| 单词 | ability |
| 例句 | “Then trust me now and let the question go. I have faith in your ability to shine in the final test without knowing what the test is.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “You said the first darajas passed their abilities on to their children,” she said. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He married and had children, but his post-traumatic stress disorder continued to undermine his ability to manage his behavior. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z What he means is that people have a powerful, even extraordinary, ability to direct their attention to control it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But in the case of Connectors, their ability to span many different worlds is a function of something intrinsic to their personality, some combination of curiosity, self- confidence, sociability, and energy. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Further evidence of her ability to read minds. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z In other words, can the ability to focus, once more fully understood, be expanded? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Hard work—more than education, natural ability, or the right connections—is regarded as crucial for getting ahead in life. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z And later, I found I had an ability: to not listen to something meaningless calling to me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z God gave him the ability to think for himself—and yet he fears doing what he knows is right. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t know the game well, but he had a natural ability. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He robs the upper class but doesn’t have the ability to rob the extremely wealthy. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I emphasized my ability to work independently, that I was a self-starter and had excellent time management skills. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Although there is no one universally accepted definition of resilience, it is generally understood as the ability to bounce back from hardship and trauma. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The chaos disrupted my ability to focus, pulling me instead from reaction to observation. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Howard Friedman, a psychologist at the University of California at Riverside, has developed what he calls the Affective Communication Test to measure this ability to send emotion, to be contagious. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Each day, Luna’s ability to break rules in new and creative ways was an astonishment to all who knew her. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z For the first time, I missed Jim, missed his strength, his ability to focus on nothing but the task at hand. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In a test flight, a pilot staked his reputation and his life on his ability to exercise total, direct, and constant control over the plane. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Freedom without civility, freedom without the ability to live in peace, was not true freedom at all. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z An incorrect key can take away the child’s ability to sing the song well or sing the song at all. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z 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 The fellowships had been established by the National Research Council to support candidates from among the top 5 percent of PhDs in the country, making it an invaluable guide to a prospective candidate’s scientific ability. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I had to remind myself that I was prepared for battle and I had no reason to doubt my abilities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Ophie felt a brief thrill at the thought that Penelope might have the same ability she did—a new friend, and one to whom she might be able to talk to about ghosts. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I believed in Elijah Muhammad, and he had convinced us that Allah’s chastisement upon Reginald’s mind had taken away Reginald’s ability to gauge distance and time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Just prior to the test, he’d been asked to take a performance test aimed at establishing his general ability to sustain attention. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Colonel was known for his ability to detect even the slightest nod or gesture from bidders. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z This shape-acquiring ability allows proteins to execute diverse functions in cells. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It also gave Ebright the ability to control the nutritional value of what his boys were tucking into. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The all-day parade, titled Hitler Unlooses War, was a demonstration of America's military and industrial power, aiming to stamp out any doubt about America's ability to crush Hitler and win the war. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He developed the theory in order to distinguish between different “modes” of intelligences rather than thinking of intelligence as one unified ability. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z His young face usually projected kindness, approach- ability, but now held heavy weight he had no language to express. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z My trig equations were far beneath his abilities, but if he was bored he didn’t show it; he just explained the principles patiently, over and over. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Yet tool-making is of little consequence unless it is coupled with the ability to cooperate with many others. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But in all these cases, there is a correlation that has to do with affinity, sensibility, and ability. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Our ability to succeed at what we do is powerfully bound up with where we’re from, and being a good pilot and coming from a high-power distance culture is a difficult mix. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z My ability to endure tension had now grown amazingly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As their research wore on, Dr. Gazzaley and his peers discovered something they found remarkable: Older subjects, age sixty and above, showed increased ability to focus. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Faber's would be the place where he might refuel his fast draining belief in his own ability to survive. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z For every man in the world functions to the best of his ability, and no one does less than his best, no matter what he may think about it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if Cyclopes had the same ability. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Violet was impressed with the woman’s ability to secure her hose with one hand. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z From experience, we gain a powerful gift, the ability to act instinctively, in the moment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The memory of Therese keeps me from too much pride in my abilities, even as my reputation for healing grows. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I could tell that he doubted my thinking abilities, but without being disrespectful, I hoped to show him wrong. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her ability to reproduce the elephant has surprised her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z If a black didn’t perform up to expectations, it usually had to do not with ability but work habits. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He had learned mathematics largely without paper or pen and thus acquired the ability to visualize problems in his mind’s eye before writing equations on paper. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Yes,” I say, marveling at my ability to rely solely on this most simple word for our whole conversation. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z If you have ability, the vast network of hockey scouts and talent spotters will find you, and if you are willing to work to develop that ability, the system will reward you. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z If we fail to appreciate the differences, we will be hindered in our ability to meet the challenges created by the current moment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z And suddenly Frank’s ability to turn into a bunch of different animals didn’t seem so awesome—not if it came with a big catch like that. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In a world in which survival depended on the ability to fight, Charles Waring would have lost. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Moriba always told him that he must have extra hearing ability. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Yes, without guarantees, once free I could probably use my abilities to shed light on the location of your grandfather.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I willed myself to stay dry, which is a handy little ability, but that didn't help the others, and I could still feel the cold, like wading through a snowdrift. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He had the uncanny ability to be stoically cold under pressure and extremely warm with the people. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Along with my split-body drag I lost my ability to read in the old way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With his dark complexion and gift for languages, Moe Berg had the ability to pass for a number of nationalities. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The mate had inherited the ability to communicate with the trees from his grandmother’s grove in Everica. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z What had rescued Jesse was the camaraderie of the Geek Club, one sympathetic teacher, a sense of mastery from his computing skills, and the ability to talk with his sister and mother. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t actually fired a gun since he had been in the Marines, which was thirty- one years ago, but he kept a pistol hidden at the house and remained confident of his abilities. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He prided himself on his ability to recognize an Igbo person. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z At first they proceeded down the trail, but fearing the soldiers’ ability to track them, they took off back into the woods. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To the brother-in-law, these sounds were meaningless, and he was most impressed at the blind man’s ability to understand the bush although it must have been for him one great darkness. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The key to measuring the Weakest Link voting data is to tease out a contestant’s playing ability from his race, gender, and age. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z At first Ben was appalled by the lack of respect for the man and by the man’s ability to disregard the stockpiled vitriol stacked on him by his students. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z So far in Blink, I have talked about how extraordinarily powerful thin-slicing can be, and what makes thin-slicing possible is our ability to very quickly get below the surface of a situation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z People who are religious should be glad, since not everyone is blessed with the ability to believe in a higher order. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t think it’s fair that the rest of us have to demonstrate our supernatural ability and she gets to skip it.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z At some tasks that one might reasonably suppose to reflect aspects of brain function, such as the ability to form a mental map of unfamiliar surroundings, they appear considerably more adept than Westerners. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Even the background noise of a city can impact the ability to learn and remember, and can deplete neurological resources. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Bunny had an uncanny ability to ferret out topics of conversation that made his listener uneasy and to dwell upon them with ferocity once he had. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Were any of you guys carrying artifacts? One that would give me the ability to fly? Or levitate? Or teleport?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z An albatross, with its effortless flight, also seemed like a good idea, except a lack of water might impede her ability to take off and land. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He was engaged in a line of work that was dependent solely on his ability to win the trust of others, and one in which the most intimate relationships were necessary. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is my job during nomination season. This publication lists every job classification the Bureau has to offer. What positions you are allowed to pursue depends on both your potential and your ability.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Of course, he says, the domestic turkey has lost the ability to fly. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He dropped the tassel from Eddie’s journal into my palm, and I lost the ability to speak for a second. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Well, yeah, he doesn’t have some person in his life trapping his ability to simply be. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He would swim the crawl stroke, up and down and all around the lily pad, while Harriet watched, admiring his ability as a swimmer. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z His ability to be totally focused on something, to be committed with determination and enthusiasm, made him a leader. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He’s willing to hide his ability as if it were something to be ashamed of. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Unsure of its power or abilities, we dared not use it for anything but the direst of circumstances. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The following chart indicates musical developmental ability by age, and will guide you in introducing musical skills and material that children are developmentally ready for. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Even a freedom fighter benefits from the ability to buy groceries and books. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Armed with harmony, rhythm, a large palette of chords, and most importandy the ability to write all of these down, its most innovative sounds expanded rapidly throughout Europe. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And, as Wes was soon to understand, an ability to live with constant fear. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It was strange: When he was a kid, he’d made a living off his ability to read people. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z After about thirty seconds, the subject’s ability to focus—his “signal detection”—went down markedly. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I saw white men who were my inferiors in ability and brains earning fifty times what I was.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Under normal circumstances I would not have doubted my ability to do very well in an exam. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Only in this larger context can the child focus on developing their musical ability. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z His underwater abilities were as good as ever. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I determined then to put every ounce of effort and ability I had into playing the part, so that she would not be disappointed in me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z In the earlier discussion, however, I was referring to things that impair our ability to solve problems. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Musical ability is indeed found in infants, who at only a few months old can manipulate an object in response to hearing certain songs. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She knew that her future and the future of other Soviet women in space travel depended upon her ability to get along with others. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I trust your abilities, but this year is all new blood, Judith. And I— Hold on a moment.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I think it's possible that I have natural teaching ability. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He has a pretty good ability to focus. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Under such conditions all the laws of science, and therefore all ability to predict the future, would break down. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They possessed good natural climbing ability, and that weasel—what was his name? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Anya still didn’t have the ability to see the threads that were the key to performing magic. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “But it is true. All my years in Cambridge, I was a monkey who had developed the ability to reason.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They were like children crying out that they would build a house—but, when it came to building, they had not the practical ability. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It needed also a sort of athleticism of mind, an ability at one moment to make the most delicate use of logic and at the next to be unconscious of the crudest logical errors. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z We shall see, however, that over the years this basic pattern went through ever more severe crises that challenged its ability to survive. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin was an Orange, too, but he didn’t have the same abilities I did. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Then I’ll make you a promise too, Tally Youngblood. Until you do help us, to the very best of your ability, you will never be pretty.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It had been a sudden and devastating death, and everyone said it was grief that had sapped the old man’s ability to make sense anymore. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z That spot gave it the ability to sense light from dark—an advantage, since darkness could indicate that a predator was close enough to block out light. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She was so sick that it affected her musical ability. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The first response is that disadvantaged kids simply don’t have the same inherent ability to learn as children from more privileged backgrounds. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He had been fighting preliminaries for nearly three years and knew his limitations and abilities. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the changes would prove to be permanent Brian had gained immensely in his ability to observe what was happening and react to it; that would last him all his life. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Here in the Brotherhood was the one place in the country where we were free and given the greatest encouragement to use our abilities, and he was trying to destroy it! Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not a showcase of her abilities, especially if that book had been right and Cain had been granted the strength of all those dead Champions. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The scientists were looking for ways to strip the kids’ abilities—“rehabilitate” them—but they had mostly just stripped their will to live. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There are mirrors on two sides, and they skew my ability to figure out square footage, but I figure it’s twenty feet by fifteen feet, tops. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He wanted me to show him what I could do, to be willing to fuel my abilities with the same kind of viciousness pumping through him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When a PSF had escorted us to our new residence, it had been with several warnings: no talking after lights-out, no leaving, no use of freak abilities—intentional or accidental. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In 1911, he produced a strange novel, entitled Kantsaywhere, about a future utopia in which roughly half the population was marked as “unfit” and severely restricted in its ability to reproduce. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: “It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Between ninth and twelfth grades, their reading levels increased at a rate of 20 percent more than a cohort of similar students—as measured by academic ability and socioeconomics—who were not getting arts education. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Even though I was young, 1 knew my ability to play chess was a gift. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some dreams are so powerful they are beyond our humble ability to comprehend,” said Deydey. