all Japanese skeletons except those of the Ainu formed a homogeneous group, resembling modern Japanese and Koreans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The middle-class whites living to the east formed property owners’ protective associations to hold the line against a black “invasion.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He sat and tried to bring back memories, but every effort evaporated into oblivious mist before anything formed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The forest formed a tunnel of green around her as she sped down the mountain road. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Then, after retrieving him from the water, they formed a phalanx, forced their way into the building, and slid the doors closed behind themselves, letting in only a few Seattle pressmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The pipes formed one giant rectangle, with no way for any water to enter the system. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z We got into the wood line and formed a skirmish line. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z These settler-soldiers perfected an approach to warfare that formed the basis of US militarism into the twenty-first century. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Tears formed in my eyes, but I was too hungry to cry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “I’m not a...Oh, never mind. My colleagues and I represent the recently formed League of Concerned Library Lovers. Winthrop?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z They marched to the center of the Field of Mars and formed ranks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A small line formed between the innkeeper’s eyebrows. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Aureliano, for his part, was surprised that José Arcadio when seen from close by was so different from the image that he had formed of him when he saw him wandering through the house. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z His surroundings were not hidden by cloudy vapor; rather the cloudy vapor had not yet formed into surroundings. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A little suspicion formed in the back of her mind that, sooner or later, she’d find out. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The thick, green leaves formed a bowl around her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Most other large Polynesian islands are volcanoes that rose from the sea, have never formed parts of a continent, and may or may not include areas of raised limestone. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z By night—when it was too dark for the piercing gaze of the adversary—we formed and took up our line of march. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Spit bubbles formed and popped on the surface of her clenched teeth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z T. “Look,” Thomas said, pointing down the line of stacks they’d formed, confused, but happy that the letters were so obvious. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When I realized this, when I saw that the first one was from September last year, a hard lump formed in my throat. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z This terribly clear, clear picture of the Fat Lady formed in my mind. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The foxes of the Arctic, scavengers that they were, had picked up some language, but their brains were so formed that they could only understand statements in the present tense. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Stubborn flies quickly formed a lid for it until a group of boys rolled the barrel away and set fire to its contents. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z It seemed only natural to him that such a place would have formed his principled fiancée, who always strove for perfection, and he gladly followed her back to Shaker Heights after graduation. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We formed a circle about the first arrivals, some fifty men or so, who were unloading bricks from the bullock carts. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z A silver mist was rising from the snow and a delicate arc of light had formed above them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She walked directly to the back of the room, where the boxes formed a windowseat. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z During the war for settler independence from Britain, the Ulster Scots were in the forefront of the struggle and formed the backbone of George Washington’s fighting forces. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I had read Goldsmith’s History of Rome, and had formed my opinion of Nero, Caligula, &c. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z At that exact moment, as if kindled by Joseph’s thoughts, two ghostly lingers formed out of the dusty air and tapped him twice on the shoulder. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I had to copy these words over and over again as if they were English words formed from my own head. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t need him anyway—she’d quickly formed a new clique with the seagulls who hovered near her at lunchtime. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z From eight to ninety-six buds, and every bud will grow into a perfectly formed embryo, and every embryo into a lull-sized adult. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It lay on its side in such a way that the solid parts of the block formed a roof and a floor, both waterproof, and the hollows made two spacious rooms. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z It seems to have arrived fully formed, out of nowhere. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Here, as Uncle had said, the river formed a big lake. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, in an alcove fanned by the harness-baiTeb, there was a set of shelves which formed the dispensary far side armour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood dripped from his smarting skin, ulcers formed, and Siddhartha remained stiff, motionless, till no more blood flowed, till there was no more pricking, no more smarting. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z From there she would move onto a series of outcroppings that formed something almost like steps. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A big golden moon hovered overhead, and the vapor formed a misty circle around it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The thought had barely formed in his mind before a bolt of white light shot past him and slammed into the chest of a woman standing in the group by the door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And in the incandescence of the pearl the pictures formed of the things Kino’s mind had considered in the past and had given up as impossible. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z If he could have formed whole sentences, he’d have explained that they watched too many scary movies to make that mistake. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z With the rise of the Populist Party in 1892, farmers and laborers formed the first mass multiracial coalition in the country’s history. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I think it dawned on him then for the first time that there were two streams, and that the pond was not formed by Burden Creek. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z They formed a snarling mob, armed with branches, rocks, even shopping carts, and tried to encircle the chariot. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “We had no time to go into details, but have formed the decided impression that this is being run now, as in the past, upon the general theory that money is no object.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The Cherokee confederacy was thus formed not by conquest but by the amalgamation of previously jealous smaller entities, which merged only when threatened with destruction by powerful external forces. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z No, I thought with despair, thrusting aside the small core of suspicion each time it formed. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no inclination to go against the belief system that had formed him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had deep brown eyes—I mean completely brown with no whites or black pupils, like eyes formed out of clay. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z For a time they formed a black arc. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I was admitted to Howard University, but formed and shaped by The Mecca. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z ‘Tell him,’ snickered the other ancient spider of a clerk, ‘that Mr. Lyte is—ah—sensible of the great honor—ah—and regrets to say he has formed other plans for his daughter’s future. Ah!’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There was in addition the X-ray crystallographic result that each pure base so far examined formed as many irregular hydrogen bonds as stereochemically possible. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z A red glow was creeping up the church tower, and gray smoke formed a dense cloud above the rooftops. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z His hand came down on my arm and formed a vise. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I’d never seen it before to know for sure, but it slowly formed a picture in my mind. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Within a couple of minutes the soldiers were formed up in the training ground ready to march. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the western horizon the lower clouds formed a single purple mass, against which distant trees stood out minute and sharp. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The word formed a cold knot beneath Nina’s ribs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They formed a little procession, Rachel and Judith supporting the invalid at each elbow, and Kit following behind to hold up the trailing ends of the quilt from the sanded floor. