| 单词 | initial |
| 例句 | “My initial reaction was one of extreme disappointment,” he confessed. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A contributor to Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser who went by the initials “A. B.” could be seen poking around rainwater barrels in his neighborhood. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z It was blue velvet and had my initials, CBS, in gold letters. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Investigator: Arson was our initial suspicion due to the number of threatening phone calls and letters Mrs. Tison has received during her husband's detainment. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In fact, many or most inventions were developed by people driven by curiosity or by a love of tinkering, in the absence of any initial demand for the product they had in mind. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Like most of his colleagues in Perutz’s lab, Crick focused his initial studies on the structures of proteins. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Although Bliss used his initials, his first and middle names were “Doctor Willard.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His initial impression remained: “There was no precedent.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And then, despite his initial prickliness, the young man warmed to the old-timer, and the two engaged in a long conversation. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But after Park’s initial reticence, he was not suspicious. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z All of it, runes and words and glyphs, twisted together and grounded to the initial tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The magic feeling of their initial escape from Martha’s Vineyard threaded itself through the days. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The Dark Lord’s initial displeasure at my lateness vanished entirely, I assure you, when I explained that I remained faithful, although Dumbledore thought I was his man. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Evidently, most of the Fertile Crescent’s founder crops were never domesticated again elsewhere after their initial domestication in the Fertile Crescent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Its initial radioactive products were suited best for physics research, but that was only a start. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She anticipated his wants, pulled out the threads on the cuffs of his shirt, and embroidered a dozen handkerchiefs with his initials for his birthday. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Her initial thought was to make a joke about the fairies wanting revenge for him trying to catch them, until she realized it was probably true. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He is referred to only by his initials. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Insiders joked that its initials stood for “No Such Agency.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “So your initial contact with him was by phone?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Those few who survive the initial impact die slowly, frozen and alone. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Of course there were times when a child would initial the charts without actually having fulfilled the requirements. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing could more correctly describe the initial moments of my reunion with Rahim Khan. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He pressed gently for her to explain the initial text. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She noticed they were still sinking, but it was slower than their initial descent. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Notorious for overcrowding and violence, the prison was known by its initials, LBJ, in a sarcastic tip of the hat to the president. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z All hands remained on or below the desks, etched with initials, new with splinters, brown with age. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z But even if the tunes were only half a page long she gave them names and drew her initials underneath them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Marla starts out at Rosa’s house, but after the initial interview there, the news crew follows me everywhere. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The scientists’ initial reaction to these increasingly draconian strictures was to treat them whimsically. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Recovering from their initial shock, Stanton and Welles realized that there was nothing they could do for the victims: It was in the hands of the doctors and God. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I had both palms pressed to my ears, but after the initial boom I dropped them, listening as the shot echoed through the ravines. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But to make a stupid sword with stupid jewels in the form of stupid initials so some stupid Italian can thrill his stupid mistress, no. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The other girls would have laughed if they had dared, for they all had the same initial, but they correctly sensed that permission had not been granted. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “What can I expect after I complete my initial processing and get placed in my permanent position?” asked Johnny, the training film’s main character. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She had already memorized every curve of her initials, the feel of the word Love against her skin. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And for thousands of students, that initial disadvantage is the difference between going to college—and having a real shot at the middle class — and not. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Whenever we read books about science, it’s always HeLa this and HeLa that. Some people know those are the initials of a person, but they don’t know who that person is. That’s important history.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Their purses have somebody’s initials stamped all over them, just like the ones I saw at the Winterset Collection. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z This work on inflationary models showed that the present state of the universe could have arisen from quite a large number of different initial configurations. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She collected prayer cards and missals engraved with gold initials and filled glass jars with holy water, which she later used to baptize Ilda Limon’s chickens. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Following this initial voyage, I look forward to returning to my own territory. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z After the initial surprise and happiness from his parents at his being alive—for a week it looked as if they might actually get back together—things rapidly went back to normal. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z There ought to be some principle that picks out one initial state, and hence one model, to represent our universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Hence some stabilizing device must have been essential not only for the Austronesian expansion through Indonesia but even for the initial colonization of Taiwan. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “That is correct, Monsieur. My handkerchiefs are always initialled in the Russian characters. H is N in Russian.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z And though it’s often seen with a small initial r, it’s supposed to be capitalized as a registered service mark owned by the National Association of Realtors. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After an initial protest, they allowed Wallace to share the Doll Woman letters with Elizebeth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I turned back to the wires, counted them, corrected the inventory slip, initialed it, and moved down to the next shelf. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Keeping my head down, I ran my finger over the initials Georgie had carved into the tabletop. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Ten typed-up poems lay beneath a printed rejection slip from Criterion magazine, initialed by Mr. Eliot himself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In Wacquant’s words: “Racial division was a consequence, not a precondition of slavery, but once it was instituted it became detached from its initial function and acquired a social potency all its own.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Despite his initial reluctance to act, Wednesday night’s widespread destruction and bloodshed finally got to Governor Coolidge. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I whiz through the bathrooms and even manage to complete the kitchen while the others are still on their initial tasks. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee voted to send Fermi an initial grant of $6,000. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Train came through with the initial funding, and in January 1868 Stanton and Anthony turned their backs on twenty years of work in the abolition movement to begin publishing the Revolution. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z After the initial shock, she swiftly grew accustomed to the temperature, stroking over to the shallow end away from her brother. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She saw the size, eight and a half, and the initials U.S.A. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “But s’pose we give him something except whiskey, maybe cuff links with his initials.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The initial bloodbath at the Cornucopia must be over. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z As a commander he knew the power of fright, but once they had gained the upper hand in the initial skirmish the mice lost their fear and became bolder. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I put down the pitchfork and knelt in front of it, stroking the initials on the front. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Almost all that can be known with certainty about this initial group is that it belonged to a diverse, four-thousand-year-old tradition characterized by the construction of large earthen mounds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z That incident took place soon after the chimps had lost their initial terror of me but before they had learned to accept me calmly as part of their forest world. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “Listen,” he said, “you want me to go writing your name everywhere? Carving your initials on trees? Writing ‘Eleanor, Eleanor’ on little scraps of paper?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The initial tear was less than one millimeter. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The initial event in the play has the same effect as someone throwing a stone into a pond, he tells them. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The initial charge was fraud, but Swango was suspected of being a serial killer who murdered hospital patients through the administration of lethal doses of drugs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In tiny blue letters you wrote your address, the time, and your initials: C.C. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z As yet in the experimental stage, but nonetheless interesting, is the initial success in attracting male mosquitoes to playback recordings of the flight sound of the female. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The initial speech at the Ceremony of Twelve was made by the Chief Elder, the leader of the community who was elected every ten years. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Even participation in the initial bloodbath depends on being able to cover twenty yards of water. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z This was essentially the idea that Reich pursued, albeit with more complex initial patterns. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The accounts of the initial encounters between Indians and Europeans are windows into the past, even if the glass is smeared and distorted by the chroniclers’ prejudices and misapprehensions. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The game prompted me to enter my initials, and I nervously tapped them in: W-O-W. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He gathered his strength for the initial blow. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My roller-rink necklace—both of us wore them, half of a heart each, with our initials—dangled across my face, a cheap-metal itch. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z He bought it despite initial opposition from his wife and her father, and did not tell his own mother of his planned move until the purchase was complete. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Szilard and Wigner, who had left the initial meeting confident that the urgency of research was understood at the highest levels of government, now came face-to-face with the natural sluggishness of the bureaucratic process. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Now that I was explaining my ideas, I felt my initial excitement returning. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z There were ten names, listed alphabetically by the last initial. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z It was moving slowly enough that the initial burst of panic left Mark and was replaced by curiosity. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Young boys were immediately recruited, and the initials RUF were carved wherever it pleased the rebels, with a hot bayonet. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I perceived, as I read, how the collective white man had been actually nothing but a piratical opportunist who used Faustian machinations to make his own Christianity his initial wedge in criminal conquests. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z This initial contact led to acquaintance with the entire Dumbledore family. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z After the initial shock, I realized I didn’t miss him at all. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The fate of a star, the end of its life cycle, depends very much on its initial mass. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was full of bumps and holes because so many people had carved their initials into the felt. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Yesterday he could barely say her initials without choking.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Not only did Inka infantrymen have to overcome their initial stupefaction, their leaders had to reinvent their military tactics while in the midst of an invasion. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The guy is surrounded by other people his age, all pulsing against each other, and my initial instinct is to yell, “Somebody help!” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z This could then explain why the rate of expansion is still so close to the critical rate, without having to assume that the initial rate of expansion of the universe was very carefully chosen. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But for a range of plausible initial conditions, planetary systems—about ten planets, terrestrials close to the star, Jovians on the exterior—recognizably like ours are generated. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The long latent period of most cancers is the time required for the infinite number of cell divisions during which fermentation is gradually increasing after the initial damage to respiration. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I would write at the top of my arithmetic or history homework the initials Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The initial rate of expansion also would have had to be chosen very precisely for the rate of expansion still to be so close to the critical rate needed to avoid recollapse. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Since her initial meeting with Princess Nehemia, she hadn’t seen or heard from the princess—not even chatter from the servants. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He was carving his initials into the back of the seat in front of us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the loggers have left inscriptions, their names, their initials, intertwined hearts, short dirty words and crude pictures of women carved or penciled in the wood of the two- by-fours of the walls. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It would be only natural to suppose that this order should apply not only to the laws, but also to the conditions at the boundary of space-time that specify the initial state of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But after Adams’s initial fling at participating in the debates, the members of the Senate decided that the vice president was not permitted to speak. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The brand wasn’t like American brands, which were initials or letters or even numbers; it looked like a big butterfly with its wings outstretched, or two loops of rope tied together in the center. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The initial meeting was quite stiff, but in subsequent sessions we were able to talk more freely and directly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They are lousy, a few facts about Paris decorated with an Eiffel Tower doodle, hearts, and the initials R.B. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I took Gran’s initial resting heart rate, counting a total of thirty-four beats for thirty seconds, and scribbled sixty-eight in my notebook. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And after its initial unanimous decision, the Supreme Court also sent mixed signals. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In this case the only difference between the regions would be their initial configurations and so the strong anthropic principle would reduce to the weak one. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I dipped the pen and carefully wrote the letters “D D” as if they were initials. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My parents gave me a beautiful silver locket engraved with my initials. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Seven rings, three plain gold bands, one gold with a small diamond stone, one gold with an opal and four pearls, one man’s ring with garnet and eagle insignia, one silver initial ring. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately for the experts, in the 1920s and 1930s their initial theories about the timing of Indians’ entrance into the Americas were proven wrong, and in a way that allowed the crackpots to claim vindication. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Confident that they'd fixed the initial problems, Bell sent word to Dr. Bliss. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z District Court in West Palm Beach on behalf of thirty-one Florida children, referring to most of the plaintiffs by their initials, although they used my whole name. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I lowered my head and went back to tracing my initials on the tabletop. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Because the least valued oil leases were offered first, the barons usually lingered in the back, leaving the initial bidding to upstarts. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Exactly as it happens in the books and on the films—and to make things even easier for us it is marked with an initial.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z It is all crumpled up and for some reason I do not know the meaning of, I uncrumple it and there I discover the initials B. C. inside a heart. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Since the initial release of its specifications and performance charts back in August of 2020, most police agencies which dealt with escaped andys had been protesting. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She was dimly aware of the army of monsters swirling around her, but after their initial roar of triumph, the horde had fallen silent. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Your initial opinion on just about anything may change over time. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Unlike other potters, who traced a complete pattern with their initial incisions, Min sometimes varied from the sketchy tracing; his work seemed to flow more freely both in the making and in the final result. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z And just because the last initial was C didn’t mean it had belonged to a Cavanaugh. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The initial offers insulted them more than me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The campaign never expanded beyond the initial stage of small batches of mostly urban defiers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And what was I supposed to do, carve in my initials too? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Taken at its simplest, it is a clue which directly incriminates someone whose initial is H, and it was dropped there unwittingly by that person.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked October, as it is a golden month with better-than-average weather, and my initials would be O.O. for October Owens, which would make an interesting monogram. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Below that, on her wrist, she had two sets of initials written in black script inside an anatomical heart. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I think Ms. G saw our initial lack of interest, so she decided to add a little incentive in order to get the class to participate a little more. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Comstock—the attorney and guardian who, despite Hoover’s initial suspicions, had proven to be trustworthy—had also tried to assist the private detectives investigating the murders. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I try to make it look as if initials had been carved in it a long time ago. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She was looking around the hem to see if the quilt maker had stitched in her initials, but the edges were all raying away. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z My brother will sometimes murmur these initials when there are other people around, my parents for instance. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z After his initial panic, Chronicler went quiet and limp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Krupp, Germany’s legendary armament and munitions manufacturer, had begun secretly working on an initial order of 135 Panzer I tanks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Was there a ring with the initials L.T. on the boy's hand?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z When I entered my employee number my indent profile appeared on the display, along with a mug shot they’d taken of me during my initial processing. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The initial letter of a sen-tence was first capitalised in the 13 th century, but the rule was not consistently applied until the 16th. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z My initial shock quickly turned to dread as I realized what had just happened. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Then he’d pulled names out one at a time to determine his initial boatings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Undoubtedly such inquiries are essential in the initial stage of any study, for lower minds. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Overcoming the initial shock of her husband's death, Lucretia summoned the strength she knew was needed to cope with the days ahead. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She knew how to flirt, knew how to disarm someone with a compliment, and knew how to conquer that initial mountain of awkward that usually defeated him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There were many people in Odessa who, after the initial shock, had slowly fallen in love with the town. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This explains the initial reaction of several representatives from South Carolina, who objected to the suggestion that the petitions should be read aloud in the halls of Congress. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Hooper had got his penknife out and was digging his initials into a slab of stone. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Her teeth were a dark red, as though caked with blood from the initial beating during her arrest. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z It should rush quickly past the initial stages of euphoria and mania. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, one can say that for the most part the initial Indian-European encounter was less of an intellectual shock to Indians than to Europeans. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z However, if there is enough mass—galaxies, galaxy clusters, and unseen dark matter—the initial push given by the big bang wouldn’t be enough to allow the balloon to inflate forever. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I scratched our initials on the rock those men moved away from. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z After Loeb made the initial contact with Lawrence in Washington, Birge took over. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Back in the center of the gymnasium, I take my initial position and skewer the dummy right through the heart. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Some people feel that science should be concerned with only the first part; they regard the question of the initial situation as a matter for metaphysics or religion. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This means that the initial state of the universe must have been very carefully chosen indeed if the hot big bang model was correct right back to the beginning of time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z On a certain occasion he sent Amaranta a note from jail asking her to embroider a dozen batiste handkerchiefs with his father's initials on them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In the rear chamber, Emma held her flame to the wall and showed me something I’d never noticed before: a long list of dates and initials carved into the rocks. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Keeping wild animals as pets, and taming them, constitute an initial stage in domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Their initial time together had not been easy, and L.V. made many trips to the elementary school, where Boobie would get in trouble for fighting or talking back to teachers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z From these initial focal points, agriculture spread far and wide. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The one with Frank’s initials stitched onto the front chest pocket. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After some initial hesitation, the spoon swung north to south, which meant that I was going to be a boy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My initial calculations suggested that I would do very well with my two jobs—in the long run, that is, and if nothing untoward occurred. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All this was of some interest to me, for I was hiking in about the same spot as that initial mountain lion sighting. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Each of these Cogs is laser marked with initials and dates spanning hundreds of years. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Everyone’s got to do their time in the bottom of the barrel,” the union rep had said to our class regarding the likelihood of our initial assignment to Sing Sing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A primordial black hole with an initial mass of a thousand million tons would have a lifetime roughly equal to the age of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A repeat intelligence test performed by a psychiatrist confirmed the initial diagnosis of a “Low Grade Moron.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z My initial strategy involved keeping quiet and trying to observe my new classmates. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He recommended that Ned also consider insuring Pearl’s life and offered to pay the initial premiums. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It cannot be the case, however, that every initial configuration would have led to a universe like the one we observe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After the initial flurry, snow continued to fall in the alcove. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z One possible answer is to say that God chose the initial configuration of the universe for reasons that we cannot hope to understand. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I never had a moment’s question that Betty, after initial amazement, would change her thinking to join mine. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “That would be Mrs. Blake, my neighbour;” said the woman, reading the initials. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The parallel of this subject to the woman’s activity tells us that, contrary to our initial impression, this cannot be simply a scene of everyday life. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z After the initial side effects wore off and they had stopped cursing my name, I told them what I had discovered the night before. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z K B could have been the initials of a famous author. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Kendra had turned down her initial offer, since it sounded childish, like coloring. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z There is no evidence of any new technology or introduction reaching Australia from Indonesia, after Australia’s initial colonization 40,000 years ago, until the dingo appeared around 1500 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Another member of the committee suggested that they could still use the initials SOS, but have it stand for “Support Our Schools.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I get his initial resistance, rules are rules, but I’m happy when he doesn’t drag this out any longer by asking me for proof. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z During the initial battles on school desegregation, he used his prodigious energy to organize a chapter of the White Citizens’ Council. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It did not say how the laws should be chosen and it did not specify the initial configuration of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After the initial reception stuff is over, one of the pastor’s helpers asks Mrs. Kahn if she needs anything. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He seemed happy to carve up the arm of the rocking chair like he was all of eleven years old, putting his initials in a tree. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The more romantic case for the Potomac entered the debate duringMadison’s initial speech against the Susquehanna site. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z To initial training with personal weapons, then more training, school upon technical weapons school when not reassigned, until, finally, and the word was finally, the ultimate and all-consuming horror of nuclear-warhead school. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Quickly, she finished hitching up her silly tights, then swished her hands under the faucet, beginning to dry them on her dress, but remembering after an initial swipe, the towels. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The question remains, however: how or why were the laws and the initial state of the universe chosen? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Our initial collective pique melted away as the party began, and why not? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Even when we’re alone I’m not allowed to refer to her by her name, only by her initials, which are B.W. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The rebels had tested the fence in their initial days, had gotten shocked plenty, and had left it alone ever since. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z On the opening day, they don't even fire the cannons until the initial fighting's over because it's too hard to keep track of the fatalities. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Six years have passed since I received this initial request to prepare a new foreword for my father’s life story. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The initial hope was that the microscope might make the invisible visible, and it did, for example, when it showed how a fly can walk up a pane of glass. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Publishing an addendum to his initial paper, he conceded that the true relativistic limit might be double what he originally proposed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This state would be less ordered, and hence have more entropy, than the initial state of two separate boxes. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z What was left standing of the Imperial city after the initial shocks was then razed to the ground by uncontrollable fires. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It was kind of a phase we went through, where everyone was called by their initial. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His name was derived from his serial initials, of course, but it was apt, nevertheless, for the SPD models were among the fastest robots turned out by the United States Robot & Mechanical Men Corp. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The corporal didn’t say much during the initial stage of training. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Washkar's forces seized the initial advantage, invading Ecuador and actually capturing Atawallpa, almost tearing off one of his ears in the process. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There was a pair of silver-backed brushes his mother had given him when he was sixteen, engraved with his initials, the abbreviated degree designation of a doctor. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The initial ballot put Chicago ahead by a big margin, with 115 votes to New York’s 72. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The initial development of food production in China was therefore independent of that at the same latitude in the Fertile Crescent, and gave rise to entirely different crops. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The attic was the only part of the house they had not yet given an initial cleaning. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In previous assignments, even the one with Luzan, I had always been able to follow through with my initial transmissions despite feeling a moment’s pang of remorse. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a crew they called the Heartbreak Kidz, not a gang but a play gang, a set of initials to write down in jagged letters: HBK. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z After the initial breakthrough, it became a mission of mine to find different ways to slip into Clancy’s mind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My heart would have fluttered if there had been any time between the initial glimpse of his familiar figure and the sight of another figure clinging to him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z If the no boundary proposal is correct, he had no freedom at all to choose initial conditions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Atchley’s initial response was that intelligent design qualifies as “pseudoscience.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And that initial loss, which Burnham still found difficult to comprehend. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The small initial advantage that the child born in the early part of the year has over the child born at the end of the year persists. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Like a lightning flash in the night, the initial exchange on the floor of Congress in February of 1790 had exposed these divisions of opinion before a national audience for the first time. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Other protogalaxies with weaker gravity or less initial rotation flattened very little and became the first elliptical galaxies. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On their initial encounter, she noticed that he wore a tiny insignia on his sleeve: a raised fist. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And Palsson had been the initial Icelander to join forces with Bobby in his attempt to get out of jail. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The initial stench of the dog slaps them in the face, and it’s all over. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Jesse ran his forefinger around the heart with two pairs of initials, BR + SK, trying to figure out whose desk he had inherited. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Not too close but on its way, like a wingbeat, like the cooling of the wind, the slight initial tug of an undertow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His initial expression of solicitous pleasantry is replaced first by alarm and then by disdain. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But even so, if the transformation is a coordinated, integrated physiologic process in its initial, local stages, there is still that permanent vanishing of consciousness to be accounted for. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If we knew the initial state of our universe, we would know its entire history. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They would land from more amtracs, which could be used against the seawall; the theory, said Lieutenant Pavelman, was to come in fast and hard with full support behind the initial wave of riflemen. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The launching of the War on Drugs and the initial construction of the new system required the expenditure of tremendous political initiative and resources. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z However, archaeological excavations, and scrutiny of descriptions left by the very first European explorers on our coasts, now suggest an initial number of around 20 million Indians. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I hadn't seen the officer since that initial ugly encounter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Ironically, a big chunk of the funding for Goldman’s initial research had come not from the medical community itself but from the navy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The storekeeper helped Stuart up onto the counter and found some letter paper for him—small paper, marked with the initial “L.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “I Chin-ese,” he said, and was about to explain that Y. F. were his initials when she laughed. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I run my hand against the surface of the rock, feeling for the grooves of the initials we found before. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z After the initial bout of bargaining, a dozen men began unloading bolts of cloth, barrels of molasses, and burlap sacks of coffee. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After some initial misunderstandings, we decided that if we recruited members from a branch, the secretary must be informed that one of his members was now with MK. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A few check marks and initials on the chart to make it look official, and then I'm out into the hallway. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like riding a roller coaster and relaxing enough to let the initial panic turn into something else: Exhilaration. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “For three months,” she said, scribbling on the notepad, “with the insulin shots, weekly blood-sugar testing, and prescription food, plus the four hundred forty dollars already sitting on the credit card from his initial tests...” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z As he got over his initial shock, he noticed other details: the frost spreading from the base of the Doors, the purplish glow in the air around them, and the chains that held them fast. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Six decades and two years, no more than a passing glance of time, separate Mendel’s initial experiments on peas and the court-mandated sterilization of Carrie Buck. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z J.T. and Digger had their initial appearance in juvenile court two days later. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z On the other side of initial sadness would come the realization that intimacy cannot be held. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Second, there is the question of the initial state of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The agency’s initials were also said to stand for “Never Say Anything.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There in the corner, worked in faded thread, initials had magically appeared on the fraying hem: M-T-L- Suddenly, Mrs. Weidenbach appeared, gripping the preacher’s stovepipe hat. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It is here that the stilted mannequins of my initial acquaintance begin to yawn and stretch and come to life. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Jesse had been so careful not to lose his recess time that even now he chewed his bologna sandwich with his lips tight shut and his eyes on the initialed heart. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Ashima’s initial glimpse, before the cord is clipped and they carry him away, is of a creature coated with a thick white paste, and streaks of blood, her blood, on the shoulders, feet, and head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There had been die initial excitement, of course. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Wab was still bitter as she stood, brushing the grass off the back of her faded sweatpants, the initials of a university she’d never attended stamped across the seat. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z As part of my initial training I watched him work a Chinese graduate student at Columbia. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Those initial dazed expressions long since evaporated, the special recruits were all eagerness now, and both had greedy glints in their eyes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The poor thing served its purpose now as a landmark and a place for lovers to carve initials. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “And yet, Madame, it has your initial—the initial H.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z At school, Oscar always refused to say what his middle initial stood for. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Lies were told and then exposed, begetting more lies to explain away the initial deceptions. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Squashes, gourds, peppers, and chupandilla plums were among the initial crops. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The temporary tingling in his feet and legs after the shooting was likely from the initial impact to his backbone. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In my initial interview with your parents, they shared with me what they thought was important to your life—things like basketball. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z During my initial visit to Lusaka, I brought up the idea of such a meeting and it was voted down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They must be the two men the librarian suspected would be back to see if their note on the bulletin board had been read and initialed. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After an initial exchange of pleasantries, Farmer’s voice had changed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He had devoted a lot of thought to his initial boat assignments, and in the first few days of rowing two of the new crews seemed to show particular promise. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z After getting over the initial shock of being considered “special” for wearing hijab, I thought it was kind of cool. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Eurasia’s considerable initial advantage thereby was translated into a huge lead as of A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The haggard, pale face of a boy slides into view, and after an initial jolt of alarm, I feel better. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Twenty years later, he raised his estimate of Indian deaths—and hence of the initial population—to forty million. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “It has the initial H, you see. That is why I thought it was yours.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z My initial reaction to the terrible pain was to move. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z More plausibly, he told of feeding his initial sample by eyedropper to a mouse, which showed no ill effects after ingesting what was then “the world supply” of heavy water. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z That was when Vannevar Bush emerged from a meeting at the White House with the treasured initials “OK-FDR” scrawled on a single sheet of paper. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She shows me how I’m supposed to make a little cross at the top of each page, and then print the initials J.M.J., dedicating my work to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z What struck her most was their attitude of fatalism, as if this was how it always turned out, whatever the initial promise or potential. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike most Americans, however, Holmes sought also to capitalize on the craze by buying bicycles on credit, then reselling them without ever paying off the initial purchase. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I need you to initial here and here, then sign and date here,” he says, indicating the open lines. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The clerk noticed Luma’s middle initial—H—and asked what it stood for. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z As Dr. Strayer began, Bunderson, sitting next to Reggie, had a powerful, initial visceral reaction: This Dr. Strayer sounded very credible, like a good witness. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Eltenton was not sufficiently close to any of them to make contact, but he did know Chevalier and asked him to undertake the initial approach to Oppenheimer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The initials MC are written on the outside in glitter markers. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Now that her initial fear had diminished, something else had begun to emerge from her. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Periphescence denotes the initial drugged and happy bedtime where you sniff your lover like a scented poppy for hours running. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The initials CHB were etched into the leather strap in the center. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z And, by the way, it was Kelsey who wrote my initials in a heart. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z I tried to explain that the N and the Y were initials that stood for New and York, but still they insisted on joining the letters into a single word. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It is so secret they don’t even write it down—just use the initials “NN.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It’s likely that the cultural centre of Göbekli Tepe was somehow connected to the initial domestication of wheat by humankind and of humankind by wheat. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was there, by brilliant moonlight, that Cox saw the initials J.W.B. tattooed on the hand of the injured stranger. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z An initial list of “hereditary diseases” was drawn up, including mental deficiency, schizophrenia, epilepsy, depression, blindness, deafness, and serious deformities. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z That initial difference in maturity doesn’t go away with time. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I wanted to walk to the Master Oak, but that was ruined, too, with Bill Corso’s big, ugly initials. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Archaeologists dispute the timing and manner of Indians’ arrival in the Americas, but almost all researchers believe that the initial number of newcomers must have been small. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There may be a large number of models of the universe with different initial conditions that all obey the laws. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Within the first year, we quickly expanded our offerings from our initial ten items to more than fifty, and were already making a profit. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In the lifetime of the universe there has apparently not been enough time for an initial gravitational nonuniformity to collect the amount of mass that seems to reside in the Virgo supercluster. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My boyfriend carves my initials into the top of his new school desk and gets the strap for it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The initial gases, and the energy sources, are common throughout the Cosmos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My grandmother, displaying a theatrical flair akin to her hypochondria, registered complex emotions: surprise; initial delight; second thoughts; prudent near refusal; and then, to the applause already starting up, dizzy acceptance. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Thus there must have been initial configurations that would not have given rise to a universe like the one we see today. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s an initial sense of impact followed by an explosion that resonates in my innermost parts, the lining of my intestines, the marrow of my bones, the roots of my teeth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I ran my finger around my initials again. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Of course, these initials might have been here longer than that, in which case ... Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Rebecca’s initial response was to take a step away from the microphone, and she seemed suddenly aware that every eye in the room was on her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I was to stay a night at the hospital for initial treatment and supervision. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Epidemiologists have since discovered that the northwestern shore of Lake Victoria was one of the initial epicenters of aids. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Below the initials, pressed into the crease between the pages, someone stuck an upside-down photograph. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z At first, Stanton signed her articles with a pseudonym, “Sunflower,” and later she used her initials, E.C.S. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The initial questions were simple, but even when I was asked more specific ones, my worries faded because the incidents I was asked to recall were as vivid as the day they happened. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z After we had completed the initial series of tests, she took us one by one into the parlor for personal interviews. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not a very well organized initial sortie for the invincible horde. Our chaps took the wind out of their sails, what?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The cable contained the results of the initial interview conducted by David Shorer with the most important KGB defector in a generation. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z This was the reason we didn’t have our first name on our tags—only an initial—and didn’t reveal other personal information. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her father, after making his initial campaign, served in the state legislature for as long as he wished, without opposition. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Descartes was willing to envision a universe where God set up the initial conditions and then left the machine to assemble and run itself. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After I heard the initial whack, I wished I’d been first in line. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Though the American republic became a nation of laws, during the initial phase it also had to be a nation of men. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Domingo approached the window, whispered: “I remind you only of this: when you get this jeweled initialed sword, claim it as your own. Tell no one of my involvement.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But I was in no way prepared for the massive skyscrapers, gorgeous beachside drives, and awesome monuments I saw on our initial trip in the country. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “Once kindled, rebellion can spread like wildfire. Do you want your husband’s initials used?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The black, red, orange and yellow colors are thought to be frozen sulfur, originally spewed from the volcanoes in a molten state with the initial temperatures highest for black deposits and lowest for yellow. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He is carving initials into the top of the chest. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It did reinforce for him his initial impression of Odessa, when all he could see as he drove into town the first time was the red cast of the clouds from a winter storm. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After my initial burst of 50 liters, I decided to settle down and just make it at the rate I get 02. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z While the initial construction of those “fish farms” must have involved a lot of work, they then fed many people. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The citizens of London sent fifty million pounds, to keep the menagerie up, and the ladies of Britain constructed a pair of black velvet carpet slippers with the Waifs initials embroidered in gold. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z These initial moves and “lines” follow well-charted paths that have been chronicled for centuries, and players who want to improve their game attempt to understand and memorize them. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As a gift, the salesman said, the store would give me a narrow leather belt with my initial “L” on it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The half-life of a substance is the time it takes for it to lose one half of its initial value. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Every caretaker who’d lived on the farm had carved his initials in the top. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Someone in this world with the same initials must have stood here idly and done exactly the same. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The first two letters of the name Pluto are the initials of Percival Lowell. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not really. Eventually, maybe. But not the initial amplitude; that’s outside conscious control. If it weren’t—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Coke’s initial reaction to the Pepsi Challenge was to dispute its findings. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Along the way, contrary to my initial impression, they have managed to learn a great deal about Calakmul, the landscape it occupied, and the collapse that led to the forest’s return. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It therefore seems equally reasonable to suppose that there are also laws governing the initial state. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As I watched the initial forced desegregation, though, several thoughts ran through my mind: Why are these white people so angry? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “A permit for you to initial, Director,” he said as airily as possible, and laid the paper on the writing-table. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z During that initial interview, the farmer had seemed to be suffering from dementia: he had stared at the agent blankly. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Primordial black holes with initial masses less than this figure would already have completely evaporated, but those with slightly greater masses would still be emitting radiation in the form of X rays and gamma rays. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, everyone who tried the browser, including Barksdale, had the same initial reaction: Wow! The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Dr. Lanning, after an initial start, followed the slow movement from one hand to the other with sharply alert eyes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The numbness of the initial assault now faded, the bruise deepened into my skin, along with an anger so hot, it threatened to burn me alive. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z That morning of October 5, absorbing the impact of the initial headlines, Christine experienced a mix of emotions. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But, being as mischievous as I am, I built a safeguard into the device so its initial use had to be triggered by a Clock Watcher or human. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He made an initial incision and drew the knife around. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In addition, there was no evidence that the effects of the celebrating either slowed the initial response or made the men less energetic once on the scene. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The chaplain’s initial fear had been that the colonel intended reprimanding him for having gone back into the officers’ club without permission the evening before. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z If they could survive the initial bombing of 13, they’re probably doing better than ever now. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Marvin Worth was the lone torchbearer, a thorn in Hollywood’s side, holding true to the initial dream for almost twenty-five years, despite the taboo image of my father. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Du Barry gave each of us a different chest, engraved with our initials and the flowers that we're named after. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Briefly he outlined to the lawyer the situation insofar as he understood it, and asked Hirsshorn what his initial and instinctive gut reaction was. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes finally focused through the initial blindness of fear, and he realized it was Minho, with one of Alby’s arms draped across his shoulders, practically dragging the boy along behind him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Maybe they should have carved their initials in the bark so they could be together forever. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Animals sat on some of these initial letters, plants twined around others, one F burned bright as fire. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z According to this theory, there are either many different universes or many different regions of a single universe, each with its own initial configuration and, perhaps, with its own set of laws of science. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My initial thought was that pressing charges was a bad idea. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Once you made that initial contact with Raven, she could respond to other questions, but she wouldn’t interact with you without the first Gold-Bug prompt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In fact, many of them grew their hair back after that initial haircut, and no one tried to stop them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The mini high-rise had the same initials as this office—PP—in gold cursive on the front. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The next day, in Paris, Kissinger and Le Duc Tho initialed the deal to end the Vietnam War. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The initial footage was intriguing, however, since it provided the first real glimpse of Bobby since his match with Spassky in 1992. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But when the body failed to come alive and scar my mind forever by breaking the glass and going for my jugular, my initial panic subsided. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Now, after the initial excitement of the ocean swell, the men began to grow even more restless. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I traced my finger over Amy’s and Elizabeth’s initials for bravery. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Since tissues connected to their donors’ names are subject to strict regulation under the Common Rule, samples are no longer named using donor initials as Henrietta’s cells were; today they’re usually identified by code numbers. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Abandoning his own initial error, he promptly apprehended the underlying physics and, more impressively, envisioned the extended implications like a chess master thinking dozens of moves ahead. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Before we leave, I hand my professor a present, a tan briefcase with his initials on the front. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Way back, when the initial thing was new. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And why was there no sign of its initial climb past ecological limits, only of its subsequent collapse before them? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I pestered him for months, and finally, through the press liaison, I was invited to attend the union’s initial bargaining sessions for its new contract with the state. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So the disorder of the pieces will probably increase with time if the pieces obey the initial condition that they start off in a condition of high order. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the initial period everything was going well. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch him as he begins to carve a border around the initials. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z While those birds were important food sources for the initial colonists, especially on New Zealand’s South Island, most of them were soon exterminated on all islands, because they were easy to hunt down. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z One of the heaviest days of betting is the opening, when the initial casualties come in. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z After a little while, what little awkwardness as existed during the initial minutes of our meeting had dissipated completely, and our conversation took a more personal turn. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Of the four two-man teams who would attempt the journey, three didn’t make it past the initial shores of the Atlantic. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z It envisions an initial landing of small guerrilla forces in four different areas of South Africa and the attacking of preselected targets. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Spanish physicians lacked the competence that Vesalius was used to, and initial hostility to him as a foreigner became exacerbated by the growth of the independence movement in the Netherlands, then ruled by Spain. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z We have now followed the initial stages of the Austronesian expansion for 2,500 miles from the South China coast, through Taiwan and the Philippines, to western and central Indonesia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Within half a dozen years of the initial conquest, Incas mounted two desperate, large-scale, well-prepared rebellions against the Spaniards. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Rather than simply lash back at her, he realized that he needed to work to gain her trust, and, after some initial skirmishes, that was what he did. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There were no trees to speak of in Battle Mountain, but one corner of the dump had huge piles of railroad ties and rotting lumber that were great for climbing and carving your initials on. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z During this period, the initial non-uniformities would have been amplified until they were big enough to explain the origin of the structures we observe around us. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, having no middle initial didn’t seem quite so bad. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In a bedroom that last night I packed the big brown valise, and my mother sat nearby sewing initials onto the clothes I would take. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Our alligator would not be the first to touch the beach, even though we were in the initial landing wave of 7,000 Marines. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, your initials are W-O-W? What does the O stand for?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She’s tracing her initials, I can tell, into the leather cover. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The initial successes of both Pizarro and Cortes did attract native allies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z If the initial separation required divine intervention, how should one characterize the relationship between earth and water since the Flood? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Chestnut and Boynton, Walter's lawyers for the initial trial, had filed a motion before withdrawing, and Judge Key had quickly denied it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Mark has lost that initial sense of panic. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Lovers can spend five dollars to get a red or pink heart with their initials on it mounted on the wall for Valentine’s Day. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z After his initial shock, the father regained his own fury. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I’d only ever seen pythons in the zoo, behind glass—but annoyance settled in when I got over the initial shock of seeing it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She did not think she had the courage, after all her initial certainty and two or three days of patient, kindly interviewing, to withdraw her evidence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “What was my mother’s middle initial?” asked the second spider. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He'd stuck a Post-it on the front with a simple message—Plant this!—and the initial A4 hastily scrawled in the corner. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Understanding my parents’ initial feelings and sharing a little bit of their story with others who may have faced a similar situation was the second major reason for writing my story. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The initial confirmation of Walter's conviction on appeal had generated significant press in the community, and most people now felt that Walter's guilt was a settled matter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Manet tapped me on the shoulder, and I looked at him just in time to avoid being blinded by the initial burst of flame as the cloud caught fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Each egg cup has an initial on it, one for each person in the family. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The handkerchief marked with the initial H. Whose is it? Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z So even the inflationary model does not tell us why the initial configuration was not such as to produce something very different from what we observe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The initial danger of landing on the enemy's shore and being captured or shot was behind them. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z She writes a new time in pen and initials it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Daddy removes his wallet, the leather one I bought him for Father’s Day with his initials embossed on it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z At night, each child had to weigh himself, plot the figure on a graph, and initial the process charts again after he had done his homework, washed his hands and face, and brushed his teeth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Called the Pa-Ja-Mo—or, colloquially, the Pajama—paper, after the initials of the three authors, the study was instantly a classic, with vast implications for biology. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z These important studies establish the fact that the insecticidal poison affects a generation once removed from initial contact with it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Charles and I are both quite concerned about you; we hope you were not among those who made the first initial assault upon the Cotentin Peninsula. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Radiating outward at almost the speed of light would be the initial shock wave, sweeping everything before it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z My math tells me that, including my initial 50-liter burst, I should have added 130 liters of water to the system. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Instructions tell us to label all of our items with our initials, room number, and date. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Their initial fright turned inevitably to weariness, for the wolves did not seem to be interested in advancing. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I wrote my initials—A. M. R.—on her bottom with permanent black marker. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Toby sat on the floor, at the far end of the couch, not saying much after the initial outburst. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Many bear Mr. Barris’s stamps and initials, but there are other diagrams written in different hands that Chandresh does not recognize. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He said his name was Zed, which, he explained, was a nickname taken from his first initial, Z, which is pronounced “Zed” in much of the English-speaking world. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z After his initial terror eased, the tasks had quickly become routine, yet the environment felt strange. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were like twenty different sets of initials carved into the wood. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Then she touched him with such freedom that he suffered a delusion after the initial shudder, and he felt more fear than pleasure. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z We emphasized to the court throughout the day's hearing that all of these statements were made by Myers before the initial trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Would her initials be J. B., by any chance?” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The document set a goal of seven thousand MK recruits in the country who would meet the initial outside force of one hundred twenty trained guerrillas. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So I was totally freaked out at first,” she was saying as they walked, Maya strolling in between Joaquin and the other girl, Grace, who still hadn’t said much other than her initial outburst. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I entered my initials again, and they appeared at the top of the list, just above Halliday’s high score. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z This is important, because it shows that the initial state of the part of the universe that we inhabit did not have to be chosen with great care. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd's initial alarm at our appearance quickly changes to cheers and shouts of "District Twelve!" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In 1947, Gardner had compiled all of his initial research into a secret memo titled "Special Analysis Report No. 1." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Their initial frantic retreat southward had been blocked. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z On the top of my desk there are initials, carved into the wood, and dates. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z And kinda forced on me, but it was cool, too, once I got over the initial shock. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z None had any idea how far ahead Cal’s initial surge might have carried them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z If the initial thrill of discovery had been allowed to wear off, surely he would have seen his folly, even naïve as he was. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Now Mom’s rubbing hard at my initials, which I’d carved into the table when I was little. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z McMillan’s initial observations suggested that 94 would be exceptionally long lived, which was both a drawback and, in terms of the war effort, a virtue. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They were the initials of a rubber gatherer, and it marked his territory. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He doesn’t know if, beyond the initial rush of anger, he actually believes Henry would do this. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But in his initial excitement, Gey had given all of the original HeLa cells to other researchers and kept none for himself. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Or how my tongue would tie in the initial attempts, stiffen so, struggle like an animal booby-trapped and dying inside my head. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Those space pilgrims, an initial group of forty-five people, gave the country’s first manned space program an operating plan and a name: Project Mercury. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Then twelve billion gallons of water molecules crowd for that initial escape vent, and they tear and chew at the structure until house-size chunks of it tumble down its disintegrating face. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Mudgett gouged his initials into an old elm tree at his grandfather’s farm, where the family marked his growth with notches in a doorjamb. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But many felt that Edwards had been unprepared for the outrage that greeted his initial decision to keep the Carter Cowboys out of the playoffs. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He finds it on the ground beside the desk, and when he attempts to dust it off a bit he can see the initials H.B. engraved on the back. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Jefferson’s initial draft of the Declaration of Independence had included language that described the slave trade as the perverse plot of an evil English monarch designed to contaminate innocent colonists. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As I explain our situation, his initial agitation mysteriously ebbs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Listening to persons who sounded eccentrically pitched voices, I usually noted their sounds for an initial few seconds before I concentrated on what they were saying. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look, Omi, we made you an O! For your initial, and also a literal Circle of Friendship! Which was Mila’s idea,” she added, catching my eye. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She would speak in a clear voice and look down at the white chalk lines all over the floor, some faded from years, some simple straight lines, others elaborate curves, still others plain initials. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Instead of answering, I ran my finger around the initials I’d carved long ago on the picnic table. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z There, the initial instincts of physicians about who was suffering a heart attack weren’t very good. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z His initial efforts were apparently not very successful, and Savery was consulted on how to improve his design. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Otis had praised Pollard in print since his initial condemnation of his ride in the Santa Anita Handicap, even suggesting that he may have been wrong in attributing the loss to the jockey. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d snuck an “N” in there, too, stretched out like a flourish under his initials. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As an initial step, they were pleased to find an ally in a black small-time newspaper editor and entrepreneur, Richard E. Parker. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The initial four-year appointment eventually extended to a stay of eighteen years in Padua, which Galileo later recalled as being the happiest years of his life. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Macbeth and Malcolm are not the same person, though their names share an initial consonant,” she said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “The initial reports all said he had a gun and that it was self-defense when the officers shot him. Even after Dawit leaked the surveillance video.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The sound of anti-aircraft fire rang through the sky, answering the initial blasts. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Rand, who was marking a row of boxes she had just closed off with her initial, looked up at Maya and smiled. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Apollo himself inscribed the petals—some say with Hyacinth’s initial, and others with the two letters of the Greek word that means “Alas”; either way, a memorial of the god’s great sorrow. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “That is it. It has my initial in the corner.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z In the abbeys all the monks were illuminating the initial letters of their manuscripts with such a riot of invention that it was impossible to read the first page at all. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus the present smooth and uniform state of the universe could have evolved from many different non-uniform initial states. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside are hundreds of buckets, lined up two deep in front of trunks and clothes racks, with names or initials painted on the sides. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The initials are sometimes in two sets, joined by the word loves. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It is difficult to see how such chaotic initial conditions could have given rise to a universe that is so smooth and regular on a large scale as ours is today. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My initial excitement about the trip had turned to worry. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Suffrised with the gagging, sickening smell of rotting bodies, people who died from the initial burst of heat and radiation. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Her initial courage was failing a little, and she began to twist the lute string with the cord on the cake boxes. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We crouched into the forest and formed another ambush a few meters away from our initial position. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But since sidewalks don’t usually get paved in this part of the hood, initials carved into the concrete are something I don’t usually see. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The initial prognosis was that he had broken some ribs, but he got up after several minutes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I described how my initial doubts about the political process had slowly diminished week by week, replaced by something more encouraging and hopeful. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There are napkin rings too, also with initials. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But how did he choose the initial state or configuration of the universe? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, it had much less initial influence than The Spring of the Air. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Chaos theory says that even a small change in initial conditions can lead to wildly unpredictable results. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But the initial mobility studies were flawed, economists now say. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z It was named Pluto at least partly because the first two letters made a monogram from Lowell’s initials. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He added his initials below the sentence, tore the memo from the pad, and folded it in half. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The moon was just a sliver, and after I breached the initial overgrowth, the trees became high enough to block out its meager light. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Be so good as just to initial this,” he said. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, much to the initial embarrassment of his father and stepmother, he began to do the housework. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z NOTE.—The forms ac-, af-, etc., are euphonic variations of ad-, and follow generally the rule that the final consonant of the prefix assimilates to the initial letter of the root. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z We had allotted six and a half weeks for this initial foray and now it was nearly over. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In 2012, several further studies corroborated these initial findings, strengthening the links between these variants of mental illness and family histories and deepening questions about their etiology, epidemiology, triggers, and instigators. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z That was what Mass General people called the place, playing off the initials MGH. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But once I drove a few feet down a dirt road through the initial roadside stand of oak and pine trees, it was every bit as desolate as Grovepoint Acres. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It was thus an easy step, in my last undergraduate year at university, to shift from my initial goal of medicine to the goal of biological research. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The only quick way to break Enigma messages is to use another Enigma machine with the exact same initial settings. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A very small initial nonuniformity suffices to produce substantial condensations of matter later on. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, geographic connectedness and only modest internal barriers gave China an initial advantage. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Despite Lawrences own initial doubts, it would produce the fuel for the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Here I first sensed the vitality of English intellectual life, so completely absent during my initial days in my Victorian room several hundred yards away on Jesus Green. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Once you made that initial contact with Raven, she could respond to other questions, but she wouldn’t interact with you without the first Gold-Bug prompt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z During the 1950s and 1960s, the time of Bobby’s initial and then most intense ascent, an expenditure of just $5 was considered burdensome by both mother and son. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Whatever your initial thoughts, you stood up with a blank expression. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z At first I can’t tell if it’s put on or actually authentic, but when he resumes walking, overly casual, hands in his pockets, arms stiffened, it’s evident his initial reaction had been real. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Bill Corso had a pocketknife and was carving his initials into the bark. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z A subsequent study conducted by the attorney general of New Jersey found that searches on the turnpike were even more discriminatory than the initial stops—77 percent of all consent searches were of minorities. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z My initial instincts, conjured up by my visit, seemed to have been correct: Dean O’Neill had graciously made time for me and heard me out, and then common sense had prevailed. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked down at the picnic table, where someone had carved a pair of initials into the wood: AJ + EB FOREVER. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was a shame that he had already missed the initial confrontation, but now his duty was to stop it from continuing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Some had merely signed their names in Everlasting Ink; others had carved their initials into the wood, still others had left messages. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Following the initial success of the Reformation movement, the Catholic Church was fighting back, notably through the activities of the Jesuits in Austria and the southern German states. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z She was probably thinking, “How sweet. I’ll bet he’s carving a heart with initials in it. Oh, to be young and in love!” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In the classical theory of general relativity, there are many different possible curved space-times, each corresponding to a different initial state of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, it’s not the outlandishness of its conclusions that makes something a pseudoscience: lucky guesses, serendipity, bizarre hypotheses, and even an initial gullibility all play a role in science as well. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The young brothers Bach, though, did not have the kind of natural genius required to lead a new movement out of its initial rebellious stage into the mainstream. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Nor are Duncan and Donalbain, who also share an initial and, for that matter, concluding, consonant, the same person.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Her initial impression of Toscanini had been more difficult to overcome, however. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z With initial funds from Tom White, and Farmer’s eventual strong support, Jim created a system of community health workers in Carabayllo. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Thus disorder will tend to increase with time if the system obeys an initial condition of high order. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregor took an initial movement to catch up to him if possible. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Psi subjects 3285 and 5312, who were taken from camp boundaries at approximately 03:34 by a Children’s League operative, are now believed to have been mistakenly identified as Green upon their initial classification....”’ The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The results depend on the initial conditions, particularly on the distribution of gas and dust density with distance from the center of the cloud. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Singleton and Olsen discussed how to approach Briana, and they decided to jointly interview her after Singleton made the initial contact. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “My uncle is coming. I saw him down the road by the mango tree,” I told Esther the first weekend after his initial visit. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Any occasion for visitors was a cause for excitement, so after the initial amazement and curiosity at the strange men, the village bubbled with anticipation as preparations were made for a formal welcoming ceremony. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She was eighty-five years old, and while she survived the initial accident, she died from her injuries a few months later. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z An open outcry would reveal that our professor was completely in the dark about what the initials DNA stood for. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z This inventor, who gave his initials as R. T. E., envisioned a tower four thousand feet tall from which he proposed to hang a two-thousand-foot cable of “best rubber.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Grandmère found her initials scrawled in a little nook in one of the horse stalls, which is where she would hide under piles of hay whenever the Nazis were nearby. 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