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z In the education journals of the day, there were constant worries about overtaxing students or blunting their natural abilities through too much schoolwork. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z This was the rowing event that nations boasted about more than any other, the ultimate test of young men’s ability to pull together, the greatest display of power, grace, and guts on water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This is a new and brighter world, in which I am free to hurry along, celebrating my remarkable ability to walk, to run. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But though in his youth he had received prizes for his ability to deduce square roots from memory, he was unable to solve the mystery of his daughter’s disease. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Galton knew that the crowning achievement of the law would be its ability to accurately predict a real pattern of inheritance. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Raising the issue of class was likely to get you tagged as a Communist, a designation which killed your political effectiveness, not to mention your ability to put food on the family table. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The law set up the Civil Service Commission to fill thousands of federal government jobs based on applicants' experience and ability, not their political connections. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The puzzled reader is put on notice that her ability to understand the world counts for nothing; her role is to behold the enigmatic pronouncements of the great scholar. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The whole fabric of honey bee society depends on communication— on an innate ability to send and receive messages, to encode and decode information. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “For many years, I have forbidden anyone from trying. We don’t know exactly what’s happened. Humanity seems to have lost the ability to host the Oracle.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z In addition to the HeLa-mouse hybrid, Harris fused HeLa with chicken cells that had lost their ability to reproduce. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Her fascination with my ability to speak English had led to many other topics. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, the now-unused battery will lose its ability to retain charge. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Or they had amazing faith in Miles’s ability to find me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I was known back then and still am for my remarkable ability to whistle any song I’d ever heard. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Did he know that Cain had the ability to open portals, real portals, to other worlds? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He believed that all human beings possessed this ability, particularly his own family, and that if it did not function well it was simply due to a lack of training. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But if my abilities had been stronger tonight, I would have been able to see exactly what Adam was feeling when he kissed me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The ability to mute my peers was one of my favorite things about attending school online, and I took advantage of it almost daily. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His confidence in Lawrence’s administrative and scientific abilities, which dated from their very first meeting, had only been strengthened by the success of the electromagnetic separation process. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Demand for their mathematical abilities had opened Langley’s front door to them, and the quality of their work had kept them at their desks. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Tell me. Do your abilities get better as you get older?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z This wasn’t no ordinary rabbit, this was a hare of unnatural ability. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It is not merely about the cocktail party effect, which demonstrates the power and limitations of our ability to focus. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I didn’t have anything invested in Africa yet but a little old apartment boudoir decorated to the best of my abilities in blush pink. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you can’t be nonviolent,” Dr. King explained, “then you need to find another way to offer your support. The integrity of this movement and march depends on your ability to be nonviolent.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z What took up the slack was the shrewdness and craft of Rutherford’s associates, their ability to extract the maximum results from experimental apparatus of marked simplicity and elegance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It had been a while since she’d contemplated the gifts she’d lost, though the memory of her abilities haunted her dreams. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The great butlers are great by virtue of their ability to inhabit their professional role and inhabit it to the utmost; they will not be shaken out by external events, however surprising, alarming or vexing. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z A small elite, like Dorothy Hoover, were endowed with an aptitude for complex math so strong that it exceeded the ability of many of the engineers at the lab. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He became confident in his ability to survive. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The wound in my arm was sapping my ability to think, but I muttered, “Communication device ... spy at camp.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “When a friend asks for support, you should help them to the best of your abilities, even if you feel it isn’t worth it,” he says gently. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He had issued a call to the most legendary aviators he had known in the Marine Corps, the ones who had combined uncanny abilities as pilots with the personalities of carnival barkers and exhibitionists. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlin had planned the meeting as a trap to try to shatter Holmes’s imperturbable façade, and was impressed with Holmes’s ability to maintain his insouciance despite the rancor in the room. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I can’t move fast or far and my shooting abilities are questionable at best. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z My reading ability led me to books, which led me to ideas, which led to more books and more ideas. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Except that Arm, whose psychic abilities were developed far beyond those of ordinary folk, could feel the exact instant when it happened. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z First, even our cognitive abilities as adults are heavily influenced by the social environment that we experienced during childhood, making it hard to discern any influence of preexisting genetic differences. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z That higher birthrate of food producers, together with their ability to feed more people per acre, lets them achieve much higher population densities than hunter-gatherers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They had lost the ability to enunciate words but could still mimic a range of human vocal sounds, from a child's high-pitched warble to a man's deep tones. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z When weariness sets in, a writer’s ability to behold an entire branch of the tree can deteriorate. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Mia correctly interpreted this as a question about rent and her ability to pay it. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He drew much energy and pride from his ability to make it almost at will. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He commended her on her thoroughness, but said the idea of presenting a subject is the ability to focus. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z It took a lot to surprise Mark these days, even more to make him blush, but Trina had the ability to do both. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It is an ability that we can all cultivate for ourselves. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The lungs don't have the ability to sense lack of oxygen. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, she was losing her ability to focus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Poles led the charge to the best of their ability. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The version that his account is hooked up to is obviously different from mine, giving him in-game abilities that I don’t have. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Yet our ability to exercise free will and transcend the most extraordinary obstacles does not make the conditions of our life irrelevant. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Just as the earlier-cited studies show that family structure has little impact on a child’s personality, it does not seem to affect his academic abilities either, at least in the early years. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It’s because they knew less: they had the ability to sort through what they knew and find a pattern. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z When musicians talk about ear, they don't mean the sense organ itself so much as the brain's ability to perceive, distinguish, and understand what the ear has heard. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “We were losing the ability to make credible commitments, for we could no longer guarantee congressional approval.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Colleges, Casteen said, present themselves as meritocracies in which academic ability and hard work are always rewarded. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z At least the Trazon hadn’t impeded my ability to be a complete moron. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Her mind was so nimble and she was so quick to learn that her ability should have been obvious even to the most half-witted of parents. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I’d stolen the trailer's battery long ago; it had no ability to move under its own power. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In the New World the ability to write was confined to small elites among some peoples of modern Mexico and neighboring areas far to the north of the Inca Empire. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Teachers with the ability to read music notation, for example, felt more positively about including music in their classroom, and were more likely to use music in their teaching. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Aunt Rose had said that the salt and iron would keep a ghost from possessing her, but she hadn’t said anything about their ability to turn a body’s blood to ice. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Since he had started at the paper in 1910, Brougham had become something of a local legend, renowned for his uncanny ability to extract information from storied figures like Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z These kids had just spent an hour telling me stories that were tragic and unsettling, but I reminded them that those same stories also showed their persistence, self-reliance, and ability to overcome. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A study at the University of Michigan compared people’s ability to learn and remember information under two different conditions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The more contemporary term is recombination—the ability to generate combinations of combinations of genes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z My speed and ability to judge distances made me an excellent fielder. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She was hoping that ability would make its appearance in a month, when she became a bat mitzvah. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Recording a creature’s movements, behavior, or stages of development—as Maria did—meant long hours watching, paints in hand, and the ability to sketch quickly when something happened. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When I thought about that, I realized God had given me the ability to do gymnastics in a powerful way. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I seemed to have lost my voice as well as the ability to move. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Questioning a man’s ghayrat, or ability to uphold his family’s honor, was one of the most insulting things you could say to a Pukhtun. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The telescope, for instance, had given scientists the ability to find moons and stars that had never been observed before. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I was under way, propelled by an imperative that was beyond my ability to control or comprehend. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Will, with the crease between his eyebrows, with green eyes like celery and the ability to quote the Dauntless manifesto from memory. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I said that I had been privileged throughout my political life to fight alongside colleagues whose abilities and contributions were far greater than my own. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All she could think about was how in a few months the pregnancy would limit her ability to do construction work. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Theseus could not have demonstrated his ability if he had not found the Athenians dispersed. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z And let me now posit this: 'dignity7 has to do crucially with a butler's ability not to abandon the professional being he inhabits. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The board’s appeal to Lawrence showed the confidence of its members in his ability to see things their way and balance the interests of the emerging security state and the scientists it employed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He was counting on my ability to lie for the rest. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The drug regimen diminished her ability to retain and sort large batches of information. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Soon after her entry into the King’s lab, she had rebelled against its hierarchical character, taking offense because her first-rate crystallographic ability was not given formal recognition. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z This is the gift of training and expertise—the ability to extract an enormous amount of meaningful information from the very thinnest slice of experience. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Looks seem rather important, as does the ability to enlighten, disappoint, and control great numbers of people who always seem to be American. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Gregor realized the ability to heal battle wounds was probably important if you lived down here. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It all depended on the unknown abilities of the Grievers, but it was the best thing he could come up with. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Even though the pilots didn’t have to fly during the day, the huge strain of the nightly combat missions affected their ability to relax. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He’d always done well in his classes, he was insatiably curious about any number of subjects, and he liked the idea of testing his intellectual abilities. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I was amazed, once again, at his ability to draw emotion from people who otherwise kept it locked away. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It has the ability to shrink at will and has consequently never been noticed by Muggles. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Kepler had nothing but his mathematical ability and a burning zeal to unlock the mysteries of the Universe. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Because I need to understand how to control my abilities before they destroy everyone I care about. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The next day, when Mama got to school, her boss came to her classroom and congratulated her on her fine teaching abilities. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One bump, one twist, and he could lose his ability to walk forever. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “He had a remarkable ability to absorb things so rapidly,” said the physicist Lee Dubridge. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Face it, fancy badge or not, you don’t even have a supernatural ability. Not a real one.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Some have been lacking in educational ability and others have been lacking in moral stamina.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Creative thinking is high-order reasoning that requires memory storage and the ability to understand context. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Like our ability to just he with each other. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She may have had the support of those at the convention, but many others had serious reservations about her ability to lead. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He grew even more worried about Uncle Jet’s ability to drive. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Wildlife was limited to buzzards, raccoons the size of huskies, domestic pets left to run feral, and hordes of cockroaches that had regained the ability to fly like their southern cousins. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z In my mental blindness, I had believed it was somehow connected with the ability to read and write, and I was sure that if I could get those skills I would have intelligence too. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The tests reflected my ability to reason logically. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I find myself pawing at my left ear periodically, trying to clean away whatever deadens its ability to collect sounds. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Unlike many new parents, she had faith in her own abilities. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Every time I make a speech I feel I am submitting to judgment, not only about my ability but my character and honor. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z My boss’s wife and Gladys Hampton were the only two women I ever met in Harlem whose business ability I really respected. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Her uncanny ability to find my weakest spots. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t care, I don’t have a lot of faith in my stomach’s ability to hold anything down right now anyway. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Questioning these trivial facts, and my ability to grasp them, allowed me to doubt whether anything I remembered had happened at all. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “The end of the game,” he says, “activated the NeuroLink’s ability to control its users’ minds.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Parseltongue, the ability to converse with snakes, has long been considered a Dark Art. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But it takes young men or women of extraordinary character as well as extraordinary physical ability to pull it off. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They turned it on for a whole host of reasons, sometimes for things as small as a kid accidentally using their ability, or to stamp out unruliness in one of the cabins. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We were on the steps outside school, people all around us, and I worried we might get trampled, but Daisy had the ability to part seas. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I tapped into my ability to go on mental autopilot. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She would have raised us in our own country to the best of her ability. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “He said that if I strengthened my control over my abilities, that would come naturally.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I have chosen you because of your discriminating eye, your intelligence, and your ability to think outside of convention. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z If things had been a little different, it might have been some other creature whose intelligence and manipulative ability would have led to comparable accomplishments. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In determining a parent’s influence, which dimension of the child are we measuring: his personality? his school grades? his moral behavior? his creative abilities? his salary as an adult? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I should be excited that things are going so well, but still no one’s told me how they’re going to grade me for the supernatural ability demonstration. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And what if you lose the ability to tell the difference? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z If I were to face that fact, possibly I could move on with my life, maybe learn a trade and take pride in my ability to shingle roofs or knock the dents out of cars. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Of course, we also needed other skills, such as the ability to make and use tools. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The way I looked at it, giving up either volleyball or fencing would mean giving up not only an opportunity to develop my athletic abilities, but also my primary opportunity to socialize. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I couldn’t remember Lucas Cader ever needing me for anything save for my unique ability to constantly need rescue from one thing or another. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “With the same rapid replication, the same ability to spread through the air. And then we developed a vaccination for it. Just a temporary one, only lasts for forty-eight hours, but still.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z We here at the Mumbai Young Filmmakers Council are all in agreement that Miss Mehra possesses the unique ability to truly transform her characters on-screen in such a way as to spellbind her audience. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I couldn’t even believe in my own ability to protect these kids. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I went on a bit about the doctor’s unparalleled ability to turn simple language into poetry, and for my big finale I read his story of the elephant and the Who-inhabited dust speck. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The one person in Yana Urku who is not at all impressed with my newly discovered ability to write, direct, act, and get good grades is Papito. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He read broadly in philosophy, science, art, and religion and was known throughout Chicago’s upper echelon for his ability to converse on almost any subject and to do so with great wit. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I bet a lot of the Blues at Thurmond figured out how to use their abilities. They just chose not to. Maybe something to do with that noise.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z These instruments shared the ability to regenerate a held note seemingly endlessly, without a break for breath or a change in fingering. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Have I lost the ability to see what people need? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Survival in that era required superb mental abilities from everyone. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Really difficult to get in. But you two have it. Natural ability and you already know so much.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z True enough, and this ability of Tree-ear’s was to serve him well in his new life as Min’s assistant. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It was like the entire girl had just disappeared, her ghostly abilities working even though she still rode Penelope’s body. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Still not looking up, Lionel abruptly seemed called upon to demonstrate his sailing ability. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “We don’t know yet. We think so, but our own children are not yet old enough to be certain. We do know they have inherited the ability to learn. They master reading almost without effort.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Jewish teachers were fired, regardless of their education, teaching ability, or accomplishments. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Sure that it meant that his feelings were broken somehow, the way his ability to recognize faces was broken. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Because he had no sight, he had a great ability to interpret the noises made by animals in the bush. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The same one I always felt when my abilities wanted to be let out and used. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I go to the Imperial Library to find out if there's any record of Belles having an ability to heal. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Do you see that, Ellie? Growing old is a terrible disease. Things you take for granted, you lose. Your ability to walk. Your vision. Your hearing. Even being able to go to the bathroom.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z The ability to do this encouraged a far more ambitious approach to music than anything that had preceded it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “You must promise me,” said Badwa, “that you will do anything in your ability to prevent my brother from using Adiah’s power to exact his plans.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I was very close to moving to the next level of athletic ability, a level at which I would be better than most kids my age and ready to play against older kids. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z And although my father was not a fisherman but a pharmacist’s assistant who had once been a doctor in China, he believed in his nengkan, his ability to do anything he put his mind to. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the androids, it had no ability to appreciate the existence of another. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z What the athletes also gave him was an ability to reach into every slice of the school’s population, into every self-defined and self-limiting clique. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z His ability and character enabled him to emerge from the depths. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “When you start becoming reflective about the process, it undermines your ability. You lose the flow. There are certain kinds of fluid, intuitive, nonverbal kinds of experience that are vulnerable to this process.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z That is, in mental ability New Guineans are probably genetically superior to Westerners, and they surely are superior in escaping the devastating developmental disadvantages under which most children in industrialized societies now grow up. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She observed that Bobby’s ability as an analyst was awesome. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Resilient means the ability to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties. It doesn’t mean things aren’t hard. It doesn’t mean we aren’t hurt. It just means we keep going. We keep living. We keep trying.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z On the way back to school, in the charged silence, I realized that something we had always relied on was the ability to communicate whenever we wanted. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In one astounding burst of creativity, her ability had gone far beyond her mother’s teaching. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After a moment, he asked, “Did Clancy offer to help you with your abilities?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. Isn’t that the basic tenet of socialism, Bill?” my dad says. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z One of these is certainly their staunch ability to withstand disaster and to let the stream of their life carry them along, past reaches of terror and loss. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the page, unsure of myself, unsure of my ability to do this. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A client's life often depends on his lawyer's ability to create a mitigation narrative that contextualizes his poor decisions or violent behavior. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My time on the prairie has shown me that age has very little to do with one’s mental acuity or physical ability. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Indeed, I can say I am in agreement with those who say that the ability to draw up a good staff plan is the cornerstone of any decent butler's skills. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The second stroke, just a week before the last one, took away his ability to move or speak. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My very ability to work tirelessly hour after hour is a product of decades of better-than-average medical care, a high-protein diet, and workouts in gyms that charge $400 or $500 a year. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t feel like a hero. Maybe Agent Magnus is right—Quinton would want me to be safe. And besides, my supernatural ability is illegal. They probably wouldn’t even let me in.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Her level of verbal expression and her ability to grasp her total situation are way above her age level.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Despite society’s misconceptions about my abilities as an African-American Muslim woman who wears hijab, I defied the odds. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They had children undertake tests of physical ability, like chin-ups or broad jumps, and secretly observed them to see whether they cheated in reporting how well they did. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Wild Boy had so taken control that I was losing the ability to express myself with the conventions of spoken language. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And yet, positively: The ability to consider experience so abstractly allowed me to shape into desire what would otherwise have remained indefinite, meaningless longing in the British Museum. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But it means also the ability to believe that black is white, and more, to know that black is white, and to forget that one has ever believed the contrary. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Mill claimed that women have been coaxed, cajoled, shoved and squashed into a series of feminine contortions for so many centuries, that it is now quite impossible to define their natural abilities or aspirations. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z That had always been the one quality that hampered Kaede’s ability to work through the rituals. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Bobby always wanted to play the strongest players possible, seeing it as a way to hone his abilities. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was a fast learner, says Atkinson, who became Hall’s most frequent climbing partner, “with the ability to soak up skills and attitudes from anybody.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z His endowments were of a purely physical order—a 4.4 speed in the forty, a skillful ability to play both defensive back and running back, a reputation for hard, tireless work on the held. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere inside me there must be an inherited wisdom from my ancestors since I can muster up the ability to play roles that offer guidance and strength. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Well, Boots’s courage might only count when she could count, but her ability to love counted all the time. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z With this unique ability to penetrate the unknown and rare talent for expressing it through art, the artist-shaman gained control over the forces hidden in human beings and nature. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t making a lot of money, but I realized that my ability to handle any written material gave me a versatility that many of my friends looking for jobs did not have. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z What kind of creature could tear someone’s magic ability away from them? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She understood that his ability to socialize after an attack was erratic at times, and she never pushed him to do anything he felt uncomfortable with. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I thought he was just nervous about his supernatural ability. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z For those with training and talents, the Nation of Islam had plenty of positions where those abilities were needed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are protected, in short, by your ability to love!” said Dumbledore loudly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Everything depended on Katherine’s ability to hold her family together; she could not fall apart. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z This was the art world I'd been dreaming of, where God-given talent was considered an unfair advantage and a coldblooded stare merited more praise than the ability to render human flesh. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z My brother is good at everything without even trying...because that’s his supernatural ability, I realize! Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Either way, many people felt that Cleopatra’s spell over Mark Antony clouded his ability to make sound decisions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Only a sense of the solidarity and fighting ability of Mack and the boys saved them from some kind of reprisal. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His signature was not the smoking six-shooter; instead, like Sherlock Holmes, he relied upon the startling powers of reason and deduction, the ability to observe what the Watsons of the world merely saw. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He clearly had a good grasp on his own abilities if he was voluntarily diving into people’s minds—the question should have come as naturally as breathing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Somehow the inclination to write about my private life in public is related to the ability to do so. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “One of my children recently traded an eye for the ability to make a real difference in the world.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The rover heater is designed to heat air at one atmosphere, and the thin Martian air severely hampers its ability to work. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The ability to make art, in contrast, must have been acquired relatively recently in the course of evolution. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But they all had that ability to some extent. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Was that what having control over your Orange abilities turned you into? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was his presence that was oversized, as were his self-regard and his inventory of talents, including a Svengali-like ability to manipulate people. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I know you never liked using them, but there are lessons on how to use your abilities, too.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Michael, the slave in question, had indeed possessed the ability to recite long passages. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I was standing in gratitude, thankful for the ability to see past other people’s low expectations for me and fully embrace the future. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z No, maybe it was about the passage of time, and the need for patience, and the ability to forgive. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They are legally denied the ability to obtain employment, housing, and public benefits—much as African Americans were once forced into a segregated, second-class citizenship in the Jim Crow era. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z This is the essence of the Agricultural Revolution: the ability to keep more people alive under worse conditions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Hall had become so adept at running climbers of all abilities up and down Everest that he got a little cocky, perhaps. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I’m helping it to gather plants with healing abilities. And it wants me to find some yucca root. It says you’re the one that’s been healing the water monster.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Despite its burgeoning navigational abilities, Homo sapiens was still overwhelmingly a terrestrial menace. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The ability to make art is one of our most distinctive features, for it separates us from all other creatures across an evolutionary gap that is unbridgeable. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It took weeks for me to come to terms with this fact, but as I did, I began to experience the most powerful advantage of money: the ability to think of things besides money. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I learned how a popular novelist like Dickens, writing for a middle-class audience, makes his readers aware of their ability to effect social reform. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She counted vigorously to herself, and admired her uncle’s ability to talk and dance simultaneously. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Matching ability with assignments was only part of the challenge. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Reggie’s ability to start a new mission, would be “a function of the type of crime, so I believe that if he is convicted of a lesser offense that would be helpful.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Then I actually experienced my peculiar ability coming to life. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Nearby, a man known only as Ryan—who had been born without the ability to hear or speak—was stacking crates, getting them ready to be shipped out. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I enjoyed discovering new abilities that I didn’t know I had. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Thin-slicing” refers to the ability of our unconscious to find patterns in situations and behavior based on very narrow slices of experience. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But my ability won me a wife of rich family. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Cain’s access to the Otherworlds, to the In-Between, to whatever all that nonsense was, had given him the ability to see into her mind, her memories, her soul. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z My grandfather’s confidence in my abilities made me hold my head a little higher. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He had developed the ability to compete against a book without cheating and had learned to lose matches without getting mad. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can see why this might concern you. But you needn’t worry. My avatar has many unique powers, including the ability to enter private chat rooms uninvited.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Even her ability to sense them suggested some Dumbledore-ish power that he had never encountered before. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Its ability to retain its audience would be far more important. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There are other enterprises where our ability to change the rules is constrained by factors over which we have no control. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The third R of the physiology of genes is a word that lies outside common human vocabulary, but is essential to the survival of our species: recombination—the ability to generate new combinations of genes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He’d earned the job of Assigner because of his quick mind, his swift intelligence, his fertile imagination, his ability to see two moves ahead as if life were a giant checker or chess game. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “But it doesn’t sit right with me for all the others to be allowed to use their abilities and you not. And I suppose no one said it was against the rules of the tryout.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I should draw my knife as a precaution, but I doubt my ability to hold it for long. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z My high school grades were sour, my SATs low, but my musical and writing abilities were strong and I had good recommendations. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Most jobs could be handled by anyone with a willingness to work and some reading ability. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “Natural talent is a questionable phenomenon. Inclination perhaps, but innate ability is extremely rare.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I wanted the same freedom and the ability to make a choice about what I wanted to do when I grew up. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Without an ability to compose fiction, Neanderthals were unable to cooperate effectively in large numbers, nor could they adapt their social behaviour to rapidly changing challenges. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z You had a better-than-average chance of being busted if you practiced your abilities, even under the cover of darkness. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Jason had once told him that the children of Mars had a similar ability. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Though counting abilities were rare in the ancient world, numbers and the fundamentals of counting always developed before writing and reading. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He went to each of our homes and told our mothers, who were unimpressed with our ability to hang Richard. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z As I mentioned, my father was one of the most famous traders around, but not just for his cleverness in business, or his ability to drink crates of beer. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Rather than a system, Schulwerk combines instruments, singing, movement, and speech to develop children’s innate musical abilities. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Like all Cyclopes, Tyson had superhuman hearing and an uncanny ability to mimic voices. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The animals grew tame and lost their ability to fend for themselves in the wild. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “But I can tell you one thing. They’d be far beyond the abilities of an ordinary magician. You’d need to be incredibly magical to even use them. Like, born magician magical. Like Moreau himself or...” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z In any event, parents never underestimated the abilities of their own children. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t believe in my ability to beat her. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Speeding down this fast lane, Homo sapiens soon far outstripped all other human and animal species in its ability to cooperate. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Only in some chimookoman things, his cabin for instance, and his ability to play and win the white man’s game of chess with the trader, did he take secret pride. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z A decision was the highest injunction that a Communist could receive from his party, and to break a decision was to break the effectiveness of the party’s ability to act. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was quite confident of its ability, therefore, “I—can—help—you.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z An analysis of more than 160 episodes reveals that black contestants, in both the early and late rounds of the game, are eliminated at a rate commensurate with their trivia-answering abilities. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The venture had three goals: to orbit a manned spacecraft around the Earth, to investigate man’s ability to function in space, and to recover both men and spacecraft safely. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The competition will be far beyond my abilities. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But what Schooler is saying is that all these abilities are incredibly fragile. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z My mother was, for some inexplicable reason, convinced she could force an ability to speak Farsi directly into a person’s brain. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She had the ability to sound out words and then write them down correctly. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Dad had enough gall to be divided into three parts, and the ability and poise to backstop the front he placed before the world. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I thought about Rachel Elizabeth Dare, and the special ability she’d shown last winter at Hoover Dam. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The success of a scientific research programme thus depends not on its ability to generate new knowledge but on its ability to mobilize the support of a community. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And, critically, it is a kind of intelligence separate from the sort of analytical ability measured by IQ. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Brilliant immigrant kid overcomes poverty and the Depression, can’t get a job at the stuffy downtown law firms, makes it on his own through sheer hustle and ability. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I’d been overconfident in our ability to walk so many miles at once in such rough terrain when we left Teresita’s. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z S/he develops behaviors or abilities that are inexplicable, dangerous, or cause you or others physical harm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I was then given a battery of increasingly difficult aptitude tests intended to measure my knowledge and abilities in every area that might conceivably be of use to my new employer. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The overall bluntness of much of my life, the enforced reality of it, kept me from completely believing in things like psychic abilities, especially those from animals or other possible fairy tales. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Now if only you could get a simulation to suppress that particular ability, we could be done with this.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The men in his legions worshipped him not only for his courage and cunning but for his uncanny ability to evade death even when facing appalling odds. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Restoring Seth to his original form is well beyond my abilities.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It was the end, for a long time, of the CIA's confidence in its ability to infiltrate the main enemy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Yet, for some reason, that most basic human ability deserted those officers that night. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I was familiar with the challenges associated with reforming institutions in which racial stratification is thought to be normal—the natural consequence of differences in education, culture, motivation, and, some still believe, innate ability. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Luckily, my coaches thought I had enough raw ability to move up quickly through the levels. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She certainly couldn’t have been referring to my abilities as a kisser. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It came as a new revelation to me: the simple ability to enjoy the pleasures of one’s home, to relax and feel at ease. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I was getting stronger, and I had stepped into my confidence and belief in my own abilities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Then I work up front because I have the ability to talk to customers and enter their orders into the computer, and the Potheads don’t. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z We lacked the ability to think for ourselves and resented having to admit it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Urging the urban poor—or anyone—to live up to their highest ideals and values is a good thing, as it demonstrates confidence in the ability of all people to stretch, grow, and evolve. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z To patch them in with a matching fabric would require an ability far greater than mine. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Other abilities took longer to discover, and depended on environment and circumstance—like Sparrow’s, which needed a garden, or at the very least a seed, in order to show itself. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A player’s trivia- answering ability is presumably the only worthwhile factor to consider; race, gender, and age wouldn’t seem to matter. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I had only ever wanted to find the Slip Kid to help myself, to figure out how to tame my abilities. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In addition to their nasty claws and fangs, they had a powerful ability to manipulate the Mist. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The relationship between them underwent no major changes with the girl’s development, because it was based on the solid principle of mutual acceptance and the ability to laugh together at almost everything. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z With a logic problem, asking people to explain themselves doesn’t impair their ability to come up with the answers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Once Abel’s debts and his terrible business decisions started impacting my mother’s credit and her ability to support her sons, she wanted out. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The ability to marry and pass as a normal woman in society are also important goals, both of which will not be possible without feminizing surgery and hormone treatment. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But it often restricted the ability of reinsurers to dispatch investigators to verify claims. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “It is an ability passed through families by blood, though not always consistently in each generation. Why do you ask?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It really isn’t any different from the ability of an art expert to look at the Getty kouros and know, instantly, that it’s a fake. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z As my stats continued to increase, I honed my avatar’s combat and spell-casting abilities while collecting a wide array of powerful weapons, magic items, and vehicles. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He was not for one moment concerned about his ability to start the third time. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z In a country where there was little game they managed to live because of their ability to hunt, and they were hunting him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The ability to create an imagined reality out of words enabled large numbers of strangers to cooperate effectively. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Dancing was glaringly outside my range of abilities. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He eventually regained his mobility, although the injury put an end to his ability to cut trees and perform difficult landscape work. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “His systems. Alexander’s systems are nothing you should be bothering with. You have no idea what you’re doing. I overestimated your ability to handle this challenge.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The facts suggest that something is at work in the eagle’s environment which has virtually destroyed its ability to reproduce. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z There are many biological influences of psychological traits such as cognitive ability, conscientiousness, impulsivity, and risk aversion. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I ran them as strictly as I could but confronted the limits of my ability when the keeplocks returned from their rec. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z However, it is just as likely that she lacked confidence in his ability to beat Octavian on land. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They are won by crews, and great crews are carefully balanced blends of both physical abilities and personality types. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Lara decides to test out her supernatural ability, doing a long run of impossible jumps and flips across the stage. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Talking up each other's strengths, insisting the other take credit for their abilities. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I've always been admired for my ability to keep a secret. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I was getting there, slowly, and maybe not entirely surely, but there was something almost delicious about feeling the same powerful swell of abilities that had once terrorized me corked and controlled. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Their ability to own land made it seem that the new country was a more class-free and democratic society. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “I guess I’m just impressed you can use your abilities at all.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “She is already losing her ability to see us.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “I do have a supernatural ability,” I say. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Add locksmith skills and a keen ability to keep a low profile, and I trip into the lap of luxury on a regular basis. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Desdemona looked at me a moment as if measuring my ability to fulfill this promise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z At the same time, not unrelated, machines were being put to important scientific use: Researchers were trying to measure the ability of pilots and soldiers to sustain their focus while operating the advanced weaponry. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z We are still animals, and our physical, emotional and cognitive abilities are still shaped by our DNA. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The slope lengthened until a new balance point was reached, one defined by the complex interactions of countless tiny particles and their ability to maintain an angled shape. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But when I left school, I left the ability to impress. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Whenever I got near one of them, I invariably broke out in a cold sweat and lost the ability to speak in complete sentences. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Thanks to the Cognitive Revolution, Homo sapiens acquired the ability to say, ‘The lion is the guardian spirit of our tribe.’ Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Size has nothing to do with it. It’s temperament and ability that count. The Chairman has to have ability and he must know what’s important. How many of you know what’s important?” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z They feed by placing a forefoot on the cocoon and biting off the end, showing an extraordinary ability to discriminate between sound and empty cocoons. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “For the sake of your ability to sleep at night, I’m going to keep that to myself.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We both had short brown hair and bony elbows and the ability to stare without blinking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Eye and Ear could look forward to finding wives who would accept their unusual looks and abilities. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “When I was 8 years old, I was struck by lightning. Part of my brain was injured, and I ended up with super number abilities.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The young lady, however, seemed slightly bored with her own singing ability, or perhaps just with the time and place; twice, between verses, I saw her yawn. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “You have no faith in my sister’s abilities to twist things to suit her desires.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z With his ability to draw bad luck I didn’t want to take chances. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z From the coaches to the competitors in my life who doubted my abilities—because I was Black, because I was a woman, because I was Muslim—they all ran through my mind. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “The ratio of population growth to the Thunderhead’s ability to provide for humanity requires that a certain number of people be gleaned each year,” he told them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She confessed her affection for the seven Moscote sisters, for their beauty, their ability for work, their modesty, and their good manners, and she celebrated her son's prudence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He had an uncanny ability to remember names. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z One of my fencing strengths has always been my sense of timing and my ability to use the distance and false actions to trick my opponent. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z His ability to live in the United States depended on our ability to live here. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The rarest such items were artifacts, superpowerful magic items that gave their owners incredible abilities. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Therefore Marx says that these natural resources should belong to everyone, not divided into little pieces but used by all the people according to their ability to work. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Had I the ability, and could I reach the nation’s ear, I would today pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Each child is born with different strengths and abilities, including different types of creative thinking. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Spender watched as the small port opened and Hathaway, the physician-geologist—they were all men of twofold ability, to conserve space on the trip—stepped out. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Lewis and Clark with their big guns were astounded and unsettled by the ability of the grizzly to absorb volleys of lead with barely a wobble. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Some at home did not appreciate my cleverness or abilities. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They must have needed the bats’ flying abilities, too, to build such a bridge. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was gone in ten days, and with it went my ability to do anything but roll on the floor and cry. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The slugger didn’t offer to help me, despite its ability to grow arms at will, and I waited for the spasms to recede before climbing back into the chair. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Resonant and inevitable, like the dull toll of an iron bell, confident in the ability of its peal to reach all those who needed reaching. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Other than paying for bandwidth, which he bitterly resented, he was subject to no regulation, no taxes, no restrictions on his ability to say what he wished. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Finnegan only got two words out before he apparently lost the ability to speak. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z In fact, knowing about numbers at all was quite an ability in prehistoric times. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Dr. Campbell turned to the nurse and she wrote down his speculations over her ability to mother a child. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I am quite confident and assured of my abilities. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I thought he might want to see the sights of Havana, but that required the ability to relax. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Charles himself was done in; he had no ability to focus on the Wallace crisis. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The inappropriate force of his anger and lack of ability to control or channel it reflect a primary weakness of personality structure. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Age and experience had sharpened Clara’s ability to divine the occult and to move objects from afar. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In new schools, redemption came from his ability to go around anyone with a basketball. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The wedding itself did not end until 5:31, and Humperdinck had to use all of his persuasive abilities to get even that much accomplished. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She’d never been impressed with Hedge’s nursing abilities before, but he must have done something right. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Many chemicals used as pesticides — herbicides as well as insecticides — belong to this group of substances that have the ability to damage the chromosomes, interfere with normal cell division, or cause mutations. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z If the other boys on the block were now smaller than me physically and somewhat behind in their athletic ability, they were far behind in their literary skills. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Alfred Cheetham, the third officer, found himself in conversation with some women who wondered about the dangers ahead, and about Shackleton’s ability to lead the men through unforeseen perils. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She’d be even worse off than she was today, stripped of all magical powers, without all her current abilities, and never able to learn anything new. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She had the wonderful ability of being able to make all who knew her feel that they were special to her as individual human beings. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And even someone like me had the ability to change things. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Samuel Collier, by then a grown man, was recognized for his knowledge, skills, and ability to communicate with the natives in their own language. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It put the world on notice that North Korea was moving ever closer to having the ability to strike the continental United States with a nuclear-armed ballistic missile. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z At this singularity the laws of science and our ability to predict the future would break down. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The ability to read the calendar in the skies was literally a matter of life and death. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I had lost faith in the Dodgers’ ability to win a World Series, but I still loved them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Our own day-to-day survival may no longer depend on our ability to sing, but our ancient ancestors were on to something that applies to modern lives, too. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I knew how to show my faith in the Sacred Rock’s ability to heal me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Oliver—not a huge believer in the twins’ cooking abilities—suggested that Jessie and Isa have immunity on Christmas Eve, or perhaps that they trade for a different, less important day. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z There’s a disease called Ondine’s Curse, in which your body loses the ability to breathe involuntarily. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z But even with the errors, the machines processed the transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flows and trajectory analyses in a way that surpassed the upper limits of human ability. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Janice had obviously chosen him for his bulk; our job, I soon learned, required the ability and willingness to push around bodies, even shove some. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I have only a limited ability to say no. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z This ability to learn is what makes poisoning rats so difficult. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I try to formulate the best response I can, but it’s like I’ve lost my ability to put together coherent thoughts. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z This is reminiscent of Schooler’s experiments that I described in the Van Riper story, in which introspection destroyed people’s ability to solve insight problems. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z State bureaucrats are not selected mainly on the basis of kinship, as in chiefdoms, but are professionals selected at least partly on the basis of training and ability. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He was so solid in his ability, so sure of himself on the board, that Fischer once described him as playing “like a house.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Besides, I’m not offering food, and my ability to provide scraps has always been my main redeeming quality to him. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The announcer on the television show gives the cousins some kind of test, asking them questions they should be able to answer with their “abilities.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z While I worked, I could feel a virtual tug-of-war going on between my hands and the cells’ powerful adhesive ability. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In evaluating the intentions and feelings of others, his ability to separate the real situation from his own mental projections is very poor. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z To this day it stands as a monument to the ability of propaganda to foster absolute power and to justify unfettered hatred. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Years later, when I had learned to use words better, I lost my ability to speak so freely with Mama. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “One of the brain’s most amazing abilities is for self-deception. So when there’s a disconnect between attitudes and behaviors, the brain changes attitude rather than changing behaviors.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Yet the truly unique feature of our language is not its ability to transmit information about men and lions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A long line of studies, including research into twins who were separated at birth, had already concluded that genes alone are responsible for perhaps 50 percent of a child’s personality and abilities. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Nobody now alive remembers Ariana ever demonstrating even the slightest sign of magical ability. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It could be compromising our ability to make decisions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Above that point, there begin to be structural impediments to the ability of the group to agree and act with one voice. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t long before Matt added musical ability to his growing list of accomplishments. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Tony would have liked to send something to his mother, but he had a realistic idea of her ability to read it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A vegetarian—he and Lissa had an amazing ability to come up with explanations for my odd behavior. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Now she would have to call into play all of her climbing ability to keep going up the treacherously steep smooth slates. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Technically, I’m not doing anything wrong, not yet, but if the police stop me—well, let’s just say they have an uncanny ability to make technicalities disappear. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I stand there watching him, admiring his ability to get up and slide down the tree so fast. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The classic model for understanding what it means to lose the ability to mind-read is the condition of autism. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Kainene’s approval, something she had never felt before, was like a sweetness on her tongue, a surge of ability, a good omen. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Rather, it’s the ability to transmit information about things that do not exist at all. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I worry she might know my ability and my secret, and quoting Einstein will only make her more suspicious. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Martin had said that he pushed feelings into people, but my abilities didn’t work that way, and they never had. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z This ability to speak about fictions is the most unique feature of Sapiens language. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The second thing he did was to convince me that my good reading ability and good test scores made me special. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I’d feel like I had to get home right now to do work but didn’t have the ability to get to the subway. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z But what is so threatening about my ability to manipulate the simulations? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It was as if she had put a spell on him; it was as if typing the lies, the wrong words, had depleted him of all ability to act. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Help them, dear God, to play to the very best of their ability. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Her ability to always use the fewest words infuriates me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z If he could help me figure out how to control my abilities. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I wondered if Maxie had some magic control over the weather, the ability to protect herself but dump on me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The papers were full of questions about Pollard’s ability and fitness. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Explain to me how a single windstorm removed our ability to talk to Ares 3." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Sapiens can produce many more distinct sounds than green monkeys, but whales and elephants have equally impressive abilities. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Who are the only creatures with the ability to conjure fireballs? Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z These triumphant landings were due in considerable part to the great skill invested in their design, fabrication and testing, and to the abilities of the spacecraft controllers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Suzuki understood that making good musicians requires investment in developing the whole child – from their morality to their character and ability to be good citizens. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z When no one came over, Maribel and I watched television, hours and hours of it, finding small comfort in its ability to numb, to keep us from losing our minds. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z What he would give for that kind of ability, for that lack of fear. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The essence of Darwin’s disruptive genius was his ability to think about nature not as fact—but as process, as progression, as history. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “You have ability and more brains than any other woman I’ve known. You can fill any job a woman can and many jobs that men fill.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z As I see it today, the ability to read awoke inside me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Wren seemed to have lost the ability to speak. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Maybe I had learned a lot, and maybe I had a better grip on my abilities, but staring at him, my fists clenched and shaking, I couldn’t justify it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Farmer was quick to give credit to Père Lafontant both for his vision for improving life in Cange and for his ability to raise funds with the help of the South Carolina church. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The ability to spot patterns is key to code breaking, and Elizebeth already had an eye for them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I want to run, but Finnick’s acting so strange, as if he’s lost the ability to move, so I take his hand and lead him like a small child. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But sometimes the ability to omit an agent comes in handy because the minor characters in the story are a distraction. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z If he were to win it, which, considering the way he was playing, was conceivable, then he would have proven that blacks had the ability to succeed—if allowed the opportunity. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw him lift his arms, ready to yank Zu away with his abilities, but Chubs was faster. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They still talk of this today, even when the baboons have lost the ability to sing and the tune of this song has been forgotten. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Korako, goddess of secrets, had been the one to see to it, and to administer other tests to determine the more elusive godspawn abilities. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It puzzled her, the ability of romantic love to mutate, how quickly a loved one could become a stranger. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z One was a special bird called a jabberjay that had the ability to memorize and repeat whole human conversations. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Movement and rhymes build cognitive abilities in terms of sequencing physical and linguistic activity, imitation, and internalization. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Aron’s training in worldliness was gained from a young man of no experience, which gave him the ability for generalization only the inexperienced can have. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z By background and education, she belonged to The Club class but by ability and intelligence she belonged to the readers’ class. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “You may be small in size, but your legless little life is a great gift to our understanding of the scientific method. And also our ability to pass seventh grade.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z This development enhanced their ability to wage legal battles but impeded their ability to acknowledge or respond to the emergence of a new caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I have tested Nathan and can say he has vast amounts of kindness as well as the grandest of courage. He has within him the dormant abilities of a talented medicine man.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was very proud of his ability with boats and he liked to show off. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Its beauty and ability to be easily shaped make it ideal for jewelry. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Either his lord father had a new respect for Tyrion's abilities, or he'd decided to rid himself of his embarrassing get for good. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Not only does the Crystal Ball glow brighter when touched, but rarer abilities start popping up. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z However, the radiation produced in a nuclear war, among its many other effects, debilitates the body’s immunological system, causing a deterioration of our ability to resist disease. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He imagined her clients instantly trusting her ability. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As Ebola sweeps through you, your immune system fails, and you seem to lose your ability to respond to viral attack. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Why had he been given this useless ability to absorb the meaning of words, sentences, stories, books? Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z They must demonstrate through words and deeds their ability to live by and aspire to the same moral codes as the white middle class, even while they are being discriminated against wrongly. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Cadmium was chosen for its ability to absorb huge numbers of neutrons. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If I were in charge, those painkillers would be gone in a day because I have so little ability to watch suffering. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z What was important to me wasn’t love or friendship, but my ability to lie convincingly to myself: to believe I was strong. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This particular fantasy had been creeping up on my dreams for weeks, invading the slips of time when I wasn’t holed up practicing my abilities. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I remember lying in his bed, tossing and turning, wondering why he'd lacked the ability to read my mind. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z If Nemur and Strauss were ordinary men working beyond their abilities, I felt sure it would be different with the others. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The ability to save my place at any time basically gave me infinite lives. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Only people with legal abilities are allowed. Besides, we wouldn’t want to catch whatever it was you gave the Crystal Ball.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z But all in all, I felt confident in her ability to get us to the Frontera safely. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Hazel used her abilities to levitate some items from the bottom of the sea. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She always had the ability to deal with doctors and policemen if she was forced to. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Cain proved the physical transformative effects, and Kaltain proves the ability to influence thoughts and emotions. I would like to test its full ability to hone the minds of a few others.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Seven Days was the consequence of this ability, but not its origin. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing who you are and being able to assess your abilities, strengths, and weaknesses is critical to your success in any field. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z We assume that a large brain, the use of tools, superior learning abilities and complex social structures are huge advantages. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “When there were outbursts or problems. Keeps you from being able to think long enough to use your abilities.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I think that maybe lunch is some secret component of our final score because there is no higher achievement for a southern woman than the ability to eat barbecue and walk away stain free. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The sensitivity remained: the ability to feel what the others were feeling in the belly and chest; words were not necessary, but the messages the people felt were confused now. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She’s been like this ever since she got her Mastermind Inventor ability from the Crystal Ball. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z But just because we have the ability to label it, doesn’t mean we really know what’s in the box. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z My progressions are insane, certainly not an advertisement of ability—more like an accounting of a ceramic shop after an earthquake. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Breaking a song into “chunks” helps exercise children’s cognitive and analytical abilities to understand, compare, and contrast the different parts or phrases of a song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z They have the ability to destroy enzymes — enzymes that perform necessary functions in the body. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It has cost him his ability to be sober. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Agent Fiona, I think we’d all feel a lot better if you could put that ability of yours to use and reveal the girl’s intentions.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And there was my own insecurity in my ability to protect your black body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Over time he had acquired the ability to blend into the background of wherever he was—into bookshelves, gardens, curtains, doorways, streets—to appear inanimate, almost invisible to the untrained eye. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was careful to be realistic but also to sound notes of hope, reminding his listeners of our resilience as a nation, our ability to rebound after tough times. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z At that time in the United States, Lombardy was in ability only slightly behind Fischer himself. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I have always had perhaps too high a regard for the importance of face-to-face meetings and of my own ability in such a meeting to persuade men to change their views. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If my sister or I got arrested, it could cost all of us the ability to stay in the United States. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z What use, if any, can be made of this ability of the insect to detect and react to sound? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But the comfort-loving Descartes wasn’t a fighting soldier; he found his military niche as an engineer, using his mathematical skills rather than his less-developed physical abilities. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z There really wasn’t a single person in the world that was immune to his abilities, not even President Gray. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The students start in first grade with meaningful, but not overwhelming, differences in their knowledge and ability. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Musicians must also respond immediately to their own sound through acute music listening ability, often coordinating with other musicians around them. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z But Howard was blessed with an uncanny ability to see potential in unlikely packages, and he had a cavalryman’s eye for horsemen. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z No doubt there are some who become hopeless about their students’ abilities to learn. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Even in the most dire circumstances, we all have power and agency, the ability to choose what we think and how we respond to the circumstances of our lives. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She often withdrew into silence in the middle of a conversation, and when she did he let her be; sometimes he envied her the ability to be changed by what had happened. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Warned not to touch, Kira had watched, marveling at her mother’s skill, at her ability to choose just the right shade. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t work, but he smiles nonetheless, clearly proud of his ability to spout useless information. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z This is because the act of describing a face has the effect of impairing your otherwise effortless ability to subsequently recognize that face. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Sarai didn’t like the thought, because if it was so and their abilities spoke some essential truth about their souls, what did that say about her? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A number of players, some outcasts or close to homeless but with master-level playing ability, actually lived—on and off—in the house with him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In a more rational society, an ability to write would be of great help to her. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The fresh air seemed to clear Lady Constance’s mind somewhat; at the very least she regained the ability to stand upright. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z As a child his musical ability had quickly been spotted and he was soon in Vienna receiving training from, among others, Salieri, and encountering both Beethoven and Schubert. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z DRACO: Consider the alternative—consider if people had known that I had the ability to travel in time. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The ability to communicate with other prisoners through the cement walls was the only thing that kept him sane. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was a story of how the outliers in a particular field reached their lofty status through a combination of ability, opportunity, and utterly arbitrary advantage. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “And will you, to the best of your ability, protect him from harm?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Julie’s question about his ability to walk back up seemed more and more reasonable. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “What a pile of baloney. Just because they lost their abilities, you think their second souls were removed?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Listening and cognitive abilities in 10- and 11-year-olds: The blur effect. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z When you believe in your own ability to do something, even something scary, it gives you an almost magic power. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Right now, our lives depend on my ability to navigate and Jacqui's ability to drive. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He was proud of their shame because it meant that he had the ability of begetting refined children. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It has cost him his marriage, his smile, his ability to eat enough, sleep enough, and feel enough. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z So we get a supernatural ability based on our talents. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Their looks might even jeopardize their ability to receive a proper reception at the fine Virginia households they planned to call on across the river. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse meant financial rescue, the ability to meet his responsibilities as father and husband, professional redemption, and the end of a long, public humiliation. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Lest I got cocky about my abilities to manipulate him, I received at that moment a quiet but sinister warning about what I was up against. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In a civil and humane society, each man is able to fulfill those obligations according to his own inclinations and abilities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Though his mental faculties remained intact, that morning, as I let out my first cry at Women’s Hospital, my papou lost the ability to speak. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Gregor felt more tears slipping down his cheeks when he thought of how badly you had to be hurt to lose the ability to cry. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “My promise, Tally, was that you wouldn’t be pretty until you helped us to the very best of your ability. I have every confidence that this is within your ability.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z How could they best appropriate the uncanny ability we kept to dream? The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z My ability did seem to be developing, as Millard said it would, growing like a muscle the more I worked it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Tison testified that he feared for his life, citing 27 years of law enforcement experience in support of his ability to detect a genuine threat. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Without question, the ability to write down rhythms fired the imaginations of composers. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Be thankful your special abilities don’t include taste,” said Ear, fanning the hot plates with his ears. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Other people are born with talents like yours. You’ve heard of them, I’m sure: seers, conjurers, makers of magic weapons. Most legendary figures have some sort of ability that makes them noteworthy. ” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Seriously, what young boy doesn’t want to be a robot with guns built into his arms and the ability to change into a Mack truck or a jet plane on demand? Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z About midway through the first verse, Nathan tested his ability and saw a fish the size of a car swimming near them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Shin knew he was undermining his ability to adapt to his new life, but he also knew that he could not force himself to change. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Katz took a big thoughtful breath—partly sigh, partly just experimenting with the ability to breathe again. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And, of course, photos of Otto’s and Sheed’s parents were plentiful, despite their ability to make Grandma and the boys sad from time to time. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And yet, gradually, her ability to read and do math surpassed that of all but the oldest students. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to care, but she no longer knew how; it had slipped from her memory, the ability to care. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If Liam was so accomplished with his abilities, it probably meant he had taken years to practice, most of those spent outside of camp walls. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Apparently, I had the same ability with my words. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Deliberate and thoughtful, he had an ability to study each situation before choosing a course of action. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And yet I can see why a mortal would make a useful spy, beyond the ability to lie. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Marcy took pride in her ability to hold up her end of the conversation at social gatherings with her husband’s college friends and, later, with his faculty colleagues. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Success required the ability to do what had to be done without letting anything—like fear—get in the way. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Capturing their sounds, however, is difficult to do in regular notation, and children do not have the ability to formally notate something using staff paper and lines. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z His knee: they must have wanted to study his unusual physical abilities, his speed and agility. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Hillary was Barack’s opponent, which meant that I wasn’t inclined to feel especially warmly toward her just then, but I couldn’t help but admire her ability to stand up and keep fighting amid the misogyny. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “She has obviously inherited my ability to communicate with the spirit world. She has been trained by the njuzu. I am pleased to welcome her into our family.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Director Van Helsing says, “You may either display your supernatural ability first and announce what it is to the spectators later or vice versa. It’s your choice.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z For once he envied his ability to pick up the slightest sounds. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The Cavendish understandably harbored a proprietary interest in the characteristics of the particle it had discovered, not to mention a native pride in its ability to extract precise measurements from its meticulously hand-built equipment. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Because of his mathematical and technical ability, Manfred was assigned to read radar. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “You said Jack taught you how to use your abilities?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Rick said, “There is a defect in your empathic, role-taking ability. One which we don’t test for. Your feelings toward androids.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Neanderthals and archaic Homo sapiens probably also had a hard time talking behind each other’s backs—a much maligned ability which is in fact essential for cooperation in large numbers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But of all of music’s contributions to the human condition, its ability to create social cohesion and communicate emotion has ensured its longevity. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The big house was always open and full of people, but she had lost her ability to laugh easily and was often to be seen staring straight ahead, lost in thought. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z However, some people around the Institute were skeptical of her ability to work in a space suit in Level 4. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve talked with other public speakers; they agree that this ability is native to any person who has the “mass appeal” gift, who can get through to and move people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z What we are talking about is a kind of super-reflex, a fundamental physiological ability of which we are barely aware. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maplewood tracked students by ability, and I was always in the track for advanced learners. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It’s everywhere, all through my body, and it’s taking away my ability to move. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z His hand rested against my back as we walked, and I wondered where it came from, his ability to be strong and gentle at the same time. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Another set of tests was what are called speed tests, much simpler measures of ability. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There are about forty of us now, aged six through sixteen, representing a range of ability to control our limbs and our voices. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He thought the Hamiltons despised him for his one ability. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z An acrid smoke fills the air, which is not the best remedy for someone trying to regain the ability to breathe. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Like Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson knew that the rest of her career would be defined by her ability to use the electronic computers to transcend human limits. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “He had an ability that helped him in combat,” Frank said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And their ability to eat nonfishy meals is, in turn, an elaboration of their being opportunistic hunters. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z This fact has contributed greatly both to humankind’s extraordinary social abilities and to its unique social problems. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know someone with that ability. If she was carrying a huge stack of papers and tripped, they’d all land exactly like she had them before.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “We can sculpt and shape the neural circuits to refine the brain. We can drastically improve people’s abilities. “This is my dream.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She had discovered when she was seventeen that she could shape the behavior of men with her behavior and that this ability was founded on her appearance. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Hannah felt as if he were looking deep inside her, toting up her abilities, guessing at her chances. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Birds picked up in a dying condition showed the typical symptoms of insecticide poisoning — tremoring, loss of ability to fly, paralysis, convulsions. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Not particularly inclined to add hostage-taking to his repertoire of abilities, Dorian had spent hours arguing against it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She had taught her son the ability to be, even in the middle of a crowd, somehow comfortably inside himself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But High's ability to go mano a mano with blacks and Communists in the impending race war was called into question after he shattered his hand while attempting to break a piece of plywood, karate-style. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to have lost the ability to talk. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He has this super ability to give someone a nickname and make it stick. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z What sets the real artist apart is not so much the desire to seek, but that mysterious ability to find, which we call talent. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve never failed an exam in my life. But they weren’t testing actual knowledge, they were testing our ability to answer tricky multiple-choice questions that have nothing to do with real medical knowledge.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z By the time we reach the lake, Gale seems to have lost his ability to speak. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z That night I thought I had lost my ability to fall in love forever, that I would never laugh again or pursue an illusion. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The new cells resulting from these divisions have the same ability to escape control, and in time enough such cells have accumulated to constitute a cancer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Earning XPs was how you increased your avatar’s power level, strength, and abilities. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Fear of Communism had all but destroyed Americans ability to deal with the complexities of class issues, or even to recognize that class differences exist in this country. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Without copying anyone else, she had invented her own curious personality, which I envied even more than her artistic ability. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Relations among musical skills, phonological processing, and early reading ability in preschool children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z There were some climbers of very dubious ability on a commercial expedition led by an Englishman with undistinguished Himalayan credentials. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It is a national organization, with overseas branches, whose purpose is to help those living in rural areas—and the children particularly—develop practical abilities and moral character. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only the beginning of her dark, strange ability. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Impressed by George’s perseverance, and by his ability on the water, Aaron Pocock entered him in a professional race, the Sportsman Handicap, at Putney on the Thames, when he was seventeen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There were laws restricting her ability to apply for a credit card in her own name, because she was a woman. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But because Spanish ports and vessels were closed to Dutch shipping, the economic survival of the tiny republic depended on its ability to construct, man and deploy a great fleet of commercial sailing vessels. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They can take away my freedom, but not my fantastic ability to hold a grudge. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I’d chosen it partly because I wasn’t sure of Mola’s climbing ability, and partly because my own injuries had left me feeling less than athletic. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Then can ye tell me what on earth made ye put down Junior Agent when ye ain’t got a supernatural ability to speak of?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Because of this, they survived more, reproduced more, and passed this ability down to their offspring. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Conversation would be nice, but the true reward would be the ability to haggle fluently and get my next two-headed skull for the same price as a normal one. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z There’s no need to invoke any special parapsychological abilities; the ordinariness of apparently predictive dreams does not need any ex plaining. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My ability to direct it like a spotlight—this was new. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Cherrie and the others especially enjoyed Roosevelt’s ability to tell a good story, keeping everyone entertained with tales of his adventures in the Wild West, in Africa, and as president. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z It demands first of all the ability to think of sticks or stones as “fruit knockers” or “bone crackers,” not only when they are needed for such purposes but at other times as well. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Savant means that my math skills are far beyond normal, and acquired means I wasn’t born with this wacky ability. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The third voice added, “Like Huey said, ‘We should all carry the weight, and those who have extreme abilities will have to carry extremely heavy loads’ ” There were words thrown back and forth. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z By now I’ve figured out that I don’t have any supernatural abilities. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As long as he was well equipped and had a good crew, he was confident in his ability to pull off his plan. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I was drawn to the Pythagorean theorem and its promise of a universal—the ability to predict the nature of any three points containing a right angle, anywhere, always. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Thanks to his hard work, his innate ability, and his sheer determination, he was frequently promoted. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It’s the one thing about her parents’ lives she truly admires—their ability, for better or for worse, to turn their back on their homes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Malaria and sleeping sickness are even more slippery customers in their ability rapidly to change their antigens. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z One side contains my exuberant cheerfulness, my flippancy, my joy in life and, above all, my ability to appreciate the lighter side of things. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I was impressed by the organization of the union and its ability to control its membership, even in the face of such savage opposition. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “But something was attracted to your ability. To your power. It wanted to have some fun. Did you have fun with them?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Arm lacked the abilities of his comrades, but even he could hear and see the differences between the city and Monomatapa’s country. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I watched her intently, and I will admit that it was not entirely for her musical ability. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It isn’t too hard to do if you know how, and Moira had mechanical ability, she used to fix her own car, the minor things. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When you see a filmmaker getting too fancy, you can bet he's worried either about his story or about his ability to tell it. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Our extended separation has so far improved my devotion to Anatole, my French grammar, and my ability to live with uncertainty. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It also matters because by fixing the first impression at the heart of the audition—by judging purely on the basis of ability—orchestras now hire better musicians, and better musicians mean better music. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z For reasons that are not well understood, the ability of individuals to sustain and survive a high-voltage shock varies widely. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z But even if I had the ability to erase it, I wouldn't, because Mom would kill me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Players are judged on their own performance, not on anyone else’s, and on the basis of their ability, not on some other arbitrary fact. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Not only athletic ability, but also star power, no pun intended. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “You overestimate my abilities, but only slightly. And you didn’t answer my question.