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z In the silence that follows, I notice the lines that have formed between Peeta’s eyebrows. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Ten or twelve of us women got up and formed a cordon around our priest. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Clouds had formed above the mountains in streaks, like clumps of dough that had been stretched too thin. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Beads of perspiration formed on my forehead and my upper lip and ran down my face. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It is the musical equivalent of dropping a random blob of ink on a piece of paper: by folding the paper and creating a symmetrical double, a pleasing shape is suddenly formed. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Growling and snarling, they formed a half-moon circle around him. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like my brain was figuring it out, putting the pieces together while I was in a deep sleep, and once it’s fully formed, it wakes me up. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z They had brought a dress with than, and the proper underwear, and the ladies of the village formed a circle in the gateway while the pink girl was dressed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A chain-link fence held in the boulders that formed the floodwall, and I climbed it, then reached down to help Daisy. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It competed against the inchoate mob howl and the rhythmic cries of the Fundie claques that formed mob-islands within the mob. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Policemen with riot gear, rifles, tear gas canisters and sjamboks poured out of the trucks and formed a phalanx across the wide street. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The 25,790-foot ramparts of Nuptse defined the right wall of the Cwm, Everest’s massive Southwest Face formed the left wall, and the broad frozen thrust of the Lhotse Face loomed above its head. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z That day a bond had been formed between them, and thereafter they had been inseparable. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z These images were now rapidly available thanks to wirephoto services, which had debuted in Life in the month that Pollard, Howard, and Smith formed their partnership. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Big Creek Missile Agency is hereby formed,” I said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But as the stars that outline a spiral arm burn out, new stars and their associated nebulae are formed just behind them, and the spiral pattern persists. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Huddled in her robe, Cersei paused atop the marble steps as the Warrior’s Sons formed up around her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They joined arms with other jockeys to “clothesline” riders trying to cut between horses, formed obstructive “flying wedges” to block closers, and bashed passing horses into the inside rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z What participial adjective is formed from the verb "dignify"? Ans. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z And if that was lost on the citizens who became Peacekeepers or worked in the Nut, it was not lost on the stonecutters who formed the backbone of the resistance here. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A miniature storm cloud formed over his head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z My exclusion is tangible, as if concrete walls have formed around me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A pink blotch had formed on the cheekbone under his right eye. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The sycamores formed a tangled bower through which the sun shone brightly, speckling the ground. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z They told us that a blod clot had formed on my mother’s brain and that another paralytic stroke had set in. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1913, Alice Paul, with the invaluable aid of fellow suffragist Lucy Burns, formed the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z But as Hanako had picked up and held those rocks that had formed so many years ago, she’d felt comforted, steady. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z "Reich president Paul von Hindenburg has just formed a new government! Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialist Party, has been sworn into office as the new chancellor of the Reich!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z When it ended, we formed into a loose line and swept east through the village. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Salinas Valley grew fond of Samuel, but by that time Will was formed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A circle formed around Needles as he dropped to the floor and brought it back up again. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The torn edges of the artery's walls formed a bulging sac that held in blood flowing through the vessel. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The tumblers who came next failed to move her either, even when they formed a human pyramid nine levels high, with a naked little girl on top. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Above the dark gray iron, stone walls formed the North Tower. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Once, when I was six or seven, my friend’s driver hit someone and couldn’t stop, because a mob could have formed and pulled them out of their car. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z We were taught that the factions were formed to solve a problem, the problem of our flawed natures. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z These God-fearing Calvinists formed a wall of colonization for the new United States. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Like the wheel trees themselves, and the way their bodies are formed—they’re not vertebrates, they don’t have a spine. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The younger girls formed hopes of coming out a year or two sooner than they might otherwise have done; and the boys were relieved from their apprehension of Charlotte’s dying an old maid. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z We formed a circle around the coach at midfield. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “This Regiment was formed last fall, back in Maine. There were a thousand of us then. There’s not three hundred of us now.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And once this new conception of themselves had formed, no power on earth could alter it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Many citizens of Century Village were widows who had once been great family cooks, so they formed a committee to plan the wedding dinner. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z A circle had formed around Benji and his parents, like on the playground when kids find a dead bird. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He had said “Don't look down” because this very last section, although it was made relatively easy in its climb because of the odd outcroppings that formed footholds, was sheer in its vertical drop. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The three of them formed an astonished trinity as they stared at Mr. Dacus with disbelief. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Americans, with Billy among them, formed a fools’ parade on the road outside. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z So much that five of us girls have formed a club. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The pretty black mermaids formed a dancing ring around one of the dragons, who appeared to be showing off a sultry two-step. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Three days later, Mott had spoken with eighteen women and they had formed the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know sharks had such handsome, beautifully formed tails.” her male companion said. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Luma extended her arm and her players formed a circle around her and stacked their hands on hers. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Little ridges of white cloud formed in the western sky and the sun became pallid. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s like the biggest tug-of-war contest ever,” Tiara said as they formed two lines on either side of the ship, dug their feet into the sand, and took up the ropes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z That’s where you could see that the canopy formed triangles, lots and lots of triangles, one inside the other. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Navy, California, and Penn now formed a cluster, far out in front, exchanging leads, cutting each other up. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The llama in the sky was formed in the blackness between the stars. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She relaxed her hands, which had formed into fists, but her teeth were still clenched. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z When the first bell rang, we formed two lines behind the cheese-gold “three” painted into the asphalt. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Members of the newly formed all-black Delta Sigma Theta sorority of Howard College also joined the procession, knowing that if they didn’t stand up for their rights, African American women would undoubtedly be left behind. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z My dad walked over, too, and we formed a sort of huddle. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Horrible pictures formed in Harry’s mind as he heard: “Oooh, narrow miss there, very narrow”. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I had resolved to leave out a few details; I would seek their counsel about the idea of having talks with the government without mentioning that an actual committee had been formed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In that speech she said: It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Shields stacked ten deep formed columns jutting off the floor. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z In Soweto Zulu migrant workers were reported to have formed vigilantes groups and, with police license, hacked, stabbed and clubbed.students to death. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was completely dark and everything outside was calm, like the snow had formed a cocoon over the world. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z A film of ice had formed upon the pool beneath the heart tree, and the face carved into its pale trunk had grown a mustache of little icicles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A small line had formed at the table. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In some spots, there were cracks in the crust, and that’s where volcanoes formed. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z The words were ready, fully formed and waiting to leave my lips. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Dark magic formed us from animal, bronze, and ghost! We exist to feed on the blood of young men. Now come, give me that kiss!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The other pool, not much larger than a bathtub, had formed right at the bank of, and on a level with, the river. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Two hundred yards up there seemed to be a belt of thick, lower brush starting— about ten or twelve feet high—and that formed a wall he could not see through. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z As we watched the men ride around the arena, Frankie explained that Cossacks formed the military might of the Russian Empire, where they were required to serve for twenty years. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A mouth formed a cry in the voice of the bread. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “But . . . sir,” I said—for my speech was slow and ill formed—“if I do ... I ... I won’t be able to work the fields.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z If his body had harmlessly formed a cyst around the bullet, there was no reason to take the chance. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She grasped the quill in tense, careful fingers, and her lips silently formed each letter as she traced the lines. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z By the time Helmuth reaches the Bieberhaus and returns the borrowed book, the words to another pamphlet have formed in his head. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The water had a transparent skim that broke apart and clicked together, then went solid again, until there formed a tough gray coat of ice. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Dragons, originally, were formed in stars. Which means that your Ground is fire. Walk through fire and you will know who you are.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Tendrils of vast gossamer gas clouds formed, colonies of great lumbering, slowly spinning things, steadily brightening, each a kind of beast eventually to contain a hundred billion shining points. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Rage formed in his chest and tore through his throat, released in a scream so loud he didn’t know he had the strength to create it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She put her hands on her hips, that familiar gesture of exasperation that always made her seem larger, and I saw the unnatural diamond shape formed by her elbows and narrowed waist. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In 1608, several Protestant states joined together as the Protestant Union, while their rivals formed the Catholic League the following year. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He reached into his pocket to pull out a handkerchief to wipe the perspiration that had formed on his brow. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then he stared at them more closely and saw that the haze was only the moisture that formed a gray film over almost every surface in the rest room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z All the while, new patterns are being formed and passed. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I felt my throat tighten, aware that if this hunting party formed, I would be in some way responsible for everyone’s safety. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The newly formed Central Intelligence Agency, not yet two years old, was a fledgling organization with a motley staff. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z From what root is "democracy" derived?—What adjective is formed from "democracy"?—Is Russia at present a democracy?—Can you mention any ancient governments that for a time were democracies? New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z The white wispy shape formed the body of a man. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They formed one undulating mass of red, the head of a dragon rising from their midst. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z As an undergraduate, he had formed a Biological Society at Columbia University to explore and support “positive eugenics.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Spittle formed at the taut edges of his mouth. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z But she had not had a bold epiphany and there was no cause; it was simply that layer after layer of discontent had settled in her, and formed a mass that now propelled her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z This was irregular, but we regarded it as a hopeful sign, for it suggested the judges had already formed their opinion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I expected big crowds after football games, but this looked like the entire school had formed one huge tailgating party. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Ladies’ arms draped with pocketbooks and men’s arms draped with coats formed a barrier as difficult to get through as barbed wire. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z This led to the doctrine of preformationism: the adult existed fully formed within the egg. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The pillow of fluid that had formed on his palm during the long hours of wielding the ax had burst. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z In 1897, two years after the Massachusetts referendum, the antis formed the New York State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z And yet these events have formed Gogol, shaped him, determined who he is. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His men formed up and followed, banners streaming. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The passengers formed a line, awaiting room assignments. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He’d even formed the habit of helping the caravan’s cook scrub the big soup pot out with sand. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He scowled at Nathan, and the corners of his lips were formed in a grimace like he was clenching his jaws. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z In Quintilian it is a little more complicated: witnesses and documents come to the lawyer from outside; technical proofs are constructed by the lawyer himself, so that they are formed within the discipline of oratory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At the age of six to ten days these spin themselves a cocoon, from which they emerge one month later as fully formed winged adults. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We must have the blood of Ultima! they cried, and they formed a long caravan to cross the bridge and come unto the hill. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Struggling to think through the implications of Vespucci’s claim, they needed a way of referring to what we call the Earth, or the world—the single globe formed of land and sea. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Strength and desire were reflected in the swiftly moving whirls of water formed by the raging pursuer. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z While I smiled and nodded to her, frost formed on the hack of my neck. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “The Allegiant have formed an army,” I say, pointing at the screen on the left. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The cheer was already fully formed in my mind—the poster advertising the big game had planted it there. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Zero remained perfectly still except for his right hand, which slowly formed into a fist. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z In those days after the shipwreck, she and Matthias had formed an uneasy truce. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Another breath cloud formed and faded, and there was no answer. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Even then his politics were being formed, his anti-communism, his distrust of the Russians. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Barringer believed that the crater had been formed by a ten-million-ton meteor, heavily freighted with iron and nickel, and it was his confident expectation that he would make a fortune digging it out. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Hazel had never seen him fully formed, but she knew him better than she knew her own parents. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until the 1930s, when the Chattahoochee Forest was officially formed, that nature was invited back in. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The girls peeled off and formed a line across the stage. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The law formed the National Labor Relations Board to protect both employers’ and employees’ rights and to intervene when labor and management disputes become deadlocked. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z A carapace of ice formed over my goggles, making it difficult to see. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A clear puddle of liquid formed, and O’Dell, also wearing a ball-cap shield, coat, and gloves, poured in more until there was an inch of liquid steaming in the bottom of the pot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Difficulties on theory of selectionf he wrote. “It may be objected such perfect organs as eye and ear, could never be formed.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to look at them as a constellation, to see if they formed a shape or a letter—but I couldn’t see anything. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z One of the cedar planks that formed the skin of the canoe had split, and the paint around it was scraped. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z And now there’s a small crowd that’s formed, watching us load the ice into the bed of the truck. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Even settlers like Hale who formed close ties to the Osage argued that the white man’s road was inevitable and that the only way for the Osage to survive was to follow it. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “The bonds formed in boyhood can last a man for life,” said Prince Doran. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Their subdued murmuring, coming from lower down, formed a kind of bass accompaniment to the conversations crossing above their heads. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Their breathing surrounded her, their bodies warmed the air, their movements formed a barrier between her and the dark. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The leprechauns had risen into the air again, and this time, they formed a giant hand, which was making a very rude sign indeed at the veela across the field. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z With Ms. Halliday s help, they formed a foundation to decide how to best use the money. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Stanley's blisters had ripped open, and new blisters formed. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The ground was so hot that blisters formed and burst on the bottoms of my bare feet and the dry air made me very thirsty. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When they pulled into the parking lot, they saw that a line had already formed at the ticket window. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Each tiny sign was perfectly formed, with little flags and short tails at the ends of each stroke, resting on invisible horizontal strings like pins perched on a clothesline. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In the next instant bursts of sparks in red, white, and blue formed a huge American flag against the black sky. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z If a dark ring formed, she was pregnant. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Second: The existence of certain varieties of heavy atoms on the Earth suggests that there was a nearby supernova explosion shortly before the solar system was formed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The positions of trust were given only to the common criminals, especially the gangsters and the murderers, who formed a sort of aristocracy. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z We set up our Base Camp at 17,800 feet on the lateral moraine that formed the outer edge of the turn. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Often the crystalline air formed mirages, and the sailors saw icebergs suspended upside down on the horizon. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the guards from Sayle Enterprises had formed a line stretching back almost to the point where the vehicles were parked. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The red dirt beneath her feet seemed to hum, and the collective smells around her formed a fragrance of their own. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The whole of Le Cirque des Rêves is formed by series of circles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A thought formed in my head, then another and another. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The knight raised a mailed hand, and his men formed a double column flanking Catelyn and her guard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Israel’s result dealt with the case of black holes formed from non-rotating bodies only. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregor touched his cheek and found that welts had formed where the webs had ripped off. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It is set back from the street, a cobblestone alcove formed by grey stone walls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Before there were gods heaven and earth had been formed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Because he was also half-covered by ropes of twine that had been tied tightly around him so he couldn’t move and by the silvery lake of water his tears had formed all around him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I could feel him smiling in the dark and a smile of my own formed on my face. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Another knot formed in my throat, and I could not get a mouthful of rice down. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They formed a group that was prepared to receive the millennial knowledge Nicolas had acquired in the East. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All the newly formed monsters were crawling and hobbling in the same direction—toward a bank of black fog that swallowed the horizon like a storm front. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The morning bell rang and the mass of students in the school yard formed into a series of lines. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z My feet sweated and slid around inside them; when I reached the pasture, I discovered that two blisters had formed on the thin skin over my anklebones. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Factions formed around each son, leading to a melee. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z This reporter was present at the first meeting of the newly formed Manifest Township Committee, on which a member of each fraternal organization holds a seat. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z "No, a part of the whole is sacrificed—and will continue to be until a new society is formed." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Cosmic strings may sound like pure science fiction but there are reasons to believe they could have formed in the early universe as a result of symmetry-breaking of the kind discussed in Chapter 5. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In victory, the three groups officially formed the Triple Alliance, with the Mexica the most powerful leg of the tripod. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He had cast hundreds of small things since he had gone to work for Mr. Lapham, but nothing so intricate and beautiful as the woman with folded wings whose body formed the handle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The local saloons and other businesses formed a Stockyards Aid Society, and relief stations distributed groceries to those families nearing starvation. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Calluses formed on my fingertips, my eye grew skilled at selecting friendlier fabrics to piece into the same block, and my neck is now accustomed to hunching over my work. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It was formed like a man—he only saw it for a second and then it darted away—but he knew it at once: it wasn’t a shadow at all. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z We came to the end of the path, and the flowers formed an archway above our heads. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z These archaic humans loved, played, formed close friendships and competed for status and power—but so did chimpanzees, baboons and elephants. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A scowl formed on his broad, fleshy face, and his nostrils flared and quivered. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z They had found strength in one another, had formed a community. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I told him I was studying hard because I wanted to become either a veterinarian or a geologist specializing in the Miocene period, when the mountains out west were formed. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Next Matt explored the edge of the garden, where the bodyguards formed a sullen, dark perimeter. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The river moved between two large stone bluffs that formed the sides of the two hills Brian had seen on the map. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Working quickly, for she had only a few hours of daylight, she formed tear-shaped hoops out of the last two strips. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The letters were printed big and bold, but were not very well formed. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z About twenty women met and formed the Mothers’ Club, electing a young mother named Joyce Thorpe president of the group. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He had no way of understanding that Pizarro’s men formed the spearhead of a force bent on permanent conquest, rather than an isolated raid. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Basil Stag Hare had formed three lines of bowmice on top of the wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He formed the team that pulled down the fence — now just a harmless chain-link barrier, with the electricity off—and led the people into the woods. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Mixed with sweat, the dust formed a paste that collected inside the boys’ cleats, gnawing blisters into their ankles. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z When the adult butterfly is fully formed within the pupa, and the outside conditions are just right, the walls become transparent, revealing a glimpse of wings. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The rustling had formed into footsteps, rushing closer and closer. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He scarcely needed an invitation to stay supper; and before he went away, an engagement was formed, chiefly through his own and Mrs. Bennet’s means, for his coming next morning to shoot with her husband. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z As the three groups came off the ships, they formed in fours along the wharf, their axes on their shoulders. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z During a lecture on triangles, I had the sudden insight that there was a relationship between the three sides and the angles they formed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Scar tissue had formed a knot on the bottom of his foot. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Dauntless was formed with good intentions, with the right ideals and the right goals. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Benny resisted, but a smile slowly formed on his face. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The limestone blocks were so old, they had fused together from centuries of moisture, making the place look almost like a naturally formed cave. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z So he found the stars that formed the shape of the whale, inhaled the deep scent of earth that surrounded him, and began, his voice falling easily into the cadence of the old stories. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We formed a semicircle around Emma to block her from view, and she heated her hands and placed them against the ice wall that filled the hallway. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I looked at the dance floor; a wide gap had formed in the center of the floor, where two couples whirled gracefully. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A tiny band of sweat formed instantly across her forehead. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The milk has dried and formed a crust. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z A huge lump formed in the back of my throat. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Arm drew his Nirvana gun, and an immediate hole formed around him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In the distance, a crowd had formed beyond the back gate. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z To understand how a black hole might be formed, we first need an understanding of the life cycle of a star. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Giant mounds of mud and debris had formed below the cliffs. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Looking at each organism he studied, he tried to work out how that species had been formed. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z State and local affiliates dissociated from the National and formed new groups. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z My little brothers small round face glowed, and sweat formed around the creases he had on his neck, just like my mother’s. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z All was a blur, bloody and gray and flashes of steel; Thomas tried not to look left or right, only ahead, through the narrow gap formed by the Gladers. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Yes, everything was once water, but the Earth formed out of the oceans by a natural process—similar, he thought, to the silting he had observed at the delta of the Nile. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, almost before they were formed, Arthur was on them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The newly formed throng haints stretched long, spiny arms to either side and roared. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Wordless, they formed up in lines behind the wagons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Quisling’s mouth formed a thin, tight line. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When the tournament was over, we formed a Soul Train line and danced on the basketball court. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z There were girls who formed an orbit around him, bohemian and literary types who were looking for a voice and a spirit to speak to them from beyond Levittown. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The hedge maze is taller than the height of an ogre and formed of dense, glossy leaves in a deep green. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It actually wasn't one big flower, he discovered, but instead each flower was really a cluster of tiny little flowers that formed a round ball. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Little shapes formed behind my eyelids, like hands playing shadows on the wall. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They were making their way steadily eastward through the razorbacks that formed South Georgia’s spine. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Dealing with big companies was one of the things she’d formed Garland to get away from. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z White corpuscles are formed in the lymph glands and in some of the marrow cells at a variable, but still prodigious, rate. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Johnson and Brew would be at the end of the line we formed. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Jinny reached Loo, the others had formed a circle around him. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A group of locals formed "The Mockingbird Players of Monroeville" to present a stage version of the story. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Some guys formed a bucket brigade and started trying to put the fire out of the huts that were still burning. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I swallowed the automatic “thank you” that formed in my throat and left the shop without another word. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z A knot formed in my throat, and I spooned around him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The gray stone was streaked with powdery yellow uranium, bright and alive as pollen; veins of sooty black formed lines with the yellow, making mountain ranges and rivers across the stone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Without much discussion a committee formed made up of everyone there. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She had formed the notion that it was concerned with magic, with the movements of the stars and planets, with tiny particles of matter, but that was guesswork, really. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Columbia was then — as it is now — one of the largest mail order clubs in the world, and Wunderman had handled the company’s advertising since it was formed in the 1950s. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We formed a ring around the base of the tree, and one by one deposited our combustibles at the trunk. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1953, when he was thirty, the newly formed Ministry for State Security, the dreaded Stasi, named Wolf as head of intelligence. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The vanishing point of the diagonals formed by the top of the mirror and the right side of the table lies at the juncture of the woman’s little finger and the picture frame. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z For us, the universe goes only as far as light has traveled in the billions of years since the universe was formed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Clay that passed Min’s inspection was formed into a large ball, ready to be thrown on the wheel. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Already, he had formed a deep and abiding hatred for Lolly. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z My scalp is throbbing; a tender lump has formed where my head hit the floor in the train station. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “If the Children’s League was formed to end the camps, why did you even bother getting me and Martin? Why didn’t you just blow up the Control Tower while you were there?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Within an hour we had filled the street and formed columns. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We formed a Code Talkers Association and began having meetings. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Large puddles had formed on the ground around where I had left the Ford, obliging me to assist Miss Kenton a little to allow her to reach the passenger door. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z However, during his third night in the warren it rained for three or four hours and puddles formed on the track. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know how to explain the strange gap that has formed between us, so it was easier to talk about her in the same way I talked about Lucy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z That was when I realized that the oval-shaped ring in which they were arranged actually formed the outline of an egg. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Jones formed a thundercloud over the little bar. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When we looked at beef ranching, we learned how grasses and herbivores formed a partnership over millions of years of evolution. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The Works Progress Administration was a government program formed to create jobs during the Depression years. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The lines formed, the curves swooped over the paper, eyes and face and mouth and body. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Wearing blouses and broadcloth skirts and handwoven belts, they formed a slower-moving, dignified circle around the male dancers, keeping their torsos and heads straight as they bobbed up and down with each step. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In Salinas in California, where I was born and grew and went to school gathering the impressions that formed me, there was only one Negro family. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In Norfolk, middies held hands and formed a human chain, dancing around cars like kindergartners, madly encircling the standstill traffic. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But his long hands formed manacles around my wrists as he spoke. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Ghost stalked beside Jon’s horse as the rangers and recruits formed up, then stopped and sniffed, his breath frosting in the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Roman demigods had formed ranks and were advancing toward the Argo II, but a miniature storm had gathered over their heads. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Five nights a week, six hours a day, for the next four months—and, fortunately, never again—I made my living by exhibiting the peculiar way I am formed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It had formed near the Bahamas two days earlier and had scattered boats like toys. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The front gate and low south buildings—the counting house, offices, and storerooms, as Mrs. Bedlow explained— formed part of the enclosure. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The Masks formed a ring around the chair. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The Big House, the cookhouse, the stables, formed a complete unit. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They formed themselves into a pair of wings, lifting me and carrying me away over Tent City and setting me down next to my Torito who lay in the middle of a lush-green alfalfa field. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It had formed a massed wall that wove around itself and clung to itself with tiny tendrils. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The gravy on the meat loaf has already formed a skin. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Every time I reread the article, a new question formed. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Barksdale formed them in line, the shells zipping the leaves above them. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And I wrote to my loyal assistants at my newly formed Muslim Mosque, Inc. in Harlem, with a note appended, asking that my letter be duplicated and distributed to the press. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As they stood looking around at our unusual home, puddles formed at their feet. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Whichcee and Wedding Call formed a wall in front of him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears formed in my eyes and my forehead became warm, thinking about what Saidu had said. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Two nerve ends in Ignatius’ mind met and formed an immediate association. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A more practical possibility is that such low-mass black holes might have been formed in the high temperatures and pressures of the very early universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyebrows formed a question mark over her round eyes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Vola sighed and stepped back down onto the slab of granite that formed the front step, letting the screen door clap shut. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The voice was saying, “He can’t talk to you. He is invisible. His words are formed with an invisible tongue, they have no sound.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There was something so sad about the way she said it, a lump formed in my throat. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When it was Toby’s turn, his lips formed a rubber-band grin. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Dr. Mansfield took a swig of his drink, set it down, then leaned back and formed a church steeple with his fingers. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z This one was formed of a heavy spiral of white shell and had a hole bored at the center to allow it to be hung around the neck. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Only then did she slowly begin to make her way to the courtroom door where the line of McMillian supporters had formed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then, as she yanks off her coat to cover a wailing child, I notice the duck tail formed by her untucked shirt. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Even before meeting Mr. Bush, I had formed a positive impression of him, for he was the first world leader to telephone me with congratulations after I left prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Lares had formed shimmering purple lines against a mob of black, vaporous shades in ancient armor. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The various segments seemed to sparkle into existence in random order, but they eventually formed letters, and words. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She was surprised to find that, as she said this, tears formed in her eyes. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z But my hopes disappeared when flare bombs lit up the darkness and formed a dome of light in the sky. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z To Stirling and many of his successors, the Olmec seemed to have no peers or ancestors; they appeared fully formed, apparently from nowhere, like Athena springing from the brow of Zeus. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The boys formed a circle at midfield, draped their arms around each other, and bowed their heads. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z It took the guards some time to open his cell, as ice had formed inside the lock. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The angler fish’s body had fully emerged when ice formed beneath them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z To continue reading their favorite books, the Scholl children formed their own clandestine reading circle and shared forbidden books with others. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z By now, big blisters had formed on Cole’s hands, and, with a sheepish grin at Edwin, he pulled on the leather gloves. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Mason found himself paired with a young surveyor named Jeremiah Dixon and apparently they got along well, for they formed a lasting partnership. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z And as always in New York, when a little crowd formed, more people came just to see what the others were looking at. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The lines were already formed on either side of the confessional, and the kids were behaving and quiet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Hardly the sort of stuff that we would associate with life, and yet from this noxious stew life formed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But Lazlo had never really formed an image to go along with the idea before, or if he had, it had been vague, and the victims monstrous. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I ask after swallowing hard to clear the lump that has formed in my throat. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Each morning before school, my mother would twist and yank on my thick black hair until she had formed two tightly wound pigtails. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Wrinkles formed an atlas on her wide, weathered face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z At 3:30 officials from the International Olympic Committee, draped in gold cords and wearing tall silk top hats and coats with long tails, walked out onto the Maifeld and formed a double cordon. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My hand shot up before I had words formed in my mind. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere deep in him a thought formed: It’s morning. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The Aztec and Inca Empires were formed by 15th-century conquests, before Europeans arrived, but we know much about their formation from Indian oral histories transcribed by early Spanish settlers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Behind his sunglasses, the veined eyes were thinned with fatigue and a most dangerous ice had formed over them. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mason and Maskelyne formed a solid friendship and spent several happy, and possibly even mildly useful, weeks charting tidal flows. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Her face, so pure and clear, could have been formed of water jade and her shining hair, loosened from its ornate pins, pooled around her like smooth black water on the white snow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Other servants had formed a line for the pump. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He believed that a large number of worlds had formed spontaneously out of diffuse matter in space, evolved and then decayed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole crowd of boys rose and thundered off the bleachers, white shoes shining and voices raised in a high-pitched whistle as the layup line formed inexpertly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Before World War I was over, four other Russian women’s regiments formed based on Maria Bochkareva’s battalion, along with many smaller units. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A large group of students had formed outside the door. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I once, indeed, overheard part of a dialogue between Leah and one of the charwomen, of which Grace formed the subject. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z While the charrette was being formed, C.P. kept his Klan unit up to date with reports at the weekly Klavern meetings. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Well, now you have to tell it,” Yanna said, and a crooked smile formed on her face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The bedroom, formed by the second oval, was warm but dark, even at midday. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z As Jeanne chewed, tears formed at the corners of her eyes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The words were formed and spoken with relief. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Quisling’s mouth formed a thin, tight line. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The young men formed a circle and stacked their hands one on top of the other. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z In January and February, in anticipation of the games, Goebbels had formed organizing committees at the propaganda ministry. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He holds up a corner of the handkerchief to his face and dries the tears that have formed in his eyes. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z A crescent of enemy spearmen had formed ahead, a double hedgehog bristling with steel, waiting behind tall oaken shields marked with the sunburst of Karstark. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A dark cloud formed above my head and became my constant, unwanted companion. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The air formed hazy rings around the Blue orbs that hung between shops. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The simplest of these is methane, or marsh gas, formed in nature by the bacterial decomposition of organic matter under water. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was half finished, a wide gold collar formed of tiny chains strung with innumerable golden bees, each one delicately and imaginatively conceived, superbly wrought. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The attackers chased after them, running past the ambush formed by the second group. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Mami shuddered and rubbed her arms where tiny bumps had formed making the fine hairs stand straight up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They had consistently been ranked in the top four for years and formed the nexus of the team, leaving the other two spots open for wildcards like me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He saw the room and saw snow falling past the window; but his mind formed no image of any of these. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They formed a line to face the oncoming warriors. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z After he was discharged, he rejoined his family and took a job as a policeman in September 1861, becoming one of the first 150 men hired when Washington, D.C., formed its brand-new Metropolitan Police Department. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He knew that would be a silly thing to say, so he held his tongue, but that was his impression all the same: it was unexpected that something so small should be so perfectly formed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Some of them had spilled out onto the steps; groups of them had formed circles on the lawn, laughing and kicking hacky sacks and, in some cases, even smoking right there on school property. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Bull held his disbelieving grimace for a full ten seconds, staring at his finger as though a stigma had formed on his dust-violated digit. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears formed in my eyes, making Mami’s face look out of focus. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Powerful grassroots political movements were being formed inside the country that had firm links to the ANC, the principal one being the United Democratic Front, of which I was named a patron. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At last, the music began and a procession formed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Most of the rocks brought back from the moon were basalt, a dark, smooth stone formed by the cooling of molten lava. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to send an Iris-message in the rainbows that formed in the sea spray, but he had no luck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When he received his authors copies he saw that FitzRoy had added a volume with a religious polemic arguing against Charles’s geological findings—that the earth was formed gradually and was still being formed. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They got to the parking lot and formed a circle behind Lydia’s car. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “But the problem is, if you get the feed after you’re fully formed, it doesn’t fit as snugly. I mean, the feedware. It’s more susceptible to malfunction.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So in the end Link and Grandma formed something of a friendship as they discussed all the tasks surrounding Nana Healey’s care which compelled them to get to know each other. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I got the feeling I was looking at something half formed, a monster so old it was from the beginning of time, before shapes had been frilly defined. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I was breathing air in the world thirteen years before your lungs were even formed. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Raising one arm he carefully formed an exaggerated obscene gesture, aiming it emphatically at the pickups. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A line formed as some of the kids came up to get old newspapers. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z His lips formed the words as he let it come down with a grunt which was a blending of a curse, a prayer and a groan. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In words belonging to chemistry derivatives in -ic denote the acid containing most oxygen, when more than one is formed: as nitric acid. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z Overhead, thunderheads formed, dark and swollen as blood blisters. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I did have one escape from this constant internal struggle: a church choir that my dad started, like the one he had formed in Rwanda. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It might sound like cowardly excuses when the words were formed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He enjoyed the relationships he had formed with the white establishment and did not want to jeopardize them with political action. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ice had formed in its shaggy grey fur, and the faint smell of corruption clung to it like a woman's perfume. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z White Citizens Councils had formed to take jobs away from people who joined the boycott. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z When it finally sank in that he wasn’t coming back, I lugged my guitar into the music store, where the manager led me to my teacher, a perfectly formed midget named Mister Mancini. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But my thoughts on this matter were not yet formed, and I had spoken too soon. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary Anne dropped her books and ran with surprising speed for their house which was situated at the far corner of the rectangle formed by the Lawn. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole swallowed a big lump that had formed in his throat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Beyond it, the ditch and trees curved back again in a re-entrant, so that the field formed a bay with a bank running all the way round. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The war memories had formed a barrier that I had to break in order to think about any moment in my life before the war. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The bones formed patterns, like skeletal contortionists tumbling together, curling to protect the precious stones—a dance of death and riches. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Even though the emptiness in Nathan’s stomach made his tummy growl, a new emptiness had formed in his chest, and it overwhelmed his hunger. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z A ball of ice formed in the pit of my stomach. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Calculus, on the other hand, gave scientists a way to express the laws that govern the motion of the celestial bodies—and laws that would eventually tell scientists how those moons and stars had formed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The rhythm stopped, but a strong picture formed in her mind and she let it form so that she could inspect it again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She peeled off the bark of a musasa tree, then chewed and rolled it until it formed a kind of twine. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Another group of constables armed with rifles formed a cordon around the crowd. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of the forty-six round medallions is formed by a white outer ring and a black inner ring. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He discovered that Indians formed “three New World dental clusters” corresponding to Greenberg’s Aleut, Na-Dene, and Amerind. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The cure was usually a long process—sometimes lasting years—starting first with childhood memories and even, if possible, memories formed in utero. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Colliding dust grains formed larger and larger clumps. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He went to the back of his house, and from a ledge formed by a projecting brick he took three packets of medicine, powders neatly wrapped in white paper. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Drops of water fell from the mist and out of them there were formed the frost maidens and Ymir, the first Giant. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z We crouched into the forest and formed another ambush a few meters away from our initial position. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The team formed a circle, placed their hands on top of each other, then broke in a single file for the double doors. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not even see which two were gripping him under the arms as they marched him rapidly between the two tight singlefile columns they had formed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z These formed a kind of dry oasis—a little feature common on the downs. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They formed a giant spiral, with a large mark in its center. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A few drops of liquid formed and then boiled off. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My exhaled breath formed clouds in the air that disappeared before I could catch them in my hands. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The most popular theory is that, about four billion years ago, a huge object collided with the earth, and the moon was formed from the resulting debris. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I somehow didn’t picture him with a family at all. Funny, no? What did I think? Maybe I just imagined he was born fully formed, like that goddess from the head of Zeus.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z We went above; we formed; we fired a single volley with our muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The few cooking pots and bowls were stacked on a little shelf formed by the rocks, with chopsticks, a single spoon, and Crane-man’s knife in a neat row. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z In a few seconds the ground was covered with water and over it, to a height of inches, rose a haze formed of a myriad minute splashes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z NOTE—In Division II, the English derivatives from Latin roots are given in abbreviated form, and are arranged in paragraphs under the particular radicals, from which the several groups of derivatives are formed. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z He accounted it a pity that so fine and talented a young man should have formed the design of going out as a missionary; it was quite throwing a valuable life away. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Like this: leaving a wholly formed world and discovering another one. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In their rejection they had formed new friendships, a brotherhood of pain that they could interpret for no one, least of all themselves. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re at Black Rock, so named because of the rocky cliff formed by the lava rocks that run right up to the beach and just high into the sky. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The ghosts formed ranks and encircled the crossroads. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z So a collaboration was formed between the Iowa Geological Survey and the U.S. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z From a patent lawyer’s perspective, the ideal invention is one that arises without any precursors, like Athene springing fully formed from the forehead of Zeus. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A crust of frozen snot had formed below Jojen’s nose, and from time to time he shivered violently. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I can lie in the creases formed by his body. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The subjects we would now call ‘science’ formed, in the sixteenth century, part of philosophy, so Montaigne’s ‘Apology’ is, among other things, an attack on the science of his day. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Barely had the wish formed in his head than robes appeared a short distance away. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In the Party itself there were not many people left whose ideas had been formed before the Revolution. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A crowd had formed around three slaves taken whilst trying to escape. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I watched over time as the girls formed friendships, finding a rapport with one another and with the adults around them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The women formed their ranks, but no one could find Wells-Barnett. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z This difference in the forces would stretch our astronaut out like spaghetti or tear him apart before the star had contracted to the critical radius at which the event horizon formed! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Led by South Carolina, a total of eleven slaveholding states in the South have left the Union and formed a separate nation, the Confederate States of America. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They widened X-Ray's hole, as well as the holes Armpit and Squid had been digging, until the fourth day, when all three holes met and formed one big hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z After every test, a tough lump like poorly made fufu formed in my throat and stayed there until our exercise books came back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Tiny frost crystals had formed on the outside. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “He’s got problems with his face, and his legs are small and not properly formed,” Dad said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Some dancers formed a circle around Brett and started to dance. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z A committee was formed to lead efforts to protect black people from any further violence. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Often alliances are formed in the early stages of the Games. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They formed outlawed youth groups and gangs in greater numbers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z A number of committees were formed that day, but the primary purpose of the Youth League was to give direction to the ANC in its quest for political freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Twisting frantically, she managed to free her arms enough to reach for and grab the loose board that formed the door to the storage yard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A trickle of fear formed in the back of Dorian’s mind. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A dark cloud has formed between me and the dream of running again. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He drawls; each word, formed reluctantly and framed in a cattle- country accent, lasts awhile. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, even in those areas where complex systems of hydraulic management did emerge, they were a secondary consequence of states that must have formed for other reasons. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Because visibility was so low, they had formed a human chain stretching all the way around the track, each man clocking a portion of Seabiscuit’s workout. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It said, “These women, who constitute the active members of the Anti-Suffrage majority, have realized that strength lies in organization and, therefore, they have formed themselves into societies to engage in active preventive measures.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Our throats and voice boxes, formed from the same instructions, press air out in similar tones and decibels. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I remember when Wendell, shortly before his high school graduation, grew a little beard on the bottom of his chin— just a few hairs that formed a goatee. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I recall that I stood for the longest time staring at a neatly painted yellow line on a neatly formed cement curb. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Using a second needle, Southam tattooed a tiny speck of India ink next to the small bump that formed at the HeLa injection site. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The faction manifestos were written after the factions formed. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They formed a barrier, an uninterrupted wall of tiny bodies. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Although the plants had been sprayed before the flowers were formed, the nectar later produced contained the poison. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Spiral arms outline the region where the latest crop of newly hatched stars is being formed, but not necessarily where such middle-aged stars as the Sun happen to be. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One was at the north end of the Honeycomb, above the place where the tree roots formed a kind of cloister in the burrow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the graduates are girls whose faces have not yet formed; my mother’s face will not change anymore, except to age. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My school championed the carnival planning, led by Ms. Holly, who formed committees of students and volunteers from the local synagogue and Emily’s church. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z In both, royal family trees formed an intricate network across national boundaries, but in Mixteca the queen's lands stayed in her line—the king's heir wasn’t necessarily the queen’s heir. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But that was nothing, for a great plan had formed in Frankie’s mind and he could see just how it would he. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Seaborg tells me that within six months from the time plutonium is formed, he can have it available for use in the bomb.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z |
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