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z That was his power—cranking up the passions so badly, they clouded your ability to think. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Even as a student, I saw many young men who had great natural ability, but who did not have the self-discipline and patience to build on their endowment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of her physical challenges, Melody’s quick and capable mental abilities were able to shine as she led her team to victory.’” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z As children, we placed a great deal of faith in his ability but learned to steer clear while he was working. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Lots of times, that ability to compute and calculate information rapidly was helpful, like when he was reading about complex mathematical theories. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Always the same: great intellect, ability to accomplish much, but also this. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z If at the heart of rhetoric is the ability to position oneself in regard to an audience, their exchange demonstrates Satan’s mastery. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Do you even know how to use your abilities? The file the League had on you made it sound like you could control it.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Brother Mance would pace the floor, extolling my abilities with pen and paper. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z If she never finished it, it wasn’t a question of ability. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Such myths give Sapiens the unprecedented ability to cooperate flexibly in large numbers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “But in your grandpa’s case, because he is bilingual, he has lost his ability to speak English and has reverted to his mother tongue, as it is probably easiest.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z By giving prestige to the Swiss, he discredited his own troops, for he did away entirely with his foot-soldiers and obliged his cavalry to depend upon the abilities of others. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z They matched their male colleagues in curiosity, passion, and the ability to withstand pressure. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “The Negroes were selected on the basis of scholarship, personal conduct, and health. We picked those who had the mental ability to do the job and had used it,” Blossom answered. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After a month, I developed this uncanny ability to sense his presence before I even saw him. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z With virtually no depth perception and no ability to see horses to his outside, he was far more vulnerable to positioning errors. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z While my sisters and I offer our sympathy long-distance, Paul is the one who arrives at our father's house on Thanksgiving day, offering to prepare traditional Greek dishes to the best of his ability. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I’m working to the best of my ability! It’s not my fault this math is too hard! I’ll never get it right!” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z What I’m describing here is an intellectual capacity — our ability to process raw information. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing wrong with wanting to know how to use your abilities,” Clancy added. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life thinking that it’s stupid.’” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t know he had the ability to snarl. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Darajas, those with the ability to use it, had once healed the sick and injured. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It makes me think of my life, my nonexistent accomplishments and my overall abilities in incompetence. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z It was as a child in the Philippine Islands that I saw larger birds make use of thinking ability. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Emma allowed that this was at least marginally peculiar, since the ability to enchant snakes was something only syndrigasti could do. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Sometimes after a stroke, people lose their ability to speak,” she explains. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z And if Shoji had my ability to dream, he might’ve cared more about his future than ending his pain. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The arsenal of lipsticks in her purse and her ability to deploy them perfectly was the kind of social prowess I dreamed of. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Byrne had just defeated Samuel Reshevsky, the strongest American grandmaster in the tournament, and his chess ability was not to be disrespected. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z What if my supernatural ability turns out to be something disappointing like superhuman knitting? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z But after four thousand nights among them—in their homes, on their skin—Sarai knew humans in a way the others couldn't, and she'd lost that easy ability to hate. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You have no idea how Capricorn longs to hear your voice. He's got great faith in your abilities, Capricorn has.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Those girls were blessed with the ability to sleep through the stormiest of sidewinders. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Somehow it had the ability to slip through the slush of five o’clock noises to reach its targets. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s been saying on the radio that the economy was improving, when anyone with two eyes could see the only thing getting better was my mother’s ability to patch holes in pants. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Stroke victims who have lost the ability to speak, for example, are virtuosos, because their infirmity has forced them to become far more sensitive to the information written on people’s faces. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Is humanity too confident about its ability to avoid ecological disaster?” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A typical black child and white child from the same socioeconomic background, however, have the same abilities in math and reading upon entering kindergarten. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In the military, brilliant generals are said to possess "coup d’oeil”—which, translated from the French, means "power of the glance”: the ability to immediately see and make sense of the battlefield. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Thomas’s first instinct was to ignore her, to deny once again that someone had the ability to enter his mind, invade his privacy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Mind reading, as well, is an ability that improves with practice. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Kennedy's ability to outmaneuver Khrushchev, and to assess the threat at America's doorstep, depended on the flow of secret intelligence passed to Janet Chisholm in a Moscow park. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Only you have the ability to kill the monsters.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Look: The incomers—the real aliens, not me—in my father’s book had the ability to produce vibrational waves that targeted a specific region inside the brains of their human victims. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It is within the ability of even the most drained fairy to put a complete mind kibosh on any human alive. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I am proud of my ability to save until I see tears in Mother s deep eyes. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes his censer produced so much smoke it seemed that Father Mike had the ability to cloak himself in a mist. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The tape had an amazing ability to stretch. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Joaquin liked both of them, but he liked Mark’s ability to be quiet, to not always need an answer right away. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The application of Orff and Dalcroze activities in preschool children: Do they affect the level of rhythmic ability? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Those kids were...they were so messed up, you know? Maybe they were like that before they got their abilities, or they hated themselves for having them, but they used to do terrible things.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Burnham was a talented artist and architect in his own right, but his greatest strength lay in his ability to win clients and execute Root’s elegant designs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z This ability normally asserted itself when he was nervous or did not know what to say or felt it was a social obligation to say something. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Their rockets had reached speeds of Mach 15 in flight, and they were confident of their abilities to lift a payload—a satellite and a human passenger—into orbit. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Less than a month later, the Soviets shot a second satellite into orbit—Sputnik 2—carrying a live dog named Laika, suggesting that they might soon develop the ability to send a human into space. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to deliver my speech more than anything else in the world, felt that only these men could judge truly my ability, and now this stupid clown was ruining my chances. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, Katherine Goble’s confidence in her own mathematical abilities, and her innate curiosity, pushed her to pepper the engineers with questions, just as she had as a child with her parents and teachers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z More disturbingly, scientists’ ability to control their own professional destinies seemed to be slipping away. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He tells me I show ability in smiles, and that I could go far. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The concept of uncertainty pertains to scientists’ ability to describe the properties of a particle. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I’m sure Dr. Schultz had plans for testing our reading ability. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She never doubted his ability to care for himself in any situation, but now her heart was jumping. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He thinks an argument can be made that the brain might be trained in its ability not just to attend but even to multitask. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Population growth is still off the charts, but it’s balanced by the Thunderhead’s ability to provide for an ever-increasing population. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Auditory discrimination exercises work the child’s ability to hear differences in sound in order to organize and make sense of sound. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Matt remembered the birthday party where El Patron had so suddenly recovered his mental abilities. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she demonstrated a wicked ability to murder. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Tom prided himself on his ability to kid people and make it sound serious. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Which makes you very different from Tom Riddle. It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I believe that Andy has the ability—he just needs the desire to get it together. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Lloyd’s slaves would boast his ability to buy and sell Jacob Jepson. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z A crew’s relevancy—their ability to hold their own corner and expand the business—was dependent on the amount of muscle they controlled and the level of violence their muscle was ready to get into. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I think we would have talked about awareness programs for gender bias, and how to teach female musicians to be more assertive in making the case for their own ability. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He brought it over to show me its features—its snap pockets, its map pouch, its general miraculous ability to hold contents. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He has the demeanor of a psychoanalyst, watchful and impassive, and his ability to transform his face so easily and quickly was astonishing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It wasn’t long before Mary’s new boss suggested that she enroll in the laboratory’s engineer training program; her ability and her passion for the work were abundantly clear. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z A Seattle doctor had suggested sympathetic denervation of the limb—doing away with its ability to feel—but Ishmael had balked for unfathomable reasons. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I like counting, and I’m a fast counter, but I don’t have superhero abilities. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Garfield was respected for his ability to work with those of different viewpoints, and he had given the delegates a stirring address calling for party harmony. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And the next thing I knew, Seanie, who was definitely not famous for his tackling ability, took me right down with a diving side tackle. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z That which had made Helmholtz so uncomfortably aware of being himself and all alone was too much ability. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m a prototype sent to your planet to collect data on what you Earthlings call emotions. I’m not human, as you can clearly see when I play basketball to the best of my ability.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of us, in ways that we are not entirely aware of, automatically associate leadership ability with imposing physical stature. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z With only about two hundred kids in our class, it wasn’t a difficult task to manage, and like I said, Cade Hernandez had the ability to make anyone do whatever he wanted. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Perhaps someday your cricket will play as well. I prophesy great things for a creature of such ability, Mario.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not lack of ability that limited my people, but lack of opportunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had the ability as a people not only to offer him asylum, but to secure it and extricate him from prison. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It requires an ability to move back and forth between the concrete and the abstract, the immediate example and a scientific theory, and this movement is conceptually and historically problematic. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He wanted the ability to go back further than an hour, he wanted the ability to travel back years. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “Cain,” she said, but he took off down the hall like a jackrabbit, faster than he should have any ability to run. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Such fire! I do admire the Negros ability to continue fighting even in the face of overwhelming odds.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I already felt like the freak of freaks without the added realization that I lacked the basic ability of communicating normally with other human beings. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was the king of Syracuse who asked Archimedes to determine whether his crown was pure gold or had been mixed with lead, a task beyond the abilities of all the scientists at the time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z How could I know at this age that I wouldn’t have the advantage of living life to the best of my ability? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Classic style ignores the hired help and looks directly at what they are being paid to study: All children acquire the ability to speak a language without explicit lessons. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Britain’s ability to read Enigma was a vital war secret, and they had gone to great lengths to protect it. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Can you put me in touch with them? “I do have the ability to put you in touch with them, but you need to answer a few questions, starting with ‘Why should I?’ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The disease had left Morrie without the ability even to wiggle his toes, yet he could still feel pain, and massages helped relieve it. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her ability to work mischief was hardly worth noticing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They were happy to discover their unfreezing ability worked perfectly on the liquid and gulped greedily until the bottles were empty. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I must have looked doubtful about her words, because Teacher Sarah smiled and said to me, “I mean that they will care about what is inside of your head...your intelligence...your ability to learn.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking pride in her ability to predict its movements. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled up on the wire to the best of my ability, but there wasn’t much slack to it. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The living, thank heaven, retain the ability to surprise and to disappoint. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z But I didn’t write that I ignore these looks to the best of my ability. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The Kneazle has an uncanny ability to detect unsavoury or suspicious characters and can be relied upon to guide its owner safely home if they are lost. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time I had ever seen kids use their abilities so...frivolously. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In the skies was a great calendar, available to anyone with dedication and ability and the means to keep records. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Flannery: The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z They both wore their scars proudly—proof of their ability to survive. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Most researchers believe that these unprecedented accomplishments were the product of a revolution in Sapiens’ cognitive abilities. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But two Martians, incredibly brilliant, with the ability to keep me under this dreaming hypnosis all of the time. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, the ability for individuals to create and broadcast media explains a key difference between the nature and amount of information people consume today than in past eras. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Your police department—others as well—may have retired, very probably have retired, authentic humans with underdeveloped empathic ability, such as my innocent niece here. Your position, Mr. Deckard, is extremely bad morally. Ours isn’t.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z More importantly, he later said, he earned “a reputation...for organizing ability, taste and a capacity for creative collaboration.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z And yet, this is something of a mockery because of her lack °f maternal instincts or the ability to care for her young. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a man whose profession it was to love, and he would offer comfort and guidance to the best of his ability. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They looked like us, but their cognitive abilities—learning, remembering, communicating—were far more limited. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence’s ability to maintain AEC backing for the MTA was fading fast. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Their easy give-and-take, comic timing, and ability to segue into heart-wrenching moments, like Peeta’s confession of love for me, have made them a huge success with the audience. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The PSFs and camp controllers enforced the rule with the same level of severity they did with the kids who—however intentionally or unintentionally—used their abilities. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Rob, with his natural grace and ability, was already talking of college scholarships and NBA contracts. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I warned my friends not to use their abilities, no matter what, and Emma and I led them zigzagging through the streets, hoping this would make us harder to track. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z "That our arcana—not magical abilities, since there's nothing magical about them—lie within our blood." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z What are some ways the images like the one on the seal, made by non-lndigenous people, might affect your ability to see, know, and understand Indigenous peoples? An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z If you have a heterogeneous class make up of many different ethnicities, abilities, races, providing activities validates who they are as people, and sends a message that their voices are valued. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Courage, Prudence, Aggressiveness, Loyalty to 4B, Charity, Faith, an ability to overcome adversity, and Hope.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Hunter handed Washington a sample of his ability to swipe intelligence material—a letter that was supposed to go to the commanding officer of British forces in Canada. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Historian Allen Trelease has observed that for nineteenth-century Klansmen “the main safeguard lay not in their secrecy but in their ability to thwart legal processes if they were identified.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When your skin loses the pigment, it apparently also loses its ability to protect itself from the sun, which means I can get burned really easily. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “The Mist. It’s . . . well, it’s like this veil that hides the way things really are. Some mortals are born with the ability to see through it. Like you.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Mathematics is often viewed as a subject for technicians, and mathematical talent is confused with rote skills, elementary programming ability, or speed of calculation. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There are other fantasies involving magic powers, impossible wealth, and the ability to sing and dance. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z We can navigate the flock freely, with the ability to protect or disown as we see fit. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Remember, he’s not saying that the ability to finish the questionnaire and the ability to excel on the math test are related. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Neither dared confront the thought that man is a thinking animal in whom the intellect directs the urge to hunt and the ability to kill. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I think that’s awful—to start out okay, then lose the ability to do stuff. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z And what happens if they suppress the activity in my prefrontal cortex—if they damage my ability to make decisions? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Many scientists needed cells, but few had the time or ability to grow them in large enough quantities. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Grasse needed his word in order to account for the ability of such tiny, blind, and relatively brainless animals to erect structures of such vast size and internal complexity. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And the more time the bodyguard has, the better his ability to read the mind of any potential assailant. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It was the only place where she could find what she was looking for: misery and the ability to feel deep sorrow. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A reader of this intimidating passage can marvel at Butler’s ability to juggle abstract propositions about still more abstract propositions, with no real-world referent in sight. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I needed to want to use my abilities. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I no longer have the ability to travel as freely as I would like.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I quickly realized that I had to make my way on the basis of my ability, not my heritage. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But Moch had lost his ability to regulate the pace of his boat, and that spelled certain doom. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z To Forward, this owes to their abilities to have confronted the truth, expressed it, become genuine—in a way that isn’t possible through platitude or mere positive affirmation. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Her Superhuman Athleticism ability must make her super strong too. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He believed that her destiny was marriage and a brilliant life in society, where the ability to converse with the dead, if kept on a frivolous level, could be an asset. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In their company I attended grainy black-and-white movies in which ponderous, turtlenecked men slogged the stony beaches, cursing the gulls for their ability to fly. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z From each, says the slogan, according to her ability; to each according to bis needs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have the ability to allocate the job to the person who knows the area best.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z With his size and his speed and his ability, he was worth the special status at whatever cost and whatever effect it had on the dynamics of the team or his own development. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the Berlin Wall was not only blocking our way; it was blocking our sight—our ability to think about the world as a single market, a single ecosystem, and a single community. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z It helped define their ability to change their lives and shaped their odds of getting better. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z An ability to look into the confusing mess of life and see things for what they are. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The ability to keep your mouth shut is usually a sign of intelligence. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z What they stole from us was not merely our lives, but our ability to choose. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They often have an uncanny ability to sense feelings, intentions and motivations. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z But I was blessed with another trait I inherited from my mother: her ability to forget the pain in life. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I remember this ability of my mother’s, because now she is visiting my husband and me in the house we just bought in Woodside. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The boatman seemed to have the same ability, and people made detours around his cook-fire. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Organizations and researchers have produced countless studies on the arts’ effectiveness and ability to engage children cognitively, emotionally, physically, and artistically: in other words, on a holistic level. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z And there were intervals of ability to recall and review things that had happened years back with an astonishing clarity. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Throughout the experience, in spite of her growing discomfort, she’d been astonished by her body’s ability to make life, exactly as her mother and grandmother and all her greatgrandmothers had done. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z IQ is a measure, to some degree, of innate ability. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the world of text messages, ignorance of grammar and punctuation obviously doesn’t affect a person’s ability to communicate messages such as “C U later”. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z The one thing that may not be forgiven a witch is her ability to distress people, to make them restless and uneasy and even envious. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But I had already set something in motion that I had no ability to control. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z What bothered her even more, however, was that William had leapfrogged her when it came to ability, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But there is one injustice bitterer even than that—to be denied the right to work according to one’s ability. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Family opinion held that this reflected not emotional frustration, as post-Freudians might have it today, but a mind that worked so quickly that his thoughts raced ahead of his ability to express them in speech. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “It’s my supernatural ability. And plenty useful when it comes to interrogating baddies.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Their research suggests that once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘People’—adults, people bigger than me, older, smarter, with more ability to do something, I thought they’d keep us all safe. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Why is it so hard to believe? There have always been examples of regenerative abilities in nature.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Music, as energy, has the ability to transform all those within its reach. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z As is usually the case, people with special abilities emerged to assist travelers through the portal to the numinous. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Enrique is struck by the magic of the train—its power and its ability to take him to his mother. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The future, McKissick and a few others realized, lay not in seeking the right to spend money, but in the ability to earn it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But he had this ability to hit a grown man across his face with an open hand and they’d crumple. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He’s allowing me this, this one kindness, the ability to put the final pieces together myself. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Even if we had the time and the ability, we’d run out of construction paper long before we got close. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Even so, the ability to create music filled him with a joy too large to contain. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know how to use my abilities. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Gyptians prided themselves on their ability with cards, and several of the men looked interested and pulled their chairs up. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It may be, in fact, the most dangerous of all the filovirus sisters, because of its seeming ability to travel rather easily through the air, perhaps more easily than the others. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The others didn’t even know they needed him. he had the ability to get money and to keep it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z What makes an insecticide a systemic is the ability to permeate all the tissues of a plant or animal and make them toxic. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Guess I’m not the only one questioning what kind of supernatural ability they’ll have. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I can almost imagine a happiness without her, the ability to let her go, to feel our roots are connected even if I never see that leaf of grass again. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z To make Good Boys work—and to get it to Nebraska—Volpe is going to have to coax performances from actors of vastly different abilities and styles. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I’m impressed that she didn’t critique my serving-bowl-holding abilities or something. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Was I not supposed to play to the best of my ability? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Bobby’s prediction was calm and direct, and reveals his belief in himself and his abilities. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One of the foundational questions regarding any talent or ability is whether it is innate or learned—in other words, are we born musical, or can musicality and creativity be taught? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Staring at herself in the mirror, she found that she’d lost the ability to see herself through her own eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She could also predict the future and recognize people’s intentions, abilities that she maintained throughout her life and that increased with time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That is why, when you look at judicial rhetoric in the UK and US, the standard stipulation is that “proof” means not certainty, but the ability to demonstrate a set of propositions “beyond reasonable doubt.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z A boy might be praised for his scholarship, and the audience reminded of his special abilities in science. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Remains of houses and sewn clothing testify to a greatly improved ability to survive in cold climates, and remains of jewelry and carefully buried skeletons indicate revolutionary aesthetic and spiritual developments. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She looked at Rahel standing at the dining table and noticed the same eerie stealth, the ability to keep very still and very quiet that Estha seemed to have mastered. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z All is going as planned, and I sort of forget about Boy21’s ability to take away my starting position. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He may not let himself lose his ability to focus, but I can tell that the wine has relaxed him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Shawn raised his arms to block the punch, but when Dad saw this he lowered his fists, perhaps remembering that Shawn had only recently regained the ability to walk. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I seem to have no ability to stop my own forward motion and simply propel myself onward until I trip over their prone bodies, just one more on the heap. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Despite the litany of possible reasons, it was hard not to wonder if the fundamental core of education—the ability of teachers to teach and the ability of kids to learn—had gotten lost. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There is also the broader issue of ability. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But expressive abilities of music do not have to be limited. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “I will represent to the best of my ability the . . . the . . . now, come on, Miss Texas!” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Thus, tiny devices that can travel along capillaries to enter and repair living tissue; the ability to heal disease, reverse the ravages of age, or make human bodies speedier and stronger than before. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her crisp meat pies and cool lemonade, when joined to her miraculous ability to be in two places at the same time, assured her business success. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We sometimes think of being good at mathematics as an innate ability. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It is important to keep in mind that a rich musical environment at home and at school will greatly benefit a child’s musical and cognitive abilities at any age. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z His ambition had gotten ahead of his ability to pay his debts. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Shame. Her reprogramming will take up precious time. We could have used her abilities for the first mission.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I subscribed to Marx’s basic dictum, which has the simplicity and generosity of the Golden Rule: “From each according to his ability; to each according to his needs.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s got the physical ability to play pro football,” said L.V. one afternoon, lingering by the practice field even though Boobie wasn’t there. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sir—” “We have noted that your attention lags. Your ability to comprehend Greek and Latin seems to have declined over the course of the last two years.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z For a moment, looking at her tiny crumpled form, I lose my ability to form words. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z "Then what on earth are you doing here in this . . . ?" Mr. Norton said, "With your ability . . ." "Ulcers," the fat man said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The bottom 150 were the Cs, the ones who Terman judged to have done the least with their superior mental ability. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z So instead I'd better move...Bobby’s years of playing intense speed games helped lead to his ability to instantly comprehend the relationships of the pieces on the board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z None of the waterways had signs, and Pong marveled at his friend’s ability to know where they were going. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z As a community, we placed our trust in their ability to somehow keep Klan bombs from killing our loved ones and destroying our homes and churches. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In those days, animals could talk, although they later lost the ability to do this. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She had not entirely believed herself while with him—happy, handsome Curt, with his ability to twist life into the shapes he wanted. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Now I’m talking about the loss of a much more fundamental ability, namely the ability to know our own mind. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z With his wisdom and calmness, his patience and organizational skills, his ability to lead and inspire without stepping on toes, Oliver was the perfect choice for this assignment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn't think that his ability, experience, and ethics qualified him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The experience did make me a little more confident of my ability to defend myself, though, and the natural night noises disturbed me less. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I followed the épée group into the adjacent cafeteria, where we were broken down into smaller groups of ten or so based on our ability. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He was a marksman of no mean ability; he was, moreover, stubbornly tenacious under his mild manner—two facts well- enough known around town to make the night prowlers wary for several weeks. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered what Kamau had once said to him about trails, about the warriors’ ability to find and follow them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I had come to believe that the ability to evaluate many ideas, many histories, many points of view, was at the heart of what it means to self-create. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Some of the most insidious tricks employed tonight will involve artifice and illusion. Without the milk you could be even more susceptible. It would only broaden their ability to mask their true appearance.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I suppose we should have been flattered that the government thought our nascent military ability was sophisticated enough to successfully eliminate their head of state. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We lose the ability to as we get older. Just a natural part of aging I suppose.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “The same score reflects more ability when you come from a less fortunate background,” Lawrence Summers, the president of Harvard, said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She sounded like she doubted her own ability to read. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z One of the dogs is a Malinois, imported from Belgium for her keen ability to smell human sweat and saliva, even from outside closed cars with their windows rolled up. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Let the gallowglasses fight among themselves if they must—indeed, since there was a real aggression for thorn to settle, apart from the question of ransom, let them light to the best of their ability. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Jepson’s slaves would boast his ability to whip Colonel Lloyd. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z The fact that I had elected to tell the truth one time did not diminish my ability to lie accurately when the occasion demanded it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The two detectives looked down, each with his special ability. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if her divining abilities allowed her to see the other coin in my pocket. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Was he a villain for stealing secrets and undermining the government’s ability to protect the public? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was the first time I had ever heard anyone refer to what we could do as “freak abilities” instead of the polite alternative, “symptoms.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Being a saint is not a nice thing. The abilities may be useful, yes. But they aren’t worth what happens at the end.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z |
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